Narrativa e romanzi

The Mystery of the Blue Train

Agatha Christie · 1961 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,472)

London, The Crime Club by Collins, 1961 . Cloth. An attractive 1961 edition of Agatha Christie's entertaining murder mystery, which was first published in 1928. A 1961 edition of this novel, in the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.A price label to the dust...

Down There on a Visit

Christopher Isherwood · 1962 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

New York, Simon and Schuster, 1962 . First edition. Cloth. The first US edition of Christopher Isherwood's autobiographical novel about loneliness and isolation. The first US edition, first printing of this work.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.The ...

The Novels of Thomas Love Peacock

Thomas Love Peacock; David Garnett [editor] · 1948 · Rooke Books

£88.00 (€105.48 | $116.26 | ¥18,559)

London, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1948. Cloth. A smart copy of this collection of novels from English writer Thomas Love Peacock, published here in one volume. The seven novels of Thomas Love Peacock, including: Headlong Hall, Melincourt, Nightmare Abbey, Maid Marian, The Misfortunes...

Pelham or Adventures of a Gentleman

Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton · 1849 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1849. Leather. A smart copy of Edward Bulwer-Lytton's breakthrough novel, bound in half calf. A new edition of this work. First published in 1828. Bound in half calf, with a decoratively stamped spine and marbled boards. With an engraved fronti...

The Ingoldsby Legends; the Queen&Apos;S Maries

Richard H. Barham; G. J. Whyte-Melville · 0 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

London, Collins' Clear-Type Press, c1910. Leather. A pleasing pair of works from Collins' illustrated pocket classics, uniformly bound in very smart limp morocco. A pleasing pair of works from Collins' illustrated pocket classics series: 'The Ingoldsby Lege...

A Collection of Wycliffe Novels from W.J. Burley

W. J. Burley · 1987 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1987-1990. First edition. Cloth. Three smart first editions of these Wycliffe novels from Cornish crime writer William John Burley. Three volumes. First edition. Gollancz Crime. Written by William John Burley, a Cornish crime writer, best known for...

The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman

Louis de Bernieres · 1992 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)

London, Secker & Warburg, 1992. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this novel from English writer Louis de Bernieres, the last of his Latin American trilogy. First edition. The last of the author's Latin American trilogy, following on from The War of Don Emman...

A Collection of Novels from Ramsey Campbell

Ramsey Campbell · 1989 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

London, MacDonald; Little ,Brown and Company; Headline, 1989-1995. First edition. Cloth. A smart collection of five volumes from English horror fiction writer Ramsey Campbell. Five volumes. First edition or first thus. Written by Ramsey Campbell, an English horror fiction writ...

The Rescue & the Shadow Line

Joseph Conrad · 1933 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

London, J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 1933-1934. Cloth. Two smart volumes from Polish-British novelist Joseph Conrad, being part of The New Adelphi Library. Two volumes. The New Adelphi Library. This set contains: The Rescue, A Romance of the Shallows, 1933. One of Conrad's work...

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Ernest Hemingway · 1940 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.20 | ¥36,908)

Philadelphia, The Blakiston Company , 1940 . Cloth. The first Blakiston edition of Ernest Hemingway's celebrated novel set during the Spanish Civil War, with this edition being published the same year as the first due to a collaboration with Charles Scribner's Sons. ...

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...

Incarnate Isis

Shaw Desmond · 1941 · Rooke Books

£285.00 (€341.61 | $376.53 | ¥60,107)

London, Hutchinson, 1941 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of Shaw Desmond's thrilling 1941 novel, a tale of reincarnation set in Ancient Egypt. In the charmingly illustrated original dust wrapper. The very scarce first edition, first impression.In the...

The Blue Spider

Arthur Mills · 1929 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

London, W. Collins Sons & Co, 1929 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of Arthur Mills's thrilling novel about a secret society and a collection of priceless emeralds that have been stolen. The very scarce first edition, first impression.Described by the...

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...

The Wild Boys

William S. Burroughs · 1972 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,472)

London, Calder & Boyars, 1972. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this intriguing post-apocalyptic novel by William S. Burroughs. The first edition, first impression.In the original publisher's unclipped dust wrapper.'The Wild Boys' is set in apocalyptic...

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 Consort

Anthony Heckstall-Smith · 1965 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

New York, Grove Press Inc, 1965. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this Royal satire by Anthony Heckstall-Smith, in both the original and the revised dust wrappers. The first edition, first printing.In the original dust wrapper, unclipped, and revised dust wrapper, pr...

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 ...

Three Philo Vance Detective Novels: The "Canary", Green and Scarab Murder Cases

S. S. Van Dine [Willard Huntington Wright] · 1927 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.85 | ¥83,307)

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons , 1927-30 . First edition. Cloth. A trio of first editions of S. S. Vine detective novels, each featuring amateur detective Philo Vance. First editions.Bound in the publisher's original cloth. Three detective novels written by Americ...

Not on the Screen

Henry B. Fuller · 1930 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1930 . First edition. Cloth. The limited edition, first edition of Henry B. Fuller's novel about a young man's metamorphosis from shy bond salesman to man-about-town. The first US edition, first printing.One of 3,000 first editions produced...