Letteratura

Lyrical Poems by Charles Richard Cammell

Charles Richard Cammell · 1917 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Geneva, Kundig, Editor, 1917. Paperback. A very scarce copy of this limited edition of this First World War-era poetry collection by the British author, journalist and occult historian Charles Richard Cammell, signed and inscribed by the author. In the publisher's origina...

Wings: An Anthology of Flight

H. G. Bryden [Ed.] · 1942 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Faber and Faber Limited, 1942. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Bryden"s anthology, tracing our fascination with flight from ancient myth to the modern aeroplane, complete with the original dust wrapper. In the publisher's original blue cloth bindin...

Life and Other Verse

James W. O'Keefe · 1923 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Oklahoma City, Press Trave Company, 1923. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed presentation copy of this collection of sentimental Christian poetry by James W. O'Keefe. The very scarce first edition of the work, with no copies held institutionally. Signed and inscr...

Hits & Misses

Philip T. Kenway · 1924 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, Arthur Brenton, 1924 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderful example of the first edition of this vanishingly scarce volume of poetry from Philip T. Kenway, with three original handwritten poems from the author. The vanishingly scarce first edition, first impression of thi...

Britannia&Apos;S Answer and Other War Poems

Lauchlan Maclean Watt · 1914 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd. 1914 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce signed first edition of Lauchlan MacLean Watt"s evocative early World War One poetry collection, inscribed at Christmas 1914 and held in just two institutional libraries. In the publisher&ap...

The Dream Splendid

John Langdon-Davies · 1917 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, The Pelican Press, 1917. First edition. Paperback. A scarce Pelican Press first edition, written during Langdon-Davies"s undergraduate years at Oxford and published in the shadow of his conscientious objection during the Great War. In the publisher's original pape...

Sun Poems and Others

Charles H. Pinnell · 1918 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd. 1918 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed and inscribed copy of this collection of war poetry by Charles H. Pinnell. The very scarce first edition of the work.Signed and inscribed by the author to the front free endp...

Poems: 1914-1934

G.B. Manwaring · 1934 · Rooke Books

£895.00 (€1,072.80 | $1,182.42 | ¥188,817)

Southport, Privately Printed for the Author, 1934. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce limited edition copy of this collection of poetry by G.B. Manwaring, inscribed by the author, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The very scarce limited first edition of the work, with ...

Starved Rock

Edgar Lee Masters · 1919 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1919 . First edition. Cloth. A signed and inscribed first edition of this collection of poetry by Edgar Lee Masters, with a letter to Kay Laurel. The first edition of the work.Signed and inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper, with ...

Joseph Anton: A Memoir

Salman Rushdie · 2012 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Jonathan Cape, 2012. First edition. Hardback. A signed first edition, first impression of Salman Rushdie"s memoir Joseph Anton, detailing the years he spent under police protection following the 1989 fatwa, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher&apo...

The Paying Guests

Sarah Waters · 2014 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Virago Press Ltd. 2014. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition of Waters"s acclaimed post-WWI domestic thriller, sealed as issued. In the publisher's original cloth binding, sealed in the plastic wrap, unopened. A limited edition being one of one thousand...

Mickey Mouse Waddle Book

Staff of the Walt Disney Studios · 1934 · Rooke Books

£1,400.00 (€1,678.12 | $1,849.60 | ¥295,357)

New York, Blue Ribbon Books, 1934 . First edition. Hardback. The uncommon first edition of this wonderfully illustrated and pioneering interactive "Waddle Book", in the original dust wrapper. The first edition of this uncommon work, in the publisher's original unclipped d...

A Tour Through England Described in a Series of Letters from a Young Gentleman to His Sister

A Young Gentleman"; T. H. [Ed.] · 1821 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, William Darton, 1821. Leather. A charming 1821 educational travel narrative for young readers, the fourth edition revised by T. H. illustrated with a fold-out map and plates. Bound in a quarter roan binding with marbled paper boards.The fourth edition, revised and corr...

Poems by Frederick Earl of Carlisle, Knight of the Garter, &C. &C. &C.

Frederick Earl of Carlisle [Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle] · 1807 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€898.99 | $990.85 | ¥158,227)

London, William Bulmer and Co. 1807 . Leather. A signed presentation copy of this very scarce volume of poetry by Frederick Earl of Carlisle, inscribed to his daughter-in-law, Frances Susan Howard. A signed presentation copy of the 'new edition, with additions' of th...

The Testament of Beauty: A Poem in Four Books

Robert Bridges · 1930 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1930 . Leather. Beautifully bound in half morocco by Zaehnsdorf, this is a lovely early edition of Robert Bridges' popular long philosophical poem. The second edition of this work, which was first published the year prior.In a half morocco binding...

Songs of the Sea

Rudyard Kipling · 1927 · Rooke Books

£1,295.00 (€1,552.26 | $1,710.88 | ¥273,205)

London, Macmillan, 1927 . First edition. Vellum. A signed limited edition poetry collection from Rudyard Kipling, accompanied by a signed leaf from Kipling in which he has copied out a stanza of his poem 'Epitaphs of War&apos. A signed limited edition from Kipling, with t...

Half-Hours with the Best Authors

Charles Knight; Various · 1880 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Frederick Warne & Co. c1885. Leather. An interesting copy of Charles Knight's Half-Hours with the Best Authors, with extracts from prolific authors and biographical notes, bound in a smart signed binding by Medley. In a full green calf binding, a signed binding by...

The Collini Case

Ferdinand von Schirach; Anthea Bell · 2012 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Michael Joseph, 2012. First edition. Cloth. An exclusive signed first UK edition of this gripping courtroom drama written by Ferdinand von Schirach. An exclusive signed edition in association with Goldsboro Books. The first impression of the first UK edition, complete...

The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray; Folk; the Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley; Bone Weaver; the Mystery at Dunvegan Castle

Chris Wooding; Zoe Gilbert; Sean Lusk; Aden Polydoros; T. L. Huchu · 2001 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)

London, Scholastic Press; Bloomsbury; Doubleday; Inkyard Press; Tor , 2001-2023. First edition. Cloth. A terrific selection of haunting fantasy titles, all signed by the author and majority of which are limited editions. All signed by the authors. A delightful selection of fi...

A Collection of First Uk Edition Fantasy Novels, Signed by the Authors

Various · 2012 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)

London, Subterranean Press; Del Rey; Tor; Wildfire; Harvill Secker; Piatkus; W & N, 2012-2024. First edition. Cloth. A very pleasing collection of seven first UK edition fantasy novels, each of which has been signed by the author. Seven volumes. First UK edition, first impress...