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The Forbidden Hour
Maude Crossley; Charles King · 0 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)
London, Herbert Jenkins Limited, c1925. Cloth. A very scarce thriller by Maude Crossley and Charles King, inscribed by the authors. The second printing.A very scarce work.Signed by the authors to the recto of the front endpaper, 'To .. artist and friend, from Maude Crossley…
Les Robinsons Lunaires
G. Le Faure · 1893 · Rooke Books
£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)
Paris, E. Dentu, 1893 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this thrilling late nineteenth century science fiction novel about a lunar voyage, illustrated throughout by Fernand Fau. In the original French.The first edition of this science fiction novel, in which a family …
The Glass Industry of the Weald
G. H. Kenyon · 1967 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)
Leicester, Leicester University Press, 1967 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of this comprehensive study of the glass industry in the Weald, with signed letters from the author. First edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding with the original, uncli…
Half Bad
Sally Green · 2014 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)
London, Penguin , 2014. First edition. Hardback. A signed first edition of this young adult fantasy novel by Sally Green. The first edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. In the original publisher's hardback with the original unclipped dust wra…
Murder May Follow & Message from Sirius
Susan Morrow; Cecil Jenkins · 1960 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)
London, The Crime Club by Collins, 1960-1961. First edition. Cloth. Two smart first UK editions from the Crime Club by Collins, with their original unclipped dust wrappers. Two volumes. First UK edition. This set includes: Murder May Follow, 1960. When Elizabeth Weller reports a…
La Corona and the Tin Frog
Russell Hoban · 1979 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1979. First edition. Hardback. A fine first edition copy of this charming children's work by Russell Hoban, signed by Hoban and the illustrator to the title page. The first edition, first impression.Signed by Russell Hoban and Nicola Bayley to the tit…
Cities of Gold a Novel of the Ancient and Modern Southwest
William K. Hartmann · 2002 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)
New York , Tom Doherty , 2002. First edition. Cloth. An inscribed first edition of this novel by William Hartmann, previously owned by author Stephen Vizinczey, with a letter from the author to Stephen. The first edition. Inscribed by the author to the title page; "For Stephen …
The Girl in Blue
P. G. Wodehouse · 1970 · Rooke Books
£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)
London, Barrie & Jenkins, 1970. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, first impression copy of this entertaining P. G. Wodehouse novel concerning a Gainsborough miniature. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the …
The Canons of Criticism, and Glossary, Being a Supplement to Mr. Warburton&Apos;S Edition of Shakespear
Thomas Edwards · 1750 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)
London, C. Bathurst , 1750 . Leather. The third edition of Thomas Edwards's somewhat controversial work of mid-eighteenth century Shakespearian criticism. The third edition of this work from English critic and poet Thomas Edwards.Subtitled as a 'supplement to Mr. Warbu…
The Windmills of Surrey and Inner London
K. G. Farries; M. T. Mason · 1966 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)
London, Charles Skilton LTD, 1966 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this charming study of British windmills. Illustrated throughout. The first edition, first impression of this work, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.K. G. Farries and M. T…
As I Walked out One Midsummer Morning
Laurie Lee · 1969 · Rooke Books
£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)
London, Andre Deutsch, 1969. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of Laurie Lee's sequel to the famous memoir "Cider with Rosie." First edition, first impression. Illustrated throughout. The sequel to award-winning poet Laurie Lee's acclaimed autobiographical wo…
A Sheaf of Memories Speeches on Various Occasions by Sir Alexander Macdonald of the Isles
Alice Macdonald; Sir Alexander Macdonald · 1933 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)
London, A. Brown & Sons, Limited , 1933. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition presentation copy of this collection of speeches by Alexander Macdonald, lovingly collected and prepared by his wife, Alice Macdonald. The first edition. Presentation copy inscribed by the aut…
The Birds of Scotland Their History, Distribution, and Migration
Evelyn V. Baxter; Leonora Jeffrey Rintoul · 1953 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)
Edinburgh; London, Oliver and Boyd, 1953. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Baxter and Rintoul's extensive study on Scottish ornithology, a unique copy with two signed letters from the authors, addressed to fellow ornithologist Dr. Ian Pennie. The first edition.Com…
Letters to George the Account of a Rehearsal
Max Stafford-Clark · 1989 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)
London , Nick Hern Books, 1989. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this insight into director, Max Stafford-Clark's working methods, with two loosely inserted letters. The first edition, first impression of the work. Presentation copy, signed by the author to t…
The Ice Age
Margaret Drabble · 1977 · Rooke Books
£69.00 (€82.72 | $91.17 | ¥14,561)
London, Weidenfeld And Nicolson, 1977. First edition. Hardback. A signed first edition published in 1977. Signed first edition. Published in 1977. In the original clipped dust wrapper. The Ice Age follows the experience of former BBC producer Anthony Keating during the 1960s and…
Knole and the Sackvilles
Vita Sackville-West · 1949 · Rooke Books
£1,275.00 (€1,528.51 | $1,684.74 | ¥269,063)
London, Lindsay Drummond, 1949 . Cloth. A signed presentation copy of Vita Sackville-West's ode to her ancestral home Knole House, in Kent. Inscribed by Sackville-West herself to the front free endpaper, with 'for Galby, with love from the author, Christmas 1954.The 19…
Little Dorrit
Charles Dickens · 1857 · Rooke Books
£590.00 (€707.31 | $779.60 | ¥124,507)
London, Bradbury and Evans, 1857 . First edition. Leather. A smart example of the first issue of Charles Dickens's novel about a young woman who is born in a debtors prison. The first edition, first issue of this work, being bound from the parts, with puncture marks present…
Killing Critics
Carol O'Connell · 1995 · Rooke Books
£425.00 (€509.50 | $561.58 | ¥89,688)
Gloucestershire, Scorpion Press, 1995. Leather. A limited edition De Luxe signed copy of this work from the 'Kathy Mallory' series by Carol O'Connell. A limited edition, De Luxe copy of the work. Limited to 15 lettered copies, letter E. Signed by the author and B…
Guardian Angel
Sara Paretsky · 1992 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
Bristol, Scorpion Press, 1992. First edition. Leather. A signed limited edition of this work of detective fiction by Sara Paretsky. A limited edition of the work. Number 20 out of 99 copies produced. Signed by the author to the front blank. In the publisher's original qua…
The Wallet of Kai Lung
Ernest Bramah · 1923 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)
London, Grant Richards, 1923 . Cloth. A very smart signed limited edition of Ernest Bramah's collection of fantasy short stories. Number seventy-four of two hundred copies produced, signed by the author.A captivating fantasy novel following the reoccurring protagonist &apos…