Narrativa e romanzi

Carry Me Down

M.J. Hyland · 2006 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

Edinburgh, Canongate, 2006. First edition. Paperback. A signed first edition, second impression, of M.J. Hyland's Booker Prize shortlisted novel. This signed first edition, second impression, of Maria Joan Hyland's novel 'Carry Me Down' was shortlisted for ...

Eye Among the Blind

Robert Holdstock · 1976 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

London, Faber and Faber, 1976. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Robert Holdstock's first Science Fiction novel. An association copy, signed by the author to the title page. Signed by the author to the title page addressed to one 'June' with whom it app...

Donovan

John Midgley · 1974 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

Bath, Cedric Chivers, 1974. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this thrilling novel following the life of the hit-man Bill Donovan. A very scarce first edition of this work. Signed by the author to the front endpaper, ' Best wishes to John + June, John M...

A Close Run Thing

Allan Mallinson · 1999 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London, Bantam Press, 1999. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Allan Mallinson's first Matthew Hervey novel, 'A Close Run Thing&apos. The first edition of this work, Signed by the author, with a tipped in note to the tile page. Held in the original publi...

Paved with Gold or the Romance and Reality of the London Streets

Augustus Mayhew · 1858 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1858. First edition. Leather. A first edition copy of Augustus Mayhew's novel 'Paved with Gold', with numerous illustrated plates by the renowned artist H. K. Browne. Augustus Septimus Mayhew was a renowned English journalist and author...

Laurence and Eleanor Hutton Their Books of Association

M. E. Wood · 1905 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.29 | ¥52,726)

New York, Privately Printed, 1905. Vellum. A signed, limited edition copy of this reference work of the library of Laurence and Eleanor Hutton. Inscribed to Henry Mills Alden by Eleanor Hutton. Inscribed by Eleanor Hutton to the front pastedown, 'To Henry M. Alden, with w...

Christmas Formula and Other Stories

Stella Benson; Geoffrey West · 1932 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,472)

London, William Jackson, 1932. Cloth. A signed limited edition copy of Stella Benson's collection of three short stories, illustrated with a frontispiece, and signed by the author to the edition page. A limited edition work, of which five-hundred and fifty copies were pri...

The White Paternoster

T. F. Powys · 1930 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1930. Cloth. A limited edition copy of Theodore Powys' short story collection 'The White Paternoster&apos. A limited edition work, of which three hundred and ten copies were printed, three hundred being for sale. This copy is numbered thirty-...

Aphrodite in Aulis

George Moore · 1930 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,853)

London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1930. Vellum. A signed limited edition copy of George Moore's novel 'Aphrodite in Aulis', signed by the author, held in the original slipcase. A limited edition work, limited to 1825, of which 1 to 900 were for sale in Great Britai...

Daily Express Adventure Book for Boys and Girls

Various · 1934 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

London, Daily Express Publications, 1934. Cloth. A charming children's annual published by the Daily Express. This work is in an extremely smart condition, and still contains the cut-out goalie from one of the games in addition to the spinner and counters. An illustrated ...

Trilby: A Novel

George du Maurier · 1895 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.29 | ¥52,726)

London, Osgood, McIlvaine and co. 1895. Vellum. A limited first thus edition copy of George du Maurier's 'Trilby' in a quarter vellum binding and signed by the author. George du Maurier's second novel, 'Trilby' was one of the best selling novels o...

Contes Et Nouvelles En Vers Par M. De la Fontaine

Jean de La Fontaine · 1874 · Rooke Books

£950.00 (€1,138.71 | $1,255.09 | ¥200,358)

Lyon, N. Scheuring, 1874 - 1875. Leather. A beautiful copy of this illustrated collection of Jean de la Fontaine's fables, limited edition works in the half crushed morocco signed binding by Bumpus. In a lovely condition. In the original French. Limited edition, with the ...

The Works of the Late Aaron Hill Esq in Four Volumes Consisting of Letters on Various Subjects and of Original Poems, Moral and Facetious with an Essay on the Art of Acting.

Aaron Hill · 1753 · Rooke Books

£1,200.00 (€1,438.37 | $1,585.38 | ¥253,084)

London, For the Benefit of the Family, 1753. First edition. Leather. The first collected edition of Aaron Hill's writings, posthumously published. Scarce to find all four volumes together. With a subscriber's list to the start of volume I. This work is a collection o...

A Selection from the Papers of Addison in the Spectator and Guardian; for the Use of Young People

Rev. E. Berens · 1827 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)

London, C and J Rivington, 1827. Leather. A very scarce work, designed for young people in the early nineteenth century. A very scarce work. Inscribed by the author to the half-title page, that reads 'Edward Harshires from Edward Berens 1827. Written by Edward Berens, the...

Angel Pavement

J. B. Priestley · 1930 · Rooke Books

£22.00 (€26.37 | $29.07 | ¥4,640)

London, William Heinemann, 1930. Leather. A rebound new impression edition of 'Angel Pavement&apos. Rebound in a blue crushed calf binding, with gilt detailing to the front board and spine. Featuring an ink inscription to free-endpaper: 'To Mabel, With Devoted Love, ...

Jane Austen&Apos;S Sanditon a Village by the Sea

Arthur M Alexrad · 2010 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

Indiana, AuthorHouse, 2010. First edition. Cloth. Arthur Axelrad's interesting analysis of Jane Austen's unfinished 'Sanditon&apos. 'Sanditon' was an unfinished novel, left behind by Jane Austen when she died in 1817. There were only 120 pages of this ...

Mr Pickwick Pages from the Pickwick Papers

Charles Dickens · 1910 · Rooke Books

£265.00 (€317.64 | $350.10 | ¥55,889)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1910. Vellum. A beautifully illustrated edition of a selection from The Pickwick Papers. Limited Edition. Number 150 of 350 copies of this edition. Signed by the illustrator, Frank Reynolds. Featuring 25 tipped-in colour plates with lettered tissu...

Cavalier Lyrics: "for Church and Crown

J. W. Ebsworth · 1887 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

London; Hertford. Stephen Austin and Sons, 1887. Paperback. The scarce privately printed first edition of Ebsworth"s Cavalier Lyrics, one of only 150 copies numbered and signed by the author. In the publisher"s original paper wrappers.  First edition, privately printed.  A l...

Gallery

John Stevens Wade · 1969 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,225)

London, Poet & Printer, 1969. First edition. Paperback. A very smart, illustrated first edition, with very scarce letter, presenting this copy as a gift from the binder, who also signs the letter. A very smart first edition. Bound in publisher's original pink paper wraps....

Blue Sonata the Poetry of John Ashbery

Jeremy Reed · 1994 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

None, Privately Printed, 1994. First edition. Unbound. A very smart, scarce first and limited edition literary critique, signed by the author. A very smart first and limited edition, in publisher's original binding. One of 75 copies, this being number 18. Signed by Jersey...