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Lalla Rookh: An Oriental Romance
Thomas Moore · 0 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)
London, Griffith, Farran and Co, c1817. Leather. An uncommon vignette edition of Thomas Moore's romantic poem, smartly bound in half calf by Palmer Howe. The vignette edition of this work.Bound in signed half calf by Palmer Howe and Co, with marbled boards and decorative gi…
Green Dust: Ireland&Apos;S Unique Motor Racing History 1900-1939
Brendan Lynch · 1988 · Rooke Books
£115.00 (€137.84 | $151.92 | ¥24,260)
Dublin , Portobello Publishing , 1988. First edition. Cloth. A very pleasing signed limited edition, providing a unique look at the history of Ireland motor racing. A special limited edition of 50 copies signed by the author and British former racing driver John Watson. This cop…
Little Infamies
Panos Karnezis · 2002 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)
London, Jonathan Cape , 2002. First edition. Paperback. An excellent signed first edition of this short-story collection by Greek writer Panos Karnezis. Signed by the author to the title page. First edition, first impression. In the publisher's original pictorial wraps. …
Only Killers and Thieves
Paul Howarth · 2018 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)
London, One (Pushkin Press), 2018. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition, first impression of the author's debut novel. Signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. The author's debut novel. In 1895, on a scorchin…
The Bookseller of Kabul
Asne Seierstad; Ingrid Christophersen [translator] · 2003 · Rooke Books
£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.32 | ¥23,205)
London, Little, Brown, 2003. First edition. Cloth. A smart first translated edition of this non-fiction book about the bookseller Shah Muhammad Rais, signed by the author. First translated edition. Signed by the author to the title page. A non-fiction book written about booksell…
The Emigrant
Frederick Howard · 1928 · Rooke Books
£995.00 (€1,192.65 | $1,314.46 | ¥209,902)
London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1928 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of this very scarce novel surrounding emigrant life in Australia, based on the experiences of the author, Frederick Howard, presented here in the unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, f…
From Cairo to Siwa, Across the Libyan Desert with Armoured Cars
Major T. I. Dun; Field Marshal Sir William Birdwood [foreword] · 1933 · Rooke Books
£485.00 (€581.34 | $640.71 | ¥102,314)
Cairo, Messrs E. & R. Schindler, 1933 . Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the second edition of Major Dun's account of his travels across the Libyan desert, illustrated throughout with beautiful prints and photographs. The second edition of this work, published in the sa…
I Was a Rat! or the Scarlet Slippers
Philip Pullman · 1999 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)
London, Doubleday, 1999. First edition. Hardback. A terrific first edition of Philip Pullman's children's novel loosely based on the popular folktale 'Cinderella&apos. Signed by the author to the title page. The first edition of this work. No dust wrapper as issu…
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Neil Gaiman · 2013 · Rooke Books
£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.98 | ¥34,808)
London, Headline , 2013 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of Neil Gaiman's dark fantasy novel surrounding a man's return to his hometown after forty years, with the unclipped dust wrapper and wraparound band. First UK edition. Signed by the author to the …
Len Deighton: An Annotated Bibliography, 1954-1985
Len Deighton; Edward Milward-Oliver · 1985 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)
Maidstone, The Sammler Press, 1985 . First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition of this limited edition bibliography of the work of Len Deighton, inscribed by Deighton himself. The first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.One of of…
The Key of Life
Sir Philip Gibbs · 1948 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)
London, Hennel Locke Limited, 1948. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this uncommon sci-fi novel by Sir Philips Gibbs, signed by the author. The first edition of this uncommon work.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper. 'The Key of Life' fol…
Out in the Open
Jesus Carrasco; Margaret Jull Costa [translator] · 2015 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)
London, Harvill Secker, 2015. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition, first impression of this novel from Spanish writer Jesus Carrasco, a signed presentation copy also signed by the translator. First edition, first impression. The author's presentation copy, signed an…
My Name Is Legion
A. N. Wilson · 2004 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
London, Hutchinson, 2004. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition, first impression of this novel from English writer Andrew Norman Wilson, signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page with an inscription that reads: "to Amand…
Stardrift and Other Fantastic Flotsam
Emil Petaja · 1971 · Rooke Books
£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)
California , Fantasy Publishing Company, 1971. First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of this collection of science fiction short stories by American writer Emil Petaja. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page. With a frontispiece. A collection of fourteen short stori…
The Whole Story of M-Type Leica (Mãâ¥ãâãâãâ£ãâãâ©ãâ£ãâãâ¤ãâ£ãâãâ«ãâ£ãâãâ®ãâ¥ãâ-ãâ¨ãâ¨ãâ²ãâoe)
Shinichi Nakamura · 1985 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)
Tokyo, Shigeru Kikumura, 1985. Paperback. A very scarce guide to the M-Type Leica, a Japanese work signed by the author, Shinichi Nakamura. Signed by the author to the title page, with his business card loosely inserted.The second edition of this very scarce work. This second ed…
Down the River
H. E. Bates · 1937 · Rooke Books
£285.00 (€341.61 | $376.50 | ¥60,123)
London, Victor Gollancz, 1937 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of H. E. Bates's charming tale, signed by the celebrated illustrator of the work, Agnes Miller Parker. Signed by Scottish engraver, illustrator and painter Agnes Miller Parker to the front free endpaper…
A Good Year
Lois Daish · 2005 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)
New Zealand , Random House New Zealand , 2005. First edition. Paperback. A signed copy of this vanishingly scarce cookbook by much-loved New Zealand food writer Lois Daish. Signed by the author to the half title. First edition. A vanishingly scarce title, being the most recent…
Frank Harris: His Life and Adventures: An Autobiography
Frank Harris; Grant Richards [Intro.] · 1947 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)
London, The Richards Press, 1947 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Frank Harris' autobiography, inscribed by the editor Martin Secker to fellow editor, and member of the Bloomsbury group, Roger Senhouse. The first edition. Bound in the publisher's cloth. Sig…
West India Lights
Henry S. Whitehead · 1946 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)
Wisconsin, Arkham House, 1946 . First edition. Cloth. A bright, first edition of Henry Whitehead's posthumously published collection of weird fiction, in the original striking dust wrapper designed by Ronald Clyne. The first collected edition. In the original, unclipped dus…
The Best of Fritz Leiber
Fritz Leiber · 1974 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)
New York, Nelson Doubleday, Inc, 1974. Cloth. The first book club edition of this anthology, collecting together the best tales of Fritz Leiber, who has signed the volume. The first book club edition, with the gutter code E 22 to page 299.Signed by the author to the title page.I…