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Four-Sided Triangle: A Romance
William F. Temple · 1949 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.71 | $184.94 | ¥29,537)
London, John Long Limited, 1949 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the uncommon first edition of William F. Temple's popular science-fiction novel. Inscribed to the front free endpaper with "I often wonder what foods the visitors buy, one half so precious…
Behind the Shutters
R. H. Mottram · 1968 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.60 | $257.60 | ¥41,140)
London, Hutchinson of London, 1968 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of this novel exploring life in Britain and France after the Second World War, by R. H. Mottram. First edition, signed by the author to the contents page. Bound in the publisher's original cl…
Clandestine
James Ellroy · 1984 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.64 | $231.18 | ¥36,921)
London, Allison & Busby, 1984. First edition. Cloth. A smart first U.K. edition of one of the early novels of James Ellroy, a gripping crime novel, signed by the author. The first U.K. edition, first impression of this work. This U.K. edition was published two years after the fi…
The Criminal Comedy of the Contented Couple
Julian Symons · 1985 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.92 | $52.84 | ¥8,439)
London, Macmillan and Co. 1985. Cloth. A signed first edition of this crime novel by Julian Symons. The first edition. Inscribed to the title page by the author; "To John E****- I hope he enjoys it!- Julian Symons". In the publisher's original cloth with the original uncl…
The Crocodile Bird
Ruth Rendell · 1993 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.86 | $92.47 | ¥14,768)
London, Hutchinson, 1993. Cloth. A smart signed limited edition copy of this standalone psychological thriller from crime writer Ruth Rendell. A limited edition of one hundred and fifty copies, of which this is numbered eleven.Signed by the author to the half-title. In the orig…
The Poetical Works of George Herbert
George Herbert · 1856 · Rooke Books
£145.00 (€173.70 | $191.55 | ¥30,592)
London, James Nisbet and Co, 1856. Leather. The illustrated poetical works of George Herbert, bound by Hayday in full calf. Bound in full morocco with decorative gilt designs and raised bands, bound by Hayday with their binder's signature to the front pastedown. Illustrate…
Don Gypsy: Adventures with a Fiddle in Barbary, Andulusia and la Mancha
Walter Starkie · 1936 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.75 | $158.52 | ¥25,317)
London, John Murray, 1936 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this charming travelogue by Walter Starkie, illustrated throughout and in the scarce original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work, in the publisher's original price unclipped d…
Courts and Camps in India
Yvonne Fitzroy · 1926 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.39 | $389.70 | ¥62,238)
London, Methuen & Co, 1926 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of this very scarce first edition work from Socialite, theatre actress and volunteer nurse Yvonne Fitzroy. Inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper 'G. Aldridge - in [..] of my forgivene…
Shadows in Bronze
Lindsey Davis · 1990 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.88 | $79.26 | ¥12,659)
New York, Crown Publishers, Inc. 1990 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first US edition of this detective novel featuring Marcus Didius Falcon, written by Lindsey Davis. Bound in the publisher's original quarter cloth with paper covered boards, with the original, unclipped…
Collected Verse of Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling · 1907 · Rooke Books
£17,900.00 (€21,442.96 | $23,646.00 | ¥3,776,479)
New York, Doubleday, Page & Company, 1907 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Kipling's book of collected verse, with the author's ink annotations and edits. Bound in the publisher's original burgundy cloth. An extremely scarce-to-see copy of this collec…
I Go by Sea, I Go by Land
P. L. Travers · 1966 · Rooke Books
£875.00 (€1,048.19 | $1,155.88 | ¥184,604)
London, Collins, 1966. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon to see signed novel by P. L. Travers, a touching war novel inscribed by Travers. The author's presentation copy, signed to the recto of the front endpaper, 'Mary Cadogan, from P. L. Travers, 1976&apos.In the orig…
The Flint Heart: A Fairy Story
Eden Phillpotts · 1910 · Rooke Books
£575.00 (€688.81 | $759.58 | ¥121,311)
London, Smith, Elder, & Co, 1910 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this scarce fantasy novel by Eden Phillpotts. The first edition of this scarce work.Inscribed 'to his friend, Basil Hastings, from Eden Phillpotts', dated 1914. …
The Owl of Athene
Eden Phillpotts · 1936 · Rooke Books
£750.00 (€898.45 | $990.75 | ¥158,232)
London, Hutchinson & Co, 1936 . First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of the first edition of this very scarce science fiction novel by Eden Phillpotts. The first edition of this very scarce work.Inscribed 'Buy me for the Charing Cross Hospital' by the author, to the fro…
Normandy to the Baltic
Field Marshall The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein · 1946 · Rooke Books
£1,200.00 (€1,437.52 | $1,585.21 | ¥253,172)
Germany, Printing and Stationery Service British Army of the Rhine, 1946. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of the author's account from the preparations for the invasion of North-West Europe, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the front …
Number9dream
David Mitchell · 2001 · Rooke Books
£149.00 (€178.49 | $196.83 | ¥31,435)
London, Sceptre, 2001 . First edition. Paperback. A signed first edition of David Mitchell's second novel, an episodic work about a teenager's search for the father he has never met. The first edition, first impression of this work, flat signed by Mitchell to the titl…
British Anatomy 1525-1800: A Bibliography
K. F. Russell · 1963 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.88 | $79.26 | ¥12,659)
Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1963 . First edition. Cloth. A very smart, limited edition of this study of British anatomy between 1525 and 1800, signed by the author. Bound in the publisher's original smart red cloth. Limited edition, published as number 340 of 750…
The Scarecrow and His Servant
Philip Pullman · 2004 · Rooke Books
£99.00 (€118.60 | $130.78 | ¥20,887)
London, Doubleday, 2004. First edition. Cloth. A fine copy of this entertaining fantasy novel for children by Philip Pullman, a smart signed copy. The first edition, first impression.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'The Scarecro…
The Bird of Night
Susan Hill · 1972 · Rooke Books
£149.00 (€178.49 | $196.83 | ¥31,435)
London, Hamish Hamilton, 1972. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition novel by Susan Hill, signed by the author, in the original scarce Whitbread Award wraparound band. The first edition, first impression.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original unclipped dust…
The Swoop! and Other Stories
P. G. Wodehouse; David A. Jasen; Malcolm Muggeridge · 1979 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.60 | $257.60 | ¥41,140)
New York, The Seabury Press, 1979. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition copy of this anthology of one novella and ten short stories by P. G. Wodehouse, signed by the editor, David A. Jasen. The first edition, first impression.Inscribed by the editor, David A. Jasen, to the…
Day Eight
Elisabeth Ayrton · 1978 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.91 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)
London, Hutchinson, 1978. First edition. Cloth. An uncorrected proof copy, and a signed first edition copy, of Ayrton's scarce science fiction novel set in Africa. An uncorrected proof copy of this work in the publisher's original proof paper wraps, with the publisher&…