Letteratura

The Novellino of Masuccio

Masuccio Salernitano; W. G. Waters [trans.] · 1895 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, Lawrence and Bullen, 1895. Hardback. A beautifully illustrated, limited edition, two volume of the short stories of this fifteenth century Italian poet. Translated into English by W. G. Waters, and here in two illustrated volumes, this is No. 20 of 210 copies printed o...

Gospel of Fire: Poems by Francis Berry

Francis Berry · 1933 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.76 | $44.93 | ¥7,175)

London, Elkin Mathews, 1933. First edition. Hardback. A delightful collection of poems relating to the everyday life by Francis Berry. The very scarce first edition, and the author's signed presentation copy. The first edition of Francis Berry"s collection of poems. A ver...

Caesar Remembers and Other Poems

William Kean Seymour · 1929 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, Victor Gollancz, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of this collection of poems by William Kean Seymour. The first edition with an original hand-written poem by the author. William Kean Seymour's collection of poetry, a first edition. Most of these poems ap...

Rococo

Ralph Cheever Dunning · 1926 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

Paris, Edward W. Titus, 1926. Hardback. A limited edition poem by the mysterious poet Ralph Cheever Dunning, with three illustrations by Howard Simon. Ralph Cheever Dunning (1878-1930) was an American poet who moved to Paris in 1905. Apathetic regarding the publication of his ...

Local Colour

Rosemary Rees · 1933 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1933. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of Rosemary Rees' novel 'Local Colour.' A rare signed presentation copy. The first edition of this novel by Rosemary Rees, New Zealand actress and romantic novelist who made an imp...

Toilers of the Sea

Victor Hugo; William Moy Thomas [trans.] · 1866 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, George Routledge and Sons, c1890. Hardback. The Routledge Railway Library edition of this lesser known Victor Hugo novel, set on the Isle of Guernsey. A very scarce edition of this English language translation of the Victor Hugo novel, first published in 1866, dealing ...

Ballads of Old Birmingham

E. M. Rudland · 1915 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.53 | ¥8,230)

London, David Nutt, 1915. Vellum. A smart, signed collection of poetry relating to Birmingham by E. M. Rudland. A lyrical collection, containing Rudland's ballads of Old Birmingham. With poems such as 'The Song of the Midland Men', 'Barr Beacon', &apos...

Prince Dorus

Charles Lamb, Andrew W. Tuer [ed.] · 1890 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.76 | $44.93 | ¥7,175)

London, The Leadenhall Press, [1890]. Paperback. A reprint of Charles Lamb's fairy story Prince Dorus, with colourful illustrations in facsimile of the original. A reprint of Charles Lamb's fairy story in verse Prince Dorus. Published at the same time as a limited e...

Basil Seal Rides Again, or, the Rake&Apos;S Regress

Evelyn Waugh · 1963 · Rooke Books

£480.00 (€575.44 | $634.25 | ¥101,294)

London, Chapman & Hall, 1963. Cloth. A signed limited edition short story by Evelyn Waugh, signed by Waugh himself. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece. A limited edition work, limited to seven-hundred and fifty numbered copies, of which this is numbered five-hundred and fi...

Talking It over

Julian Barnes · 1991 · Rooke Books

£54.00 (€64.74 | $71.35 | ¥11,396)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1991. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed limited edition novel by Julian Barnes, a novel following a complicated love triangle. The first limited edition of this work, limited to two-hundred signed copies, of which this is numbered one-hundred and sixty...

Milton in America

Peter Ackroyd · 1996 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Sinclair-Stevenson, 1996. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed first edition of this historical fiction novel by Peter Ackroyd, pondering what would have happened if Cromwell's secretary had fled to America upon the Restoration. The first edition, first impression ...

Anne-Marie and the Pale Pink Frock

Brigid Knight · 1953 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, J. M. Dent & Sons LTD, 1953. First edition. Cloth. A signed scarce first edition second impression of this charming children's novel set in South Africa. The first edition, second impression of this work.Signed by the author to the recto to the front endpaper, &ap...

The Karla Trilogy: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy [with] the Honourable Schoolboy [with] Smiley&Apos;S People

John Le Carre · 1974 · Rooke Books

£4,250.00 (€5,095.04 | $5,615.79 | ¥896,876)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1974-79. First edition. Cloth. A very smart, signed set of John Le Carre's noted 'Karla Trilogy&apos. Comprising all three novels of this series 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy', 'The Honourable Schoolboy' and 'Smiley&a...

The More Deserving Cases Eighteen Old Poems for Reconsideration

Robert Graves · 1962 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.80 | $224.63 | ¥35,875)

London, Marlborough College Press, 1962. First edition. Cloth. An excellent copy of this collection of old poems by Robert Graves, limited to three hundred and fifty bound in cloth and signed by the author. The first edition of this work, limited to seven hundred and fifty cop...

The Cope

Gertrude Bone · 1930 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

London, The Medici Society , 1930. First edition. Hardback. A superb and very scarce limited edition copy signed by the author of this lyrical tale by Gertrude Bone, illustrated by her son Stephen Bone. The limited edition, published simultaneously as the first edition. Signed...

Quasimodo Mouse

Bernard Stone · 1984 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London, Andersen Press, 1984. First edition. Hardback. A signed first edition copy of this illustrated children's book by Bernard Stone and Ralph Steadman. The first edition of this work. A lovely copy of this story for children written by Bernard Stone, and illustrated p...

The Grey Area

Sean Hughes · 1995 · Rooke Books

£100.00 (€119.88 | $132.14 | ¥21,103)

London, Pavilion, 1995. First edition. Cloth. A marvellous first edition, first impression copy of this miscellaneous of writings by Sean hughes, inscribed by the author. The first edition of this work. The first impression inscribed by the author to front free endpaper: "Much...

A Perfect Spy

John Le Carre · 1986 · Rooke Books

£1,950.00 (€2,337.72 | $2,576.65 | ¥411,508)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1986. First edition. Cloth. An unique signed set of John Le Carre's novel 'The Perfect Spy' Comprising a first edition, fourth impression and an uncorrected proof of the same novel. With association to television adaptations of Le Car...

At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances

Alexander McCall Smith · 2003 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

Edinburgh, Polygon, 2003. First edition. Paperback. A pristine signed first edition copy of this novel by Alexander McCall Smith. The first edition of this novel, signed by author to title page. A book following Professor Dr Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld and his troubled relations...

1991 the Redundancy of Courage

Timothy Mo · 1991 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1991. First edition. Cloth. A charming limited edition of Timothy Mo's Booker Prize nominated novel, signed by the author. 'The Redundancy of Courage' is set in Danu, a fictitious country in Southeast Asia. The tale is narrated by Adolph...