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British Angling Flies

Michael Theakson; Francis M. Walbran [Ed.] · 1888 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

Ripon; London, William Harrison; Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, [1888]. Cloth. A pleasing, illustrated guide to angling flies; the second edition, edited by Francis M. Walbran. A pleasing second, revised edition of Theakston's British Angling Flies. First publ…

Chasing the Devil Flowering of the Bamboo Numbered Account the Runner the Act of Creation

Multiple authors · 1964 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

London, Woodbine House; Delacorte Press; Macmillan; Chatto and Windus, 1964-2010. First edition. Cloth. A fine set of five modern works of literary fiction, including one signed by the author to the title page, all in the publishers' original cloth with the original bright,…

Charade

John Mortimer · 1947 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, The Bodley Head, 1947. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Mortimer"s first novel inspired by his Crown Film Unit experience, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper and a signed presentation card from the author. In the publisher's original yellow …

A Man&Apos;S House and Garibaldi

John Drinkwater · 1934 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd, 1934-1936. First edition. Cloth. Signed and author's own copies of these two plays from the library of English poet and dramatist John Drinkwater. A two volume set. The first editions. Signed by the author to the front free endpapers.In the…

Plays and Poetry by John Drinkwater

John Drinkwater · 1916 · Rooke Books

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

London, Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd, 1916-1925. First edition. Cloth. A smart seven volume set of signed plays and poetry by John Drinkwater, from the author's library. A seven volume set of works by John Drinkwater.All volumes signed by the author.In the original red cloth bind…

The Minaret of Djam: An Excursion in Afghanistan; Spain; Nellie: Letters from Africa; Contact!: A Book of Glimpses

Freya Stark; Jan Morris; Elspeth Huxley; Jan Morris · 1974 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.98 | ¥34,808)

London, John Murray; Faber and Faber; Weidenfeld and Nicolson; Faber and Faber, 1974-2009 . Cloth. A smart four-volume collection of modern travel writing and memoir, including a signed first edition by Elspeth Huxley. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Complete w…

Those Stormy Years: Memories of the Fight for Freedom on Five Continents

George Hardy · 1956 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.79 | ¥37,972)

London, Lawrence & Wishart, 1956 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the scarce first edition of the illustrated biography of British communist figure George Hardy, in the bright dust wrapper. The scarce first edition, first impression of this work.In the publi…

The Novellino of Masuccio and the Nights of Straparola

W. G. Waters · 1894 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London , Lawrence and Bullen, 1894-1895. Cloth. Four uniformly-bound translations by W. G. Waters. Containing: The Novellino of Masuccio (in two volumes) The Nights of Straparola (in two volumes) Limited to one thousand copies, of which this is numbered 725. Illustrated througho…

A Course of Medical Studies Containing a Comparative View of the Anatomical Structure of Man and of Animals

J. Burdin, M.D. · 1803 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.34 | ¥68,561)

London, Cuthell and Martin, 1803. First edition. Cloth. A medical work chiefly designed for the use of medical students. Complete in three volumes Also includes a history of diseases and an account of the knowledge hitherto acquired with regard to the regular action of the diffe…

The Life of the Right Honourable William Ewart Gladstone, M.P. , D.C. L. , Etc.

George Barnett Smith · 1809 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,546)

London, Paris and New York , Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Co. c1899. Cloth. The Life of The Right Honourable William Ewart Gladstone, M.P. D.C.L. Etc. by George Barnett Smith. Illustrated with colour plates to front of each volume and with numerous black and white full page illus…

Masters and Workmen a Tale Illustrative of the Social and Moral Condition of the People

Lord B [Frederick R Chichester, Earl of Belfast] · 1857 · Rooke Books

£770.00 (€922.95 | $1,017.22 | ¥162,437)

London , T.C. Newby, 1857. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition of this novel by Frederick Chichester. Complete in three volumes. Frederick R Chichester, who wrote predominantly under a pseudonym, was a prolific writer of novels in the nineteenth century. Despite …

The Americans at Home; or, Byeways, Backwood, and Prairies

Thomas Chandler Haliburton · 1854 · Rooke Books

£475.00 (€569.35 | $627.50 | ¥100,205)

London, Hurst and Blackett, 1854. Cloth. An author's presentation copy of a very scarce complete set of The Americans at Home; Or, Byeways, Backwood, and Prairies signed to front free endpapers to all. Edited by Thomas Chandler Haliburton. First edition. In three volumes co…

Kelly and the Three-Toed Horse

Peter Bowen · 2001 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.93 | $52.83 | ¥8,436)

New York, St Martin's Press, 2001. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this novel by Peter Bowen. Peter Bowen is an American writer born in 1945. He lives in Livingston, Montana and has worked as a cowboy, hunting and fishing guide, folksinger, poet, essayist, and nove…

A Difficult Trade the Baseball Mystery

Sam Leonard · 2000 · Rooke Books

£14.99 (€17.97 | $19.80 | ¥3,162)

San Franciso, Robert D. Reed, 2000. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this baseball mystery from Sam Leonard. Signed by the author to the title page. 'A Difficult Trade' is Sam Leonard's debut novel, and is about Harry Hvide as he decides to slash payroll…

A Call to Arms

Allan Mallinson · 2002 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, Bantam Press, 2002. First edition. Cloth. This is a signed first edition of this work by Allan Mallinson. Allan Mallinson is an English author and was an officer in the British Army. He is best known for writing a series of novels chronicling the fictional life of Matthe…

Tobias Smollett

Jeremy Lewis · 2003 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Jonathan Cape, 2003. First edition. Cloth. A signed biography of the Scottish poet Tobias Smollett Signed by the author Jeremy Lewis as a gift to his friends. Jeremy Lewis was a publisher who was a director of Chatto & Windus for ten years, and the deputy editor of the L…

Sleeping Partner

James Humphreys · 2000 · Rooke Books

£46.99 (€56.32 | $62.08 | ¥9,913)

London, Macmillan, 2000. First edition. Cloth. A smart signed first edition copy of this gripping courtroom thriller, seen through the eyes of the accused. First edition. James Humphreys is a political analyst and author, who also wrote 'Riptide', 'Negotiating in …

The Life of Raymond Chandler

Frank MacShane · 1976 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.91 | $79.25 | ¥12,655)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1976. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this biographical exploration into the life and works of Raymond Chandler. Featuring original illustrated dustwrapper designed by Craig Dodd. With tipped in extract from The Sunday Times dated 20th April…

Death a la Provencale

Janet Laurence · 1995 · Rooke Books

£24.99 (€29.95 | $33.01 | ¥5,272)

London, Macmillan, 1995. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition crime thriller. Inscription to the title page by the author. "Death a la Provencale is Janet Laurence's seventh culinary mystery to feature her amateur sleuth Darina Lisle." In a cloth binding with unclip…

Cast the First Stone

Jane Adams · 1996 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.93 | $52.83 | ¥8,436)

London, Macmillan, 1996. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition crime thriller. Signed by the author to the title page. Cast the First Stone is Jane Adams's second novel, following her hugely successful and highly acclaimed debut The Greenway which was nominated for t…