Narrativa e romanzi

Seven Signed First Edition Novels by Colin Thubron

Colin Thubron · 1977 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.92 | ¥59,071)

London, Heinemann; Chatto and Windus , 1977-2016 . First edition. Cloth. An excellent collection of seven signed works from Colin Thubron, each in the original dust wrapper. A collection of seven first editions. Each signed by the author to the title page. Bound in the publish...

The Wall

John Lanchester · 2019 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Faber and Faber , 2019. First edition. Cloth. An excellent signed first edition, first printing of John Lanchester's topically dystopian novel. The first edition, first printing. Signed by the author to the title page. With the publisher's original unclippe...

The Bell Jar

Victoria Lucas [Sylvia Plath] · 1963 · Rooke Books

£11,750.00 (€14,084.24 | $15,523.39 | ¥2,478,885)

London, Heinemann, 1963 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Sylvia Plath's semi-autobiographical magnum opus, in the desirable publisher's original dust wrapper. The true first edition, first impression. Published under the pseudonym 'Victoria Lucas&apo...

Midsummer Eve: A Fairy Tale of Love

Mrs S. C. Hall; Anna Maria Hall · 1848 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1848. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce novel by Anna Maria Hall, a beautifully illustrated fairy tale. The first edition of this scarce work.Signed to the recto of the front endpaper, "Miss Chance, with the res...

A Feast of Carrion

Keith McCarthy · 2003 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Constable and Robinson Ltd, 2003. First edition. Cloth. An excellent signed copy of Keith McCarthy's first novel, a gripping crime investigation into the unusual forensic findings of a murder. The first edition of this work. Signed by the author to the title page...

The Works of George Eliot (Cabinet Edition)

George Eliot [Mary Ann Evans] · 1878 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.67 | $1,314.53 | ¥209,914)

Edinburgh , William Blackwood and Sons , 1878. Leather. A beautifully bound set of works by leading writers of the Victorian era, George Eliot, in full signed tree calf by Riviere. The Cabinet edition.  In full signed tree calf binding by Riviere and Son, with decorative gilt...

Two Stories

John Hampson · 1931 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, E. Lahr, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A smart limited edition of these two stories from English novelist John Hampson, signed by the author. First edition. Limited to two hundred and fifty copies, of which this is number two hundred and forty-one. Signed by the author t...

The Romantic

Ludwig Lewisohn · 1931 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.95 | ¥12,447)

Paris, Edward W. Titus, 1931 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, limited edition of this short novel written by Ludwig Lewisohn, with the original glassine wrap and slipcase. The first edition, limited to 500 copies. This is number 122. Signed by the author to the limitation pag...

Deja Dead; Death Du Jour

Kathy Reichs · 1997 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, William Heinemann, 1997-1999. First edition. Cloth. Two bright UK first edition crime novels from American author and forensic anthropologist, Kathy Reichs. Both UK first editions. In the original unclipped dust wrappers. These books are the first two instalments of ...

Arnold Bennett and H.G. Wells: A Record of a Personal and a Literary Friendship

Arnold Bennett; H. G. Wells; Harris Wilson [Ed.] · 1960 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1960 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of letters between H. G. Wells and Arnold Bennett, with this particular copy belonging to English author Brian Aldiss. The first edition. Bound in the publisher's cloth with the o...

Bobby Bocker & My Father, A.G. Street

A. G. Street; Pamela Street · 1957 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

London, Michael Joseph; Robert Hale and Company , 1957-69 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of A. G. Street's charming novel "Bobby Bocker", and a signed copy of his daughter's biography on his life, with a letter from the author. Comprised of the first...

Music and Silence

Rose Tremain · 1999 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1999. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this historical novel from English writer Rose Tremain, signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page. In 1629, a young English lute...

The Warlow Experiment

Alix Nathan · 2019 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Serpent's Tail, 2019. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this thrilling novel from English author Alix Nathan, signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the half-title. Herbert Powyss lives on a small estate in the ...

Super-City

Harry Hershfield · 1930 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)

New York, The Elf, Publishers, 1930. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this entertaining novel by Harry Hershfield, a signed copy in the original very scarce dust wrapper. The first edition.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper, dated November 7th 19...

Midland Humor: A Harvest of Fun and Folklore

Jack Conroy [ed.] · 1947 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

New York, Current Books, 1947 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of this charming anthology of humorous writings from the American Midwest. The first edition, first printing.Inscribed to the front free endpaper by the editor with 'For my friend, Mark Reins...

In the Sealed Cave

Louis Herrman · 1935 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Williams & Norgate LTD, 1935 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Louis Herrman's lost race science fiction novel, with a signed presentation inscription from the illustrator, H. V. Meyerowitz. The first edition, first impression. With an inscription from...

Light of Evening, Morning Glory, Unto the Fourth Generation, the Illustrated Portrait of Wiltshire, the Timeless Moment, Late Harvest, the Colonel&Apos;S Son, Keeping It Dark, King&Apos;S Folly, the General&Apos;S Wife

Pamela Street · 1981 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

London, Robert Hale, 1981-96. First edition. Cloth. A smart set of ten signed works by Pamela Street, all presented by the author to Christina Foyle. Ten signed works by Pamela Street.Pamela Street was a prolific author, who was the secretary and lover of the historian Arthur ...

Wayside Courtship

Hamlin Garland · 1898 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1898 . Cloth. A signed copy of a superb early edition of Hamlin Garland's novel about courtship between classes in late nineteenth century America. An early edition of this work, first published the year prior.Flat signed by the author t...

Some Plain - Some Coloured

J. J. Bell · 1923 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1923 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this very scarce short story collection by Scottish journalist and author J.J. Bell. The first edition of this very scarce work.With an inscription from the author to ...

Variation on a Theme

John Collier · 1935 · Rooke Books

£99.00 (€118.67 | $130.79 | ¥20,886)

London, Grayson & Grayson, 1935. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition of this amusing supernatural story by popular twentieth century British author and screenwriter John Collier. Number 244 of 250 signed and numbered copies by the author.A short, humorous, supernatu...