Fantascienza e fantasy

Colossus: The First Draft

Donald Wandrei; George Locke [ed.] · 2002 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

Not Stated, Ferret Fantasy, 2002 . Paperback. The very scarce limited edition of the 'first draft' of the 1930s short story 'Colossus' by American science fiction writer Donald Wandrei. One of two-hundred unnumbered copies of this first draft printed.In his...

The Pirates of the Sky a Tale of Modern Adventure

Stephen Gaillard · 1916 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, George G. Harrap & Company, 1916. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce smart first U.K. edition of this sci-fi adventure novel by Stephen Gaillard, a nice copy with illustrations by Leon D'Emo. The very scarce first U.K. edition, the scarce U.S. edition was publish...

Science Fiction and Action Paperbacks

Various · 1959 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London; New York, Coronet; Sphere; Corgi; Del; Ballantine; Futura; Priory; Four Square; Berkley Medallian; Pan Books; Panther; Tandem; NEL; Lancer, 1959- 2001 . Paperback. A wonderful selection of science fiction and action paperbacks by various authors. Thirty six volumes of ...

Science Fiction Paperbacks

A. Bertram Chandler; Chris Boyce; R. A. Lafferty; Allen Steele; James H. Schmitz; Ian Watson · 1966 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London; New York, Ace; Granada , 1966-1992 . Paperback. A smart collection of eight science fiction paperbacks. Eight volumes of science fiction paperback by A. Bertram Chandler, Chris Boyce, R. A. Lafferty, Allen Steele, James H. Schmitz and Ian Watson. The Witches of Karres ...

The War of the Worlds

H. G. Wells · 1898 · Rooke Books

£2,400.00 (€2,876.78 | $3,170.74 | ¥506,325)

London, William Heinemann, 1898. First edition. Cloth. The sought after first edition, first impression, of H. G. Well's genre-defining science fiction novel. First edition, first impression, Currey's state (A) with sixteen pages of publisher's adverts to the re...

Michel Strogoff, de Moscou a Irkoutsk

Jules Verne · 1876 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.13 | $858.74 | ¥137,130)

Paris, Hetzel, c1902 . Cloth. A lovely early twentieth century edition of Jules Verne's 'Michel Strogoff', illustrated with colour plates by Ferat, and in the bright publisher's cartonnage binding. In the original French.A beautifully bound edition of Jules...

The Peace Machine

Bob Shaw · 1985 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Victor Gollancz, 1985. First edition. Cloth. The first Gollancz SF edition revised by the author of this novel by Bb Shaw, an excellent copy of this uncommon edition. A revised Gollancz edition of this novel, first thus, in the Gollancz SF series. An uncommon copy. Com...

2061: Odyssey Three

Arthur C. Clarke · 1988 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Guild Publishing; Grafton Books, 1988. Cloth. An early edition of the third book in the Space Odyssey series by Arthur C. Clarke, in the unclipped dust wrapper. A bright copy. 2061, Odyssey Three, the third book in Arthur C. Clarke's famous Space Odyssey series, s...

Droll Stories Collected from the Abbeys of Touraine

Honore de Balzac · 1874 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, John Camden Hotten, 1874. First edition. Cloth. A smart first English language edition of this captivating and richly illustrated anthology. The first english translated edition.Includes a variety of tales, such as The Succubus, Bertha the Penitent and The Brothers-in-...

The Novels of P.D. James

P.D. James · 1989 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)

London, Faber and Faber, 1989-2011. First edition. Cloth. The first editions of six novels from British literary figure P.D. James, including signed works, Children of Men, her autobiography, and those from her celebrated Adam Dalgleish series. The first editions of six brilli...

The Man Who Sold the Moon

Robert A Heinlein · 1950 · Rooke Books

£425.00 (€509.43 | $561.48 | ¥89,662)

Chicago, Shasta Publishers, 1950. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this science fiction novel from Heinlein's Future History series. With original unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition, as stated to the verso of title page, alongside the copyright details fro...

Ossian&Apos;S Ride Satellite E One

Fred Hoyle; Jeffery Lloyd Castle · 1959 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London; Melbourne; Toronto, Heinemann; Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1959; 1954. First edition. Cloth. A pair of first edition mid-century science fiction titles, in original colour illustrated dust wrappers. A pair of mid-century science fiction titles, both first edition, volume 1 be...

Possible Tomorrows: Five Stories

Isaac Asimov; Kingsley Amis; J. T. McIntosh [James Murdoch MacGregor]; James H. Schmitz; F. L. Wallace; Groff Conklin [editor] · 1972 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd, 1972. First edition. Cloth. A smart first UK edition of this collection of short stories, edited by American science fiction writer Groff Conklin. First UK edition. A collection of five fascinating short novels probing into the possible futures ...

Science and Sorcery, a Collection of the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories.

Garret Ford [compiler; pseud. for William L. Crawford]; Stories by Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, and Cordwainer Smith [pseud. for Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger]. · 1953 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

California, Fantasy Publishing Company, 1953. First edition. Cloth. This uncommon limited first edition of an illustrated science fiction anthology compiled by William L. Crawford with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of the work, which according to the d...

The Revolt of Man

Walter Besant · 1882 · Rooke Books

£1,700.00 (€2,037.72 | $2,245.94 | ¥358,647)

Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1882. First edition. Cloth. Walter Besant's science fiction novel set in a future where women rule, the author's own copy, with his bookplate to the front paste down. The first edition of this uncommon work.Author&apo...

The Artificial Mother

G. H. P.; George Haven Putnam · 1894 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

New York; London, G. P. Putnam's Sons; The Knickerbocker Press, 1894. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this curious sci-fi novel revolving around robots, an illustrated and scarce work. The first edition of this scarce work.A science fiction novel, in which a ro...

The Red Snow

F. Wright Moxley · 1930 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

New York, Simon and Schuster, 1930 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Frank Wright Moxley science fiction novel in which humanity faces extinction due to the mass sterilization of women. The first edition of this work, first printing.The novel takes place in a world ...

Far Boundaries: Twenty Science-Fiction Short Stories

August Derleth [ed.]; Nelson Bond; Ray Bradbury; Carl Jacobi et al · 1951 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

New York, Pellegrini & Cudahy, 1951. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this impressive collection of twenty science-fiction tales, selected by American writer and anthologist August Derleth. The first edition, first printing. In the publisher's original unclipped...

The Man Who Would Not Be King

Sidney Dark · 1913 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1913. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this dystopian work, by English journalist and author, Sidney Dark. The first edition of the work. Very scarce.Written by Sidney Dark, an English journalist and author. Dark was a p...

Variation on a Theme

John Collier · 1935 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Grayson & Grayson, 1935. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition of this amusing supernatural story by British author and screenwriter John Collier. No. 143 of 250 numbered and signed Limited Edition copies of the first edition, in the publisher's original ...