Fantascienza e fantasy

Science Fiction Paperbacks

Various · 1972 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

London, New English Library/Times Mirror , 1972-92. Paperback. A bright group of fourteen science fiction novels in the original colourful wraps. Group of fourteen paperback editions of science fiction novels published by the New English Library. First thus. Occasional volume ...

The Flying Saucer Vision

John Michell · 1974 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Abacus, 1974. Paperback. The Abacus edition of this exciting work exploring flying saucers and space travel. Illustrated throughout including 15 photographs on 8 plates. Collated complete. Chapters include: 'The Flying Saucer Age', 'Another Race on Earth...

The Black Flame

Stanley G. Weinbaum; Sam Moskowitz · 1995 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

San Francisco, Tachyon Publication, 1995. Cloth. The 'Newly Restored Edition' of Weinbaum's popular post-apocalyptic science fiction novel, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First Edition Thus, being the 'Complete Restored Edition&apos. In the unclipp...

Olga Romanoff

George Griffith · 1897 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

London, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Co, 1897. Cloth. A very unusual Victorian science fiction novel, set in 2030 and focussed on the villainous descendants of the last Russian Tsar. Illustrated. A work of Victorian era science-fiction, illustrated with sixteen plates...

Brontomek!

Michael Coney · 1976 · Rooke Books

£53.00 (€63.53 | $70.02 | ¥11,181)

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1976. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of Michael Coney's sequel to 'Syzygy' and 'Mirror Image', in the bright yellow Gollancz dust wrapper. Following the same characters as Coney introduces in his work 'Syz...

Lest Darkness Fall

L. Sprague de Camp · 1949 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.68 | $310.47 | ¥49,578)

Philadelphia, Prime Press, 1949. Cloth. A copy of L. Sprague de Camp's debut novel, an influential piece of alternative history fiction. 'Lest Darkness Fall' was written in 1939, and sees Martin Padway, an archaeologist, as he accidentally finds himself having t...

Les Exiles de la Terre

Andre Laurie [Paschal Grousset] · 1888 · Rooke Books

£900.00 (€1,078.79 | $1,189.03 | ¥189,872)

Paris, D'Education et de Recreation, J Hetzel et Cie, 1888. First edition. Cloth. A scarce, first edition of this novel by a collaborator of Jules Verne. With stunning pictorial boards. Regarded as one of Grousset's most interesting science fiction novels. Bookplate ...

The Inner Wheel

Keith Roberts · 1970 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1970. First edition. Cloth. A very smart, first edition of Keith Robert"s Science Fiction short story collection. With original unclipped dustwrapper. Keith Roeberts was a critically acclaimed science fiction author. This short story collection conta...

Valdar the Oft-Born: A Saga of Seven Ages

George Griffith · 1895 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, C. Arthur Pearson, 1895. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of the epic fantasy of reincarnation, battle and romance, by prolific writer and explorer George Griffith. 'Valdar the Oft-Born', the tale of a legendary warrior reborn again and again to fig...

Ellison Wonderland

Harlan Ellison · 1979 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Millington, 1979 . First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this entertaining collection of seventeen short stories from New Wave speculative fiction author Harlan Ellison. The first UK edition, first impression of this work. In the publisher's original uncli...

Born of Man and Woman

Richard Matheson · 1954 · Rooke Books

£360.00 (€431.52 | $475.61 | ¥75,949)

Philadelphia, The Chamberlain Press, 1954. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this anthology of gripping science fiction works. This is the first anthology of Matheson's works, named after the first story in this book and his first published short story 'Born...

Renaissance

Raymond F. Jones · 1951 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

New York, Gnome Press, 1951. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this pulp-era science fiction novel by Raymond Jones, with the original dustwrapper. The blurb explains: "In the distant future, a strange plan for civilisation is being followed by man. Two different planet...

The Island of Fu Manchu

Sax Rohmer · 1956 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Cassell & Co Ltd, 1956. Cloth. Sax Rohmer's thrilling murder mystery novel, in the colourful illustrated dust wrapper. A later impression, first published in 1941. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In this suspensef...

Rocannon&Apos;S World

Ursula K. Le Guin · 1979 · Rooke Books

£77.00 (€92.30 | $101.73 | ¥16,245)

London, Victor Gollancz, 1979 . First edition. Cloth. A fine first UK edition of the debut novel of esteemed science fiction author Ursula K. le Guin. The first UK hardback edition, first impression.In the original price clipped dust wrapper.'Rocannon's World' i...

Heretics of Dune

Frank Herbert · 1984 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

London, Victor Gollancz LTD, 1984. First edition. Cloth. A superb first edition copy of Frank Herbert's fifth 'Dune' novel, one of his influential sci-fi novels. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'Heretics of Dune&ap...

Sons of Solomon

C. Lestock Reid · 1931 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, John Long, Limited, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A scarce Lost Race adventure novel by C. Lestock Reid, the first edition. The first edition of this scarce work.'Sons of Solomon' follows a Lost Race in Africa, discovered by an Englishman whilst on a Safari.By ...

Providence Island

Jacquetta Hawkes · 1959 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1959. Paperback. A proof copy of this brilliant lost race novel by Jacquetta Hawkes. A proof copy.'Providence Island' sees a group of Oxford archeologists discover a hidden island inhabited by hunters with physic and artistic powers. The prot...

Edge of the World

George Brydges Rodney · 1931 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

New York, Duffield and Green, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A scarce Lost World sci-fi novel by American author George Brydges Rodney, the first edition, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first printing, of this scarce work.In the original price-clipped dust wrapp...

Lord of the Lonely Isle

Mark Winchester · 1940 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, 1940. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this uncommon lost race novel by the little known author Mark Winchester. The first edition, first impression, an uncommon work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'Lord of the Lonely Is...

The Captain of the "Mary Rose

W. Laird Clowes · 1892 · Rooke Books

£248.00 (€297.27 | $327.64 | ¥52,320)

London, Tower Publishing Co. LTD, 1892. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this uncommon near future novel by W. Laird Clowes, following a naval war between England and France. The first edition of this uncommon work, the red cloth variant.'The Captain of the "Mar...