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American Scenery; or, Land, Lake and River. Illustrations of Transatlantic Nature.

Nathaniel Parker Willis · 1840 · Rooke Books

£1,450.00 (€1,738.31 | $1,915.97 | ¥305,993)

London, George Virtue, 1840. First edition. Leather. A two volume first edition collection of delightfully engraved plates from noteworthy artist William Henry Bartlett, accompanied by text. The first edition of this work, with engraved title page to each volume. With 67 plates …

Memoirs of Vidocq, Principal Agent of the French Police.

[Eugene Francois Vidocq] · 1828 · Rooke Books

£540.00 (€647.37 | $713.54 | ¥113,956)

London, Whittaker & Co. c1840 . Leather. An early English translation of the memoirs of Eugène-François Vidocq, a French criminal turned criminalist, complete in four volume bound over two. An early English translation. Complete in four volumes bound over two. Bound in half ca…

The Poems of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, with Memoir

Elizabeth Barrett Browning · 1844 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, Frederick Warne , c1892. Fine Binding. A handsomely bound collection of poetry by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, in the Albion Edition from Frederick Warne. Containing a lovely frontispiece of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, protected by an intact tissue guard. Also including a…

All Manner of Folk, Interpretations and Studies

Edward Lear; Holbrook Jackson [editor] · 1912 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London, Grant Richards Ltd, 1912. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this uncommon work of literary criticism by Holbrook Jackson, signed by the author. The first edition of this uncommon work.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper, with his bookplate to…

The Bookman Special Xmas Number 1912

Dixon Scott; William Barry; Alice Meynell et al. · 1912 · Rooke Books

£245.00 (€293.71 | $323.73 | ¥51,702)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1912 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce 1912 Christmas double number of the monthly literary periodical 'The Bookman', with this issue featuring a special focus on Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece, numerous further m…

Poems

Elizabeth Barrett Browning · 1862 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London, Chapman & Hall, 1862. Leather. A smartly bound set of the collected poetical works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, inscribed by the great-nephew of Samuel Taylor Coleridge to his sister, Mary Frances Keble Coleridge. The fifth edition, published one year after Elizabeth&a…

Writers / Their Lives and Works

James Naughtie · 2018 · Boekhandel Louis Tinner

€15.00 ($16.53 | £12.51 | ¥2,640)

Dorling Kindersley. 2018; Hardcover; mooi exemplaar / fine copy. Pre-19th century. Dante Alighieri ; Giovanni Boccaccio ; Geoffrey Chaucer ; François Rabelais ; Michel de Montaigne ; Miguel de Cervantes ; William Shakespeare ; John Donne ; John Milton ; Molière ; Aphra Behn ; Ma…

Doctor Martino and other stories

FAULKNER, William (1897-1962) · 1934 · Fine Editions Ltd

$499.00 (€452.73 | £377.64 | ¥79,693)

London Chatto & Windus First British Edition First Impression of Faulkner's second collection of stories (published the same year in New York, by Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, in both limited and trade issues, the latter of which we also have on offer). One of 1,500 copies (th…

Skull Comics #2 (Vol. 1, #2)

IRONS, GREG, GILBERT SHELTON, DAVE SHERIDAN, ET AL. · 1970 · S. Howlett-West Books

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,993)

San Francisco, CA: Last Gasp Eco-Funnies, 1970. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Comic. Illustrated by Greg Irons, Gilbert Sheton, Dave Sheridan, Et Al. This comic book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. This is a first printing with San Francisco Comic Bo…

Supernatural Horror in Literature

LOVECRAFT, H. P. (HOWARD PHILLIPS) (WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY AUGUST DERLETH) · 1945 · S. Howlett-West Books

$60.00 (€54.44 | £45.41 | ¥9,582)

New York: Ben Abramson, 1945. 2nd State. Hardcover. 2nd state copy with red cloth binding and error corrected on page 66 (left on line one). This copy is in Near Fine condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There i…

Romans fantastiques. Manuscrit autographe et tapuscrit complets

Maurice BLANCHOT · 1944 · Librairie Le Feu Follet

€1,200.00 ($1,322.65 | £1,000.97 | ¥211,235)

[Journal des débats] | s. l. • [Paris] s. d. [1944] | 13.50 x 21.50 cm | 2 1/2 pages in-8 | Manuscrit autographe de l'auteur de 2 pages et demie in-8 publié dans le numéro du 4 mai 1944 du Journal des Débats. Manuscrit recto-verso complet, à l'écriture très dense, comportant de …

Sketches, and, Fugitive Poetry

N. P. Willis · 1827 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

Boston, S. S. Goodrich; Pierce and Williams, 1827-29. First edition. Cloth. Two scarce first edition poetical works by noted American author Nathaniel Parker Willis, bound in one volume. Two first edition poetical works by Nathaniel Parker Willis bound in one volume.In a custom …

Michel Strogoff

Jules Verne · 1828 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.66 | $383.19 | ¥61,199)

Paris, Bibliotheque d'Education et de Recreation, c1900 . Leather. The thrilling fourtheenth installation in Jules Verne's 'Voyages Extraordinaire', often considered one of his best works. Illustrated throughout by J. Ferat. Unlike much of Verne's writin…

Odds Against

Dick Francis · 1965 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

New York, Harper and Row, 1965. First edition. Hardback. A first US edition of celebrated jockey and author Dick Francis' first Sid Halley novel. This first US edition of celebrated author Dick Francis' novel 'Odds Against' was nominated for the Edgar Allan P…

Altman's Tongue: 30th Anniversary Edition Signed Limited Edition #71/235 copies

Evenson, Brian · 2025 · Pat Cramer, Bookseller

$104.50 (€94.81 | £79.09 | ¥16,689)

Book Chris Nurse New New Signed Copy First Edition/First Printing Earthling Publications S: Join us in celebrating the 30th anniversary of Brian Evenson's first book, a collection that marked the arrival of an important writer of dark fiction, praised by Peter Straub for going "…

Altman's Tongue: 30th Anniversary Edition Signed Limited Edition #70/235 copies

Evenson, Brian · 2025 · Pat Cramer, Bookseller

$104.50 (€94.81 | £79.09 | ¥16,689)

Book Chris Nurse Fine Fine Signed Copy First Edition/First Printing Earthling Publications S: Join us in celebrating the 30th anniversary of Brian Evenson's first book, a collection that marked the arrival of an important writer of dark fiction, praised by Peter Straub for going…

Altman's Tongue: 30th Anniversary Edition Signed Limited Edition #69/235 copies

Evenson, Brian · 2025 · Pat Cramer, Bookseller

$104.50 (€94.81 | £79.09 | ¥16,689)

Book Chris Nurse New New Signed Copy First Edition/First Printing Earthling Publications S: Join us in celebrating the 30th anniversary of Brian Evenson's first book, a collection that marked the arrival of an important writer of dark fiction, praised by Peter Straub for going "…

Vossenhuid. literaire misdaadroman

Minette Walters · 2003 · Klondyke BV

€7.95 ($8.76 | £6.63 | ¥1,399)

Paperback; 1e druk, 2003; De Boekerij; 376pp.; Puntgave paperback 2003 met fris en schoon binnenwerk, niet meer dan de gebruikelijke leeftijdseigen vergeling. Recht boekblok. Omslag met scherpe randen en rechte hoeken. Geen leesvouwtjes in de rug. -- Conditie: Goed; De ouide mev…

Make Death Love Me. a nightmarish mystery of desire and deceit from the award-winning queen of crime, Ruth Rendell

Ruth Rendell · 1994 · Klondyke BV

€5.95 ($6.56 | £4.96 | ¥1,047)

Paperback; 1e druk, 1994; Rh Audiogo; 224pp.; Conditie: Goed; A Ruth Rendell mystery, first published in 1979 and shortlisted for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for best crime novel in 1980. Alan Groombridge is trapped. The potent and murky impulses of desire, greed, obsession and fe…

First Editions of American Authors : A Manual for Book-Lovers [George Herbert Palmer's copy]

STONE, Herbert Stuart (1871-1915); Eugene Field (1850-1895) · 1893 · Fine Editions Ltd

$199.00 (€180.55 | £150.60 | ¥31,782)

Cambridge, MA Stone & Kimball First Trade Edition (a numbered edition of 50 large-paper copies signed by the publishers also was issued) of the first bibliography of American authors. Introduced by the poet Eugene Field. Foolscap 8vo (162 x 100mm): xxiv,223,[3]pp. Publisher's ol…