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Arthur Rackham&Apos;S Book of Pictures
Arthur Rackham; Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch · 1913 · Rooke Books
£2,100.00 (€2,517.15 | $2,774.23 | ¥443,009)
London, William Heinemann, 1913. First edition. Cloth. A first, limited edition of Arthur Rackham's illustrated anthology. In the original white cloth binding, signed by Rackham to the limitation page. Limited edition, numbered 766 on 1001 copies. Signed by Rackham to the l…
Lapsus Calami
J.K.S. [James Kenneth Stephen] · 1891 · Rooke Books
£200.00 (€239.73 | $264.21 | ¥42,191)
Cambridge, Macmillan and Bowes, 1891. Cloth. A signed, early edition of James Kenneth Stephen's first poetry anthology. Prior owner has tipped in a poem in memory of J K S to the verso of front endpaper. The obituary of J K Stephen is pasted to the rear endpaper. 'New …
Lapsus Calami
J.K.S. [James Kenneth Stephen] · 1891 · Rooke Books
£300.00 (€359.59 | $396.32 | ¥63,287)
Cambridge, Macmillan and Bowes, 1891. First edition. Fine Binding. A finely bound, limited edition copy of James Kenneth Stephen's first poetry anthology. The first edition thus, being the first edition of this limited printing. Printed the same year as the first trade edit…
&Apos;Tom&Apos; an Autobiography with Revised Negro Melodies
Thomas Rutling · 1907 · Rooke Books
£7,500.00 (€8,989.81 | $9,907.96 | ¥1,582,177)
Bradford, WM Byles and Sons, 1907. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce, first edition of the pioneering Black artist Thomas Rutling's autobiography. Signed by him, with a dedication to one Miss Wight. Signed by the author to the front endpaper, 'To Miss Wight with the …
Be Near Me
Andrew O'Hagan · 2006 · Rooke Books
£100.00 (€119.86 | $132.11 | ¥21,096)
London, Tuskar Rock Press, 2006. Cloth. A fine limited edition copy of this Man Booker longlisted novel, fine in a fine cloth slipcase. A limited edition work, limited to seventy-five copies, sixty of which were bound in cloth, this copy is numbered fifty-seven. Signed by the au…
The Cast Iron Shore
Linda Grant · 1996 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)
London, Picador, 1996. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed first edition, first impression, of Linda Grant's debut novel, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work. Signed by the author to the title page. In the original unclipp…
My Mother Was a Bank Robber
Nicholas Blincoe · 1998 · Rooke Books
£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,016)
London, Revolver, 1998. Paperback. A signed limited edition copy of Nicholas Blincoe's extraordinary collection of six short stories, signed by the author to the title page. Signed by the author to the title page. A limited edition work, limited to two hundred signed and nu…
E Is for Evidence
Sue Grafton · 1988 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)
New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1988. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Sue Grafton's exciting detective novel, the fifth in her series, inscribed to what appears to be her neighbour, Gail. In the original unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition of this wor…
Northamptonshire an Archaeological Atlas
C. C. Taylor; P. J. Fowler · 1980 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)
London, Royal Commission on Historical Monuments, 1980. First edition. Hardback. A scarce first edition of this interesting look into ancient Northamptonshire, illustrated with acetate colour maps. The first edition of this work. A scarce work. By the Royal Commission on Histori…
Birds from the Magic Mountain
Donald Friend · 1977 · Rooke Books
£600.00 (€719.18 | $792.64 | ¥126,574)
Sanur, P T Bap, 1977. Cloth. A very smart example of this scarce depiction of Bali's birds, by noted Australian artist, Donald S Friend. A limited edition of this work, numbered 363 of 900 copies. Signed by the author. A printed manuscript, which gives an account of Friend&…
Tomorrow&Apos;S Nicodemus
Barry Fantoni · 1974 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)
London, Battley Brothers , 1974. Paperback. A fine, very scarce first edition poem by Barry Fantoni. Signed by Fantoni to the first leaf addressed to Bernard Stone. In the publisher's original wraps. The signature to the half-title is 'To Bernard [Stone] Barry Fantoni …
Brownout on Breadfruit Boulevard
Timothy Mo · 1995 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)
London, Paddleless, 1995. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Timothy Mo's first self-published novel about a consort to a middling politician, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition of this work. Signed by the author to the title page, dated A…
On Recent Improvements in Winding Machinery
Jules Havrez; R. F. Martin · 1875 · Rooke Books
£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.34 | ¥68,561)
London, W. M. Hutchings, 1875. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first English edition of this academic engineering paper, illustrated with folding plate. Signed by the translator R. F. Martin. The first English edition of this work. A very scarce work. Signed by the translato…
Inaka or Reminiscences of Rokkosan and Other Rocks
The Bell Goat · 1915 · Rooke Books
£5,500.00 (€6,592.53 | $7,265.83 | ¥1,160,263)
Kobe, Kobe Herald, 1915-1924. Cloth. A very scarce collection of recollections regarding the mountains of Rokko-san. Compiled by 'The Bell Goat', a member of the Japan Alpine Club. Comprising of volumes I-XIII and XV-XVIII of this very scarce set. It is extremely scarc…
A Dictionary of the English and Italian Languages
Joseph Baretti · 1760 · Rooke Books
£1,100.00 (€1,318.51 | $1,453.17 | ¥232,053)
London, J Richardson, 1760. Leather. A scarce first edition copy of Joseph Baretti's noted Italian to English dictionary. A great success, this work was reprinted numerous times for centuries. This is the imprint with Richardson as the sole publisher to the title page. Ther…
The Burglar in the Library
Lawrence Block · 1997 · Rooke Books
£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.79 | ¥37,972)
Hertfordshire, No Exit Press, 1997. First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition copy of this crime fiction novel from the popular New York set series following Matthew Scudder and Bernie Rhodenbarr. Signed by the author to the title page 'For John Harvey - So good to see …
The Military Novels of Charles Lever
Charles Lever · 1892 · Rooke Books
£320.00 (€383.57 | $422.74 | ¥67,506)
London, George Routledge and Sons, Limited, 1892. Leather. A limited edition collection of the military novels of Charles Lever, all illustrated by the noted artist Phiz. Edition de Luxe, limited to five hundred copies, of which this is numbered four-hundred and thirty-three. In…
The Northern Clemency
Philip Hensher · 2008 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)
London, Fourth Estate, 2008. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Philip Hensher's semi-autobiographical novel about England in the 1970s to the 1990s. The first edition, first impression of this work. Signed by the author to the title page. In the original uncli…
Who&Apos;S Sorry Now
Howard Eric Jacobson · 2002 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)
London, Jonathan Cape, 2002. First edition. Cloth. A fine, signed, first edition copy of this novel by Man Booker Prize winning author, Howard Jacobson. The first edition first impression of this work. Jacobson is known for producing comic novels that often revolve around the di…
Grace Where Are the Snows?
Maggie Gee · 1988 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)
London, Orion Books, 1988-1991. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of two novels by Maggie Gee, 'Where are the Snows?' being signed by the author. The first edition of these works. 'Where are the Snows?' is signed and inscribed to the title page. Two pop…