Narrativa e romanzi

My Son&Apos;S Story

Nadine Gordimer · 1990 · Rooke Books

£79.99 (€95.88 | $105.68 | ¥16,870)

London, Bloomsbury, 1990. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this family story set in South Africa by Nadine Gordimer. Signed by Gordimer to the title page. In a blue cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, very smart. Dustwrapper is smart, with ...

Jungle of Steel and Stone

George C. Chesbro · 1988 · Rooke Books

£28.99 (€34.75 | $38.30 | ¥6,114)

New York, The Mysterious Press, 1988. First edition. Cloth. The first US edition of this adventure novel by George C. Chesbro. First edition, first printing. Signed by the author to the front free-endpaper. In a cloth binding with paper-covered boards and original unclipped du...

The Lies of Fair Ladies a Lovejoy Novel

Jonathan Gash · 1992 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.93 | $52.83 | ¥8,434)

London, Random Century Group, 1992. First edition. Cloth. A charming, signed first edition of this Lovejoy adventure. That scruffiest of antiques dealers has a new apprentice - the debonair Mrs. Luna Carstairs - but as he guides his charge through the minefield world of antiqu...

When We Were Romans

Matthew Kneale · 2007 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

London, Picador, 2007. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Matthew Kneale's 2007 novel When We Were Romans. The title page includes a personalised dedication from the author in black ink. Matthew Kneale is a bestselling author, whose previous work includes Eng...

Moral Gallantry: A Discourse, Addressed to the Nobility and Gentry of Great Britain

Sir George Mackenzie · 1821 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.52 | $76.63 | ¥12,232)

London, T Hamilton, 1821. Leather. A scarce edition of Moral Gallantry: a Discourse by the Late Sir George Mackenzie, or Rosehaugh, Advocate to King Charles II and King James VII. With other essays, intimately connected with the Subject. With a dedication to the Nobility and G...

The Journal of Llewellin Penrose a Seaman

William Williams · 1825 · Rooke Books

£850.00 (€1,018.85 | $1,122.97 | ¥179,267)

London, Taylor and Hessey, 1825. Leather. A scarce copy of this novel by English- American painter William Wiliams. Thought to be semi-autobiographical, this book details the journey of a sailor who is cast away in the New World. Written in the mid-1700s, this book did not ach...

Literary Gleanings: Original & Selected, with Illustrative Notes

Late Robert Malcolm, Esq. · 1850 · Rooke Books

£69.99 (€83.89 | $92.47 | ¥14,761)

London, E. Malcolm, 1850. First edition. Leather. A very scarce collection of Literary Gleanings: Original & Selected, with Illustrative Notes by the Late Robert Malcolm, Esq. First edition. This compilation was collected by Robert Malcolm during his leisure time and it was hi...

The World of Wonderful Reality

E. Temple Thurston · 1919 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1919 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderful signed presentation copy of the first edition of E. Temple Thurston's delightful novel about how romantic hopes confront material challenges. The scarce first edition, first impression of this work.Wit...

Lost in a Good Book

Jasper Fforde · 2002 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 2002. First edition. Hardback. A lovely signed first edition, first impression of this entertaining title. An excellent first edition, first impression of this 2002 title, the second alternative history fantasy title in the 'Thursday Next'...

Silverfin

Charlie Higson · 2005 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London, Puffin Books, 2005. First edition. Cloth. The signed limited collector's edition of the first novel within Charlie Higson's iconic Young Bond series, in excellent condition. The scarce limited collector's edition of SilverFin, the first novel in the accl...

The Valley of Secrets

Charmian Hussey · 2004 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

Cornwall, Saint Piran Press, 2004. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce signed first edition, second impression of this mysterious and amusing novel from English children's book writer Charmian Hussey. The first edition, second impression of the work.A limited edition, i...

The Country Bard: A Little Collection of Poems Printed in the Summer of 1918

Clarence A. Sharp [Ed] · 1918 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.02 | ¥40,072)

New Jersey , Madison Eagle; The Country Bard Company, 1918-1921. First edition. Leather. A scarce collection of this bound sammelband preserving nine privately printed poetry pamphlets by Clarence A. Sharp, from 1918–1921. Bound in a half morocco binding with cloth covered bo...

Law and Love and Other Poems

E.J.V. Huiginn · 1916 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

Boston, The Gorham Press, 1916. First edition. Cloth. The signed first edition of a scarce anthology filled with rousing poems, written by American poet Eugene Joseph Vincent Huiginn. The signed first edition of Law and Love and Other Poems, a scarce anthology, written by poet...

Sonnets of My Life

Nita Pierson · 1916 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

San Francisco, Philopolis Press, 1916. First edition. Hardback. The very scarce signed first edition of a personal anthology of sonnets written by San Francisco poet Nita Pearson. The very scarce signed first edition of Sonnets of My Life, a personal anthology written by Ameri...

Johnnie&Apos;S War Diary: Being the Adventures of a Cavalry Trooper

Franklin Cummings · 1919 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.32 | ¥57,998)

California, Lederer, Street and Zeus Co. 1919 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce signed presentation copy of this collection of short stories about the fictional character Johnnie's time as a cavalry trooper and a university student. The very scarce first edition o...

Pleasure: A Poem in Seven Books

Nicholas Michell · 1859 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.08 | ¥50,617)

London, William Tegg and Co. 1859. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce signed first edition of a delightful poetical work on Pleasure, written in heroic verse by Cornish poet Nicholas Michell. The very scarce and signed first edition of a fascinating poetry collection on Ple...

The Girl of His Dreams

Donna Leon · 2008 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London, William Heinemann, 2008 . First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of the first edition, first impression of Leon's gripping detective novel, in the original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. A signed first edition of Donna Leon's Venice-based detect...

The Imposter

Damon Galgut · 2008 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

2008, Penguin, 2008. First edition. Cloth. The signed first edition of The Imposter, a gripping novel by award-winning South African author Damon Galgut. The signed first edition of The Imposter, a gripping novel written by South African author Damon Galgut. Published in 2008 ...

Rose Tremain Works: The Cupboard and the Gustav Sonata

Rose Tremain · 1989 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

London, Hamish Hamilton; Chatto and Windus, 1989-2016. First edition. Cloth. Two intriguing novels by prolific British novelist Rose Tremain, both written with exceptional thought and class. Gustav Sonata is signed. A charming edition of The Cupboard and the signed first editi...

Edward St. Aubyn Works: At Last and Lost for Words

Edward St Aubyn · 2011 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, Picador , 2011-2014. First edition. Cloth. The signed first editions of At Last, the final installment in the Patrick Melrose series, and Lost For Words, a biting satire on literary awards. The signed first editions of At Last and Lost For Words, written by English aut...