Letteratura

The Table Talker

[William Johnstone] · 1840 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.62 | $429.44 | ¥68,585)

London, William Pickering, 1840. First edition. Leather. The first edition of these essays by William Johnstone, signed by the author. The first edition.Signed by the author to the half-title of Volume I. Complete in two volumes.The essays in these volumes had originally been...

A Bishop&Apos;S Unbending: A Story for Bishops and Curates and All Congregations Committed to Their Charge

Lester Everson [Harold Mary Porter] · 1916 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Robert Scott, 1916 . First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of the very scarce first edition of this charming and entertaining novel about the adventures of the clergy. Flat signed by the author to the tail of the final leaf.A very scarce first edition.The only published ...

The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy

Laurence Sterne · 1903 · Rooke Books

£475.00 (€569.45 | $627.65 | ¥100,239)

London, Gibbings & Company, 1903 . Leather. A beautifully illustrated two volume edition of Laurence Sterne's 'Tristram Shandy', with engraved plates from Harry Furniss, and in signed Zaehnsdorf bindings. Complete in two volumes.Sterne's work is a humorous ...

A Sheaf of Verses

Rev. George Bird · 1929 · Rooke Books

£129.00 (€154.65 | $170.46 | ¥27,223)

Oxford, Printed for Private Circulation, 1929 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this very scarce collection of verses from Rev. George Bird, with a loosely inserted signed letter from the author. A very scarce, privately published, firs...

A Slow Dance; the Great Cloak

John Montague · 1975 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

Oxford , The Dolmen Press, 1975-78. First edition. Paperback. Two lovely volumes of poetry from John Montague, one of which is signed. With a signed inscription by the author to the title page of 'Slow Dance&apos. First editions of these two early poetry collections from...

The Dark Fairground: Sombre Kermesse

David Greenslade · 2009 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Cardiff, UWIC Press, 2009. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce volume of poems by David Greenslade, a unique volume with illustrations throughout, signed by Greenslade. The very scarce first edition.Signed by the author to the copyright page.A unique volume of poetry of Da...

Nunquam; Constance or Solitary Practices; Quinx or the Ripper&Apos;S Tale; the Black Book

Lawrence Durrell · 1970 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Faber and Faber , 1970-1985. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition set of Lawrence Durrell's novels, including a signed copy of 'The Black Book&apos. Signed by the author to the half title of 'The Black Book&apos.Comprising four first edition, f...

A Collection from Black Sparrow Press

Charles Bukowski; Jack Saunders · 1982 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

Santa Barbara, Black Sparrow Press, 1982-2001. First edition. Paperback. A very smart collection of seven small volumes from the Black Sparrow Press, being their New Year's Greetings. Seven volumes. Some scarce editions. Issued by the Black Sparrow Press, a New England ba...

The Nimble Rabbit

John Brophy · 1955 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1955. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this romantic story from British soldier and author John Brophy, signed by the author. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the front endpaper in presentation to Forrest and Joe Fletc...

The Buenos Aires Affair: A Detective Novel

Manuel Puig; Suzanne Jill Levine [Trans.] · 1976 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

New York , E. P. Dutton & Co. 1976 . First edition. Hardback. The first US edition and first English translation of Manuel Puig's gripping detective novel, signed by the author and with a review slip from the publisher loosely inserted. First English language edition, and...

Yes and No, and, for Whom the Bell Chimes

Graham Greene · 1983 · Rooke Books

£315.00 (€377.63 | $416.23 | ¥66,474)

London, The Bodley Head, 1983. Cloth. A superb limited edition volume of two plays by Graham Greene, one of seven hundred and fifty copies signed by the author. A limited edition of seven hundred and fifty copies, of which this is numbered three hundred and sixty six.Signed by...

La Locanda Del Contadino

John O'Hara; Carlo Rossi Fantonetti [trans.] · 1957 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Verona, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 1957 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first Italian language edition of John O'Hara's novel about a group of strangers stranded in rural Pennsylvania. Translated from the original English into Italian by Car...

Three Russian Poets: Selections from Pushkin, Lermontov and Tyutchev

Alexander Pushkin; Mikhail Lermontov; Fyodor Tyutchev; Vladimir Nabokov [trans.] · 1944 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

Norfolk, New Directions, 1944. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A first edition copy of this collection of works by Pushkin, Lermontov and Tyutchev, translated by Vladimir Nabokov. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original paper wraps, with the original ...

A Staircase in Surrey

J. I. M. Stewart · 1974 · Rooke Books

£1,295.00 (€1,552.49 | $1,711.16 | ¥273,283)

London, Victor Gollancz, 1974-1978 . First edition. Cloth. A complete five volume set of J.I.M. Stewart's sequence of novels about life at an Oxford college. Two volumes are the author's own copies, one is signed, and an additional uncorrected proof copy of the final...

April, a Novella

David Gascoyne; Roger Scott [ed.] · 2000 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London, Enitharmon Press, 2000 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed limited edition novella by poet David Gascoyne, published only one year before his death. A very scarce first edition, flat signed to the limitation leaf.Number 15 of 150 copies produced in total, only...

Twelve More Letters

Dylan Thomas · 1969 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Turret Books, 1969 . First edition. Cloth. An excellent example of this limited edition collection of unpublished letters from Dylan Thomas to his friends and associates. Number 19 of 175 numbered limited edition copies.Illustrated with a tipped in frontispiece.A colle...

The Pastoral Loves of Daphnis and Chloe

Longus; George Moore [translator] · 1924 · Rooke Books

£36.00 (€43.16 | $47.57 | ¥7,597)

London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1924. Cloth. A handsome signed limited edition translation of this Greek pastoral novel. Signed by the translator to the title page. A limited edition of 1,280 copies, of which 1,250 are for sale. This copy is number 432. In the publisher'...

On Island Time

Hilary Stewart · 1999 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Vancouver/Toronto, Douglas & McIntyre, 1999. First edition. Paperback. A smart first paperback edition of this illustrated collection of stories from the author's experiences living on Quadra Island, signed by the author. First paperback edition. Signed by the author to t...

Under the Pines

Lydia Avery Coonley · 1895 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Chicago, Way & Williams, 1895 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of this charming collection of verse from American poet and president of the Chicago Women's Club, Lydia Avery Coonley. First edition. Signed by the author to the front endpaper, dated 1900. Bou...

The Advance of the English Novel

William Lyon Phelps · 1916 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

New York, Dodd, Mead, and Company, 1916. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of William Lyon Phelps' study on the English novel, signed by the author to master spy Walter Pforzheimer. The first edition, first impression.Author's presentation copy, signed to the r...