Narrativa e romanzi

You Only Live Twice

Ian Fleming · 1964 · Rooke Books

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

London, Jonathan Cape, 1964. First edition. Cloth. A superb first impression of the eleventh James Bond novel, later made into a film with Sean Connery as Bond. From the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. A first edition, first impression of this work, with 'First Publi...

Down There on a Visit

Christopher Isherwood · 1962 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Methuen & Co. 1962. First edition. Cloth. A very smart, first edition copy of this novel by Christopher Isherwood, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. A complex novel of self-discovery and dualism, written by Anglo-American writer Christopher Isherwood. The main ch...

The Explorer

Frances Parkinson Keyes · 1964 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

New York, McGraw-Hill, 1964 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition, first impression of this novel about a troubled marriage and the exploration of the Andes. The first edition, first impression of this novel, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapp...

Paul Bowles Collected Stories 1939-1976

Paul Bowles · 1983 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Santa Barbara, Black Sparrow Press, 1983 . Paperback. A signed, later edition of Paul Bowles' collected short stories spanning five decades. Including such stories as 'You are Not I', 'Tea on the Mountain', 'A Distant Episode', 'Pages fr...

One Dagger for Two

Philip Lindsay · 1932 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

London, Cassell and Company , 1932. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of Philip Lindsay's novel regarding Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe; the author's presentation copy, signed. The scarce first edition of this novel, published in 1932. The aut...

Arabische Nachte Erzahlungen Aus Tausenduneine Nacht

Anonymous · 1913 · Rooke Books

£1,650.00 (€1,977.79 | $2,179.88 | ¥348,099)

Weimar, Gustav Kiepenheuer, 1913. Leather. A beautifully bound limited edition German edition of 'Arabian Nights', illustrated in colour vividly by Edmund Dulac. In a near fine binding with original working clasps. A limited edition, limited to one hundred copies, of...

Jason and the Princess

Kathleen Colvile · 1926 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1926. First edition. Cloth. A beautiful first edition of Kathleen Colvile's charming children's novel, illustrated in colour, signed by William Rotherstein. Signed by the illustrator's brother, William Rotherstein, to the recto to the fr...

Green and Black

J. G. Skemp · 1932 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, John Murray , 1932. First edition. Cloth. An extremely scarce volume of this fictional work by J. G. Skemp. The author's presentation copy, inscribed and signed by him, with a short letter loosely inserted. The first edition of this work. A very scarce volume, hel...

Mr. Paul

Gertrude Bone · 1921 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1921. First edition. Cloth. An excellent signed copy, limited to seven hundred and fifty printed for sale, of this work of fiction on rural life by Gertrude Bone. Signed by both the author and the artist, in the unclipped dustwrapper. A limited edition o...

The Scenic Railway

Edward Upward · 1997 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Enitharmon Press, 1997. Cloth. A superior limited edition of short story collection 'The Scenic Railway', signed by Edward Upward. Containing five short stories by Upward.Considered to be the UK's oldest living author at the time of his death at the age ...

A Novel of the Twenties

Michael Train · 1973 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Situation London, 1973. Hardback. A limited edition of this humorous experimental short story, signed by the author, Michael Train. This short story tells of a protagonist in New York. The text is split, with half comprising of the fiction tale and half of endnotes, wh...

The Office of Innocence

Thomas Keneally · 2002 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Sceptre, 2002. First edition. Cloth. An excellent signed first edition of this thought-provoking novel by Thomas Keneally. The first edition, second impression of this work, signed by author to title page. A thought provoking, enthralling novel about conscience and cou...

1995 the Mortal Sickness

Andrew Taylor · 1995 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

Blakeney, Scorpion Press, 1995. Leather. A fine limited edition of Andrew Taylor's second novel in the Lydmouth series, bound in leather and signed by the author. This is the second work in Taylor's Lydmouth series, following Detective Chief Inspector Richard Thornhi...

Dirt Music

Tim Winton · 2002 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Picador, 2002. First edition. Cloth. A fine first U.K. edition of Tim Winton's thriller novel set in Australia, signed by the author. The first U.K. edition, second impression, of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original unclipped dustwrapp...

Junius

Junius · 1801 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

London, T. Bensley, 1801. Leather. The politically radical Georgian letters of 'Junius', the anonymous figure writing to the 'Public Advetiser&apos. Illustrated throughout. Complete in two volumes.An early edition of this work.A selection of the letters of Juniu...

Rough Island Story Being Cavalcade of Ultima Thule

William Moffatt · 1936 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Heath Cranton, 1936. First edition. Cloth. The first edition stated of this story of pirates, war, love, and much more by William Moffatt. Inscribed and signed by author and illustrated throughout. First edition stated. First printing in the orange cloth. Signed by the...

A Collection of the Works of William Harrison Ainsworth

William Harrison Ainsworth · 1882 · Rooke Books

£1,350.00 (€1,618.19 | $1,783.54 | ¥284,808)

London, George Routledge and Sons, 1882. Leather. A complete set of the works of the historical fiction author William Harrison Ainsworth, illustrated lavishly throughout with many plates. Complete in sixteen volumes.In a signed binding by G. P. Putnam, with 'The Kinckerb...

Vernon God Little a 21st Century Comedy in the Presence of Death

DBC Pierre · 2003 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Faber and Faber, 2003. First edition. Hardback. The signed first edition of the 2003 Booker Prize winning novel by DBC Pierre, a moving novel. The first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original unclipped dustwrapper....

Desert Island and Robinson Crusoe

Walter De La Mare · 1930 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.52 | $76.63 | ¥12,236)

London, Faber and Faber, 1930. Cloth. A profusely illustrated copy of this work of literary criticism with charming illustrations from Rex Whistler. First trade edition. Issued the same time as a limited, signed edition. Illustrated throughout with numerous, lovely designs by ...

A Lost Lady of Old Years

John Buchan · 1899 · Rooke Books

£2,750.00 (€3,296.31 | $3,633.13 | ¥580,165)

London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1899. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed first edition of John Buchan's romantic historical fiction, set during the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745. In it's original art nouveau cloth binding. The very scarce first edition of thi...