Narrativa e romanzi

The Fortress

Hugh Walpole · 1932 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.52 | $76.63 | ¥12,232)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1932. Cloth. A limited edition of this novel on family conflict by Hugh Walpole, signed by the author. Limited edition. One of three hundred and ten large paper copies. A desirable work, signed by the author himself. Hugh Walpole was an talented write...

The Adventures of Don Lavington

George Manville-Fenn · 1898 · Rooke Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,218)

London, S. W. Partridge and Co. 1898. Cloth. A charming work of children's literature by school teacher, turned author George Manville-Fenn In an attractive pictorial cloth binding. Illustrated with several black and white plates and in-text illustrations throughout, this...

Of High Degree a Story

Charles Gibbon · 1885 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London, Chatto & Windus , 1885. Vellum. An edition of Charles Gibbon's 'Of High Degree; A Story', originally published in 1883. This copy is scarce. Charles Gibbon was a 19th Century British novelist and biographer who published over thirty works, including &apo...

Julia de Trecoeur

Octave Feuillet · 1877 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.32 | ¥57,998)

Paris , Calmann Levy, 1877. Leather. A beautifully bound copy of Octave Feuillet's renowned work, Julia de TreÂÂoeur. Scarce third edition. Bound in a nicely presented half crushed morocco binding with marbled boards by Loisellier. Feuillet holds a place midway between t...

Mademoiselle de la Condemine; la Petite Comtesse; Mademoiselle Cleopatre

Charles Merouvel; Octave Feuillet; Arsene Houssaye · 1874 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

Paris, E. Dentu; Michel Levy Freres, 1874-1876. Leather. Three attractive historical and fictional volumes in French. Charles Merouvel (December 1832 - June 1920) was a French novelist and lawyer famous for writing romance novels. Octave Feuillet (August 11, 1821–December 2...

Histoire de Gil Blas and de L&Apos;Amour

Alain-René Lesage; Stendhal · 1500 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

Paris, Garnier Freres, c1926 . Leather. Two excellent uniformly bound works by notable French authors in three volumes, both limited editions. Two uniformly bound works by notable French authors. The first two volumes comprise of Alan-Rene Lesage's picaresque novel Gil B...

Gesprache in Dem Reiche Derer Todten

David Fassman · 1720 · Rooke Books

£795.00 (€952.92 | $1,050.31 | ¥167,668)

Leipzig, Cornerische Erben, 1720. Vellum. Sixteen issues of this moral German weekly bound in one volume. Sixteen issues of this moral German weekly bound in one volume. In German blackletter script. With decorative engraved head and tail pieces. This periodical, by David Fass...

L&Apos;Eneide

Jacques Delille · 1804 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,963)

Paris, Chez Giguet et Michaud, 1804. Leather. A two volume set of The Aeneid translated into French. A two volume set of The Aeneid translated into French. Four volumes in two. Complete in two volumes with the full twelve books of the Aeneid. Translated to French by Jacques De...

Korners Werke

Theodor Korner · 0 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

Leipzig und Wien, Bibliographisches Institut, c1893. Leather. An uncommon German language, two volume collection of the works of Theodor Korner. An uncommon German language, two volume collection of the works of Theodor Korner. Korner was a German poet and soldier noted for hi...

Histoire de Mes Betes

Alexandre Dumas · 0 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

Paris, Hachette, c1937. Leather. A short animal story, with wonderful illustrations, from celebrated author Alexandre Dumas. A short animal story, with wonderful illustrations, from celebrated author Alexandre Dumas. Illustrated with many vignettes from Henry Morin. Rebound in...

La Bibliotheque de Feu Edouard Rahir Ancient Libraire

Edouard Rahir · 1930 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

Paris, Francisque Lefrancois, 1930-31. Leather. A two volume set of the catalogue of the library of Edouard Rahir. A two volume set of the catalogue of the library of Edouard Rahir. Complete in two volumes. Later extended to six volumes as sales continued. Profusely illustrate...

Jerome Paturot a la Recherche de la Meilleure Des Republiques Jerome Paturot a la Recherche D&Apos;Une Position Sociale

Louis Reybaud · 1859 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.85 | $132.10 | ¥21,088)

Paris, Michel Levy Freres, 1859. Leather. Two satirical social novels by Luis Reybaud, here in the original French. In the original French.Two volumes bound in one, 'Jerome Paturot a la Recherche de la Meilleure des Republiques', and 'Jerome Paturot a la Recherc...

La Carriere D&Apos;Andre Tourette

Lucien Muhlfeld · 1900 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

Paris, Librairie Paul Ollendorff, 1900. Leather. A fifth edition of Muhlfeld's novel, in a leather binding. In the original French.Lucien Muhlfeld was a French novelist and dramatic critic famous for his novels on Parisian life. In a quarter calf binding. Externally, a tr...

Elemens Du Droit Ou Traduction Du Premier Livre Du Digeste Avec Des Notes Historiques Sur le Droit Romain Et Sur le Droit Francois

M. Troussel · 1771 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.85 | ¥83,307)

Avignon, Girard and F. Seguin, 1771. Leather. A very scarce edition of Elemens du Droit ou Traduction du Premier Livre du Digeste avec des Notes Historiques sur le Droit Romain et sur le Droit Francois by M. Troussel. Two parts bound in one. In French. Elements on the Laws of ...

L&Apos;Heritage

Guy de Maupassant · 1946 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.08 | ¥50,617)

Le Cercle des Bibliophiles, Portal et Cie, 1946. Hardback. A limited edition of Guy de Maupassant's amusing tale of inheritance and baby-making. A limited edition of Guy de Maupassant's amusing tale of inheritance and baby-making. Number 436 of 777 copies. In the ori...

Saint Francois D&Apos;Assise

Leopold De Cherance; Henri De Grezes; Ubald De Chanday · 1885 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.68 | $310.47 | ¥49,562)

Paris, E. Plon & Nourrit, 1885. Leather. An illustrated biography of Francis of Assisi. In the original French.An illustrated biography of Francis of Assisi in excellent condition, attractively bound in half morocco. Francis is one of the most famous Roman Catholic saints. He ...

Albert Savarus

Honore de Balzac · 1842 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,472)

Brussels , Societe Belge De Librarie, 1842. Hardback. A scarce early French language edition of this novel by Balzac. Part of his La Comedie Humaine series, this work parodies and depicts French society during the period of the Bourbon Resoration and July Monarchy. Contains in...

Amor Und Komus

Anon · 0 · Rooke Books

£445.00 (€533.40 | $587.91 | ¥93,852)

Berlin , Padua, with Pietro Tarone, c1790. First edition. Hardback. A scarce and sought after first edition of this German language collection of erotic stories. The title page bears the inscription in Greek "We are all servants of Satan, he holds us in his claws", and the sto...

Costal L&Apos;Indien Scenes de la Guerre de L&Apos;Independance Du Mexique

Gabriel Ferry, Louis de Bellemare · 1862 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)

Paris, Librarie Hachette, 1862. Leather. An adventure novel written by Gabriel Ferry. In original French. Gabriel Ferry is a nom de plume of a father-son writing duo from France. The elder, Eugene Louis Gabriel Ferry de Bellamare, wrote most of the adventure novels attributed ...

Un Bon Petit Diable

Mme la Comtesse de Segur · 1799 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,225)

Paris, Librairie Hachette, c1895. Cloth. A copy of Un Bon Petit Diable by Mme la Comtesse de Segur. Illustrations by H. Castelli. Sophie, Countess of Segur (nee Countess Sofiya Feodorovna Rostopchina; Saint Petersburg, 1 August 1799 - Paris, 9 February 1874) was a French write...