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A Bristol Printing House Spoken of in Several Fragments
Edward Everard · 2007 · Rooke Books
£280.00 (€335.67 | $369.98 | ¥59,088)
London, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, & Co. c1903. Cloth. A scarce, fascinating work on Edward Everard's Printing Works, a Bristol-based historical printing press designed in the Art Nouveau style. A fascinating historical and topographical work on the Bristol-based pr…
Guides to Sissinghurst Castle and Sissinghurst Castle Garden
1966 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)
Bedford; Hatfield, The Sidney Press; The National Trust, 1966-1984. Paperback. Three brightly illustrated volumes of visitor's guides to Vita Sackville-West's ancestral home, Sissinghurst Castle, and its gardens, designed by Sackville-West herself. Three very scarce gu…
Yes and No
William Scammell · 1979 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)
Cornwall, Harry Chambers/Peterloo Poets, 1979. First edition. Paperback. A first edition copy containing the poetry of William Scammell, with an ink inscription from the author to the half-title page. First edition, scarce. With an ink inscription from the author to the half-ti…
La Bretagne
M. Jules Janin · 1862 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)
Paris, Ernest Bourdin, 1862. Leather. A historical travelogue of Brittany in the original French, the second revised edition of this work embellished with lovely illustrations. A large paper volume exploring the French historical country of Brittany, the second revised edition. …
Sir Halewyn: Examples in Europe Balladry and Folk Song
Alexander Gray · 1949 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)
Edinburgh; London, Oliver and Boyd, 1949. First edition. Cloth. An interesting first edition copy on the history of European balladry, focusing upon the Dutch folk tale of Heer Halewijn, signed by the author with a letter from the author laid in to the front of text. First Editi…
Voyage East: A Cargo Ship in the 1960s
Richard Woodman · 1988 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)
London, John Murray , 1988. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first impression of Richard Woodman's account of life aboard a typical cargo liner, signed by the author. Richard Woodman draws on his own experiences of service in cargo liners to share the typical life aboard a Br…
Transformations: Critical and Speculative Essays on Art
Roger Fry · 1926 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)
London, Chatto & Windus, 1926. First edition. Cloth. A collection of essays concerning art by Bloomsbury Group member Roger Fry, an interesting association copy signed by Frances Partridge. A series of critical and speculative essays on art by Roger Fry, concerning the transmuta…
Carte Blanche
Jeffrey Deaver · 2011 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 2011. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed first impression of this novel by Jeffrey Deaver, a James Bond continuation after the character created by Ian Fleming. The first edition, first impression of this work. A James Bond novel written by Jeffrey…
The Sacred and Profane Love Machine
Iris Murdoch · 1974 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)
London, Chatto & Windus, 1974. First edition. Cloth. A lovely copy of Iris Murdoch's Whitbread Novel Award winner novel, the first impression complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work. A favourably received novel dealing with…
Shock and Awe
David Isaak · 2007 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)
London, Macmillan New Writing, 2007. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first impression of this thrilling first novel by David Isaak, signed by the author. The first edition, first impression of this novel by David Isaak, first by this author. Struggling to accept her brother'…
A Town Called Immaculate
Peter Anthony · 2007 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)
London, Macmillan New Writing, 2007 . First edition. Cloth. An excellent first impression of this novel by Peter Anthony, signed by the author. The first edition, first impression of this novel by Peter Anthony. A haunting tale of family, fidelity, and the fragility of things we…
Lytton Strachey (1880-1932). Biographie Et Critique D&Apos;Un Critique Et Biographe
Gabriel Merle · 1980 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)
Lille; Paris, Atelier Reproduction des Thèses; Honore Champion, 1980 . First edition. Paperback. Inscribed to Bloomsbury Group associate Frances Partridge, this is a very scarce signed copy of Gabriel Merle's doctoral thesis about Lytton Strachey. A very scarce work, in th…
Boswell&Apos;S Life of Johnson
James Boswell; George Birkbeck Hill [ed.] · 1887 · Rooke Books
£1,300.00 (€1,558.48 | $1,717.77 | ¥274,338)
Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1887 . First edition. Leather. James Boswell's complete six volume biography of Samuel Johnson, beautifully bound in half calf, and illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work to be edited by George Birkbeck Hill. In beautiful signed half…
The Last Chronicle of Barset
Anthony Trollope · 1867 · Rooke Books
£1,190.00 (€1,426.61 | $1,572.42 | ¥251,125)
London, Smith, Elder and Co, 1867. First edition. Leather. The first edition in book form of the conclusion of Anthony Trollope's Barsetshire Chronicles, illustrated throughout and in smart signed full calf bindings. The first edition in book form of this work from Anthony …
Bird
Jane Adams · 1997 · Rooke Books
£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)
London, Macmillan, 1997. First edition. Cloth. A beautiful signed first edition copy of Jane Adams' suspense novel, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'…
Riders of Time
Mabel Brookes · 1967 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)
Melbourne, Macmillan of Australia, 1967. First edition. Cloth. A first edition signed copy of socialite Mabel Brookes' memoir about Australian history, with beautiful colour illustrations. First edition, first impression.Signed by the author and illustrator. Illustrations i…
Nouveaux Contes a Ninon
Emile Zola · 1886 · Rooke Books
£995.00 (€1,192.84 | $1,314.75 | ¥209,974)
Paris, Librairie L. Conquet, 1886. Leather. A lovely illustrated limited edition of Emile Zola's short story collection, in the original French language and bound in delightful leather. 'Contes de Ninon' was amongst Zola's earlier works, a collection of short…
Doctor Who Monsters and Villains
Justin Richards · 2005 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)
London, BBC Books, 2005. First edition. Cloth. A striking signed first edition guide to the popular monsters and villains of Doctor Who, illustrated profusely in colour throughout. The first edition first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.A thorough …
The Good Thief
Hannah Tinti · 2008 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)
London, Headline Review, 2008. First edition. Cloth. A flawless, first UK edition copy of this delightful novel of historical fiction by American author Hannah Tinti. In the original dust wrapper and containing an inscription from the author. A delightful, first UK edition copy …
The Gone-Away World
Nick Harkaway · 2008 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)
London, William Heinemann, 2008 . First edition. Hardback. The signed first edition, first impression of this debut post-apocalyptic science fiction novel. A signed first edition, first impression of this debut science fiction novel from writer Nick Harkaway. In the publisher&ap…