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Melloney Holtspur
John Masefield · 1922 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)
London , William Heinemann , 1922. Vellum. A lovely signed, limited edition copy of John Masefield's tragically romantic play, Melloney Holtspur. A limited edition, signed copy of this play by John Masefield. This edition was limited to five hundred and thirty copies, of w…
What I Remember in Two Volumes
Thomas Adolphus Trollope · 1887 · Rooke Books
£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.11 | ¥61,177)
London, Richard Bentley and Son, 1887 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Thomas Adolphus Trollope's autobiographical work complete in two volumes. Told in two volumes in original publisher's cloth bindings. Trollope's autobiography includes topics …
Itineraire Descriptif, Historique Et Archeologique de L&Apos;Orient
Emile Isambert · 1881 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)
Paris, Hachette et Cie, 1881. Cloth. An original French travel guide to Greece and Turkey, a detailed guide complete with many maps and plans. A new and revised edition of this scarce work.In the original French. Illustrated with five folding maps and plans, and in-text maps an…
Frederick Locker-Lampson; a Character Sketch
Augustine Birrell · 1920 · Rooke Books
£260.00 (€311.65 | $343.48 | ¥54,849)
London, Constable and Company, 1920. First edition. Cloth. An attractive copy of the signed Limited Edition of Augustine Birrell's biography of his father-in-law, Frederick Locker-Lampson. The signed limited edition, first edition of this biographical study from British Lib…
The Essex Serpent
Sarah Perry · 2016 · Rooke Books
£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)
London, Serpent's Tail, 2016 . First edition. Cloth. A signed fifth impression of Sarah Perry's award-winning Gothic romance. A signed copy of the fifth impression of the first edition of Sarah Perry's 2016 novel, in the publisher's original price unclipped d…
The Playmaker
Thomas Keneally · 1987 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)
London, Sydney, Auckland, Toronto, Hodder & Stoughton, 1987 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition, first printing of Thomas Keneally's fiction novel with the original dust wrapper. First edition, first printing of The Playmaker by award winning author Thomas Kene…
The Biographer&Apos;S Tale
A. S. Byatt · 2000 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)
London, Chatto & Windus, 2000 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression of A. S. Byatt's fiction novel signed by the author. First edition, first printing of The Biographer's Tale by A. S. Byatt, in original publisher's binding with the unclippe…
The Sport of Our Ancestors, Being a Collection of Prose and Verse Setting Forth the Sport of Fox-Hunting As They Knew It.
Various; Lord Willoughby De Broke (ED) · 1925 · Rooke Books
£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.29 | ¥58,013)
London, Constable and Co. Ltd. 1925. Leather. A collection of prose and verse regarding fox-hunting, in a handsome half calf binding. A second impression. In a handsome half calf red binding by Henry Sotheran. With 16 monochrome and 4 colour plates by G. D. Armour. Collated comp…
True History of the Kelly Gang
Peter Carey · 2001 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)
London, Faber and Faber, 2001. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition, first impression, of Peter Carey's Man Booker Prize winning Australian novel 'True History of the Kelly Gang&apos. A signed first edition, first impression of this work, in the original unclip…
The Little Sister
Raymond Chandler · 1949 · Rooke Books
£2,500.00 (€2,996.60 | $3,302.65 | ¥527,392)
Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1949 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptional copy of the first US edition of Raymond Chandler's fifth Philip Marlowe detective novel. The first US edition, first impression of Raymond Chandler's 1949 novel, published three months after …
The Habit and the Horse; a Treatise on Female Equitation
Mrs. J. Stirling Clarke · 1857 · Rooke Books
£975.00 (€1,168.68 | $1,288.03 | ¥205,683)
London, The Authoress; Day and Son, 1857. First edition. Leather. In a wonderful signed Sotheran binding, this is an exceptionally lovely copy of Mrs. J. Stirling Clarke's guide to the female equestrian, illustrated with tinted chromolithographs. A wonderful copy of this gu…
Love Is Blind
William Boyd · 2018 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)
London , Viking , 2018. First edition. Cloth. An exclusive signed edition of William Boyd's Love is Blind. First exclusive signed edition of this work. This novel is set at the end of the nineteenth century and follow Brodie Moncur, a young Scottish musician. Love is blind…
His Majesty&Apos;S Minesweepers and Coastal Command
Ministry of Information · 1943 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)
London , His Majesty's Stationary Office, 1943. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. Two fascinating, first edition volumes from the Second World War that detail the work of Coastal Command and Minesweepers during the war, with illustrations throughout. Two volumes from the Se…
Our Village
Mary Russell Mitford · 1893 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)
London, Macmillan and Co. 1893. Leather. A beautifully bound copy of Hugh Thomson's illustrated edition of Our Village by Mary Mitford. The first Hugh Thomson edition, second impression. In a signed straight grain morocco binding by Truslove and Hanson. Profusely illustrate…
Narrow Road to the Deep North
Richard Flanagan · 2014 · Rooke Books
£255.00 (€305.65 | $336.87 | ¥53,794)
London , Chatto & Winduss, 2014. First edition. Cloth. A stunning first English edition, first impression signed work of Richard Flanagan's savagely beautiful Booker Prize winning novel Narrow Road to the Deep North. The first English edition, first impression of this work.…
Studies in Contemporary Biography
James Bryce · 1903 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)
London, Macmillan and Co. 1903. First edition. Leather. James Bryce's study of contemporary biography in a signed Harrison & Son binding, the first edition. The first edition of this work. Containing a series of studies in contemporary biography by James Bryce, including ch…
Solar
Ian McEwan · 2010 · Rooke Books
£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,282)
London, Jonathan Cape, 2010. First edition. Cloth. Signed first impression of this satirical novel by Ian McEwan, a lovely copy. First edition, first impression of this work. A satire by Ian McEwan, concerning a Novel-prize physicist who seeks a solar-based solution to climate c…
The Enclosure
Susan Hill · 1961 · Rooke Books
£380.00 (€455.48 | $502.00 | ¥80,164)
London, Hutchinson of London , 1961. First edition. Cloth. Scarce first edition of Susan Hill's brilliant first novel, written at the age of 15. Signed by the author with dedication. Scarce first edition of this novel. Written by the author of acclaimed titles such as &apos…
A Museum for Young Gentlemen and Ladies; or, a Private Tutor for Little Masters and Misses
Anonymous · 1790 · Rooke Books
£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.29 | ¥58,013)
London, F. Power and Co, 1790. Cloth. The very scarce twelfth edition of this fascinating educational guide for the 'little masters and misses' of the latter half of the eighteenth century. Covering a variety of subjects. The twelfth edition of this very scarce eightee…
The Myths: A Short History of Myth, the Penelopiad, and Weight. With an Original Essay by Philip Pullman
Karen Armstrong; Margaret Atwood; Jeanette Winterson; Philip Pullman · 2005 · Rooke Books
£540.00 (€647.27 | $713.37 | ¥113,917)
London, Canongate, 2005. First edition. Cloth. A wonderful, signed, Limited Edition set of three retellings of classical myth by Margaret Atwood, Jeanette Winterson and Karen Armstrong. With an original essay on myths by Philip Pullman. No. 580 of 1500 signed, limited edition se…