Narrativa e romanzi

An American Dream

Norman Mailer · 1965 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

London, Andre Deutsch, 1965. Cloth. An excellent first U.K. edition of Norman Mailer's rather violent novel, complete with a dust wrapper designed by Tom Adams. First serialised in the style of Charles Dickens in 1965, this novel follows just over a day in the life of war...

Aurora&Apos;S Tears

Stuart Webb · 2008 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.41 | ¥39,017)

London, Matador, 2008. First edition. Paperback. An excellent signed limited edition of Stuart Webb's delightful work for children, complete with a doodle by the author. Signed and dated by the author, with a quotation and a doodle of a sailing boat: '100 Doodles Lim...

Peter Pan in Scarlet

Geraldine McCaughrean · 2006 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

London, Oxford University Press, 2006. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed limited edition sequel to Peter Pan by Geraldine McCaughrean, an exciting novel complete with illustrations by David Wyatt. The limited first edition of this work, limited to one of fifteen hundred numb...

Middle England

Jonathan Coe · 2018 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

London, Viking Penguin Books, 2018. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed first edition novel by Jonathan Coe, his final in his trilogy following the lives of one extended family, with this novel looking in particular at Brexit. The first edition, first impression of this work.S...

A Week in December

Sebastian Faulks · 2009 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

London, Hutchinson, 2009. First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition copy of this interesting novel of observations, watching as the lives of seven individuals unfold in London. In the original dust wrapper. Written by British novelist and journalist, Sebastian Faulks. An ...

Who&Apos;S Sorry Now?

Howard Jacobson · 2002 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)

London, Jonathan Cape, 2002. First edition. Cloth. A flawless, first edition copy of this intriguing novel about sexual and romantic interactions, written by award-winning author Howard Jacobson. Signed by the author to the title page. A delightful comedic novel about sexual a...

Blood Stained Kings

Tim Willocks · 1995 · Rooke Books

£72.00 (€86.30 | $95.12 | ¥15,185)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1995 . First edition. Paperback. A signed uncorrected proof copy of this disturbing thriller from British psychiatrist Tim Willocks. The uncorrected proof copy of this gripping novel from English doctor and psychiatrist turned novelist Tim Willocks, in t...

Christine Falls

Benjamine Black [John Banville] · 2006 · Rooke Books

£118.00 (€141.44 | $155.90 | ¥24,887)

London, Picador, 2006 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition, first impression of this crime novel from Booker Prize winning novelist John Banville, published under a pseudonym. The signed first edition, first impression of this work, in the publisher's original p...

Eleven Terrible Months

R. L. Royle · 2007 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

Dewsbury, Dog Horn Publishing , 2007. First edition. Cloth. A chilling fictional documentation of unexplainable events at the Walkingtons' residence in 1998, the first edition, limited to one hundred copies signed by the author. Complete with three original photographs. T...

Medusa

Michael Dibdin · 2003 · Rooke Books

£88.00 (€105.48 | $116.26 | ¥18,559)

London, Faber and Faber , 2003. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition, first impression of this novel by Michael Dibdin, featuring his popular character of Aurelio Zen. The first edition, first impression of this novel by Michael Dibdin. Signed by the author to the titl...

Remainder

Tom McCarthy · 2006 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

Richmond, Alma Books, 2006. First edition. Cloth. A flawless, first UK edition copy of this thrilling novel by noted British author Tom McCarthy. In the original dust wrapper and signed by the author. The first UK edition of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.Thi...

Vendetta

Michael Dibdin · 1990 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,036)

London, Faber & Faber, 1990. First edition. Cloth. A crisp, first edition copy of this crime fiction novel from Michael Dibdin's famous Aurelio Zen series. The second book of this popular series. Signed by the author to the title page. The Aurelio Zen series are Dibdin&ap...

French Works

Mme la Comtesse de Segur; Girardin; et al. · 1880 · Rooke Books

£1,475.00 (€1,768.00 | $1,948.69 | ¥311,082)

Paris , Librairie Hachette; et al. 1880. Cloth. A collection of nineteen uniformly bound French works formerly from Agatha Christie's home, Greenaway House, bearing the signature of her older sister Madge Miller. Nineteen later printings of some French works, formerly fro...

Frank Fairleigh; or, Scenes from the Life of a Private Pupil

Frank E. Smedley · 1846 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)

London and New York, George Routledge and Sons, c1880. Leather. A lovely illustrated edition of Frank E. Smedley's popular novel, with designs by George Cruikshank. Bound by Potter & Son. Written by Frank E. Smedley, a nineteenth century English novelist best known for th...

Three First Edition Works by Dirk Bogarde

Dirk Bogarde · 1977 · Rooke Books

£88.00 (€105.48 | $116.26 | ¥18,559)

London, Chatto & Windus; Viking, 1977-97. First edition. Cloth. A fine set of first edition volumes by Dirk Bogarde, including his first memoir and his final novel, all in the original unclipped dustwrappers. A lovely set of three first edition first impression works by Dirk B...

A Superstitious Age

Rosalind Brackenbury · 1977 · Rooke Books

£78.00 (€93.49 | $103.05 | ¥16,450)

Sussex, The Harvester Press, 1977. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed presentation copy of this historical fiction novel by Rosalind Brackenbury, a scarce novel here in the original dustwrapper. The author's presentation copy, inscribed by the author to the recto to the ...

The Spy Who Loved Me

Ian Fleming; Vivienne Michel · 1962 · Rooke Books

£845.00 (€1,012.86 | $1,116.37 | ¥178,213)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1962. First edition. Cloth. A superb first edition, first impression, of this ninth Bond novel by Ian Fleming, an exciting work. From the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. The first edition, first impression of this work.In the original unclipped dust...

Briar Rose

Robert Coover · 1996 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

New York, Grove Press, 1996. First edition. Cloth. A flawless, first edition copy of this novella by Robert Coover, in the original dust wrapper and signed by the author. In this novella, American author Robert Coover retells the classic story of 'Sleeping Beauty' wi...

Dc Goodhew Series: The Siren and the Calling

Alison Bruce · 2010 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

London, Constable, 2010-1. First edition. Cloth. Two novels in the DC Goodhew series by Alison Bruce, two lovely first editions, first impressions, both signed by the author. Two first editions, first impressions of these crime novels by Alison Bruce. Two consecutive novels in...

Her

Lawrence Ferlinghetti · 1966 · Rooke Books

£67.00 (€80.31 | $88.52 | ¥14,130)

London, MacGibbon & Kee, 1966 . Cloth. An excellent first U.K. edition of the author's semi-autobiographical description of a 'semi-mad period of his life&apos. A poetic and lyrical semi-autobiographical work, describing the blurring, confused lines between 'fle...