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A Copy of the Statistical Report on the Health of the Navy for the Year 1867

Lord John Hay · 1869 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, The House of Commons, 1869 . First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of this report on the health of the navy for the year 1867, signed by Sir Alexander Armstrong, Director General of the Medical Department of the Navy. A scarce first edition.Inscribed to the ti…

The Spinster at Home in the Close of Salisbury

Miss Child · 1844 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

Salisbury, W. B. Brodie and Co, 1844 . First edition. Hardback. The very scarce first edition of this mid 19th century Gothic tale of a spinster haunted by a child, accompanied by ballads and short stories associated with Salisbury. The vanishingly scarce first edition of this w…

Vagabonding de Luxe: A Journal of Carefree Days Around the World

Winifred Carmer Marburg · 1937 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

New Jersey, Privately at the Oriole Press, 1937 . First edition. Cloth. Featuring an informative personal annotation from the author and a signed note, this is the scarce limited edition of Winifred Carmer Marburg's illustrated account of her travels around the world. A sca…

Private Angelo

Eric Linklater · 1957 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Privately Printed [for Sir Allen Lane and Richard Lane], 1957. Hardback. A limited private printing of this comic World War II novel from Scottish author Eric Linklater. This privately printed edition limited to two thousand copies, printed at Christmas 1957 for Sir Alle…

Poem of the Month Club: A Collection of Eight Printed Broadsides

Various · 1970 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Poem-of-the-Month Club Ltd. 1970. Loose Pages, Articles. A collection of seven individual sheets from the Poem of the Month Club, each signed by their authors. Seven individual sheets from the Poem of the Month Club. Signed by the author. During the period 1970-77 the Po…

Selected Works of Alfred Tennyson

Alfred Tennyson · 1862 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.19 | $918.35 | ¥146,666)

London, Edward Moxon, 1862-1868 . Leather. A wonderful collection of many of the most important poetical works from Poet Laureate Alfred, Lord Tennyson. In full calf signed prize bindings by Wiseman. Six works from Tennyson are found here bound in seven volumes. In prize calf bi…

Discover the Best of Devon Fare: A New Holiday Guide to Good Food in Devon

Doreen Chetwood · 1986 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Devon, Devon Books, 1986. First edition. Paperback. A very smart first edition of this charming guide to good food in Devon, intended for those looking for a trip away. First edition. Very scarce work. With illustrations and advertisements throughout. A new kind of holiday guide…

Collins Nutshell Books: Wine and Other Drinks, Cold Cookery, Cocktail Fare, & Cooking for Pleasure

Rupert Croft-Cooke; Betty Owen Williams; Jean Balfour · 1963 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Collins, 1963-1967. Cloth. Four smart volumes from the Collins Nutshell Books series on wine, cookery, and cocktails. Four volumes. From the Collins Nutshell Books series. This set contains: Wine and Other Drinks, 1966. Number six in the series, later printing. A collect…

The Essays of Elia

Charles Lamb · 1915 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, J. M. Dent & Sons, 1915. Leather. A vibrant Riviere bound edition of Charles Lamb's charming collection of essays, beautifully illustrated by C. E. Brock. The ninth edition of this work to be illustrated by Brock.Illustrated with a frontispiece and ninety-three plat…

The Amenities of Book-Collecting and Kindred Affections

A. Edward Newton · 1937 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

Boston, Little, Brown, and Company, 1937 . Cloth. A wonderful signed presentation copy of A. Edward Newton's popular collection of essays on the pleasures of book collecting, illustrated throughout. With a charming inscription from the author to the front free endpaper: &ap…

The Ice

Laline Paull · 2017 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, 4th Estate in association with Goldsboro Books, 2017. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition of Laline Paull's thrilling novel set after the melting of the Arctic Sea ice, in the limited edition slipcase. A limited edition, being number 194 out of 250 number…

In My Own Time: Thoughts and Afterthoughts

Jane Miller · 2016 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Virago, 2016. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed collection of essays written for 'In These Times' by acclaimed author of 'Crazy Age', Jane Miller. This copy previously owned by renowned publisher, writer and critic, Carmen Callil. She was the foun…

Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz: Three Adventures

Garth Nix · 2013 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Subterranean Press, 2013. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first UK edition, first impression of this collection of three adventure stories from Garth Nix, signed by the author. First UK edition, first impression. Signed by the author. Special edition limited to one th…

A Spy Named Orphan: The Enigma of Donald Maclean

Roland Philipps · 2018 · Rooke Books

£99.00 (€118.68 | $130.81 | ¥20,892)

London, The Bodley Head, 2018. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this thrilling record of the spy Donald Maclean from Roland Philipps, signed and inscribed in presentation to Carmen Callil. First edition, first impression. Signed and inscribed by the author to …

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

Rachel Joyce · 2012 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Doubleday, 2012. First edition. Hardback. A very smart limited edition of the first edition of Joyce's award-winning debut novel, signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. A special edition limited to five hundred…

The Court of Miracles

Grant Kester · 2020 · Rooke Books

£67.00 (€80.32 | $88.53 | ¥14,139)

London, Harper Voyager in association with Goldsboro Books, 2020. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition of Kester Grant's historical fiction novel set during the French Revolution, with a limited edition gold foiled hardback binding and housed in a gilt slipcase. A…

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Susanna Clarke · 2004 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

London, Bloomsbury, 2004. First edition. Cloth. A signed fine first edition of Susanna Clarke's immensely popular fantasy historical novel, set during the Napoleonic Wars, in the black binding variant. The first edition, first impression of this work, with a complete number…

A Collection of Crime Novels by Stuart Macbride

Stuart MacBride · 2005 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London, Harper Collins , 2005-2019. First edition. Cloth. A very pleasing signed collection of Stuart MacBride's popular crime novels, set in the "Granite City" of Aberdeen. Signed by the author to each work's title page, several accompanied by his original drawings. A…

Fabulous

Lucy Hughes-Hallett · 2019 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, 4th Estate , 2019. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed first impression of these modern retellings of ancient myths, from the library of Carmen Callil, founder of feminist publisher Virago Press. Signed dedication inscription by the author to the title page. The first …

Young Sherlock Holmes Series: Red Leech; Death Cloud; Black Ice; Fire Storm; Snake Bite; Knife Edge; Stone Cold; Night Break

Andrew Lane · 2010 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London, Macmillan Children's Books, 2010-2015. First edition. Cloth. A fantastic complete signed set of Andrew Lane's 'Young Sherlock Holmes' novels. Signed by the author to all volumes. The first editions, first impressions, with limited copies detailed belo…