Narrativa e romanzi

16 Vols a Collection of the Works of Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling · 1899 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited , 1899–1937. Cloth. A substantial sixteen-volume collection of Rudyard Kipling"s works, including several first editions and illustrated volumes, charting his literary career. Uniformly bound in the publisher's original red cloth binding...

Irish Melodies

Thomas Moore · 1829 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, J. Power et al. 1829. Leather. The ninth edition of Thomas Moore's most beloved collection of writings in full dark green morocco, and complete with intricate gilt detailing and a gilt fore edge. The ninth edition of Thomas Moore's Irish Melodies in full dark...

Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers and Other Poems

William Edmondstoune Aytoun · 1887 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1887. Leather. A full morocco edition of William Edmonstoune Aytoun's beloved Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers, with subtle gilt decoration to the corners of the boards and along the spine, complete with a gilt fore edge.  A full morocco...

Nine Tales from the Contes Drolatiquese de Honore de Balzac, Rendered Into English of the Xivth and Xvith Centuries

Honore De Balzac; Robert Crawford [trans.] · 1921 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, T. Werner Laurie, 1921. First edition. Vellum. A signed limited edition of nine tales from Honore De Balzac, translated by Robert Crawford, and signed by him. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this work, being the first edition of these tales...

Dewdrops

Margaret Kennedy · 1928 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, William Heinemann, 1928. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition of this schoolgirl story from Margaret Kennedy, a limited edition signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the limitation page. Limited to five hundred and twenty-five copies, o...

According to Queeney

Beryl Bainbridge · 2001 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Little, Brown and Company, 2001. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, first impression of According to Queeney, signed and inscribed by the author, Beryl Bainbridge, five-time Booker nominee and sole recipient of the "Booker Best of Beryl" prize. In the publisher&apo...

The Green Road

Anne Enright · 2015 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Jonathan Cape, 2015. First edition. Paperback. A pleasing first edition of this successful novel from Irish author Anne Enright, signed by the author. First trade paperback edition, seventh impression. Signed by the author to the title page. The author's sixth nov...

Edward Ardizzone: A Bibliographic Commentary

Brian Alderson · 2003 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Private Libraries Association: The British Library, 2003. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Brian Alderson"s definitive, richly illustrated bibliography of Edward Ardizzone"s work from 1929 to 1970. In the publisher's original cloth binding.This volume is a...

Island: The Collected Stories

Alistair MacLeod · 2000 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Toronto, McClelland & Stewart Inc. 2000. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Alistair MacLeod"s collected stories set in Cape Breton, signed by the author to the title page, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding, comple...

Disgrace

J. M. Coetzee · 1999 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Secker and Warburg , 1999. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first impression of J. M. Coetzee's Booker Prize-winning novel, 'Disgrace&apos. The first edition, first impression. With the original unclipped dust wrapper designed by Lucy Harmer, second state ...

The Island of Sheep

John Buchan; Susan Buchan · 1920 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin Company , 1920 . First edition. Cloth. One of John Buchan's scarcer titles, here in the first US edition, 'The Island of Sheep' presents a fictional discussion of political, economic and social issues of the time. The first ...

Tales of Fancy

S. H. Burney; Sarah Harriet Burney · 1820 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)

London, Henry Colburn & Co, 1820. Leather. The second edition of this omnibus of two exciting novels by Sarah Burney, the half-sister of Frances Burney. The second edition of this scarce work.Complete in three volumes.This set collects together two novels by Sarah Harriet Burn...

An Equal Music

Vikram Seth · 1999 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Wigston, The Stribling Press, 1999. First edition. Leather. A smart signed limited edition copy of this novel by Vikram Seth, only one of one hundred copies bound in leather and signed by Seth. A limited edition, published simultaneously with the trade edition, limited to one ...

The Apes of God

Wyndham Lewis · 1955 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, Arco, 1955 . Cloth. The signed, limited edition 25th anniversary edition of Wyndham Lewis's satire of London's contemporary literary and artistic scene in the 1920s. Number 1 of 1000 numbered copies of this limited anniversary edition, signed by the author Wy...

Count Karlstein

Philip Pullman · 2002 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Doubleday, 2002. First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of this first newly illustrated edition of 'Count Karlstein', Philip Pullman's first children's novel. Signed by the author to the title page.First Doubleday edition, newly illustrated. Originally...

Faerie Wars

Herbie Brennan · 2003 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Bloomsbury, 2003. First edition. Hardback. A signed first impression of 'Faerie Wars', the first book in James Brennan's gripping young adult fantasy series. Signed by the author to the title page. The first edition, first impression. With the publishe...

Shadowmancer; Wormwood

G. P. Taylor · 2003 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Faber and Faber , 2003-2004. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed set of G. P. Taylor's popular fantasy adventure novels, including both the paperback and hardback first editions. The first trade edition, first impression of 'Shadowmancer', preceded by ...

The Hedge Witch; the Fascination

Cari Thomas; Essie Fox · 2022 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

London, HarperVoyager; Orenda Books, 2022-2023. First edition. Cloth. A beautiful pair of signed limited editions, including a 'Threadneedle' novella from Cari Thomas and a gothic novel from Essie Fox. Both copies are limited numbered signed editions. Complete with ...

Wild and Wicked Things

Francesca May · 2022 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Orbit, 2022. First edition. Cloth. A very pleasing first edition, first impression of this dark magic romance novel from English author Francesca May, signed by the author. First UK edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Limited to two thous...

Ink Blood Sister Scribe

Emma Torzs · 2023 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Century, 2023. First edition. Cloth. A very smart limited edition of this thrilling novel from American writer Emma Torzs, signed by the author. First UK edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Limited to two thousand numbered copies, of whic...