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Ode to the Dodo
Christopher Logue · 1981 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1981. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of poetry by English poet Christopher Logue, enclosed in the original dust wrapper. A collection of poetry by Christopher Logue written betweeb 1953 and 1978. Including 'Wand and Quadran…
A Friend of Kafka
Isaac Bashevis Singer · 1970 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)
New York , Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 1970. First edition. Cloth. An exceptional collection of Isaav Bashevis Singer's short stories in a smart dust wrapper. With such stories as 'The Key', 'Br. Beeber', 'Pigeons', 'The Joker', 'T…
The Snowman
Charles Haldeman · 1965 · Rooke Books
£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,016)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1965. First edition. Cloth. A striking first edition of Charles Haldeman's novel set in the fictional town of Joseph's Landing, a town isolated from the Second World War. The first edition of this uncommon work.In the original unclipped dust wrap…
Old Mortality
Sir Walter Scott · 1878 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)
London, Marcus Ward & Co, 1878. Leather. A lovely edition of this historical novel from Sir Walter Scott, illustrated throughout and in a full calf prize binding. A delightfully illustrated edition of this 'Waverley Novel' from Sir Walter Scott, in a bright full calf s…
Peter Beckford Esquire: Sportsman, Traveller, Man of Letters
A. Henry Higginson · 1937 · Rooke Books
£36.00 (€43.15 | $47.56 | ¥7,594)
London, Collins, 1937. First edition. Cloth. A first edition biographical work on the life of hunter Peter Beckford, written by A. Henry Higginson with a signed inscription from the author to the half-title page. First edition.With an ink inscription to the half-title page which…
South Wales Echo
Geradus Cambrensis · 1973 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)
Edinburgh, Enitharmon Press, 1973. First edition. Cloth. A smart edition of this insightful poem from Geradus Cambrensis, signed by the author. A first edition, in the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Geradus Cambrensis" moving poem "South Wales Echo". Focusing on an experience…
The Old Forest Ranger; or, Wild Sports of India on the Neilgherry Hills, in the Jungles, and on the Plains.
Captain Walter Campbell · 1845 · Rooke Books
£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)
London, Jeremiah Row, 1845. Leather. A fine, leather bound edition of this captivating work from Captain Walter Campbell. Illustrated with seven full plates. Originally published in 1842, "The Old Forest Ranger; Or, Wild Sports of India on the Neilgherry Hills, in the Jungles an…
Salmon Fishing by W. Earl Hodgson Author of "Trout Fishing" with a Frontispiece by Joseph Farquharson, a Facsimile in Colours of a Model Set of Flies for Scotland, Ireland, England and Wales, Illustrations of Angling Scenes Characteristic of These Parts of the United Kingdom, and Pictures of Salmon Passes.
W. Earl Hodgson · 1920 · Rooke Books
£48.00 (€57.53 | $63.41 | ¥10,126)
London, A. & C. Black, LTD, 1920. Cloth. A smart edition of W. Earl Hodgson"s delightfully illustrated "Salmon Fishing". A very smart edition of W. Earl Hodgson"s beautifully illustrated "Salmon Fishing". Containing a Frontispiece by Joseph Farquharson, a Facsimile in Colours of…
Edwardians Go Fishing or Many Days on Many Waters
George Cornwallis-West · 1932 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)
London, Putnam, 1932. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of George Cornwallis-West"s delightfully illustrated "Edwardians Go Fishing Or Many Days on Many Waters". A very smart, signed first edition of George Cornwallis-West"s guide to fishing. Intended as a work to pro…
The Lonsdale Library Volume VII Fox-Hunting
Sir Charles Frederick; Cecil Aldin; James Andrews et al. · 0 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)
London, Seeley, Service & Co. Limited. First edition. Cloth. A smart edition of the Fox-Hunting volume from the Lonsdale Library of Sports, Games and Pastimes. Beautifully illustrated and in the original dust wrapper. A smart first edition in the original dust wrapper. Volume VI…
Water, Rock and Sand
Peter Levi S. J. · 1962 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)
London, Andre Deutsch, 1962. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first impression of this poetry anthology by Peter Levi, presentation copy inscribed by the author to front free endpaper. The first edition of this work. Second volume of poetry by Peter Levi, containing many poems dee…
The Flora of Warwickshire
James E. Bagnall · 1891 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)
London, Gurney & Jackson, 1891. Leather. A signed copy of this fascinating work on the flora and plants of Warwickshire, containing a large folding map and nicely bound in half morocco. An interesting work on the flora, flowering plants, ferns, mosses, and lichens of Warwickshir…
Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry
William Carleton · 1836 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.82 | ¥83,328)
London, Baldwin and Cradock , 1836. Leather. A five volume collection of sketches of Irish rural life by William Carleton, the fourth edition in uniform bindings signed Sotheran. A series of sketches on the stereotypical nineteenth century Irishman, both humorous and melancholic…
O Dreams, O Destinations": An Autobiography
Phyllis E. Bentley · 1962 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)
London, Victor Gollancz, 1962. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Phyllis E. Bentley's autobiography, complete with its vanishingly scarce dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of Phyllis E. Bentley's autobiographical work. Phyllis was a prolif…
Breaking the Code
Moelwyn Merchant · 1975 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)
Llandysul, Gomer Press, 1975. First edition. Paperback. A wonderful signed first edition copy of Merchant's work of poetry, accompanied by illustrated plates of his various sculptural creations. First Edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the front endpaper, s…
Noah and the Waters
Cecil Day Lewis · 1936 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)
London, Leonard and Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press, 1936. First edition. Cloth. A bright copy of the first trade edition of Cecil Day Lewis's morality play inspired by the Biblical story of Noah's ark. The first trade edition of this work, issued together with a l…
The Doings of Donovan in and out of Hospital
W. Pett Ridge · 1918 · Rooke Books
£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.55 | ¥30,589)
London, Country Life , [1918]. First edition. Hardback. An uncommon copy of this series of comic strip sketches by W. Pett Ridge and J. H. Dowd, signed by both author and illustrator. A work by W. Pett Ridge and masterfully illustrated by J. H. Dowd. A series of comic sketches c…
Distant Relations
Peter Macey · 1975 · Rooke Books
£58.00 (€69.52 | $76.62 | ¥12,235)
London, Dennis Dobson, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this science fiction by Peter Macey, a bright copy. The first edition of this work. A science fiction concerning a mysterious project and a biological revolution, following the relationship between Hele…
My Friend Flora and My Friend My Father
Jane Duncan · 1962 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)
London, Macmillan & Co LTD, 1962-65. First edition. Cloth. Two first edition novels from Jane Duncan's 'My Friend' series, presented in lovely unclipped dust wrappers which were designed by Virginia Smith. First Edition. In the original unclipped dust wrappers, w…
The Avatars a Futurist Fantasy
A. E.; [George William Russell] · 1933 · Rooke Books
£795.00 (€952.92 | $1,050.24 | ¥167,711)
London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1933. First edition. Cloth. A nice first edition copy of this uncommon to find dystopia novel by George William Russell, signed by himself to his friend Lota Law, wife of Hugh Alexander Law, and owner of the house where Russell would often go t…