Letteratura

The Bookworm an Illustrated Treasury of Old-Time Literature

Anonymous · 1888 · Rooke Books

£126.00 (€151.03 | $166.46 | ¥26,582)

London, Elliot Stock, 1888 . First edition. Leather. The first edition for the 1888 annual of this Victorian bibliographical publication with illustrations. First edition of the 1888 issue of The Bookworm An Illustrated Treasury of Old-Time Literature. Rebound in quarter moro...

Vernon God Little

DBC Pierre [Peter Warren Finlay] · 2003 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, Faber and Faber, 2003 . First edition. Cloth. A fine signed first edition of DBC Pierre's award winning debut novel. First edition, first impression of Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre in the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. Sign...

Intermittent Journals

Dannie Abse · 1994 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

Wales, Seren, 1994 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of journals by the Welsh poet Dannie Abse, signed by the author. First edition of Intermittent Journals by Dannie Abse in the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. Si...

Smiley&Apos;S People

John le Carre · 1980 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Sydney, Auckland and Toronto, Hodder and Stoughton, 1980 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this spy novel by British author John le Carre in the original dust wrapper. First edition of Smiley's People by John le Carre in the original publisher's cl...

The Sky Lords by John Brosnan & Dark Night in Toyland by Bob Shaw

John Brosnan; Bob Shaw · 1988 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1988-1989. First edition. Cloth. Two volumes of first UK edition science fiction novels from publisher Victor Gollancz. Two volumes. First UK editions. The Sky Lords by John Brosnan, 1988. The first book in the Sky Lords trilogy, followed by War of...

Go Set a Watchman

Harper Lee · 2015 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, William Heinemann, 2015. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Harper Lee's sequel to the important work To Kill a Mockingbird. First edition. Originally published as a sequel to the Pulitzer Prize winning To Kill a Mockingbird, later confirmed to be an earli...

Humpty Dumpty in Oakland

Philip K. Dick · 1986 · Rooke Books

£96.00 (€115.07 | $126.83 | ¥20,253)

London, Victor Gollancz LTD, 1986. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this realist novel by Philip K. Dick, an interesting non-sci-fi novel by the American author. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'Humpty Dumpty in Oakland...

The Musical-Box Annual: Tune and Rhyme for Nursery Time

Anonymous · 1935 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Fleetway House, 1935 . First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this charming collection of musical pieces for children, illustrated throughout and in the scarce original dust wrapper. Illustrated with a vibrant full colour frontispiece, and with further vignette ...

The Songlines

Bruce Chatwin · 1987 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.41 | ¥39,029)

Franklin Center, PA, The Franklin Library, 1987 . First edition. Leather. A fine copy of the Franklin Library's signed Limited Edition of Bruce Chatwin's novel set in the Australian Outback. One of an unspecified number of limited edition copies of this work produced...

Nick and the Glimmung

Philip K. Dick · 1988 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Victor Gollancz, 1988 . First edition. Cloth. A lovely copy of the first edition of science-fiction author Philip K. Dick's only children novel, in which pet ownership has been criminalised on Earth. The first edition, first impression of this work, in the bright ...

Martin Des Colibris

Alain Serres · 2008 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,173)

France, Rue du Monde, 2008. First edition. Hardback. A lovely first edition children's book with colour illustrations, in the original French. A first edition copy. In the original French. This album was written from the real story of the La Coquille scientific expediti...

Homecoming

Julia Cousins · 2014 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Oxford, Lyre, 2014. First edition. Paperback. A signed first edition copy of Homecoming. A first edition copy of Homecoming. Signed by the author to the title page.Homecoming is a poetry anthology by Julia Cousins. The poems within this anthology are a collection of recollect...

Shadowmancer and Wormwood

G. P. Taylor · 2003 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London , Faber and Faber, 2003-2004. First edition. Cloth. Two first edition signed novels by G. P. Taylor. Two first edition copies of works by G. P. Taylor. Both are signed by the author to the title page. Shadowmancer (2003) is a tale packed full of history, folklore and ...

The Mysterious Burnchester Hall

Dominc Mieville · 2003 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London , DM, 2003. First edition. Paperback. A signed first edition copy of this adventure novel. A first edition copy. Signed by the author to the title page. This novel is a thrilling adventure that follows Tyro and Jess as they explore their empty school and discover a se...

The Dramatick Works of George Colman

George Colman · 1777 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.20 | $786.08 | ¥125,527)

London , T. Becket, 1777. First edition. Leather. A complete four volume set of The Dramatick Works of George Colman. A complete four volume set in a beautiful original eighteenth century binding. Rather uncommon in the first edition. George Colman was an English dramatist, b...

Astonishing Splashes of Colour

Clare Morrall · 2003 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Birmingham, Tindal Street Press, 2003. First edition. Paperback. Exceptional copy of the first impression of Clare Morrall's debut novel, signed by the author. The first edition, first impression of this work. Signed by the author to title page. Debut novel of English au...

Astonishing Splashes of Colour

Clare Morrall · 2003 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Birmingham, Tindal Street Press, 2003. First edition. Paperback. Lovey signed first impression of this first novel by Clare Morrall. The first edition, first impression of this work. Signed by the author to title page. Debut novel of English author Clare Morrall, telling the ...

Five Works by Jeffery Deaver

Jeffery Deaver · 2002 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London & New York, Hodder and Stoughton; Simon & Schuster, 2002-2006. First edition. Cloth. Five works by the American crime and mystery writer Jeffery Deaver, with some first editions and some first UK editions. Five works by Jeffery Deaver in the original publisher's cl...

Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Antient Welsh Bards

Various; Evan Evans · 1764 · Rooke Books

£1,275.00 (€1,528.29 | $1,684.45 | ¥268,985)

London, R. and J. Dodsley, 1764. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition study on the ancient poets of Wales, with faithful translations of the poems into English by Evan Evans. The first edition of this very scarce work.Errata leaf present to the rear.Text is comp...

Guillame En Dix Chants

M. Bitaube [Paul Jeremie Bitaube] · 1773 · Rooke Books

£1,750.00 (€2,097.65 | $2,311.99 | ¥369,196)

Amsterdam, M. Magerus, 1773 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of French writer Paul Jeremie Bitaube's epic poem about Guillaume de Nassau. In the original French. The exceptionally scarce first edition of this work, an epic poem that tells the story ...