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Adams&Apos;S Chronicle of Bristol
William Adams · 1910 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)
Bristol, J W Arrowsmith, 1910. Cloth. The first printing in book form of this seventeenth century historical account of the city of Bristol by William Adams, Francis F. Fox's presentation copy. Antiquarian Francis Fox came in possession of William Adams's Chronicle of …
Polaroids from the Dead
Douglas Coupland · 1996 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)
London, Flamingo, 1996. Cloth. An excellent signed first U.K. edition of Douglas Coupland's short story collection, providing an insightful commentary on the 1990s. Signed by the author to the title page.A collection of short stories and essays, each inspired by an old Pola…
Plain or Ringlets?
[Robert Smith Surtees] · 1860 · Rooke Books
£600.00 (€719.18 | $792.64 | ¥126,574)
London, Bradbury & Evans, 1860. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this popular Surtees hunting novel, illustrated beautifully with hand-coloured plates throughout, with an impressive provenance. The first edition of this work.'Plain or Ringlets' is one of Ro…
The Silence
Alison Bruce · 2012 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
London, Constable, 2012. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed first edition of this exciting DC Gary Goodhew novel by Alison Bruce, a thrilling mystery novel. The first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original unclipped dustwra…
Jericho
Dirk Bogarde · 1992 · Rooke Books
£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)
London, Viking, 1992. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition of this southern France set novel by Dirk Bogarde, signed by Bogarde to the title page. The first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.…
The Life of Charles James Mathews Chiefly Autobiographical with Selections from His Correspondence and Speeches
Charles James Mathews; Charles Dickens · 1879 · Rooke Books
£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.98 | ¥34,808)
London, Macmillan and Co, 1879. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this interesting biography on the life of the great actor Charles James Mathews, from the library of the Bright Young Thing Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. The first edition of this work.Complete in two volumes…
Music for Chameleons: New Writing by Truman Capote
Truman Capote · 1980 · Rooke Books
£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,282)
New York, Random House, 1980. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition, second impression of Capote's short story collection, the first he had published in fourteen years. Presented in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Split into three parts, this collection includes s…
A Natural Curiosity
Margaret Drabble · 1989 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
London, Viking, 1989. First edition. Cloth. A flawless, first edition copy of this novel by Margaret Drabble, in the original dust wrapper and signed by the author. This work, A Natural Curiosity, is a sequel to Margaret Drabble's earlier work, The Radiant Way. It continu…
Gerald&Apos;S Party
Robert Coover · 1986 · Rooke Books
£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,915)
London, Heinemann, 1986. First edition. Cloth. a Gerald's Party is Robert Coover's fourth novel and centres around the narration of main character, Gerald, as he attends a party. The party turns grim when a beautiful actress is murdered, though Coover plays with the tr…
Billington: Victorian Executioner
Alison Bruce · 2009 · Rooke Books
£46.00 (€55.14 | $60.77 | ¥9,704)
Stroud, The History Press, 2009. First edition. Cloth. An interesting work looking at the true crimes committed in Victorian England, the criminals of such crimes all executed by James Billington. The first edition, signed by the author. The first edition of this work by Alison …
Cambridge Black
Alison Bruce · 2017 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
London, Constable , 2017. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed first edition, first impression of this crime novel in the Gary Goodhew series by Alison Bruce. A first edition, first impression of this novel. A crime fiction by Alison Bruce, author of the Cambridge based series …
A Sleep of Prisoners & the Dark Is Light Enough
Christopher Fry · 1951 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)
London, New York and Toronto, Oxford University Press, 1951-54. First edition. Cloth. A smart collection of two first editions of Christopher Fry's celebrated plays, each complete with a Ronald Searle illustrated dust wrapper. 'A Sleep of Prisoners' follows four E…
Easter: A Play for Singers
John Masefield · 1929 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)
London, William Heinemann, 1929 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this short lyrical play from a former Poet Laureate, signed by the author. The signed first edition of this work, a Limited Edition, no. 257 of 375 copies signed by the author. In the publisher's o…
Memoirs of Mary, the Young Duchess of Burgundy, and Her Contemporaries
Louisa Stuart Costello · 1853 · Rooke Books
£1,500.00 (€1,797.96 | $1,981.59 | ¥316,435)
London, Richard Bentley, 1853. Fine Binding. A copy of this scarce work by Louisa Stuart Costello, in handsome binding by August De Decker-Lemaire from Ghent. A very comprehensive history of the Mary of Burgundy, who reigned over the Burgundian state, in modern day France, from …
The Married Life of Anne of Austria, Queen of France, Mother of Louis XIV and Don Sebastian, King of Portugal; the Regency of Anne of Austria, Queen Regent of France, Mother of Louis XIV
Martha Walker Freer · 1864 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)
London, Tinsley Brothers, 1864-1866. First edition. Leather. Four first edition volumes detailing the life of Anne of Austria, Queen of France, during her marriage and time as regent of France. The work of English writer on French history Martha Walker Freer. Her works were popu…
War Letters to a Wife: France and Flanders, 1915-1919
Rowland Fielding · 1929 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)
London, The Medici Society, 1929. Cloth. An early impression of this scarce work, signed by the author. A fascinating first person account of a British soldier's experiences in the First World War. A signed third impression of Rowland Fielding's work, with the inscript…
The Bitter Lake
Lawrence P. Bachmann · 1969 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)
London, Collins, 1969. First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of this scarce first edition novel by film producer Lawrence Bachmann, inscribed to American author Paul Gallico and his wife Virginia. The first edition of this novel by Lawrence Paul Bachmann, American film producer wh…
Target Five
Colin Forbes · 1973 · Rooke Books
£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,016)
London, Collins, 1973 . First edition. Cloth. A fast-paced first edition thriller by Colin Forbes set in the icy waters of Greenland, complete with a bright and menacing unclipped dust wrapper. A thrilling adventure novel set in the frozen expanses off Greenland's coast, de…
The Dictionary of 20th Century British Book Illustrators
Alan Horne · 1994 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)
Suffolk, Antique Collectors' Club, 1994. Cloth. A comprehensive reference book to the most notable British illustrators of the 20th century, including the dust wrapper and signed by the author. Along with its predecessor, 'The Dictionary of 19th Century British Book Il…
Gloves and the Man: The Romance of the Ring
Eugene Corri · 1927 · Rooke Books
£225.00 (€269.69 | $297.24 | ¥47,465)
London, Hutchinson & Co, 1927. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition memoir from an important figure in the history of British boxing. The scarce first edition of this memoir of Eugene Corri, a man who spent forty-five years as a boxing referee, and who in 1907 was suppos…