Narrativa e romanzi

The Fourth Protocol

Frederick Forsyth · 1984 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,181)

London, Hutchinson, 1984. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Forsyth's The Fourth Protocol, signed by the author. The first edition of this novel in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Signed by the author to th...

Works by Michael Dibdin

Michael Dibdin · 1992 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London , Faber and Faber, 1992-2005. First edition. Cloth. A wonderful collection of works by crime Writer Michael Dibdin, one being signed by the author and all being first editions. A collection of five first edition novels by crime writer Michael Dibdin. Dead Lagoon is sign...

Ships That Pass in the Night

Beatrice Harraden · 1907 · Rooke Books

£88.00 (€105.48 | $116.26 | ¥18,565)

London, William Blackwood, 1907. Hardback. Hatchards bound edition of Beatrice Harraden's best-selling novel. Best-selling novel of its time selling over one million copies and most popular work by this author. Tale of a romance set in a tuberculosis sanatorium between an...

Work Suspended and Other Stories Written Before the Second World War

Evelyn Waugh · 1948 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Chapman and Hall , 1948. Cloth. An excellent copy of this short story anthology by acclaimed author Evelyn Waugh. First uniform edition published in 1948, six years after the first limited and signed edition. A collection of short stories by Evelyn Waugh that came toge...

Thomas Kydd Series

Julian Stockwin · 2001 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.13 | $858.74 | ¥137,130)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 2001-9. First edition. Cloth. Beautiful group of ten first impressions from the 'Thomas Kydd' series by Julian Stockwin, nine out of ten volumes signed by the author, two of which in a limited edition. A collection of the first ten novels,...

Artillery of Words the Writings of Sir Winston Churchill

Frederick Woods · 1992 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Leo Cooper, 1992 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this literary criticism of Winston Churchill, a presentation copy signed and inscribed by the author. First edition of Artillery of Words The Writings of Sir Winston Churchill by Frederick Woods in the origi...

Our Kind of Traitor

John le Carre · 2010 · Rooke Books

£215.00 (€257.71 | $284.05 | ¥45,358)

London, Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2010 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression of this popular novel by John le Carre, signed by the author and in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of Our Kind of Traitor by John le Ca...

Carte Blanche

Jeffery Deaver · 2011 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London , Hodder & Stoughton , 2011. First edition. Cloth. A wonderful signed first edition copy of this thrilling 007 novel. A signed first edition first impression copy of this 007 novel by Jeffery Deaver. Signed by Deaver to the title page.Jeffrey Deaver is an American myst...

The Darling Buds of May; a Breath of French Air

H. E. Bates · 1958 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

London, Michael Joseph, 1958-9. First edition. Cloth. Bright first impressions of the first two volumes in H. E. Bates series concerning the Larkins. The first editions, first impressions of these books. Two of five novels concerning a rural family from Kent written by H. E. B...

Works by Reginal Hill

Reginald Hill · 1988 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.41 | ¥39,029)

London , Harper Collins, 1988-2007. First edition. Cloth. Eight wonderful first edition first impression copies of books by crime writer Reginald Hill. Eight first edition works by the crime writer Reginald Hill. In 1995 he was the winner of the Crime Writers' Association...

Short Studies on Great Subjects

James Anthony Froude · 1901 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1901-3. Leather. Essay collections by James Anthony Froude in beautiful tree calf bindings signed T Hunt. New impressions, dated 1903 to vols I-III and 1901 to vol IV. A collection of short essays concerned with a variety of topics, from histor...

Shakespeare&Apos;S Comedy of the Merry Wives of Windsor

William Shakespeare · 1894 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.20 | $786.08 | ¥125,527)

London, George Allen, 1894. Cloth. A beautiful limited edition collection of eight plates by Walter Crane illustrations 'The Merry Wives of Windsor', signed by Crane. A limited edition, limited to 650 numbered copies, of which this is number 122.Signed by Walter Cran...

Monsell Digby

W. Marshall · 1880 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.13 | $858.74 | ¥137,130)

London, Remington and Co. 1880. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce novel by W. Marshall, a signed presentation copy by the author to his niece. A thrilling, late nineteenth-century Victorian novel by W. Marshall. This novel is set in 1815 rural ...

Not Wisely But Too Well; Joan; Cometh Up As a Flower; Red As a Rose Is She; Nancy; Good Bye Sweetheart

Rhoda Broughton · 1893 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Richard Bentley and Son, 1893-5. Vellum. A beautiful group of six novels by Rhoda Broughton in uniform vellum bindings signed Hatchards. Group of six novels by Welsh author of sensational novels who was known for her early novels and her antagonistic relationship with ...

The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray

William Makepeace Thackeray; Anne Ritchie · 1898 · Rooke Books

£975.00 (€1,168.69 | $1,288.11 | ¥205,695)

London, Smith, Elder, & Co. 1898-9. Leather. Beautiful Bumpus bound edition of the complete works of William Makepeace Thackeray in thirteen volumes. Biographical edition of the works of William Makepeace Thackeray, complete in thirteen volumes exquisitely bound in half morocc...

The Works of Lord Macaulay

Lord Macaulay [Thomas Babington Macaulay] · 1898 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.07 | $918.19 | ¥146,623)

London, Longmans, Green and Co. 1898-1906. Leather. Complete group of twelve volumes containing the collected works of Lord Macaulay, in charming uniform Hatchards binding. Twelve volumes from the Albany edition of the works of Lord Macaulay. A miscellany of impressions: new i...

The Riddle of the Third Mile

Colin Dexter · 1983 · Rooke Books

£425.00 (€509.43 | $561.48 | ¥89,662)

London, Macmillan, 1983. First edition. Cloth. A striking signed first edition copy of the sixth Inspector Morse novel, an exciting murder mystery. The first edition, first impression.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'The Riddl...

Love Story of the Blue Lizard

Edwin Cerio · 1944 · Rooke Books

£580.00 (€695.22 | $766.26 | ¥122,362)

Napoli, Le Pagine Dell'Isola, 1944 . First edition. Hardback. A signed presentation copy of a very scarce Limited Edition short story by Edwin Cerio. Illustrated by the author. An author's presentation copy of the first edition of this very scarce limited edition wor...

Jon Duan: A Twofold Journey with Manifold Purpose

1874 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Weldon & Co. 1874. First edition. Cloth. First edition of this illustrated Victorian satire of the Prince of Wales, with illustrations. The first edition of this work. Satirical work attributed to Samuel Orchard Beeton, verse in eight cantos satirising the Prince of Wa...

Theft a Love Story

Peter Carey · 2006 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, faber and faber, 2006 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first UK edition, first printing of this novel by Peter Carey in the original dust wrapper. First edition, first printing of Theft, A Love Story by Peter Carey in the original publisher's binding and unclipped...