Letteratura

The Quest for Lavishes Ghast

Muriel Spark · 1998 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.36 | $48.89 | ¥7,808)

London, The Cuckoo Press, 1998. First edition. Paperback. Lovely copy of this short story by Muriel Spark in the original wraps, first thus with illustrations by Penelope Jardine. Short story in a booklet by Muriel Spark, Scottish author of the twentieth and early twenty-first...

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

J. K. Rowling · 1999 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Bloomsbury, 1999. First edition. Hardback. A bright first edition, twelfth impression of the third novel in the popular 'Harry Potter' series by JK Rowling. The first edition, twelfth impression of this work. Third novel in the immensely popular Harry PotterÂ...

Tenderfoot Trapper

Arthur Catherall · 1958 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, J. M. Dent & Sons, 1958. First edition. Cloth. Lovely copy of this scarce first edition novel by Arthur Catherall. Scarce first edition, first impression of this juvenile novel by Arthur Catherall, diverse and prolific English author of the twentieth century. Narrating...

The Wisdom of India

Lin Yutang · 1944 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Michael Joseph Limited, 1944 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first limited edition of this anthology of Indian literature compiled by Lin Yutang in the original dust wrapper. First limited edition, first printing of The Wisdom of India by Lin Yutang in the original ...

Parrot and Olivier in America

Peter Carey · 2010 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.53 | $76.64 | ¥12,240)

2010, faber and faber, 2010 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition, first printing of this novel by Peter Carey inspired by his move to America in the original dust wrapper. First edition, first printing of Parrot and Olivier in America by Peter Carey in the original p...

No Wooden Overcoat

John Paddy Carstairs · 1959 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London , W. H. Allen, 1959. First edition. Cloth. A smart signed, first edition copy of this thriller staring Garway Trenton, by John Paddy Carstairs. A first edition copy of this work. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper:For Lisa Partner de Luxe! Some nonsense fo...

The Man with the Golden Gun

Ian Fleming · 1965 · Rooke Books

£320.00 (€383.63 | $422.84 | ¥67,529)

London , Jonathan Cape, 1965. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition copy of Ian Fleming's thrilling Bond novel The Man With The Golden Gun, in the original Richard Chopping dust wrapper. A first edition, first impression copy. In the second state binding, witho...

Flowering Wilderness

John Galsworthy · 1932 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1932 . First edition. Leather. The first limited signed edition of this novel by award winning novelist John Galsworthy in the original acetate dust wrapper. The first limited edition of Flowering Wilderness by John Galsworthy in the original pub...

The Fishermen

Dimitry Gregorovitsh · 1925 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.35 | $62.10 | ¥9,918)

London and Philadelphia, Stanley Paul & Co. and David McKay Company, c.1925 . Cloth. An early translated edition of this novel by Dimitry Gregorovitsh first published in Russian in the mid nineteenth century. Undated early translated edition of The Fishermen by Dimitry Gregoro...

Fables

T. F. Powys · 1929 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first limited edition copy of this collection of fables by T. F. Powys, a wonderful collection inscribed by the author. Signed by the author to the limitation page.The first limited edition work, limited to 750 copi...

The Coal Carrier

Rosalie Liguori-Reynolds · 1976 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

Johannesburg, Perskor Publishers, 1976. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition signed copy of this work by Rosalie Liguori-Reynolds, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. A first edition copy of this work. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper. This novel f...

Scott-King&Apos;S Modern Europe

Evelyn Waugh · 1955 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

Not Stated, Chapman & Hall, 1955 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first printing of Evelyn Waugh's novella in the original dust wrapper. First edition, first printing of Scott-King's Modern Europe by Evelyn Waugh in the original publisher's cloth bin...

The Siege of Krishnapur

J. G. Farrell · 1973 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1973 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first printing of J. G. Farrell's Booker Prize winning novel in the original dust wrapper. First edition, first printing of The Siege of Krishnapur by J. G. Farrell in the original publisher...

Confederates

Thomas Keneally · 1979 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Sydney, London, Collins, 1979 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first printing of Thomas Keneally's fictional history novel about the American Civil War. The first edition, first printing of Confederates by Thomas Keneally in the original publisher's bindi...

Two Books by Anthony Powell

Anthony Powell · 1991 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Heinemann; Timewell Press, 1991-2005 . First edition. Cloth. Scare first editions, first printings of two books by Anthony Powell containing collections of critical essays. First editions, first printings of two books by Anthony Powell, in original publisher's bin...

The Duke&Apos;S Children

Anthony Trollope · 1880 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€899.12 | $991.02 | ¥158,272)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1880. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this work by Anthony Trollope, the sixth and final novel in the 'Palliser Series', complete in three volumes. The Duke's Children is sixth and final novel of Anthony Trollope's &apos...

Raymond Chandler&Apos;S Mystery Omnibus: The Big Sleep and Farewell, My Lovely

Raymond Chandler · 1945 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

Cleveland and New York, The World Publishing Company, 1945. Cloth. The first edition, second printing thus of these two Raymond Chandler mysteries turned hit films, enclosed in the original scarce dust wrapper. Two thrilling mystery novels by highly successful and influential ...

Shalimar the Clown

Salman Rushdie · 2005 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Jonathan Cape, 2005. First edition. Hardback. A signed, second impression of this intriguing novel by Salman Rushdie, exploring the politics of Kashmir. A second impression of the first edition. Signed by Salman Rushdie on the title page. Publishers original binding wi...

The Moor&Apos;S Last Sigh

Salman Rushdie · 1995 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1995. First edition. Hardback. A first edition copy of this award-winning novel by Salman Rushdie. First edition. First impression with full number line. Publishers original binding with unclipped dust wrapper. 'The Moor's Last Sigh' is Sa...

The Raymond Chandler Omnibus

Raymond Chandler · 1955 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1955 . Cloth. An excellent omnibus volume consisting of Raymond Chandler's first four novels, each featuring Philip Marlowe. The second impression of this omnibus edition of four novels from detective fiction writer Raymond Chandler, first publish...