Letteratura

Christ the Hunter

John Lehmann · 1965 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.75 | $58.14 | ¥9,285)

London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1965. First edition. Cloth. A lovely limited edition of Lehmann's spiritual prose poem, signed by the author. This work was first broadcast in 1964 on the BBC Third Programme, and is autobiographical and spiritual in nature.John Lehmann (1907-...

Self&Apos;S the Man

John Davidson · 1901 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Grant Richards, 1901. Cloth. A lovely first edition of this tragi-comedy by John Davidson. This is a tragi-comic play featuring a Roman cast, set on the outskirts of Pavia in Italy.John Davidson (1857-1909) was a Scottish playwright, poet and novelist. His poetry great...

The Portreeve

Eden Phillpotts · 1906 · Rooke Books

£600.00 (€719.30 | $792.82 | ¥126,618)

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1906. Cloth. An author's presentation copy of his novel, in which he has written a length inscription lamenting and criticising the work. Like many of Phillpotts' works, this novel was set in Devon.Eden Phillpotts (1862-1960) was an e...

According to Queeney

Beryl Bainbridge · 2001 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, Little, Brown and Company, 2001. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this exciting historical fiction novel about Samuel Johnson, and his friendship with Queeney Thrale. The first edition, first impression, of this work.Signed by the author to the title pag...

Swords of Mars

Edgar Rice Burroughs · 1948 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

California, Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc, 1948. Cloth. A lovely 1948 reprint of the eighth Barsoom novel, an exciting science fantasy novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs. A 1948 reprint of this work, though 1936 is stated to the edition page; this is the 1948 reprint as the cloth is a t...

The Saracen&Apos;S Head

Osbert Lancaster · 1948 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, John Murray, 1948. First edition. Cloth. A superb first edition of this charming little book by Osbert Lancaster, illustrated. The first edition of this work. A charming little book following the adventures of a young British nobleman on the Crusades. Osbert Lancaster ...

The Attache; or, Sam Slick in England

[Thomas Chandler Haliburton] · 1843 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, Richard Bentley, 1843. First edition. Leather. Thomas Chandler Haliburton's satricial novel about mid-nineteenth century British society, an entertaining work. Volume I is the first edition, Volume II is the second edition, both published in the same year.Half-tit...

The Edwardians

Vita Sackville West · 1931 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Leipzig, Bernard Tauchnitz, 1931. First edition. Paperback. The first Tauchnitz edition of this novel by Vita Sackville-West, two volumes, one for German and one for Swiss publication. The first edition of this work, part of the 'Collection of British and American Authors...

Reflex

Dick Francis · 1980 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Michael Joseph, 1980. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of this exciting crime novel by Dick Francis. Dick Francis (1920-2010) was a British crime writer and former jockey whose works mostly handle crime in the horse-racing world. Over forty of his novels we...

The Night Watch

Sarah Waters · 2006 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)

London, Virago, 2006. First edition. Cloth. A handsome first edition of this acclaimed novel by Sarah Waters. The first edition copy of this acclaimed Sarah Waters' novel stated. A dark, historical fiction novel following the fragmented lives and interconnections of five ...

Disgrace

J. M. Coetzee · 1999 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

London, Secker and Warburg, 1999. First edition. Cloth. A superb first edition copy of this novel by J. M. Coetzee, the Booker Prize winner in 1999. The first edition, first impression stated. With pictorial dustwrapper by Lucy Harmer, a later impression with "winner of The Bo...

The Deeds of Doyly Mcpurr

Lawrance Smith · 1974 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.43 | ¥10,129)

London, Rex Collings, 1974. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of this immensely entertaining and heart-warming novel, inscribed and signed by the author. The first edition of this work.Inscribed by the author to the verso of the half-title, 'This is Lucy's...

The Case of the Fiery Fingers

Erle Stanley Gardner · 1957 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

London, William Heinemann LTD, 1957. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of this Erle Stanley Gardner murder mystery thriller featuring his beloved detective Perry Mason. The first U.K. edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.A Perry Mason murder my...

An Unofficial Rose

Iris Murdoch · 1962 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1962. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this novel by popular author Iris Murdoch The first edition of this fascinating novel by popular author Iris Murdoch. This novel presents the most complex web of human relationships Miss Murdoch's i...

Noble in Reason

Phyllis Bentley · 1955 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

London, Victor Gollancz LTD, 1955. First edition. Cloth. The signed first edition of one of Phyllis Bentley's Yorkshire novels, lovingly inscribed by the author. The first edition of this work.Signed by the author to the recto to the front endpaper, 'For Marjorie, fr...

The Five Nations

Rudyard Kipling · 1903 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Methuen and Co, 1903. Leather. A finely bound second edition of Rudyard Kipling's poetry, with his section of touching service poetry. The second edition of this work.'The Five Nations' is a collection of Kipling's poetry; the first section contains...

Dramas, Translations, and Occasional Poems

Barbarina Brand · 1821 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

London, John Murray, 1821. First edition. Hardback. A very scarce first edition of Barbarina Brand's privately printed poetry and play anthology, a lovely work showing her intellectual accomplishments. The first edition of this work. This work was privately printed.A very...

The Man Who Disappeared

Edgar Bohle · 1960 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, T. V. Boardman & Company Limited, 1960. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Edgar Bohle's first novel, scarce to find in such a nice condition. The first U.K. edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.'The Man Who Disappeared' is ...

To the Last Man

Zane Grey · 1921 · Rooke Books

£200.00 (€239.77 | $264.27 | ¥42,206)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1921. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this exciting romantic Western novel by Zane Grey, in the original scarce unclipped dustwrapper. The first UK edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.'To the Last Man' i...

The Vanishing Indian

Zane Grey · 1926 · Rooke Books

£475.00 (€569.45 | $627.65 | ¥100,239)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1926. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of one of Zane Grey's most popular novels, in the original scarce dustwrapper. The first U.K. edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.Published in the U.S. as 'The Van...