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The Empty Studio
1959 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
New York, Columbia Broadcasting System, 1959. Paperback. A very scarce advert for CBS, by the noted artist Ben Shahn, under the direction of William Golden. A very scarce promotional pamphlet for CBS, designed by Ben Shahn under the direction of William Golden.Golden was a pione…
Der Klingende Garten
Adolf Weissmann · 1920 · Rooke Books
£650.00 (€779.24 | $858.88 | ¥137,169)
Berlin, Paul Graupe, 1920 . First edition. Hardback. A smart example of the scarce limited edition of Adolf Weissmann's discussion of the erotic in music, illustrated with signed plates by Michel Fingesten. In the original German.Two hundred copies of this scarce limited ed…
Lawrence of Arabia Memorial
Various · 1935 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)
Not Stated, Not Stated, 1935 . First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A fine example of this pamphlet discussing plans for the memorial bust of T. E. Lawrence, which was unveiled at St. Paul's Cathedral the following year. The first edition of this work. A single sheet of paper,…
Animals on Parade
E. A. Cabrelly · 1948 · Rooke Books
£290.00 (€347.66 | $383.19 | ¥61,199)
London, The Conrad Press LTD, 1948. First edition. Cloth. A scarce work for children on the nature of animals, the first edition of this work strikingly illustrated, and signed, by Tom Eckersley. The first edition of this scarce work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Signed…
Poirot Investigates
Agatha Christie · 1962 · Rooke Books
£115.00 (€137.87 | $151.96 | ¥24,268)
London, The Bodley Head, 1962 . Cloth. A bright example of the scarce 1962 Bodley Head re-issue of Agatha Christie's early collection of eleven short stories starring Hercule Poirot. The second impression of this 'new and redesigned edition' of Christie's ear…
Democracy and Liberty
William Edward Hartpole Lecky · 1896 · Rooke Books
£340.00 (€407.60 | $449.26 | ¥71,750)
London, Longmans, Green and Co, 1896. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of William Edward Hartpole Lecky's examination of contemporary politics, including a signed letter from the author to solicitor Augustus Frederick Warr. The first edition.Letter from the author bo…
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Tony DiTerlizzi; Holly Black · 2003 · Rooke Books
£695.00 (€833.19 | $918.35 | ¥146,666)
London, Simon and Schuster, 2003-07. First edition. Hardback. A smart first impression set of this popular children's fantasy series, each volume signed by both authors, Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. The first editions, first impressions.Each volume is double signed by t…
Lighthouse
Tony Parker · 1975 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
London, Hutchinson, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this intimate view into the lives of lighthouse keepers by Tony Parker. Signed by the author to the title page. First edition, first impression of this work. With the publisher's original unclipped du…
Chemistry and Other Stories
Ron Rash · 2007 · Rooke Books
£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)
New York, Picador, 2007. First edition. Paperback. A smart first edition, second impression of this short story collection from American writer Ron Rash, signed to the title page. First edition, second impression. Signed by the author to the title page. A collection of thirteen …
Memoir of Sir James David Marwick
John Gray McKendrick [John Gray M'Kendrick] · 1909 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)
Glasgow, James Maclehose and Sons, 1909 . First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of the vanishingly scarce memoirs of James David Marwick, who served as Town Clerk of Glasgow for thirty-one years, during which time the entire city was transformed. The very scarce first edition.Insc…
The Poems of Edmund Blunden
Edmund Blunden · 1930 · Rooke Books
£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)
London, Cobden-Sanderson, 1930 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed, limited edition, large paper copy of this impressive volume of the poetry of Edmund Blunden. No. 181 of 200 very scarce large paper copies, signed by the author, Edmund Blunden.A very scarce limited edi…
I, Claudius
Robert Graves · 1941 · Rooke Books
£2,400.00 (€2,877.20 | $3,171.27 | ¥506,471)
Harmondsworth, Allen Lane, Penguin, 1941. Cloth. A very scarce signed example of Robert Graves's popular historical novel. Rebound from the two volume 1941 Penguin edition of the best-selling work. The 1941 two volume Penguin edition of Robert Graves's enormously popul…
The Crimson Petal and the White
Michel Faber · 2002 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)
London, Canongate, 2002. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition copy of this very popular novel by Michel Faber, historical fiction set in Victorian England, signed by the author. The first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page. In the…
The Night Watcher
Sarah Waters · 2006 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)
London, Virago Press, 2006. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this acclaimed historical novel from Sarah Waters, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page. 'The Night Watch' was shortlisted for the 2006 Booker Prize and th…
The Impressionist
Hari Kunzru · 2002 · Rooke Books
£68.00 (€81.52 | $89.85 | ¥14,350)
London, Hamish Hamilton, 2002. First edition. Cloth. A signed, first editon copy of Hari Kunzru's award winning debut novel. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Winner of the Betty Trask Award and the Somerset Maugham Award. The novel co…
Kaeti & Company
Keith Roberts · 1986 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)
Salisbury, Kerosina Books, 1986. First edition. Cloth. A smart limited edition copy of this collection of short stories from English science fiction author Keith Robert, signed by the author. First edition. Limited to two hundred copies numbered and signed by the author which co…
Incarnate
Ramsey Campbell · 1983 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
New York and London, Macmillan Publishing Co. Inc.; Granada , 1983-1984. First edition. Cloth. A smart uncorrected US proof copy and first UK edition of this fascinating novel from English horror fiction writer Ramsey Campbell, both copies are signed by the author. Two volumes. …
A Sammelband of Six Nineteenth Century Plays
Ben Jonson; James Kenney; Pedro Calderon de la Barca; John Gay; Helmina von Chezy · 1806 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)
London, Various , 1806-1842 . First edition. Leather. A collection of six plays performed at London's Theatre Royal and Prince's Theatre, including two by James Kenney which are signed to the title page. Bound in half calf with marbled paper-covered boards. Endpapers a…
Trash: Stories by Dorothy Allison
Dorothy Allison · 1988 · Rooke Books
£159.00 (€190.61 | $210.10 | ¥33,554)
Ithaca, Firebrand Books, 1988. First edition. Paperback. A signed first edition, first impression of Dorothy Allison's award-winning collection of short stories. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original paper wraps. Signed by the aut…
London Gunmakers: Historical Data on the London Gun Trade in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Nigel Brown · 1998 · Rooke Books
£170.00 (€203.80 | $224.63 | ¥35,875)
London, Christie, Manson and Woods Ltd, 1998. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this intriguing history of London gunmakers. The first edition, first impression of this work. Signed by the author to the half title. With the publisher's original unclipped dust …