Narrativa e romanzi

The Pageantry of Life

Charles Whibley · 1900 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

New York , Harper & Brothers, 1900. First edition. Cloth. A smart first US edition of this critical work on The Pageantry of Life. This is a first US edition of this collection of essays that explore the art and pageantry of life. Charles Whibley was an English literary journ...

Ask for Me Tomorrow

Margaret Millar · 1977 · Rooke Books

£43.00 (€51.54 | $56.81 | ¥9,072)

London, Victor Gollancz, 1977. First edition. Cloth. Lovely first UK edition of this thrilling novel by Margaret Millar, a scarce work. First UK edition of this work, preceded by the US edition published the year prior. A scarce copy. A mystery novel following the young lawyer...

Faceless Killers; the Dogs of Riga; the Man Who Smiled; Sidetracked; the Fifth Woman

Hanning Mankell · 2000 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.92 | ¥59,071)

London, The Harvill Press, 2000-05. First edition. Cloth. Five bright first UK editions of the novels in the 'Inspector Wallander' series by Henning Mankell. Five novels in Swedish author Henning Mankell's 'Kurt Wallander' series to feature his charact...

Life&Apos;S Little Ironies

Thomas Hardy · 1898 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London; New York, Harper & Brothers, 1898. Cloth. A lovely collection of the short stories of Thomas Hardy, this edition containing nine of his popular tales. A collection of short stories by Thomas Hardy, this 1898 edition comprising of nine stories.This volume includes &apos...

The Chariot of the Flesh

Hedley Peek · 1897 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London; New York, Lawrence & Bullen, LTD; Longmans, Green & Co, 1897. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this brilliant sought after science fiction novel by Hadley Peek, an exciting example of Victorian sci-fi. The first edition of this very scarce work.A ...

The New Decameron: The Sixth Volume

Vivienne Dayrell [ed]; Gerald Bullet; Evelyn Waugh; et al. · 1929 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Basil Blackwell, 1929. First edition. Cloth. First edition of this sixth volume in the 'New Decameron' series, containing various pieces by a variety of authors including Evelyn Waugh. Modern retelling of the classical work of the 'Decameron,' the s...

Carte Blanche

Jeffrey Deaver · 2011 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

Great Britain, Hodder & Stoughton, 2011 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression of the thirty seventh James Bond novel, signed by the author and with the ticket to the book signing. First edition, first impression of Carte Blanche by Jeffrey Deaver in the o...

Tales of Hearsay

Joseph Conrad; R. B. Cunninghame Graham · 1925 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

London, T. Fisher Unwin LTD, 1925. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this posthumously collected anthology of four stories by Joseph Conrad, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression, with not subsequent printings listed.In the original unclipp...

Morley Ernstein; or, the Tenants of the Heart

G. P. R. James · 1842 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1842. First edition. Cloth. The first american edition of George Payne Rainsford James' 'Morley Ernstein', complete with two volumes bound in one. The scarce first American edition. Complete in two volumes, bound in one. In the origi...

The History of the Adventure of Joseph Andrews and His Friend Mr. Abraham

Henry Fielding · 1929 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London , John Lane The Bodley Head , 1929. Cloth. 1 A first thus of this illustrated edition of The History of the Adventure of Joseph Andres and his Friend Mr. Abraham by Henry Fielding. The novel was the first full length novel by Henry Fielding and is described as a '...

Le Roman D&Apos;Un Jeune Homme Pauvre

Octave Feuillet · 1859 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

Paris, Michel Lévy Frères, Libraires Éditeurs, 1859. Leather. A smart copy of Octave Feuillet's most popular novel, which has been adapted for film multiple times. A new edition, part of the publisher's 'Oeuvres Completes d'Octave Feuillet' series. ...

Career of Evil

Robert Galbraith; [J. K. Rowling] · 2015 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, Sphere, 2015. First edition. Cloth. The first impression, second state, of J. K. Rowling's third murder mystery novel in her Cormoran Strike series. The first edition, first impression, second state, with copyright of 'Robert Galbraith Limited' to the li...

The Pinnacle of Glory

Wilson Wright [William Reitzel] · 1935 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1935 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression of this 1935 historical novel about Napoleon Bonaparte's exile on St. Helena. In the publisher's original dust wrapper, price clipped.The first edition, first impression...

The Girl on the Train

Paula Hawkins · 2015 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Doubleday , 2015. First edition. Cloth. Seventh impression of this famous thrilling novel by Paula Hawkins. Psychological thriller by British author Paula Hawkins, concerning themes of alcoholism and troublesome relations. A The New York Times best seller, with over ...

Suite Franãƒâ§Aise

Irène Némirovsky · 2006 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Chatto & Windus, 2006. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first English edition, fourth impression of this French novel sequence by Irène Némirovsky. First English language edition of this work, fourth impression. Containing two of a planned sequence of five novels by Ir...

Sepulchre

Kate Mosse · 2007 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Orion Books, 2007. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed copy of this novel by Kate Mosse, the first impression. Telling of two women over two time periods: 1891 and modern day. Written by English author Kate Mosse, best known for her archaeological mystery novel Laby...

Wolf Hall and Bringing Up the Bodies

Hilary Mantel · 2009 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Fourth Estate, 2009-2012. First edition. Cloth. Excellent first editions of the first two works in Mantel's Cromwell series. The eleventh impression of 'Wolf Hall', and the tenth of 'Bring Up the Bodies&apos. Early impressions of the first two volum...

The Mechanical Emperor

Bruce Angrave · 1945 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Peter Lunn Limited, 1945. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition allegorical and satirical work about robots by Bruce Angrave, illustrated by Angrave in colour throughout. The first edition of this very scarce work.An entertaining satirical work following a ...

Christmas Improvement; or, Hunting Mrs. P. A Tale, Founded on Facts. Intended As a Christmas Box for Those Who Wish to Begin the New Year without Her

Anonymous · 1834 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, N. Hailes , 1834. First edition. Leather. A delightful, first edition, collection of children's stories written by a mother for her children. The very scarce first edition. With an engraved frontispiece. A collection of tales, written for children, with a Christia...

May the Mare the Life Story of a Horse

George Jennison · 1933 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, A. & C. Black, Ltd. 1933 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce reprint edition of this all ages fiction novel told as an autobiography of a horse in the very scarce original dust wrapper. Early reprint edition of May the Mare The Life Story of a Horse by George Jennison i...