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The Hanging Shed
Gordon Ferris · 2011 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)
London, Corvus, 2011. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this thrilling Douglas Brodie novel from Scottish writer Gordon Ferris, signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page with an inscription that reads "There are no…
Bathwater Wine
Wanda Coleman · 1999 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)
Santa Rosa, Black Sparrow Press, 1999. Hardback. A smart Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize edition of this collection of poetry from American writer Wanda Coleman, signed by the author. Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize edition. The author won this award recognising the most outstanding b…
Modern Woodcutters 3
T. Sturge Moore · 1921 · Rooke Books
£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)
Adelphi, The Little Art Rooms, 1921. First edition. Paperback. A smart collection of modern woodcuttings from British author and artist Thomas Sturge Moore. First edition. Scarce. Illustrated with fourteen plates. Collated complete. A collection of examples of Moore's woodc…
The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt · 2013 · Rooke Books
£375.00 (€449.49 | $495.40 | ¥79,109)
London, Little, Brown, 2013 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of Donna Tartt's prize-winning, coming of age novel, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression. Bound in the publisher's original cloth, with the unclipped…
The Virgin Soldiers
Leslie Thomas · 1966 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)
London, Constable, 1966. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Leslie Thomas' autobiographical novel about his time in the army, signed by the author. The first edition, first impression.Signed by the author to the title page, "A first edition! (This is something I don…
Fatima&Apos;S Scarf
David Caute · 1998 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)
London, Totterdown Books, 1998. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition of David Caute's controversial novel, signed by the author, with two signed letters loosely inserted. The first edition, first impression.Signed by the author, with a signed label to the title page, …
The Day of Creation
J. G. Ballard · 1987 · Rooke Books
£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)
London, Victor Gollancz LTD, 1987. First edition. Cloth. A smart limited edition of this novel by J. G. Ballard, signed by the author. A limited edition of one hundred copies, of which this is numbered eighty one.Signed by the author to the limitation page.In the original publis…
The Final Diagnosis
Arthur Hailey · 1960 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)
London, Michael Joseph in association with Souvenir Press, 1960. First edition. Cloth. A first UK edition, first impression of this novel from successful author Arthur Hailey, with a signed letter tipped in. The first UK edition, first impression of this work in the publisher&ap…
Parrot and Olivier in America
Peter Carey · 2010 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)
London, Faber & Faber, 2010. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed first edition of Peter Carey's celebrated novel about the life of Alexis de Tocqueville. Signed to the title page by Carey, dated 10.10.10, with the quote "and who?" I thought, "Will love me?" handwritten by t…
The Taking of Helen
John Masefield · 1923 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)
New York, Macmillan, 1923. Cloth. A signed limited edition of John Masefield's retelling of the Greek myth about Helen of Troy. The limited 'autographed' edition. Number 458 out of 750 copies. This limited edition work features John Masefield's poetic retell…
Portrait of Clare
Francis Brett Young · 1950 · Rooke Books
£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)
Melbourne , William Heinemann Ltd, 1950. Cloth. A signed copy of this James Tait Black Memorial Prize winner, 'Portrait of Clare', with the very scarce unclipped dust wrapper. With a signed inscription by the author to the half title page. The Severn Edition. With th…
The Fortress
Hugh Walpole · 1932 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)
London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1932. First edition. Cloth. A limited large paper edition of this historical fiction novel set in the Lake District, signed by the author. The first and limited large paper edition, limited to three hundred and ten unnumbered copies.Signed by t…
Three First Edition Works on George Romney
Alex Kidson; Patricia Jaffe · 1977 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)
London, National Portrait Gallery; Narodna Gallerija; Cambridge University Press, 1977-2002. First edition. Paperback. London: National Portrait Gallery; Narodna Gallerija; Cambridge University Press, 1977-2002. First edition. Paperback. Very Good Indeed. 11" by 9.5"; 9.5" by 6.…
The Biographical Edition of the Works of Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens · 1905 · Rooke Books
£1,600.00 (€1,917.83 | $2,113.70 | ¥337,531)
London, Chapman and Hall, 1905-1906. Leather. The complete Biographical Edition of this Charles Dickens collection, profusely illustrated and bound in attractive signed half calf by Bayntun. The Biographical Edition. Complete in nineteen volumes. An attractive and bright set of…
The Chace, the Turf, and the Road
Nimrod [Charles James Apperley] · 1837 · Rooke Books
£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.32 | ¥23,205)
London, John Murray, 1837. First edition. Leather. An illustrated first edition of Nimrod's 1837 work covering fox hunting, coach driving and horse racing. A smart first edition in book form, first published in the Quarterly Review in 1835. In half morocco, in a signed Sawy…
The Muse in Chains
Stephen Potter · 1937 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1937 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of this very scarce satirical work surrounding the history of English literature, written by Stephen Potter. The first edition. Very scarce work. Signed by the author, to 'Joan Viver with best wishe…
The Toll
Michael Mewshaw · 1974 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)
London, The Bodley Head, 1974 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first UK edition of Michael Mewshaw's suspenseful novel, in the original illustrated dust wrapper. The first UK edition, first impression. First published the year prior in the US, this UK first edition i…
The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ
Philip Pullman · 2010 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)
London, Canongate, 2010 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of Philip Pullman's fictionalisation of the life of Jesus Christ. A signed first edition, first impression of Philip Pullman's 2010 novel retelling the story of Jesus, as if he were two people: …
The Progress of the Nation: In Its Various Social and Economic Relations from the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century
G. R. Porter; F. W. Hirst [ed.] · 1912 · Rooke Books
£58.00 (€69.52 | $76.62 | ¥12,235)
London, Methuen and Co Ltd , 1912. Cloth. A pleasing new edition of this impressive history of the United Kingdom, as seen through its statistical, social and commercial development. A new edition of this work, edited by F. W. Hirst. In the original gilt stamped cloth binding.…
Talks with Shepherds
Walter Johnson · 1925 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)
London, George Routledge and Sons Ltd , 1925. First edition. Cloth. The author's presentation copy of this charming work, documenting Walter Johnson's conversations and observations of shepherds, with the author's corrections. First edition. The author's pre…