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Burn Marks
Sara Paretsky · 1990 · Rooke Books
£33.00 (€39.56 | $43.60 | ¥6,964)
New York, Delacorte Press, 1990. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this exciting novel from Paretsky, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page, dated 18th February 1992. The sixth V. I. Warshawski novel. When Warshawski's…
A Buyer&Apos;S Market; the Valley of Bones; the Soldier&Apos;S Art; the Military Philosophers; Books Do Furnish a Room; Temporary Kings; a Question of Upbringing; What&Apos;S Become of Waring
Anthony Powell · 1955 · Rooke Books
£640.00 (€767.25 | $845.67 | ¥135,059)
London, Heinemann, 1955-1986. First edition. Cloth. A charming collection of novels by Anthony Powell, with the original dust wrapper designed by English designer, James Broom-Lynne In the original publisher's cloth binding, with the original dust wrappers, with most of the…
Deadlock
Sara Paretsky · 1984 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)
New York, The Dial Press, 1984. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of the second Warshawski novel from Paretsky, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page with the inscription "Penny, with good wishes." When Warshawski visits the C…
Musclebound
Liza Cody · 1997 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)
London, Bloomsbury, 1997 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of this novel featuring female wrestler, Eva Wylie. This is a signed, first edition of the work in the original publisher's black cloth binding with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Author's …
The Naming of the Dead & Standing in Another Man&Apos;S Grave
Ian Rankin · 2006 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)
London, Orion, 2006-2012. First edition. Cloth. Two very smart first editions of these thrilling novels by Ian Rankin, signed by the author. First edition. Both novels are signed by the author to the title page, with a sticker insert to the title page of The Naming of The Dead. …
The Assumption of the Rogues & Rascals
Elizabeth Smart · 1978 · Rooke Books
£88.00 (€105.50 | $116.28 | ¥18,571)
London, Jonathan Cape and Polytantric Press, 1978. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this inspirational work from Elizabeth Smart. First edition. A magnificent work exploring the life of a thirty-one year old woman, with four children by a faithless lover, as s…
Spencer Farm with Some Account of Its Owners
G. L. Way; Rev. Lewis Way · 1845 · Rooke Books
£280.00 (€335.67 | $369.98 | ¥59,088)
Sudbury, George Williams Fulcher, 1845. First edition. Cloth. A scarce First Edition of letters from G. L. Way and his son the Rev. Lewis Way, signed by the Reverend. This is a very scarce First Edition of the work, signed by one of the authors, the Reverend Lewis Way. This work…
A Hundred Years Hence: The Expectations of an Optimist
T. Baron Russell · 1905 · Rooke Books
£575.00 (€689.33 | $759.78 | ¥121,342)
London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1905 . First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A signed first edition of this vanishingly scarce work in which the author makes predictions about society one hundred years in the future. The first edition of this very scarce work. A US edition, also very scarc…
Souvenir of the Warwick Pageant 1906
Louis N. Parker · 1906 · Rooke Books
£149.00 (€178.63 | $196.88 | ¥31,443)
Warwick, None, 1906. First edition. Paperback. A charming collection of images from the Warwick Pageant of 1906, organised by Louis N. Parker. First edition. Very scarce work. Illustrated with six colour plates from watercolours by J. N. Boulton, and eight black-and-white photog…
Birds Eye Views of Society
Richard Doyle · 1861 · Rooke Books
£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)
[London], [Cornhill Magazine], 1861-62. Leather. A series of sixteen views by Richard Doyle, satirising various scenes in Victorian society. Sixteen extracts from 'The Cornhill Magazine' bound together. Extracts bound from Volumes III, IV, and V of 'Cornhill Magaz…
Dans L&Apos;Inde de Sud
Maurice Maindron · 1907 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)
Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1907. First edition. Cloth. A bright rebound copy of this first edition travelogue of the Coromandel by Maurice Maindron. The first edition of this volume exploring the south of India from the experiences of Maurice Maindron, French entomologist of the n…
Gaugin; Botticelli
Charles Estienne; Giulio Carlo Argan · 1953 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)
Geneva, Skira, 1953-7. Cloth. Odes to the art of Gaugin and Botticelli in two charming works in English and French, from the 'Taste of our Time' series by Skira. Two works from 'The Taste of Our Time'/'Le Gout de Notre Temps' series dedicated to the…
Post Haste a Tale of Her Majesty&Apos;S Mails
R. M. Ballantyne · 1880 · Rooke Books
£235.00 (€281.73 | $310.52 | ¥49,592)
London, James Nisbet & Co, 1880. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon to see signed first edition of this mysterious children's novel by R. M. Ballantyne, an illustrated mystery revolving around the postal system. Signed by the author, with his signature pasted to the front pa…
Natural Philosophy for General Readers and Young Persons
E. Atkinson · 1878 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)
London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1878 . Leather. A delightfully bound, educational scientific work for young readers, in a full tree calf prize binding by Riviere. The third edition of this work, illustrated with two colour plates, and with numerous vignette illustrations throug…
&Apos;Sir,&Apos; Said Dr. Johnson- Some Sayings
Samuel Johnson; H. C. Biron · 1911 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)
London , Duckworth & Co, 1911. First edition. Cloth. Signed by the editor, a first edition copy of this collection of sayings by Samuel Johnson. A first edition copy. Signed by the editor to the reverse of the front free endpaper. This volume contains a selection of sayings an…
Vanished Kingdoms a Woman Explorer in Tibet, China & Mongolia 1921-1925
Mabel H. Cabot · 2003 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)
New York , Aperture Foundation, 2003 . First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition signed copy of this work on the explorations of Janet Elliott Wulsin. Signed by the author to the half title page. A first edition, first impression copy. This volume tells the story of Jan…
Tout Droit
[Jeanne Schultz] · 1890 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
Paris, Librairie Hachette, 1890. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this illustrated French novel in striking Sotheran signed binding. The first edition of this work. Illustrated with vignettes in text by Edouard Ziel. In the original French. Written by the author of &…
Lettres a Une Inconnue
Prosper Merimee · 1908 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)
Paris, Calmann-Levy, [1908]. Leather. Two volumes of the letters of Proseper Merimee in uniform prize calf bindings signed Sotheran. A later edition. In uniform calf bindings signed Sotheran & Co. Prize binding with bookplate to front pastedown dated 1916. Complete in two volume…
Poemes de Dessous le Plancher Suivis de la Noche Noire
Andre Frenaud · 1949 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)
Paris, Gallimard, 1949. Brochure/Pamphlet. A signed copy of this poetry collection by Andre Frenaud. A third edition. Signed by the author to the half title page. In the original French. This is a volume of poems by Andre Frenaud, who is considered one of the most searching p…
Soft Jobs and Miracles
Marnie Pomeroy · 1969 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)
Quebec, The Ladysmith Press, 1969. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce copy of this limited edition anthology of poems by Marnie Pomeroy, signed by the author. Limited edition to two hundred and sixty copies. A very scarce work, rarely seen in commerce. This copy inscribed a…