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The Wall

John Lanchester · 2019 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, Faber and Faber , 2019. First edition. Cloth. An excellent signed first edition, first printing of John Lanchester's topically dystopian novel. The first edition, first printing. Signed by the author to the title page. With the publisher's original unclipped …

Books One to Five of the Jesse Jameson Series

Sean Wright · 2003 · Rooke Books

£525.00 (€629.29 | $693.56 | ¥110,752)

London, Crowswing Books, 2003-2006. First edition. Cloth. A set of five limited edition, signed volumes from the Jesse Jameson fantasy series by British author Sean Wright. Five volumes of a six volume set, lacking volume six. Signed by the author to the title pages. With a hand…

Jesse Jameson and the Stonehenge of Spelfindial

Sean Wright · 2006 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.48 | ¥94,931)

London, Crowswing Books, 2006. First edition. Cloth. A very smart limited edition of this charming children's fantasy novel from the Jesse Jameson series by British author Sean Wright, with a hand-drawn illustration from the author. First edition, first impression. Limited …

The Bell Jar

Victoria Lucas [Sylvia Plath] · 1963 · Rooke Books

£11,750.00 (€14,084.03 | $15,522.46 | ¥2,478,743)

London, Heinemann, 1963 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Sylvia Plath's semi-autobiographical magnum opus, in the desirable publisher's original dust wrapper. The true first edition, first impression. Published under the pseudonym 'Victoria Lucas'…

A Collection of Works by William Hayley

William Hayley · 1781 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.34 | ¥68,561)

London , J. Dodsley , 1781-2 . Leather. A collection of first, second and third editions of six uncommon works by William Hayley, bound together in one volume. A collection of six essays and epistles written by English author and biographer, William Hayley.William Hayley's …

Midsummer Eve: A Fairy Tale of Love

Mrs S. C. Hall; Anna Maria Hall · 1848 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1848. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce novel by Anna Maria Hall, a beautifully illustrated fairy tale. The first edition of this scarce work.Signed to the recto of the front endpaper, "Miss Chance, with the respe…

A Feast of Carrion

Keith McCarthy · 2003 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Constable and Robinson Ltd, 2003. First edition. Cloth. An excellent signed copy of Keith McCarthy's first novel, a gripping crime investigation into the unusual forensic findings of a murder. The first edition of this work. Signed by the author to the title page.…

Letters of Junius

Junius · 1815 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Printed for the Booksellers by W. Bayne, Cupar, 1815. Leather. A copy of this collection of letters critical of the government of King George III from the anonymous "Junius". Scarce edition. A collection of private and open letters critical of the government of King Geor…

The Works of George Eliot (Cabinet Edition)

George Eliot [Mary Ann Evans] · 1878 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.65 | $1,314.46 | ¥209,902)

Edinburgh , William Blackwood and Sons , 1878. Leather. A beautifully bound set of works by leading writers of the Victorian era, George Eliot, in full signed tree calf by Riviere. The Cabinet edition.  In full signed tree calf binding by Riviere and Son, with decorative gilt t…

Oeuvres Completes de Francois Arago: Voyages Scientifiques

Francois Arago · 1865 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

Paris, Legrand, Pomey et Crouzet, 1865. Leather. François Arago's 'Voyages Scientifiques', in a smart full calf Bickers prize binding. In the original French.Volume IX of the second edition of Arago's complete works.This volume features Arago's 'Vo…

Journal

Franz Kafka; Marthe Robert [translator] · 1954 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

Paris, Bernard Grasset, 1954. Paperback. A smart translated edition of the diaries of German-language writer Franz Kafka, here translated into French and inscribed by the translator. French. Inscribed and signed by the translator to the half-title, which roughly translates as: "…

New Poems

John Drinkwater · 1925 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)

Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1925. First edition. Hardback. A smart first edition of this collection of new poetry from English writer John Drinkwater, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page, dated 1926. A collection of new …

Two Stories

John Hampson · 1931 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London, E. Lahr, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A smart limited edition of these two stories from English novelist John Hampson, signed by the author. First edition. Limited to two hundred and fifty copies, of which this is number two hundred and forty-one. Signed by the author to …

A Jackdaw in Georgia

William Kean Seymour · 1923 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, John G. Wilson , 1923 . First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of William Kean Seymour's amusing collection of poetry and "polite parodies". The first edition. Signed by the author to the half title. A clever and amusing anthology of poems, written by William K. Seymou…

The Romantic

Ludwig Lewisohn · 1931 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.94 | ¥12,446)

Paris, Edward W. Titus, 1931 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, limited edition of this short novel written by Ludwig Lewisohn, with the original glassine wrap and slipcase. The first edition, limited to 500 copies. This is number 122. Signed by the author to the limitation page.…

Reflexions

Bryan Guinness · 1947 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, William Heinemann LTD, 1947. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this brilliant anthology of poems by Bryan Guinness, signed by Guinness to Van Wyck Brooks. The first edition, first impression.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper, "Van Wyck Broo…

Moods: Cadenced and Declaimed

Theodore Dreiser · 1926 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

New York, Boni and Liveright, 1926. First edition. Cloth. The first, limited edition of this anthology of poetry by Theodore Dreiser, signed by Dreiser. The first edition, limited to 550 copies, this being number 342.Signed by the author to the limitation page.An anthology of po…

Two Lives: A Poem

William Ellery Leonard · 1925 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.94 | ¥12,446)

New York, B. W. Huebsch, 1925 . First edition. Hardback. A signed, limited edition of this poetry volume from William Ellery Leonard. A first edition, limited edition work.Number 55 of 135 signed numbered copies produced, inscribed by the author.The work of American poet, playwr…

Persephone

John Drinkwater · 1926 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.40 | ¥39,027)

New York, William Edwin Rudge, 1926 . First edition. Cloth. The limited edition, first edition of John Drinkwater's retelling of the Persephone myth, signed by typographer Bruce Rogers. The first edition of this work. One of five-hundred and fifty copies produced.Designed …

The Fountain of Youth: A Comic Opera

W. Graham Robertson · 1931 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.93 | ¥104,424)

London, Martin Secker, 1931. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce copy of Robertson's comic opera; a smart first edition. The first edition of this very scarce work in the publisher's original paper wraps. Walford Graham Robertson (1866-1948) was a British painter, …