Narrativa e romanzi

Christmas Formula and Other Stories

Stella Benson · 1932 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

London, Joiner and Steele, William Jackson, 1932. First edition. Cloth. An limited edition signed first edition of this collection of short stories by Stella Benson. With a frontispiece. This is number 11 of the Furnival Book Series. There is a note tipped in stating the &apos...

The Mystery of the Green Heart

Max Pemberton · 1910 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.37 | ¥68,565)

London, Methuen & Co, 1910 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptional example of the very scarce first edition of Max Pemberton's murder mystery, with a loosely inserted signed slip from the author. The very scarce first edition, first impression.With a loosely inserted slip ...

Lost in a Good Book

Jasper Fforde · 2002 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.84 | ¥14,346)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 2002. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed first edition, first impression of Jasper Fforde's second 'Thursday Next' title. A first edition, first impression of this 2002 title, in excellent condition, in a near fine unclipped dust w...

Silverfin

Charlie Higson · 2005 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, Puffin Books, 2005. First edition. Paperback. The signed first edition of SilverFin, the first novel of the very successful Young Bond series, written by Charlie Higson. The first edition of SilverFin, the first novel of the very successful Young Bond series, written a...

Versiflage

Percy Waxman · 1922 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

New York, The H. K. Fly Company, 1922. First edition. Hardback. A very scarce first edition of American poetry, signed and inscribed by the author. A very scarce first edition volume of American poetry.In original, vibrantly coloured pictorial boards and quarter cloth.Doubly i...

Maxims of Books and Reading

Holbrook Jackson · 1834 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.37 | ¥68,565)

London, The First Edition Club, 1834 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce signed presentation copy of Holbrook Jackson's essay on the pleasure of reading. A limited edition work, inscribed to the author's brother. A scarce limited edition of four hundred unnumbe...

Romance and Reality, Essays and Studies

Holbrook Jackson · 1911 · Rooke Books

£260.00 (€311.65 | $343.50 | ¥54,852)

London, Grant Richards Ltd, 1911 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the uncommon first edition of this scarce series of essays by Holbrook Jackson, inscribed to Jackson's own brother. The first edition of this uncommon work.An association copy inscribed...

Down Under and Other Poems

W. Wright [William Wright] · 1926 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Arthur H. Stockwell, 1926. Hardback. A scarce and signed poem anthology of sonnets and ballads exploring the imperialism and plights of the First World War. A scarce and signed collection of war poetry by Justice of the Peace William Wright. Published by Arthur Stockwe...

Recollections of the Table-Talk of Samuel Rogers. To Which Is Added Porsoniana.

Samuel Rogers · 1856 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Edward Moxon, 1856. First edition. Leather. An extra-illustrated example of the first edition of Samuel Rogers's conversational recollection, sumptuously bound in half morocco by Zaehnsdorf. The first edition of this work, handsomely bound in full morocco by Zaehn...

The Voyage of the Arctic Tern

Hugh Montgomery · 2002 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Walker Books Ltd, 2002. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of Hugh Montgomery's first work of fiction, signed by the author, in the original publisher's binding with the unclipped, bright dust wrapper and illustrations by Nick Poullis throughout. The ...

A Maze of Death

Philip K. Dick · 1970 · Rooke Books

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

New York, Doubleday & Company, 1970 . First edition. Cloth. A striking first edition of Philip K. Dick's science fiction novel about humanity's capacity for murder, in the vibrant original dust wrapper. The first edition, first printing, in the vibrant publisher&apos...

Goethes Samtliche Werke: Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1795 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Stuttgart & Berlin, J. G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachfolger, c1902 . Vellum. Beautifully bound in half vellum by Truslove & Hanson, this is a fine German language edition of Goethe's bildungsroman. An early 20th century edition of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's n...

The Star-Chamber: An Historical Romance; Ovingdean Grange

William Harrison Ainsworth · 1857 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, G. Routledge & Co; Routledge, Warne and Routledge,, 1857-1860 . First edition. Leather. Beautifully bound in full morocco by Zaehnsdorf, present here are the first editions of two works of historical fiction from William Harrison Ainsworth. Two works from popular and p...

The Novels of Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton (Library Edition)

Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton · 1859 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€898.99 | $990.85 | ¥158,227)

Edinburgh , William Blackwood and Sons, 1859-1866. Leather. A pleasing set from this Library Edition of Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton's novels, uniformly bound by Hatchard & Co. Comprising seventeen out of the forty-seven total volumes that make up this 'Library Edition&a...

Truly, Darkly, Deeply

Victoria Selman · 2022 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Quercus in association with Goldsboro Books, 2022. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition of Victoria Selman's psychological thriller, In the original dust wrapper and limited edition slipcase. A limited edition, being number 661 out of 1500 numbered copie...

How to Stop Time

Matt Haig · 2017 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

Edinburgh, Canongate , 2017. First edition. Cloth. A fine limited signed edition of this historical fantasy novel by Matt Haig. A limited edition of 600 signed and numbered copies of the first edition. This copy is number 227. Signed by the author to the bound-in limitation pa...

Early One Morning

Virginia Baily · 2015 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Virago Press, 2015. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed first impression of this tender World War II novel set in Italy, written by Virginia Baily. Signed by the author to the title page. The first edition, first impression. With the publisher's original unclipped...

The Age of Reinvention; Gold Fame Citrus; the Sport of Kings; Swan Song; There There; an Ocean of Minutes; the House, the Women Could Fly; Either/or; One of the Good Guys

Various · 2015 · Rooke Books

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

London, Macmillan; 4th Estate; Quercus et al , 2015-2014. First edition. Cloth. A delightful set of ten signed modern novels, majority of which are limited numbered editions. Includes thrillers, dystopian and speculative fiction. A fine selection of ten modern fiction titles, ...

Seeker

William Nicholson · 2005 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,173)

London, Egmont, 2005. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition copy of William Nicholson's first book in his 'Noble Warriors' trilogy, signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. The first volume of the ...

Shade&Apos;S Children

Garth Nix · 2006 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London, HarperCollins Publishers, 2006. Cloth. A very pleasing signed copy of this young adult science fiction novel from Australian author Garth Nix. Later edition, first published in the UK in 2004. Signed by the author to the title page. In a not-so-distant future, evil Ove...