rook's textbook of dermatology rook's textbook of dermatology rook's textbook of dermatology is a leading textbook of dermatology published by wiley. the ninth edition was published in 2016. rook's textbook of dermatology 9th edition, 2016countryunited kingdomlanguageenglishsubjectdermatologygenremedicinepublisherblackwell, wileypublication date1968 (1st edition)media typetwo volumes (1st edition) history the first edition of rook's was published in two volumes by blackwell scientific publications in oxford in 1968. it was jointly edited by arthur rook, darrell wilkinson and john ebling. rook was the editor of the british journal of dermatology from 1968 to 1974 a dermatologist at addenbrooke's hospital, cambridge, and a medical historian. an online version was introduced for the eighth edition in 2010. the ninth edition in four volumes was published by wiley in 2016.