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The Complete Hostess by Quaglino
Giovanni Quaglino; Charles Graves [ed.] · 1935 · Rooke Books
£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.93 | ¥104,424)
London, Hamish Hamilton Publisher, 1935. First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of The Complete Hostess by London restauranter, Giovanni Quaglino, with superb illustrations. An excellent first edition, second impression of Giovanni Quaglino's The Complete Hostess. Ed…
An Annotated Bibliography of Asian Big Game Hunting Books, 1780 to 1980
Kenneth P. Czech · 2003 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)
St. Cloud, Minnesota, Land's Edge Press, 2003. First edition. Cloth. Signed limited first edition of this detailled bibliography of Asian big game hunting books published between 1780 and 1980, featuring sixteen pages of colour plates. Limited first edition. No. 85 of 750.I…
Eternal Helen
Frank Pearce Sturm · 1921 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)
Oxford , Basil Blackwell, 1921. First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of this very scarce poetical volume from Frank Pearce Sturm. Author's presentation copy to one H. E. Powell to the front endpaper, inscribed "There are so few fine men that a writer can send hi…
Country Cracks: Old Tales from the County of Armagh
T. G. F. Paterson · 1945 · Rooke Books
£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)
Dundalk, W. Tempest, Dundalgan Press, 1945. Cloth. Lovely signed collection of folk tales from the Irish county of Armagh, illustrated and in the original unclipped dust wrapper. In publisher's original green quarter-cloth binding with paper-covered boards. In the original …
The Modern History and Condition of Egypt, Its Climate, Diseases, and Capabilities
William Holt Yates · 1843 · Rooke Books
£1,200.00 (€1,438.37 | $1,585.27 | ¥253,148)
London, Smith, Elder and Co. 1843. First edition. Cloth. The scarce complete first edition of this compelling account from physician and traveller William Holt Yates, with a signed letter. With a signed letter from the author, loosely inserted. First edition. Complete in two vo…
The Angler&Apos;S Note-Book and Naturalist&Apos;S Record: A Repertory of Fact, Inquiry and Discussion on Field-Sports and Subjects of Natural History
1880 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)
London, William Satchell & Co. 1880 . Leather. A smartly bound copy of this comprehensive collection of contents on fishing, with 6 plates. The Green Series complete.In a half green morocco binding. A signed binding by Hatchards. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and five furthe…
The Glamour of Egypt
B. M. W. Jesson · 1935 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)
London, Heath Cranton Limited, 1935. First edition. Cloth. Scarce first edition of this wonderfully illustrated travel volume on Egypt from Beatrice M. W. Jesson, signed with an inscription to the title page. First edition. Scarce.In publisher's original blue cloth binding.…
Mr. Charles King of England Cromwell a Character Study
John Drinkwater · 1929 · Rooke Books
£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.98 | ¥34,808)
London, Hodder and Stoughton Publishers, 1929; [1927] (Dated from author&apos. Cloth. London: Hodder and Stoughton Publishers, 1929; [1927] (Dated from author's ink inscription). Cloth. Very Good. 7" by 5". None. A very smart, very scarce signed pair of biographies of histo…
Len Deighton an Annotated Bibliography 1954-1985
Edward Milward-Oliver; Julian Symons [Intro.] · 1985 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)
London, The Sammler Press, 1985. First edition. Cloth. An excellent copy of the limited edition bibliography of Deighton's works, double signed by the celebrated Britsh author himself. A first edition of Len Deighton An Annotated Bibliography 1954-1985, compiled by Edward M…
The Collected Plays of John Drinkwater
John Drinkwater · 1925 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)
London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1925. First edition. Leather. John Drinkwater's own personal copies of his collected plays, complete in two volumes. With volume I present in the limited edition, and volume II in the trade edition and signed by Drinkwater. John Drinkwater's…
(1983) Jumping the Queue; (1984) the Camomile Lawn; (1985) Harnessing Peacocks; (1986) the Vacillations of Poppy Carew; (1988) Second Fiddle; (1990) a Sensible Life; (1997) Part of the Furniture.
Mary Wesley · 1983 · Rooke Books
£225.00 (€269.69 | $297.24 | ¥47,465)
London; New York; Toronto; Sydney; Auckland, Macmillan; Bantam Press, 1983-1997. First edition. Cloth. Lovely collection of seven works from best-selling English novelist Mary Wesley, five of which are first editions, including one signed copy. Seven works from best-selling Eng…
Blood Sport; Enquiry; Rat Race; Bonecrack; Smokescreen; Knock Down; High Stakes; in the Frame; Risk; Trial Run; Whip Hand; Banker
Dick Francis · 1967 · Rooke Books
£850.00 (€1,018.85 | $1,122.90 | ¥179,313)
London, Michael Joseph , 1967-1982. First edition. Cloth. An excellent set offering twelve first edition crime novels from Dick Francis, six of which are flat signed by the author. The first edition, first impressions of these works.With six copies signed by the author, as indic…
Atonement
Ian McEwan · 2001 · Rooke Books
£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.58 | ¥35,863)
London, Jonathan Cape, 2001 . First edition. Cloth. A fine signed first edition of Ian McEwan's poignant novel set across three time periods. Signed by the author to the title page. First edition, fifth impression. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper…
Brethren Crusade Requiem Insurrection Renegade Kingdom Sons of the Blood Court of Wolves
Robyn Young · 2006 · Rooke Books
£455.00 (€545.38 | $601.08 | ¥95,985)
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 2006; 2007; 2008; 2010; 2012; 20. First edition. Cloth. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2006; 2007; 2008; 2010; 2012; 2014; 2018. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 9.5" by 6.5". None. A lovely 8 volume first edition set of all of Robyn Young's publica…
The Hot Gates and Other Occasional Pieces the Pyramid the Scorpion God, Three Short Novels
William Golding · 1965 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)
London, Faber and Faber, 1965-1971. First edition. Hardback. London: Faber and Faber, 1965-1971. First edition. Hardback. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6"; 7.5" by 5"; 8" by 5.5" . None. A pleasing set, comprised of two first editions and one second edition of works b…
The Little Stranger
Sarah Waters · 2009 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)
London, Virago, 2009 . First edition. Cloth. A very smart limited edition signed copy of Sarah Water's gothic ghost story, in the original slipcase. A limited edition, with this copy being no.808/1000.Signed by the author to the half title page.In a beautiful red cloth bind…
Miss Browne: The Story of a Superior Mouse
[Ellyn Hall] · 1899 · Rooke Books
£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)
London, Ernest Nister , [1899]. Cloth. A charmingly illustrated retelling of this classic children's fable about the town mouse and the country mouse. An uncommon work.In the original quarter green cloth binding, with paper covered pictorial boards.A retelling of Aesop&apos…
Vistas
William Sharp · 1894 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)
Chicago , Stone and Kimball, 1894. First edition. Cloth. An attractive presentation copy of William Sharp's dramatic sketches, a limited first US edition on small paper of 600 copies. Author's presentation inscription to the front free endpaper dedicated to one W. Earl…
Quatrains Life&Apos;S Mystery and Other Poems
William Wilsey Martin · 1891 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)
London, Elkin Mathews, 1891. First edition. Cloth. The author's presentation copy of this very scarce collection of quatrains, with additional poems inscribed by the author. The author's presentation copy, inscribed and dated to front free endpaper, Christmas 1893. Als…
The Letters of Charles and Mary Anne Lamb Volume I 1796-1801 the Letters of Charles and Mary Anne Lamb Volume II 1801-1809 the Letters of Charles and Mary Anne Lamb Volume III 1809-1817
Charles Lamb; Mary Anne Lamb; Edwin W. Marrs, Jr. [ed.] · 1975 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)
Ithaca; London, Cornell University Press, 1975; 1976; 1978. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition set compiling the letters of writers and siblings Charles and Mary Anne Lamb, illustrated throughout. A set of very smart first editions, which collect the letters of Charles…