Letteratura

Holidays at Home. Written for the Amusement of Young Persons.

Charlotte Sanders · 1806 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.80 | $224.63 | ¥35,875)

London, J. Mawman, 1806 . Leather. The second edition of this very scarce collection of amusing moral tales for children, written by Charlotte Sanders. Second edition. First published in 1803. Bound in full calf, rebacked and with a contemporary spine. Illustrated with a front...

The Blind Child, or Anecdotes of the Wyndham Family. Written for the Use of Young People.

[Elizabeth Sibthorpe Pinchard] · 1793 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, E. Newbery, 1793 . Leather. The second edition of this scarce moral tale intended for the instruction of children, the best-known novel written by Elizabeth Pinchard. Second edition. First published in 1791. Scarce in any early edition. Bound in full calf.The first and...

William Tell Told Again

P. G. Wodehouse · 1904 · Rooke Books

£390.00 (€467.54 | $515.33 | ¥82,302)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1904 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this early title by P. G. Wodehouse, comprised of a poetical retelling of the legend of William Tell, complete with fifteen colourful illustrations from Philip Dadd. First edition, first impressi...

The Spy&Apos;S Bedside Book

Graham Greene; Hugh Greene · 1957 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1957 . First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition of Graham and Hugh Greene's book of tips and tricks for aspiring spies, in the publisher's unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, first impression. In the publisher's unclipped dust w...

The Childermass

Wyndham Lewis · 1928 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Chatto and Windus, 1928. First edition. Cloth. The first volume in Wyndham Lewis' curious 'Human Age' trilogy, the first edition, with a compliments slip from the author. The first edition, first impression.Author's compliments slip tipped-in to the...

The Model Menagerie

L. L. Weldon; Evelyn Fletcher; et al · 1895 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.36 | $726.75 | ¥116,066)

London; New York, Ernest Nister; E. P. Dutton & Co, [1895]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this beautiful volume of chromolithograph pop-ups of animals in a menagerie by Ernest Nister. The first edition.Complete with six pop-up chromolithograph scenes, all of which...

Continual Dew

John Betjeman · 1937 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, John Murray, 1937. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this anthology of early and nostalgic poetry by John Betjeman. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A collection of poetry by John Betjeman, a nostalgic volume of thirty...

The Living Room

Graham Greene · 1953 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Heinemann, 1953 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Graham Greene's thrilling drama about a woman who introduces her new lover - who happens to be married - to her family. The first edition, first impression.In the publisher's original unclipped dust...

The Confidential Clerk

T. S. Eliot · 1954 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Faber and Faber, 1954 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of T. S. Eliot's successful and influential play, present here in the first issue, and with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression. The first issue, with 'Ihad&a...

Landscape

Harold Pinter · 1968 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Emanuel Wax for Pendragon Press, 1968 . First edition. Cloth. An excellent example of the limited edition first edition of Harold Pinter's drama about difficulties of communication within a marriage. No. 224 of 1,000 copies of this work intended for sale in the Br...

Lusus: A Verse Lecture

George Macbeth · 1972 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Fuller d'Arch Smith, 1972 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of George Macbeth's 'Lusus', described by Macbeth as 'a serious poem&apos. The first trade edition, first impression.In the publisher's origi...

Falling Awake

Alice Oswald · 2016 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.75 | $58.14 | ¥9,285)

London, Cape Poetry; Jonathan Cape, 2016. First edition. Paperback. A lovely first edition copy of this award winning collection of poetry by Alice Oswald, signed by the author. The first edition, first impression with a complete numberline.Signed by the author to the title pa...

On Actors and the Art of Acting

George Henry Lewes · 1875 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Smith, Elder, & Co. 1875. First edition. Cloth. An excellent second edition of this interesting work on the art of acting by the English theatre critic, George Henry Lewes. The second edition, published the same year as the first edition. In the publisher's origi...

You Can Die Laughing

A. A. Fair [Erle Stanley Gardner] · 1958 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London , Heinemann, 1958. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first UK edition of this exciting crime novel featuring the 'Cool and Lam' detective agency and their new client, a Texas tycoon. Written by the noted detective fiction writer, Erle Stanley Gardner, and ...

Vendetta in Spain; the Rising Storm; the Quest of Julian Day; the Man Who Killed the King; Faked Passports; the Wanton Princess; the Dark Secret of Josephine; the Secret War

Dennis Wheatley · 1964 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Hutchinson, 1964-1976. Cloth. A terrific selection of eight Dennis Wheatley's novels, all produced for the publisher's Lymington editions. The Lymington edition of these works, with varying impressions. A set of eight works from prolific British writer Denni...

An Axe to Grind

A. A. Fair [Erle Stanley Gardner] · 1951 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1951. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first UK edition of this Lam-Cool mystery from American author Erle Stanley Gardner. The very scarce first UK edition. With the very scarce original unclipped dust wrapper.A thrilling instalment to the...

The Island of Fu Manchu

Sax Rohmer · 1956 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London , Cassell, 1956. Cloth. A very smart edition of this thrilling murder mystery by Sax Rohmer. A new impression of this work. First published in 1941. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. In this suspenseful classic, a murder mystery takes Sir Deni...

The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown; the Summons; Bloodhounds; Upon a Dark Night; Do Not Exceed the Stated Dose; the Vault

Peter Lovesey · 1994 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€335.67 | $369.98 | ¥59,088)

London, Little, Brown and Company , 1994-99. First edition. Cloth. A brilliant set of six signed first editions by British author Peter Lovesey. Signed by the author to the title pages. The first edition, first impressions of these works. All complete with the publisher&apos...

Waxwork

Peter Lovesey · 1978 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Macmillan, 1978. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed first edition of this gripping Sergeant Cribb mystery novel by Peter Lovesey. Signed by the author to the title page. The first edition, first impression. Complete with the publisher's original clipped dust wr...

Fish or Cut Bait

A. A. Fair [Erle Stanley Gardner] · 1963 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

New York, William Morrow and Company, 1963. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition of this 'Donald Lam-Bertha Cool' mystery novel by Erle Stanley Gardner. The first edition, first impression of this work.With the publisher's original unclipped dust wra...