Letteratura

Bobby Bocker & My Father, A.G. Street

A. G. Street; Pamela Street · 1957 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

London, Michael Joseph; Robert Hale and Company , 1957-69 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of A. G. Street's charming novel "Bobby Bocker", and a signed copy of his daughter's biography on his life, with a letter from the author. Comprised of the first...

Music and Silence

Rose Tremain · 1999 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1999. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this historical novel from English writer Rose Tremain, signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page. In 1629, a young English lute...

The Warlow Experiment

Alix Nathan · 2019 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

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 ...

Super-City

Harry Hershfield · 1930 · Rooke Books

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

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 | ¥16,878)

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 | ¥26,371)

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...

Select Works of British Poets

Various; H. B. [preface] · 1826 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Not Stated , Not Stated , 1826. Leather. A collection of British poetry principally selected from the modern poets of the time, with works from those such as Campbell, Moore and Milton. A carefully curated collection of British poetry, with a focus on modern poets of the time....

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 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

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 | ¥6,329)

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...

Rupert in Nutwood: Press-out Model Book

Mary Risk · 1993 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Methuen Children's Books, 1993. First edition. Paperback. A very smart first edition of this scarce collection of Rupert Bear stories with press-out models. First edition. Scarce work. With twelve plates of colour press-out models. Collated complete. A collection ...

By the Cam and the Isis 1954-2000

Francis Warner · 2005 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

Buckinghamshire, Colin Smythe, 2005. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of these poems from English writer Francis Warner, with notes. Signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to a paper insert dated August 2007. Two beautiful poems describing wa...

The Book of the Native

Charles G. D. Roberts · 1896 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

Boston; Toronto, Lamson, Wolffe and Company; The Copp, Clark Company, 1896 . First edition. Cloth. A superb signed copy of this delightful volume of poetry from Charles G. D. Roberts, the so-called "Father of Canadian Poetry". The first edition of this work.Inscribed 'the...

Wayside Courtship

Hamlin Garland · 1898 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1898 . Cloth. A signed copy of a superb early edition of Hamlin Garland's novel about courtship between classes in late nineteenth century America. An early edition of this work, first published the year prior.Flat signed by the author t...

Some Plain - Some Coloured

J. J. Bell · 1923 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1923 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this very scarce short story collection by Scottish journalist and author J.J. Bell. The first edition of this very scarce work.With an inscription from the author to ...

Variation on a Theme

John Collier · 1935 · Rooke Books

£99.00 (€118.67 | $130.79 | ¥20,886)

London, Grayson & Grayson, 1935. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition of this amusing supernatural story by popular twentieth century British author and screenwriter John Collier. Number 244 of 250 signed and numbered copies by the author.A short, humorous, supernatu...

Lucretia: Or the Children of the Night, Pelham: Or Adventures of a Gentleman and Godolphin

Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton · 1849 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Chapman and Hall Ltd. 1849-53. Leather. Three volumes of fiction works by Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, bound in half calf. Later editions. Three volumes. Bound in half calf with marbled paper to the boards. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece to all, with '...

Aile D&Apos;Argent la Magique

Philippe de Rothschild · 1947 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

Paris, Gallimard, 1947 . First edition. Paperback. A signed first edition of Philippe de Rothschild's very scarce children's work, illustrated throughout by Eliane Bonabel. The scarce first edition of this work. In the original French.Inscribed to the half title &apo...

No Refuge

John Boland · 1956 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Michael Joseph , 1956 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of this science-fiction novel written by John Boland, in the original, unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. Signed by the author, 'For a dear friend, Kay Blundell. Best Wishes John Boland&apos...

Some of Aesop&Apos;S Fables with Modern Instances Shewn in Designs

Randolph Caldecott; Alfred Caldecott [trans] · 1887 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1887. Cloth. An early edition of this collection of Aesop's fables, with engravings by J. D. Cooper. An early edition. First published in 1883. In the publisher's original cloth. Illustrated with monochrome engravings designed by Randolph ...

Talking Totem

H. Herman Chilton · 1938 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

London, Cornish Brothers Ltd. 1938. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this scarce novel from English writer H. Herman Chilton, signed by the author to the front endpaper. First edition. Scarce work. Signed by the author to the front endpaper dated 20th March 1938....