Letteratura

Songs Sonnets and Miscellaneous Poems

Thomas Runciman · 1922 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Privately Printed, 1922. First edition. Cloth. An extremely bright, scarce printing of Thomas Runciman's collection of songs, sonnets and miscellaneous poems. Illustrated, with a portrait frontispiece of Thomas Runciman.One of one hundred and fifty copies printed ...

Lachrymae Musarum

William Watson · 1892 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)

London, Printed for Private Distribution, 1892. First edition. Vellum. A very smart, scarce first printing of William Watson's poem 'Lachrymae Musarum&apos. A limited edition with only 74 copies of 100 printed. Illustrated, with a frontispiece and one plate.Printed ...

Trust the Police

Peers Elliott · 1939 · Rooke Books

£1,250.00 (€1,498.32 | $1,651.42 | ¥263,711)

London, Robert Hale Limited, 1939. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of Peers Elliott's Australian mystery novel, the only edition of this work. The first and only edition of this work.A very scarce work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.A thrilling my...

The Far Side of the World

Patrick O'Brian · 1984 · Rooke Books

£680.00 (€815.09 | $898.38 | ¥143,459)

London, Collins, 1984. First edition. Cloth. A fine example of Patrick O'Brian's tenth Aubrey-Maturin series, an immensely popular navy historical fiction sequence. The first edition, first impression of this work, with the second state dustwrapper.In the original pr...

From Grave to Gay

Various · 1933 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)

London, Printed Privately for G Noble, 1933. First edition. Leather. A fine, scarce poetry anthology prepared as a gift book. Once belonging to Alban Dobson, the son of English poet Austin Dobson. Dobson's poem 'The Cure's Progress' is present to this volum...

Bohemian Glass

Esther Lilian Duff · 1916 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€898.99 | $990.85 | ¥158,227)

Oxford, B H Blackwell , 1916. First edition. Fine Binding. A finely bound, first edition copy of Esther Lilian Duff's poetry anthology. The colourful motif to the front board of this work replicates the style of glasswork this anthology is named after. With the bookplate ...

Honolulu Murder Story

Leslie Ford; [Zenith Jones Brown] · 1947 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Collins, 1947. First edition. Cloth. A very superior copy of the first edition of Zenith Jones Brown's Latham and Primose murder mystery novel, an exciting read. The first edition of this work.In the scarce original unclipped dust wrapper in great condition.'...

The Storm Breaks

Arthur Gask · 1949 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

London, Herbert Jenkins, 1949. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of Arthur Gask's mystery novel, an enthralling work. The first edition, first impression, of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.A scarce work.'The Storm Breaks' features Gas...

The Dictatorship of the Dove

Francis Gerard · 1936 · Rooke Books

£1,250.00 (€1,498.32 | $1,651.42 | ¥263,711)

London, Rich & Cowan LTD, 1936. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of Francis Gerard's explosive crime novel, solving a string of mysterious murders. The first edition of this work.A scarce work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.'The Dictatorship of the...

Tom Sawyer Abroad

Mark Twain · 1896 · Rooke Books

£3,400.00 (€4,075.44 | $4,491.88 | ¥717,294)

London, Harper and Brothers, 1896. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, first impression of this very scarce Mark Twain novel. Only 1000 copies of this work were printed. A first edition, first impression. This work had a very small print run. In the publisher's origin...

The Rescue of Piglet/Piglet and the Flood

A A Milne · 1959 · Rooke Books

£12,000.00 (€14,383.90 | $15,853.68 | ¥2,531,627)

London, The Evening News, c1925. First edition. Paperback. An extremely scarce, truly unique work. Signed by A.A Milne and Ernest H Shepard, this work comprises mounted press-cuttings from the Evening News of 'The Rescue of Piglet&apos. This story of Piglet and the flood ...

The Ikons and Other Poems

Lawrence Durrell · 1966 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Faber and Faber, 1966. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Lawrence Durrell's Greek inspired charming poetry collection. The first edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.A selection of the poems of Lawrence Durrell, containing 'Aphr...

The Mansion

William Faulkner · 1961 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Chatto and Windus, 1961. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of William Faulkner's final novel in his 'Snopes' trilogy, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. The first UK edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.'The Mansion&a...

The Other Side of the Fire

Alice Thomas Ellis · 1984 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

New York, Viking, 1984. First edition. Cloth. A signed, first American edition of Alice Thomas Ellis's novel 'The Other Side of the Fire&apos. This novel is a humorous, sharp-edges story about love, passion, and friendship. It follows middle aged Claudia Bohannon, wh...

The Pursuits of Literature Irish Pursuits of Literature

[Thomas James Mathias];[William Hales] · 1798 · Rooke Books

£625.00 (€749.16 | $825.71 | ¥131,856)

Dublin, J. Milliken, 1798-9. First edition. Leather. A collection of literary works by Thomas James Mathias and William Hales, a sustained satirical view of the literary circles of the time, and at the tumultuous politics in France. Three volumes in one.Half-titles are present...

The Chimes: A Goblin Story the Haunted Man and the Ghost&Apos;S Bargain the Cricket on the Hearth the Battle of Life

Charles Dickens · 1845 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.67 | $1,314.53 | ¥209,914)

Paris, A. and W. Galignani and Co; Baudry's European Library, 1845-49. Leather. Early Paris editions of four Charles Dickens' Christmas novellas, all published the year after the first UK editions. Early editions of these work, all published in the year after the fir...

Sketches by Boz Dombey and Son Bleak House

Charles Dickens · 1851 · Rooke Books

£975.00 (€1,168.69 | $1,288.11 | ¥205,695)

Philadelphia, Blanchard and Lea; Getz, Buck, and Co, 1851-3. Leather. Three rare early U.S. editions of Dickens' popular works, 'Sketches By Boz', 'Dombey and Son', and 'Bleak House, illustrated throughout. Early U.S. editions of these works.Three...

Our Mutual Friend

Charles Dickens · 1865 · Rooke Books

£1,200.00 (€1,438.39 | $1,585.37 | ¥253,163)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1865. First edition. Leather. The first edition, first impression, in book form of Charles Dickens' final novel, illustrated throughout by Marcus Stone. The first edition of this work is book form. The first issue, with the three page postscript ...

The Borough a Poem, in Twenty-Four Letters

George Crabbe · 1810 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

Philadelphia, Bradford and Inskeep, 1810. First edition. Leather. The first U.S. edition of George Crabbe's charming poem focussing on the beautiful countryside of Britain. The first U.S. edition of this work. This Philadelphia edition is comparatively uncommon. A collec...

Ode to the English Martyrs

Francis Thompson · 1907 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)

London, Burns & Oates, 1907. Paperback. A very scarce first edition of an example of Francis Thompson's later poetry. The first edition of this work.A very scarce work.A charming poem by Francis Thompson, written late in his career.Written by Francis Thompson, a noted Vic...