Narrativa e romanzi

A Thousand Moons & Old God&Apos;S Time

Sebastian Barry · 2020 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, Faber and Faber, 2020-2023. First edition. Cloth. Two very smart copies of these first edition, first impression novels from Irish author Sebastian Barry, signed by the author. Two volumes. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Writte...

Tall Bones

Anna Bailey · 2021 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

London, Doubleday, 2021. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition, first impression of this mysterious debut novel from British writer Anna Bailey, signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author. One of one thousand five hundred copies signed...

Agent&Apos;S Reference Collection of &Apos;Crash&Apos; by J.G. Ballard

J. G. Ballard · 1979 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.06 | $918.20 | ¥146,578)

Various, Various, 1979-2014. Paperback. Various: Various, 1979-2014. Paperback. Very Good. 7" by 4.5"; 7.5" by 4.5"; 7.5" by 5"; 8.5" by 5.5". None. A unique set of eleven different editions of the controversial novel by J. G. Ballard, from the library of Ballard's agent....

The Tesseract; the Coma

Alex Garland · 1998 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London, Viking; Faber and Faber , 1998-2004. First edition. Cloth. An excellent signed pair of Alex Garland's second and third novels, 'The Tesseract' and 'The Coma&apos. Signed by the author to both title pages. The first edition, first impressions of the...

My Absolute Darling

Gabriel Tallent · 2017 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)

London, 4th Estate , 2017. First edition. Cloth. A fine limited signed first UK edition of this debut novel by American author Gabriel Tallent. A limited edition of 750 numbered copies of the first UK edition, signed by the author. With the publisher's unclipped dust wra...

Dead Sweet

Katrin Juliusdottir; Quentin Bates [translator] · 2023 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

London, Orenda Books, 2023. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first English translation of this thrilling crime novel from Juliusdottir, signed by the author. First English translation. Signed by the author to the title page. Limited to one thousand five hundred numbered copi...

Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters, and, Seymour, an Introduction

J. D. Salinger · 1959 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)

Boston; Toronto, Little, Brown and Company, 1959. First edition. Cloth. A superb copy of these two popular novellas by J. D. Salinger, the third state of the first edition. The first edition, first printing, third state, with the dedication leaf tipped-in after the title page....

The Unfortunates

B. S. Johnson · 1969 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.06 | $918.20 | ¥146,578)

London, Panther Books LTD; Secker & Warburg LTD, 1969. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this fascinating unique experimental novel by B. S. Johnson, issued in twenty-seven sections compiled here in a random order. The first edition of this work.Signed by the autho...

The Song Before It Is Sung; Return to Treasure Island; Imaginary Friend; Correspondents; High Vaultage

Justin Cartwright; Andrew Motion; Stephen Chbosky; Tim Murphy; Chris Sugden; Jen Sugden · 2007 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.08 | ¥50,617)

London, Bloomsbury; Jonathan Cape; Orion; Picador; Gollancz, 2007-2024. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition set spanning suspense, historical fiction, and speculative thrillers, signed by their respective authors, complete with the original unclipped dust wrappers. In...

Luster

Raven Leilani · 2020 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

London, Picador, 2020 . First edition. Cloth. A fine example of the first UK edition of Raven Leilani's award winning debut novel, signed by the author to the title page. A signed first UK edition, first impression of this work, flat signed by the author.In the publisher&...

Farewell, Fond Dreams; Girl with Red Hair

Giles Gordon · 1974 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,963)

London, Hutchinson, 1974-1975. First edition. Cloth. Signed presentation copies of two works of literature from Giles Gordon, inscribed to celebrated publisher Carmen Callil. Two first editions, first impressions, in the publisher's original unclipped dust wrappers.With t...

Aesop&Apos;S Fables

Aesop · 0 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.20 | ¥36,908)

Germany, Not Stated, c1900. Cloth. A smartly bound copy of this very scarce collection of fables attributed to Aesop. Very scarce work. Designed in England, printed in Germany. Illustrated throughout with four chromolithograph pages. A collection of the fables attributed to Ae...

The Queen&Apos;S Matrimonial Ladder; the Political House That Jack Built; a Parody on the Political House That Jack Built

William Hone; M. Adams · 1819 · Rooke Books

£155.00 (€185.79 | $204.78 | ¥32,690)

London, William Hone; Chapple, 1819-1820 . Paperback. Two very scarce political parodies by William Hone, illustrated by George Cruikshank, present alongside a very scarce response to Hone's satire on the Peterloo Massacre. The first of these works is the 1820 sixth editi...

A Collection of Works by James Purdy

James Purdy · 1956 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

New York , New Directions; Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1956-1980. First edition. Cloth. An excellent set of novels and short-story collections by James Purdy, including a signed new edition of 'Color of Darkness&apos. Including one novel and six short-story/novella collect...

Undertow

Brian Burland · 1971 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)

London, Barrie & Jenkins, 1971. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition novel by Bermudian author Brian Burland, inscribed by the author at length. The first edition, first impression.A vanishingly scarce novel.Author's presentation copy, inscribed by the author...

The White Lioness

Henning Mankell; Minette Walters; Laurie Thompson · 2003 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.57 | ¥30,581)

Gladestry, Scorpion Press, 2003. Leather. A superb limited edition copy of one of the thrilling Inspector Wallander novels by Henning Mankell, signed by the author. A limited edition of 90 copies, of which this is numbered 74.Signed by the author to the limitation page.In the ...

Twelve More Letters

Dylan Thomas · 1969 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.60 | $196.85 | ¥31,425)

London, Turret Books, 1969 . First edition. Cloth. A limited edition collection of unpublished letters from Dylan Thomas to his friends and associates, with a signed compliments slip from the publisher, Bernard Stone. Copy M of 26 lettered copies.Illustrated with a tipped in f...

A Collection of Volumes by George Moore

George Moore · 1919 · Rooke Books

£245.00 (€293.67 | $323.68 | ¥51,671)

London, Privately Printed by Cumann Sean-Eolair Na H-Eirann; Heinemann, 1919-1925. Cloth. A smart collection of signed limited edition volumes from Irish novelist and short story writer George Moore. Eight volumes. Limited editions, signed by the author to the limitation page....

Skerrett

Liam O'Flaherty · 1932 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,963)

London, Victor Gollancz LTD, 1932. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this moving novel on personal freedom against religion by Liam O'Flaherty, signed by the author. The first edition, first impression.Author's presentation copy, inscribed to the re...

Ein Krippenlied

Christine Premstaller · 0 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

Not Stated, Not Stated, c1970 . Paperback. A fine and very scarce German language nativity song, authored and designed by Christine Premsataller In the original German.A delightful children's nativity song from Christine Premstaller, a German author known for her contribu...