Narrativa e romanzi

The Rise of Ruderick Clowd

Josiah Flynt · 1904 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

London, Grant Richards , 1904. First edition. Cloth. A bright and lovely copy of the first UK edition of this novel by American author Josiah Flynt, a scarce edition. The scarce first UK edition of this work, preceded by the true first US edition the year prior. Novel by Josia...

Focus One

A Pearse; B Rajan · 1945 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.35 | $48.88 | ¥7,806)

London, Dennis Dobson, 1945. First edition. Cloth. A very neat first edition of this collection of critical analysis of contemporary literature. First edition of this work. An excellent collection of literary criticism with contributions from D.S. Savage, George Woodcock, Pete...

Halfway House a Comedy of Degrees

Maurice Hewlett · 1908 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1908. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of Hewlett's novel Halfway House. The first edition of this novel in the publisher's original cloth binding. Bookplate to the front paste down. A comic novel, originally published in the...

Three Glass Eyes

William Le Queux · 1903 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

London , Anthony Treherne, [1903]. First edition. Cloth. A thrilling first edition copy of Three Glass Eyes by William Le Queux. A first edition copy of William Le Queux's thrilling novel, Three Glass Eyes A Story of To-day. William Le Queux was an Anglo-French journalis...

Three Works by Len Deighton

Len Deighton · 1981 · Rooke Books

£118.00 (€141.44 | $155.89 | ¥24,894)

London, Sydney, Auckland, Johannesburg, Hutchinson , 1981-1990 . First edition. Cloth. A collection of three first editions, first impressions, of these war spy novels by British author Len Deighton. Three works by Len Deighton in the original publisher's cloth bindings a...

Ape and Essence

Aldous Huxley · 1949 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1949. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Aldous Huxley's dystopian novel Ape and Essence, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Ape and Essence (1948...

Prose Masterpieces from Modern Essayists

Washington Irving; Charles Lamb; Thomas de Quincey et al. · 1886 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Bickers and Son, 1886 . Leather. A smart anthology of prose pieces by leading essayists of the nineteenth century, complete with twelve photographic portrait plates. A series of twelve abridged prose pieces by leading essayists of the 1800s, including works from Irving...

Dead Souls; Set in Darkness; the Falls; Resurrection Men; Beggars Banquet; a Question of Blood; Fleshmarket Close; Rebus: The St Leonard&Apos;S Years

Ian Rankin · 1999 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

London, Orion, 1999-2004. First edition. Cloth. A bright collection of eight first editions by celebrated crime author Ian Rankin. Eight first editions, first impressions. Novels by Ian Rankin, Scottish crime author known for his series set in Edinburgh featuring the character...

The Wooden Shepherdess

Richard Hughes · 1973 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1973. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Richard Hughes' popular novel set in prohibition era America, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this work, in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original ...

Death Comes As the End

Agatha Christie · 1947 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, The Crime Club by Collins, 1947. Cloth. A lovely copy of the third impression of this unique historical fiction mystery novel by Agatha Christie. The third impression, published in 1947. The first impression was published in 1945.In the original unclipped dust wrapper....

Waltzburg: A Tale of the Sixteenth Century

[Frances Rose] · 1833 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)

London, Whittaker, Treacher, and Co. 1833. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this scarce nineteenth-century novel by Frances Rose, a presentation copy from the author to members of her family, with the family bookplate to the front pastedown. A fascinating early nin...

Rainbows End in Tears

David Fletcher · 1984 · Rooke Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

London, Macmillan, 1984. First edition. Cloth. Lovely first edition of this crime fiction novel by David Fletcher, scarce in its unclipped dust wrapper. First edition of this scarce crime novel by David Fletcher, sequel to Rainbow in Hell, which concerns the murder of Martin ...

Year After Year: A Tale

1858 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,181)

London, Saunders and Otley , 1858. First edition. Leather. Very scarce leather bound first edition of this tale by Caroline Clive. The first edition of this novel by "the author of 'Paul Ferroll' and 'IX Poems by V.'" Tale written by Caroline Clive, highly ...

Lorna Doone: A Romance of Ermoor

R. D. Blackmore · 1910 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, Sampson Low, Marston & Company , 1910. Cloth. Dulverton edition of this romance by Richard D. Blackmore featuring coloured plates. A romance by Richard Doddridge Blackmore, one of the most famous English novelists of the nineteenth century. Originally published in 1869...

Little Dorrit

Charles Dickens · 1913 · Rooke Books

£230.00 (€275.69 | $303.86 | ¥48,523)

London, Chapman and Hall , c1870. Leather. Early edition of this social novel by Charles Dickens, illustrated by Phiz. A social novel following Amy Dorrit, who was born and raised in the Marshalsea debtors prison, where Dickens' own father was imprisoned. Dickens satirise...

Mr Sammler&Apos;S Planet

Saul Bellow · 1970 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.41 | ¥10,127)

London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1970 . First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of Saul Bellow's award winning novel in the original dust wrapper. First UK edition of Mr Sammler's Planet by Saul Bellow in the original publisher's binding and unclipped dust wr...

The Quest for Lavishes Ghast

Muriel Spark · 1998 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.35 | $48.88 | ¥7,806)

London, The Cuckoo Press, 1998. First edition. Paperback. Lovely copy of this short story by Muriel Spark in the original wraps, first thus with illustrations by Penelope Jardine. Short story in a booklet by Muriel Spark, Scottish author of the twentieth and early twenty-first...

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

J. K. Rowling · 1999 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Bloomsbury, 1999. First edition. Hardback. A bright first edition, twelfth impression of the third novel in the popular 'Harry Potter' series by JK Rowling. The first edition, twelfth impression of this work. Third novel in the immensely popular Harry PotterÂ...

Tenderfoot Trapper

Arthur Catherall · 1958 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, J. M. Dent & Sons, 1958. First edition. Cloth. Lovely copy of this scarce first edition novel by Arthur Catherall. Scarce first edition, first impression of this juvenile novel by Arthur Catherall, diverse and prolific English author of the twentieth century. Narrating...

The Wisdom of India

Lin Yutang · 1944 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Michael Joseph Limited, 1944 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first limited edition of this anthology of Indian literature compiled by Lin Yutang in the original dust wrapper. First limited edition, first printing of The Wisdom of India by Lin Yutang in the original ...