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We of the Never-Never

Mrs Aeneas Gunn [Jeannie Gunn] · 1954 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

Not Stated , Robertson & Mullens , 1954. Cloth. Bright copy of this novel by Jeannie Gunn, signed by the author in a limitation of one-thousand copies. Autobiographical novel by Jeannie Gunn concerning her experiences at Elsey Station near Mataranka, Northern Territory as the fi…

Snaily House

Gillian Stone · 1975 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, The Cock Robin Press, 1975 . First edition. Paperback. The first limited edition, first impression and presentation copy of this collection of poetry by Gillian Stone, signed inscribed and dated by the author. First edition, first impression of Snaily House by Gillian St…

Niccolo

Karel Jaeger · 1959 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, J.M. Dent & Sons , 1959. First edition. Hardback. Bright copy of the uncommon first edition of this children's novel by Karel Jaeger, signed by the author. Delightful tale of Niccolo, altar boy, best candle-snuffer and treble-o singer in Italy. Written by Karel Jaeg…

The Valley: A Re-Creation in Narrative Prose of a Portfolio of Etchings, Engravings, Sketches, and Silhouettes by Various Artists in Various Styles.

Rolando Hinojosa · 1986 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

Tempe Arizona, Bilingual Press, Editorial Bilingue, 1986 . First edition. Paperback. The second printing of this anthology of artistic prose by Rolando Hinojosa, signed inscribed and dated by the author. Second printing of The Valley by Rolando Hinojosa in the original publisher…

Save the Stour & Other Poems

Christopher Donaldson · 1974 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Not stated, The Scops Press, 1974. First edition. Paperback. The first edition, first printing of this collection of poems by Christopher Donaldson with illustrations by John Ward, signed by the author and the illustrator. The first edition, first printing of Save the Stour & Ot…

The Ancient Halls of the City Guilds Drawn in Lithography by Thos. R. Way with Some Account of the History of the Companies by Philip Norman, F.S. A.

Philip Norman · 1903 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, George Bell and Sons, 1903. Cloth. A richly illustrated limited edition of this work concerning the halls of the city guilds of London, signed by the illustrator Thomas R. Way. In the publisher's original cloth binding. An account of the history and architecture of …

Sixty Days to Live

Dennis Wheatley · 1939 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Hutchinson & Co. 1939. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this thrilling apocalyptic novel by the best-selling author, David Wheatley. The scarce first edition. In the publisher's cloth binding with a facsimile dust wrapper. With illustrated maps to the p…

The Brothers: A Novel

L. A. G. Strong · 1932 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.81 | $211.42 | ¥33,765)

London, Victor Gollancz , 1932. First edition. Cloth. A smart signed first edition, first impression of this novel by Leonard Strong, complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work. A novel set in Scotland, concerning the rivalry betwe…

The Chippendale Period in English Furniture

K. Warren Clouston · 1897 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London , Debenham & Freebody and Edward Arnold , 1897. First edition. Cloth. A richly illustrated first edition copy of this work on the Chippendale Period in English Furniture. This volume describes the Chippendale Period in English furniture tracing the history of Thomas Chipp…

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam the Astronomer-Poet of Persia Rendered Into English Verse

Omar Khayyam · 1903 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.43 | ¥10,129)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1903 . Leather. A reprint edition of Rubaiyat by Omar Khayyam in Hatchards signed half calf binding. Hatchard signed half calf binding of Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, the Astronomer Poet of Persia. Originally translated into English verse by Edwa…

Snow Country

Sebastian Faulks · 2021 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Hutchinson Heinemann, 2021. First edition. Hardback. A beautiful, signed, first edition copy of 'Snow Country' by, award-winning author, Sebastian Faulks. A first edition, first impression with full number line. Signed by the author. In the publisher's ori…

Thirteen Moons

Charles Frazier · 2006 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 2006. First edition. Hardback. A signed, British first edition copy of Thirteen Moons by the award-winning author, Charles Frazier. A British first edition copy. First impression. Signed by the author. In the publisher's original cloth bindin…

The Follies & Fashions of Our Grandfathers (1807)

Andrew W. Tuer · 1886 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London, Field & Tuer, 1886-1887 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this wonderfully illustrated and hand coloured study of the fashions of 1807. The first edition of British publisher and printer Andrew White Tuer's wonderful work examining the popular fashions …

David Gascoyne: Poems

David Gascoyne; Judy Gascoyne · 2001 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

The Butts , Greville Press Pamphlets , 2001. First edition. Paperback. Scarce collection of poems by David Gascoyne selected by his wife Judy, who also inscribed and signed this volume to a dear friend. First edition of this work. A scarce pamphlet containing a series of poems b…

Scripture History Designed for the Improvement of Youth

Rev. Alexander Fletcher · 1839 · Rooke Books

£470.00 (€563.45 | $621.04 | ¥99,184)

London , George Virtue , 1839. Cloth. A scarce signed two volume set of Scripture History Designed for the Improvement of Youth, richly illustrated throughout. Two volume set of  Scripture History Designed for the Improvement of Youth, by Rev. Alexander Fletcher. The volumes we…

Dream Angus the World According to Bertie

Alexander McCall Smith · 2006 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London; Edinburgh, Canongate; Polygon, 2006-07. First edition. Cloth. Two fine first edition novels by the popular author Alexander McCall Smith, both signed by the author to the title pages. The first edition, first printings.Signed by the author to the title pages.In the origi…

Damage

Felix Francis · 2014 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Michael Joseph , 2014. First edition. Cloth. A Dick Francis novel by Felix Francis, a lovely signed first edition, third impression. The first edition, third impression of this work. A thrilling novel by Felix Francis, Dick Francis's younger son, well-known British …

Handley Cross; or, Mr Jorrock&Apos;S Hunt

Robert Smith Surtees · 1892 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Bradbury, Agnew & Co. 1892. Leather. Brightly illustrated by John Leech, and in a signed half morocco binding from E. Riley & Son this is a bright edition of Robert S. Surtees's humorous novel. Often considered one of the greatest comic characters in English literat…

The Pilgrimage of Eros: A Sequence of Poems and Sketches from an Autobiography

Robert Waller · 0 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Not Stated , Privately Printed, c1992. First edition. Cloth. A smart limited edition copy of this scarce collection of poems and autobiographical sketches by Robert Waller, signed by the author. A poetry anthology by Robert Waller, one of only two hundred copies printed. A scarc…

The Campaign in the Crimea: An Historical Sketch

George Brackenbury · 1855 · Rooke Books

£925.00 (€1,108.92 | $1,222.26 | ¥195,202)

London, Paul and Dominic Colnagh, 1855. First edition. Leather. The first and second series of Brackenbury and Simpson's detailed study of the Crimean war, in a smart half morocco binding and illustrated throughout with tinted lithograph plates. The scarce complete first ed…