Narrativa e romanzi

The Dark Dancer

Balachandra Rajan · 1959 · Rooke Books

£78.00 (€93.50 | $103.05 | ¥16,456)

London, Heinemann, 1959. First edition. Cloth. A lovely copy of this novel by Indian author Balachandra Rajan, the first UK edition. The first UK edition of this novel by Balachandra Rajan, Indian diplomat and scholar of poetry and poetics, he published many critical works and...

Winnie-the-Pooh

A A Milne · 1933 · Rooke Books

£7,500.00 (€8,989.94 | $9,908.55 | ¥1,582,267)

Leipzig, Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1933. First edition. Paperback. A scarce, signed first Tauchnitz edition of A A Milne's classic children's novel 'Winnie-The-Pooh&apos. Signed by both Milne and E H Shepard to the title page. Shepard's signature is dated 1933.A ...

The Elusive Stallion

George Brandon Saul · 1948 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

Illinois, The Decker Press, 1948. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce first edition, signed by the author, of this work of literary criticism by George Brandon Saul. The first edition of this short account on poetry by George Brandon Saul, former professor of English at th...

Danny the Champion of the World

Roald Dahl · 1975 · Rooke Books

£1,250.00 (€1,498.32 | $1,651.42 | ¥263,711)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A superb first edition copy of this popular whimsical Roald Dahl novel, signed by Dahl with his signature tipped-in to the title page, rare to find in such a lovely condition. The first edition, first impression of this work.S...

The Novellino of Masuccio

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

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Lawrence and Bullen, 1895. Hardback. A beautifully illustrated, limited edition, two volume 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. 20 of 210 copies printed o...

Local Colour

Rosemary Rees · 1933 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1933. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of Rosemary Rees' novel 'Local Colour.' A rare signed presentation copy. The first edition of this novel by Rosemary Rees, New Zealand actress and romantic novelist who made an imp...

Toilers of the Sea

Victor Hugo; William Moy Thomas [trans.] · 1866 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, George Routledge and Sons, c1890. Hardback. The Routledge Railway Library edition of this lesser known Victor Hugo novel, set on the Isle of Guernsey. A very scarce edition of this English language translation of the Victor Hugo novel, first published in 1866, dealing ...

Prince Dorus

Charles Lamb, Andrew W. Tuer [ed.] · 1890 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,173)

London, The Leadenhall Press, [1890]. Paperback. A reprint of Charles Lamb's fairy story Prince Dorus, with colourful illustrations in facsimile of the original. A reprint of Charles Lamb's fairy story in verse Prince Dorus. Published at the same time as a limited e...

Basil Seal Rides Again, or, the Rake&Apos;S Regress

Evelyn Waugh · 1963 · Rooke Books

£480.00 (€575.36 | $634.15 | ¥101,265)

London, Chapman & Hall, 1963. Cloth. A signed limited edition short story by Evelyn Waugh, signed by Waugh himself. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece. A limited edition work, limited to seven-hundred and fifty numbered copies, of which this is numbered five-hundred and fi...

Talking It over

Julian Barnes · 1991 · Rooke Books

£54.00 (€64.73 | $71.34 | ¥11,392)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1991. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed limited edition novel by Julian Barnes, a novel following a complicated love triangle. The first limited edition of this work, limited to two-hundred signed copies, of which this is numbered one-hundred and sixty...

Milton in America

Peter Ackroyd · 1996 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Sinclair-Stevenson, 1996. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed first edition of this historical fiction novel by Peter Ackroyd, pondering what would have happened if Cromwell's secretary had fled to America upon the Restoration. The first edition, first impression ...

Anne-Marie and the Pale Pink Frock

Brigid Knight · 1953 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, J. M. Dent & Sons LTD, 1953. First edition. Cloth. A signed scarce first edition second impression of this charming children's novel set in South Africa. The first edition, second impression of this work.Signed by the author to the recto to the front endpaper, &ap...

The Karla Trilogy: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy [with] the Honourable Schoolboy [with] Smiley&Apos;S People

John Le Carre · 1974 · Rooke Books

£4,250.00 (€5,094.30 | $5,614.84 | ¥896,618)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1974-79. First edition. Cloth. A very smart, signed set of John Le Carre's noted 'Karla Trilogy&apos. Comprising all three novels of this series 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy', 'The Honourable Schoolboy' and 'Smiley&a...

The Cope

Gertrude Bone · 1930 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, The Medici Society , 1930. First edition. Hardback. A superb and very scarce limited edition copy signed by the author of this lyrical tale by Gertrude Bone, illustrated by her son Stephen Bone. The limited edition, published simultaneously as the first edition. Signed...

The Grey Area

Sean Hughes · 1995 · Rooke Books

£100.00 (€119.87 | $132.11 | ¥21,097)

London, Pavilion, 1995. First edition. Cloth. A marvellous first edition, first impression copy of this miscellaneous of writings by Sean hughes, inscribed by the author. The first edition of this work. The first impression inscribed by the author to front free endpaper: "Much...

A Perfect Spy

John Le Carre · 1986 · Rooke Books

£1,950.00 (€2,337.38 | $2,576.22 | ¥411,389)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1986. First edition. Cloth. An unique signed set of John Le Carre's novel 'The Perfect Spy' Comprising a first edition, fourth impression and an uncorrected proof of the same novel. With association to television adaptations of Le Car...

At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances

Alexander McCall Smith · 2003 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Edinburgh, Polygon, 2003. First edition. Paperback. A pristine signed first edition copy of this novel by Alexander McCall Smith. The first edition of this novel, signed by author to title page. A book following Professor Dr Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld and his troubled relations...

1991 the Redundancy of Courage

Timothy Mo · 1991 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1991. First edition. Cloth. A charming limited edition of Timothy Mo's Booker Prize nominated novel, signed by the author. 'The Redundancy of Courage' is set in Danu, a fictitious country in Southeast Asia. The tale is narrated by Adolph...

Cat-in-the-Manager

Phyllis E. Bentley · 1923 · Rooke Books

£525.00 (€629.30 | $693.60 | ¥110,759)

London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1923. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Phyllis Bentley's second published novel, before her rise to fame for her regional fiction. The first edition of this work.Signed by the author to the verso to the front endpaper, ' To ...

The Earthly Paradise

C.S. Forester · 1940 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, Michael Joseph, 1940. First edition. Cloth. A very handsome first edition copy of The Earthly Paradise by the well-known novelist C. S. Forester. The first edition copy of The Earthly Paradise, by well-known novelist C.S. Forester. In the publisher's original red...