Narrativa e romanzi

Curtain Call, Freya, & Eureka

Anthony Quinn · 2015 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,799)

London, Jonathan Cape, 2015-2017. First edition. Cloth. Three excellent first edition copies of these exciting novels from English author Anthony Quinn, signed in presentation to Carmen Callil. Three volumes. First edition, first impression. Each volume is signed and inscribed...

A Card from Angela Carter

Susannah Clapp · 2012 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)

London, Bloomsbury, 2012. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition copy of this exploration of the life and works of Angela Carter from British writer Susannah Clapp, signed in presentation to Carmen Callil. First edition, first impression. Signed and inscribed by the ...

Fly Away Home: Stories

Marina Warner · 2015 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

Cromer, Salt, 2015. First edition. Paperback. A smart first edition of this collection of stories from English mythographer Marina Warner, signed in presentation to Carmen Callil. First edition, first impression. Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page, in present...

A Collection of Signed First Edition Modern Novels

Various · 2002 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,816)

London, Doubleday; Sceptre; Picador; Allison & Busby; Two Roads; Hamish Hamilton; Fig Tree; Hutchinson, 2002-2024. First edition. Cloth. A very smart collection of ten first edition modern novels, each has been signed by the author. Ten volumes. First edition, first impression...

Birnam Wood

Eleanor Catton · 2023 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,280)

London, Granta, 2023. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first UK edition of this thrilling novel from New Zealand author and screenwriter Eleanor Catton, signed by the author. First UK edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. A contemporary thriller ab...

Winter&Apos;S Crimes 13

George Hardinge; Colin Dexter; Various · 1981 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

London, Macmillan, 1981. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this anthology of short crime stories, by a total of eleven authors. This copy is double signed by Colin Dexter. The first edition, first impression.Double signed by Colin Dexter, once to the title page, and o...

The Spy Who Loved Me

Ian Fleming · 1962 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.12 | $858.74 | ¥137,087)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1962 . First edition. Cloth. A vibrant example of the first edition, first impression of Ian Fleming's ninth 007 novel, in the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work. Gilbert A10a (1.1) Sta...

Black Dog

Stephen Booth · 2000 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)

London, Harper Collins , 2000. First edition. Paperback. A signed first impression of this thrilling debut novel from Stephen Booth, the first of his Cooper and Fry series. Signed by the author to the title page. The first edition, first impression. 'Black Dog' is ...

Romantic Comedy

Curtis Sittenfeld · 2023 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,912)

London, Doubleday, 2023. First edition. Cloth. A signed first UK impression of this subversive romantic comedy from Curtis Sittenfeld. Signed by the author to the half title page. The first UK edition, first impression. With the original unclipped dust wrapper.A successful s...

What Strange Paradise

Omar El Akkad · 2021 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, Picador, 2021. First edition. Cloth. A limited signed first UK edition of this moving novel by Omar El Akkad. One of 350 numbered and signed copies of the first UK edition, this copy being number 257. First impression. With the publisher's original unclipped dus...

How to Be Well Read: A Guide to 500 Great Novels and a Handful of Literary Curiosities

John Sutherland · 2014 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

London, Random House, 2014. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition, first impression of this guide to five hundred great novels from John Sutherland, signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. A collection of five h...

A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians

H. G. Parry · 2020 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.84 | ¥14,341)

London, Orbit, 2020. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition, first impression of the first novel from Parry's The Shadow Histories. First edition, first impression. Limited to one thousand numbered copies, of which this is number three hundred and five. Signed b...

The Tenderness of Wolves, the Invisible Ones, & Under a Pole Star

Stef Penney · 2006 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

London, Quercus, 2006-2016. First edition. Cloth. Three excellent first edition novels from Scottish filmmaker and author Stef Penney, signed by the author. Three volumes. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Written by Stef Penney, a Scotti...

Worm in the Bud

Chris Collett · 2004 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

London, Piatkus, 2004. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this thrilling crime novel from English author Chris Collett, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page, dated 26th August 2004. In Birmingham, a local journalist is fo...

Waterland, Ever After, Last Orders, the Light of Day

Graham Swift · 1983 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

New York; London, Poseidon Press; Picador; Hamish Hamilton, 1983-2003. First edition. Cloth. A smart set of four signed first edition novels by Graham Swift, each volume signed by Swift to the title page. A nice set of four first edition novels by the British writer Graham Swi...

The Beekeeper of Aleppo

Christy Lefteri · 2019 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,199)

London, Zaffre, 2019 . First edition. Cloth. A fine signed limited edition example of the first edition of Christy Lefteri's novel about the refugees of the Syrian Revolution. No. 94 of 250 limited edition first edition copies of this work, produced in association with Go...

Select Fables

Aesop · 1820 · Rooke Books

£580.00 (€695.21 | $766.26 | ¥122,324)

Newcastle; London, S. Hodgson for Emerson Charnley; Baldwin Cradock and Joy, 1820. Leather. A finely bound copy of Bewick brother's edition of Aesop, complete with their iconic woodcuts of the fables. In a beautiful quarter morocco binding with patterned cloth to the boar...

Slay-Ride; High Stakes; in the Frame; Trial Run; Whip Hand; Reflex; Banker; Break in; Bolt; Straight; Comeback

Dick Francis · 1973 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.97 | ¥104,397)

London, Michael Joseph Ltd, 1973-1991. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing set offering eleven titles from British steeplechase jockey and crime writer, Dick Francis, one of which is signed. The first edition, first impressions of these works. Including a signed copy of 'Br...

Jane&Apos;S Adventures in and out of the Book

Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy · 1966 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

London, Alan Ross, 1966. First edition. Cloth. The author's presentation copy of this early novel from Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy, charmingly inscribed by him alongside a sketch signed by the illustrator. With a lengthy signed inscription by the author to the recipient, Hele...

Tom Brown&Apos;S School Days

An Old Boy; [Thomas Hughes] · 1868 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.12 | $858.74 | ¥137,087)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1868. Leather. A sought after signed copy of Thomas Hughes' popular children's school novel, describing Rugby School during the 1830s. Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper, "Tho. Hughes, written for his old friend, W. H. H...