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1946: The Making of the Modern World
Victor Sebestyen · 2014 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)
London, Macmillan, 2014. First edition. Cloth. A signed first impression of this remarkable post-WWII history, from the library of publisher and founder of Virago Press, Carmen Callil. Signed dedication from the author to the title page. The first edition, first impression. Wi…
Animal
Lisa Taddeo · 2021 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)
London, Bloomsbury Circus , 2021. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed first UK edition of Lisa Taddeo's visceral novel of sisterhood and female rage. Signed by the author to special publisher signature page bound in. The first UK edition, first impression, with the full nu…
The Nickel Boys
Colson Whitehead · 2019 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)
London, Fleet, 2019. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first UK edition of Colson Whitehead's 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winning novel, signed by the author. First UK edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Winner of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize …
A Collection of Cookery Books
Various · 1920 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)
London; Providence, William Heinemann; Rumford Company; Newnes; John Lane; Cassell & Co. Ltd.; Peter Nevill Limited, 1920-1952. First edition. Cloth. A smart collection of six volumes of cookery books, from beginners guide to specialty works on cooking eggs. Six volumes. This se…
5 Vols Signed First Uk Edition Thrillers by Steve Hamilton
Steve Hamilton · 2000 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
London, Orion, 2000-2003 . First edition. Cloth. A smart five-volume set of signed first UK editions by award-winning American thriller author Steve Hamilton. In the publisher's original cloth bindings, complete with the original unclipped dust wrappers.These volumes are th…
Follow Me Down
Julie Hearn · 2003 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)
London, Oxford University Press, 2003. First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of Julie Hearn"s imaginative, time-travel debut novel Follow Me Down, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding, complete with the original unclipp…
Learwife
J.R. Thorp · 2021 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)
Edinburgh, Canongate, 2021. First edition. Cloth. A signed, numbered limited first edition of Learwife, a lyrical, feminist reimagining of King Lear, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding, complete with the original unclipped du…
Des Empoisonnements Par L&Apos;Arsenic
J. B. F. Travail · 1839 · Rooke Books
£380.00 (€455.56 | $502.12 | ¥80,191)
Paris, L'Ecole de Pharmacie, 1839. First edition. Vellum. The first edition of this very scarce French treatise on arsenic, signed by the author. The first edition.A very scarce work.Signed by the author to a note tipped-in to the dedication leaf. In the original French.A …
Illustrations of the Scenery on the Line of the Whitby and Pickering Railway
Henry Belcher · 1836 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)
London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1836 . First edition. Cloth. A bright example of the charmingly illustrated first edition of this descriptive account of the scenery around the Whitby and Pickering railway. A first edition.Illustrated with an engraved titl…
General Regulations and Orders for the Army. Adjutant Generals Office, Horse-Guards. 12th August 1811.
Adjutant Generals Office · 1811 · Rooke Books
£550.00 (€659.36 | $726.75 | ¥116,066)
London, W. Clowes, 1811. First edition. Leather. A smartly bound first edition of this very scarce British army regulation handbook published during the Napoleonic wars, providing fascinating insight into army operations during this historic period, bound in crushed quarter moro…
Iraq: From Mandate to Independence
Ernest Main · 1935 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1935. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this historical study of Iraq, a presentation copy signed by the author. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author in presentation to a Marjorie Armstrong. The inscription reads: "for …
A Celebration of Taylor&Apos;S Port Published to Mark the 300th Anniversary of the Foundation of the House of Taylor
Christopher Foulkes [editor] · 1992 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)
London, Mitchell Beazley, 1992. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this anniversary celebration from Taylor's Port, with a signed presentation card. First edition. With a signed presentation card inserted loosely to the front of the work. Signed by Huyshe B…
A Collection of Translations by William Morris
William Morris [translator]; Maurice Hewlett · 1898 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)
Maine, Thomas B. Mosher, 1898. Vellum. A collection of limited edition titles of classical tales translated by English designed and poet William Morris. A collection of four classical tales bound into one volume. Each individual volume is limited to four hundred and twenty-five …
Hounds of the World
Sir John Buchanan-Jardine; The Duke of Beaufort · 1979 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)
Penrith, Grayling Books, 1979. Cloth. A signed limited edition study of all breeds of hunting hounds, complete with colour plates. A limited edition of six hundred copies, of which this is numbered forty.Signed by the author to the limitation leaf.In the original unclipped dust …
The Wines of Germany
Alfred Langenbach · 1951 · Rooke Books
£59.00 (€70.73 | $77.96 | ¥12,451)
London, Harper & Co, 1951. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce study of the wine industry in Germany, signed by the author to Andre Simon. The first edition of this scarce work.Author's presentation copy to the fellow wine-author André Simon, inscribed t…
Pictorial Atlas of Australian Wines; the Great Book of Wine; South African Wine; the Wine Atlas of California
Various; Thomas K. Hardy; Joseph JobeÃÂOeÃÂ; James Halliday; Dave Hughes; Phyllis Hands; John Kench · 1968 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)
Various, Various; Angus & Robertson Ltd; , 1968-1993. First edition. Cloth. A comprehensive quartet of volumes authored by experts and enthusiasts, covering all aspects of oenology. One of which is signed by the author. This is a four volume set, covering all aspects of oenology…
An Historical Description of Westminster-Abbey, Its Monuments and Curiosities
David Henry · 1753 · Rooke Books
£325.00 (€389.62 | $429.44 | ¥68,585)
London, J. Newbery, 1753. First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of David Henry's detailed historical study of Westminster Abbey. The very scarce first edition.The title page explains that this work is 'designed as a guide to strangers in viewing this ve…
Just the Job: Some Experiences of a Colonial Policeman
Geoffrey J. Morton · 1957 · Rooke Books
£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1957 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of the memoirs of controversial Palestine Police Force officer Geoffrey J. Morton, with a signed letter from Morton. A signed copy of this scarce work.The first edition, first impression, in the pu…
Reminiscences of J.L. Toole Related by Himself and Chronicled by John Hatton
Joseph Hatton; J. L. Toole · 1892 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)
London, George Routledge and Sons Limited, 1892. First edition. Cloth. A signed edition of Joseph Hatton's biography on J. L. Toole, the English actor and theatrical producer, with a presentation inscription from J. L. Toole. The cheap edition.J. L. Toole's presentatio…
The Edge of Madness
Michael Dobbs · 2008 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)
London, Simon and Schuster, 2008. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition, first impression of this Harry Jones thriller from British author Michael Dobbs, signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Cyber-warfare: the kind …