Narrativa e romanzi

Les Robinsons Lunaires

G. Le Faure · 1893 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)

Paris, E. Dentu, 1893 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this thrilling late nineteenth century science fiction novel about a lunar voyage, illustrated throughout by Fernand Fau. In the original French.The first edition of this science fiction novel, in which a famil...

Half Bad

Sally Green · 2014 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Penguin , 2014. First edition. Hardback. A signed first edition of this young adult fantasy novel by Sally Green. The first edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. In the original publisher's hardback with the original unclipped dust w...

Murder May Follow & Message from Sirius

Susan Morrow; Cecil Jenkins · 1960 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, The Crime Club by Collins, 1960-1961. First edition. Cloth. Two smart first UK editions from the Crime Club by Collins, with their original unclipped dust wrappers. Two volumes. First UK edition. This set includes: Murder May Follow, 1960. When Elizabeth Weller reports...

Cities of Gold a Novel of the Ancient and Modern Southwest

William K. Hartmann · 2002 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

New York , Tom Doherty , 2002. First edition. Cloth. An inscribed first edition of this novel by William Hartmann, previously owned by author Stephen Vizinczey, with a letter from the author to Stephen. The first edition. Inscribed by the author to the title page; "For Stephe...

The Canons of Criticism, and Glossary, Being a Supplement to Mr. Warburton&Apos;S Edition of Shakespear

Thomas Edwards · 1750 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, C. Bathurst , 1750 . Leather. The third edition of Thomas Edwards's somewhat controversial work of mid-eighteenth century Shakespearian criticism. The third edition of this work from English critic and poet Thomas Edwards.Subtitled as a 'supplement to Mr. War...

A Sheaf of Memories Speeches on Various Occasions by Sir Alexander Macdonald of the Isles

Alice Macdonald; Sir Alexander Macdonald · 1933 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, A. Brown & Sons, Limited , 1933. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition presentation copy of this collection of speeches by Alexander Macdonald, lovingly collected and prepared by his wife, Alice Macdonald. The first edition. Presentation copy inscribed by the a...

The Ice Age

Margaret Drabble · 1977 · Rooke Books

£69.00 (€82.71 | $91.16 | ¥14,557)

London, Weidenfeld And Nicolson, 1977. First edition. Hardback. A signed first edition published in 1977. Signed first edition. Published in 1977. In the original clipped dust wrapper. The Ice Age follows the experience of former BBC producer Anthony Keating during the 1960s a...

Little Dorrit

Charles Dickens · 1857 · Rooke Books

£590.00 (€707.21 | $779.47 | ¥124,472)

London, Bradbury and Evans, 1857 . First edition. Leather. A smart example of the first issue of Charles Dickens's novel about a young woman who is born in a debtors prison. The first edition, first issue of this work, being bound from the parts, with puncture marks prese...

Killing Critics

Carol O'Connell · 1995 · Rooke Books

£425.00 (€509.43 | $561.48 | ¥89,662)

Gloucestershire, Scorpion Press, 1995. Leather. A limited edition De Luxe signed copy of this work from the 'Kathy Mallory' series by Carol O'Connell. A limited edition, De Luxe copy of the work. Limited to 15 lettered copies, letter E. Signed by the author and...

Guardian Angel

Sara Paretsky · 1992 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Bristol, Scorpion Press, 1992. First edition. Leather. A signed limited edition of this work of detective fiction by Sara Paretsky. A limited edition of the work. Number 20 out of 99 copies produced. Signed by the author to the front blank. In the publisher's original q...

The Wallet of Kai Lung

Ernest Bramah · 1923 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Grant Richards, 1923 . Cloth. A very smart signed limited edition of Ernest Bramah's collection of fantasy short stories. Number seventy-four of two hundred copies produced, signed by the author.A captivating fantasy novel following the reoccurring protagonist &ap...

Burn Marks

Sara Paretsky · 1990 · Rooke Books

£33.00 (€39.56 | $43.60 | ¥6,962)

New York, Delacorte Press, 1990. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this exciting novel from Paretsky, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page, dated 18th February 1992. The sixth V. I. Warshawski novel. When Warshawski&apos...

A Buyer&Apos;S Market; the Valley of Bones; the Soldier&Apos;S Art; the Military Philosophers; Books Do Furnish a Room; Temporary Kings; a Question of Upbringing; What&Apos;S Become of Waring

Anthony Powell · 1955 · Rooke Books

£640.00 (€767.14 | $845.53 | ¥135,020)

London, Heinemann, 1955-1986. First edition. Cloth. A charming collection of novels by Anthony Powell, with the original dust wrapper designed by English designer, James Broom-Lynne In the original publisher's cloth binding, with the original dust wrappers, with most of t...

Deadlock

Sara Paretsky · 1984 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

New York, The Dial Press, 1984. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of the second Warshawski novel from Paretsky, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page with the inscription "Penny, with good wishes." When Warshawski visits the...

Musclebound

Liza Cody · 1997 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Bloomsbury, 1997 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of this novel featuring female wrestler, Eva Wylie. This is a signed, first edition of the work in the original publisher's black cloth binding with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Author'...

The Naming of the Dead & Standing in Another Man&Apos;S Grave

Ian Rankin · 2006 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Orion, 2006-2012. First edition. Cloth. Two very smart first editions of these thrilling novels by Ian Rankin, signed by the author. First edition. Both novels are signed by the author to the title page, with a sticker insert to the title page of The Naming of The Dead...

The Assumption of the Rogues & Rascals

Elizabeth Smart · 1978 · Rooke Books

£88.00 (€105.48 | $116.26 | ¥18,565)

London, Jonathan Cape and Polytantric Press, 1978. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this inspirational work from Elizabeth Smart. First edition. A magnificent work exploring the life of a thirty-one year old woman, with four children by a faithless lover, as...

Tout Droit

[Jeanne Schultz] · 1890 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Paris, Librairie Hachette, 1890. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this illustrated French novel in striking Sotheran signed binding. The first edition of this work. Illustrated with vignettes in text by Edouard Ziel. In the original French. Written by the author of...

Lettres a Une Inconnue

Prosper Merimee · 1908 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Paris, Calmann-Levy, [1908]. Leather. Two volumes of the letters of Proseper Merimee in uniform prize calf bindings signed Sotheran. A later edition. In uniform calf bindings signed Sotheran & Co. Prize binding with bookplate to front pastedown dated 1916. Complete in two volu...

The Girl in a Swing

Richard Adams · 1980 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Allen Lane Penguin Books LTD, 1980. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this popular novel by RIchard Adams, inscribed by the author to the title page. The first edition, second state of this novel, with the female protagonist being named 'Karin Fo...