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Green Grass, Blue Sky, White House
Wright Morris · 1970 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)
Los Angeles, Black Sparrow Press, 1970. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this novella from American writer Wright Marion Morris, signed by the author. First edition. Limited to two hundred copies handbound in boards by Earle Gray, numbered, and signed by the author…
Master of Spies: The Memoirs of General Frantisek Moravec
Frantisek Moravec; J. C. Masterman · 1975 · Rooke Books
£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)
London, The Bodley Head, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this memoir from chief Czechoslovak military intelligence officer, Frantisek Moravec. Signed by English writer Graham Greene. First edition. With the signature of Graham Greene to the front free endpap…
Awake and Rehearse
Louis Bromfield · 1929 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
New York, Frederick A. Stokes Company , 1929 . Hardback. The autographed, limited edition of Louis Bromfield's compelling collection of short stories, bound in the publisher's foil cover housed in the original slipcase. Autographed limited edition. Published the same y…
Victorian Detective Fiction: A Catalogue of the Collection Made by Dorothy Glover & Graham Greene
Graham Greene; Dorothy Carter; John Carter [intro.] · 1966 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)
London, The Bodley Head, 1966 . First edition. Cloth. A fine example of the signed limited edition bibliography of Greene and Glover's fantastic collection of works of Victorian detective fiction. The first edition, first impression of this limited edition work.Number 69 of…
The Great Cloak
John Montague · 1978 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)
Dublin, The Dolmen Press, 1978 . First edition. Paperback. A signed presentation copy of the first trade edition of this highly personal collection of verses from Irish poet John Montague. Inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper with 'for Lee & Edith; this dialec…
Marco Millions
Eugene O'Neill · 1927 · Rooke Books
£235.00 (€281.73 | $310.52 | ¥49,592)
New York, Boni and Liveright, 1927 . First edition. Hardback. A wonderful signed limited edition, first edition, American playwright Eugene O'Neill's drama about Marco Polo. The limited edition, first edition of this work, in the publisher's original slip case.Num…
Mirrors for Small Beasts
Ursule Molinaro · 1960 · Rooke Books
£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)
New York, The Noonday Press, 1960 . First edition. Paperback. A signed presentation copy of this uncommon collection of poems from artist and writer Ursule Molinaro, charmingly illustrated with woodcuts. Signed by the author, with the inscription 'for Walter, Ursule' t…
Quinx or the Ripper&Apos;S Tale
Lawrence Durell · 1985 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)
London, Faber and Faber , 1985. First edition. Cloth. A first edition presentation copy of Lawrence Durell's final volume in his 'Avignon Quintet', inscribed by the author to his friend Bernard Stone. The first edition, first impression. The author's presen…
Andre Chenier: Elegies and Camille
Andre Chenier; Levi Robert Lind [trans] · 1978 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)
Washington, University Press of America, 1978. Paperback. A bilingual edition of Andre Chenier's elegies, in both French and English, with an inscription from the translator L. R. Lind. The bilingual edition. The translator's presentation copy with an inscription by t…
The Correspondence of James Boswell and John Johnston of Grange
Ralph S. Walker [ed.] · 1966 · Rooke Books
£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)
New York, McGraw-Hill Book Company , 1966. First edition. Cloth. The excellent first 'Research Edition' volume of Yale's James Boswell series, containing the letters between him and lifelong friend, John Johnston. First edition.The first volume of this 'Resea…
Morphological Notes
Sir W. T. Thiselton-Dyer · 0 · Rooke Books
£850.00 (€1,019.01 | $1,123.16 | ¥179,375)
Not Stated, Not Stated, c1903 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce, limited print run collecting together articles originally published in Annals of Botany, written by botanist and third director of Kew Gardens, William Thiselton-Dyer, and signed by another of the directors, J.…
Public Faces
Harold Nicolson · 1933 · Rooke Books
£280.00 (€335.67 | $369.98 | ¥59,088)
Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1933. First edition. Cloth. The first U.S. edition of this sci-fi novel by Harold Nicolson, foreshadowing the events of the World War Two. Signed by the author to the title page. The first U.S. edition, first printing, published the…
In a Balcony
Robert Browning · 1902 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)
New York, The Laurentian Press, 1902 . Cloth. A beautifully designed limited edition of Robert Browning's one-act play, which was originally written in 1853. An uncommon limited edition, with this being number 98 of 265 numbered copies printed on hand-made Van Gelder paper.…
Language of Flowers
Kate Greenaway · 1884 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)
London, George Routledge and Sons, 1884 . First edition. Hardback. The scarce first edition of this delightfully illustrated children's work from celebrated illustrator Kate Greenaway, with illustrations printed in colour by Edmund Evans. The scarce first edition of this wo…
Mon Ami Marcel Proust: Souvenirs Intimes
Maurice Duplay · 1972 · Rooke Books
£59.00 (€70.73 | $77.96 | ¥12,451)
Paris, NRF, Gallimard, 1972 . First edition. Paperback. American poet Cid Corman's own personal copy of the very scarce first edition of Maurice Duplay's account of his friendship with Marcel Proust. In the original FrenchThe copy of American poet, translator and edit…
A Writer&Apos;S Notes on His Trade
C. E. Montague; H. M. Tomlinson [intro.] · 1930 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)
London, Chatto and Windus , 1930. First edition. Cloth. An excellent limited edition of these essays written by English journalist and novelist, C. E. Montague. Limited to seven hundred numbered copies, signed by H. M. Tomlinson to the limitation page. This copy is number twent…
The Passing of the Essenes: A Drama in Three Acts
George Moore · 1930 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)
London, William Heinemann Ltd , 1930. Vellum. A signed limited edition copy of this Biblical play by influential Irish writer George Moore. This edition is limited to 775 copies, of which 750 are for sale. This copy is number 272. Signed by the author to the limitation page. I…
The Making of an Immortal: A Play in One
George Moore · 1927 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)
New York , The Bowling Green Press, 1927. First edition. Hardback. A lovely signed limited edition of this one-act play from influential Irish writer and art critic George Moore. First edition, limited to 1,240 copies signed by the author, this copy being number 659. Author&apo…
Californian Verses
Chas. Henry Phelps · 1882 · Rooke Books
£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)
San Francisco , The California Publishing Company , 1882 . First edition. Cloth. A very scare collection of poetry from Californian author Charles Henry Phelps, all of which surround his home state of California, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to "Mr E…
Corn and Poppies
Cosmo Monkhouse · 1890 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)
London, Elkin Mathews , 1890 . First edition. Cloth. An uncommon collection of lyrical poetry from British poet and art critic, Cosmo Monkhouse, with a signed letter from the author bound in to the work. First edition. Small paper edition, in a limited run of 350 copies. Bound i…