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Burmese Vignettes

C. Harcourt Robertson · 1930 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

London, W. Thacker & Co, 1930 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of C. Harcourt Robertson's illustrated collection of sketches about Burmese life. A presentation copy, inscribed to the front free endpaper, 'Hazel, with love from Cecil, London, 19/8/30&apos.…

Camps and Cruises of an Ornithologist

Frank M. Chapman · 1908 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

New York, D. Appleton, 1908 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated ornithological study by pioneering field guide author Frank M. Chapman. The first edition of this work.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and two-hundred and fifty vignette and full pa…

The Magus, a Revised Version

John Fowles · 1977 · Rooke Books

£895.00 (€1,072.78 | $1,182.35 | ¥188,806)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1977 . Cloth. A signed copy of the revised edition of John Fowles's celebrated postmodern novel, reviewed by the Sunday Times as a 'deliciously toothsome celebration of wanton story-telling&apos. The first impression of the revised edition of Fow…

A Boy Like Walt

Dorothy Clewes · 1967 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

New York, Coward-McCann, Inc. 1967 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first US edition of this novel by Dorothy Clewes, in the original, unclipped dust wrapper. First US edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. First editi…

Wentzel Jamitsers Entwurfe Zu Prachtgefassen in Silber Und Gold

R. Bergau [ed.] · 1879 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)

Berlin, Paul Bette, 1879 . Cloth. A very scarce work consisting of lithographic plates of the silver and gold vessels made by Viennese goldsmith and artist Wenzel Jamnitzer. In the original German, in black letter type.A very scarce celebration of the work of the Northern Manner…

The Birds of Wiltshire

Rev. Alfred Charles Smith · 1887 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.69 | $297.24 | ¥47,465)

London, Printed for the author by R. H. Porter, 1887 . First edition. Leather. The uncommon first edition of Rev. Alfred C. Smith's ornithological study of the birds of Wiltshire, on a lovely signed half morocco binding. The uncommon first edition of this work, which provid…

The Brudenells of Deene

Joan Wake · 1953 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.48 | ¥94,931)

London, Cassell & Company, 1953 . First edition. Leather. A beautifully bound edition of Joan Wake's genealogical history of the Brudenell family, in a very fine full morocco binding from Bayntun-Riviere. The first edition, first impression of this work from English histori…

Nautical Tables Designed for the Use of British Seamen

Rev James Inman · 1945 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London , J. D. Potter , 1945. Leather. A detailed and comprehensive collection of nautical tables sanctioned for use in the Royal Navy. 1945 reprint of the original first published in 1821. A detailed collection of nautical tables designed for the use of British seamen. Original…

A Presumption of Death

Jill Paton Walsh; Dorothy L. Sayers · 2002 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 2002 . First edition. Cloth. A smart, first edition of this mystery novel by Jill Paton Walsh, continuing the Lord Peter Wimsey series, originated by Dorothy L. Sayers. This is a first edition of the work, in the original black cloth binding with th…

The Murder Bag

Tony Parsons · 2014 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, Century, 2014. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this thrilling novel from Parsons, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page. Detective Max Wolfe has recently joined the homicide division of London's West End Cent…

Siege

Simon Kernick · 2012 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Bantam Press, 2012. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this exciting novel from Kernick, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page. When a group of gunmen storm the historic Stanhope Hotel on Park Lane, they give the gov…

Skinner&Apos;S Round

Quintin Jardine · 1995 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Headline, 1995. First edition. Cloth. A smart second impression of this exciting crime novel from Jardine, signed by the author. First edition, second impression. Signed by the author to the title page. The night before a four-day golf tournament involving the world&apos…

Soldier Spy

Tom Marcus · 2016 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Michael Joseph, 2016. First edition. Hardback. A smartly presented, signed, first edition of this explosive story by former MI5 agent, Tom Marcus. This is a signed, first edition of the work, in the original publisher's binding with the original, unclipped dust wrap…

The Torment of Others

Val McDermid · 2004 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, HarperCollins Publishers, 2004. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition, first impression of McDermid's fourth novel from her popular Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth bind…

Sinners and Shrouds

Jonathan Latimer · 1956 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1956. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this stand-alone crime novel from Latimer. First edition. When Sam Clay wakes up in a strange apartment, to an aching head and a copper-taste in his mouth, with a very beautiful but very dead wo…

Der Freischutz Travestie

Septimus Globus; Johann August Apel · 1824 · Rooke Books

£1,575.00 (€1,887.86 | $2,080.67 | ¥332,257)

London, C. Baldwyn, 1824 . First edition. Leather. The uncommon first edition of George Cruikshank's richly illustrated edition of 'Der Freischütz Travestie&apos. The very scarce hand-coloured plates issue, in a signed binding. In a half crushed morocco signed binding,…

Exchange No Robbery; or, the Diamond Ring: A Comedy in Three Acts

[Theodore Edward Hook] · 1820 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, W. Wright, 1820. First edition. Leather. A very scarce comical play by Theodore Hook, an entertaining romp which was first performed at the Haymarket Theatre Royal. The first edition of this very scare work.A comical play by Theodore Hook told in three acts, first perfor…

Memoirs Chiefly Illustrative of the History and Antiquities of Northumberland

Royal Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland; Charles Henry Hartshorne · 1858 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.29 | ¥58,013)

London, Bell and Daldy , 1858. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this important contribution to the history of Northumberland in two volumes, from the author's own library. Complete in two volumes. With half titles. With three maps, of which one folding, one in c…

The Last Arcadian

St. John Lucas · 1899 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.79 | ¥37,972)

London, Leonard Smithers, 1899. Cloth. A scarce work from St. John Lucas, signed by the author. Scarce work. Signed by the author to the front endpaper, with an inscription dated 1900. A collection of short stories or essays including: The Last Arcadian, Sword and Lyre, Remarks …

Hans Andersen&Apos;S Fairy Tales

Hans Christian Andersen · 1912 · Rooke Books

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

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1912 . First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated Edition de Luxe of the fairy tales of Hand Christian Andersen, illustrated throughout by Andreas Duncan Carse. The very scarce edition de luxe of this scarce work, with this copy being number …