Narrativa e romanzi

Resurrection

Count Lyof N. Tolstoi · 1911 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

New York, Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1911. Cloth. A illustrated copy of Tolstoy's last novel, bound in decorative boards. A lovely 1911 copy, bound in very scarce pictorial boards, featuring an elegant gilt motif, and gilt top edge.Features a monochrome frontispiece, and ...

Pleasure: A Poem in Seven Books

Nicholas Michell · 1859 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

London, William Tegg and Co. 1859. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce signed first edition of a delightful poetical work on Pleasure, written in heroic verse by Cornish poet Nicholas Michell. The very scarce and signed first edition of a fascinating poetry collection on Ple...

Klara and the Sun

Kazuo Ishiguro · 2021 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Faber and Faber, 2021. First edition. Cloth. A very pleasing copy of the first edition, first impression of Kazuo Ishiguro"s 2021 science fiction novel, in the original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of Kazuo Ishiguro"s 2021 science f...

The Girl of His Dreams

Donna Leon · 2008 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, William Heinemann, 2008 . First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of the first edition, first impression of Leon's gripping detective novel, in the original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. A signed first edition of Donna Leon's Venice-based detect...

The Imposter

Damon Galgut · 2008 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

2008, Penguin, 2008. First edition. Cloth. The signed first edition of The Imposter, a gripping novel by award-winning South African author Damon Galgut. The signed first edition of The Imposter, a gripping novel written by South African author Damon Galgut. Published in 2008 ...

Works of Julian Barnes: Taking It over, Levels of Life, Elizabeth Finch

Julian Barnes · 1991 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1991-2022. First edition. Cloth. The first editions of three exceptional novels by British author Julian Barnes, all containing creative plots and a philosophical flavour. The first editions of Taking it over, Levels of Life, and Elizabeth Finch, written...

Rose Tremain Works: The Cupboard and the Gustav Sonata

Rose Tremain · 1989 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Hamish Hamilton; Chatto and Windus, 1989-2016. First edition. Cloth. Two intriguing novels by prolific British novelist Rose Tremain, both written with exceptional thought and class. Gustav Sonata is signed. A charming edition of The Cupboard and the signed first editi...

Edward St. Aubyn Works: At Last and Lost for Words

Edward St Aubyn · 2011 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Picador , 2011-2014. First edition. Cloth. The signed first editions of At Last, the final installment in the Patrick Melrose series, and Lost For Words, a biting satire on literary awards. The signed first editions of At Last and Lost For Words, written by English aut...

14 Vols Post-War and Cold War British Fiction First Editions

Various · 1956 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Various, 1956-1988. First edition. Cloth. An extensive fourteen-volume collection of post-war and Cold War British first and first UK editions, featuring authors such as Graham Greene, Angus Wilson, and Lawrence Durrell, complete with the original dust wrappers. In the...

Writers & Lovers

Lily King · 2020 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London , Picador, 2020. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of the captivating novel by Lily King, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of the work, signed by the author to the half title page. In publisher's original red cloth binding, in t...

Sugar and Other Stories

A.S Byatt · 1987 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London , Chatto & Windus, 1987 . First edition. Cloth. A marvelous signed first edition of 11 captivating short stories by Booker Prize winning author A.S. Byatt. The first edition of the work.Signed by the author to the front free endpaper. In publisher's original black...

Biggles Goes to War; Biggles in Borneo; Biggles Hits the Trail; Biggles Flies West; Biggles in Spain; Biggles in the South Seas

Captain W. E. Johns · 1951 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.41 | ¥39,029)

London, Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege, 1951-1953. Cloth. A smart collection of Biggles novels from this 'Flying Jacket' series of editions. All complete with the original unclipped dust wrappers. Offering six volumes from Captain W. E. Johns' popu...

The Works of Nigel Balchin: Six Selected Novels

Nigel Balchin · 1949 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, Collins; Collins and the Book Society, 1949-1967. First edition. Cloth. The first editions of six gripping thriller novels by author and psychologist Nigel Balchin, praised for his sense of humour and realism. The first editions of six thriller novels by Nigel Balchin,...

Sinister Service, the Adventures of Lance Lovell, Counter-Espionage Officer

Captain W. E. Johns · 1942 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Oxford University Press, 1942 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this thrilling WWII novel from 'Biggles' author W. E. Johns, following the adventures of a British counter-espionage officer. The first edition, first impression.Illustrated with a col...

The Garrick Year; the Needle&Apos;S Eye; the Ice Age; a Natural Curiosity; the Gates of Ivory; the Peppered Moth.

Margaret Drabble · 1964 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson; Viking, 1964-2000. First edition. Cloth. Varied collection of first-edition Margaret Drabble novels, including a signed copy of The Garrick Year. All copies are first editions.The Garrick Year is signed to the title page with the inscription, "...

The Tor Hill

Horace Smith · 1826 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Henry Colburn, 1826. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this historical novel from Horace Smith, complete in three calf-bound volumes. First edition. Complete in three volumes. Uniformly bound in half calf, with marbled paper covered boards. A novel of the ...

5 Vols Works by Maurice Hewlett

Maurice Hewlett · 1901 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London; Westminster , Macmillan and Co. Limited; Archibald Constable & Co, Ltd. 1901-1905. Leather. A smartly bound five-volume collection of first editions and reprints by Maurice Hewlett, in full green crushed morocco, a signed binding by Hatchards. In a smart full green cru...

Robin Hood and the Men of the Greenwood

Henry Gilbert · 1912 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Edinburgh & London , T.C. & E.C. Jack, 1912. Cloth. A delightful retelling of the classic Robin Hood Tale, with a frontispiece, illustrated title page, and 15 colour plates by Walter Crane. The first edition of this retelling of the classic Robin Hood Tale. In publisher'...

La Dame de Monsoreau

Alexandre Dumas · 1891 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.19 | ¥71,729)

Paris, Calmann Lévy, 1891. Leather. An 1891 French edition of Alexandre Dumas' La Dame de Monsoreau complete in two volumes, in a beautiful half calf binding with paper-covered marbled boards. An 1891 edition of Alexandre Dumas' La Dame de Monsoreau complete in tw...

A Tramp Abroad

Mark Twain · 1880 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1880. First edition. Cloth. A smart example of the second printing of the first UK edition of Mark Twain's account of his journey through central and southern Europe. The second impression of the first UK single volume edition of this work, with t...