Narrativa e romanzi

Reflections on the Death of a Porcupine and Other Essays

D. H. Lawrence · 1925 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.92 | ¥59,053)

London, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Company, 1925. First edition. Cloth. The first edition limited edition copy of this collection of essays by D.H.Lawrence. Direct from the library of the late Hugh Selbourne MD (1906-1973) a noted book collector and diarist. Number 39...

Belinda a Tale of Affection in Youth and Age

Hilaire Belloc · 1928 · Rooke Books

£100.00 (€119.86 | $132.11 | ¥21,090)

London, Constable and Company, 1928. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this novel by Hilaire Belloc titled 'Belinda A Tale of Affection in Youth and Age&apos. First edition. Direct from the library of the late Hugh Selbourne MD (1906-1973) a noted book collector ...

He Knew He Was Right

Anthony Trollope · 1869 · Rooke Books

£475.00 (€569.36 | $627.54 | ¥100,179)

London, Strahan and Company, 1869. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of Trollope's popular novel with numerous plates and illustrations throughout by Marcus Stone. Complete in two volumes. 'He Knew He Was Right' is a 1869 novel written by Anthony Trollo...

Quintessence of Ibsenism

G Bernard Shaw · 1891 · Rooke Books

£77.00 (€92.30 | $101.73 | ¥16,240)

London , Walter Scott, 1891. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this popular essay by George Bernard Shaw. Shaw championed Ibsen's plays when many theatregoers regarded him as outrageous. Therefore, his Quintessence of Ibsenism remained a classic throughout the 20...

On the Wings of the Wind

Percy F. Westerman · 0 · Rooke Books

£19.99 (€23.96 | $26.41 | ¥4,216)

London and Glasgow, Blackie and Son Ltd , c1910. Cloth. A charmingly illustrated copy of Percy Westerman's "On the Wings of the Wind". Illustrated throughout by W. Edwrad Wigfull. From the author of "Sea Scouts All", "Captain Blundell's Treasure", "The Junior Cadet" ...

Simple Susan and Other Tales

Maria Edgeworth · 1858 · Rooke Books

£34.99 (€41.94 | $46.23 | ¥7,379)

Halifax, Milner and Sowerby, 1858. Paperback. An uncommon copy of 'Simple Susan and Other Tales' by Maria Edgeworth. With an engraving to frontispiece and vignette title. In original paper wraps with embossed title tipped in to front. Maria Edgeworth (1768 - 1849) wa...

The Story of a Feather

Douglas William Jerrold · 1844 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,036)

London, Punch Office, 1844. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this novel by Douglas William Jerrold. With a frontispiece and vignette title page. Held in a fine slipcase and a brodart wrap. In the original brown cloth with gilt stamped pictorial boards. Douglas Willia...

Minnow Among Tritons Mrs S.T. Coleridge&Apos;S Letters to Thomas Poole 1799 - 1834

S. T. Coleridge; Stephen Potter · 1934 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, Nonesuch Press, 1934. First edition. Cloth. A limited edition copy of 'Minnow Among Tritons: Mrs S.T. Coleridge's Letters to Thomas Poole 1799 - 1834&apos. This work details the correspondence between Sara Coleridge, Samuel Coleridge's daughter, and Thom...

The Vicar of Wakefield

Oliver Goldsmith · 1904 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.84 | $151.93 | ¥24,254)

London, Methuen and Co, 1904. First edition. Vellum. A first edition of this issue of Oliver Goldsmith's novel, 'The Vicar of Wakefield&apos. After Goldsmith gained renown as a poet, John Newbery finally published 'The Vicar of Wakefield' in March 1766. The...

The Brushwood Boy

Rudyard Kipling · 1907 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,325)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1907. First edition. Cloth. A first thus edition copy of Rudyard Kipling's 'The Brushwood Boy'; copiously illustrated throughout with charmingcoloured plates. This story first appeared in 'The Century Magazine' in 1895 and was...

Warp and Woof or, the Reminiscences of Doris Fletcher

Holme Lee [Harriet Parr] · 1861 · Rooke Books

£95.99 (€115.06 | $126.82 | ¥20,245)

London, Smith, Elder and Co. 1861. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition copy of this charming Victorian novel by the renowned British author Harriet Parr, written under the pseudonym Holme Lee. After gaining considerable popularity after publishing her first work &apos...

The Angel in the House. The Betrothal and the Espousals

Coventry Patmore · 1854 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)

London, John W. Parker, 1854-56. Cloth. The first two books of The Angel in the House sequence with The Espousals inscribed by the author Patmore. First editions, and in the original bindings. The half-title of The Espousals is inscribed 'From the Author&apos. With a Stas...

The Tragic Muse

Henry James · 1891 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)

London, Macmillan & Co. 1891. Cloth. Henry James' broad story of two artistic individuals striving for success and fulfilment in late Victorian England. Miriam Rooth, one of those characters who endeavours to succeed on the stage, is often considered one of James' be...

Selected Novels of F. Marion Crawford

F. Marion Crawford · 1895 · Rooke Books

£270.00 (€323.63 | $356.71 | ¥56,944)

Leipzig; New York, Bernhard Tauchnitz; Macmillan and Co. 1895-1911. Leather. A collection of uniformly bound novels by F. Marion Crawford. Containing: Collection of British Authors: Tauchnitz Edition. Volumes 4253: Uncanny Tales by F. Marion Crawford (Copyright Edition, 1911) ...

Familiar Strangers

Bryan Forbes · 1979 · Rooke Books

£330.00 (€395.55 | $435.98 | ¥69,598)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1979. First edition. Leather. An exquisitely bound first edition of this novel by Bryan Forbes. First edition. No impression stated, presumed first printing. With the original dustwrapper bound in. Bryan Forbes was an English film director, screen...

Oeuvres de Mme la Baronne de Stael

Germaine de Stael · 1820 · Rooke Books

£700.00 (€839.05 | $924.80 | ¥147,632)

Paris, Chez Treuttel et Wurtz, 1820-21. Leather. The first edition of the complete works of Germaine de Stael in fiften volumes. A fifteen-volume set of the works of Germaine de Stael. First edition of the complete works. 15 volumes of original 17. Volumes include: Volume I- N...

Cours de Litterature Dramatique Traduit de L&Apos;Allemand

A. W. Schlegel · 1814 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.06 | $918.20 | ¥146,578)

Paris, J J Paschoud, 1814. First edition. Leather. The first edition of the French translation of A W Schlegel's lectures On Dramatic Art and Literature, scarcely found complete in three volumes. The first edition of the French translation of A W Schlegel's lecturesÂ...

Dansk Litteratur Fra Saxo Til Kaj Munk

Svend Norrild · 1949 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

Copenhagen, Gyldendalske Boghandel, 1949. First edition. Leather. A first edition of this comprehnsive history of Danish literature. The first edition of this work.In the original Danish.Complete as two volumes bound in one.A fascinating and concise history of Danish literatur...

Jean-Christophe: L&Apos;Aube

Romain Rolland · 1904 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.93 | $52.83 | ¥8,434)

Paris, Paul Ollendorff, c1909. Cloth. The first part of the early twentieth-century novel which won Rolland the Nobel Prize for Literature. Eleventh Edition. Jean-Christophe (1904?1912) is a novel in ten volumes by Romain Rolland, for which he received the Nobel Prize for Lite...

Uriel: A Poetical Address to the Right Honourable Lord Byron

Thomas Jones de Powis · 1822 · Rooke Books

£1,400.00 (€1,678.10 | $1,849.60 | ¥295,264)

London, Published by the author, 1822 . First edition. Hardback. A first edition of this scarce religious polemic, addressing itself to Lord Byron, and employing the medium of poetry as well as supplying notes on his perceived deficiencies With the even more scarce half title ...