Narrativa e romanzi

A Natural Curiosity

Margaret Drabble · 1989 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London, Viking, 1989. First edition. Cloth. A flawless, first edition copy of this novel by Margaret Drabble, in the original dust wrapper and signed by the author. This work, A Natural Curiosity, is a sequel to Margaret Drabble's earlier work, The Radiant Way. It conti...

Gerald&Apos;S Party

Robert Coover · 1986 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,912)

London, Heinemann, 1986. First edition. Cloth. a Gerald's Party is Robert Coover's fourth novel and centres around the narration of main character, Gerald, as he attends a party. The party turns grim when a beautiful actress is murdered, though Coover plays with the ...

Cambridge Black

Alison Bruce · 2017 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London, Constable , 2017. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed first edition, first impression of this crime novel in the Gary Goodhew series by Alison Bruce. A first edition, first impression of this novel. A crime fiction by Alison Bruce, author of the Cambridge based serie...

The Bitter Lake

Lawrence P. Bachmann · 1969 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

London, Collins, 1969. First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of this scarce first edition novel by film producer Lawrence Bachmann, inscribed to American author Paul Gallico and his wife Virginia. The first edition of this novel by Lawrence Paul Bachmann, American film producer ...

Target Five

Colin Forbes · 1973 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,014)

London, Collins, 1973 . First edition. Cloth. A fast-paced first edition thriller by Colin Forbes set in the icy waters of Greenland, complete with a bright and menacing unclipped dust wrapper. A thrilling adventure novel set in the frozen expanses off Greenland's coast, ...

Conquest

Julian Stockwin · 2011 · Rooke Books

£32.00 (€38.36 | $42.28 | ¥6,749)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 2011. First edition. Cloth. An exceptional first edition of this 'Thomas Kydd' novel by Julian Stockwin, inscribed and signed by the author. The first impression of this work, twelfth novel in the 'Thomas Kydd' historical serie...

The Engagement

Bryan Guinness · 1969 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

Hertfordshire, The Stellar Press, Undated (dated 1969 by British L. First edition. Cloth. Hertfordshire: The Stellar Press, Undated (dated 1969 by British Library). First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Good. 8.5" by 5". Olwyn Bowey. A charming, limited edition copy of Bryan Guinnes...

The Legion Book

Captain H. Cotton Minchin; Various · 1929 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,853)

London, Privately Printed, 1929. Cloth. A signed limited edition work celebrating the Royal British Legion, an illustrated work with contributions by Vita Sackville-West and Winston Churchill. A limited edition work, limited to six hundred copies, of which only five hundred we...

The Novellino of Masuccio

Masuccio Salernitano; W. G. Waters [trans.] · 1895 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

London, Lawrence and Bullen, 1895. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated, two volume edition of the short stories of this fifteenth century Italian poet. Translated into English by W. G. Waters, and here in two illustrated volumes, this is No. 790 of 1000 copies printed in this edi...

Almanach Du Bibliophile Pour L&Apos;Annee 1901

Various · 1901 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.08 | ¥50,617)

Paris, Edouard Pelletan, 1901. First edition. Paperback. A first edition copy of this literature anthology produced by Edouard Pelletan. Scarce in the original wraps, retaining glassine wrap.Limited edition, numbered 26. This particular copy has been signed by the publisher to...

Le the Chez Miranda

Jean Moreas; Paul Adam · 1886 · Rooke Books

£3,250.00 (€3,895.60 | $4,293.72 | ¥685,434)

Paris, Tresse et Stock, 1886. First edition. Leather. An extremely scarce first edition copy of this important symbolist novel. This particular copy once belonged to Edmund Gosse, and has been signed by the author. The dedication to the half-title bears the author's inscr...

Shakespeare&Apos;S Genius Justified: Being Restorations and Illustrations of Seven Hundred Passages in Shakespeare&Apos;S Plays: Which Have Afforded Abundant Scope for Critical Animadversion; and Hitherto Held at Defiance the Penetration of All Shakespeare&Apos;S Commentators

Zachariah Jackson · 1819 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,453)

London, Printed for John Mayor by J Johnson, 1819. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition of this brilliant discussion on Shakespeare's plays by Zachariah Jackson. An excellent copy. A brilliant discussion on Shakespeare's plays by Zachariah Jackson to j...

Ned Garth; or, Made Prisoner in Africa. A Tale of the Slave Trade

William Henry Giles Kingston · 1878 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge , 1878. First edition. Cloth. A children's adventure novel about the slave trade, from the descendant of an abolitionist who himself owned a plantation. A scarce work, here published 'under the direction of the Commit...

Live from Golgotha: The Gospel According to Gore Vidal

Gore Vidal · 1992 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

London, Andre Deutsch, 1992. Cloth. A signed first British edition of Gore Vidal's irreverent parody of the New Testament. This work parodies the New Testament, narrating the travels of Saint Timothy and Saint Paul as they encounter a hacker from the future who seeks to &...

Selected Short Stories of Rudyard Kipling: Soldiers Three, in Black and White, Under the Deodars, Phantom Rickshaw, Wee Willie Winkie

Rudyard Kipling · 1889 · Rooke Books

£400.00 (€479.46 | $528.46 | ¥84,361)

Allahabad, A.H. Wheeler & Co, 1889-90. Leather. A decorative anthology of five of Rudyard Kipling's noted short stories in half morocco binding with marbled paper boards. Presenting this collection of short stories by noted English author Rudyard Kipling. This anthology i...

The Empire Annual for Girls

Dorothea Moore; Lucy Laing; Doris Pocock; et al. · 0 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

London, Religious Tract Society , c1920. Cloth. A charming magazine with many short stories mostly by women authors, designed for women. Richly embellished with various plates throughout. A charming volume of this magazine for women by Dorothea Moore, Lucy Laing, and others. ...

England, England

Julian Barnes · 1998 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1998. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition copy of this satirical Julian Barnes novel, inscribed by the author to the title page. The first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original unclipped dust...

Harvest Moon

Rupert Croft-Cooke · 1953 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1953. First edition. Cloth. A superb signed first edition of this popular Rupert Croft-Cooke novel, inscribed by the author. The author's presentation copy, signed by the author to the recto to the front endpaper, 'Inscribed for Jac...

Woffington: A Tribute to the Actress and the Woman

Augustin Daly · 1888 · Rooke Books

£1,150.00 (€1,378.44 | $1,519.32 | ¥242,538)

Philadelphia , Privately Printed for Augustin Daly , 1888. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first and limited edition of this charming tribute to Peg Woffington, illustrating her life and career as an actress by Augustin Daly. Signed and inscribed by the author, printed on ...

Junius

Junius · 1801 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.49 | $495.43 | ¥79,089)

London, T. Bensley, 1801. Leather. An early edition of Junius' satirical and scathing letters, attacking the government of George III. Illustrated throughout. Complete in two volumes.An early edition of this work.A selection of the letters of Junius.'Junius' was...