Letteratura

The Wanderer

Fritz Leiber · 1967 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Dennis Dobson, 1967. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of the first U.K. edition of Fritz Leiber's brilliant sci-fi novel following a wandering planet. The first U.K. edition, first impression.In the original unclipped first issue dust wrapper.First published as ...

The Best of Fritz Leiber

Fritz Leiber · 1974 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

New York, Nelson Doubleday, Inc, 1974. Cloth. The first book club edition of this anthology, collecting together the best tales of Fritz Leiber, who has signed the volume. The first book club edition, with the gutter code E 22 to page 299.Signed by the author to the title page...

Sinister Barrier

Eric Frank Russell · 1948 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Reading, Pennsylvania, Fantasy Press, 1948. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Eric Frank Russell's debut novel, an influential science-fiction novel work illustrated throughout by Edd Cartier. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth ...

Great Stories of Science Fiction

Murray Leinster [ed.]; Clifton Fadiman [intro.]; Theodore Sturgeon; Anthony Boucher; Lewis Padgett; et al. · 1951 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

New York, Random House, 1951. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition copy of this anthology of science fiction stories by Theodore Sturgeon, Anthony Boucher, and many others. The first edition, third printing of this work in the publisher's original pictorial clot...

A Playwright&Apos;S Adventures

Frederick Reynolds · 1831 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green, 1831. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this fictional account of a playwright's life by Frederick Reynolds, bound in crushed half morocco. The first edition. Bound in crushed half morocco. Illustrated by W. H. Bro...

Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts: A Book of Stories

A. T. Quiller-Couch · 1900 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons , 1900 . First edition. Cloth. The first US edition of Arthur Quiller-Couch's collection of ghost stories, featuring fifteen of his classic tales. The first US edition, published the same year as the first UK. Bound in the original c...

Nine Ghosts

R. H. Malden [Richard Malden] · 1944 · Rooke Books

£440.00 (€527.49 | $581.40 | ¥92,853)

London, Edward Arnold & Co, 1944 . First edition. Cloth. The second impression of R. H. Malden's thrilling collection of ghost stories, inspired by the works of the author's personal friend, M. R. James. The second impression of this work, which was first published t...

The Haunting Tales of Nathaniel Hawthorne

Nathaniel Hawthorne; Michael Hayes [ed] · 1980 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, John Calder, 1980 . First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition thus of this collection of ghost stories from nineteenth century American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne. The first impression of this first edition thus.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrap...

Bunter Keeps It Dark

Frank Richards [Charles Hamilton] · 1960 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Cassell, 1960. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated 'Billy Bunter' novel by Frank Richards, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and monochrome vignettes by C. H. Chapman. The 27th bo...

West Indian Folk-Tales Anansi Stories: Tales from West Indian Folk-Lore Retold for English Children

Lucille Iremonger · 1956 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, George G. Harrap and Co. Ltd, 1956. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce collection of West Indian folk tales retold for children, by Jamaican writer and politician Lucille Iremonger. The first edition of this very scarce volume. With the publisher's original uncl...

Fancy That! Three Astonishing Stories: Monsters; Rosie&Apos;S Magic Horse; How Tom Beat Captain Najork and His Hired Sportsmen

Russell Hoban; Quentin Blake · 2013 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Walker Books, 2013. First edition. Hardback. A delightful set of three quirky children's stories from the imaginations of Russell Hoban and Quentin Blake. First edition thus, complete in three volumes. With the publisher's original illustrated matching slipc...

For the Train: Five Poems and a Tale

Lewis Carroll; Hugh J. Schonfield · 1932 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)

London, Denis Archer, 1932. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of short works from Lewis Carroll original written for The Train. First edition. Originally published in The Train between 1856 and 1857, together with some Carrollean episodes concernin...

Ardizzone&Apos;S Hans Andersen: Fourteen Classic Tales

Hans Christian Andersen; Edward Ardizzone; Stephen Corrin [translator] · 1978 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)

London, Andre Deutsch, 1978. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of classic tales from Hans Christian Andersen, with illustrations throughout. First edition of this collection. Illustrated with sixteen full-page colour images and numerous in-text bla...

Around Theatres

Max Beerbohm · 1924 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, William Heinemann, 1924. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this two-volume collection of Beerbohm's witty theatre reviews for The Saturday Review. A first edition of this two-volume work in the publisher's original cloth binding; blue for volume I and ...

Web of Lucifer: A Novel of the Borgia Fury

Maurice Samuel · 1948 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Robert Hale Limited , 1948. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first UK edition of this novel which takes place during the Borgias' rule of Renaissance Italy. The first UK edition. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. Taking place during the ...

Margie at the Harbour-Light: A Story for the Young

Rev. Edward A. Rand · 1893 · Rooke Books

£33.00 (€39.56 | $43.60 | ¥6,964)

London, Thomas Nelson and Sons , 1893. Cloth. An early edition of this story for young girls, containing a charming tale about a girl who moves into a lighthouse. An early edition of this work. First published in 1890, however copies of this work dated pre-1900 are very scarce...

The Fisher Village

Anne Beale · 1894 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, The Religious Tract Society , 1894. First edition. Cloth. A scarce copy of this English novel by popular author Anne Beale, set in a quaint but efficiently run fictional fishing village. First edition. Undated, dated from a copy held at the British Library. In the pu...

Lady Betty&Apos;S Twins

E. M. Waterworth · 1896 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, S. W. Partridge and Co. Ltd , 1896. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce illustrated children's novel, with a catalogue of publisher's advertisements. The first edition of this very scarce children's novel. In the original decorative green cloth binding....

A Queen Among Girls

Ellinor Davenport Adams · 1900 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Blackie and Son, Limited , 1900. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this inspiring novel about a girl who defends her timid younger brother, with illustrations. A very scarce first edition of this work. In the publisher's original cloth binding....

Living Animals

Hilary Stebbing · 1954 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Cassell & Company, Limited, 1954. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this very scarce collection of interesting guides on animals for children, with illustrations throughout. First edition. Very scarce work. Illustrated with numerous colour and black-and wh...