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Death at the President&Apos;S Lodging
Michael Innes · 1936 · Rooke Books
£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.97 | ¥104,397)
London, Gollancz, 1936 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the first John Appleby novel by Michael Innes. The first edition, first impression of this detective novel by the British writer Michael Innes.This was the first of Innes's novels featuring John Appleby, a …
A Fall of Moondust
Arthur C. Clarke · 1961 · Rooke Books
£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,799)
London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1961 . First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this thrilling science-fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke, reviewed as 'the most plausible and exciting book of its king that I have yet read' by Dennis Wheatley. The first UK edition, fir…
The Amber Spyglass
Philip Pullman · 2000 · Rooke Books
£560.00 (€671.24 | $739.84 | ¥118,106)
London, David Fickling Books/ Scholastic, 2000 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of the final work in Phillip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' series. The first edition, first impression of this work.Flat signed by Pullman to the title page.In the publi…
The Dickens Country
Frederick G. Kitton · 1905 · Rooke Books
£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,199)
London, Adam and Charles Black, 1905. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this illustrated work on the residences of the noted Charles Dickens, written by Frederick G. Kitton and bound in full straight grain morocco. The first edition. The 'Pilgrimage Series&apos.…
The Great Train Robbery
Michael Crichton · 1975 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,036)
London, Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1975. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this exciting, best selling historical novel by Michael Crichton, the author of 'Jurassic Park&apos. The first UK edition. Published earlier in the same year in the U.S by Alfred A. Knopf. In th…
American Animals
David Newell · 1929 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)
Joilet, Illnois, P.F. Volland Company, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A delightful signed first edition of David Newell's collection of verses on American wildlife for children, with ten colour plates by the author. A signed first edition of this playful work, published in 192…
Our Darlings: The Children&Apos;S Treasury of Pictures and Stories
Numerous Contributors · 1903 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)
London , John F. Shaw and Co. c1903. First edition. Cloth. An early edition of this Edwardian children's annual, with numerous illustrations including three monochrome illustrations by artist Arthur Rackham. An early edition of this Edwardian children's annual. Publish…
Ivory, Apes & Peacocks
Israfel · 1899 · Rooke Books
£595.00 (€713.19 | $786.08 | ¥125,487)
London , At The Sign Of The Unicorn, 1899. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of Israfel's unique collection of essays, with beautiful art nouveau cloth design. A scarce first edition of this work, published in 1899.With decorative olive-green binding and Art…
St. Nicholas: An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks
Various · 1913 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)
New York, The Century Co. 1913-1914. Cloth. A smart three volume collection of articles, short stories, and illustrations for young folk from St. Nicholas magazine. Three volumes. Volume XL Part I - November 1912 to April 1913, Volume XLI Part I - November 1913 to April 1914, an…
Aerial Transport
G. Holt Thomas · 1920 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1920. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce look at aerial transport in the first decades of the twentieth century, profusely illustrated with plates and folding maps. The first edition of this scarce work.George Holt Thomas' i…
St Andrews
Rudyard Kipling; Walter de la Mare · 1926 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)
London, A. & C. Black, 1926. First edition. Cloth. A volume of two memorial poems on St Andrews by Rudyard Kipling and Walter de la Mare. The first edition of this work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Two poems, written by Rudyard Kipling and Walter de la Mare, published …
The Manchester Guide. A Brief Historical Description of the Town of Manchester and Salford, the Public Buildings, and the Charitable and Literary Institutions
1804 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.20 | ¥36,908)
Manchester, Joseph Aston, 1804. First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of this guide to Manchester and Salford, providing an interesting insight into the cities in the Georgian era. The first edition of this scarce work.Illustrated with a folding map to the frontispiec…
The Balloon Travels of Robert Merry and His Young Friends, over Various Countries in Europe
Peter Parley [Samuel Griswold Goodrich] · 1855 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)
New York, J. C. Derby & Co, 1855 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this charming novel about the travels of a group of characters across Europe in a balloon. The first edition of this work, by American author Samuel Griswold Goodrich, written under the pseudonym Peter…
Bracebridge Hall: Or, the Humourists
Washington Irving · 1896 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.29 | ¥52,726)
New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1896 . Cloth. A beautifully illustrated edition of Washington Irving's episodic novel, in the original decorative cloth bindings, and scarce protective cloth dust wrappers. A two volume first edition thus, being the first edition of Irving…
The Landscape Annual for 1831: The Tourist in Italy
Thomas Roscoe · 1831 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)
London, Robert Jennings and William Chaplin, 1831 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this travel work on Italy by Thomas Roscoe, illustrated with detailed engravings by Samuel Prout. The first edition of Thomas Roscoe's description of his travels in Italy.The 18…
The Fall of Jerusalem and the Martyr of Antioch
Rev H. H. Milman (Henry Hart) · 1820 · Rooke Books
£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,453)
London, John Murray, 1820-22. First edition. Leather. Two first edition dramatic poetry works by Henry Hart Milman bound in one volume in full morocco. The first edition. Two works in one volumes. Bound in full morocco. This work features two dramatic poems by Henry Hart Milm…
Creezy
Felicien Marceau; J.A. Underwood [trans] · 1970 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)
New York , Orion, 1970. First edition. Cloth. The first American edition of this novel by the French author Felicien Marceau about a Parisian model named Creezy. The first U.S edition and the first edition in English. Translated from the original French by J.A. Underwood. Winn…
Upland Kenya Wild Flowers: A Flora of the Ferns and Herbaceous Flowering Plants of Upland Kenya
A. D. Q. Agnew · 1974 · Rooke Books
£128.00 (€153.43 | $169.11 | ¥26,996)
Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1974. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated work on the ferns and flowering plants of upland Kenya. First edition. Illustrated throughout with various figures and maps. A detailed and comprehensive study into the ferns a…
The Tree of Hands
Ruth Rendell · 1984 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)
London, Hutchinson & Co. 1984. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this thrilling suspense novel from Ruth Rendell. First edition. A suspense novel following the story of Benet and his mother, Mopsa, who had tried to stab him when he was a child. A recent death in the…
War Memoirs: Volumes I, II, III, IV & V
David Lloyd George · 1933 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)
London, Ivor Nicholson & Watson, 1933-1936. First edition. Cloth. A first edition five-volume set of David Lloyd George's illustrated memoirs of the First World War. Five volumes of a six-volume set in the publisher's original cloth bindings.Ink inscription to the fron…