Narrativa e romanzi

The Ultimate Island: A Strange Adventure

L. De Giberne Sieveking · 1925 · Rooke Books

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

London, George Routledge & Sons, Ltd. 1925 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of this very scarce science-fiction novel focusing on the discovery of an Archipelago leading to Atlantis, written by Lance Sieveking. The first UK edition. Very scarce work. Bound in th...

The President&Apos;S Hat

Antoine Laurain · 2013 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

London, Gallic Books, 2013. First edition. Paperback. A smart first English edition of this humorous story from French writer Antoine Laurain. First English edition, fifth impression. Signed by the author to the title page. One day in 1986, President Francois Mitterrand forgot...

Some Rain Must Fall

Michel Faber · 1998 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

London, Canongate, 1998. First edition. Paperback. A striking signed first edition of Michel Faber's engrossing collection of short stories. The first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.An imaginative and versatile collection of ...

The Best Science Fiction Stories

Everett F. Bleiler; T. E. Dikty [editors] · 1949 · Rooke Books

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

New York, Frederick Fell Inc. 1949-1953. First edition. Cloth. A smart set of five volumes of The Best Science Fiction Stories series, with volume one signed and inscribed by the editors. Five volumes. First editions. With volume one signed and inscribed by the editors to the ...

The Spiderwick Chronicles (Books 1-5); Three Packs of Promotional Trading Cards; &Apos;Their World Is Closer Than You Think&Apos; T-Shirt; Promotional Box with Colouring Sheets and Trivia Cards

Tony DiTerlizzi; Holly Black · 2003 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.65 | $1,314.54 | ¥209,848)

New York , Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2003-2004. First edition. Hardback. A wonderful collection of books and merchandise for 'The Spiderwick Chronicles', including signed first editions, a t-shirt and scarce trading cards. A first edition, first pri...

Twelve Letters and a Bibliographical Essay from Leonard Clark

Leonard Clark · 1954 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,453)

Charlottesville, Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia, 1954-1968. Paperback. A bibliographical work by Leonard Clark on the writings of Walter de la Mare, alongside twelve signed letters from Clark. Leonard Clark was an English poet, writer, editor, and educat...

The Holder of the World

Bharati Mukherjee · 1993 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this retelling of The Scarlet Letter by Indian American-Canadian writer Bharati Mukherjee, signed by the author. First edition, Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page which reads "To ...

A Passion Before Death

James Hanley · 1930 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.29 | ¥52,726)

London, Privately Printed [C. J. Greenwood], 1930 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, limited edition of this daring tale told from the confines of a prison cell, with the original, vanishingly scarce glassine wrap. The first edition, limited to 200 copies signed by the author a...

A Gate at the Stairs

Lorrie Moore · 2009 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2009. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed first edition of this moving novel that explores disconnect, love and loss, from acclaimed American author, Lorrie Moore. The first edition, first printing of this work. Signed by the author to the front e...

The Feast of Stephen

Rosemary Aubert · 1999 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.84 | ¥14,341)

New York, Bridge Works Publishing Company, 1999. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this 'Ellis Portal' mystery novel by Rosemary Aubert, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first printing with a complete numberline. Signed by the author to...

Annie John

Jamaica Kincaid · 1985 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)

New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1985. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition first printing of this novel from Antiguan–American writer Jamaica Kincaid, signed by the author. First edition, first printing. Signed by the author to the front endpaper. The author'...

Bring Up the Bodies

Hilary Mantel · 2012 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,162)

London, Fourth Estate, 2012. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed first edition, first impression, of Hilary Mantel's second novel tracing the life of Thomas Cromwell. The first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original u...

Desert Islands and Robinson Crusoe

Walter De La Mare · 1930 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

London; New York, Faber and Faber Limited; The Fountain Press, 1930. First edition. Cloth. The first and limited edition of Walter de la Mare's exploration of the trope of deserted islands in fiction, signed by the author. The limited first edition, of six hundred and fif...

The Jefferson Letters

John Ballinger · 2001 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

Virginia, The Dietz Press, 2001. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this exciting novel on the purchase of some of the letters of Thomas Jefferson, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page. Letters written by Thomas Jefferson...

The Case of Mr. Crump

Ludwig Lewisohn · 1926 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

Paris, Edward W. Titus, 1926. Paperback. A limited edition copy of this fraught romance novel by Ludwig Lewisohn, signed by the author to the frontispiece. A limited edition, limited to five hundred copies for America, of which this is numbered one hundred and thirty four. Si...

The Harbourmaster

William McFee · 1931 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.53 | $63.42 | ¥10,123)

New York, Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1931 . First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition of this classic sea story by William McFee. A limited edition, first edition work from English writer of sea stories William McFee. He emigrated to the United States in 1911.Number 311 ...

Candles in the Wind

Maud Diver · 1911 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,799)

Edinburgh, William Blackwood and Sons , 1911. Cloth. A very smart copy of Maud Diver's final instalment to her early trilogy of novels, included with a very scarce dust wrapper. The shilling edition, second impression. In the publisher's very scarce dust wrapper.An ...

Mr Blettsworthy on Rampole Island

H. G. Wells · 1928 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,799)

London, Ernest Benn, 1928 . First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition copy of H. G. Wells' story surrounding a shipwreck on Rampole Island, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition. Bound in the publisher's cloth with the highly pictorial d...

Le Morte D&Apos;Arthur; Arthurian Chronicles

Thomas Malory; Eugene Mason; Lucy Allen Paton [intro.]; Ernest Rhys [ed.] · 1906 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)

London, J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 1906-1912 . Cloth. Three volumes of Arthurian legend, including the famous 'Le Morte D'Arthur' and 'Arthurian Chronicles', edited by Ernest Rhys as part of Everyman's Library. Three volumes in the publisher's or...

As I Was Going Down Sackville Street: A Phantasy in Fact

Oliver St. J. Gogarty · 1937 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

London, Rich & Cowan Ltd. 1937. Cloth. An early revised edition of this extended prose work from Irish author Oliver St. J. Gogarty, signed by the author. Revised edition, published the same year as the first edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page to Wil...