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The Rampant Lions Press: A Narrative Catalogue

Sebastian Carter · 2013 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

New Castle , Oak Knoll Press, 2013. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this detailed catalogue of works published by the Rampant Lions Press. Signed by the author to the half title page. The first edition of this work. Complete with the original unclipped dust wrapp…

Oxford

Edward Thomas · 1903 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)

London, A. & C. Black, 1903. First edition. Cloth. A colourfully illustrated limited edition de luxe of this narrative history of the city of Oxford. A limited edition de luxe, published alongside the first trade edition, being one of three hundred copies signed by the publisher…

The Diary of Samuel Pepys

Samuel Pepys; Henry B. Wheatley [ed.] · 1904 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.65 | $1,314.46 | ¥209,902)

London, George Bell and Sons, 1904-1905. Leather. An impressive eight volume edition of Samuel Pepys's important memoirs, beautifully bound in half morocco. Complete in eight volumes.In half morocco bindings, stamped 'bound for William Brown, Edinburgh' to front f…

Fountain Pens: Vintage and Modern

Andreas Lambrou · 1989 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, Parker Pen Limited, 1989. First edition. Cloth. A smart first UK edition of this authoritative reference book on the fountain pen, signed by the President of Parker Pen USA Ltd. First UK edition. Signed and inscribed to the front endpaper by Peter J. Bentley, the Vice Pr…

Curries and Bugles: A Memoir and a Cookbook of the British Raj

Jennifer Brennan · 1990 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Viking, 1990. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition, first impression of this historical memoir and cookery book of the British Raj, signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper. Illustrated with eight co…

Truly, Darkly, Deeply

Victoria Selman · 2022 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, Quercus in association with Goldsboro Books, 2022. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition of Victoria Selman's psychological thriller, In the original dust wrapper and limited edition slipcase. A limited edition, being number 661 out of 1500 numbered copies …

How to Stop Time

Matt Haig · 2017 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

Edinburgh, Canongate , 2017. First edition. Cloth. A fine limited signed edition of this historical fantasy novel by Matt Haig. A limited edition of 600 signed and numbered copies of the first edition. This copy is number 227. Signed by the author to the bound-in limitation page…

Early One Morning

Virginia Baily · 2015 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, Virago Press, 2015. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed first impression of this tender World War II novel set in Italy, written by Virginia Baily. Signed by the author to the title page. The first edition, first impression. With the publisher's original unclipped d…

The Age of Reinvention; Gold Fame Citrus; the Sport of Kings; Swan Song; There There; an Ocean of Minutes; the House, the Women Could Fly; Either/or; One of the Good Guys

Various · 2015 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.93 | ¥104,424)

London, Macmillan; 4th Estate; Quercus et al , 2015-2014. First edition. Cloth. A delightful set of ten signed modern novels, majority of which are limited numbered editions. Includes thrillers, dystopian and speculative fiction. A fine selection of ten modern fiction titles, ea…

Seeker

William Nicholson · 2005 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,173)

London, Egmont, 2005. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition copy of William Nicholson's first book in his 'Noble Warriors' trilogy, signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. The first volume of the &a…

Shade&Apos;S Children

Garth Nix · 2006 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)

London, HarperCollins Publishers, 2006. Cloth. A very pleasing signed copy of this young adult science fiction novel from Australian author Garth Nix. Later edition, first published in the UK in 2004. Signed by the author to the title page. In a not-so-distant future, evil Overl…

Ordinary Monsters

J. M. Miro [Steven Price] · 2022 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Bloomsbury, 2022. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition, first impression copy of this fantasy novel from Canadian writer Steven Price, signed by the author. First UK edition, first impression. Signed by the author. One of two thousand numbered copies, of whic…

Lost & Castro&Apos;S Dream

Lucy Wadham · 2000 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Faber and Faber, 2000-2003. First edition. Cloth. Two excellent first edition copies of the first and second novels from British writer Lucy Wadham, signed by the author. Two volumes. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Written by Luc…

The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair & the Baltimore Boys

Joel Dicker; Sam Taylor [translator]; Alison Anderson [translator] · 2014 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London, MacLehose Press, 2014-2017. First edition. Cloth. Two very smart first English translation edition of these fantastic Marcus Goldman novels from Swiss writer Joel Dicker, signed by the author. Two volumes. First English translated edition, first impression. Signed by the…

Penn Family Recipes, Cooking Recipes of Wm. Penn&Apos;S Wife, Gulielma

Gulielma Penn; Evelyn Abraham Benson · 1966 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

Pennsylvania, George Shumway, 1966. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this volume of 144 recipes written by the wife of William Penn in the seventeenth century, a curious work, signed by the editor. The first edition.Signed by the editor to the recto of the front endpap…

Hope Nicely&Apos;S Lessons for Life

Caroline Day · 2021 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Zaffre , 2021. First edition. Cloth. A limited edition signed first edition of this heartwarming coming-of-age novel by Caroline Day. A limited edition of 1500 numbered copies signed by the author. This copy is number 1126. In the publisher's original cloth binding.…

The Raven&Apos;S Mark: Blackwing & Ravencry

Ed McDonald · 2017 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 2017-2018. First edition. Cloth. A smart two volume set from the Raven's Mark Trilogy from English author Ed McDonald, signed by the author. Two volumes. First edition, first impression. Each volume is signed by the author to the title page. The…

A Handbook of Wine & Port: How to Buy, Serve, Store, and Drink It

Wm. J. Todd · 1922 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1922-1926. Cloth. Two smart second impressions of these fascinating guides on wine and port from wine expert William J. Todd. Two volumes. Second impressions. Written by William J. Todd, a British wine merchant and expert, who was the director of Findlater…

Astonishing Splashes of Colour, Natural Flights of the Human Mind, & the Language of Others

Clare Morrall · 2004 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Tindal Street Press; Sceptre, 2004-2008. First edition. Cloth. Three very smart first edition volumes from English novelist Clare Morrall, signed by the author. Three volumes. First edition, first impression. Each volume is signed by the author to the title page. Written…

Eragon

Christopher Paolini · 2004 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.82 | ¥83,328)

London, Doubleday, 2004. First edition. Cloth. A smart signed first impression of the first book in the fantasy tetralogy The Inheritance Cycle from Christopher Paolini. The first edition, first impression.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original unclipped dust wra…