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Annotations of Giant&Apos;S Town
John Fuller · 1970 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
London, Poem-of-the-Month Club Ltd. 1970. First edition. Loose Pages, Articles. A fine first edition of this broadside poem from the Poem-of-the-Month Club, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author. From the Poem-of-the-Month Club set of broadside printed poems.…
Rupert in Nutwood: Press-out Model Book
Mary Risk · 1993 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
London, Methuen Children's Books, 1993. First edition. Paperback. A very smart first edition of this scarce collection of Rupert Bear stories with press-out models. First edition. Scarce work. With twelve plates of colour press-out models. Collated complete. A collection of…
By the Cam and the Isis 1954-2000
Francis Warner · 2005 · Rooke Books
£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,016)
Buckinghamshire, Colin Smythe, 2005. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of these poems from English writer Francis Warner, with notes. Signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to a paper insert dated August 2007. Two beautiful poems describing walk…
The Book of the Native
Charles G. D. Roberts · 1896 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.05 | ¥50,630)
Boston; Toronto, Lamson, Wolffe and Company; The Copp, Clark Company, 1896 . First edition. Cloth. A superb signed copy of this delightful volume of poetry from Charles G. D. Roberts, the so-called "Father of Canadian Poetry". The first edition of this work.Inscribed 'the y…
Wayside Courtship
Hamlin Garland · 1898 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)
New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1898 . Cloth. A signed copy of a superb early edition of Hamlin Garland's novel about courtship between classes in late nineteenth century America. An early edition of this work, first published the year prior.Flat signed by the author to …
Some Plain - Some Coloured
J. J. Bell · 1923 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1923 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this very scarce short story collection by Scottish journalist and author J.J. Bell. The first edition of this very scarce work.With an inscription from the author to th…
Variation on a Theme
John Collier · 1935 · Rooke Books
£99.00 (€118.67 | $130.79 | ¥20,885)
London, Grayson & Grayson, 1935. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition of this amusing supernatural story by popular twentieth century British author and screenwriter John Collier. Number 244 of 250 signed and numbered copies by the author.A short, humorous, supernatura…
White Chappell: Scarlet Tracings
Iain Sinclair · 1987 · Rooke Books
£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)
Uppingham , Goldmark, 1987. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Iain Sinclair's first work, based on his experiences in the antiquarian trade. The first trade edition of the work. Published simultaneously with a signed limited edition run of one hundred copies.Illust…
Lucretia: Or the Children of the Night, Pelham: Or Adventures of a Gentleman and Godolphin
Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton · 1849 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)
London, Chapman and Hall Ltd. 1849-53. Leather. Three volumes of fiction works by Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, bound in half calf. Later editions. Three volumes. Bound in half calf with marbled paper to the boards. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece to all, with 'Go…
Ferrari Supercars
Nathan Beehl · 1986 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)
Somerset, Tenorhart Limited , 1986. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this detailed work on the Ferrari supercar, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the front endpaper dated 1990. For years the name Ferrari has been synonymous with hig…
Aile D&Apos;Argent la Magique
Philippe de Rothschild · 1947 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)
Paris, Gallimard, 1947 . First edition. Paperback. A signed first edition of Philippe de Rothschild's very scarce children's work, illustrated throughout by Eliane Bonabel. The scarce first edition of this work. In the original French.Inscribed to the half title '…
No Refuge
John Boland · 1956 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)
London, Michael Joseph , 1956 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of this science-fiction novel written by John Boland, in the original, unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. Signed by the author, 'For a dear friend, Kay Blundell. Best Wishes John Boland' …
Boxing: This Is It!
Enrique G. Encinosa; Hank Kaplan · 1985 · Rooke Books
£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.55 | ¥30,589)
California, ETC Publications, 1985. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this very scarce illustrated work on boxing by Enrique G. Encinosa and Hank Kaplan. The first edition. A presentation copy with an inscription to the dedication page: "To Joe Susi for you, to pe…
Some of Aesop&Apos;S Fables with Modern Instances Shewn in Designs
Randolph Caldecott; Alfred Caldecott [trans] · 1887 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)
London, Macmillan and Co. 1887. Cloth. An early edition of this collection of Aesop's fables, with engravings by J. D. Cooper. An early edition. First published in 1883. In the publisher's original cloth. Illustrated with monochrome engravings designed by Randolph Ca…
Talking Totem
H. Herman Chilton · 1938 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.82 | ¥83,328)
London, Cornish Brothers Ltd. 1938. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this scarce novel from English writer H. Herman Chilton, signed by the author to the front endpaper. First edition. Scarce work. Signed by the author to the front endpaper dated 20th March 1938. A…
Harwood&Apos;S Easy Lessons in Astrology: Giving Detailed Instructions on How to Cast and Read a Horoscope
P. J. Harwood · 1932 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)
Brighton, P. J. Harwood, 1932 . First edition. Paperback. A vanishingly scarce guide on horoscope reading, published as part of Harwood's Easy Lessons in Astrology series. First edition. Bound in the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps. Harwood's Easy Lesso…
The Woman in Black
Susan Hill · 2011 · Rooke Books
£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.29 | ¥58,013)
London, Profile Books, 2011 . Cloth. A signed copy of Susan Hill's acclaimed ghost story, the first edition to contain illustrations by Andy English. The first edition to contain illustrations by Andy English. Bound in the publisher's original cloth, with the original,…
Divide and Rule
L. Sprague de Camp · 1948 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)
Pennsylvania, Fantasy Press, 1948. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of two thrilling science fiction novellas set in the Earth's future, a signed limited edition. The first edition of this work, a limited edition of five-hundred copies, of which th…
Sporting Wildfowl of the British Isles: Studies in Words and Pictures
Brian P. Martin · 1999 · Rooke Books
£3,500.00 (€4,195.24 | $4,623.71 | ¥738,349)
Holt, Norfolk, Fine Sporting Interests Ltd, 1999 . First edition. Leather. A sumptuous study of the wildfowl of the British Isles, one of only twelve review copies, sent to sporting and countryside author John Humphreys. Signed by the author and illustrator. A very scarce limite…
Athena
John Banville · 1995 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)
London, Secker & Warburg, 1995. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of the third book from the 'Frames' trilogy by John Banville. The first edition. Signed to the title page by the author. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped du…