Narrativa e romanzi

The Wishful Think

Bernard Newman · 1954 · Rooke Books

£88.00 (€105.48 | $116.26 | ¥18,565)

London, Robert Hale Limited, 1954. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this Cold War era sci-fi novel by Bernard Newman. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'The Wishful Think' is a sci-fi novel, following a man ...

Oscar and Lucinda

Peter Carey · 1988 · Rooke Books

£53.00 (€63.53 | $70.02 | ¥11,181)

London, Faber and Faber, 1988. First edition. Cloth. A first UK edition, first impression of Peter Carey's Booker Prize winning novel, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first UK edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth bindin...

Mutant

Lewis Padgett [Henry Kuttner]; [C. L. Moore] · 1953 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

New York, Gnome Press Inc, 1953. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of science fiction stories by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition of this collection, first printing. In the publisher's original cloth ...

The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ

Philip Pullman · 2010 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Edinburgh, Canongate, 2010. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition, first impression limited edition of this novel from English writer Philip Pullman, signed by the author with the original slip case. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title...

The Nameless

Ramsey Campbell · 1981 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

New York, Macmillan Publishing Co. Inc. 1981. First edition. Cloth. A smart first US edition of this thrilling novel from English horror fiction writer Ramsey Campbell, signed by the author. First US edition, first printing. Signed by the author to the title page. Barbara Waug...

Heritage of Stars

Clifford D. Simak · 1978 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd, 1978. First edition. Cloth. A smart first UK edition of this award winning novel from American science fiction writer Clifford Donald Simak, a review copy. First UK edition, originally published in the US in 1977. A review copy with the original...

The Fantasy Worlds of Peter Beagle

Peter Beagle · 1980 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Souvenir Press, 1980. First edition. Cloth. A smart first UK edition of this collection of fantasy stories from American novelist Peter Soyer Beagle. First UK edition. Very scarce. A collection of four of Beagle's most enchanting fantasy world collected in one mag...

Stories Revived: First Series

Henry James · 1885 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,283)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1885 . Cloth. The first volume of the second edition of this collection of late nineteenth century short stories by celebrated novelist Henry James. Edel & Laurence F32. The first volume of the two volume second edition of this work, in the Times Book...

Dark Tides

Eric Frank Russell · 1962 · Rooke Books

£285.00 (€341.62 | $376.52 | ¥60,126)

London, Dennis Dobson, 1962. First edition. Cloth. This first edition, first impression of a collection of short science fiction stories by the celebrated author Eric Frank Russell, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of the work.With ...

Rogue Queen

L. Sprague de Camp · 1951 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.60 | $196.85 | ¥31,434)

New York, Doubleday, 1951. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this science fiction novel by L Sprague de Camp from his 'Viagens Interplanetarias' series, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression. In the publisher's original clot...

The Fifth Galaxy Reader; the Artificial Man; Shadows 2

H. L. Gold [ed.]; L. P. Davies; Charles L. Grant [ed.] · 1961 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

New York, Doubeday and Company , 1961-1975 . Cloth. A wonderful selection of science fiction and fantasy stories, including two short story collections and L. P. Davies' suspenseful tale. Comprising the first edition of 'Shadows 2' and Book Club editions of &apo...

Where the Evil Dwells; Special Deliverance

Clifford D. Simak · 1982 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

New York , Ballantine Books , 1982. First edition. Cloth. A superb pair of first edition science-fiction novels from Clifford D. Simak. First editions, first printings of these works. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrappers. A very fine example of these 19...

A Book for a Corner; or Selections in Prose and Verse

Various; Leigh Hunt · 1858 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Henry G. Bohn, 1858. Leather. A collection of prose and verse in two volumes, bound into one with commentary from English critic James Henry Leigh Hunt. Complete in two volumes bound in one. Illustrated with a title vignette and in-text images throughout. A collection ...

Strange Stories

Algernon Blackwood · 1929 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1929 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of short and unusual tales by Algernon Blackwood, one of the most prolific authors of ghost stories in the genre. The first edition of this chilling collection. A first edition thu...

Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillante

M. Le Sage [Alain-Rene Lesage] · 1771 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

Paris , Chez Les Libraires Associes , 1771 . Leather. A new edition of Alain-Rene Lesage's highly popular picaresque novel, richly illustrated with plates, complete in four volumes. A new edition. Bound in a full mottled calf. Written in the original French. Complete, wit...

Memoires Et Oeuvres de Madame de Staal, Ecrits Par Elle-Meme.

Madame de Staal [Marguerite de Launay] · 1767 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

Londres [Paris], Chez Rozet, 1767 . Leather. A very scarce new edition of the works and autobiography of Marguerite de Launay, Barronne de Staal, the first three volumes out of a four volume set. The Nouvelle Edition. First published in 1755.Bound in full calf. A collection o...

The Life and Adventures of Michael Armstrong, the Factory Boy

Frances Trollope · 1840 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Henry Colburn, 1840 . First edition. Leather. A smart copy of the first single volume edition of Frances Trollope's novel about nineteenth century child labour, illustrated throughout. The first single volume edition of Frances Trollope's 'damning expose...

Under the Window: Pictures & Rhymes for Children

Kate Greenaway · 1878 · Rooke Books

£155.00 (€185.79 | $204.78 | ¥32,700)

London, George Routledge & Sons, [1878]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition, second issue of Kate Greenaway's beautifully colour illustrated collection of rhymes for children. The first edition, second issue. With the 'End of Contents' to pp. 14 and the ill...

The Complete Stalky & Co.

Rudyard Kipling · 1929 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated collection of school stories from English writer Rudyard Kipling. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and sixteen plates. Collated complete. A novel about adoles...

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Frances Hodgson Burnett · 1885 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.35 | $48.88 | ¥7,806)

London, Frederick Warne and Co. c1916. Cloth. A charmingly illustrated edition of this popular children's novel. Illustrated throughout with twenty-six in-text drawings. A popular Victorian story for children, originally written as a serial in 'St. Nicholas Magazine ...