Letteratura

The Getaway

Jim Thompson · 1972 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, W. H. Allen, 1972 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first UK edition of Jim Thompson's popular crime novel about about a bank robbery gone awry. The uncommon first UK edition, first impression of this work, in the publisher's original unclipped dust wrappe...

The Adventures of Hajji Baba

James Justinian Morier · 1824 · Rooke Books

£790.00 (€946.93 | $1,043.71 | ¥166,613)

London, John Murray, 1824 . First edition. Leather. The uncommon first edition of James Justinian Morier's satirical adventure novel set in Persia. The first edition of this work, complete in three volumes.This picaresque romance of Persian life was written after author J...

The Second Book of Nursery Rhymes

Joseph S. Moorat · 1896 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

London, Ruskin House, George Allen, 1896 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this charming collection of classic nursery rhymes set to music, and illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work.With classic rhymes including 'Jack and Jill' and 'G...

The Lighthouse Always Says Yes

Gerald Brenan · 1966 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1966. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition of this novel following a writer's retreat to the Costa del Sol. The uncommon first edition of this novel from Gerald Brenan. In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.Set in the...

The Warlow Experiment

Alix Nathan · 2019 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London, Serpent's Tail, 2019. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this thrilling novel from English author Alix Nathan, signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the half-title. Herbert Powyss lives on a small estate in the ...

Cousin Jane

Harry Leon Wilson · 1925 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.57 | ¥30,581)

New York, Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1925. First edition. Cloth. Harry Leon Wilson's moving novel following a young woman as her inheritance is lost by her family, the first edition of this work in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first printing.In the or...

Super-City

Harry Hershfield · 1930 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥115,997)

New York, The Elf, Publishers, 1930. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this entertaining novel by Harry Hershfield, a signed copy in the original very scarce dust wrapper. The first edition.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper, dated November 7th 19...

Midland Humor: A Harvest of Fun and Folklore

Jack Conroy [ed.] · 1947 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)

New York, Current Books, 1947 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of this charming anthology of humorous writings from the American Midwest. The first edition, first printing.Inscribed to the front free endpaper by the editor with 'For my friend, Mark Reins...

In the Sealed Cave

Louis Herrman · 1935 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

London, Williams & Norgate LTD, 1935 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Louis Herrman's lost race science fiction novel, with a signed presentation inscription from the illustrator, H. V. Meyerowitz. The first edition, first impression. With an inscription from...

The Spy; a Tale of the Neutral Ground

James Fenimore Cooper · 1929 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

New York, Bowling Green Press, 1929 . Cloth. A three volume limited edition of James Fenimore Cooper's historical novel about the Civil War, with colour plates by William Cotton. One-thousand copies of this edition were produced, with this set being numbered fifty-one. I...

The Color of Blood

Brian Moore · 1987 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London, Jonathan Cape , 1987. Paperback. The uncorrected proof copy of this political thriller about a Cardinal Primate caught amongst a revolution. The scarce uncorrected proof copy of the first edition.In the publisher's original wraps.The official publications of the w...

Whatever Happened to Gloomy Gus of the Chicago Bears?

Robert Coover · 1987 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

New York, The Linden Press/Simon and Schuster , 1987. First edition. Cloth. A first edition review copy of this metafiction centered on an alternate Nixon America from Rea Prize winner, Robert Coover. An advanced review copy of the first edition.In the original unclipped dust ...

Blue Denim

James Leo Herlihy; William Noble · 1958 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

New York, Random House, 1958. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this Random House play from Herlihy and Noble, with photographs of performances. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, illustrated title page, and two plates. Collated complete. During the 1...

The Bible Salesman

Alma Stone · 1962 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

New York, Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1962. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the author's second novel, following the life of a Bible salesman. First edition. Scarce work. We come to know the very special community of upper Broadway and Riverside Drive through the...

&Apos;Bb&Apos;S&Apos; Fairy Book Meeting Hill

B B; [Denys Watkins-Pitchford] · 1948 · Rooke Books

£345.00 (€413.53 | $455.80 | ¥72,762)

London, Hollis & Carter, 1948. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition anthology of fairy tales, told by the authors to two young children, a colourfully illustrated work. The first edition.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A charming fantasy novel for children writte...

The All Sorts of Stories Book

Mrs. Lang; Andrew Lang · 1911 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1911. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this uncommon story anthology by Leonora Lang, complete with colour plates. The first edition of this uncommon work, with no gilt to the front board.An anthology of charming stories comp...

Marya Morevna

Alexander Afanasyev · 1903 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€898.98 | $990.86 | ¥158,177)

St. Petersburg, Expeditsii Zagotovlenya Gosudarstvennykh, 1903. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this classic Russian fairy tale to be illustrated by Ivan Bilibin, a colourful edition. The first edition of this work to be illustrated by Ivan Bilibin.In the origin...

Light of Evening, Morning Glory, Unto the Fourth Generation, the Illustrated Portrait of Wiltshire, the Timeless Moment, Late Harvest, the Colonel&Apos;S Son, Keeping It Dark, King&Apos;S Folly, the General&Apos;S Wife

Pamela Street · 1981 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.85 | ¥83,307)

London, Robert Hale, 1981-96. First edition. Cloth. A smart set of ten signed works by Pamela Street, all presented by the author to Christina Foyle. Ten signed works by Pamela Street.Pamela Street was a prolific author, who was the secretary and lover of the historian Arthur ...

Annotations of Giant&Apos;S Town

John Fuller · 1970 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London, Poem-of-the-Month Club Ltd. 1970. First edition. Loose Pages, Articles. A fine first edition of this broadside poem from the Poem-of-the-Month Club, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author. From the Poem-of-the-Month Club set of broadside printed poem...

The Mechanics of a Novel

John Hersey · 1952 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,853)

New Haven, Reprinted from the Yale University Library Gazette , 1952. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very smart first edition of this literary work on the mechanics of a novel from American writer and journalist John Hersey. First separate edition. Reprinted from the Yale University Lib...