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Roald Dahl&Apos;S Revolting Recipes; Even More Revolting Recipes

Roald Dahl · 1994 · Rooke Books

£675.00 (€809.21 | $891.92 | ¥142,445)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1994-2001. First edition. Hardback. A two volume set of fantasy recipe books for children by Roald Dahl, signed by the illustrator Quentin Blake. A two volume set.Both volumes signed by the illustrator.In the publisher's original hardback bindings.A s…

Sarah and Simon and No Red Paint

Edward Ardizzone · 1965 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

London, Constable Young Books Ltd. 1965. First edition. Cloth. A lovely copy of this charming tale, illustrated and flat signed by the author and illustrator, Edward Ardizzone. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. First edition. Flat signed by the author a…

Panda and the Bushfire

Michael Foreman · 1985 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1985 . First edition. Hardback. A very scarce signed first edition copy of this beautifully illustrated children's book by Michael Foreman. A very scarce signed first edition.Signed by the author to the half title page. In the publisher's orig…

Beowulf; Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Michael Morpurgo Illustrated and Signed by Michael Foreman

Michael Morpurgo · 2004 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, Walker Books, 2004-2006. First edition. Hardback. A smart two volume set of first edition copies of these old and middle English tales told by Michael Morpurgo, signed and illustrated by Michael Foreman. A two volume set.The first editions to be told by Michael Morpurgo.…

Tales of Firenzuola Benedictine Monk of Vallombrosa

Agnolo Firenzuola · 1889 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

Paris, Isidore Liseux, 1889 . First edition. Leather. Bound in full calf in Bombay, this is a beautiful example of the first English language translation of 16th century monk Agnolo Firenzuola's amusing tales. The first English translation of this work.The short Italian pro…

Cornelius Tacitus

Cornelius Tacitus; Immanuel Bekker [ed.] · 1831 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.60 | $449.26 | ¥71,750)

Leipzig , Weidmann, 1831. Leather. A pleasing two-volume vellum-bound set of this 19th-century critical edition of the works of the Roman historian Tacitus, edited by the renowned German classical scholar Immanuel Bekker Complete in two volumes. In full vellum. A 19th-century c…

Writing at the Kitchen Table: Elizabeth David

Artemis Cooper · 1999 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Michael Joseph, 1999. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a biography on the fascinating food pioneer who brought European cuisine to British audiences, written and signed by biographer Artemis Cooper. The first edition of the authorised biography of food pioneer …

The Eagle&Apos;S Prophecy; the Blood of Rome

Simon Scarrow · 2005 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Headline, 2005-2018. First edition. Cloth. Two lovely signed first impressions from Simon Scarrow's popular Roman Empire series, 'Eagles of the Empire&apos. Signed by the author to both works, to the title pages. The first edition, first impression.With the pu…

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Len Deighton · 1978 · Rooke Books

£795.00 (€953.07 | $1,050.48 | ¥167,768)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1978. First edition. Hardback. A rare, signed first edition of Deighton's spy thriller, complete with the promotional stamps. This a signed first edition of Deighton's alternative historical fiction. Rarely seen completed with the stamp set, issu…

5 Vols John le Carrãƒâ© Espionage Novels

John Le Carre [David Cornwell] · 1977 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

New York , Alfred A. Knopf; Scribner, 1977-2008. Cloth. A bright five-volume collection of first American editions of espionage novels by John le Carré, complete with the original unclipped dust wrappers and including a signed copy of Single & Single. In the publisher"s origina…

England in Egypt

Alfred Milner · 1894 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

London, Edward Arnold, 1894 . Cloth. A very scarce presentation copy of Alfred Milner's detailed account of British involvement in Egypt in the nineteenth century, with a folding map. A very scarce work.The new edition, first published in 1892.A presentation copy, inscribed…

The Gentle Art of Theatre-Going

John Drinkwater · 1927 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Ernest Benn Ltd; Robert Holden & Co. Ltd. 1927-1929. Cloth. A smart set of three volumes by John Drinkwater from the author's personal library, with a signed copy. Three volumes. From the author's personal collection.With a signed copy by the author. In the o…

Two Forsyte Interludes: A Silent Wooing, Passers by

John Galsworthy · 1927 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, William Heinemann Ltd , 1927. Paperback. An excellent first edition of John Galsworthy's two interludes to his famous Forsyte Saga. First trade edition, published the same year as a signed limited edition.In the original orange wraps. John Galsworthy - English nove…

Sweet Tooth Saturday

Ian McEwan · 2005 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Jonathan Cape, 2005-2012. First edition. Cloth. Two fine first edition, first impression signed novels by Ian McEwan in the original unclipped dust wrappers, signed by the author to the title pages. In the original unclipped dust wrappers. Signed by the author to the tit…

Two Women: A Book of Words and Pictures

Laurie Lee · 1983 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Andre Deutsch, 1983 . First edition. Cloth. A very smart signed first edition copy of this movingly sentimental memoir by poet Laurie Lee, signed to the title page. The first edition.Signed by the author to the title page. In the publisher's original red cloth bind…

Centurion

Simon Scarrow · 2007 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Headline, 2007 . First edition. Cloth. A very smart signed and inscribed first edition copy of book eight in the acclaimed Eagles of the Empire series by Simon Scarrow. The first edition.Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page.In the publisher's origin…

(2006) Young Bloods; (2010) the Fields of Death.

Simon Scarrow · 2006 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London, Headline Review, 2006-2010. First edition. Cloth. The first and last novels of Simon Scarrow's popular Revolution series, both first editions and both signed. The first and last novels of Simon Scarrow's popular Revolution series, both first editions and both s…

Les Bords de L&Apos;Adriatique Et le Montenegro

Charles Yriarte · 1878 · Rooke Books

£795.00 (€953.07 | $1,050.48 | ¥167,768)

Paris, Librairie Hachette, 1878 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of Charles Yriarte's beautifully illustrated study of Montenegro and the surrounding region, in a beautiful binding designed by Auguste D. Souze. In the original French.The first edition of this wor…

The Novels of Jane Austen

Jane Austen · 1898 · Rooke Books

£1,800.00 (€2,157.90 | $2,378.45 | ¥379,853)

London, Grant Richards, 1898. First edition. Leather. Complete in ten volumes, this is the first Winchester edition of the works of Jane Austen, in half calf signed bindings by Bickers. The first Winchester Edition of Austen's novels, complete in ten volumes.Uniformly bound…

The Works of J.M. Barrie

J. M. Barrie · 1913 · Rooke Books

£775.00 (€929.10 | $1,024.06 | ¥163,548)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1913. Cloth. A ten volume set of the works of J. M. Barrie. The Kirriemuir edition, complete in ten volumes. Limited to 1000 copies of which this is number 63 signed by the publisher and printer. Very scarce in original slipcases. Volumes are: 1. Au…