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Introductory Lectures on Modern History Delivered in Lent Term, Mdcccxlii. With the Inaugural Lecture Delivered in December Mdcccxli.

Thomas Arnold · 1885 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.32 | ¥23,205)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1885. Leather. A nicely bound collection of eight lectures on modern history, delivered by the noted Thomas Arnold at Rugby School. In a signed binding by J. C. Wilhee, Harrow. The seventh edition of this work. A collection of eight lectures on m…

Banishment

Dinah Lampitt · 1994 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1994. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this fascinating historical fiction, signed by the author to the title page. The first edition of the work in the original unclipped dustwrapper. With an inscription to the title page from the author …

Lincoln in Bardo

George Saunders · 2017 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.79 | ¥37,972)

London, Bloomsbury, 2017. First edition. Disbound. The first edition, first impression of the 2017 Booker Prize winner, signed by the author and in the original unclipped pictorial dustwrapper. The first edition, first impression with complete number line. Signed by the author t…

Nelson&Apos;S Daughter

Miranda Hearn · 2005 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Sceptre, 2005. First edition. Hardback. An excellent, scarcely found signed, first edition of Miranda Hearn's novel. This scarcely found signed first edition of writer Miranda Hearn's historical novel 'Nelson's Daughter' explores the strained rel…

A Gentle Axe

R.N. Morris · 2007 · Rooke Books

£28.00 (€33.56 | $36.99 | ¥5,907)

London, Faber and Faber, 2007. First edition. Hardback. An excellent signed first edition of R.N. Morris' historical crime novel. This signed first edition of author R.N. Morris' historical crime thriller 'A Gentle Axe', follows Porfiry Petrovich, the charact…

May We Be Forgiven

A. M. Homes · 2012 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Granta, 2012. First edition. Hardback. A signed first edition of A. M. Homes' fascinating novel about a man who studies Richard Nixon, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work. Signed by the author to the title page. In…

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Sue Grafton · 1982 · Rooke Books

£950.00 (€1,138.71 | $1,255.01 | ¥200,409)

London, Macmillan, 1982-7. First edition. Cloth. Signed first UK editions of the first three of Sue Grafton's popular detective series, the 'Alphabet Murders&apos. In the original unclipped dustwrappers. In three volumes, being the first three novels in Sue Grafton&apo…

Alice and the Fly

James Rice · 2015 · Rooke Books

£36.00 (€43.15 | $47.56 | ¥7,594)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 2015. First edition. Hardback. An uniquely inscribed signed first edition of James Rice's debut novel. This signed, first edition of author James Rice's debut novel 'Alice And The Fly' bears a unique inscription alongside the aut…

Blood Ties

C.C. Humphreys · 2003 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)

London, Orion, 2003. First edition. Hardback. An excellent signed first edition of actor and writer C.C. Humphrey's historical novel. This signed, first edition of author and actor C.C. Humphrey's 'Blood Ties' further explores the adventures of Jean Rombaud, …

Bad City Blues

Tim Willocks · 1991 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.90 | ¥59,068)

London; Sydney, Macdonald, 1991. First edition. Hardback. An excellent signed first edition of Tim Willocks thrilling debut novel. This signed, first edition of physician turned novelist Tim Willocks' debut novel 'Bad City Blues' tells the story of Cicero Grimes, …

The Luminaries

Eleanor Catton · 2014 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Granta, 2014. First edition. Paperback. A signed first paperback edition of Eleanor Catton's beautiful Man Booker Prize winning novel, 'The Luminaries&apos. The first edition thus of this work, being the first paperback edition, the first impression of the pape…

Expostulatory Epistle to the Welch Knight, on the Late Revolution in Politicks; and the Extraordinary Conduct of Himself and His Associates

Verax · 1745 · Rooke Books

£795.00 (€952.92 | $1,050.24 | ¥167,711)

London, J. Robinson, 1745. Disbound. A very scarce pamphlet that attacks Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn in the time of the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745. A very scarce work. The signatures for this work run as (-A1), A2-A5, B-D4. ESTC citation number T91394. Collated, complete. This pamp…

To Rise Again at a Decent Hour

Joshua Ferris · 2014 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

New York; Boston; London, Little, Brown and Company, 2014. First edition. Hardback. A signed, first edition of Joshua Ferris' Booker Prize shortlisted novel. This signed first edition, first impression, of acclaimed writer Joshua Ferris' novel 'To Rise Again At A …

History of Wolves

Emily Fridlund · 2017 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2017. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Emily Fridlund's Booker nominated novel. This signed, first edition of Emily Fridlund's debut novel 'History of Wolves' won the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction and was …

Scarfe Land a Lost World of Fabulous Beasts and Monsters

Gerald Scarfe · 1989 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1989. First edition. Cloth. A scarcely found signed first edition of Gerald Scarfe's vibrant menagerie of beasts and monsters. Scarcely found signed, this first edition of 'Scarfe Land' collects the fabulous and mythical illustrations made…

Specimens of Ancient Wood-Work

William Twopeny · 1859 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

London, Bradbury and Evans, 1859. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this collection of etchings regarding ancient woodwork, by William Twopeny. Signed by him with a dedication to the front endpaper. An uncommon work. This work was published for private distribution …

Portraits of Men and Women

Violet Manners · 1900 · Rooke Books

£9,500.00 (€11,387.09 | $12,550.08 | ¥2,004,090)

Westminster, Archibald Constable and Company, 1900. First edition. Vellum. An incredible collection of signed portraits drawn by then Marchioness of Granby Violet Manners, featuring portraits signed by Rudyard Kipling, H. H. Asquith, Mrs Patrick Campbell, Lady Randolph Churchill…

George Eliot&Apos;S Life

John Walter Cross · 1885 · Rooke Books

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

Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1885. First edition. Leather. The first edition of John Cross' biography on his late wife Mary Ann Evans, also known as George Eliot, the popular author. In a full calf signed binding by Waters, Newcastle. The first edition …

Orpheus in the Underworld

1988 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, Not Stated, 1988. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce first edition of this playbill for the English National Opera's 1987-88 production of 'Orpheus in the Underworld', illustrated throughout by Gerald Scarfe. A very scarce work. The first edition of t…

The Shipping News

E. Annie Proulx · 1994 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, Fourth Estate, 1994. First edition. Cloth. A fine copy of the first UK edition of E. Annie Proulx's very popular novel about the life of a man named Quoyle, whose life is falling apart as he moves to Newfoundland. Held in the original publisher's cloth binding.…