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The Greville Memoirs
Charles C. F. Greville; Henry Reeve · 1874 · Rooke Books
£1,600.00 (€1,918.13 | $2,114.18 | ¥337,647)
London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1874-1887. First edition. Leather. A Hatchards bound first edition of Greville's monumental series of journals, an in-depth study of the reigns of three monarchs. A complete first edition set.Present here are: volumes I, II, and III publishe…
The Eagle&Apos;S Heart
Hamlin Garland · 1900 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)
New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1900. First edition. Cloth. An inscribed first edition copy of this early example of an American Western by Hamlin Garland, signed by the author. The uncommon first edition.Signed by the author, inscribed to the recto of the front endpaper, and…
Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel · 2009 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)
London, Fourth Estate, 2009 . First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of the second impression of Hilary Mantel's award winning historical fiction novel about the rise and fall of Thomas Cromwell in the court of Henry VIII. The first edition, second impression of this celebrate…
Ship Island and Other Stories
Elizabeth Spencer · 1968 · Rooke Books
£68.00 (€81.52 | $89.85 | ¥14,350)
New York , McGraw-Hill Book Company , 1968. First edition. Hardback. A signed first edition of this wonderful collection of short stories, two of which are O. Henry Award winners. The first edition of this work.Signed and dated inscription by the author to the front free endpape…
Hollywood Station
Joseph Wambaugh · 2006 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)
London, Little, Brown and Company, 2006 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition Joseph Wambaugh detective fiction novel about the LAPD, with further inscriptions from fellow crime authors James Ellroy and Michael Connelly. The first edition, first printing of this novel, …
Variation on a Theme
John Collier · 1935 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
London, Grayson & Grayson, 1935 . First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition of this amusing supernatural story by popular twentieth century British author and screenwriter John Collier. Number 137 of 250 signed and numbered copies by the author.A short, humorous, supernatur…
The Animal That Drank Up Sound
William Stafford · 1992 · Rooke Books
£159.00 (€190.61 | $210.10 | ¥33,554)
San Diego , Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992. First edition. Hardback. A lovely first edition of this illustrated version of William Stafford's important poem describing the winter's waiting for spring's return, signed by the author and illustrator. Signed by the a…
Fifteen Minutes
Andy Warhol · 2011 · Rooke Books
£460.00 (€551.46 | $607.83 | ¥97,074)
New York, Wu-Shan Inc. and Sony Music Entertainment, 2011. Hardback. A fine limited edition run of this multimedia homage to Andy Warhol, showcasing artists who knew and worked with him. "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes" - Andy Warhol, 1968. To coinci…
Men of Stones: A Melodrama
Rex Warner · 1949 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)
London , The Bodley Head, 1949. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of the melodrama novel written by English writer and translator Rex Warner, The first edition, first impression of this work of speculative fiction. Signed by the author to the front board cloth. In t…
Here, of All Places
Osbert Lancaster · 1959 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)
London, John Murray, 1959. First edition. Cloth. A lovely copy of this pictorial history of domestic architecture, signed with illustrations by the author. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In…
On the Shores of the Infinite
Mrs. G. Stuart · 1931 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)
London; Norwich, Simpkin Marshall LTD; Jarrold & Sons, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition spiritual novel following a spirit as they adventure through different realms, signed by the author to the title page. The first edition of this scarce work.Signed by t…
One Came Back
Neil Bell · 1938 · Rooke Books
£155.00 (€185.82 | $204.81 | ¥32,710)
London, Collins, 1938 . First edition. Cloth. An extremely scarce, signed first edition of this novel set in the future, by Stephen Southwold, writing under the pseudonym of Neil Bell. First edition, bound in the publisher's original cloth, with the original, price-clipped …
Great Golfers: Their Methods at a Glance
George W. Beldam; Harold H. Hilton; J. H. Taylor; James Braid; Alexander Heard; Harry Vardon · 1904 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)
London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1904. Cloth. A smart second impression of this insightful study of great golfers, with illustrations throughout. Reprinted May 1904, first published March 1904. Illustrated with a frontispiece, dedication page, and over two hundred and fifty pl…
The Chalchiuhite Dragon
Kenneth Morris; Douglas Anderson · 1992 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)
New York, Tor; Tom Doherty, 1992. Paperback. A proof copy of this previously unpublished historical fiction novel by Kenneth Morris, signed by the editor, Douglas A. Anderson. A proof copy.Signed by the editor, Douglas A. Anderson, inscribed to the half-title.Introductory letter…
The Tyger Voyage
Richard Adams · 1976 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1976. First edition. Hardback. A fine first edition children's work by Richard Adams, illustrated by Nicola Bayley, signed by both Adams and Bayley. The first edition, first impression.Signed by both the author and illustrator. Inscribed to the verso …
A Pad in the Straw
Christopher Woodforde · 1952 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)
London, J. M. Dent & Sons, 1952 . First edition. Cloth. An excellent example of the first edition of Christopher Woodforde's collection of ghost stories and horrifying tales for children. The first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original price clipped du…
The Girl in a Swing
Richard Adams · 1980 · Rooke Books
£130.00 (€155.85 | $171.78 | ¥27,434)
New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1980 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first US edition of Richard Adams's popular novel, about an English ceramics dealer. The first US edition, first impression.In the publisher's original dust wrapper, price clipped. Flat signed by Adams to…
An American Dream
Norman Mailer · 1965 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)
London, Andre Deutsch, 1965 . First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of Norman Mailer's novel about 32 hours in the life of Stephen Rojack. The first UK edition, first impression, in the original unclipped dust wrapper designed by Tom Adams.Mailer's novel follows t…
The Plague Dogs
Richard Adams · 1995 · Rooke Books
£130.00 (€155.85 | $171.78 | ¥27,434)
London, Allen Lane, 1995 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of this moving novel by John Adams, with wonderful illustrations throughout by Alfred Wainwright. First edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper.Ins…
Straws in the Wind
Harry J. Boyle · 1969 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)
Toronto, Doubleday Canada Limited, 1969 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce, first edition of Harry Boyle's collection of musings, inscribed by the author to fellow writer Stephen Vizinczey. First edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original, uncl…