Narrativa e romanzi

Nutwood Journals and Ephemera from the &Apos;Followers of Rupert&Apos;

Alfred Bestall · 1983 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

Brighton, Tony Shuker; Daily Express Publications, 1983-91. First edition. Paperback. A collection of scarce Rupert Bear 'Nutwood' journals, including two special issues, with a large selection of paraphernalia from the 'Followers of Rupert', an organisatio...

The Blithedale Romance

Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1852 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.92 | ¥59,071)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1852 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce two volume first UK edition of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel about life on a utopian farming commune. The scarce first UK edition of this work, complete in two volumes.This edition of 'The Blithdale Roma...

Scintillations from the Prose Work of Heinrich Heine

Heinrich Heine; Simon Adler Stern [translator] · 1873 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

New York, Holt & Williams, 1873. First edition. Cloth. The first translated edition of this collection of extracts from the work of German writer Heinrich Heine. First thus. Part of the Leisure Hour series. A collection of extracts and anecdotes from the prose work of Christia...

The Publican&Apos;S Wife

Robin Estridge · 1948 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Peter Davies, 1948 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this exceptionally scarce work of suspense fiction, written by Robin Estridge. The first edition, first impression. Very scarce. Written by British screenwriter and author of suspense fiction, Robin Estrid...

The Artist&Apos;S Book of Fables

Edmund Southey Rogers · 1845 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Henry G. Bohn, 1845. First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of this illustrated anthology of fables, engraved after the designs of James Northcote. The first edition of this scarce work.An anthology of fables, highlighted with the illustrations of James North...

Pamela&Apos;S Conduct in High Life

[John Kelly] · 1741 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, Ward and Chandler, 1741. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this very scarce continuation of Samuel Richardson's influential novel, following Pamela after her marriage. The first edition of this very scarce work.Volume II only, of a total of two volumes....

The Owlet of Owlstone Edge: His Travels, His Experience, and His Lubrications.

[Francis Edward Paget] · 1856 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Joseph Masters, 1856. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this charming tale about an owlet, written by Francis Edward Paget. The very scarce first edition. In the publisher's original gilt and blind stamped cloth. Illustrated with an engraved...

Myron

Gore Vidal · 1975 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Heinemann, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of the scarce first UK edition of Vidal's sequel to his 1968 bestseller Myra Breckinridge. First UK edition, published in the US in 1974. Scarce edition. Myra Breckinridge, the transsexual who terrorized Hollywoo...

The Old Church Clock

Richard Parkinson · 1843 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, J. G. F. & J. Rivington, 1843. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this charming tale on the history of the old church clock, with illustrations. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and three plates. Collated complete. A homely tale originally written f...

The Complete Murder Sampler

James Nelson [Ed.]; et al · 1950 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Macdonald, 1950 . Cloth. The first UK edition of James Nelson's collected murder mystery stories from a variety of authors, including Leslie Charteris and W. Somerset Maugham. The first UK edition, with the first US edition being published in 1946. This intriguing...

In the Fire of the Forge: A Romance of Old Nuremberg

Georg Ebers; Mary J. Safford · 1895 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1895 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition in English of this historical romance novel by Georg Ebers, complete in two volumes. Bound in the publisher's original cloth. Complete in two volumes. Scarce work. Written by German novelist...

Quicksilver Sue

Laura E. Richards · 1899 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

New York, The Century Co. 1899. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this charming tale for children by American author Laura E. Richards, the author's own copy from her library. The first edition of this uncommon work.Author's own copy, signed and inscribed to...

Hildegarde&Apos;S Home

Laura E. Richards · 1892 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

Boston, Estes and Lauriat, [1892]. First edition. Cloth. The author's own copy of this uncommon novel, the third in her 'Hildegarde' series, an illustrated first edition. The first edition of this uncommon novel.Author's own copy, presented to her by the pu...

The Quick or the Dead a Study

Amelie Rives [Amélie Rives Troubetzkoy] · 1888 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Company, 1888 . Cloth. An early edition of Princess Amalie Rives Troubetzkoy's highly controversial and enormously popular first novel. An early appearance in print of this hugely successful novel, which quickly sold over 300,000 copies. Pub...

Celibate Sarah

James Blyth · 1904 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London , Grant Richards , 1904. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce novel by prolific popular and science fiction author James Blythe, a follow-up to his well-received book of a similar character, 'Juicy Joe&apos. The first edition of this very scarce workIn the publisher...

Recapitulation

Wallace Stegner · 1979 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

New York , Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1979. First edition. Hardback. An excellent first edition of the moving sequel to 'The Big Rock Candy Mountain', following the protagonist's return to the hometown he fled, Salt Lake City. Stated as the "first edition after a...

Last Night at the Brain Thieves Ball

Scott Spencer · 1973 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Boston, Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1973. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this thrilling novel by American author Scott Spencer. First edition, first printing. The first novel from the author. Paul Galambos is a power-hungry professor of experimental psy...

The End of the Web

George Sims · 1976 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

New York, Walker and Company, 1976. First edition. Cloth. A smart review copy and first edition of this mystery novel from English author George Sims. First edition. Review copy with insert from the publisher. A dangerous conspiracy hatched by three antiques dealers who unwise...

Canaan: A Novel

Charlie Smith · 1984 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,283)

New York, Simon and Schuster, 1984. Cloth. A smart first edition of this exciting debut novel from American writer Charlie Smith, without the typical remainder stamp. First edition, first impression. Without the typical remainder stamp. Following the story of an enthralling, d...

A Pocketful of Noses: Stories of One Ganelon or Another

James Powell · 2009 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,283)

Virginia , Crippen & Landru Publishers, 2009 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, limited edition of this collection of mystery tales surrounding the Ganelon family, written by James Powell. A signed, limited edition. This is number 132 of 160 copies, signed by the author to the ...