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Tim Winton · 2002 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Picador, 2002. First edition. Cloth. A fine first U.K. edition of Tim Winton's thriller novel set in Australia, signed by the author. The first U.K. edition, second impression, of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original unclipped dustwrapper…

John Ball of Hoylake Champion Golfer

John Behrend · 1989 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.94 | ¥12,446)

Worcestershire, Grant Books, 1989. First edition. Cloth. A magnificent first limited edition, signed by the author, of this volume exploring the career of great golfer John Ball. The first edition, limited to 1800 copies of this volume, signed by the author to half title page. A…

Junius

Junius · 1801 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.05 | ¥50,630)

London, T. Bensley, 1801. Leather. The politically radical Georgian letters of 'Junius', the anonymous figure writing to the 'Public Advetiser&apos. Illustrated throughout. Complete in two volumes.An early edition of this work.A selection of the letters of Junius.…

The Romance of Fra Filippo Lippi a New Version of the Love Story of the Friar-Artist and the Nun Lucrezia

A. J. Anderson · 1909 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Stanley Paul & Co, 1909. First edition. Leather. A beautifully bound first edition of this study of the relationship between Filippo Lippi and Lucrezia Buti, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work.In a signed binding by Morrell.The romantic story of Filip…

Rough Island Story Being Cavalcade of Ultima Thule

William Moffatt · 1936 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, Heath Cranton, 1936. First edition. Cloth. The first edition stated of this story of pirates, war, love, and much more by William Moffatt. Inscribed and signed by author and illustrated throughout. First edition stated. First printing in the orange cloth. Signed by the a…

A Collection of the Works of William Harrison Ainsworth

William Harrison Ainsworth · 1882 · Rooke Books

£1,350.00 (€1,618.17 | $1,783.43 | ¥284,792)

London, George Routledge and Sons, 1882. Leather. A complete set of the works of the historical fiction author William Harrison Ainsworth, illustrated lavishly throughout with many plates. Complete in sixteen volumes.In a signed binding by G. P. Putnam, with 'The Kinckerbok…

Vernon God Little a 21st Century Comedy in the Presence of Death

DBC Pierre · 2003 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Faber and Faber, 2003. First edition. Hardback. The signed first edition of the 2003 Booker Prize winning novel by DBC Pierre, a moving novel. The first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.Wi…

Steps to the River Poems

Roland Grant · 1995 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

Herefordshire, The Whittington Press, 1995. Cloth. A beautifully produced collection of Roland Grant's poetry. A signed limited edition. This is numbered 81 of 200 copies, and is signed by the author and illustrator.Illustrated by Howard Phipps. Phipps has a special interes…

The Littlehampton Bequest

Osbert Lancaster · 1973 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

London, John Murray, 1973. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon signed, limited edition copy of this fantastic book published to accompany Osbert Lancaster's 1973 National Portrait Gallery spoof exhibition. A limited edition copy, numbered 53 of 75 copies signed by the 'E…

Desert Island and Robinson Crusoe

Walter De La Mare · 1930 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.52 | $76.62 | ¥12,235)

London, Faber and Faber, 1930. Cloth. A profusely illustrated copy of this work of literary criticism with charming illustrations from Rex Whistler. First trade edition. Issued the same time as a limited, signed edition. Illustrated throughout with numerous, lovely designs by po…

The Way the Wind Blows

Lord Home · 1976 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

London, Collins, 1976. First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition copy of Lord Home's autobiography. In the original dustwrapper, which is price-clipped. Signed by Home to the title page.Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home was a British Conservative politician who served a…

A Lost Lady of Old Years

John Buchan · 1899 · Rooke Books

£2,750.00 (€3,296.26 | $3,632.92 | ¥580,131)

London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1899. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed first edition of John Buchan's romantic historical fiction, set during the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745. In it's original art nouveau cloth binding. The very scarce first edition of this …

The Soft Talker

Margaret Millar · 1957 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London, Victor Gollancz LTD, 1957. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Margaret Millar's tense detective novel, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition of this work.Signed by the author to the recto to the front endpaper, 'Oct. 11. 84, For …

Strictures on Military Discipline; in a Series of Letters, with a Military Discourse

[James Cuninghame] · 1774 · Rooke Books

£800.00 (€958.91 | $1,056.85 | ¥168,765)

London, John Donaldson, 1774. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition of Colonel James Cuninghame's military letters, from the library of his great-great-grandson. The first edition of this work.A very scarce work.From the library of Adrian Grand Duff, who was t…

The Cobras of Calcutta

Grant Sutherland · 2010 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,915)

London, Macmillan, 2010. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed and inscribed copy of this work of fantasy writing, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition, first impression with complete numberline. Signed and inscribed by the author, reading: "I, Alaistair Falcon…

Tratado Elemental de Botanica Teorico-Practico

D Antonio Blanco y Fernandez · 1834 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

Valencia, Imprenta de Jaime Martinez, 1834. Leather. A very scarce signed two volumes of Antonio Granco's 'Tratado Elementa de Botanica&apos. Signed by the author to the title page with an inscription in English addressed to D J Javier. Collated, complete, being two v…

Advent

James Treadwell · 2012 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 2012. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition copy of this work of fantasy, being the first in the noted Advent Series by academic James Treadwell. The first edition, first impression with complete numberline. Signed and dated by the author to …

The Wordsmith&Apos;S Tale

Stephen Edden · 2011 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.69 | $297.24 | ¥47,465)

London, Beautiful Books, 2011. First edition. Cloth. A scarce signed first edition of this highly regarded work of modern fiction. Signed and dated by the author to the title page. First edition, first impression with complete numberline. Scarce. One of only two hundred copies o…

Death at Dawn

Caro Peacock · 2007 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.53 | $63.41 | ¥10,126)

London, Harper Collins, 2007. First edition. Cloth. A fine, signed example of this modern work of crime fiction by noted author Caro Peacock. Signed and dated by the author to the title page. The first edition, first impression with a complete numberline. Death at Dawn is the fi…

Day of the Assassins

Johnny O'Brien · 2009 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Surrey, Templar, 2009. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed first edition, first impression, of this exciting young adult adventure novel. The first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.Illustrated with a colour folding map to the recto to…