Cerca libri

Gospel of Fire: Poems by Francis Berry

Francis Berry · 1933 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,173)

London, Elkin Mathews, 1933. First edition. Hardback. A delightful collection of poems relating to the everyday life by Francis Berry. The very scarce first edition, and the author's signed presentation copy. The first edition of Francis Berry"s collection of poems. A very …

The Oshigata Book

Richard Fuller; Ron Gregory · 1985 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.25 | $726.58 | ¥116,026)

Luton, Privately Published, 1985. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce work of illustrated Japanese sword blades, signed by the authors. A very scarce work, signed by the authors Richard Fuller and Ron Gregory to the head of the title page.With illustrations of 104 Oshigata, …

Caesar Remembers and Other Poems

William Kean Seymour · 1929 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

London, Victor Gollancz, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of this collection of poems by William Kean Seymour. The first edition with an original hand-written poem by the author. William Kean Seymour's collection of poetry, a first edition. Most of these poems appe…

Rococo

Ralph Cheever Dunning · 1926 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.82 | ¥83,328)

Paris, Edward W. Titus, 1926. Hardback. A limited edition poem by the mysterious poet Ralph Cheever Dunning, with three illustrations by Howard Simon. Ralph Cheever Dunning (1878-1930) was an American poet who moved to Paris in 1905. Apathetic regarding the publication of his ow…

Local Colour

Rosemary Rees · 1933 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1933. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of Rosemary Rees' novel 'Local Colour.' A rare signed presentation copy. The first edition of this novel by Rosemary Rees, New Zealand actress and romantic novelist who made an impor…

Toilers of the Sea

Victor Hugo; William Moy Thomas [trans.] · 1866 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

London, George Routledge and Sons, c1890. Hardback. The Routledge Railway Library edition of this lesser known Victor Hugo novel, set on the Isle of Guernsey. A very scarce edition of this English language translation of the Victor Hugo novel, first published in 1866, dealing wi…

The Select Melodies of Scotland

George Thomson · 1825 · Rooke Books

£1,270.00 (€1,522.27 | $1,677.75 | ¥267,915)

London, Preston, 1825. Leather. A scarce six volume in one collection of Scottish verses and music, compiled and signed by George Thomson. Compiled by George Thomson (1757-1851), a collector of Scottish music. He was a friend of Robert Burns, best known for his 'Select Coll…

Journal of a Trip to Liverpool, London, &C. &C. &C. ; All the Articles Which Lately Appeared in the Glasgow Constitutional, Under the Head "Watering Places. " These Articles Embrace Gourock, Dunoon, Helensburgh, Rothesay, Largs, Millport, and Brodick. The Notice of Bothwell Is Also Given; Notes Taken During a Month&Apos;S Trip, in August, 1841: Embracing the Voyage from Clyde to Liverpool; Worcester, London, Southampton, Havre de Grace, Rouen, Paris, Versailles; Journey in a Diligence from Parri

1838 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.19 | $786.03 | ¥125,519)

Glasgow, David Robertson; Muir, Gowans, & Co.; , 1838-1842. First edition. Leather. James McNab's presentation copy, inscribed, of this very scarce miscellany of three travelogues of the United Kingdom. The first editions. A collection of three travelogues by James McNab bo…

Ballads of Old Birmingham

E. M. Rudland · 1915 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,227)

London, David Nutt, 1915. Vellum. A smart, signed collection of poetry relating to Birmingham by E. M. Rudland. A lyrical collection, containing Rudland's ballads of Old Birmingham. With poems such as 'The Song of the Midland Men', 'Barr Beacon', 'C…

A Glimpse of the Ancient Sunlight: Memories of Henry Williamson

Sue Caron · 1986 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, The Aylesford Press, 1986. First edition. Paperback. A superb limited edition of this biographical sketch of Henry Williamson by Sue Caron. One of four hundred copies bound in paper wraps, this volume being number two hundred and thirty nine. Issued with a limited editio…

West Indian Summer

James Pope-Hennessy · 1943 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, B. T. Batsford LTD, 1943. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated travel work on the West Indies, written by James Pope-Hennessy. In the original colourful dustwrapper designed by Cecil Beaton. The first edition of this work.In the original unclipped …

Prince Dorus

Charles Lamb, Andrew W. Tuer [ed.] · 1890 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,173)

London, The Leadenhall Press, [1890]. Paperback. A reprint of Charles Lamb's fairy story Prince Dorus, with colourful illustrations in facsimile of the original. A reprint of Charles Lamb's fairy story in verse Prince Dorus. Published at the same time as a limited edi…

Basil Seal Rides Again, or, the Rake&Apos;S Regress

Evelyn Waugh · 1963 · Rooke Books

£480.00 (€575.35 | $634.11 | ¥101,259)

London, Chapman & Hall, 1963. Cloth. A signed limited edition short story by Evelyn Waugh, signed by Waugh himself. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece. A limited edition work, limited to seven-hundred and fifty numbered copies, of which this is numbered five-hundred and fift…

Chatto Counter Blasts: God, Man & Mrs Thatcher: A Critique of Mrs Thatcher&Apos;S Address to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and Undermining the Central Line: Giving Government Back to the People

Jonathan Raban; Ruth Rendell; Colin Ward · 1989 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Chatto and Windus , 1989. First edition. Magazine. Two excellent first editions of these non fictional volumes in the Chatto Counter Blasts series, discussing political and religious issues. Signed by all three authors. The first edition of these pamphlets, published for…

Talking It over

Julian Barnes · 1991 · Rooke Books

£54.00 (€64.73 | $71.34 | ¥11,392)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1991. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed limited edition novel by Julian Barnes, a novel following a complicated love triangle. The first limited edition of this work, limited to two-hundred signed copies, of which this is numbered one-hundred and sixty-s…

Milton in America

Peter Ackroyd · 1996 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, Sinclair-Stevenson, 1996. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed first edition of this historical fiction novel by Peter Ackroyd, pondering what would have happened if Cromwell's secretary had fled to America upon the Restoration. The first edition, first impression of…

Looking Back on London

Dorothy Hood · 1933 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

London, Ivor Nicholson , 1933. First edition. Cloth. A superior first edition in the very scarce, unclipped wrappers of this fantastic work exploring London and its history by Dorothy Hood. With a tipped in letter by a member of the prolific Athenaeum. The first edition of this …

Edgar Holloway, R.E. A Retrospective Exhibition

Anne Stevens; Edgar Holloway · 1991 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, 1991. First edition. Paperback. A signed catalogue by Edgar Holloway, on an exhibition held at the Ashmolean Museum. The first edition of this very scarce catalogue.Signed by Edgar Holloway to the title page, 'To Laurence with all good wishes & kin…

Anne-Marie and the Pale Pink Frock

Brigid Knight · 1953 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

London, J. M. Dent & Sons LTD, 1953. First edition. Cloth. A signed scarce first edition second impression of this charming children's novel set in South Africa. The first edition, second impression of this work.Signed by the author to the recto to the front endpaper, &apos…

The Karla Trilogy: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy [with] the Honourable Schoolboy [with] Smiley&Apos;S People

John Le Carre · 1974 · Rooke Books

£4,250.00 (€5,094.23 | $5,614.51 | ¥896,567)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1974-79. First edition. Cloth. A very smart, signed set of John Le Carre's noted 'Karla Trilogy&apos. Comprising all three novels of this series 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy', 'The Honourable Schoolboy' and 'Smiley&apo…