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Ring in the New
Richard Whiteing · 1906 · Rooke Books
£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.98 | ¥34,808)
London, Hutchinson, 1906 . First edition. Cloth. Richard Whiteing's own copy of his very scarce 1906 novel, concerned with the women's suffrage movement. The very scarce first edition of this political novel from the start of the twentieth century. The author's ow…
The Golden Butterfly
Walter Besant; James Rice · 1906 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)
London, Chatto & Windus, 1906. Leather. Bright new impression of this novel by Walter Besant and James Rice in a smart Hatchards signed binding. A new impression of this novel, written by the celebrated literary partnership of Walter Besant and James Rice, authors of 'Ready…
Soma Number Three
Various Contributors · 1932 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)
Southwark Park Road, K. S. Bhat , 1932. First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition copy of this scarce limited collection of prose and verse in the literary periodical 'Soma.' Literary periodical published between 1931 and 1934. Number three of five only. A scarce pu…
By Bizarre Hands
Joe R. Lansdale · 1989 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)
Shingletown, Mark V Ziesing, 1989. First edition. Cloth. A stylized illustrated and limited first edition of this collection of short stories by Joe R Lansdale, singed by the author. First edition. Limited Edition. Number 406 of 500 limited copies signed by Joe R. Lansdale, J. K…
Reynard the Fox, or, the Ghost Heath Run
John Masefield · 1919 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)
London, William Heinemann, 1919 . Leather. An excellent copy of the third impression of John Masefield's popular narrative poem, in a bright half calf signed binding by Hatchards. The December 1919 third impression of this work, first published in October of the same year.I…
Not Many Dead
Nicholas Garland · 1990 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)
London, Sydney, Auckland, Johannesburg, Hutchinson, 1990 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of journals from Nicholas Garland signed by the author. First edition of Not Many Dead by Nicholas Garland in the original publisher's cloth binding and unc…
The December Boys
Michael Noonan · 1963 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)
London, Melbourne and Toronto, Heinemann, 1963 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of Michael Noonan's family drama novel, signed by the author. First edition of The December Boys by Michael Noonan in the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped du…
The History of Tom Jones
Henry Fielding · 1925 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)
London, Calcutta and Sydney, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1925 . Cloth. A limited edition of this comic novel by Henry Fielding, signed by the illustrator Rowland Wheelwright. Limited illustrated edition of The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling by Henry Fielding in the original p…
The Early Art of the West Riding of Yorkshire
Barbara D. Palmer · 1990 · Rooke Books
£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)
Michigan, Medieval Institute Publications Western Michigan University, 1990. First edition. Paperback. An interesting first edition study on the ancient art of the West Riding of Yorkshire, inscribed by the author. The first edition.Signed by the author to the title page, '…
The Crescent and the Cross; or, Romance and Realities of Eastern Travel
Eliot Warburton · 1846 · Rooke Books
£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.58 | ¥35,863)
London, Henry Colburn, 1846 . Leather. A very smart copy of the two volume fifth edition of Eliot Warburton's accounts of his travels in the Middle East in the mid nineteenth century. First published in 1844, the work recounts the author's experiences travelling in Gre…
A Practical Treatise on Painting in Three Parts
John Burnet · 1827 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)
London, James Carpenter and Son, 1827. First edition. Cloth. The first collected edition of John Burnet's popular treatises on painting, looking in particular at composition, light and shade, and colour. Illustrated with plates, including colour plates. The first collected …
The Essays of Elia with Introduction and Notes by Alfred Ainger
Charles Lamb · 1921 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)
London, Macmillan and Co. 1921. Leather. Charles Lamb's popular and charming Essays of Elia, in a lovely half calf prize binding. In a half calf prize binding, with the gilt crest of Liverpool College to the front board and a decorative gilt spine. Top edge gilt. Binding si…
Songs in a Minor Key a Small Volume of Verse
William C. Hall · 1889 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)
Dublin, Sealy, Bryers & Walker , 1889. Cloth. A scarce, signed collection of verses by William C. Hall. A scarce volume of verse by William C. Hall, who was a scholar of Christ Church, Oxford. This small volume includes a collection of sonnets, songs, ballads and serenades base…
Mining an Elementary Treatise on the Getting of Minerals
Arnold Lupton · 1907 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)
London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1907. Cloth. A very smart copy of Lupton's comprehensive treatise on mining, with a fascinating folding map. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Ink inscription to the first page of contents. 1 folding colour map. 1 folding plate…
Records of the Cheriton Otter Hounds
W. H. Rogers · 1925 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)
Taunton, Barnicott and Pearce, The Wessex Press , 1925. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of W. H. Rogers' book on otter-hunting, complete with a gift inscription signed by the author. The very scarce first edition. In full cloth binding. With a letter, dated 1929,…
Pinpoint the Bomber
Francis Chichester · 1942 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)
London, George Allen & Unwin, 1942. First edition. Cloth. Wartime games designed to help navigators improve their targeting skills during the Second World War, the first edition of this work. The first edition of this work, an uncommon work. Created by Francis Chichester and pub…
The Fat Man in History
Peter Carey · 1980 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)
London , Faber and Faber, 1980. First edition. Cloth. A wonderful, signed first edition copy of Peter Carey's collection of surreal short stories. A first edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. The Fat Man In History is widely considered to be …
Seventeen Poems Missing from Love Respelt
Robert Graves · 1966 · Rooke Books
£995.00 (€1,192.65 | $1,314.46 | ¥209,902)
London, Privately Printed, 1966 . First edition. Leather. A signed Limited Edition volume of poetry from Rupert Graves, in an unfinished full morocco binding by Ivor Robinson. The first edition of this signed, Limited Edition volume of seventeen poems from British poet, historic…
A Modern Comedy
John Galsworthy · 1929 · Rooke Books
£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.37 | ¥33,753)
London , William Heinemann , 1929. First edition. Vellum. A lovely signed, limited edition of all three books in John Galsworthy's A Modern Comedy trilogy. A limited edition copy of this work, with only 1030 copies being printed. This volume is number 474 and is signed and …
English Poor Law History: Part II: The Last Hundred Years
Sidney Webb; Beatrice Webb · 1929 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)
Great Britain, Private Subscription Edition, 1929. Cloth. A signed limited edition work on economics and the English Poor Laws, a brilliant work by the couple Sidney and Beatrice Webb, signed by both authors. A limited edition, limited to four hundred numbered copies from 51 to …