Narrativa e romanzi

Watch Your Mouth

Daniel Handler [Lemony Snicket] · 2001 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,014)

London, Allison & Busby, 2001 . First edition. Paperback. An uncorrected proof copy of Daniel Handler's (better known as Lemony Snicket) coming of age comedy Watch Your Mouth, in the publisher's original paperback binding. An uncorrected proof copy of Daniel Handler...

The Mind Readers

Margery Allingham · 1965 · Rooke Books

£78.00 (€93.49 | $103.05 | ¥16,450)

London, Chatto and Windus, 1965. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Margery Allingham's eighteenth novel in the excellent Albert Campion series, the last she finished before her death. The first edition of Margery Allingham's The Mind Readers, published by Ch...

The Knight of Gwynne; a Tale of the Time of the Union

Charles Lever · 1847 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1847. First edition. Leather. A rare and pleasing first edition of Charles Lever's historical fiction novel set against the backdrop of the union of Great Britain and Ireland, bound in half morocco and illustrated by the renowned 'Phiz&apos....

Lalla Rookh

Thomas Moore · 1817 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,816)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1817. Leather. The fifth edition of Thomas Moore's Lalla Rookh in full straight-grained green morocco with decorative blind stamping, marbled endpapers and a gilt fore edge. The fifth edition of Thomas Moore's Lalla Rook...

Uncle Remus or Mr. Fox, Mr. Rabbit, and Mr. Terrapin

Joel Chandler Harris · 1902 · Rooke Books

£265.00 (€317.64 | $350.10 | ¥55,889)

London, Grant Richards, 1902. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated volumes of Uncle Remus stories from Joel Chandler Harris, illustrated by J. A. Shepherd. First edition, second impression. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, eight colour plates, ten black-and-w...

Five Sermons Preached by John Sharpe

John Sharpe [John Sharp] · 1679 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.65 | $1,314.54 | ¥209,848)

London, Walter Kettilby , 1679-91. First edition. Paperback. A collection of very scarce seventeenth century sermons by the English divine and Archbishop of York, John Sharp. A five volume set of very scarce works, including: "A Sermon Preached Before the Right Honourable the ...

Where the Blue Begins

Christopher Morley · 1925 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.20 | ¥36,908)

London [New York], William Heinemann [Doubleday], 1925 . First edition. Cloth. The first US trade edition of Christopher Morley's illustrated fantasy novel, illustrated in colour by Arthur Rackham and with the original dust wrapper. The first US trade edition, first print...

The Heroes; or Greek Fairy Tales for My Children

Charles Kingsley · 1868 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1868. Leather. A beautifully illustrated first new edition of Kingsley"s beloved myth retellings of Perseus, Theseus, and Jason for young readers. New edition.Illustrated with eight colour plates, including a frontispiece. Collated, complete. In a fu...

Some Eighteenth Century Byways and Other Essays

John Buchan · 1908 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

Edinburgh, William Blackwood and Sons, 1908. First edition. Cloth. An excellent publisher's presentation first edition copy of this collection of essays by John Buchan. The first edition, first impression, with the publisher's advertisements to the rear date 6/08.Pub...

Tales of the Outposts Series

Lieut.-Colonel L. A. Bethell [editor] · 1932 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

Edinburgh & London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1932-1943. Cloth. A smart collection of three volumes from the Tales of the Outposts series, edited by author and soldier Lieutenant Colonel Leonard Arthur Bethell. Three volumes of a twelve volume set, being volumes three, six, ...

The Island of Sheep

John Buchan · 1936 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.32 | ¥57,998)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1936. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of John Buchan's final Hannay and Arbuthnot novel, an exciting thriller, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression, of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.&apos...

The Thirty-Nine Steps and the Power-House; the Thirty-Nine Steps; the 39 Steps;

John Buchan · 1958 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,816)

London; Edinburgh, William Blackwood & Sons Ltd; Hodder and Stoughton; J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd; Michael O'Mara, 1958-2011. Cloth. A smart four-volume set of John Buchan"s The Thirty-Nine Steps, showcasing key editions of this iconic spy thriller in illustrated, limited, and...

Do You Remember What Happened

Jean Chapman · 1969 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

London, Angus and Robertson, 1969. First edition. Cloth. A first UK edition of Jean Chapman"s nostalgic collection of childhood memories, charmingly illustrated with whimsical colour illustrations and vignettes by Edward Ardizzone. In the publisher's original red cloth bi...

Jubelrufe Aus Bucherstapeln, Die Pirckheimer-Gesellschaft 1956-2006: Ein Almanach

Carsten Wurm [editor] · 2006 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

Wiesbaden, Harrassowitz Verlag, 2006. First edition. Hardback. A very pleasing first edition of this almanac of the Pirckheimer Society from 1956 to 2006, in the original German. German. First edition. Illustrated throughout. An almanac of the first fifty years of The Pirckhei...

Dissolution

C. J. Sansom · 2003 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.08 | ¥50,617)

London, Macmillan , 2003 . First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition, first impression, copy of C. J. Sansom's opening instalment to his 'Shardlake' series with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. This copy inc...

Fungus the Bogeyman; Gentleman Jim; Ug

Raymond Briggs · 1977 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

London, Hamish Hamilton; Jonathan Cape , 1977-2001 . First edition. Hardback. A delightful set of first edition graphic novels from renowned illustrator and cartoonist, Raymond Briggs. The first editions, first impressions of these works. In the publisher's original pict...

The Cathedral, and, Harmer John

Hugh Walpole · 1922 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,816)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1922-24. First edition. Cloth. Two limited edition novels by Hugh Walpole, both signed by the author and in their original dust wrappers. Two limited edition novels by Hugh Walpole, both published alongside the first trade editions.Both volum...

The Vanishing Witch; the Raven&Apos;S Head

Karen Maitland · 2014 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

London, Headline Review , 2014-2015. First edition. Cloth. A very pleasing pair of signed medieval thrillers from Karen Maitland, one of which is a limited edition. Both works signed by the author. Offering a delightful set of gothic novels from "Queen of the Dark Ages", Kare...

Wind on Fire Trilogy

William Nicholson · 2000 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

London, Mammoth; Egmont Books Ltd. 2000-2002. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition set of the Wind on Fire trilogy from British writer William Nicholson, signed by the author. Complete in three volumes. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author. Written...

Son of the Storm

Suyi Davies Okungbowa · 2021 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

London, Orbit, 2021. First edition. Cloth. A very pleasing first edition of the first volume from the Nameless Republic series by Nigerian fantasy writer Suyi Davies Okungbowa, signed by the author. First UK edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Li...