Letteratura

My Name Was Judas

C.K. Stead · 2006 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Harvill Secker, 2006. First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition copy of this reimagining of the life and betrayal of Jesus's disciple, Judas, enclosed in the original dust wrapper. A charming and enthralling reimagining of the life of one of the twelve discipl...

Fool&Apos;S Gold

Jane Jakeman · 1998 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Headline, 1998 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed first edition of this historical mystery novel set in 1830s England. A signed first edition, first impression of this very scarce historical mystery novel from art historian and author Jane Jakeman. In the pub...

Poems by Thomas Gray

Thomas Gray · 1894 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)

Eton, Eton College Press, 1894. Leather. The collected poems of Thomas Gray, in an elegant full calf Eton College binding signed Spottiswoode & Co. featuring decorations throughout. The collected poems of Thomas Gray, English poet known for his 1751 Elegy Written in a Country ...

Bertie and the Seven Bodies: From the Detective Memoirs of King Edward VII

Peter Lovesey · 1990 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Century: A Mysterious Press Book, 1990. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this engaging mystery novel by Peter Lovesey, signed by the author. The first edition of this work, published in the same year as the first US edition. A mystery novel following a series...

Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold

Matthew Arnold · 1913 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1913. Leather. A lovely copy of the collected poetical works of Matthew Arnold, in a Lancing College school prize binding signed Bickers & Son. A later printing of this work collecting the poetical works of Matthew Arnold. Victorian poet and cultural ...

Framley Parsonage

Anthony Trollope · 1861 · Rooke Books

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

London, Smith, Elder & Co, 1861. First edition. Leather. Illustrated by Millais, this is the first edition of this instalment of Anthony Trollope's Chronicles of Barsetshire, a series praised for their insight into Victorian life and society. The first edition in book for...

Castaways of the Flying Dutchman

Brian Jacques · 2001 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Viking, 2001. First edition. Cloth. A wonderful first edition copy of the first book in Brian Jacques' 'Castaways' series, with in-text illustrations. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the half-title page. In the original unclipped...

The Spirit of Happiness

Lord Gorell · 1925 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, T. Fisher Unwin LTD, 1925. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition poetry collection by the Baron Gorell, a spiritual collection inscribed by the author himself. The first edition of this very scarce work.Signed by the author to the recto to the front endpape...

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Tom McCarthy · 2010 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Jonathan Cape , 2010. First edition. Cloth. A bright signed first impression of this novel by Tom McCarthy, complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work. Flat signed by the author to the title page. A novel by Tom McCarthy,...

The Last Witchfinder

James Morrow · 2006 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.52 | $76.63 | ¥12,236)

London, Weidenfeld & NIcolson, 2006. First edition. Cloth. An exciting signed first edition, first impression of James Morrow's piece of historical fiction, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Signed by the author to the title page. This work follows Jennet...

They Came and Ate Us Armageddon II: The B-Movie

Robert Rankin · 1991 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Bloomsbury, 1991. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed first impression fantasy work by Robert Rankin, an exciting and absurd novel. The first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A humour n...

The Last Breath

Denise Mina · 2007 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Bantam Press, 2007. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed first edition novel by Denise Mina, a gripping murder mystery set in 1990s Glasgow. The first edition first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.The...

The Subtle Knife

Philip Pullman · 2005 · Rooke Books

£118.00 (€141.44 | $155.89 | ¥24,894)

London, Scholastic Children's Books, 2005. Cloth. A superb limited edition published in occasion of the series' tenth anniversary of the second volume in 'His Dark Materials', signed by the author to the title page. A limited edition published in celebratio...

Les Oeuvres de Jean Racine

Jean Racine · 1874 · Rooke Books

£370.00 (€443.50 | $488.82 | ¥78,059)

Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1874-75. Leather. A strikingly bound set of the original French dramatic works of Jean Racine, containing all of his important plays, complete with illustrations throughout. In a signed binding by Canape.Complete in five volumes.In the original French....

Songs of No Renown

J. Arnold Sharpley · 1925 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Arthur H. Stockwell, 1925. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed first edition collection of poems, many of which are set in and around Liverpool, where the poet lived. The very scarce first edition of this collection of seventeen short poems from Liverpool based ...

Poetical Sketches of Scarborough

John Buonarotti Papworth · 1813 · Rooke Books

£795.00 (€952.93 | $1,050.31 | ¥167,720)

London, R. Ackermann, 1813. First edition. Leather. A first edition Georgian work consisting of poems and amusing hand coloured illustrations on the subject of the seaside town. A delightful first edition of this work, consisting of engraved plates accompanied by poems on the ...

Friends and Foes from Fairy Land

Lord Bradbourne [Edward Hugessen Knatchbull-Hugessen] · 1886 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1886. Cloth. An extremely scarce, illustrated collection of short stories from nineteenth century British politician Baron Brabourne. A very scarce volume of fairy tales from Edward Hugessen Knatchbull-Hugessen, 1st Baron Brabourne, a British p...

The Untouchable

John Banville · 1997 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Picador, 1997. Paperback. A signed uncorrected proof of John Banville's thrilling novel 'The Untouchable&apos. This novel is a roman a clef, following art historian and double agent Victor Maskell.Written by John Banville, an Irish novelist and short story wr...

The Land

Vita Sackville-West · 1955 · Rooke Books

£1,750.00 (€2,097.65 | $2,311.99 | ¥369,196)

London, William Heinemann LTD, 1955. Cloth. A lovely new edition of Vita Sackville-West's beloved pastoral poem, with a signed letter from the author loosely inserted. Letter on Sissinghurst letterhead loosely inserted, '27th January 1944, Dear Mrs.Dunn, Very many th...

Erebus

Jane Summer · 2015 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

Arkansas, Sibling Rivalry Press, 2015. First edition. Paperback. An excellent first edition, signed by the author, of this miscellaneous of writings by Jane Summer, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this original work by Jane Summer.A copy inscribed and signed by th...