Narrativa e romanzi

Death and Taxes

Susan Dunlap · 1992 · Rooke Books

£24.99 (€29.95 | $33.02 | ¥5,270)

New York, Delacorte, 1992. First edition. Cloth. The first US edition of this Jill Smith mystery by Susan Dunlap Signed by the author to the title page. In a cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, generally smart, though with some light shelfwear. Dustw...

Acid Row

Minette Walters · 2001 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

London, Macmillan, 2001. First edition. Cloth. A psychological crime novel by Minette Walters. Acid Row was shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger. The work is a study of contemporary reaction to paedophilia. The work is set in a British council housin...

Aphrodite in Aulis

George Moore · 1930 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London, William Heinemann, 1930. Leather. A signed limited edition of George Moore's last novel Aphrodite in Aulis. George Augustus Moore (1852-1933) was an Irish novelist, short-story writer, poet, art critic, memoirist and dramatist. Moore came from a Roman Catholic lan...

A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy.

Laurence Sterne · 1910 · Rooke Books

£210.00 (€251.72 | $277.44 | ¥44,290)

London, Williams and Norgate, 1910. Cloth. A limited and signed edition of this influential first example of modern travel writing by clergyman and author, Laurence Sterne. This edition de luxe is limited to five hundred copies, of which this is number 324. Signed by illustrat...

Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh. And Other Pageants for a Baby Girl.

W. Graham Robertson · 1907 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.19 | ¥71,707)

London, John Lane, 1907. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated first edition of Robertson's poem for a little girl. Signed " Phyllis Parker from the author 1908" Twelve plates in colour by the author. Robertson was part of the talented group of artists and illus...

Spanish Stirrup and Other Stories

John Prebble · 1973 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

New York, Holt, Reinhart and Winston, 1973. Fine Binding. A wonderful short story anthology by John Prebble. The fourth edition of this book In a fine half morocco binding with cloth covered boards. The author's own copy of this book, with his signature to the title page ...

The Letters Written by a Turkish Spy Who Lived Five and Forty Years Undiscovered at Paris Giving an Impartial Accountto the Divan at Constantinople, of the Most Remarkable Transations of Europe and Discovering Several Intrigues and Secrets of the Christian Courts (Especially That of France)

Giovanni Paolo Marana · 1691 · Rooke Books

£5,000.00 (€5,993.23 | $6,605.73 | ¥1,054,515)

London, H Rhodes, 1691, 1692, 1694. Leather. Six volumes of the scarce English translation of Letters Writ by a Turkish Spy. With an illustrated frontispiece to each volume. Volumes II, IV, V, VI and VII are first editions with volume I as the fourth edition. Without volumes I...

Moral Tales for Young People

Maria Edgeworth · 0 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,036)

London, Blackie and Son, Limited , c1908. Cloth. A lovely copy of Maria Edgeworth's moral tales for children. A new edition from Blackie and Son.In the publisher's cloth binding. Contemporary prize ink inscription to the front endpaper. With a monochrome frontispiec...

Silverfin

Charlie Higson · 2005 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

London, Puffin Books, 2005. First edition. Paperback. The signed first edition of the first novel in Charlies Higson's very popular Young Bond series. The signed first edition of SilverFin, the first novel in the very popular Young Bond series, written by prolific author ...

No Safe Road

Bruce Munslow · 1962 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

New York, Walker and Company, 1962 . Cloth. A signed first American edition of Bruce Munslow"s third detective novel, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. First US edition. Complete with the original unclipped dus...

The Valley of Secrets

Charmian Hussey · 2003 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)

Cornwall, Saint Piran Press, 2003 . First edition. Paperback. The very scarce signed first edition of this mysterious and amusing novel from English children's book writer Charmian Hussey. The first edition, first impression of the work.Signed by the author to the title p...

Smoky Roses

Lyman Bryson · 1916 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1916. First edition. Hardback. The signed first edition of an intriguing poetic anthology written by American public educator Lyman Bryson before he gained wide recognition. The signed first edition of Smoky Roses, an intriguing anthology wri...

The World Aflame

Julius Hopp · 1918 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.08 | ¥50,617)

New York, Theo. Gaus' and Sons, 1918. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce signed first edition of a fascinating anti-war play inspired by the ensuing First World War, written by New York playwright Julius Hopp The very scarce signed first edition of The World Aflame, wr...

Brood

Jackie Polzin · 2021 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

New York, Doubleday; Picador, 2021. First edition. Cloth. The signed first edition of Brood, American author Jackie Polzin's first novel and a finalist for the 2021 First Novel Prize. The signed first edition of Brood by American author Jackie Polzin, published by Doubled...

Voyages Et Avantures de Jacques Masse

[Simon Tyssot de Patot] · 1710 · Rooke Books

£1,275.00 (€1,528.27 | $1,684.46 | ¥268,901)

Bordeaux, Jaques L'Aveugle, 1710 [c1742]. Leather. A very scarce early imprint of this controversial work of enlightenment fiction, being an early example of Utopian fiction and a precursor to Robinson Crusoe in the 'voyage imaginaire' tradition. Rosenberg editi...

The Cry of the Icemark

Stuart Hill · 2005 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,280)

Frome, The Chicken House, 2005. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition of this exciting fantasy children's novel, in the original unclipped dust wrapper and slipcase. The first edition of the work.A limited edition, with this volume being 881/1000, signed by the a...

Full Circle

Algernon Blackwood · 1929 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.02 | ¥40,072)

London, Elkin Mathews & Marrot, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition of this short story from the renowned English author, Algernon Blackwood, signed by the author and in the original dust wrapper. A limited edition, being number 58 out of five hundred and thir...

Don Quixote

Miguel de Cervantes; Martin Jenkins · 2009 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, Walker Books Ltd, 2009. Hardback. A very pleasing copy of this brightly illustrated retelling of Cervantes' novel Don Quixote, signed by the illustrator. Signed by the illustrator to the title page. Illustrated throughout with numerous colour images. A fantastic r...

An Index to the Remarkable Passages and Words Made Use of by Shakspeare; Calculated to Point out the Different Meanings to Which the Words Are Applied

Rev. Samuel Ayscough · 1827 · Rooke Books

£89.00 (€106.68 | $117.58 | ¥18,770)

London, Thomas Tegg; J. Anderson; R. Griffin and Co.; J. Cumming et al , 1827. Leather. A calf-bound second edition of this authoritative index to Shakespeare's writings, by English writer and scholar Samuel Ayscough. Although not stated to this copy's title page, ot...

Pure Dead Brilliant

Debi Gliori · 2003 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

London, Doubleday, 2003. First edition. Hardback. A lovely signed first impression of this 'Pure Dead' young adult novel by Debi Gliori. Signed by the author to the title page, accompanied with her own charming illustration and a loosely inserted photograph of Gliori...