Narrativa e romanzi

The Newark Bee

Edited by S. Reynolds Hole ; with miscellaneous works from multiple unidentifiable authors. · 1838 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)

Newark, C, and W. Ridge, 1838-9. Cloth. This very scarce cloth-bound copy of all issues of the Nottinghamshire literary periodical the Newark Bee, from March 1838 to February 1839. This work collects all twelve issues of the Newark Bee periodical, from March 1838 to February ...

The Loop

Nicholas Evans · 1998 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

London, Bantam Press, 1998. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this novel by Nicholas Evans about a woman who is sent to protect a pack of wolves. The first edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. In the publisher's original cloth...

From One Hell to Another

Liz Cowley Donough O'Brien · 2019 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

Leicester, Matador; Troubador , 2019 . First edition. Paperback. An inscribed first edition copy of this scarce novel set during Hitler's war on France, written by the husband and wife duo Liz Cowley and Donough O'Brien. The first edition, first impression. Inscribe...

Bucolici Graeci: Recensuit Et Emendavit

Udalricus de Wilamowitz-Moellendorff · 1905 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

Oxonii [Oxford], E Typographeo Clarendoniano, [1905]. First edition. Leather. An interesting work on bucolic poetry from ancient Greece, written in Latin by Udalricus de Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, and bound in full crushed Morocco by Bumpus. The first edition. Bound in full cru...

The Monk and the Hangman&Apos;S Daughter, Fantastic Fables

Ambrose Bierce · 1926 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

New York, Albert & Charles Boni, 1926. Cloth. A collection of fables by Ambrose Bierce, including the tale of a monk and his relationship with a hangman's daughter. The second printing of this collection of fables published by Albert & Charles Boni. 'The Monk and the...

Children Forever

John F. MacPherson · 1908 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

London, John Long , 1908. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce illustrated science-fiction adventure book, set on a Counter-Earth with inhabitants that become immortal at the age of fifteen. First edition. A very scarce work. In the publisher's original green cloth, with ...

An Egyptian Princess

Georg Ebers; Eleanor Grove [trans] · 1871 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)

Leipzig , Bernhard Tauchnitz , 1871. Leather. A smartly bound Tauchnitz edition of Georg Eber's popularly received Egyptian romance novel, complete in two volumes. The authorized Tauchnitz edition of this work. Complete in two volumes. From the publisher's 'Col...

The Odessa File; the Dogs of War

Frederick Forsyth · 1972 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

London, Hutchinson of London, 1972-1974. First edition. Cloth. Two very smart first edition war thrillers from English writer, Frederick Forsyth. The first editions, first impressions of these thrillers by Frederick Forsyth. With the publisher's original dust wrappers, &...

A Collection of Novels from H.E. Bates

H. E. Bates · 1944 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,453)

London, Michael Joseph, 1944-1967. First edition. Cloth. A collection of eight volumes of fiction from British writer Herbert Ernes Bates. Eight volumes. First edition. Written by Herbert Ernest Bates, a British writer, known for his gritty realistic short stories and novels. ...

A Hot Country & Beyond the Dragon&Apos;S Mouth

Shiva Naipaul · 1983 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1983-1984. First edition. Cloth. Two very smart first edition volumes from Indo-Trinidadian and British novelist Shiva Naipaul. Two volumes. First edition. Written by Shiva Naipaul, an Indo-Trinidadian and British novelist and journalist. This set cont...

Fireflies

Shiva Naipaul · 1970 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)

London, Andre Deutsch, 1970. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of Shiva Naipaul's sprawling novel about the Khoja family in Trinidad, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. A novel following the Khoja family, one of Trinidad's most importan...

Leave It to Me

Bharati Mukherjee · 1997 · Rooke Books

£33.00 (€39.56 | $43.60 | ¥6,960)

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this mythological story from Indian American-Canadian writer Bharati Mukherjee. First edition. A story utilizing the myth of the Hindu Goddess, Durga, who is associated with protection, strength, m...

A High-Pitched Buzz

Roger Longrigg · 1956 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

London, Faber and Faber, 1956 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Roger Longrigg's scarce debut novel, in the original, unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition. In the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Scarce work.This copy belonging to Geoffrey Cust Faber, the...

Nunquam

Lawrence Durrell · 1970 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

London, Faber and Faber, 1970. First edition. Cloth. An exceptional first edition copy of one of Lawrence Durrell's later novels, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with ...

Silence

ShÃÂ-«saku EndÃÂ-; William Johnston · 1976 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.38 | ¥33,744)

London, Peter Owen, 1976. First edition. Cloth. A first UK edition, first impression of ShÃÂ-«saku EndÃÂ-'s magnum opus, translated by William Johnston. The first UK edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the o...

No Highway; in the Wet; Beyond the Black Stump; the Rainbow and the Rose

Nevil Shute · 1948 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

New York; London, William Morrow & Co.; Heinemann, 1948-1958. First edition. Cloth. First edition copies of four novels by the popular author Nevil Shute, with their original dust wrappers. The first edition, first impressions of these works in the publisher's original cl...

Monsieur, or the Prince of Darkness; Constance, or Solitary Practices

Lawrence Durrell · 1974 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London, Faber and Faber, 1974-1982. First edition. Cloth. First edition copies of the first and third novels from Lawrence Durrell's 'Avignon Quintet', in their original unclipped dust wrappers. The first edition, first impressions of these two works in the publ...

Satin Island

Tom McCarthy · 2015 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

London, Jonathan Cape, 2015. First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first printing of this contemporary novel from Tom McCarthy which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. The first edition, first printing. With tipped in press content for the book, offering additional ...

A Fearful Joy; Except the Lord; Not Honour More; the Captive and the Free

Joyce Cary · 1949 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

London, Michael Joseph, 1949-1959. First edition. Cloth. A set of four first edition novels from Anglo-Irish author, Joyce Cary, including the second and third parts to his 'Second Trilogy&apos. A bright selection of four titles from celebrated writer, Joyce Cary, includi...

Not Honour More; Except the Lord

Joyce Cary · 1953 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

London, Michael Joseph, 1953-1955. First edition. Cloth. The first editions of 'Except the Lord' and 'Not Honour More', the second and third instalments of Joyce Cary's Second Trilogy. The first editions of these works. Both with the publisher's ...