Narrativa e romanzi

The Story of Ab a Tale of the Time of the Cave Men

Stanley Waterloo · 1897 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

London, Adam and Charles Black , 1897. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first UK edition of this illustrated prehistoric fiction novel by Stanley Waterloo. The first UK edition. First published in the U.S the same year by Way and Williams. Illustrated with a monochrome f...

The Definitive Harry Potter Guide Books Series: Books 1-4

Marie Lesoway [Ed.] · 2001 · Rooke Books

£155.00 (€185.79 | $204.78 | ¥32,700)

Not Stated, Suggitt Group, 2001 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce set of guidebooks on the first four Harry Potter novels, edited by Marie Lesoway. Very scarce. Spiral bound in the publisher's original pictorial card. This collectable set is comprised of a guide ...

Harry Potter Books 4, 5, 6 & 7

J. K. Rowling · 2000 · Rooke Books

£1,250.00 (€1,498.32 | $1,651.42 | ¥263,711)

London, Bloomsbury, 2000-2007 . First edition. Hardback. A fine collection of first editions of the final four novels in J. K. Rowling's series set in the wonderful wizarding world of Harry Potter. A collection of four wonderful first editions, first impressions of J. K. ...

The Day of Temptation

William Le Queux · 1899 · Rooke Books

£425.00 (€509.43 | $561.48 | ¥89,662)

London, F. V. White & Co. 1899 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally scarce, first edition of this intriguing mystery novel, written by William Le Queux. First edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding. Very scarce. Written by Anglo-French journalist and autho...

William and the Masked Ranger

Richmal Crompton · 1966 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, George Newnes Limited, 1966. First edition. Cloth. A superb first edition of this later Just William anthology by Richmal Crompton. The first edition, first impression. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'William and the Masked Ranger' is the thirty-sixt...

Stardance

Spider Robinson; Jeanne Robinson · 1979 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

New York, The Dial Press/James Wade, 1979. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this dance based science fiction novel by husband and wife Spider and Jeanne Robinson. The first edition, first printing.In the original unclipped dust wrapper, by Larry Kresek and Holly ...

The Girl in a Swing

Richard Adams · 1980 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1980 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first US edition of Richard Adams's popular novel, about an English ceramics dealer. The first US edition, first impression.In the publisher's original dust wrapper, price clipped. Flat signed by Adams ...

An American Dream

Norman Mailer · 1965 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Andre Deutsch, 1965 . First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of Norman Mailer's novel about 32 hours in the life of Stephen Rojack. The first UK edition, first impression, in the original unclipped dust wrapper designed by Tom Adams.Mailer's novel follows...

The Plague Dogs

Richard Adams · 1995 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)

London, Allen Lane, 1995 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of this moving novel by John Adams, with wonderful illustrations throughout by Alfred Wainwright. First edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper.I...

Straws in the Wind

Harry J. Boyle · 1969 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Toronto, Doubleday Canada Limited, 1969 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce, first edition of Harry Boyle's collection of musings, inscribed by the author to fellow writer Stephen Vizinczey. First edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original, un...

The Santaroga Barrier

Frank Herbert · 1970 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Rapp + Whiting, 1970. First edition. Cloth. The first U.K. edition of this alternative society science fiction novel by Frank Herbert. The first U.K. edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.An alternative society / culture novel by Frank Herber...

The Flame and the Wind; Nothing But the Night; for Fear of Little Men; Mister Brown"S Bodies; the Cyclops Goblet

John Blackburn · 1967 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.20 | $786.08 | ¥125,527)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1967-1977. First edition. Cloth. A superb five volume set of novels by John Blackburn, all first editions with the original unclipped dust wrappers. The first editions of these five works in the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original...

Pan and the Twins

Eden Phillpotts · 1922 · Rooke Books

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

London, Grant Richards, 1922 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce fantastical novel, in a strikingly illustrated 1920s dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this very scarce work.In the publisher's very scarce and wonderfully illust...

The Berlin Memorandum, Aristotle Detective and Penny Black

Adam Hall; Margaret Doody; Susan Moody · 1965 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Collins; The Bodley Head; Macmillan , 1965-84. First edition. Cloth. Three first edition crime novels, in the original dust wrappers. The first edition for all with 'Aristotle Detective' being the first UK edition.  Three volumes. In the publisher's o...

The Thirtyfirst of February

Julian Symons · 1950 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1950 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this crime novel featuring by Julian Symons, in the original scarce unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition. In the original cloth with the original unclipped scarce dust wrapper. This crime nov...

Thank You Fog Last Poems

W. H. Auden · 1974 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Faber and Faber, 1974. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of W. H. Auden's posthumous book of poetry, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition. In the original publisher's cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. This work features a coll...

Jungle Girl

Edgar Rice Burroughs · 1933 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, Odhams Press Limited, 1933. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this popular Edgar Rice Burroughs novel set in Cambodia, in the original illustrated dust wrapper. The first U.K. Edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.'Jungle Gir...

Fables

T. F. Powys · 1929 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A superb copy of these collected fables of T. F. Powys, a signed limited edition copy illustrated by Gilbert Spencer. Signed by the author to the limitation page.The first limited edition work, limited to 750 copies, of whic...

The Realms of Gold; the Ice Age; the Middle Ground

Margaret Drabble · 1975 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1975-1980. First edition. Cloth. Three first editions of works by the award-winning novelist and biographer Margaret Drabble. The first editions of these three works in the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original unclipped d...

Grace Howard and the Family at Glen Luna

1852 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, T. Nelson and Sons, 1852. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this very scarce novel by the American author Susan Warner. The first edition of this very scarce work in the publisher's original blind-stamped cloth binding, with renewed end papers. Susan W...