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The Roadmender
Michael Fairless [Margaret Barber] · 1926 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)
London, Duckworth, 1926 . Leather. A lovely example of this influential book of Christian meditations, in a half morocco signed binding from Hatchards. 'The Roadmender' is a thoughtful and meaningful book of meditations. When first published in 1902 this work saw immed…
Two Letters on Causation and Freedom in Willing, Addressed to John Stuart MILL
Rowland G. Hazard · 1869 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)
Boston, Lee and Shepard, 1869. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this uncommon philosophical treatise by Rowland Gibson Hazard, signed by the author. The first edition of this uncommon work.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper, "Samuel C. Gilman LLD w…
Collected Poems
Louise Townsend Nicholls · 1953 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)
New York, E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc. 1953. First edition. Cloth. A smart limited edition of this collection of poetry from American writer Louise Townsend Nicholl, signed by the author. First edition. Limited to seven hundred and forty-six copies signed by the author. With the…
Packing Up for Paradise: Selected Poems 1946-1996
James Broughton; Jim Cory [editor] · 1997 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)
Santa Rosa, Black Sparrow Press, 1997. First edition. Cloth. A smart limited edition of this collection of poetry from American writer James Broughton, signed by the author. First edition. A limited edition of two hundred hardcover trade copies, of which one hundred have been nu…
Three Works Published by Black Sparrow Press
James Broughton; Wright Morris; Bradford Morrow; Et Al. · 1981 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)
Santa Rosa, Black Sparrow Press, 1981-1997. First edition. Cloth. A fine collection of three works published by The Black Sparrow Press in Santa Rosa, two of which are signed and one with a signed letter from the author. Limited edition. Bound in the publisher"s quarter cloth. A…
A Fountain in Kentucky and Other Poems
John Frederick Nims · 1950 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)
New York, William Sloane Associates, 1950 . First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition collection of poetry from American author John Frederick Nims, inscribed by the author to fellow poet and the publisher of Nim's first book, James Laughlin. First edition. In the or…
1850 the Capital of Scotland: A Twentieth-Century Contemplation on Edinburgh
Moray McLaren · 1950 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)
Edinburgh, Douglas and Foulis , 1950. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Moray McLaren's illustrated historical study on Edinburgh, presented and inscribed by the author to his friend and actor Laurence Hardy, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition.The auth…
City Skies
Terry Nash · 1979 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)
New York City, Not Stated, 1979. First edition. Paperback. A vanishingly scarce limited edition chapbook of poems about New York City, signed by the author. The first edition, limited to only forty copies, this copy is out-of-series.A vanishingly scarce work.Signed by the author…
A Book of the Heavenly Birthdays
Eleanor Vere Boyle; Various · 1894 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)
London, Elliot Stock, 1894. Leather. A charming anthology of poems, edited, illustrated, and signed by Eleanor Vere Boyle. Signed by the illustrator to the recto of the front free endpaper, "To E. C. C. from E. V. B. Sept 1894".The second edition of this scarce work.Illustrated …
Old Pastures
Padraic Colum · 1930 · Rooke Books
£54.00 (€64.73 | $71.34 | ¥11,392)
New York, The Macmillan Company, 1930. Cloth. A signed limited edition copy of Padraic Colum's anthology of poems with the original slipcase. No. 33 of 200 limited edition copies of this work in the original quarter cloth binding with decorative boards, including the origin…
The Sacred Band a Litany of Ingratitude
Guido Bruno · 1921 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)
New York, Not Stated, 1921. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of this very scarce collection of writings from Greenwich Village character Guido Bruno, signed by the author. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page, dated Dec 23rd 1921. Illustrated thr…
Jane&Apos;S Adventures on the Island of Peeg
Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy · 1968 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)
London, Alan Ross Ltd. 1968. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this early novel from British author Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy, signed and inscribed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page with an inscription to the front endpaper. Illustra…
The Newest Materialism
William Maccall · 1873 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)
London, Farrah, 1873. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce collection of essays by William Maccall, signed by the author. The first edition of this scarce work.Tipped-in signature of the author to the front paste down, from a letter dated 21st June 1873.A serie…
Miss Wirtles Revenge
Michael Morpurgo · 1981 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)
Kingswood , Kaye and Ward, 1981. First edition. Hardback. A brilliant signed first edition of this uncommon poem from children's novelist Michael Morpurgo. Signed by the author and illustrator to the title page. The first edition, first impression. An entertaining poem ab…
Dandelion Days
Henry Williamson · 1930 · Rooke Books
£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.58 | ¥35,863)
London, Faber & Faber Limited, 1930 . Cloth. A signed, limited edition, revised edition of the second novel in Henry Williamson's 'Flax of Dream' tetralogy, describing the life of Willie Maddison. No. 169 of two-hundred numbered copies printed on hand-made paper, …
Eleven Fashion Plates from the Gazette Du Bon Ton
Lucien Vogel [ed.] · 1912 · Rooke Books
£895.00 (€1,072.78 | $1,182.35 | ¥188,806)
Paris, Lucien Vogel, 1912-1920 . Unbound. Eleven beautifully illustrated hand-coloured lithographed fashion plates from Parisian fashion magazine 'Gazette du Bon Ton&apos. Eleven vibrant fashion plates from the Gazette du Bon Ton, a small but influential fashion magazine pu…
Here Lies: An Autobiography
Eric Ambler · 1985 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)
London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1985. First edition. Cloth. A signed first impression of the autobiography of author and screenwriter Eric Ambler, celebrated for his many spy novels. The first edition, first impression.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original uncl…
What Is the Truth? a Farmyard Fable for the Young
Ted Hughes · 1984 · Rooke Books
£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.34 | ¥68,561)
London, Faber and Faber, 1984 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Ted Hughes's charming children's tale, signed by both Hughes and the illustrator, R. J. Lloyd. The first edition, first impression.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.Flat si…
Requiem for a Wren
Nevil Shute · 1955 · Rooke Books
£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)
Melbourne, William Heinemann, 1955 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally bright example of the first edition of Nevil Schute's romantic novel, set during the Second World War. The first edition, first impression.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper, de…
The Works of Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens · 1874 · Rooke Books
£3,500.00 (€4,195.24 | $4,623.71 | ¥738,349)
London, Chapman and Hall, 1874-1889 . Leather. An exceptionally lovely thirty volume set of the works of Charles Dickens, including all of his important novels. In vibrant half morocco Bumpus signed bindings. Complete in thirty volumes, this is a fantastic edition of the works o…