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The White Bull with Saul and Various Short Pieces
Voltaire; C. E. Vulliamy [trans.] · 1929 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)
London, The Scholartis Press, 1929. Leather. A very scarce limited edition of Voltaire's fable, 'The White Bull', signed by the translator. This very scarce edition limited to 70 copies, 65 of which are for sale and signed by the translator, C. E. Vulliamy. This c…
Children&Apos;S Children
Gertrude Bone · 1908 · Rooke Books
£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.58 | ¥35,863)
London, Duckworth & Co, 1908 . First edition. Vellum. A signed, limited edition of Muirhead Bone's beautifully illustrated children's work, produced in collaboration with his wife, author Gertrude Bone. No. 148 of 215 copies of this limited edition, signed by the illus…
Lives of the Hunted, Containing a True Account of the Doings of Five Quadrupeds & Three Birds
Ernest Thompson Seton · 1910 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)
London, David Nutt, 1910. Leather. A bright leather-bound copy of this short-story collection from wildlife artist and founding pioneer of the Boy Scouts of America, Ernest Thompson Seton. A new edition. First published in 1901.In full calf prize binding, with decorative gilt to…
Bertie and the Seven Bodies
Peter Lovesey · 1990 · Rooke Books
£33.00 (€39.56 | $43.60 | ¥6,962)
London, Century: A Mysterious Press Book, 1990. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed first edition of this Bertie, Prince of Wales mystery by Peter Lovesey. Signed by the author to the title page. The first edition, first impression of this work. Complete with the publisher&apo…
The Detective Wore Silk Drawers
Peter Lovesey · 1971 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)
London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1971. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this Sergeant Cribb novel from British writer Peter Lovesey, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page. A Sergeant Cribb novel. Set in the seedy world of bar…
Smut: Two Unseemly Stories
Alan Bennett · 2011 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)
London, Faber and Faber, 2011. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, first impression of this collection of two "unseemly" stories by Alan Bennett, signed by the author. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the or…
Children of the Gods
Martin Dickson · 1960 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)
Glasgow, William MacLellan, 1960 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first illustrated edition of Martin Dickson's novel set in Ancient Egypt. This copy belonged to film maker and activist Derek Jarman. The first illustrated edition of this work, which…
Dialogo; Doloro
Julia Sigmond · 2013 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)
Cluj-Napoca; Klujo, Exit , 2013-2017. First edition. Cloth. A vanishingly scarce pair of poems by Esperanto writer and puppet actor, Julia Sigmond, one of which is signed. Signed by the author to the title page of 'Doloro', inscribed to "David", which is likely the sam…
Ten Frogs: Dix Grenouilles
Quentin Blake · 1997 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)
London, Pavilion, 1997. First edition. Hardback. A signed copy of this scarce first edition, being Quentin Blake's fantastic children's book for learning numbers in English and French. Signed by the author to the title page. The first edition, first impression. In the …
Dresses and Decorations of the Middles Ages
Henry Shaw · 1843 · Rooke Books
£750.00 (€898.98 | $990.80 | ¥158,218)
London, William Pickering , 1843. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this fantastically illustrated look into the fashion and decorations of the Middle Ages, with coloured plates. The first edition of this work. Complete in two volumes. Offering a comprehensive study o…
Series of Prints of Roman History, Designed As Ornaments for Those Apartments in Which Children Receive the First Rudiments of Their Education Series of Prints from the Old Testament Scripture Lessons, Designed to Accompany a Series of Prints from the Old Testament
[Sarah Trimmer] · 1797 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)
London, John Marshall; Baldwin and Cradock, 1797-1829. Leather. Three works by Sarah Trimmer, including two of her impressive plate volumes, exploring the history of Rome and the Old Testament. A set of three works by Sarah Trimmer, including her 'Series of Prints' on …
The Daughters of Cain
Colin Dexter · 1994 · Rooke Books
£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)
London, Macmillan, 1994. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed first edition of Colin Dexter's eleventh Inspector Morse crime novel. Signed by the author to the title page. The first edition, third impression of this work. With the publisher's original unclipped dust w…
English Music
Peter Ackroyd · 1992 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
London, Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 1992. First edition. Cloth. A first trade edition, first impression of Peter Ackroyd's bildungsroman 'English Music', signed by the author. The first trade edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth b…
Doubtful Valley
George Garland; [Garland Roark] · 1951 · Rooke Books
£159.00 (€190.58 | $210.05 | ¥33,542)
Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1951. First edition. Cloth. The rarely seen first edition of this Western by Garland Roark, signed by the author. The scarce first edition.Signed by the author to the half title, "To George Kitchell, friend of Jimmy Gray, the guy this is dedicat…
Shambleau and Others
C. L. Moore [Catherine Lucille Moore] · 1953 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)
New York, Gnome Press Inc, 1953. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this fantastic collection of science fiction stories from Catherine Lucille Moore's, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition of this collection, first printing. Originally published in &apos…
Early Glasgow
Sir James D. Marwick; Robert Renwick · 1911 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)
Glasgow, James Maclehose and Sons, 1911. First edition. Leather. A striking limited edition volume exploring the history of Glasgow, an illustrated work signed by the publisher. A limited edition, this being one of sixty copies made on handmade paper, signed by the publisher to …
The Illustrated Hitch Hiker&Apos;S Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams · 1994 · Rooke Books
£2,750.00 (€3,296.26 | $3,632.92 | ¥580,131)
London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1994. First edition. Hardback. The first illustrated edition of this popular sci-fi, a colourful edition signed by the author. The first illustrated edition, a incredibly striking edition, with colourful and unique illustrations throughout, with …
Everything Is Illuminated: A Novel
Jonathan Safran Foer · 2002 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)
Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2002. First edition. Hardback. A signed first edition, first printing of Jonathan Safran Foer's critically acclaimed novel, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first printing of this work in the original paper board…
General Index to the First Fifty Volumes of the Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society
The Assistant-Secretary L. L. Belinfante · 1897 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
London, Longmans, Green & Co, 1897 . First edition. Leather. Both volumes of the very scarce index to the first fifty volumes of the 'Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society', which was first published in 1845. Both volumes of this very scarce general index, with v…
History of the Church of St. Mary, at Painswick
St. Clair Baddeley · 1902 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)
Exeter, William Pollard & Co Ltd, 1902. First edition. Cloth. An interesting history of the Church of St. Mary in Painswick, the first edition, signed by the author. The first edition.Inscribed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper, "Col: R. G. Pearson, a souvenir fro…