Narrativa e romanzi

La Divina Commedia: Volume Secondo, Purgatorio

Dante Alighieri [ed. by Giosafatte Biagioli] · 1848 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Naples, Gabriele Rondinella, 1848. Leather. An illustrated edition of Purgatorio within Dante's Divine Comedy, including the commentary of a well-known scholar on the literary figure, Giosafatte Biagioli. The second volume Purgatorio, (Purgatory) within Dante's La Di...

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Mark Haddon · 2003 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Oxford, David Fickling Books, 2003 . First edition. Cloth. The first children's edition of this popular mystery novel by Mark Haddon, in the original dust wrapper. The first children's edition.  In the publisher's original red cloth binding. In the original unc...

French Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil

The Rev. Samuel G. Green · 1878 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, The Religious Tract Society, [1878]. First edition. Cloth. A richly illustrated first edition of this artistic journey around France, with interesting provenance. An illustrated first edition. This copy, with the bookplate of British Conservative politician and photogr...

Perchance to Dream; Knave of Dreams

Various [ed. by Damon Knight]; Andre Norton · 1975 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London; Harmondsworth, Middlesex, Victor Gollancz Ltd.; Kestrel, 1975. First edition. Cloth. Two intriguing works that focus on the concept of dreams by two science fiction authorities, excellent examples of science fiction New Wave. These two compelling works, published in 19...

Genesis Two

L.P. Davies [Leslie Purnell Davies] · 1969 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Herbert Jenkins, 1969. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a curious science fiction merging mystery and suspense, written by prolific British novelist of the genre L.P. Davies. The first edition of Genesis Two, an intriguing science fiction mystery, written by ...

2 Vols a Collection of the Works of William Penn, to Which Is Prefixed a Journal of His Life.

William Penn · 1726 · Rooke Books

£3,250.00 (€3,895.64 | $4,293.70 | ¥685,649)

London, J. Sowle, 1726 . First edition. Leather. The scarce and important first collected edition of William Penn's writings, comprising his most influential theological and political works, complete in two volumes. Uniformly bound in a 19th century quarter morocco with c...

Dancer&Apos;S Luck; Dancer in the Wings

Lorna Hill · 1958 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1958. First edition. Cloth. Two popular children's novels on fictional ballerina Annette Dancy, including a first edition, both in the original unclipped dust wrappers. Dancer's Luck and Dancer in the Wings, an early impression of the ...

The Scribleriad: An Heroic Poem

Richard Owen Cambridge · 1751 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,181)

London, R. Dodsley; M. Cooper, 1751 . First edition. Cloth. Illustrated with engraved plates, this is the scarce first edition of Richard Owen Cambridge's celebrated mock epic, arranged in six books. The scarce first edition of this work. A humorous mock epic poem, in par...

The Arabian Nights&Apos; Entertainments

[Trans. by Edward Forster], [rev. by G. Moir Bussey] · 1840 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Joseph Thomas, 1840. Leather. An illustrated edition of the classic collection of Middle Eastern Folktales, with engravings by Royal Academy painter Robert Smirke. An illustrated edition of the The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, the classic collection of folktale...

8 Vols Memoirs of the Countess de Genlis, Illustrative of the History of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries

[Stephanie Felicite, Comtesse de Genlis] · 1825 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.67 | $1,314.53 | ¥209,914)

London, Henry Colburn, 1825-1826. Leather. The scarce first English edition of Madame de Genlis"s memoirs, complete in eight volumes, recounting her life among the highest circles of pre- and post-Revolutionary France. In a smart contemporary half calf binding with marbled pap...

Best Sf of the Year 15

Various [ed. by Terry Carr] · 1986 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Victor Gollancz, 1986. First edition. Cloth. The second to last volume within Terry Carr's popular anthology featuring the year's best science fiction volumes, including Robert Silverberg and Howard Waldrop. The first edition of the Best SF (Science Fiction) ...

The Contributions of Q.Q. To a Periodical Work: With Some Pieces Not Before Published.

Jane Taylor; Isaac Taylor [ed.] · 1826 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, B. J. Holsworth, 1826. Leather. The fascinating second edition of this scarce work by the composor of the familiar children's nursey rhyme, 'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star' The second edition of this work, first published two years prior, in 1824. Scarce i...

The Cosmological Lobster: A Poetic Novel

Henri Chopin [trans. By Jean Chopin] · 1976 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

London, Gaberbocchus Press, 1976. Paperback. The first English translated edition of an avante-garde poetic novel, written by sound poetry specialist Henri Chopin. The first English translated edition of The Cosmographical Lobster: A Poetic Novel, written by Avant-Garde French...

The Doctor, &C.

[Robert Southey] · 1834 · Rooke Books

£2,950.00 (€3,536.04 | $3,897.36 | ¥622,358)

London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green and Longman, 1834-47 . First edition. Cloth. A complete set of Robert Southey"s miscellany, including the first appearance of his version of the well-loved children"s classic The Story of the Three Bears. The first edition of this misc...

Pages and Pictures from Forgotten Children&Apos;S Books

Andrew W. Tuer; Various · 1899 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London; New York, The Leadenhall Prefs, Ltd; Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd; Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. First edition. Cloth. A charming insight into he long legacy of children's literature, illustrated throughout. A first edition, bound in original ...

The Edwin J. Beinecke Collection of Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson · 1939 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

New York, Edwin J. Beinecke, 1939 . Cloth. The first edition of Beinecke Library benefactor Edwin J. Beinecke's collection of scarce miscellaneous Robert Louis Stevenson works. The first edition of this Edwin J. Beinecke collection of Robert Louis Stevenson works.In the p...

Cinderella

C. S. Evans · 1919 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, William Heinemann, 1919 . First edition. Hardback. Illustrated throughout by Arthur Rackham with silhouette figures, this is the first trade edition of his wonderfully decorative edition of the Cinderella tale, in the original dust wrapper. The first trade edition of t...

Dame Truelove&Apos;S Tales, Now First Published As Useful Lessons for Little Misses & Masters

'Dame Truelove' · 1817 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.13 | $858.74 | ¥137,130)

London, J. Harris, 1817 . First edition. Leather. Illustrated throughout with charming plates of children at play, this is the very scarce first edition of this collection of educational tales for children, subtly offering moral guidance. The first edition of this very scarce ...

The Ladder to Learning: A Collection of Fables

Mrs. Trimmer [Sarah Trimmer] · 1829 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, John Harris, 1829. Leather. Illustrated throughout, this is the twelfth edition of educational writer Sarah Trimmer's collection of informative fables for young children. The twelfth edition of this very scarce work.Illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty-eight...

German Popular Stories, Translated from the Kinder Und Haus-Marchen, Collected by M.M. Grimm, from Oral Tradition

M. M. Grimm [The Brothers Grimm]; Edgar Taylor [trans.] · 1823 · Rooke Books

£4,500.00 (€5,393.96 | $5,945.13 | ¥949,360)

London, C. Baldwyn; James Robins, 1823-1826 . First edition. Leather. The enormously important first English edition of the Brothers Grimm's 'Kinder-Und Hausmarchen', complete in two volumes and illustrated throughout by George Cruikshank. The first English lang...