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Virginia Feito · 2021 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, 4th Estate, 2021. First edition. Cloth. A lovely limited signed edition of this psychological thriller, being a suspenseful portrait of a successful novelist's wife. A limited signed edition of 1,500 numbered copies of the first edition. This copy is number 1,457. W…

Jesse Jameson and the Golden Glow; Jesse Jameson and the Bogie Beast; Jesse Jameson and the Curse of Caldazar; Jesse Jameson and the Vampire Vault

Sean Wright · 2003 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, Crowswing Books, 2003-2004. First edition. Cloth. An excellent set of signed first impressions of the first four volumes from Sean Wright's 'Jesse Jameson' fantasy series. Each is signed by the author to the title page. The first editions, first impression…

The Gone-Away World

Nick Harkaway [Nicholas Cornwell] · 2008 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, William Heinemann, 2008. First edition. Hardback. A very smart first edition, first impression of this debut post-apocalyptic science fiction novel, signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. The author's debut nov…

Blood Eagle; the Ghosts of Altona

Craig Russell · 2005 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Hutchinson; Quercus Publishing Ltd. 2005-2015. First edition. Cloth. This is a gripping two-volume set of signed first editions by award-winning author Craig Russell, dark, intelligent European crime fiction, each in its original unclipped dust jacket. In the publisher&a…

The High Mountains of Portugal; in the Heart of Hidden Things; the Romantic

Yann Martel; Kit Whitfield; William Boyd · 2016 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London; Edinburgh, Canongate; Jo Fletcher; Viking, 2016-2022. First edition. Cloth. A smart three-volume set of signed first editions, spanning magical realism, folklore, and sweeping historical fiction. In the publisher's original cloth bindings, and one copy in the publis…

Barnabae Itinerarium, or Barnabee&Apos;S Journal

Richard Brathwaite; Joseph Haselwood [ed.] · 1818 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, J. Harding by R. and A. Taylor, 1818. Leather. A bright example of the charmingly illustrated seventh edition of this brilliant satirical poem by Richard Brathwait. The seventh edition of this lively poem by Richard Brathwaite, first published in 1683.Barnabee's Jou…

Prism

W. G. Briggs · 1935 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, W. G. Briggs and Co, 1935 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce 1935 volume of the commercial art periodical 'Prism', signed by W. G. Briggs, and illustrated in colour throughout. The very scarce 1935 volume of this commercial art periodical, which celebrated…

The Story of Napoleon

Harold F. B. Wheeler · 1918 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, George G. Harrap and Co. Ltd, 1918. Leather. A compelling Napoleon biography from Harold F. B. Wheeler, in signed half calf prize binding by Riviere. A prize-bound copy of this biography of prominent French general and figure of the French Revolution, Napoleon Bonaparte.…

A Collection of Books on Sandeman Port and Sherry

Ned Halley · 1964 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Geo. G. Sandeman Sons & Co, Limited; The House of Sandeman, 1964-1990. Cloth. Three smart volumes on the history of port and sherry, particularly that of Sandeman, with illustrations throughout. Three volumes. This set contains: Port and Sherry: The Story of Two Fine Win…

Napa Wine Country

Earl Roberge · 1975 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

Portland, Charles H. Belding, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this guide to the wines of Napa Valley, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the half-title. Illustrated throughout with over two hundred colour photographs. A major pictor…

The Wine-Ghosts of Bremen

W. Hauff; E. Sadler; C. R. L. Fletcher · 1889 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

Oxford; London, B. H. Blackwell; Simpkin, Marshall, & Co, 1889. First edition. Vellum. The scarce first U.K. edition of this comical novella about drinking by German author Wilhelm Hauff, signed by one of the translators. The scarce first U.K. edition in English.Signed by one of…

Vineyard Culture Improved and Cheapened

Alphonse Du Breuil; John A. Warder [ed.]; E. and C. Parker [trans.] · 1867 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

Cincinnati, Robert Clarke & Co, 1867 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first English language edition of Alphonse Du Breuil's influential viticulture manual, which aimed to make advanced European grape-growing techniques accessible to Americans. A very scarce first En…

The Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening: A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedia of Horticulture

George Nicholson [editor] · 1884 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.73 | $310.52 | ¥49,592)

London, L. Upcott Gill, 1884-1887. Cloth. A smart eight volume set of this important nineteenth century illustrated encyclopaedia of horticulture. Complete in eight volumes, including the supplement to the rear of volume VIII. A practical and scientific encyclopaedia of horticul…

A True Description of Three Voyages by the North-East Towards Cathay and China

Gerrit de Veer; Charles T. Beke [ed.] · 1853 · Rooke Books

£1,200.00 (€1,438.60 | $1,585.63 | ¥253,235)

London, Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1853. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first Hakluyt society edition of De Veer's accounts of his late sixteenth century voyages, signed by the editor, Charles Tilstone Beke. A very scarce first edition thus, being the first edi…

Le Petit Nord: Annals of a Labrador Harbour

Anne Grenfell; Katie Spalding · 1920 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, [1920]. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating account of Anne Grenfell's time as a missionary in Labrador in the early twentieth century, signed and with a charming hand-drawn sketch by the illustrator of the work Wilfred Grenfell, who was also t…

The Eternal Now

Holbrook Jackson · 1900 · Rooke Books

£900.00 (€1,078.95 | $1,189.23 | ¥189,927)

London, David Nutt, 1900. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of the very scarce debut volume of poems by Holbrook Jackson, the author's presentation copy. The first edition.A very scarce work.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper, "With love from …

Collected Poems

Philip Robinson · 1965 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, The Fortune Press, 1965 . First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of the scarce first edition of Philip Robinson's poetry collection, divided into such sections as war poems, social poems, and nature poems. Flat signed by the author to the title pageThe first edition, f…

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra

Arthur Bliss · 1939 · Rooke Books

£99.00 (€118.68 | $130.81 | ¥20,892)

London, Novello and Company, Limited , 1939. First edition. Paperback. The sheet music for Arthur Bliss' Concerto performed at the 1939 New York World's Fair, signed by British pianist Solomon Cutner. Signed by the Concerto's pianist Solomon Cutner (better known p…

The Salmon Fisheries of England

Thomas Ashworth · 1868 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London; Bath, Longmans, Green, & Co; William Lewis, 1868. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce study of the state of salmon fisheries in England, signed by the author. The first edition of this scarce work.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper…

The Poet&Apos;S Cat, an Anthology

Mona Gooden [ed.] · 1946 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London, George G. Harrap & Co, 1946 . First edition. Leather. A signed, limited edition anthology of poems about cats. Edited by Mona Gooden, and illustrated by her husband, Stephen Gooden. No. 91 of 110 copies produced, signed by the compiler and the illustrator, Mona Gooden an…