Letteratura

Music for Chameleons: New Writing by Truman Capote

Truman Capote · 1980 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,283)

New York, Random House, 1980. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition, second impression of Capote's short story collection, the first he had published in fourteen years. Presented in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Split into three parts, this collection includes...

A Natural Curiosity

Margaret Drabble · 1989 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Viking, 1989. First edition. Cloth. A flawless, first edition copy of this novel by Margaret Drabble, in the original dust wrapper and signed by the author. This work, A Natural Curiosity, is a sequel to Margaret Drabble's earlier work, The Radiant Way. It conti...

Gerald&Apos;S Party

Robert Coover · 1986 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,916)

London, Heinemann, 1986. First edition. Cloth. a Gerald's Party is Robert Coover's fourth novel and centres around the narration of main character, Gerald, as he attends a party. The party turns grim when a beautiful actress is murdered, though Coover plays with the ...

Cambridge Black

Alison Bruce · 2017 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Constable , 2017. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed first edition, first impression of this crime novel in the Gary Goodhew series by Alison Bruce. A first edition, first impression of this novel. A crime fiction by Alison Bruce, author of the Cambridge based serie...

A Sleep of Prisoners & the Dark Is Light Enough

Christopher Fry · 1951 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, New York and Toronto, Oxford University Press, 1951-54. First edition. Cloth. A smart collection of two first editions of Christopher Fry's celebrated plays, each complete with a Ronald Searle illustrated dust wrapper. 'A Sleep of Prisoners' follows four...

L&Apos;Etoile Du Sud

Jules Verne · 1884 · Rooke Books

£590.00 (€707.21 | $779.47 | ¥124,472)

Paris, J Hetzel, 1884. First edition. Cloth. An incredibly bright first edition copy of Jules Verne's adventure novel from his 'Les Voyages Extraordinaires' series. Undated, but this copy is known to be the first edition of 1884.  With the publisher's cata...

The Broken Root

Arturo Barea · 1951 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Faber & Faber, 1951. First edition. Cloth. A smart, first edition copy of this work on the political climate of Spain after the Franco regime, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Written by Spanish journalist and Republican sympathiser Arturo Barea. He lived and wo...

The Rescue, a Melodrama for Broadcasting Based on Homer&Apos;S Odyssey

Edward Sackville-West; Benjamin Britten · 1945 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

London, Secker and Warburg, 1945. First edition. Cloth. A Limited Edition 'Odyssey' based melodrama from Edward Sackville-West, brightly illustrated by Henry Moore. The first edition of this work from music critic and novelist Edward Sackville-West , a Limited Editio...

The Surprising Adventures of Tuppy and Tue

Maggie Browne · 1904 · Rooke Books

£440.00 (€527.41 | $581.30 | ¥92,826)

London, Cassell & Company, 1904. First edition. Cloth. A scarce example one of the earliest books to be illustrated in colour by Arthur Rackham, this is a charming children's fantasy novel. A scarce and early work from famed illustrator Arthur Rackham.The work of Maggie B...

Easter: A Play for Singers

John Masefield · 1929 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, William Heinemann, 1929 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this short lyrical play from a former Poet Laureate, signed by the author. The signed first edition of this work, a Limited Edition, no. 257 of 375 copies signed by the author. In the publisher's...

Three Essays: I. Learning and Science; II. Science and Language; III. Language and Poetry

Anonymous · 1863 · Rooke Books

£245.00 (€293.67 | $323.68 | ¥51,687)

London, Smith, Elder, & Co, 1863. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition volume of three essays on learning, science, language and poetry, from the library of the Liberal politician Robert Crewe-Milnes. The first edition of this very scarce work.A anonymously writ...

The Bitter Lake

Lawrence P. Bachmann · 1969 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Collins, 1969. First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of this scarce first edition novel by film producer Lawrence Bachmann, inscribed to American author Paul Gallico and his wife Virginia. The first edition of this novel by Lawrence Paul Bachmann, American film producer ...

Autumn Midnight

Frances Cornford · 1923 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

London, The Poetry Bookshop , 1923. First edition. Paperback. An uncommon collection of poetry by Frances Cornford, decorated throughout by Eric Gill. The first and only edition of this work. The first and only edition of this work. A collection of poetry by Frances Cornford p...

Target Five

Colin Forbes · 1973 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

London, Collins, 1973 . First edition. Cloth. A fast-paced first edition thriller by Colin Forbes set in the icy waters of Greenland, complete with a bright and menacing unclipped dust wrapper. A thrilling adventure novel set in the frozen expanses off Greenland's coast, ...

New Verses

Arthur L. Salmon · 1929 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, G. T. Foulis & Company Ltd. 1929 . Cloth. A scarce poetry collection by prolific British writer Arthur L. Salmon. Complete with a letter loosely inserted. Containing such verses as 'Beginnings', 'Sea Wreck', 'Phyllis', 'Ad Patrem&apos...

At the "Sign of the Golden Fleece

Emma Leslie · 0 · Rooke Books

£31.00 (€37.16 | $40.96 | ¥6,540)

London, Gall and Inglis, c1900 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderful, decoratively bound piece of fiction by Emma Leslie, illustrated with plates including a colour frontispiece. A piece of historical fiction regarding the translation of the English Testament.Written by Emma Bou...

The Human Epic, the Prehistoric Story of Mankind

John Frederick Rowbotham · 1854 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Gay and Bird, c1903. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce copy of John Frederick Rowbotham's epic poem, 'The Human Epic', the first complete edition published. This work tells the story of the history of mankind through a series of cantos. John Henry Row...

The Age; a Colloquial Satire

Philip James Bailey · 1858 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1858. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this book of satirical poetry by Philip James Bailey, in decorative cloth binding. James Philip Bailey was a member of the so-called 'Spasmodic Poets', or poetry heavily favouring drama in ...

Life by the Fells and Fiords: A Norwegian Sketch-Book

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson · 1879 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

London, Strahan and Company , [1879]. First edition. Cloth. A collection of the works by Norwegian Nobel Prize winning author Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, a bright copy of the scarce first English edition. A collection of selected works by Nobel Prize in Literature winner author B...

The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts

Maxine Hong Kingston · 1977 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Allen Lane, 1977. First edition. Cloth. A charming volume of autobiographical content mixed with Chinese folktale by Chinese American author Maxine Hong Kingston, the first UK edition. A fascinating volume, exploring the author's memoirs mixed with some Chinese fo...