Letteratura

A Bibliography of English Poetical Miscellanies

Arthur E. Case · 1935 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.75 | $58.14 | ¥9,285)

Oxford, The University Press, 1935. First edition. Cloth. An interesting bibliographical work which covers English literature from 1521-1750, bound in quarter-cloth on paper boards. First Edition. Bound in quarter-cloth on paper boards. This is a work of bibliography which c...

The Road to Ysterberg

Jack Cope · 1959 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Heinemann, 1959. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition copy of Jack Cope's work of fiction, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First Edition, Scarce.In the original unclipped dust wrapper. This is a work of fiction by Jack Cope, which follows a young ...

Devouring Zodiac

Beram Saklatvala · 1945 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, The Fortune Press, 1945. First edition. Cloth. A lovely collection of poems by Beram Saklatvala, the scarce first edition complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. A short collection of poems by Beram Saklatvala, first edition of this scarce work. Drwan from the author...

The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family

William Makepeace Thackeray; Arthur Pendennis [ed.] · 1854 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

London, Bradbury and Evans , 1854-5. First edition. Leather. The first book form edition of this notable novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, illustrated by Richard Doyle. A first book form edition of this novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, volume one published in 1854 and...

Bleak House

Charles Dickens · 1853 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

London, Bradbury and Evans , 1853. First edition. Leather. The first thirty-two chapters of the first book form printing of Charles Dickens' notable novel Bleak House. The first book edition, first printing with issue points according to Eckel 'elgble' to p.19 l...

The Complete Detective Inspector Jack Frost Series

R. D. Wingfield · 1989 · Rooke Books

£2,350.00 (€2,817.26 | $3,105.20 | ¥495,919)

London, Constable; Bantam Press, 1989-2008. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon to find complete first edition set of the six Inspector Detective Jack Frost novels by R. D. Wingfield, 'Night Frost' being signed by the author to the title page. The complete Detective In...

Sacred Hunger

Barry Unsworth · 1992 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1992. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition, first impression copy of Unsworth's Booker Prize winning historical novel, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First Edition, First Impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper. This is...

A Room on the Route

Godfrey Blunden · 1948 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1948. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this work of fiction by Godfrey Blunden, inspired by his time as a journalist in the Soviet Union, in a nicely illustrated unclipped dust wrapper. First UK Edition.In the original unclipped dust wrapper...

Cinder Thursday

Herbert E. Palmer · 1931 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Ernest Benn Limited, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of the humorous and satirical attack on T. S. Eliot's Ash Wednesday, written in poetic form by Herbert E. Palmer. Scarce First Edition. This poetic work by Herbert E Palmer is a 'celebrate...

Mr Nicholas

Thomas Hinde [Sir Thomas Willes Chitty] · 1952 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, MacGibbon & Kee , 1952. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of Thomas Hinde's first novel, a scarce copy complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this work, a scarce copy. Sir Thomas Willes Chitty's first novel, published under ...

Carte Blanche: A James Bond Novel

Jeffery Deaver · 2011 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 2011. First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition copy of Jeffery Deaver's popular James Bond continuation novel, enclosed in the original unclipped dustwrapper. An exciting James Bond continuation novel by Jeffery Deaver, set in mid-2011 acr...

The Viceroy of Ouidah

Bruce Chatwin · 1980 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, Jonathan Cape , 1980. First edition. Cloth. The first impression of this historical novel by Bruce Chatwin, a bright copy in the like unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work. Following the life of a fictional slave trader loosely based ...

Felix Walking

Hilary Ford [Christopher Samuel Youd] · 1958 · Rooke Books

£118.00 (€141.46 | $155.92 | ¥24,901)

London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1958. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this comedic novel set in the 1950s London literary world, enclosed in the original pictorial dust wrapper. This novel tells the story of a young literary secretary, Sally, who works at a renowned...

The Motive on Record

Dell Shannon [Elizabeth Linington] · 1982 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Victor Gollancz, 1982 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first UK edition of this crime fictional novel following Luis Mendoza of the LAPD Homicide Department, as he solves a series of bizarre murders. The scarce first UK edition, first impression of this crime fiction...

The Decoding of Edwin Drood

Charles Forsyte · 1980 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Victor Gollancz, 1980 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this fascinating work of literary detection, part critical study of Dickens' final novel, and part fiction. The first edition, first impression of this curious work of fiction and literary criticis...

The Confessions of Artemas Quibble

Arthur Train · 1911 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1911. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this legal thriller by Arthur Cheney Train, featuring the law practitioner Artemas Quibble, with a frontispiece and illustrated plates. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece a...

The Black Glass City

Judson Philips · 1965 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Victor Gollancz LTD, 1965. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of the thriller novel by Judson Philips, which follows the adventures of journalist Peter Styles. First Edition, scarce edition. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. 'The Black Glass City&a...

Count on the Saint

Leslie Charteris · 1980 · Rooke Books

£33.00 (€39.56 | $43.60 | ¥6,964)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1980. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy which contains two works starring protagonist Simon Templar, written by Leslie Charteris and in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First Edition. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. 'Co...

Killer Planet

Bob Shaw · 1989 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, Victor Gollancz LTD, 1989. First edition. Paperback. An uncorrected proof copy for Bob Shaw's science fiction novel, with a signature from the author to the front wraps. Uncorrected Proof Copy, uncommon. Signed by the author to the front cover of wraps. This is an...

Light Reading

Aliya Whiteley · 2008 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.76 | $44.93 | ¥7,175)

London, Macmillan New Writing, 2008. First edition. Cloth. A first edition mystery novel, which relates the tale of two young wives who try to uncover the truth behind a TV star's death, with a signature from the author to title page. First edition, first impression. Sig...