Letteratura

The Fat Man in History

Peter Carey · 1980 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London , Faber and Faber, 1980. First edition. Cloth. A wonderful, signed first edition copy of Peter Carey's collection of surreal short stories. A first edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. The Fat Man In History is widely considered to b...

Seventeen Poems Missing from Love Respelt

Robert Graves · 1966 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.84 | $1,314.75 | ¥209,974)

London, Privately Printed, 1966 . First edition. Leather. A signed Limited Edition volume of poetry from Rupert Graves, in an unfinished full morocco binding by Ivor Robinson. The first edition of this signed, Limited Edition volume of seventeen poems from British poet, histor...

A Modern Comedy

John Galsworthy · 1929 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.81 | $211.42 | ¥33,765)

London , William Heinemann , 1929. First edition. Vellum. A lovely signed, limited edition of all three books in John Galsworthy's A Modern Comedy trilogy. A limited edition copy of this work, with only 1030 copies being printed. This volume is number 474 and is signed an...

Poor Poems and Rotten Rhymes

A.P. Herbert · 1910 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

Winchester, P. & G. Wells, 1910. First edition. Paperback. A signed, first edition copy of A.P. Herbert's first ever published collection of poetry, the personal copy of British novelist Dennis Wheatley. The first edition of this collection of poetry, Poor Poems and Rotte...

The Connoisseur and Other Stories

Walter de la Mare · 1926 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

London, W. Collins Sons and Co. LTD, 1926. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition selection of short stories by the noted author Walter de la Mare, including his renowned supernatural tale 'All Hallows&apos. The first limited edition of this work, limited to two-h...

Fire and Wine

John Gould Fletcher · 1913 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)

London, Grant Richards, 1913 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderful signed presentation copy of the first edition of an early collection of poems from John Gould Fletcher. A signed first edition of this collection of poetry from American Imagist poet and Pulitzer Prize winner, Jo...

The Garret

Oliver Crawford · 1965 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, Rupert Hart-Davis , 1965. First edition. Cloth. Lovely first edition of this novel by Oliver Crawford, author's presentation copy inscribed and signed by the author with dedication to Deborah Rogers. The first edition of this work, a scarce copy. A novel set in Be...

Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor

R.D. Blackmore · 1872 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London, Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle, 1872. Leather. An early, illustrated edition of this classic romance novel by Richard Blackmore, with a tipped-in signature from the author, scarce to find signed. A dramatic romance novel set in the East Lyn Valley of Exmoor, based...

The Brook Kerith, a Syrian Story

George Moore · 1929 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.31 | $786.21 | ¥125,563)

London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1929 . First edition. Vellum. A signed Limited Edition of the first illustrated edition of this novel following the life of a non-divine Christ. In full vellum, signed by the author and illustrator, and in the publisher's original scarce sli...

Seventy Times Seven

John Gordon Sinclair · 2012 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)

London, Faber and Faber , 2012. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition, first impression of this thrilling novel by John Gordon Sinclair, signed by the author. Following the story of professional killer Danny McGuire as he uncovers the truth about his brother's murd...

The Enchantress of Florence

Salman Rushdie · 2008 · Rooke Books

£53.00 (€63.54 | $70.03 | ¥11,185)

London, Jonathan Cape, 2008. First edition. Cloth. A well-presented signed first edition copy of Rushdie's 'Enchantress of Florence', with beautifully illustrated paste downs. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author on title page. In the unclippe...

If We Only Knew

Cherio · 1895 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.24 | $858.88 | ¥137,169)

London; New York, F. Tennyson Neely, 1895. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed first edition work by Cherio, a collection of his poems, uncommon to find works signed by this occult figure. Signed by Cherio to the frontispiece, this being the autographed edition.The firs...

Een Smerige Geschiedenis

Eric Ambler · 1968 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

Utrect; Antwerpen, A. W. Bruna & Zoon, 1968. First edition. Paperback. A first Dutch translation edition of Ambler's thriller novel, with a signed dedication from the author to a notable Dutch writer and psychologist Manuel van Loggem. Signed by the author to the half-tit...

Soul Eater

Michelle Paver · 2006 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Orion Children's Books, 2006. First edition. Cloth. An exceptional signed first edition of the third work in Michelle Paver's 'Chronicles of Darkness' series. Signed by the author to the title page.The third title in the 'Chronicles of Darkness...

White Man Falling

Mike Stocks · 2006 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Alma Books, 2006 . First edition. Cloth. A fine limited edition of Mike Stocks' novel following a white man falling from the sky, creating a mystery for retired Police Sub-Inspector R. M. Swaminathan. One of two hundred and fifty numbered copies of the first editi...

Stormbreaker

Anthony Horowitz · 2005 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Walker Books, 2005. Cloth. A signed limited edition of Anthony Horowitz's popular 'Alex Rider' series, this being the first novel in the series. In the original slipcase. The first edition, first impression, of this limited edition.A signed limited edit...

The Death of Bunny Munro

Nick Cave · 2009 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

London, Canongate, 2009. First edition. Cloth. A near fine, first edition copy of this salacious novel, 'The Death of Bunny Munro', by Nick Cave. Signed by the author to the title page and in the original dust wrapper. Presenting the second novel of British author Ni...

The Death of Bunny Munro

Nick Cave · 2009 · Rooke Books

£230.00 (€275.73 | $303.91 | ¥48,537)

London, Canongate, 2009. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this salacious novel from Nick Cave. A signed first edition, first impression of this novel from Nick Cave, author, screenwriter and actor, and lead singer of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. In the publisher...

No More Mister Nice Guy

Howard Jacobson · 1998 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Jonathan Cape , 1998. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition, first impression of this humorous novel by Howard Jacobson, signed by the author to the title page. A funny, intelligent novel following the protagonist Frank Ritz as he separates from his wife, pornog...

The Lambs of London

Peter Ackroyd · 2004 · Rooke Books

£32.00 (€38.36 | $42.28 | ¥6,753)

London, Chatto and Windus, 2004. First edition. Cloth. A flawless first edition copy of this acclaimed historical fiction novel by author Peter Ackroyd, in a beautiful and bright unclipped dust wrapper and signed by the author. Noted historical fiction writer Peter Ackroyd bri...