Letteratura

The Naked and the Dead

Norman Mailer · 1949 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London , Allan Wingate , 1949. First edition. Cloth. The first edition published in 1949. The first edition.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.The Naked and the Dead explores the experience of soldiers during the Second World War. It is largely based on Mailer's exper...

The Wrong Set and Other Stories

Angus Wilson · 1949 · Rooke Books

£57.00 (€68.32 | $75.30 | ¥12,025)

London , Secker and Warburg, 1949. First edition. Cloth. A collection of twelve short stories by Angus Wilson. The first edition. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Angus Wilson's first collection of short stories was first published in 1949. A collection of twelve h...

Antigua, Penny, Puce

Robert Graves · 1936 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Majorca and London , The Seizin Press And Constable And Company , 1936. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Antigua, Penny, Puce by Robert Graves. The first edition.Antigua, Penny, Puce is a novel by Robert Graves. Robert Graves was an English poet, historical novelist,...

Poems by Robert Browning ; Poems of Henry Vaughan ; Satires of Andrew Marvell ; Poems of John Keats

Robert Browning, Henry Vaughan, Andrew Marvell, John Keats · 1894 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London , George Routledge, [1894-1906] . Cloth. A set of poems by Robert Browning. Henry Vaughan, Andrew Marvell and John Keats. Seven volumes of poetry by Robert Browning. Henry Vaughan, Andrew Marvell, and John Keats. In the original publisher's binding. One volume of P...

The Lost Childhood and Other Essays

Graham Greene · 1951 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London , Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1951. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a collection of essays written by Graham Greene. The first edition. Missing the dust wrapper. The Lost Children and Other Essays is a collection of Essays and book reviews written by Graham Green....

Ararat

D. M. Thomas · 1983 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.35 | $48.88 | ¥7,806)

London , Victor Gollancz , 1983 . First edition. Hardback. The first edition of Thomas' series of novels about Soviet Russia. The first edition. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first of a series of novels written about Soviet Russia. This book is part of the R...

The God Beneath the Sea

Kathleen M. Lines · 1970 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London , Longman, 1970 . First edition. Hardback. A beautifully signed first edition on mythology. The first edition.Signed by the author and artist. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. The God Beneath The Sea is a children's novel based on Greek mythology. The story ...

Volcano Dancing

Owen O'Neill · 2003 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Argyll, Thirty Books, 2003. First edition. Paperback. A very smart first edition of this collection of poetry, signed with an inscription from the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page, with an inscription that reads: To Rod, onwards and upwards, love O...

Hawksmoor

Peter Ackroyd · 1985 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1985 . First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of Peter Ackroyd's historical novel, in the original, striking dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original dust wrapper.This is the second impression, published the same...

Libertine Lyrics by Various Authors, Mostly of the XVII and XVIII Centuries

Various · 0 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Mount Vernon, Peter Pauper Press, c1952 . First edition. Hardback. A beautifully presented collection of libertine verses, with illustrations by Anthony Amour. First edition, in the original decorative paper covered boards, with the original slipcase. Dated using Jisc, from si...

The Open Air

Richard Jefferies · 1885 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1885 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this compilation of essays by English nature writer, Richard Jefferies. First edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding with a tree motif to the front board. Written by English nature writer...

Toilers of the Field

Richard Jefferies · 1892 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1892 . First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of essays by English nature writer, Richard Jefferies. First edition, in the publisher's original green cloth binding. This work is comprised of a collection of essays b...

A Horse&Apos;S Tale

Mark Twain · 1907 · Rooke Books

£245.00 (€293.67 | $323.68 | ¥51,687)

London and New York, Harper & Brothers, 1907. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of Mark Twain's fictionalised account of Buffalo Bill's favourite horse. The first edition.Mark Twain's historical fiction novel, partially written from the point of v...

The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood

Thomas Hood; William Michael Rossetti · 1871 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, E. Moxon, Son & Company, 1871. Leather. A handsome copy of the collected works of Thomas Hood with illustrations by Gustave Dore. An illustrated work in a full polished tree calf binding, with gilt detailing to the boards and spine. All edges gilt. A collection of the ...

The Hawbucks

John Masefield · 1929 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, William Heinemann, 1929. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition of this novel from Poet Laureate John Masefield, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression with no further impressions stated. The first trade edition, published...

The Pedlar&Apos;S Revenge and Other Stories

Liam O'Flaherty · 1976 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)

Dublin, Wolfhound Press, 1976 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this collection of short stories by Irish author Liam O'Flaherty, one of the foremost socialist writers of the twentieth century. The first edition, first impression of this work, in the publi...

Final Curtain

Ngaio Marsh · 1947 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, The Crime Club, by Collins, 1947 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this thrilling Ngaio Marsh murder-mystery novel, her fourteenth work featuring detective Roderick Alleyn. The first edition, first impression of this work, in the publisher's original pr...

Cranford

Mrs Gaskell · 1948 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, George G. Harrap, 1948. Hardback. The second impression published of this edition in 1948 with a rather good dust wrapper. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Cranford is an episodic novel by Elizabeth Gaskell.It first appeared in the Household Words. It was then r...

The Comedians

Graham Greene · 1966 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London , The Bodley Head, 1966 . First edition. Hardback. A first edition of this political novel by Graham Green. The first edition. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. The Comedians is a novel by Graham Greene. Set in Hatti under the rule of Francois 'Papa Doc'...

Innocent Blood

P. D. James · 1980 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Faber and Faber, 1980. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this psychological thriller from P. D. James. First edition. Adopted as a child, Philippa was taught that she was the illegitimate daughter of an aristocrat. At eighteen, she decides to pursue t...