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Dombey and Son
Charles Dickens · 1848 · Rooke Books
£595.00 (€713.19 | $786.03 | ¥125,519)
London, Bradbury and Evans, 1848 . First edition. Leather. A mixed early issue copy of Charles Dickens's popular novel, illustrated throughout and including the first published example of a dark plate. The first edition, adhering largely to the first issue points, bound fro…
The History of the Rebellion in Scotland in 1745
John Home · 1822 · Rooke Books
£265.00 (€317.64 | $350.08 | ¥55,904)
Edinburgh, Peter Brown; Ogle, Duncan & Co, 1822. Leather. A lovely copy of John Home's study of the Jacobite uprising in 1745, in a Riviere binding. A lovely edition of a work which was first issued in 1802. Written by John Home, a Scottish minister, soldier and author. He …
The Book Collector&Apos;S Vade Mecum
Andrew Block · 1932 · Rooke Books
£58.00 (€69.52 | $76.62 | ¥12,235)
London, Denis Archer , 1932 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of this informative book surrounding book collecting, inscribed to renowned bookseller, W. A. Foyle. The first edition. Bound in the publisher's original red cloth. Inscribed by the author to renown…
The Sorrows of Jupiter
Julius · 1904 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)
London, Greening & Co Limited, 1904. First edition. Cloth. A scarce fantasy sci-fi work about Greek Gods, the first edition, signed by the author. The first edition of this scarce work.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper, recipient's name has been rubbed…
The Collected Short Stories
Jeffrey Archer · 1997 · Rooke Books
£225.00 (€269.69 | $297.24 | ¥47,465)
London, HarperCollins Publishers, 1997. Leather. A signed limited edition copy of Jeffrey Archer's short stories, sumptuously bound in full crushed morocco with the original slipcase. No. 620 of 1,000 limited edition copies in a full crushed morocco binding with the origina…
Submerged
A. L. Barker · 2002 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)
London, Virago , 2002. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this short story collection from Audrey Lilian Barker. The very scarce first edition, first impression.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. With a newspaper clipping of a dedication …
The Poems of William Collins
Edmund Blunden (ed.) · 1929 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)
London, Frederick Etchells & Hugh Macdonald , 1929. First edition. Hardback. A smart signed limited edition copy of this William Collins poetry collection, edited with an insightful introductory study by Edmund Blunden. The first edition. In the publisher's quarter crushed …
Statecraft: Strategies for a Changing World
Margaret Thatcher · 2002 · Rooke Books
£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.48 | ¥94,931)
London, HarperCollins Publishers, 2002. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this political reflection from British stateswoman and Conservative politician Margaret Thatcher, signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title …
The Nights of Straparola, the Novellino, & Ser Giovanni
W. G. Waters [translator] · 1894 · Rooke Books
£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.11 | ¥61,177)
London, Lawrence & Bullen Ltd. 1894-1897. First edition. Cloth. The first translated editions of these limited edition volumes, illustrated throughout. Five volumes. First thus. Translated by William George Waters, a British scholar, biographer, and historian of the Italian Rena…
In the Frame
Dick Francis · 1976 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)
London, Michael Joseph, 1976. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this thrilling novel from British steeplechase jockey and crime writer Dick Francis, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to a label pasted onto the title page. Horse artist Charles…
Furness Abbey
R. O'Neill Pearson · 1907 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)
Ulverston, James Atkinson, 1907. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce essay on Furness Abbey, by R. O'Neill Pearson, the first edition of this work, signed by the author. The first edition of this very scarce work.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper.R. O&…
King Cobra
Mark Channing · 1933 · Rooke Books
£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.98 | ¥34,808)
London, Hutchinson & Co, 1933 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the very scarce first edition of Mark Channing's first Captain Colin Gray science-fiction adventure novel. The very scarce first edition, first printing of this work by Mark Channing, the ps…
Heads of the People: Or, Portraits of the English
Kenny Meadows; Douglas Jerrold; W.M. Thackeray et al · 1878 · Rooke Books
£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.48 | ¥94,931)
London, George Routledge and Sons, 1878. Leather. A half morocco edition of Kenny Meadow's humorous work discussing people's features and how they denote personality, in signed bindings by Henderson & Bisset. An excellent example of this work, in half morocco signed bi…
Heat Wave
Penelope Lively · 1996 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)
London, Viking, 1996. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition, first impression of this compassionate novel from British writer Penelope Lively, signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Depicting a quaint cottage life tha…
Sacred Country: A Novel
Rose Tremain · 1992 · Rooke Books
£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)
London, Sinclair-Stevenson, 1992. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this award-winning novel from English author Rose Tremain, limited to one hundred and fifty copies signed by the author. First edition. Limited to one hundred and fifty copies signed by the author, …
Family and Friends
Anita Brookner · 1985 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1985. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this familial novel from English writer Anita Brookner, limited to two hundred and fifty copies signed by the author. First edition. Limited to two hundred and fifty copies signed by the author, of which…
Deceits of Time
Isabel Colegate · 1988 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)
London, Hamish Hamilton, 1988. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this mysterious novel from British author Isabel Colegate, limited to one hundred and fifty copies signed by the author. First edition. Limited to one hundred and fifty copies signed by the author, of …
The Hidden Kingdom
M. Lynn Hamilton · 1932 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)
Melbourne, N. Wentworth-Evans, 1932. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this intriguing Lost Race Utopia novel set in remote Australia by M. Lynn Hamilton. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Promotional letter from the publisher is…
Scaffolding: New and Selected Poems
Jane Cooper · 1984 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)
London, Anvil Press Poetry, 1984. First edition. Paperback. A signed first edition of this collection of poetry by Jane Cooper. The first edition. Inscribed by the author to the title page: "For Ditta, Who shares a southern childhood warmly, Jane". With a letter featuring a jo…
Brockport, New York: Beginning with "and
William Heyen · 1988 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)
Dallas, Northouse and Northouse , 1988. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition copy of this poetical collection from American poet William Heyen, in the publisher's dust wrapper. A limited edition, being number 15 out of 50 numbered copies.Signed by the author to th…