Narrativa e romanzi

Adventures in the Skin Trade

Dylan Thomas · 1955 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,036)

London , Putnam, 1955. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of the deadpan picaresque comedy by Dylan Thomas, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of the work. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.In publisher's original black cloth. A delightful ...

Genevieve; or, the History of a Servant Girl.

Alphonse De Lamartine; trans. by A.R. Scoble · 1850 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London , Henry G. Bohn, 1850. Leather. A scarce English translation of this lyrical French novel of romance and betrayal by key Romantic figure Alphonse De Lamartine. The first edition of this translation from French by A.R. Scoble.In half red calf with marbled boards. Writte...

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

Muriel Spark · 1961 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.08 | ¥50,617)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1961 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderful first edition of Muriel Spark's celebrated work of modern Scottish fiction, in the vibrant original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original clipped dust wrapper....

The Daltons or Three Roads in Life

Charles Lever · 1852 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.38 | ¥33,744)

London , Chapman and Hall, 1852. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Charles Lever's two volume novel depicting nineteenth century society, bound in half calf by Fletcher, with fantastic illustrations by 'Phiz&apos. The first edition in book form. Illustrat...

A Knight of the White Cross: A Tale of the Siege of Rhodes

G. A. Henty · 1896 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

London, Blackie and Son, Limited, 1896. First edition. Leather. A first edition, first impression historical novel from G. A. Henty, presented here in Bickers half straight-grain morocco. The first edition, first impression, as confirmed in P. Newbolt's bibliography (72.1...

For Your Eyes Only

Ian Fleming · 1960 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.12 | $858.74 | ¥137,087)

London, Jonathan Cape , 1960. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of Ian Fleming's James Bond short-story collection, complete with the unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, first impression. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.This is the ...

Saracinesca

F. Marion Crawford · 1887 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

Edinburgh , William Blackwood and Sons , 1887. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of F. Marion Crawford's rich historical novel set in Rome. Complete in three volumes. The first UK edition. Complete in three volumes. In the publisher's original cloth binding...

An Essay on Comedy

George Meredith · 1898 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)

London, Archibald Constable and Co, 1898 . Leather. The second edition of George Meredith's An Essay on Comedy and the uses of the Comic Spirit in half blue calf with matching blue marbled boards.  The second edition of George Meredith's scarce work An Essay on Co...

The Seekers

H.E. Bates · 1926 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

London, John and Edward Bumpus, 1926. First edition. Hardback. The charming first edition of H.E. Bates's children's classic The Seekers in the original paper cover boards. Glassine Wrapper included. The first edition of H.E. Bates's children's classic The ...

16 Vols a Collection of the Works of Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling · 1899 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited , 1899–1937. Cloth. A substantial sixteen-volume collection of Rudyard Kipling"s works, including several first editions and illustrated volumes, charting his literary career. Uniformly bound in the publisher's original red cloth binding...

One of Them

Charles Lever · 1861 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1861. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Charles Lever's novel set in Italy, beautifully bound in half calf with gilt details to the spine, and illustrated throughout by the renowned 'Phiz&apos. The first edition. Illustrated with...

Charles O&Apos;Malley, the Irish Dragoon

Harry Lorrequer [Charles James Lever] · 1841 · Rooke Books

£249.00 (€298.46 | $328.97 | ¥52,515)

Dublin, William Curry, Jun. and Company, 1841. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Irish novelist Charles Lever's rollicking military adventure with fantastic illustrations from 'Phiz', bound in full calf. The first two volume edition, only published pr...

A Dane&Apos;S Excursions in Britain

J. A. Andersen [Andreas Andersen Feldborg] · 1809 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,853)

London, Mathews & Leigh, Strand, 1809 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of Andreas Andersen Feldborg's very scarce account of his time in Britain, with both volumes bound together in quarter calf. The first edition. A very scarce work. A complete set with two ...

Scenes and Legends of the North of Scotland, or the Traditional History of Cromarty

Hugh Miller · 1835 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

Edinburgh, Adam and Charles Black, 1835. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of Hugh Miller's fantastic account of the legends, folklore, histories and traditions found in the Cromarty region of Scotland. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth....

Barrington; Luttrell of Arran

Charles Lever · 1863 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1863-1865. First edition. Leather. A uniformly bound pair of first edition novels from Anglo-Irish author Charles Lever, illustrated throughout by 'Phiz&apos. This set offers two first edition titles by Charles Lever, an Irish novelist and racont...

Japan (Madame Chrysantheme)

Pierre Loti · 1887 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,799)

New York , Frederick A. Stokes Company , c1930. Cloth. An uncommon illustrated translation of Pierre Loti's influential novel, with the very scarce unclipped dust wrapper. An undated US edition of this novel published by Frederick A. Stokes. With the very scarce original...

Irish Melodies

Thomas Moore · 1829 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, J. Power et al. 1829. Leather. The ninth edition of Thomas Moore's most beloved collection of writings in full dark green morocco, and complete with intricate gilt detailing and a gilt fore edge. The ninth edition of Thomas Moore's Irish Melodies in full dark...

Accepted Addresses

George Augustus Sala · 1862 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

London, Tinsley Brothers, 1862. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a scarce collection of The Telegraph journalist George Augustus Sala's writings, in the publisher's original green embossed cloth binding. The first edition of George Augustus Sala's Acce...

Perlycross. A Tale of the Western Hills

R. D. Blackmore · 1894 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.19 | ¥71,707)

London, Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1894. First edition. Cloth. First edition set of Blackmore's penultimate novel complete in three volumes in the publisher's original blue cloth binding stamped with gilt lettering. The first edition set complete in three volume...

Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers and Other Poems

William Edmondstoune Aytoun · 1887 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)

London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1887. Leather. A full morocco edition of William Edmonstoune Aytoun's beloved Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers, with subtle gilt decoration to the corners of the boards and along the spine, complete with a gilt fore edge.  A full morocco...