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Cold Sassy Tree
Olive Ann Burns · 1984 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)
New York, Ticknor & Fields, 1984. Paperback. Two uncorrected proof copies of Olive Ann Burns' popular novel 'Cold Sassy Tree&apos. Two uncorrected proof copies, one in the original paper wraps, the other in the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps designed b…
The Bedside Book, a Miscellany for the Quiet Hours
Arthur Stanley · 1932 · Rooke Books
£115.00 (€137.84 | $151.92 | ¥24,260)
London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1932 . First edition. Leather. The fourth impression of the first edition of Arthur Stanley's miscellaneous literary collection, in a full calf signed binding by Bumpus. The fourth impression of this work, published in the same year as the first…
A Sermon Preached in the Cathedral Church of Salisbury, September Twenty-Third 1831
Rev. Francis Lear · 1831 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)
Salisbury, W. B. Brodie and Co. 1831. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce copy of the sermon preached by Reverend Francis Lear at Salisbury Cathedral for the anniversary of the Salisbury Infirmary. Very scarce. A copy of the sermon preached at Salisbury Cathedral on September 23rd,…
Mr. Hodge & Mr. Hazard
Elinor Wylie · 1928 · Rooke Books
£79.00 (€94.69 | $104.36 | ¥16,666)
New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1928 . First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition of Elinor Wylie's novel about an idealistic poet who is alienated from proper English society. The first edition of this limited edition work, housed in the publisher's original slip case.…
Silent Witness
Margaret Yorke · 1972 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)
London, Geoffrey Bles, 1972. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this murder mystery thriller novel by Margaret Yorke, inscribed by the author and in the scarce dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression.In the publisher's original cloth with the original scar…
Summer Stories
Oliver W. F. Lodge · 1911 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)
Birmingham , Cornish Brothers, 1911 . First edition. Cloth. The author's presentation copy of this collection of short stories by Oliver W. F. Lodge. The first edition, limited to sixty copies. The author's presentation copy, inscribed to 'Edyth Goodall from the a…
The Itinerant, or Memoirs of an Actor & the Itinerant in Scotland
Samuel William Ryley · 1816 · Rooke Books
£770.00 (€922.95 | $1,017.22 | ¥162,437)
London, Sherwood and Co. 1816-1827 . First edition. Leather. An exceptionally scarce complete set of the fictional memoirs of English actor Samuel William Ryley, the author's presentation copy, signed to Volume VII. Bound in half calf with marbled paper-covered boards. Comp…
Terry Street
Douglas Dunn · 1969 · Rooke Books
£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.55 | ¥30,589)
London, Faber and Faber, 1969 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of this award-winning collection of poetry, the debut work of Scottish poet Douglas Dunn. The first edition. Signed by the author to the title page.The first published collection of poetry from Scottis…
Here Is Einbaum
Wright Morris · 1973 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)
Los Angeles, Black Sparrow Press, 1973. Cloth. A limited edition, signed copy of Wright Morris's fiction novel about a women and her fake husband as they try to flee Nazi Germany, bound with Earle Gray. Limited edition. Number 37 out of 226.Printed July 1973 in Santa Barbar…
Love and Work
Reynolds Price · 1968 · Rooke Books
£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.55 | ¥30,589)
New York, Atheneum, 1968 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this novel by Reynolds Price about a writer and his journey after the death of his mother. The first edition. Gift inscription from author to the title page. In the publisher's original cloth and i…
Lives of the Saints: A Novel
David R. Slavitt · 1989 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
New York, Atheneum , 1989. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this intense novel from American writer David Rytman Slavitt, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page. A down-and-out journalist living in Florida is tasked with investi…
The Galleon of Torbay: A Romance
E. E. Speight · 1908 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.82 | ¥83,328)
London, Chatto & Windus, 1908. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this very scarce lost race tale from traveller and author, Ernest Edwin Speight. First edition. Very scarce work. The Galleon of Torbay (1908), a Lost Race tale in which a group of settlers from Torbay…
Without Permission. A Book of Dedications
Arthur A. Sykes · 1896 · Rooke Books
£225.00 (€269.69 | $297.24 | ¥47,465)
Westminster, The Roxburghe Press, 1896 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the scarce first edition of this charming collection of short stories of by Arthur Alkin Sykes. The scarce first edition of this work.With an inscription to the front free endpaper readi…
The Roadmender
Michael Fairless [Margaret Barber] · 1904 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)
London , Duckworth & Co. 1904. Leather. A calf bound copy of the popular classic by Margaret Barber, under the pseudonym of Michael Fairless, with attractive woodcut illustrations. In Zaehnsdorf signed full calf binding with gilt detailing. Monochrome frontispeace and five plat…
Variation on a Theme
John Collier · 1935 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)
London, Grayson & Grayson, 1935. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition of this amusing supernatural story by British author and screenwriter John Collier. No. 143 of 250 numbered and signed Limited Edition copies of the first edition, in the publisher's original cl…
Here Lies: An Autobiography
Eric Ambler · 1985 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)
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, in the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. …
The Spire
William Golding · 1964 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)
London, Faber and Faber, 1964 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this popular novel from William Golding, in the publisher's original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this novel from Nobel Prize for Literature winning author William Goldman, be…
The Penultimate Adventure
Norman Davey · 1924 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)
London, Elkin Mathews, 1924. Cloth. A smart limited edition copy of this adventure novel from English writer Norman Davey, signed and inscribed by the author. Limited to three hundred copies, each signed by the author, of which this is number two hundred and twenty. Signed by th…
The Nijmegen Proof
S. Barkworth [Arthur Freeman] · 1988 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)
Philadelphia, Holmes Publishing Co. 1988 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, limited edition of this novel set in the world of rare books and collectors, written by S. Barkworth. Limited edition, signed by the author, consisting of 650 copies designed by Ellis H. Neel Jr.Bound in …
The Hungry Traveller in France
Norman Davey · 1931 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition gastronomical travel work on France by Norman Davey, signed by the author, from the library of wine seller Charles W. Berry. The first edition of this scarce work.Signed by the author to the title page, da…