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Black Venus
Angela Carter · 1985 · Rooke Books
£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)
London, Chatto and Windus The Hogarth Press, 1985. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this work by noted feminist author Angela Carter. First edition, first impression in the original dustwrapper designed by Don Macpherson. Angela Carter is a renowned British author and jo…
The Hard Detective
H.R.F. Keating · 2000 · Rooke Books
£24.99 (€29.95 | $33.01 | ¥5,272)
Chatham , Mackays, 2000. First edition. Cloth. A signed, beautifully-presented first edition of this gripping novel by prolific crime writer H.R.F. Keating. This is the fifth of Keating's critically-acclaimed series of novels featuring detectives whose human weaknesses impa…
The Domino Plan
Edgar Granville · 1975 · Rooke Books
£79.99 (€95.88 | $105.67 | ¥16,874)
London, Bachman and Turner, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this crime novel by Lord Granville of Eye, featuring his popular character, Storm English. Signed, 'Best wishes, Granville' to front free-endpaper. In a red cloth binding with original clipped d…
I, Claudia a Mystery, 13 Bc
Marilyn Todd · 1995 · Rooke Books
£79.99 (€95.88 | $105.67 | ¥16,874)
London, Macmillan, 1995. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this historical mystery novel by Marilyn Todd. 'I, Claudia' was Todd's first novel featuring her heroine Claudia Seferius. Signed by the author to the title page. In a black cloth binding with origi…
The Pyramid
William Golding · 1967 · Rooke Books
£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)
London, Faber and Faber, 1967. First edition. Cloth. A collection of stories by William Golding. The three stories to this work link together through one narrator, Oliver. The work describes the experience of growing up in a small English market town during the 1920's. The …
Death and Taxes
Susan Dunlap · 1992 · Rooke Books
£24.99 (€29.95 | $33.01 | ¥5,272)
New York, Delacorte, 1992. First edition. Cloth. The first US edition of this Jill Smith mystery by Susan Dunlap Signed by the author to the title page. In a cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, generally smart, though with some light shelfwear. Dustwra…
Acid Row
Minette Walters · 2001 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)
London, Macmillan, 2001. First edition. Cloth. A psychological crime novel by Minette Walters. Acid Row was shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger. The work is a study of contemporary reaction to paedophilia. The work is set in a British council housing …
An Historical Account of the Lives and Writings of Our Most Considerable English Poets Whether Epick, Lyrick, Elegiack, Epigramatists Etc.
Giles Jacob · 1720 · Rooke Books
£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.58 | ¥35,863)
London, E Curll, 1720. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this biographical work. This work discusses several English poets and demonstrates a selection of their work. With a frontispiece and five plates. Lacking the plates of Mr Croxall and Mr John Philips, therefore …
Country Life in the Seventeenth Century Being a Note Upon Lord Macaulay&Apos;S Caricature of the Country Squires of Charles the Second&Apos;S Reign. Reprinted from the Introduction to a Volume of Old Family Letters.
Sir George Sitwell · 1901 · Rooke Books
£270.00 (€323.63 | $356.69 | ¥56,958)
Scarborough, The Author, 1901. First edition. Leather. A very scarce edition of Sir George Sitwell's Country Life in the Seventeenth Century with black and white illustrations throughout. Printed in 1901 by Sitwell at his private Scarborough press, this copy is signed by th…
The Gentleman and Farmer&Apos;S Pocket Companion and Assistant, with Tables for Computing the Weight of Hay, Cattle, Sheep, & Hogs, &C by Measurement
John Ainslie · 1802 · Rooke Books
£168.00 (€201.37 | $221.94 | ¥35,441)
Edinburgh, T Brown, A Constable et al. 1802. First edition. Leather. A first edition of Ainslie's scarce and fascinating 'The Gentleman and Farmer's Pocket Companion&apos. The binding is the original one and is correspondingly worn (this was a work designed to be …
Heroes of Modern Days
Mrs. Herbert Percival · 0 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)
London, Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. c1903. Leather. A series of profiles of "Heroes of Modern Days" by Mrs. Herbert Percival, having first appeared in the pages of Friendly Work. Subjects include Frederick III, German Emperor, the publisher Daniel Macmillan, and the Rev. Edward …
The Book of Psalms
Anon · 1867 · Rooke Books
£69.99 (€83.89 | $92.46 | ¥14,765)
London, George E Eyre and William Spottiswoode, 1867. Leather. A full morocco copy of this religious Victorian work. 'Translated out of the original Hebrew; and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, by His Majesty's Special Command&apos. With a …
Aphrodite in Aulis
George Moore · 1930 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)
London, William Heinemann, 1930. Leather. A signed limited edition of George Moore's last novel Aphrodite in Aulis. George Augustus Moore (1852-1933) was an Irish novelist, short-story writer, poet, art critic, memoirist and dramatist. Moore came from a Roman Catholic lande…
The Protestant, a Series of Essays on the Principal Points of Controversy between the Church of Rome and the Reformed. In Four Volumes (Bound in Two)
William M'Gavin · 1812 · Rooke Books
£745.00 (€892.99 | $984.19 | ¥157,163)
Glasgow , Khull, Blackie and Co et al , 1812 . Leather. A fascinating collection of opinion and debate between the Catholic and Protestant churches, at the time a controversial examination of the points of controversy that had existed for hundreds of years. Featuring frontispiec…
The Poetical Works of James Thomson with His Last Corrections Additions and Improvements with a Life of the Author
James Thomson · 1794 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)
London, C Cooke, c1795. Leather. The complete poetical works of James Thomson. Undated, with the engraved dedication, title page and vignette from the 1794 edition. However, this edition lacks the dated engraved leaf with 'Cooke's Pocket Edition of Select British Poets…
Tables of Interest
John Thomson · 1794 · Rooke Books
£83.99 (€100.67 | $110.96 | ¥17,718)
London, G. C. and J. Robinson, 1794. Leather. A fascinating and scarce reference work, signed by the author. At 3, 4, 4 1/2, and 5 per Cent From £1 to £10,000 and From 1 to 365 Days In a regular Progression of Single Days With Tables at all the above Rates, From 1 to 12 Months…
Sermons
Charles Churchill · 1765 · Rooke Books
£167.99 (€201.36 | $221.93 | ¥35,439)
Dublin, A Leathley, J Hoey et al. 1765. Leather. A bright copy of the scarce Sermons by Charles Churchill, published posthumously. Bound in leather with gilt lettering. Includes The Dedication, an unfinished poem to William Warburton, bishop of Gloucester. Information from the O…
A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy.
Laurence Sterne · 1910 · Rooke Books
£210.00 (€251.71 | $277.42 | ¥44,301)
London, Williams and Norgate, 1910. Cloth. A limited and signed edition of this influential first example of modern travel writing by clergyman and author, Laurence Sterne. This edition de luxe is limited to five hundred copies, of which this is number 324. Signed by illustrator…
The Hunting of the Snark an Agony, in Eight Fits
Lewis Carroll · 1975 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)
London , The Whittington Press, 1975. Cloth. A limited edition copy of this poem by Lewis Carroll, which has been signed by the illustrator. With many illustrations throughout by Harold Jones, who has signed the book to the rear. Numbered 5 of 750 limited copies. Containing a la…
Westminster Abbey; with Occasional Poems, and a Free Translation of the Oedipus Tyrannus of Sophocles
Thomas Maurice · 1813 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)
London , Printed by W. Bulmer and Co. 1813. Cloth. A collection of poems that includes: "Westminster-Abbey : An Elegiac and Historical Poem", "The Lotos of Egypt" and "Hinda; an Arabian Elegy". Features full-page intricate illustrations of Westminster. From the author of "Indian…