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On the Theory of Painting, and, Synopsis of Practical Perspective
T. H. Fielding · 1835 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.82 | ¥83,328)
London, W. H. Allen & Co; Smith, Elder & Co, 1835. Leather. A volume of two scarce second edition treatises on painting by T. H. Fielding, both signed by the author, complete with hand-coloured plates. Two volumes bound in one.Signed by the author to the recto of the front free …
Twelve Ballads Set to Music
Thomas Linley · 1780 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)
London, S. A. & P. Thompson, 1780. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce volume of twelve ballads put to music by the leading Georgian musician Thomas Linley, the first edition. The first edition of this very scarce work.A volume of twelve beautiful ballads put to music, prime exa…
Two Kings of Uganda; or, Life by the Shores of Victoria Nyanza
Robert P. Ashe · 1889 · Rooke Books
£795.00 (€952.92 | $1,050.24 | ¥167,711)
London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1889. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of Robert Pickering Ashe's account of his missionary work in Uganda, and his encounters with two Kings of the nation. With a signed letter from the author. The scarce firs…
Novels by Brian Moore & a Critical Study
Brian Moore; Jo O'Donoghue · 1963 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)
Toronto; New York; London, Andre Deutsch; McClelland and Stewart; Viking Press et al , 1963-1998. First edition. Cloth. A lovely selection of Brian Moore's novels, including a signed copy of 'Lies of Silence&apos. A bright collection of twelve works, all complete with …
Pebbles and Sand
Louis Newman · 1970 · Rooke Books
£99.00 (€118.67 | $130.79 | ¥20,885)
New York, The Smith , 1970. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing signed first edition of this very scarce volume of poetry by Louis Newman. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper. The first edition of this very scarce work. With the publisher's original unclipped dust …
Doris Lessing: A Bibliography of Her First Editions
Eric T. Brueck · 1984 · Rooke Books
£48.00 (€57.53 | $63.41 | ¥10,126)
London, Metropolis (Antiquarian Books) Ltd , 1984. First edition. Cloth. A fine limited signed reference to the first editions of Nobel Prize-winning novelist, Doris Lessing. The first edition, limited to 255 copies (of which nos. 6-55 are full-bound in cloth). This copy is numb…
The Oseberg Skiff: The Female Journey
Rebecca Newth · 1991 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)
Fayetteville , Will Hall, 1991. First edition. Paperback. A lovely copy of this uncommon poetry volume centred on the sea and interlaced with descriptions of the Oseberg ship. This uncommon copy is number 22 out of an unspecified number produced, more than 50, less than 500. Sig…
I Advance with a Loaded Rose
Douglas Blazek · 1969 · Rooke Books
£130.00 (€155.82 | $171.74 | ¥27,424)
San Francisco , Twowindows Press, 1969. First edition. Paperback. A smart limited edition of this collection of poetry from Polish-American author Douglas Blazek, signed by the author. First edition. Limited to six hundred and fifty copies, of which this is number fourteen. This…
The Front Door Key
John Brophy · 1960 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)
London, Heinemann, 1960. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this interesting story from British soldier and author John Brophy, signed by the author. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the front endpaper in presentation to the Fletchers, dated Novem…
A Collection of Five Signed Works Published by the Black Sparrow Press
David Bromige; Wright Morris; David Posner · 1969 · Rooke Books
£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)
Los Angeles; Santa Rosa, Black Sparrow Press, 1969-90 . First edition. Cloth. A collection of five limited edition works containing the poetry and prose of David Bromige, Wright Morris and David Posner, each published by Black Sparrow Press and signed by the author. Limited edit…
The Poems of St. John of the Cross
St. John of the Cross; John Frederick Nims [Trans.] · 1959 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)
New York, Grove Press Inc. 1959 . First edition. Paperback. A new English translation of the poetry of Spanish priest and celebrated poet, St John of the Cross, compiled and translated by John Frederick Nims, who has also inscribed the work. First paperback edition. Author'…
A Fall from Aloft
Brian Burland · 1968 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)
London, Barrie and Rockliff, the Cresset Press, 1968. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Brian Burland's semi-autobiographical novel, signed and inscribed by him in length. The first edition, first impression.Signed by the author in three places; first to the recto …
Mark Lambert&Apos;S Supper, the Guardian, a Use of Riches, the Man Who Wrote Detective Stories, and, the Man Who Won the Pools
J. I. M. Stewart · 1954 · Rooke Books
£695.00 (€833.06 | $918.14 | ¥146,615)
London, Victor Gollancz LTD, 1954-61. First edition. Cloth. A set of five brilliant novels and short story anthologies by J. I. M. Stewart, all first editions, three volumes from the author's own library and one additional volume signed by the author. A set of five works by…
The Free Society
John Middleton Murry · 1948 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)
London, Andrew Dakers Limited , 1948. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition examining the anatomy of the free society from John Middleton Murry. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper. The first edition, first impression. With the publisher's original unclip…
The American Caravan: A Yearbook of American Literature
Van Wyck Brooks; Lewis Mumford; Alfred Kreymborg; Paul Rosenfeld · 1927 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.82 | ¥83,328)
New York, The Macaulay Company, 1927. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this anthology of short stories and poems by American authors, signed by Louise Bogan and Mark van Doren. The first edition, first printing.Signed by Louise Bogan and Mark van Doren to their contrib…
Just About a Boy
Walter S. Phillips [El Comancho] · 1899 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)
Chicago & New York , Herbert S. Stone & Company, 1899. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce collection of charming Western stories about a young outdoorsy boy. The first edition. First serialised in 'Forest and Stream&apos. A very scarce work. In the …
Right Off the Map
C. E. Montague · 1927 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)
London, Chatto and Windus, 1927. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition sci-fi novel by C. E. Montague, an entertaining future war satire. A limited edition of two hundred and sixty copies, of which this is numbered nine. Signed by the author to the limitation page. A sc…
The Love of a Prince: Bonnie Prince Charlie in France, 1744-1748
L. L. Bongie [Laurence L. Bongie] · 1986 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)
Vancouver, University of British Columbia Press, 1986. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Bongie's account of Charles Edward Stuart's time in France between 1744 and 1748, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this work in the publ…
No More Dying Then
Ruth Rendell · 1971 · Rooke Books
£540.00 (€647.27 | $713.37 | ¥113,917)
London, Hutchinson, 1971. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Ruth Rendell's sixth Inspector Wexford mystery, a smart copy, signed by the author. The first edition, first impression.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'N…
The Life of Francis Place, 1771-1854
Graham Wallas · 1908 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)
London, Longmans, Green and Co, 1908 . Cloth. A signed presentation copy of Graham Wallas's biography of English social reformer and radical Francis Place. Inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper with 'J. Walkden from Graham Wallas, Jan 2 1910&apos.Illustrat…