Narrativa e romanzi

Fairy Tales

Hans Andersen · 1932 · Rooke Books

£2,950.00 (€3,536.00 | $3,897.38 | ¥622,164)

London, George G. Harrap, 1932 . First edition. Vellum. Beautifully illustrated with full colour plates, and in the publisher's original vellum binding, this is a charming limited edition collection of the tales of Hans Christian Andersen, signed by illustrator Arthur Rac...

The Octoroon: Or, the Lily of Louisiana

Mary Elizabeth Braddon; Jennifer Carnell · 1999 · Rooke Books

£148.00 (€177.40 | $195.53 | ¥31,214)

Hastings, The Sensation Press, 1999. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce novel by Mary Elizabeth Braddon, published here for the first time in book from in Britain. Signed by the publisher. A very scarce work.The first edition thus, being the first time this work appeared in b...

The Complete Writings of O. Henry

O. Henry [William Sydney Porter] · 1917 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€898.98 | $990.86 | ¥158,177)

New York, Doubleday, Page and Company , 1917. Hardback. An excellent Edition de Luxe offering a complete collection of O. Henry's works, with the handsome cloth dust wrappers. A limited edition de luxe or 'Memorial Edition', limited to 1075 copies. This set is n...

The Roadmender

Michael Fairless [Margaret Barber] · 1926 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, Duckworth, 1926 . Leather. A lovely example of this influential book of Christian meditations, in a half morocco signed binding from Hatchards. 'The Roadmender' is a thoughtful and meaningful book of meditations. When first published in 1902 this work saw imm...

The Sacred Band a Litany of Ingratitude

Guido Bruno · 1921 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.29 | ¥52,726)

New York, Not Stated, 1921. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of this very scarce collection of writings from Greenwich Village character Guido Bruno, signed by the author. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page, dated Dec 23rd 1921. Illustrated t...

Jane&Apos;S Adventures on the Island of Peeg

Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy · 1968 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

London, Alan Ross Ltd. 1968. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this early novel from British author Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy, signed and inscribed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page with an inscription to the front endpaper. Illust...

The Newest Materialism

William Maccall · 1873 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

London, Farrah, 1873. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce collection of essays by William Maccall, signed by the author. The first edition of this scarce work.Tipped-in signature of the author to the front paste down, from a letter dated 21st June 1873.A ser...

Miss Wirtles Revenge

Michael Morpurgo · 1981 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

Kingswood , Kaye and Ward, 1981. First edition. Hardback. A brilliant signed first edition of this uncommon poem from children's novelist Michael Morpurgo. Signed by the author and illustrator to the title page. The first edition, first impression. An entertaining poem ...

Dandelion Days

Henry Williamson · 1930 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,853)

London, Faber & Faber Limited, 1930 . Cloth. A signed, limited edition, revised edition of the second novel in Henry Williamson's 'Flax of Dream' tetralogy, describing the life of Willie Maddison. No. 169 of two-hundred numbered copies printed on hand-made paper...

Requiem for a Wren

Nevil Shute · 1955 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)

Melbourne, William Heinemann, 1955 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally bright example of the first edition of Nevil Schute's romantic novel, set during the Second World War. The first edition, first impression.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper, ...

The Works of Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens · 1874 · Rooke Books

£3,500.00 (€4,195.26 | $4,624.01 | ¥738,160)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1874-1889 . Leather. An exceptionally lovely thirty volume set of the works of Charles Dickens, including all of his important novels. In vibrant half morocco Bumpus signed bindings. Complete in thirty volumes, this is a fantastic edition of the works...

Mad Hatter&Apos;S Holiday: A Novel of Murder in Victorian Brighton

Peter Lovesey · 1973 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1973. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this Sergeant Cribb novel from British writer Peter Lovesey, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page. A Sergeant Cribb novel. The whole of Brighton is ho...

Suite Francaise

Irene Nemirovsky · 2006 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.08 | ¥50,617)

London, Chatto and Windus, 2006. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this monumental WWII novel by Irene Nemirovsky, signed by Nemirovsky's daughter and the work's translator. The first UK edition, first impression. Signed by Nemirovsky's daughter Den...

Men, Martians and Machines

Eric Frank Russell · 1963 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, Dennis Dobson, 1963. Cloth. The second impression of Eric Frank Russell's collection of science fiction short stories, in the very scarce dust wrapper unique to the second impression. The second impression of this work. First published in 1955, this second impress...

Brief Candles

Francis Gaite [Manning Coles: Adelaide Frances Oke Manning · 1954 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1954 . First edition. Paperback. A signed uncorrected proof copy of the first edition of this supernatural time travelling mystery novel from Francis Gaite, the pseudonym of writers Adelaide Manning and Cyril Coles. An uncommon first edition.Signed ...

Shadowmancer

G. P. Taylor · 2003 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London, Faber and Faber, 2003. First edition. Hardback. A signed paperback first trade edition and a signed hardback special edition of G. P. Taylor's bestselling fantasy novel. This work was originally self-published by Mount Publishing in 2002. This set includes the Fab...

Electricity

Victoria Glendinning · 1995 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London, Hutchinson, 1995. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this novel from British writer Victoria Glendinning, signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. The story of a spirited and sensual young woman&apo...

The Complete Short Stories

V. S. Pritchett · 1990 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,036)

London, Chatto and Windus, 1990. Cloth. A fantastic signed copy of this comprehensive and complete short story collection from V. S. Pritchett. First edition thus. Signed by the author to the title page. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. This was the...

The Spiderwick Chronicles (Books 1-5) with Scarce Promotional Trading Cards

Tony DiTerlizzi; Holly Black · 2003 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.19 | $786.08 | ¥125,487)

London, Simon and Schuster Uk Ltd, 2003-2004. First edition. Hardback. A fine set of signed first UK editions of popular children's fantasy series, 'The Spiderwick Chronicles', together with the scarce promotional trading cards. A brilliant set of signed first U...

Nothing

Henry Green · 1950 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.57 | ¥30,581)

London, The Hogarth Press, 1950 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Henry Green's novel about love, marriage and infidelity, in the original Lynton Lamb designed dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression.In the publisher's original clipped dust wrapp...