Letteratura

At Cousin Ada&Apos;S

Ethel Heaton · 1925 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)

London, The Religious Tract Society, [1925]. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition children's book about a young girl's time with her aunt by Ethel Heaton, with plates. The first edition.A very scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece and one plate, ...

A Million Stories in Search of a Happy Ending

Louise Lewis [translator] · 1983 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, Blackie, 1983. First edition. Hardback. A very scarce choose your own adventure book for young children, with colour images throughout. First UK edition. Very scarce. Illustrated with colour images to each page. This book tells a million stories at the same time, and t...

The Princess&Apos; Blankets

Carol Ann Duffy · 2008 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)

London, Templar Publishing , 2008 . First edition. Hardback. A signed, limited edition of this enchanting fairy tale written by Carol Ann Duffy, with captivating illustrations by Catherine Hyde. Limited edition, with this copy being number 339 out of 500 copies printed. Signed...

Don Juan. Cantos I to VI.

Lord Byron · 1828 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, Printed for the Booksellers, 1828 . Hardback. An early edition of Cantos I to VI of Lord Byron's famous epic poem, Don Juan. An early edition. Originally published between 1819 and 1824. Bound in the publisher's original boards, with cloth reinforcements. Th...

Scripta Manent

Alfred Bovet; Philippe Godet · 1887 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

Neuchatel, Attinger Freres, 1887. First edition. Leather. A smartly bound limited edition work on the autograph collection of Alfred Bovet, signed by Bovet himself. The first edition of this scarce limited edition. Limited to six hundred copies, of which this is numbered five ...

Helen of Lowbole

Una L. Silberrad · 1924 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)

London, John Long Limited, 1924. Cloth. Una L. Silberrad's very scarce novel about a headstrong women living in a little rural village, in the original, vanishingly scarce dust wrapper. A later edition, first published in 1913. In the publisher's original cloth with...

Fred Markham in Russia; or, the Boy Travellers

W. H. G. Kingston · 1858 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Griffith and Farran, 1858. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this W. H. G. Kingston adventure novel, complete with seven illustrated plates. The very scarce first edition of this work from W. H. G. Kingston, who is widely known for his array of boy...

Santa&Apos;S Merry Carnival

Dorothy N. King · 1955 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

Not Stated, Polygraphic Company of America, 1955 . First edition. Paperback. An intricate pop-up book depicting Santa's Merry Carnival, charmingly illustrated throughout, by Dorothy King. Housed in the original pictorial box. The first edition. Spiral bound in the publish...

The Pop-Up Book of Magic Tricks

Ron Van Der Meer · 1983 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.55 | ¥30,589)

London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1983. First edition. Hardback. A scarce first edition pop-up book of magic tricks by Ron Van Der Meer. The first edition. In the publisher's original pictorial covers. Illustrated in colour with pop-ups and flaps to open. This scarce pop-...

Stories from Dickens for Boys and Girls

Charles Dickens; Mary Angela Dickens · 1935 · Rooke Books

£46.00 (€55.14 | $60.77 | ¥9,704)

London, Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. 1935. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this charming collection of stories from Dickens, written for children, with a folding panorama. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, one colour plate, a double-page ...

The Gene Autry Jump-Up Book: Gene Autry and the Prairie Fire

Jim Roberts · 1954 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, Adprint Limited, 1954. First edition. Hardback. A smart first edition of this scarce pop-up book for children, telling the story of cowboy Gene Autry. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with five full-colour fold-out scenes, and many colour images. Collated comple...

Rainy Day&Apos;S Adventures with Mother Goose in the Land of Nursery Rhymes

Henry Moore Picken · 1945 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, The Pilot Press Ltd. 1945. First edition. Hardback. A scarce first edition of this "something to-do" book of games, stories, and fold-out illustrations. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated in colour throughout with three spinning dial features, fifty-four punch-out...

A Collection of Little Grey Rabbit Stories

Alison Uttley · 1967 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.82 | ¥83,328)

London, Collins , 1967-94 . First edition. Hardback. A collection of six 'Little Grey Rabbit' adventures, written by Alison Uttley, with charming illustrations by Katherine Wigglesworth and Margaret Tempest. A charming collection of children's tales featuring Al...

Devil of a State

Anthony Burgess · 1961 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Heinemann, 1961. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this novel from British author Anthony Burgess, based on his experiences in Bandar Seri Begawan. First edition. Loosely based on Burgess's own experiences during his time in Brunei, on the island of B...

Redbird

Patrick Fort · 1988 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

New York, Orchard Books, Franklin Watts, Inc. 1988 . First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this Braille children's book about a small airplane attempting a landing. The first edition of this 'eyes on the ends of your fingers' book.With text in English, a...

The Burning-Glass and Other Poems

Walter De La Mare · 1945 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Faber and Faber, 1945. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this charming collection of poetry from English writer Walter de la Mare. First edition. A collection of poetry, including titles such as: A Portrait, In the Local Museum, The Rapids, A Dull Boy, and...

At Bertram&Apos;S Hotel

Agatha Christie · 1965 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.84 | $151.92 | ¥24,260)

London, The Crime Club by Collins , 1965 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Agatha Christie's intriguing detective novel set at Bertram's Hotel, as amateur sleuth Miss Marple is hoping for a relaxing London break. The first edition.In the original price-cli...

Eloisa En Dishabille Being a New Version of That Lady&Apos;S Celebrated Epistle to Abelard. Ascribed to Professor Porson

[John Matthews] · 1822 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, W. Hughes, 1822 . First edition. Leather. An exceptionally scarce, first edition of John Matthew's parody of Alexander Pope's poem "Eloisa to Abelard", from a limited print run of only 50 copies. The first edition, limited to fifty copies. Bound in quarter ca...

Walk from the House

Peter Dale · 1962 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

Oxford, Fantasy Press, 1962. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this scarce collection of poems by Peter Dale, from the library of Brian Aldiss. The first edition of this scarce work.The second published anthology of poems by Peter Dale, collecting a total of thirt...

To the Ends of the Earth: A Sea Trilogy Comprising Rites of Passage, Close Quarters and Fire Down Below

William Golding · 1991 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

London, Faber & Faber, 1991 . First edition. Cloth. Brian Aldiss's own fine example of the signed limited edition of William Golding's trilogy of nautical novels set in the early 19th century. The first edition, first impression of this work.A signed limited edition,...