Narrativa e romanzi

Warrior

Allan Mallinson · 2008 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

London, Bantam Press, 2008. First edition. Cloth. This is a signed first edition of this work by Allan Mallinson. Allan Mallinson is an English author and was an officer in the British Army. He is best known for writing a series of novels chronicling the fictional life of Matt...

The Fire-Eaters

David Almond · 2003 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,325)

London, Hodder Children's Books, 2003. First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of this novel by famous children's and young adult's writer David Almond. "Once in a while a book comes along that takes over your head and your heart. David Almond's &apos...

With the Living Voice

John Masefield · 1925 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

London, William Heinemann, 1925. First edition. Vellum. The first edition of this speech given by John Masefield. 'With The Living Voice' is an address given at the First General Meeting of the Scottish Association for the Speaking Verse on the 24th October 1924. Fir...

The Horizontal Instrument

Christopher Wilkins · 1999 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

London, Doubleday, 1999. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this novel by Christopher Wilkins. Held in original unclipped dustwrapper. Signed by the author to the title page. 'The Horizontal Instrument' follows the project of Robert Garrett, a watchmaker who ...

The Dreamwalker&Apos;S Child

Steve Voake · 2005 · Rooke Books

£24.99 (€29.95 | $33.02 | ¥5,270)

London, Faber and Faber, 2005. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this science fiction novel for young people from Steve Voake. Signed by the author to the title page. In a blue cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart, with just a coup...

Oxford Proof

Veronica Stallwood · 2002 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.93 | $52.83 | ¥8,434)

London, Headline, 2002. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Veronica Stallwood's Oxford Proof. Bound in black paper-covered boards with an unclipped dust wrapper. Signed by author. First edition. Veronica Stallwood is a British author who lives near Oxford, an...

Acid Row

Minette Walters · 2001 · Rooke Books

£34.99 (€41.94 | $46.23 | ¥7,379)

London, Macmillan, 2001. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this gripping crime novel from Minette Walters. Signed by the author to the title page. The novel examines contemporary reactions to pedophilia and resulting urban rioting, and was shortlisted for the Crime Writ...

A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine Von Gravenitz

Marie Hay · 1906 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.82 | $171.75 | ¥27,417)

London, Archibald Constable and Co, 1906. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this semi-fictional account of Wilhelmine Von Gravenitz. Wilhelmine von Gravenitz was a German noble as well as the favourite and royal mistress of Duke Eberhard Ludwig of Wurttemberg betwee...

A List of English Tales and Prose Romances Printed Before 1740

Arundell Esdaile · 1912 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

London, The Bibliographical Society, 1912. Cloth. A catalogue of various pre-1740 English works. Written by Arundell Esdaile, a British librarian, and the Secretary to the British Museum from 1926 to 1940. Dealing with tales and prose romances, the volume contains two parts, b...

Les Vieilles Actrices and le Musee Des Antiques

J. Barbey D'Aurevilly · 1884 · Rooke Books

£700.00 (€839.05 | $924.80 | ¥147,632)

Paris, Librairie des Auteurs Modernes, 1884. First edition. Leather. A scarce first collected edition of these two works by J. Barbey D'Aurevilly. A scarce first collected edition of these two works by J. Barbey D'Aurevilly. In the original French. Jules-Amedee Barbe...

Prophecy; Execution; the Dead of Winter: Three Giordino Bruno Novellas

S.J. Parris [Stephanie Merritt] · 2011 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

London, HarperCollins, 2011-2020. Cloth. The first editions of three intriguing historical crime thrillers with Italian Renaissance philosopher Giordano Bruno as the protagonist, with Execution signed by the author. Three first editions within the historical thriller Giordano ...

The Olive Fairy Book

Andrew Lang [ed.] · 1907 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥115,997)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1907. First edition. Cloth. A desirable first edition of this classic fairy tale anthology from Andrew Lang, with a curious signed letter by Lang. Signed letter from Andrew Lang loosely inserted - "Dear Jen [?], I am sorry that I can give you n...

Eragon

Christopher Paolini · 2004 · Rooke Books

£380.00 (€455.49 | $502.04 | ¥80,143)

London, Doubleday, 2004. First edition. Cloth. A signed and inscribed first edition of Paolini"s debut fantasy novel, Eragon, the first book in the fantasy tetralogy The Inheritance Cycle. With the original unclipped dust wrapper and promotional bookmark. In the publisher&apos...

Double O Seven, James Bond, a Report

O. F. Snelling · 1964 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.49 | $495.43 | ¥79,089)

London, Neville Spearman, 1964 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of the first book-length critique of James Bond, by author and antiquarian book auctioneer O. F. Snelling. The first edition, first impression, in the publisher's origin...

Songs of a Soldier

William V.V. Stephens · 1931 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

Emory University, Georgia, Banner Press, 1931. First edition. Cloth. The signed first edition of a retrospective and bitingly satirical anthology on the First World War experiences of a former doughboy. The signed first edition of Songs of a Soldier, a retrospective anthology ...

A Scarce Set of Poetry on the First World War

Benj Moomaw; William Fulham; Arthur Bennett; · 1918 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.52 | ¥94,906)

Covington VA; New Orleans; Warrington, Garner-Jones; William Fulham; The "Sunrise" Publishing Company, 1918-1927. First edition. Cloth. A scarce set of poetry focused on the First World War, including attacks against imperialism, celebrations of France and poems dedicated to l...

All Manner of Folk: Interpretations and Studies

Holbrook Jackson · 1912 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.19 | ¥71,707)

London, Grant Richards Ltd , 1912. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Holbrook Jackson's uncommon essays, exploring literary figures, sculpting and vagabonds, among other topics. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper. First edition. In the publisher...

Bookman&Apos;S Pleasure, a Recreation for Book Lovers

Holbrook Jackson · 1947 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.85 | ¥83,307)

New York, Farrar, Straus and Company, 1947 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first US edition of Holbrook Jackson's compilation of famous writers talking about famous writers, inscribed to his own brother. The first US edition of this work, which h...

Mirror Mirror

Harriet Waugh · 1973 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.95 | ¥12,443)

London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1973. First edition. Cloth. The signed first edition of Harriet Waugh's first novel, a brilliant black comedy with a fairytale twist. The signed first edition of Mirror Mirror by English author Harriet Waugh, daughter of Evelyn Waugh. Publ...

Mary Leland Works: The Killeen and the Little Galloway Girls

Mary Leland · 1986 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,472)

New York; London, Atheneum; Hamish Hamilton, 1986-1987. First edition. Cloth. Two signed novels by Irish author Mary Leland, both concerning the challenges of women and their strength. A signed copy of The Killeen and the signed first edition of The Little Galloway Girls, by I...