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Man About the House

John Hampson · 1935 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Grayson and Grayson, 1935. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon copy of this signed limited edition novel from John Hampson, being one of the titles available from the 'Grayson Books' series. One of 250 numbered, signed copies of the first edition. Signed by the a…

5 Vols Works by Maurice Hewlett

Maurice Hewlett · 1901 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

London; Westminster , Macmillan and Co. Limited; Archibald Constable & Co, Ltd. 1901-1905. Leather. A smartly bound five-volume collection of first editions and reprints by Maurice Hewlett, in full green crushed morocco, a signed binding by Hatchards. In a smart full green crush…

At the Gate: Poems

Robert Graves · 1974 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Bertram Rota Ltd, 1974 . Cloth. A bright, signed limited edition of Robert Graves"s At the Gate, a late collection of his poems. In the publisher's original vibrant red cloth binding. Flat signed by the author to the limitation page. This copy is a limited edition…

The English Version of the Polyglott Bible; Containing the Old and New Testaments: With a Corpus and Original Selection of References to Parallel and Illustrative Passages, Exhibited in a Manner Hitherto Unattempted

None Stated · 1833 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.81 | $211.42 | ¥33,765)

London, Samuel Bagster, 1833 . Leather. A finely bound edition of Samuel Bagster"s Polyglott Bible, presenting the Authorized King James text with his pioneering system of cross-references for comparative biblical study. Bound in a handsome full morocco binding, complete with a …

The Family Reunion Poems of Dedication What Is a Classic? an Address Delivered Before the Virgil Society on the 16th of October 1944

T.S. Eliot; Stephen Spender · 1939 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London , Faber and Faber, 1939-1947. First edition. Cloth. - The first editions of the works. In publisher's original cloth bindings. A three volume collection of poetical works published by Faber and Faber including:1939 The Family Reunion by T.S. Eliot, a modern verse pla…

Salammbo

Gustave Flaubert · 1880 · Rooke Books

£1,200.00 (€1,438.60 | $1,585.63 | ¥253,235)

Paris, G. Charpentier, 1880. Leather. A smartly bound limited edition of Gustave Flaubert's popular historical novel, with beautiful hand drawn and illustrated vignettes, and bound in full crushed morocco by Emile Rousselle. A limited edition, being number 5 out of 100 publ…

Authorised Murder

Isaac Asimov · 1976 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1976 . First edition. Cloth. The UK first edition, first impression of one of Isaac Asimov's crime novels, in the publisher's original red cloth binding in its bright, unclipped dust wrapper. The UK first edition, first impression in the pu…

Robertson Street Congregational Church, Hastings. Jubilee Year, 1906.

Charles New · 1906 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Hastings, Brooker; Brown & Woodley, 1906 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the scarce first edition of this celebration of the golden jubilee of the Robertson Street Congregational Church in Hastings. The scarce first edition of this work.Initialled by the au…

Mr. Sponge&Apos;S Sporting Tour

Robert Smith Surtees · 1853 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.62 | $429.44 | ¥68,585)

London, Bradbury and Evans, 1853. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of R. S. Surtees' complete Mr. Sponge story in book form, with thirteen coloured plates engraved on steel and numerous woodcut illustrations by John Leech. The first edition of R. S. Surtees' Mr.…

Viscount Kemsley&Apos;S Luncheons: An Editor&Apos;S Memories

William Waite Hadley · 1988 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, None, 1988 . First edition. Leather. A signed presentation copy of The Sunday Times editor W. W. Hadley's vanishingly scarce record of the private luncheons held at Kemsley Manner during WWII. With accounts of conversations with General Montgomery, Clement Attlee an…

Palestine and Syria Handbook for Travellers

Karl Baedeker [ed.] · 1894 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

Leipsic , Karl Baedeker, Publisher , 1894. Cloth. A scarce second edition of this Baedeker handbook to Palestine and Syria, complete with folding maps. The second edition, revised and augmented. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated with seventeen maps (n…

A Village to Grow in: An Autobiography

Anne Taylor Furno · 1998 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

Dexter, Privately Printed, 1998. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition of this very scarce autobiography from Welsh writer Anne Taylor Furno. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper, with a message that reads: "To John, Time has no power…

Architect, Designer and Romantic Socialist

C. R. Ashbee · 1985 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

New Haven , Yale University Press, 1985. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this biography on pioneering architect and designer, Charles Robert Ashbee. Signed dedication by the author to the front free endpaper. First edition.With the original unclipped dust wrappe…

The Tunbridge Wells Guide; or an Account of the Ancient and Present State of That Place

Jasper Sprange · 1785 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.62 | $429.44 | ¥68,585)

Tunbridge Wells, J. Sprange, 1785. Leather. Illustrated with engraved folding maps and plates, this is a charming early edition of Jasper Sprange's guide to Tunbridge Wells. An early edition of this work, which was first published in 1780.Illustrated with the very scarce fo…

The Boy and Heron: A Story

John O'Connor · 1977 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

London, Foulis Archive Press, 1977. Paperback. A pleasing copy of this beautifully designed story of The Boy and Heron, with wood-engravings from John O'Connor, a limited edition signed by the artist. Limited to one hundred copies, of which this is number forty-four. Signed…

Poems and Letters of Thomas Gray

Thomas Gray · 1874 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Chiswick Press, 1874. Leather. A finely bound Riviere & Son edition of Gray's poems and letters, featuring monochrome tipped-in illustrations and an Eton prize label. In a full calf signed binding by Riviere & Son.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and three photograp…

An Amateur Peasant Girl

Alexander Pushkin · 1973 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Ampleforth, The Ampleforth Press, 1973 . First edition. Cloth. Illustrated by James O'Connor and Simon Peers, this is a charming limited edition of Alexander Pushkin's entertaining short story. The first English translation of this work to feature these illustrations.N…

Ophidia Taprobanica or the Snakes of Ceylon

Frank Wall · 1921 · Rooke Books

£1,150.00 (€1,378.66 | $1,519.57 | ¥242,684)

Colombo, H. R. Cottle, 1921 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the very scarce first edition of physician and herpetologist Frank Wall's study of the snakes of Sri Lanka. A very scarce first edition.Inscribed by the author to a front blank, 'Ethel, w…

Murakami Diary 2020

Haruki Murakami · 2019 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Harvill Secker, 2019. First edition. Hardback. A lovely first edition, first impression of this Haruki Murakami 2020 diary and planner, beautifully illustrated with his world"s imagery, literary quotes, and practical features.  In the publisher's original pictorial…

Aesop&Apos;S Fables Retold for Children

Aesop; Elizabeth Hardie · 1915 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London; Edinburgh; Dublin; New York, Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1915. Cloth. A lovely retelling of Aesop"s Fables by Elizabeth Hardie, designed to introduce children to these classic moral tales, with charming colour plate illustrations and frontispiece. In the publisher's ori…