Narrativa e romanzi

Son of the Storm

Suyi Davies Okungbowa · 2021 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

London, Orbit, 2021. First edition. Cloth. A very pleasing first edition of the first volume from the Nameless Republic series by Nigerian fantasy writer Suyi Davies Okungbowa, signed by the author. First UK edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Li...

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 Thirty-Nine Steps

John Buchan · 1939 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

Edinburgh & London, William Blackwood & Sons, 1939 . Cloth. An uncommon film tie-in edition of John Buchan's famous "man-on-the-run" thriller, published following Hitchcock's 1935 film adaptation of the book, in the original unclipped pictorial dust wrapper. The nine...

Five First Edition Works by Tom Sharpe

Tom Sharpe · 1976 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

London, Secker & Warbug, 1976-84. First edition. Cloth. Five first edition satirical novels from Tom Sharpe, including the first three volumes from his renowned 'Wilt' series, all in their original dust wrappers. The first edition, first impression to all. A five vo...

Riotous Assembly

Tom Sharpe · 1971 · Rooke Books

£330.00 (€395.55 | $435.98 | ¥69,598)

London, Secker & Warburg, 1971. First edition. Cloth. An excellent example of the first edition of British comic Tom Sharpe's first novel, set in Apartheid South Africa. The first edition, first impression.Set in the fictitious town of Piemburg, in South Africa, Sharpe la...

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...

The Four-Gated City, Briefing for a Descent Into Hell, & the Fifth Child

Doris Lessing · 1969 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

London, Macgibbon & Kee; Jonathan Cape, 1969-1988. First edition. Cloth. Three smart first edition novels from British writer Doris May Lessing. Three volumes. First edition. Written by Doris May Lessing, a British novelist who was awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature. I...

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...

There Is a Tide...

Agatha Christie · 1948 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.19 | $786.08 | ¥125,487)

New York, Dodd, Mead, and Company, 1948. First edition. Cloth. The first U.S. edition of this Poirot novel, known in the U.K. as 'Taken at the Flood&apos. The first U.S. edition, first printing. This U.S. edition preceded the U.K. first by seven months.In the original unc...

Parker Pyne Investigates

Agatha Christie · 1967 · Rooke Books

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

London, The Crime Club by Collins, 1967. Cloth. A smart copy of this dramatic collection of Christie's short stories, following her detective James Parker Pyne. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'Parker Pyne Investigates' is a series of short stories featur...

The Mystery of the Blue Train

Agatha Christie · 1928 · Rooke Books

£4,500.00 (€5,393.90 | $5,945.16 | ¥949,063)

New York , Dodd, Mead and Company, 1928. First edition. Cloth. An exceptional copy of the first US edition of this early Christie, complete in a lovely example of the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first US edition, first impression, with no further impressions stated. F...

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...

The Headswoman

Kenneth Grahame · 1921 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,472)

London, John Lane, The Bodley Head , 1921 . First edition. Cloth. A lovely example of the first illustrated edition of Kenneth Grahame's charming tale, with illustrations from Marcia Lane Foster. Initially published in 1898, this is the first illustrated edition, with a f...

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...