Letteratura

Shame

Salman Rushdie · 1983 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Jonathan Cape , 1983. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition copy of Rushdie's work of magic realism, depicting how shame creates violence. The first edition, first impression. Signed to the title page by the author. In the publisher's original cloth ...

Dombey and Son

Charles Dickens · 1848 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.20 | $786.08 | ¥125,527)

London, Bradbury and Evans, 1848 . First edition. Leather. A mixed early issue copy of Charles Dickens's popular novel, illustrated throughout and including the first published example of a dark plate. The first edition, adhering largely to the first issue points, bound f...

The Sorrows of Jupiter

Julius · 1904 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Greening & Co Limited, 1904. First edition. Cloth. A scarce fantasy sci-fi work about Greek Gods, the first edition, signed by the author. The first edition of this scarce work.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper, recipient's name has been rubb...

The Collected Short Stories

Jeffrey Archer · 1997 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

London, HarperCollins Publishers, 1997. Leather. A signed limited edition copy of Jeffrey Archer's short stories, sumptuously bound in full crushed morocco with the original slipcase. No. 620 of 1,000 limited edition copies in a full crushed morocco binding with the origi...

Submerged

A. L. Barker · 2002 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Virago , 2002. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this short story collection from Audrey Lilian Barker. The very scarce first edition, first impression.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. With a newspaper clipping of a dedicatio...

The Poems of William Collins

Edmund Blunden (ed.) · 1929 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, Frederick Etchells & Hugh Macdonald , 1929. First edition. Hardback. A smart signed limited edition copy of this William Collins poetry collection, edited with an insightful introductory study by Edmund Blunden. The first edition. In the publisher's quarter crushe...

The Nights of Straparola, the Novellino, & Ser Giovanni

W. G. Waters [translator] · 1894 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,181)

London, Lawrence & Bullen Ltd. 1894-1897. First edition. Cloth. The first translated editions of these limited edition volumes, illustrated throughout. Five volumes. First thus. Translated by William George Waters, a British scholar, biographer, and historian of the Italian Re...

In the Frame

Dick Francis · 1976 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Michael Joseph, 1976. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this thrilling novel from British steeplechase jockey and crime writer Dick Francis, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to a label pasted onto the title page. Horse artist Charl...

King Cobra

Mark Channing · 1933 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

London, Hutchinson & Co, 1933 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the very scarce first edition of Mark Channing's first Captain Colin Gray science-fiction adventure novel. The very scarce first edition, first printing of this work by Mark Channing, the ...

Heat Wave

Penelope Lively · 1996 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Viking, 1996. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition, first impression of this compassionate novel from British writer Penelope Lively, signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Depicting a quaint cottage life t...

Sacred Country: A Novel

Rose Tremain · 1992 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London, Sinclair-Stevenson, 1992. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this award-winning novel from English author Rose Tremain, limited to one hundred and fifty copies signed by the author. First edition. Limited to one hundred and fifty copies signed by the author...

Family and Friends

Anita Brookner · 1985 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1985. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this familial novel from English writer Anita Brookner, limited to two hundred and fifty copies signed by the author. First edition. Limited to two hundred and fifty copies signed by the author, of whi...

Deceits of Time

Isabel Colegate · 1988 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1988. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this mysterious novel from British author Isabel Colegate, limited to one hundred and fifty copies signed by the author. First edition. Limited to one hundred and fifty copies signed by the author, o...

The Hidden Kingdom

M. Lynn Hamilton · 1932 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Melbourne, N. Wentworth-Evans, 1932. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this intriguing Lost Race Utopia novel set in remote Australia by M. Lynn Hamilton. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Promotional letter from the publisher ...

Scaffolding: New and Selected Poems

Jane Cooper · 1984 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Anvil Press Poetry, 1984. First edition. Paperback. A signed first edition of this collection of poetry by Jane Cooper. The first edition. Inscribed by the author to the title page: "For Ditta, Who shares a southern childhood warmly, Jane". With a letter featuring a ...

Brockport, New York: Beginning with "and

William Heyen · 1988 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Dallas, Northouse and Northouse , 1988. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition copy of this poetical collection from American poet William Heyen, in the publisher's dust wrapper. A limited edition, being number 15 out of 50 numbered copies.Signed by the author to ...

To the Ends of the Earth: A Sea Trilogy Comprising Rites of Passage, Close Quarters and Fire Down Below

William Golding · 1991 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,181)

London, Faber and Faber, 1991. First edition. Hardback. A lovely signed limited edition copy of William Golding's trilogy of nautical novels set in the early 19th century. A limited edition specially bound copy. (Number 3 out of 400).Signed by the author to the colophon.Â...

The Swastika Poems

William Heyen · 1977 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

New York, The Vanguard Press, Inc. 1977. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this important poetical collection from William Heyen on his personal ties with the Holocaust. The first edition of this work. Signed by the author to the title page under his name. In th...

Skyraft

Charles Clarke · 1937 · Rooke Books

£380.00 (€455.49 | $502.03 | ¥80,168)

London, Newnes, 1937. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon science fiction novel on time travel, the first edition, signed by the author. The first edition of this uncommon work.Inscribed by the author to the title page, "To "33", affectionately, Charles Clark, Ramsay".In the ori...

Bones and Distances

Srinivas Rayaprol · 1968 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Calcutta, Writers Workshop; P. Lal, 1968. First edition. Cloth. A scarce anthology of poetry by Srinivas Rayaprol, the first edition, signed by the author. The first edition of this scarce work.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper.In the original unclipped d...