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Musical Chairs a Songbook for Anxious Children
James Broughton · 1950 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)
San Francisco, The Centaur Press, 1950. First edition. Cloth. A signed, limited edition copy of James Broughton's poetry collection. An association copy. Signed by Broughton to the recto of front endpaper, 'for Barbara, with love and poetry, even, James&apos. Loosely i…
Clara&Apos;S Heart
Joseph Olshan · 1985 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1985. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Joseph Olshan's touching novel about a young boy and his housekeeper, a presentation copy to the publisher Tom Maschler. The first edition of this work. Signed by the author to the half-title, &apo…
A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of the Art of Fencing
George Roland · 1823 · Rooke Books
£2,700.00 (€3,236.33 | $3,566.86 | ¥569,584)
London, Archd Constable and Company, 1823. First edition. Leather. A scarce, first edition copy of fencing master George Roland's treatise on fencing. Signed by Roland to the front endpaper. With an inscription from the author to the verso of half-title, 'To Lockhart E…
A New Short and Easy Method of Fencing
William Hope · 1707 · Rooke Books
£3,500.00 (€4,195.24 | $4,623.71 | ¥738,349)
Edinburgh, James Watson, 1707. First edition. Leather. A smartly bound, extremely scarce first edition of this important treatise on Fencing. In a contemporary binding, retaining the original endpapers. With the bookplate of one Mark Dineley to the front pastedown. Possibly the …
Directions for the Gardiner at Says-Court But Which May Be of Use for Other Gardens
John Evelyn; Geoffrey Keynes · 1932 · Rooke Books
£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.16 | ¥71,725)
London, Nonesuch Press, 1932. First edition. Paperback. A signed bright, limited edition copy of John Evelyn's advice to gardeners. Held in a custom slip-case. Geoffrey Keynes' copy, with his signature. First edition thus. Limited edition, numbered 73 of 625 copies pri…
Things New and Old
None · 1923 · Rooke Books
£525.00 (€629.29 | $693.56 | ¥110,752)
London, William Heinemann, 1923. Cloth. A signed limited edition collection of fifty plates by the caricaturist Max Beerbohm, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. A limited edition work, limited to three hundred and eighty copies, of which this is numbered two hundred and twen…
Wild Lone the Story of a Pytchley Fox
BB; D. J. Watkins-Pitchford; Sir Charles Frederick · 1938 · Rooke Books
£750.00 (€898.98 | $990.80 | ¥158,218)
London, Eyre and Spottiswood, 1938. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Denys James Watkins-Pitchford's charming children's novel about a fox, illustrated, in a signed binding by Sangorski and Sutcliffe. The first edition of this work. In a signed binding by S…
The Impressionist
Hari Kunzru · 2002 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)
London, Hamish Hamilton, 2002. First edition. Cloth. A signed, first editon copy of Hari Kunzru's award winning debut novel. Accompanied by a signed copy of the uncorrected proof. The first edition, with the original unclipped dustwrapper. Signed by Hari Kunzru to the title…
The Studio
Charles Holme; Various · 1910 · Rooke Books
£2,000.00 (€2,397.28 | $2,642.12 | ¥421,914)
London, The Studio, LTD, 1910-12. Leather. A fifteen volume set of the artistic volumes published by periodical 'The Studio', all volumes edited by Charles Holme. Illustrated profusely with many colour and monochrome plates. In a signed binding by Henderson & Bisset. I…
The Pattern Poems of Milosz at the Mountjoy Hotel the Apostle&Apos;S Secretary Giacomo Leopardi in Naples Some Dogs
C. H. Sisson et al. · 1993 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)
London, Enitharmon Pamphlets, 1993. Paperback. A limited edition collection of signed poetry pamphlets from Enitharmon Pamphlets, containing six pamphlets by influential poets. A limited edition work, comprising of two hundred numbered copies, of which the first fifty were signe…
The Thief Lord
Cornelia Funke · 2002 · Rooke Books
£300.00 (€359.59 | $396.32 | ¥63,287)
Frome, The Chicken House , 2002. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this novel by international bestselling children's author, Cornelia Funke. Signed by Funke to the half-title and with the original promotional bookmark. A fine copy of this work, which has since bee…
Who&Apos;S Sorry Now
Howard Eric Jacobson · 2002 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)
London, Jonathan Cape, 2002. First edition. Cloth. A fine, signed, first edition copy of this novel by Man Booker Prize winning author, Howard Jacobson. The first edition first impression of this work. Jacobson is known for producing comic novels that often revolve around the di…
Five Boys
Mick Jackson · 2001 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)
London, Faber and Faber, 2001. First edition. Cloth. A fine, first edition copy of this novel by award winning author, Mick Jackson. 'Five Boys' is set during the second world war, and is Jackson's second novel. Signed by the author to the title page. With the ver…
The Blue Bedspread
Raj Kamal Jha · 1999 · Rooke Books
£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)
London, Picador, 1999. First edition. Cloth. A fine, signed copy of Raj Kamal Jha's award winning novel, 'The Blue Bedspread&apos. Regarded as a coming of age of the Indian novel, this tale is left to readers to formulate their own theories and connections. Signed by t…
The Forcing Fruit and Kitchen Gardener: Comprehending the Forcing of Asparagus, Cucumber, Cherries, Figs, Grapes, Melons, Mushrooms, Nectarines, Peaches, Pineapples and Strawberries. Together with the Management of the Green-House - Culture of Wall and Orchard Fruit - Kitchen Vegetables, Sallads, and Herbs
Walter Nicol · 1802 · Rooke Books
£345.00 (€413.53 | $455.77 | ¥72,780)
Edinburgh, T. Cadell Jun & W. Davies, 1802. Hardback. A very scarce third edition of Walter Nicol's work on gardening, offering a wide range of helpful advice on growing fruit and vegetables, illustrated with six plates. A very scarce work. The third edition of this work. A…
The Principal Corrections and Additions to the First Edition of Mr. Boswell&Apos;S Life of Dr. Johnson
James Boswell · 1793 · Rooke Books
£9,000.00 (€10,787.77 | $11,889.55 | ¥1,898,612)
London, Henry Baldwin , 1793. First edition. Fine Binding. A finely bound copy of this very scarce work with manuscript corrections and additions to Boswell's 'Life of Johnson&apos. The first edition. With nine contemporary manuscript corrections in black in to referen…
The Crime Trade Relentless Deadline Target the Business of Dying a Good Day to Die the Murder Exchange Severed
Simon Kernick · 2004 · Rooke Books
£210.00 (€251.71 | $277.42 | ¥44,301)
London, Bantam Press, 2004-9. First edition. Cloth. The first editions of these collected eight novels by Simon Kernick, with five of the volumes being signed. The first edition, first impressions of these works. 'The Crime Trade', 'Relentless', 'A Good …
Selections of Thomas Coke Squance
Herbert Salisbury Squance · 1899 · Rooke Books
£800.00 (€958.91 | $1,056.85 | ¥168,765)
Sunderland, Private Circulation, 1899. First edition. Fine Binding. The first edition of this very scarce collection of Thomas Coke Squance's poetry. Edited by Herbert Salisbury Squance, his son. Printed for private circulation. In a beautiful Zaehnsdorf binding, with their…
Darkness Comes
Dean Koontz · 1984 · Rooke Books
£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.90 | ¥59,068)
London, W H Allen, 1984. First edition. Cloth. The true first edition of this thriller novel by best-selling American author Dean Koontz. 'Darkness Comes' is also known under the title 'Darkfall&apos. It was renamed for the U.S publication of October 1984. This U.…
Freemasonry in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
F D Laugharne · 1991 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)
Not Stated, Not Stated, 1991. First edition. Cloth. A very bright, limited edition history on Freemasonry in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The first edition of this work. From the library of the 'Lodge of Harmony', Fareham. This lodge was first warranted in 1796 and…