Narrativa e romanzi

Margaret Dunmore or, a Socialist Home

J. H. Clapperton [Jane Hume Clapperton] · 1894 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, Swan Sonnenschein & Co, 1894 . Paperback. The second edition of philosopher Jane Clapperton's vanishingly scarce socialist novel, about a utopian method of communal living. The second edition of this work, which was first published in 1888. Both contemporary editi...

The Lost Cavern and Other Tales of the Fantastic

Gerald Heard · 1949 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Cassell and Company, 1949 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first UK edition of this collection of science fiction short stories by Gerald Heard. The first UK edition, first impression, published the year after the first US edition.The work of journalist and &apo...

A Voyage to Purilia

Elmer Rice · 1930 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Victor Gollancz, 1930 . First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this science fiction novel from Pulitzer prize winning American playwright Elmer Rice. The first UK edition, first impression.First appearing in the New Yorker between October and December 1929, Rice...

The Man with the Parrots, a Story of Events and the Shadows They Cast

A. Eric Bayly · 1901 · Rooke Books

£390.00 (€467.48 | $515.24 | ¥82,278)

London, Sands & Co, 1901 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce novel from A. Eric Bayly, in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. The first edition of this very scarce early twentieth century novel.By Eric A. Bayly, an English author kn...

The Casket; or, Treasury of Elegant Literature

Horace Harvey (ed.) · 1856 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Thomas Holmes, 1856. First edition. Cloth. A varied and well-illustrated collection of literature, compiled by Horace Harvey. A first edition of the work compiled by Horace Harvey for Thomas Holmes. This work is presented in blue cloth binding with gilt motif to the fr...

The Mindes Delight or Variety of Memorable Matters Worthy of Observation

Hedley Hope-Nicholson · 1928 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Grant Richards and Philip Sainsbury at the Cayme Press, 1928 . First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this charming literary anthology, collected and edited by Hedley Hope-Nicholson. The first edition of this work, in the publisher's original cloth binding,...

The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle. In Which Are Included, Memoirs of a Lady of Quality.

Tobias Smollett · 1776 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, R. Baldwin, Robinson and Roberts; T. Beckett and T. Cadell, 1776 . Leather. A lovely example of Tobias Smollett's humorous picaresque novel, offering fascinating insights into eighteenth century society. First published in 1751, and revised in 1758, this is a wond...

Samuel Johnson&Apos;S Library an Annotated Guide

Donald Greene · 1975 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Victoria, University of Victoria, 1975 . First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A smart first edition copy of this work on the library of Samuel Johnson. Samuel Johnson was an English writer who has been described as arguably 'the most distinguished man of letters in English h...

The History of Comines (1596) and Sallust: The Conspiracy of Catiline and the War of Jagurtha (1608)

Thomas Danett; Thomas Heywood; Charles Whibley [Intro.] · 1897 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, David Nutt; Constable and Co, 1897-1924. First edition. Cloth. Three volumes containing the memoires of Phillipe de Commines and the historical works of the Roman historian Sallust. From the Tudor translations series. Three volumes containing reprints of fifteenth cent...

Fortaelling Om Haldor; Minder Fra Min Barndom Og Min Ungdom

Carsten Hauch · 1864 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Copenhagen, [CA Reitzels, 1864-1867 . First edition. Leather. Two very scarce first edition works from the nineteenth century Danish poet Johannes Carsten Hauch. In the original Danish. A lovely set of two very scarce first editions from Danish poet, playwright and novelist C...

Death at the Opera & Inspector Proby in Court

John Gano [Freddie Stockdale] · 1995 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Macmillan, 1995. First edition. Cloth. Two very smart first editions of these novels by John Gano, from Macmillan. Two volumes. First edition. Written by John Gano, the pen name of Frederick Stockdale, a British opera impresario known for founding Pavilion Opera and fo...

Blood Sport

Dick Francis · 1967 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Michael Joseph, 1967. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this exciting crime novel from Dick Francis. First edition. English agent Gene Hawkins must help millionaire Dave Teller locate his missing prized stallion. How will he cope when he draws the affection of...

Drummer in the Dark

Francis Clifford · 1976 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1976. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this exciting espionage novel from Francis Clifford. First edition. Following the story of Duncan Howard, a man obsessed with his work life, whose obsession with one case creeps into his personal life...

Oeuvres D&Apos;Horace Traduites En Francois, Avec Des Notes, Et Des Remarques Critiques Sur Tout L&Apos;Ouvrage: Dernier Edition, Avec L&Apos;Original Latin

Horace; M. Dacier [trans.] · 1691 · Rooke Books

£895.00 (€1,072.80 | $1,182.42 | ¥188,817)

Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1691. Leather. An early edition of this scarce ten volume collection of Horace's works in French, with the original Latin. A late 17th century translated collection of works from leading Roman lyric poet, Horace. In both French, with...

Tout Droit

[Jeanne Schultz] · 1890 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Paris, Librairie Hachette, 1890. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this illustrated French novel in striking Sotheran signed binding. The first edition of this work. Illustrated with vignettes in text by Edouard Ziel. In the original French. Written by the author of...

Wasp-Waisted Arabella

John Bagley · 1936 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

London, Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1936. First edition. Cloth. A vanishingly scarce first edition of this comical science fiction novel about immortality and the fountain of youth. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce work.A comical novel, following the young Adolphus, w...

Something Fresh

P. G. Wodehouse · 1934 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Methuen & Co LTD, 1934. Cloth. A smart reprint of the first of P. G. Wodehouse's novels to feature Lord Emsworth of Blandings Castle, in the original illustrated dust wrapper. In the original unclipped dust wrapper, uncommon to see reprints in dust wrappers.The fi...

The Master-Knot of Human Fate

Ellis Meredith · 1901 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 1901. First edition. Cloth. A scarce novel of fate by the suffragist Ellis Meredith, the first edition in the original decorative cloth. The scarce first edition.'The Master-Knot of Human Fate' follows two characters, Adam and Robin...

It Breathed Down My Neck

John Pudney · 1946 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, John Lane the Bodley Head, 1946. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of eighteen brilliant short stories by English author John Pudney. The first edition.In the original unclipped dust wrapper. A selection of entertaining short stories by John Pudney. In...

Galactic Effectuator

Jack Vance · 1980 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

San Francisco, Underwood/Miller, 1980 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this science-fiction anthology by Jack Vance, consisting of his novella 'The Dogtown Tourist Agency', and his short story 'Freitzke's Turn&apos. The first edition, first impr...