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Bridge of Clay

Markus Zusak · 2018 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London; et al, Doubleday; Goldsboro Books, 2018. First edition. Cloth. A superb limited edition copy of this popular novel by Australian author, Markus Zusak, a sought after signed copy. The first signed limited edition, the first impression. Published in October 2019, this is o…

Murder in the Rue Royale, and Further Exploits of the Chevalier Dupin

Michael Harrison; Ellery Queen [Intro.] · 1972 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Tom Stacey, 1972 . Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the second impression of this collection of detective stories by Michael Harrison. A vanishingly scarce edition, with two inscriptions from the author to the front free endpaper. The first inscription, dated 1976, r…

The Testaments

Margaret Atwood · 2019 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.60 | $449.26 | ¥71,750)

London, Chatto & Windus, 2019 . First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of the first UK edition of Margaret Atwood's Booker Prize winning sequel to 'The Handmaid's Tale&apos. The first UK edition, first impression.Flat signed by Atwood to the title page.In the publish…

Nice Work

David Lodge · 1988 · Rooke Books

£64.00 (€76.73 | $84.57 | ¥13,506)

London, Secker & Warburg, 1988. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of David Lodge's Booker Prize nominated, final instalment of his 'Campus Trilogy&apos. The first edition. Signed by the author to the title page. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize. This work is…

The Joy Luck Club & the Hundred Secret Senses

Amy Tan · 1989 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Heinemann; Flamingo, 1989-1996. First edition. Cloth. Two very smart first UK edition novels from American author, Amy Tan. Both copies are signed by the author. Two volumes. First UK edition. Signed by the author to the title pages of each novel. Written by Amy Ruth Tan…

Penang Appointment

Norman Collins · 1934 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.24 | $858.88 | ¥137,169)

London, Victor Gollancz, 1934 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the very scarce first edition of Norman Collins's second novel. The very scarce first edition, first impression of this work, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Si…

British Water-Colour Art

Marcus B. Huish · 1904 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, The Fine Art Society; Adam and Charles Black, 1904. Cloth. A signed limited edition study on the history of British watercolours, a colourfully illustrated volume signed by the editor, Marcus B. Huish. A limited edition de luxe, limited to five hundred copies, of which t…

The Incomparable Atuk

Mordecai Richler · 1963 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Andre Deutsch, 1963. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this satirical novel by author Mordecai Richler, in the original unclipped dust wrapper designed by Len Deighton. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wr…

Gleanings in the North

David Stephen · 1891 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.80 | $224.63 | ¥35,875)

London , William Sinclair, 1891. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed copy of Gleanings In The North by David Stephen. The first edition.Very scarce. Signed by David Stephen on the frontispiece.A collection of writing, from anecdotes to poetry, by David Stephen. This colle…

Christmas Eve

Alistair Cooke · 1952 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1952 . First edition. Hardback. A signed presentation copy of this charming volume of Christmas tales by Alistair Cooke, illustrated throughout by Marc Simont. The first edition, first printing of this work, in the publisher's original price uncli…

The Time Has Come... The Memoirs of Dennis Wheatley: The Young Man Said 1897-1914

Dennis Wheatley · 1977 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Hutchinson, 1977. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of the autobiography of Dennis Wheatley, signed by the author. First edition. Signed with an inscription by the author to the title page. Illustrated with frontispiece and twelve plates of photographs. Collate…

The Poetical Works of the Rev H.H. Milman

Rev. H. H. Milman · 1839 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, John Murray, 1839-1840 . First edition. Leather. A beautifully bound, signed presentation copy of this collection of poetry by the Rev. H. H. Milman, complete in three volumes. In a smart, full morocco binding. This is the first collected edition of Milman's poetica…

The History of the Town and Parish of Tetbury, in the County of Gloucester

Reverend Alfred T. Lee · 1857 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, John Henry and James Parker, 1857. First edition. Leather. A smart first edition of this history of the town of Tetbury, England, with illustrations. First edition. Illustrated with frontispiece, title page, dedication, ten plates, and many in-text figures. Collated comp…

Nelson&Apos;S Biographical Dictionary: With a Short Dictionary of Mythology

John Gunn · 1936 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

London, Thomas Nelson And Sons, 1936. Leather. Handsomely bound in a quarter morocco Riviere signed binding. Handsomely bound in a quatre morocco binding. Bound in a Rivieres signed binding. Nelson's biographical dictionary covers a range of notable people including Samuel …

The Debt to Pleasure

John Lanchester · 1996 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Picador, 1996. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this wickedly funny debut novel from Lanchester, inscribed for literary agent Rod Hall. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page with the inscription: "To Rod, with thanks and best wishes, Lo…

A New Naturalist Collection: The Badger; the Redstart; the Herring Gull&Apos;S World; Lords & Ladies; the Wood Pigeon

Ernest Neal; John Buxton; Nico Tinbergen; Cecil T. Prime; R. K. Murton · 1948 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London, Collins, 1948-1965. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully presented collection of first editions from the New Naturalist series, in the original, striking dust wrappers. First editions, in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original dust wrappers. A very…

What the Blackbird Said, a Story in Four Chirps

Mrs. Frederick Locker · 1881 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)

London, George Routledge and Sons, 1881 . First edition. Leather. A finely bound copy of the uncommon first edition of this charming children's tale, illustrated by Randolph Caldecott and in a Zaehnsdorf binding. The uncommon first edition of this charming Victorian childre…

Pepita

Vita Sackville-West · 1937 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.24 | $858.88 | ¥137,169)

London, Leonard and Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press, 1937 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of English writer and garden designer Vita Sackville-West's fascinating biography on her grandmother and mother. The first edition, first impression of Vita Sackville-Wes…

A Perambulation of the Antient and Royal Forest of Dartmoor

Samuel Rowe · 1896 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

Exeter, James G. Commin, 1896 . Cloth. A third, revised edition of this topographical work on Dartmoor by bookseller Samuel Rowe, illustrated and with folding maps. Rebound in a smart, red cloth binding. Written by antiquarian and bookseller Samuel Rowe. This edition was publish…

The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club

Charles Dickens · 1837 · Rooke Books

£895.00 (€1,072.95 | $1,182.62 | ¥188,871)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1837. First edition. Leather. Charles Dickens' first novel, being one of his most acclaimed novels, a nice first edition copy illustrated with humorous plates by Phiz and Robert Seymour. The first edition of this work in book form, as opposed to bo…