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Phyllis E. Bentley · 1923 · Rooke Books
£525.00 (€629.29 | $693.56 | ¥110,752)
London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1923. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Phyllis Bentley's second published novel, before her rise to fame for her regional fiction. The first edition of this work.Signed by the author to the verso to the front endpaper, ' To A.…
The Present Crisis in France Considered in Reference to England
Anon · 1830 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.05 | ¥50,630)
London, J Hatchard and Son, 1830. Cloth. A very scarce historical and political tract regarding the French Revolution of 1830. Signed from 'the author' to the top of the title page, dated 1830. This work regards the July Revolution, or the Second French Revolution to …
The Earthly Paradise
C.S. Forester · 1940 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)
London, Michael Joseph, 1940. First edition. Cloth. A very handsome first edition copy of The Earthly Paradise by the well-known novelist C. S. Forester. The first edition copy of The Earthly Paradise, by well-known novelist C.S. Forester. In the publisher's original red c…
Intimate Glimpses of Mysterious Tibet and Neighbouring Countries
G. E. O. Knight · 1930 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.05 | ¥50,630)
London, The Golden Vista Press, 1930. First edition. Hardback. A thorough and early Western account of Tibet by G. E. O. Knight, and with a dedication from the author. G. E. O. Knight, F.R.G.S, waas a corresponding member to the Royal Botanic Society of London, and he led a Brit…
The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios
Yann Martel · 2004 · Rooke Books
£28.00 (€33.56 | $36.99 | ¥5,907)
London, Canongate, 2004. First edition. Hardback. A fine copy of the first Canongate edition of Yann Martel's short stories, written before his award winning novel 'Life of Pi&apos. The first Canongate edition, first impression.Signed by the author to the title page.In…
Moon Tiger
Penelope Lively · 1987 · Rooke Books
£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.34 | ¥68,561)
London, Andre Deutsch, 1987. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition, first impression, of Penelope Lively's 1987 winning Booker Prize novel. The first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original price-clipped dustwrapp…
Great Horses and Gallant Horsemen
Various; Mary Vaughan · 1988 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)
London, Quiller Press, 1988. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed first edition of this equestrian poetry collection, signed by the illustrator, John King. The first edition of this work.Signed by the illustrator to the recto to the front endpaper.In the original unclipped dustwr…
The Roman Lewis Carroll&Apos;S Copy
Sydney Yendys, [Sydney Dobell] · 1852 · Rooke Books
£2,200.00 (€2,637.01 | $2,906.33 | ¥464,105)
London, Richard Bentley, 1852. Cloth. Lewis Carroll's copy of Sydney Dobell's noted poem on political liberty in Italy, 'The Roman&apos. Signed by Carroll to the title page. There are references to Dobell in Carroll's letters when he discusses meeting Tennyso…
Savage Grandeur and Noblest Thoughts Discovering the Lake District 1750-1820
Cecilia Powell; Stephen Hebron · 2010 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)
Cumbria, Wordsworth Trust, 2010. First edition. Paperback. A signed first edition of the Wordsworth Museum's catalogue for their exhibition on the Lake District, presented by the artist Donald Wilkinson. The first edition of this work.Signed by Stephen Hebron to the title p…
Poems in the Porch
John Betjeman · 1954 · Rooke Books
£200.00 (€239.73 | $264.21 | ¥42,191)
London, S.P.C.K. 1954. First edition. Paperback. A signed first edition of John Betjeman's popular verses that he read on the radio, signed and illustrated by John Piper. The first edition of this work.Signed by the illustrator, John Piper, to the title page.'Poems in …
Primeval Gods
Christopher Sandford · 1934 · Rooke Books
£230.00 (€275.69 | $303.84 | ¥48,520)
London, Boar's Head Press, 1934. Vellum. A scarce signed limited edition work, specially bound in a quarter vellum binding, a poetry collection illustrated by Blair Hughes-Stanton. Signed by the author to the edition page.A limited edition work, limited to one-hundred and f…
The Works of Lord Macaulay
Thomas Babington Macaulay · 1898 · Rooke Books
£1,475.00 (€1,768.00 | $1,948.56 | ¥311,161)
London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1898. Cloth. A beautiful set of the works of Lord Macaulay, inscribed by his nephew, Sir George Trevelyan. From the library of the Earl of Rosebery, with a letter signed from George Bullough. Complete in twelve volumes.The Albany Edition of this …
Skin Deep
Hugh Miller · 1991 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)
London, Victor Gollancz LTD, 1991. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed first edition of Hugh Miller's thrilling murder mystery novel. The first edition of this work.Signed by the author to the title page, 'To my old pal, Jim Leslie - with continuing best wishes - Hugh …
The Man with the Golden Gun
Ian Fleming · 1965 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.82 | ¥83,328)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1965. First edition. Cloth. A very smart, first edition copy of this novel from Ian Fleming's noted James Bond series. In the original Richard Chopping designed dustwrapper. With the original dustwrapper unclipped, and in a very bright condition. Pos…
Morse&Apos;S Greatest Mystery and Other Stories
Colin Dexter · 1993 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)
London, Macmillan and Co, 1993. First edition. Cloth. A fine, first edition of this collection of Inspector Morse stories by Colin Dexter. This work comprises eleven short stories, six of which feature Inspector Morse. The first edition. Colin Dexter was a popular English crime …
Right Royal
John Masefield · 1920 · Rooke Books
£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.58 | ¥35,863)
London, William Heinemann, 1920. First edition. Vellum. A scarce, signed limited edition of this poem by John Masefield. Signed by Masefield to the limitation page. John Masefield was a noted English poet and writer. He was poet laureate for over thirty-seven years. His best kn…
Brief Lives and Other Selected Writings
John Aubrey; Anthony Powell · 1949 · Rooke Books
£1,250.00 (€1,498.30 | $1,651.33 | ¥263,696)
London, The Cresset Press, 1949. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Anthony Powell's edited selection of the works of John Aubrey, inscribed by Powell. The first edition of this work.Inscribed by the author to the title page, inscribed to his friend Miranda Woo…
The Man with the Golden Gun
Ian Fleming · 1965 · Rooke Books
£370.00 (€443.50 | $488.79 | ¥78,054)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1965. First edition. Cloth. A very smart, first edition copy of this novel from Ian Fleming's noted James Bond series. In the original Richard Chopping designed dustwrapper. With the original dustwrapper unclipped.Posthumously published, 'The Man…
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy
Laurence Sterne · 1760 · Rooke Books
£8,500.00 (€10,188.45 | $11,229.02 | ¥1,793,133)
London, T Becket and P A Dehondt, 1760-1767. First edition. Leather. The complete nine volumes of Laurence Sterne's noted work, 'The Life and Opinons of Tristram Shandy&apos. Volumes III-IX are first editions. Laurence Sterne has signed volumes V, VII and IX as called …
Original Manuscript Poem Laurence Housman
Edmund J Sullivan · 1898 · Rooke Books
£4,200.00 (€5,034.29 | $5,548.46 | ¥886,019)
London, George Bell and Sons, 1898. Cloth. An original unpublished manuscript poem by Laurence Houseman written to the half-title of Thomas Carlyle's 'Sartor Resartus&apos. 'To Iris, Xmas 1898Until Man blossoms into wingsand sits upon a cloud and singsHe has to dr…