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Charles Lever; or, the Man of the Nineteenth Century
Rev. W. Gresley · 1841 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)
London , James Burns, 1841. First edition. Leather. A first edition illustrated copy of this tale of the nineteenth century. A first edition copy. This tale is designed to set forth the dangers to which our ill-cemented social system exposes the most numerous and important clas…
Poor Koko
John Fowles · 1987 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)
Helsinki, Eurographica, 1987. Paperback. A limited edition of this exciting work by John Fowles, signed by the author. Limited edition. 350 copies printed on special Michelangelo paper made at the Magnani Paper Mills in Pescia, Italy. This is copy number 343. Signed by the autho…
Wormholes Essays and Occasional Writings
John Fowles · 1998 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1998. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed limited edition essay collection by John Fowles, a striking volume colourfully bound with many insightful pieces by Fowles. A limited edition, limited to 75 numbered copies in teal cloth, this copy numbered 56. The…
Mosaic III My Recollections of Kafka
John Fowles · 1970 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)
Winnipeg, University of Manitoba Press, 1970. Paperback. One of twenty-five copies of John Fowles' essay contributed to 'Mosaic', here extracted on its own. Signed by Fowles to the final leaf of text. One of twenty-five copies, containing John Fowles' essay c…
Ode on a Lycian Tomb
S. Weir Mitchell · 1899 · Rooke Books
£496.00 (€594.53 | $655.25 | ¥104,635)
New York, Privately Printed, De Vinne Press, [1899]. Leather. Silas Weir Mitchell reflects on mourning and loss in this moving poem loosely modelled on Keats' Ode on a Grecian Urn. A privately printed copy, inscribed by the author. A signed copy of Ode on a Lycian Tomb by A…
The Electress Sophia and the Hanoverian Succession
Adolphus William Ward · 1903 · Rooke Books
£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.93 | ¥104,424)
London, Goupil & Co. 1903. First edition. Fine Binding. Adolphus William Ward's Limited Edition illustrated study of the Electress Sophia and Hanoverian succession, handsomely bound in half morocco. The first edition of historian Adolphus William Ward's richly illustra…
A Maggot
John Fowles · 1985 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1985 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally lovely signed first edition of John Fowles's postmodern historical novel, set between May 1736 and February 1737, in which Fowles examines historiography, the nature of history, and criminal justice. The f…
Summer Scenes: A Series of Photographs from Some of His Choicest Water Colour Drawings, with Appropriate Selections from the Poems of Aird, Bloomfield, Crabbe, Baillie, Thomson, Bryant, N.P. Willis, Etc. , Etc.
Birket Foster · 1867 · Rooke Books
£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.16 | ¥71,725)
London, Bell and Daldy, 1867. First edition. Leather. A charming collection of summer scenes photographed from the work of Birket Foster in full morocco binding, featuring a letter signed by Birket Foster. Containing a series of beautiful photographs from Myles Birket Foster&apo…
The Folly of Pen Harrington
Julian Sturgis · 1897 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)
Westminster, Archibald Constable and Co. 1897 . First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of this novel by Julian Sturgis in Root signed leather binding. First edition of The Folly of Pen Harrington by Julian Sturgis in Root & Son signed half calf binding with cloth board…
Mes Prisons Et Des Devoirs
Silvio Pellico; P. L. Lezaud (trans.) · 1852 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)
Paris, Librairie de Firmin Didot Freres, 1852 . Leather. A scarce French edition of Silvio Pellico's memoirs from his time in Prison in W. Nutt signed full calf binding. Early edition of Mes Prisons et Des Devoirs by Silvio Pellico in W. Nutt signed full calf binding. Tran…
Happy England
Helen Allingham; Marcus B. Huish · 1903 · Rooke Books
£950.00 (€1,138.71 | $1,255.01 | ¥200,409)
London, Adam and Charles Black, 1903. Leather. A beautiful, signed, limited edition work showcasing Helen Allingham's watercolour paintings of England. The Deluxe Edition. Limited to 750 copies, this being number 396. Signed by Helen Allingham to the limitations page. Rebou…
The Crocodile Bird
Ruth Rendell · 1993 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)
London, Hutchinson, 1993 . Cloth. Limited edition of this novel signed by the British crime author in the original glassine dust wrapper. Limited edition of The Crocodile Bird by Ruth Rendell in the original publisher's quarter cloth binding and marbled boards. In the orig…
The Blue Afternoon
William Boyd · 1993 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)
Great Britain, Sinclair-Stevenson, 1993 . Cloth. The scarce limited edition of this award winning novel by William Boyd signed by the author in the original glassine wrapper. Limited edition of The Blue Afternoon by William Boyd in the original publisher's quarter cloth bin…
Share Register of Aero Proprietary Limited
None · 1931 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)
London, The Solicitor's Law Stationary Society, 1931-1954. Leather. The share and member register of Aero Proprietary Limited from 1931 to 1954. Share register. This work includes a register of members, transfers, share ledger and annual return for five years for Aero Propr…
Plays: Three
Harold Pinter · 1986 · Rooke Books
£1,500.00 (€1,797.96 | $1,981.59 | ¥316,435)
London, World Dramatists , A Methuen Paperback, 1986. Paperback. A near fine, signed copy of this collection of plays by Harold Pinter, also including an inscription and signature by Pinter loosely inserted. A collection of several plays by Harold Pinter, including: 'The Ho…
The Bat That Flits
Norman Collins · 1952 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)
London , Collins Crime Club , 1952. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition copy of this thrilling crime novel by Norman Collins. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper. A first edition copy. The Bat that Flits is a crime novel set deep in the heart of the West C…
Tracy and Hepburn: An Intimate Memoir
Garson Kanin · 1972 · Rooke Books
£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,282)
London, Angus and Robertson, 1972. Cloth. A classic Hollywood memoir written and signed by a close friend of both Tracy and Hepburn. Signed by the author. "It was always Tracy and Hepburn" - anecdotes and tales of the relationship between Spence Tracy and Kate Hepburn. Written b…
A New Kind of War
Anthony Price · 1987 · Rooke Books
£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)
London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1987. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this espionage thriller by Anthony Price. First edition. Singed by the author to the title page. In 1945 Greece and Germany, the old kind of war is ending. Now, a special intelligence unit are eng…
The Leopard
Jo Nesbo; Don Bartlett [translator] · 2011 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)
London, Harvill Secker, 2011. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this crime novel, signed by the author, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first UK edition, first impression of this novel in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original uncl…
Kai Lung&Apos;S Golden Hours
Ernest Bramah · 1924 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)
London, Grant Richards Ltd. 1924. Cloth. A signed, limited edition copy of this popular work from the 'Kai Lung' series about ancient China. An early edition, limited to 250 copies of which this is number 20. Signed by the author to the limitations page. In the publish…