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Bonnie Prince Charlie: A Life

Peter Pininski · 2010 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

Gloucestershire, Amberley, 2010. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this biography of Bonnie Prince Charlie, Prince Charles Edward Stuart, with illustrations. Signed and inscribed by the author. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page, rea…

The Magic Bowl and the Blue-Stone Ring

R. Andom; [Alfred Walter Barrett] · 1909 · Rooke Books

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

London, Jarrold & Sons, [1909]. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition volume of two novellas by Alfred W. Barrett, an illustrated work signed by the author. The first edition of this scarce work.Signed by the author to the front paste down. A volume of two novellas, &apos…

Hidden Journey a Spiritual Awakening

Andrew Harvey · 1991 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Bloomsbury , 1991. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this autobiography by Andrew Harvey on his spiritual journey and return to his home country, India. The first edition, first impression, with a complete numberline. Signed by the author to the title page.…

Code Three

James M. Fox · 1953 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Boston, Little, Brown, and Company, 1953. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this thrilling detective novel from James M. Fox, introducing a new detective Jerry Long. First edition. Detective Sergeant Jerry Long is a hard-working operator on the police force of a big…

William and the Pop Singers

Richmal Crompton · 1965 · Rooke Books

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

London, George Newnes Limited, 1965. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon to see signed 'Just William' book by Richmal Crompton, an anthology of entertaining short stories. The first edition, first impression.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper, '…

Chanur&Apos;S Venture

C. J. Cherryh · 1984 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

Michigan, Phantasia Press, 1984. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of a 'Chanur' space opera by C. J. Cherryh, an author's presentation copy to fellow sci-fi author Robert Adams. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipper dust wrapper, by Victo…

Land of Unreason

Fletcher Pratt; L. Sprague de Camp · 1942 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1942 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Fletcher and de Camp's fantasy novel, signed by author L. Sprague de Camp. A signed first edition, first printing of this humorous fantasy novel.Signed by American author of science fiction …

Hamlet Had an Uncle: A Comedy of Honor

Branch Cabell · 1940 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

New York, Farrar & Rinehart Inc, 1940 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce signed limited edition of Branch Cadell's retelling of Hamlet. The second work in his 'Heirs and Assigns' trilogy. Number thirty-seven of one-hundred and twenty-five limited edition copies sign…

Toujours Provence

Peter Mayle · 1991 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.82 | $171.74 | ¥27,424)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1991 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Peter Mayle's sequel to his best selling memoir 'A Year in Provence&apos. The first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Flat signed to t…

Tales from Watership Down

Richard Adams · 1996 · Rooke Books

£1,175.00 (€1,408.40 | $1,552.25 | ¥247,874)

London, Hutchinson, 1996. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition copy of Richard Adams' sequel to his popular work, signed and doodled by the illustrator, John Lawrence. The first edition, first impression.Signed by the illustrator to the dedication page, 'For Davi…

The Loch

Janet Caird · 1968 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, Geoffrey Bles, 1968. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this Scottish Highland set mystery novel by Janet Caird, signed by one of the publishers, Jocelyn Gibb, alongside the very scarce proof. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wra…

Empire

Terry Coleman · 1994 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Sinclair-Stevenson, 1994. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed first edition copy of Terry Coleman's novel, inscribed by the author to Hungarian-Canadian author Stephen Vizinczey. The first edition of this uncommon work in the publisher's original cloth binding,…

Yorkshire: Coast and Moorland

Gordon Home · 1904 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1904 . First edition. Cloth. A signed Edition de Luxe of Gordon Home's profusely illustrated work on Yorkshire, illustrated throughout. Number eighty-two of two-hundred copies of this Edition de Luxe produced, signed by the author himself.Ill…

Collected Works of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester

John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester; John Hayward [ed.] · 1926 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.12 | $858.69 | ¥137,122)

London, The Nonesuch Press, 1926 . Leather. A fine limited edition of the works of the Earl of Rochester, in a sumptuous full crushed morocco binding by Bayntun Riviere. Number 285 of a 1050 copy limitation.In a beautiful crushed morocco signed binding by Bayntun Riviere.A wonde…

Shires & Provinces

Sabretache (Albert Stewart Barrow) · 1926 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.69 | $297.24 | ¥47,465)

London , Eyre and Spottiswoode Limited, 1926. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated work on fox hunting by 'Sabretache', with full colour plates by the painter Lionel Edwards. The first trade edition. Published the same year as a signe…

The New Naturalist: A Survey of British and Irish Natural History

Various · 1951 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.49 | $495.40 | ¥79,109)

London, Collins; HarperCollins, 1951-1999 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderfully illustrated collection of first and early editions from The New Naturalist Survey of British and Irish Natural History series, in the original, colourful dust wrappers. A very well presented set of e…

8192 Crazy People in One Book

Walter Trier · 1936 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Atrium Press, c1950. Hardback. A charming children's juvenile work from Czech-German illustrator Walter Krier, with movable pieces designed to be combined to make amusing characters. Illustrated with a total of forty-eight double-sided colour pieces; with sixteen se…

The Spencers on Spas

Raine Spencer · 1983 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London , Weidenfeld & Nicolson London, 1983. First edition. Hardback. A very informative signed copy of this work on the history of Spas in Britain written by Raine Spencer and John Spencer. The first edition.In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Signed by Raine Spencer and Jo…

Shalimar the Clown

Salman Rushdie · 2005 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, Jonathan Cape, 2005 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of Salman Rushdie's award winning novel in the original, unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Signed by t…

The Sly Cormorant and the Fishes

Brian Patten · 1977 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

London, Kestrel Books, 1977. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition of Brian Patten's adaptation of Aesop's fables, illustrated and signed by Errol Le Cain. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Signed by Errol le Cain to the re…