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Chants de la Grande Guerre Poemes
Ferdinand Delsol · 1925 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
Paris, Pierre Boussuet, [c.1925] Undated. Paperback. An exceptionally scarce presentation copy of this already very scarce title, in charmingly illustrated coloured covers. An incredibly scarce presentation copy of an already very scarce title. Bound in charmingly illustrated, a…
Ballads of Battle
Lance-Corporal Joseph Lee · 1916 · Rooke Books
£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)
London, John Murray, 1916. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition presentation copy of this book of wartime poetry, illustrated from the battlefield by the author. A very scarce signed first edition copy of this volume.Bound in original half red cloth and grey pictori…
Pro Patria
Pittendrigh Macgillivray · 1915 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)
Edinburgh, Andrew Elliot, 1915. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce example of this limited edition work, inscribed by the author, signed twice, with additional poem and photograph. A very scarce Andrew Elliot printing of this already uncommon limited edition book of poetry.A bo…
La Route Chante
Eugène Hollande; Lucien Machy · 1922 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)
Paris, Perrin et Cie.; Mercure Universel, 1922. Paperback. Two scarce and signed French anthologies, both sharing insightful reflections onto the recent First World War. Two scarce signed French poetry anthologies, La Route Chante (The Road Sings), written by Eugene Hollande, an…
On the Threshold
Ronald Wilson [Int. and foreword by Alfred Wilson, Ada Wilson and J.H. Badley · 1915 · Rooke Books
£170.00 (€203.80 | $224.63 | ¥35,875)
Letchworth, Temple Press, 1915. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce and thoughtful collection of verse by a young poet who died on his way to the front line. Posthumously published and signed by his parents. A very scarce collection of verse written by Ronald Wilson, a young poe…
Sturmglocken!
Richard SeyÃ-Inquart · 1915 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)
Munich, Sekretariat Sozialer Studentenarbeit, 1915 . First edition. Paperback. An exceptionally scarce WWI-era poetry pamphlet expressing nationalistic support for the German war effort, inscribed by the author. In the publisher's original paper wraps.An exceptionally scarc…
Hearts Courageous
John Oxenham · 1918 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
London , Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1918 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed and inscribed first edition of this collection of poetry from John Oxenham, a pen name for William Arthur Dunkerley. The first edition of the work.Signed and inscribed by the author to title page.In ha…
La Malãâ©Diction Au Kaiser
Capitane Daniel Massé · 1916 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)
Dole, Lithographie et Typographie E. Rosseau, 1916 . First edition. Paperback. Very scarce signed collection of French First World War poetry from Capitane Daniel Massé. Very scarce first edition. Line on front cover states that this text was not made available for commercial b…
Thoughts in Hospital
Lawrence Pilkington · 1921 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1921 . First edition. Hardback. Smart presentation copy of Lawrence Pilkington's poem on a feverish stay in hospital. Scarce first edition.In publisher's original binding.Presentation copy. Inscription "With the author's compliment…
Stories from the Italian Poets: With Lives of the Writers
Leigh Hunt · 1846 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)
London, Chapman and Hall, 1846. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Leigh Hunt's study of the most celebrated Italian poets, with biographies of the authors, complete in two volumes. The first edition of Leigh Hunt's study of the most celebrated Italian poets, w…
Northern Germany: Handbook for Travellers
Karl Baedeker · 1884 · Rooke Books
£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)
Leipsic , Karl Baedeker , 1884. Cloth. A very smart traveller's handbook to northern Germany, from renowned German publisher Karl Baedeker. Eighth edition, revised and augmented. In the original cloth binding. Illustrated with thirty-two maps and forty-one plans, thirteen…
Great Britain: Handbook for Travellers
Karl Baedeker · 1927 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)
Leipzig , Karl Baedeker, Publisher , 1927. Cloth. A Baedeker handbook to Great Britain, offering a series of routes, maps and plans, many of which are folding. Eighth revised edition.In the original red cloth binding. Offering ninety routes exploring all over Great Britain, org…
Pleasure: A Poem in Seven Books
Nicholas Michell · 1859 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)
London, William Tegg and Co. 1859. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce signed first edition of a delightful poetical work on Pleasure, written in heroic verse by Cornish poet Nicholas Michell. The very scarce and signed first edition of a fascinating poetry collection on Pleas…
The Girl of His Dreams
Donna Leon · 2008 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)
London, William Heinemann, 2008 . First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of the first edition, first impression of Leon's gripping detective novel, in the original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. A signed first edition of Donna Leon's Venice-based detectiv…
The Imposter
Damon Galgut · 2008 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)
2008, Penguin, 2008. First edition. Cloth. The signed first edition of The Imposter, a gripping novel by award-winning South African author Damon Galgut. The signed first edition of The Imposter, a gripping novel written by South African author Damon Galgut. Published in 2008 by…
Rose Tremain Works: The Cupboard and the Gustav Sonata
Rose Tremain · 1989 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)
London, Hamish Hamilton; Chatto and Windus, 1989-2016. First edition. Cloth. Two intriguing novels by prolific British novelist Rose Tremain, both written with exceptional thought and class. Gustav Sonata is signed. A charming edition of The Cupboard and the signed first edition…
Edward St. Aubyn Works: At Last and Lost for Words
Edward St Aubyn · 2011 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
London, Picador , 2011-2014. First edition. Cloth. The signed first editions of At Last, the final installment in the Patrick Melrose series, and Lost For Words, a biting satire on literary awards. The signed first editions of At Last and Lost For Words, written by English autho…
Writers & Lovers
Lily King · 2020 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)
London , Picador, 2020. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of the captivating novel by Lily King, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of the work, signed by the author to the half title page. In publisher's original red cloth binding, in the…
Sugar and Other Stories
A.S Byatt · 1987 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)
London , Chatto & Windus, 1987 . First edition. Cloth. A marvelous signed first edition of 11 captivating short stories by Booker Prize winning author A.S. Byatt. The first edition of the work.Signed by the author to the front free endpaper. In publisher's original black c…
The Garrick Year; the Needle&Apos;S Eye; the Ice Age; a Natural Curiosity; the Gates of Ivory; the Peppered Moth.
Margaret Drabble · 1964 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)
London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson; Viking, 1964-2000. First edition. Cloth. Varied collection of first-edition Margaret Drabble novels, including a signed copy of The Garrick Year. All copies are first editions.The Garrick Year is signed to the title page with the inscription, "wi…