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The Holinshed Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland in Six Volumes, Grafton&Apos;S Chronicles in Two Volumes and Monstrelet&Apos;S Chronicles in Five Volumes

Raphael Holinshed et al. · 1807 · Rooke Books

£5,750.00 (€6,893.29 | $7,597.83 | ¥1,213,420)

London , J. Johnson, F. C. and J. Rivington et al, 1807-9. Leather. Three scarce complete sets of early nineteenth-century publications of influential Medieval and Early-Modern Era chronicles, uniformly and finely bound. Holinshed's Chronicles, also known as Holinsheds Chro…

A Collection of Plays Performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Covent Garden between 1791 and 1799 in Twenty Volumes.

Various · 1791 · Rooke Books

£490.00 (€587.43 | $647.47 | ¥103,404)

London, The Proprietors , 1791-1799. Leather. A collection of uniformly bound theatrical works all written as they were performed at the Theatre Royal on Drury Lane, Covent Garden. Regulated from the prompt books by permission of the managers, boasting a range of genres such as …

The Liberal Magazine: A Periodical for the Use of Liberal Speakers and Canvassers Volumes III, IV, V, VI and IX

Various · 1896 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Liberal Publication Department, 1896-1902. Cloth. Five volumes of the Liberal Magazine at the turn of the century, 'forming a political record' for each year. Volumes III, IV, V, VI and IX only. Covers the years 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898 and 1901. Binder's la…

Literary Ancedotes of the Eighteenth Century Comprizing Biographical Memoirs of William Bowyer, Printer, F.S. A. And Many of His Learned Friends.

John Nichols · 1812 · Rooke Books

£239.99 (€287.71 | $317.11 | ¥50,645)

London, Nichols, Son, and Bentley, 1812. Leather. Three volumes of the scarce Literary Ancedotes of the Eighteenth Century. Bound in leather with gilt lettering and decoration. Volumes I, II and VII. Scarce. John Nichols, 1745 – 1826, was an English printer and author. Nichols …

English Literature 1475-1700 in Three Volumes

Carl H. Pforzheimer · 1940 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

New York, Morrill Press, 1940. Cloth. An entire photocopy of the original 1940 edition of English Literature 1475-1700. Clear evidence of a bibliophile's dedication considering the hours of effort this must have taken to produce and to have professionally bound. Complete in…

Westward Ho! or, the Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh

Charles Kingsley · 1855 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

Cambridge, Macmillan & Co. 1855. Cloth. The uncommon second edition of one of Kingsley's most popular novels. Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering. Complete in Three Volumes. This particular copy comes from the Worcester Public Library, Reference Department, with a libra…

The Writings of Mrs Humphry Ward Westmoreland Edition

Mrs Humphry Ward · 1911 · Rooke Books

£600.00 (€719.30 | $792.82 | ¥126,618)

London, Smith, Elder and Co. 1911-12. Leather. A sixteen volume set of the complete works of Mrs Mary Augusta Humphry Ward. A limited edition copy, signed by the author. The Westmorland edition. Signed by the author to volume I with limited edition number 167 of 250. Illustrated…

Spike It

Chris Niles · 1997 · Rooke Books

£24.99 (€29.96 | $33.02 | ¥5,274)

London, Macmillan, 1997. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of this fast-paced work of crime fiction, being Chris Niles' first novel. First edition. Neatly signed by the author to the title page. Featuring the original photographic unclipped dustwrapper, designed by Paul Po…

A Clear Conscience

Frances Fyfield · 1994 · Rooke Books

£69.99 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,770)

London, Bantam Press, 1994. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of Frances Fyfield's fifth crime novel in her Helen West series. Neatly signed by the author to the title page, dated 30th September 1995. Featuring the original illustrated dustwrapper, by Jonathan Rin…

Lying

Wendy Perriam · 2000 · Rooke Books

£14.99 (€17.97 | $19.81 | ¥3,163)

London, Peter Owen, 2000. First edition. Cloth. Alison - a publisher's assistant of modest means and background - falls for James, a Cambridge-educated accountant from a prominent Anglo-Catholic family. Against the odds, she wins his love, but finds herself compelled to liv…

A Widow for One Year

John Irving · 1998 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Bloomsbury, 1998. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of John Irving's bestselling novel. The book is split into three sections, following the life of Ruth Cole from 1958 to 1996. Irving splits the work according to Ruth's major life events; the breaki…

Two Thyrdes

Bertie Denham · 1983 · Rooke Books

£79.99 (€95.89 | $105.70 | ¥16,880)

London, Ross Anderson Publications, 1983. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of this fast-paced fictional work set in wartime London. First edition. Neatly signed by the author to the verso of the half title. Featuring the original photographic unclipped dustwrapper, designed by…

Bird

Jane Adams · 1997 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.94 | $52.84 | ¥8,439)

London, Macmillan , 1997. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of this haunting suspense novel, being the third thriller from Jane Adams. First edition. Neatly signed by the author to the title page, dated 19.09.97. Featuring the original photographic unclipped dustwrapper, design…

A Hall of Mirrors

Robert Stone · 1968 · Rooke Books

£475.00 (€569.45 | $627.65 | ¥100,239)

London, The Bodley Head, 1968. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of the first novel from Robert Stone, which went on to win the William Faulkner Foundation Award and many others. Signed by the author to the title page. His best known work is characterised by action-tinged ad…

Face to Face

Nadine Gordimer · 1949 · Rooke Books

£800.00 (€959.07 | $1,057.09 | ¥168,824)

Johannesburg , Silver Leaf Books, 1949. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this work of short stories by Nadine Gordimer. The first edition of this collection of short stories by South African author, Nadine Gordimer, which has been signed by the author to the title page…

A Regimental Affair

Allan Mallinson · 2001 · Rooke Books

£64.00 (€76.73 | $84.57 | ¥13,506)

London, Bantam Press, 2001. First edition. Cloth. This is a signed first edition of this work by Allan Mallinson. Allan Mallinson is an English author and was an officer in the British Army. He is best known for writing a series of novels chronicling the fictional life of Matthe…

A Family Madness

Thomas Keneally · 1985 · Rooke Books

£44.99 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1985. First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first printing of Thomas Keneally's novel The Family Madness. The first edition of this work. Signed by the author to the title page. Thomas Keneally is an Australian author, who is best known for hi…

Toward Asmara

Thomas Keneally · 1989 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,660)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1989. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this novel set in Africa by Thomas Keneally. Signed by the author to the title page. Thomas Michael Keneally (born 7 October 1935) is an Australian novelist, playwright and author of non-fiction.…

Some Die Eloquent

Catherine Aird · 1980 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

New York, The Crime Club by Doubleday and Company, 1980. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this novel by Catherine Aird. Catherine Aird is the pseudonym of novelist Kinn Hamilton Mcintosh, the author of more than twenty crime fiction novels. Signed by author as &ap…

Prescription for Murder

David Williams · 1990 · Rooke Books

£47.99 (€57.53 | $63.41 | ¥10,127)

London, MacMillan, 1990. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of the intriguing novel by David Williams and signed by the author. David Williams (June 1926 – September 2003) was an advertising executive who became a crime writer after suffering a stroke. Williams' no…