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Lawrence of Arabia Memorial

Various · 1935 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1935 . First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. An excellent copy of this pamphlet discussing plans for the memorial bust of T. E. Lawrence, which was unveiled at St. Paul's Cathedral the following year. The first edition of this work. A single sheet of pap…

The Ultimate Island: A Strange Adventure

L. De Giberne Sieveking · 1925 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.24 | $858.88 | ¥137,169)

London, George Routledge & Sons, Ltd. 1925 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of this very scarce science-fiction novel focusing on the discovery of an Archipelago leading to Atlantis, written by Lance Sieveking. The first UK edition. Very scarce work. Bound in the …

Masterpieces Selected from the Korin School

Shiichi Tajima; Mr. Joseph King Goodrich [trans.] · 1903 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.60 | $449.26 | ¥71,750)

Tokyo, Shimbi Shoin, 1903 . First edition. Cloth. Volume I of Shiichi Tajima's beautiful limited edition analysis of the Korin school of Japanese art. Signed by the editor, and with over thirty plates of striking works of art. The first edition of volume I only of a work th…

The President&Apos;S Hat

Antoine Laurain · 2013 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Gallic Books, 2013. First edition. Paperback. A smart first English edition of this humorous story from French writer Antoine Laurain. First English edition, fifth impression. Signed by the author to the title page. One day in 1986, President Francois Mitterrand forgot h…

Some Rain Must Fall

Michel Faber · 1998 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Canongate, 1998. First edition. Paperback. A striking signed first edition of Michel Faber's engrossing collection of short stories. The first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.An imaginative and versatile collection of sh…

The Best Science Fiction Stories

Everett F. Bleiler; T. E. Dikty [editors] · 1949 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€899.12 | $991.02 | ¥158,272)

New York, Frederick Fell Inc. 1949-1953. First edition. Cloth. A smart set of five volumes of The Best Science Fiction Stories series, with volume one signed and inscribed by the editors. Five volumes. First editions. With volume one signed and inscribed by the editors to the fr…

Huntsmen Past and Present

Lionel Edwards · 1929 · Rooke Books

£245.00 (€293.71 | $323.73 | ¥51,702)

London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1929 . First edition. Vellum. The first edition of Lionel Edwards's signed limited edition celebration of hunting and huntsmen. A fine first edition.No. 55 of 150 limited edition copies produced, signed by the author.Illustrated with twenty-one …

Lyra Germanica: Hymns for the Sundays & Chief Festivals of the Christian

Catherine Winkworth · 1868 · Rooke Books

£485.00 (€581.43 | $640.86 | ¥102,349)

London, Longmans, Green, Reader, & Dyer, 1868. Leather. A pleasing copy of Winkworth's collection of Christian hymns, illustrated by John Leighton and in a beautiful Riviere crushed morocco binding. The fifth edition. Bound in full crushed morocco with gilt decorations and…

Original Songs

Robert Gilfillan · 1831 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

Edinburgh; London; Leith, John Anderson Jun; Whittaker Treacher and Co; James Burnet, 1831. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition copy of this anthology of poetry by Scots writer Robert Gilfillan, signed by the author. The first edition of this scarce work.Signed by the a…

A Bibliography of the Parish of Annan: With Biographical Memoranda Respecting the Authors Catalogued

Frank Miller · 1925 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Dumfries , Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society , 1925. Cloth. A smart signed copy of this limited bibliography concerning publications closely associated with the Parish of Annan. Reprinted from the Transactions of the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Na…

The Second World War

Winston S. Churchill · 1951 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.19 | $918.35 | ¥146,666)

London, Cassell & Company LTD, 1951-54. First edition. Leather. A finely bound first impression set of the final three volumes of Winston Churchill's monumental magnum opus. The first edition, first impressions, of Volumes IV, V, and VI.Finely bound in a smart unsigned crus…

Twenty-Seven Illustrations, Designed for "the Cornhill Magazine

Frederick Walker · 1867 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Smith, Elder, & Co, 1867 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce collection of twenty-seven striking plates, drawn by British social realist painter, Frederick Walker. The first edition. Bound in the publisher's original cloth, with gutta percha binding. Very scarce w…

The Spiderwick Chronicles (Books 1-5); Three Packs of Promotional Trading Cards; &Apos;Their World Is Closer Than You Think&Apos; T-Shirt; Promotional Box with Colouring Sheets and Trivia Cards

Tony DiTerlizzi; Holly Black · 2003 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.84 | $1,314.75 | ¥209,974)

New York , Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2003-2004. First edition. Hardback. A wonderful collection of books and merchandise for 'The Spiderwick Chronicles', including signed first editions, a t-shirt and scarce trading cards. A first edition, first print…

Twelve Letters and a Bibliographical Essay from Leonard Clark

Leonard Clark · 1954 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

Charlottesville, Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia, 1954-1968. Paperback. A bibliographical work by Leonard Clark on the writings of Walter de la Mare, alongside twelve signed letters from Clark. Leonard Clark was an English poet, writer, editor, and educator…

Horner&Apos;S Pocket Library

M. B. Manwell; A. S. Fillmer; Bessie Reynolds; S. F. G.; Keith Mackenzie et al. · 1905 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, Amalgamated Press, 1905-1906. First edition. Paperback. Issues 280 to 295 of the early twentieth century children's periodical 'Horner's Pocket Library, a pioneering work of children's publishing. Sixteen very scarce issues of this periodical, with ea…

The Holder of the World

Bharati Mukherjee · 1993 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this retelling of The Scarlet Letter by Indian American-Canadian writer Bharati Mukherjee, signed by the author. First edition, Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page which reads "To Al…

A Passion Before Death

James Hanley · 1930 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

London, Privately Printed [C. J. Greenwood], 1930 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, limited edition of this daring tale told from the confines of a prison cell, with the original, vanishingly scarce glassine wrap. The first edition, limited to 200 copies signed by the author and…

Oxford

Edward Thomas · 1903 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.60 | $449.26 | ¥71,750)

London, A. & C. Black, 1903. First edition. Cloth. A lovely example of this very scarce signed Edition de Luxe of Edward Thomas and John Fulleylove's charming celebration of the city of Oxford. No. 33 of 300 copies of the Edition de Luxe produced, signed by the publisher A …

A Gate at the Stairs

Lorrie Moore · 2009 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2009. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed first edition of this moving novel that explores disconnect, love and loss, from acclaimed American author, Lorrie Moore. The first edition, first printing of this work. Signed by the author to the front end…

The Feast of Stephen

Rosemary Aubert · 1999 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.52 | $89.85 | ¥14,350)

New York, Bridge Works Publishing Company, 1999. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this 'Ellis Portal' mystery novel by Rosemary Aubert, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first printing with a complete numberline. Signed by the author to t…