Letteratura

Jazz and Jasper

William Gerhardi · 1928 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

London, Duckworth, 1928. Paperback. An advanced reading copy of this early and popular novel by William Gerhardie, one of the most acclaimed English novelists of the 1920s. An scarce to see advanced reading copy, without a dedication.This novel was also published variably unde...

The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1902 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Frederick Warne and Co , c1900. Leather. The collected poetical works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in one volume bound by Mudie. Dated via Jisc. Reprinted from the revised American Edition. With explanatory notes. The "Imperial" Poets series.Illustrated with six album...

Oxford and Cambridge Miscellany Poems

Elijah Fenton; Sir John Denham; Lord Halifax; Lord Orrery; John Dryden; Thomas Otway et al · 1708 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

London, Bernard Lintott, 1708 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this very scarce early eighteenth century collection of poems, edited by Elijah Fenton. The very scarce first edition of this work, illustrated with an engraved frontispiece by Michael van der Gucht.A...

The Charted Mirror

John Holloway · 1960 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1960. First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of the essays of John Holloway, presented by himself to fellow literary critic Lionel Charles Knights. The first edition.Author's presentation copy, inscribed to the recto of the front endpaper, &ap...

Les Aventures Du Jeune Baron de Knifausen

Edmond and Jules de Goncourt · 1904 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

Paris, A Romagnol, 1904. Leather. Bright limited edition of this novel by the Goncourt brothers in Durvand signed binding. In the original French. One of two hundred copies printed with only one state of engravings. This number one hundred and ninety two. French novel by the ...

Decade

V. A. L. [Elizabeth Rebecca Ward] · 1938 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Frome and London, Butler and Tanner, 1938. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce, limited edition copy of this poem by prolific South-West author Elizabeth Rebecca Ward. A limited edition copy of this very scarce collection of poetry, signed by author Elizabeth Rebecca Ward ...

Handrail and the Wampus Three Segments of a Polyphonic Biograd

Charles Duff · 1931 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, The Cayme Press, 1931. First edition. Paperback. This first edition copy of Handrail and the Wampus is signed by the author Charles Duff. This first edition of Handrail and the Wampus is signed by the author Charles Dufff. On the title page, the author has crossed out ...

The Languages of Pao

Jack Vance · 1958 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€899.12 | $991.02 | ¥158,272)

New York, Avalon Books, 1958 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally lovely signed first edition copy of Jack Vance's 1958 science-fiction novel, set in the distant future and celebrated for exploring the relationship between language and culture. The first edition, firs...

Z&Apos;Basel an MIM Rhy

Paul Hulliger · 1957 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Basel, Basel Educational Department, 1957-1959. Paperback. Three educational children's books celebrating the city of Basel. Published in German. Three illustrated children's books written by Swiss teacher Paul Hullinger, accompanied by delightful colour illustration...

Casa Vazia

Silva Tavares · 1946 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

Lisboa , Not Stated , 1946. Leather. A scarce limited edition of Silva Tavares's anthology of verses, signed by the author. An anthology of Portuguese poems from Silva Tavares, in three parts: 'Regresso' ('Return'); Destrocos de Naufragio ('Shipwr...

Three Dalziel and Pascoe Novels: Exit Lines, Under World and Recalled to Life

Reginald Hill · 1984 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Collins Crime Club, 1984-1992. First edition. Cloth. Three first edition novels from the popular Dalziel and Pascoe series, two of which are signed by the author Reginald Hill. The first editions of these three novels in the publisher's original cloth bindings, wi...

Books in General Second Series

Solomon Eagle · 1920 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

New York , Alfred A. Knopf, 1920. First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of Books in General Second Series by Solomon Eagle or J. C. Squire. Solomon Eagle was the pseudonym for J. C. Squire a British writer. This copy is signed J. C. Squire to the front pastedown, with a bookplat...

The Gneditch Century

1985 · Rooke Books

£575.00 (€689.33 | $759.78 | ¥121,342)

London, The Arts Club, 1985. First edition. Cloth. A scarce, privately printed copy of The Gneditch Century. Signed by the members. A scarce limited edition copy of this work. Privately printed for The Arts Club, with this copy numbered 21.  This volume contains one hundred...

Pinocchio

Carlo Collodi; M. A. Murray · 2006 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.35 | $62.10 | ¥9,918)

Gottingen, Steidl, 2006. First edition. Cloth. A wonderful first edition of this illustrated and beautifully designed retelling of Pinocchio. This is a stunning imagination of the children's novel The Adventures of Pinocchio. A first English edition. With lovely illustr...

Mit Dir Sind Wir Vier

Robert Gernhardt · 1976 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Frankfurt am Main, Insel Verlag Frankfurt am Main, 1976 . First edition. Hardback. The uncommon first edition of this lovely German picture book, signed by the author and illustrator, and from the library of Tom Maschler. First edition of Mit Dir Sind Wir Vier in the original ...

The Conjunction

Terence Wheeler · 2006 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London, Angus and Robertson, 2006. Cloth. A limited edition of Terence Wheeler's debut novel in the original dust wrapper. A limited edition of The Conjunction by Terence Wheeler, in the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. An out of series...

Swing Time

Zadie Smith · 2016 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Hamish Hamilton; Penguin Books, 2016. First edition. Hardback. An exclusive first signed edition of Zadie Smith's bestselling novel 'Swing Time', a fine copy in the original dust wrapper. The first exclusive signed edition, first impression, inscribed to...

Astonishing Splashes of Colour

Clare Morrall · 2003 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

Birmingham, Tindal Street Press, 2003. First edition. Paperback. Lovey signed first impression of Clare Morrall's compelling debut novel. The first edition, first impression of this work. Signed by the author to title page. Debut novel of English author Clare Morrall, te...

Poems

Thomas Hoos · 1866 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

London, Edward Moxon & Co. 1866 . Leather. The nineteenth edition of this collection of poetry by Thomas Hood in Bickers calf binding. Nineteenth edition of Poems by Thomas Hood in full Bickers signed calf binding. Thomas Hood was an early nineteenth century English poet and ...

Works by Ellis Peters

Ellis Peters · 1980 · Rooke Books

£1,400.00 (€1,678.37 | $1,849.91 | ¥295,441)

London, Macmillan and Co.; Headline, 1980-1994. Cloth. A collection of seventeen novels from Ellis Peters' Cadfael Chronicles. This is a collection of seventeen works by Ellis Peters. Ellis Peters is the pen name for Edith Mary Parteger who is known for her historical fi...