Letteratura

Sleepyhead [with] Scaredy Cat

Mark Billingham · 2001 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Little, Brown and Company, 2001 . First edition. Cloth. Two fine, first edition thriller novels by Mark Billingham. Being the first two novels in the 'Tom Thumb' series. 'Sleepyhead' is signed to the title page. With both volumes in the unclipped du...

The Adamantine Palace

Stephen Deas · 2009 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

London, Victor Gollancz, 2009. First edition. Cloth. A pristine, limited edition copy of Stephen Deas' debut novel, 'The Adamantine Palace&apos. The first edition. A scarce work, being no 31 of 150 numbered first edition copies of this novel that are signed by the au...

The Bird Artist

Howard Norman · 1994 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, Faber and Faber, 1994. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition, first impression, of Howard Norman's psychologically challenging novel about murder. The first edition, first impression of this work. Signed by the author to the title page. In the original uncl...

Frozen

Richard Burke · 2003 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Orion , 2003. First edition. Cloth. A superior copy of Richard Burke's novel 'Frozen&apos. Signed by the author to the title page. Richard Burke is a British author and award winning producer and director. 'Frozen' is a thriller which follows the st...

Things to Come

H G Wells · 1935 · Rooke Books

£3,850.00 (€4,615.50 | $5,087.24 | ¥812,464)

London, The Cresset Press , 1935. First edition. Cloth. A scarce, signed, first edition copy of HG Wells' 'Things to Come' dedicated in Wells' hand to his son, Anthony. Wells has signed the half title to his son, Anthony West. Lacking dustwrapper, as is usu...

The Resurrectionists

Michael Collins · 2002 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2002. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition and a proof copy of the Irish novelist Michael Collins' novel, set in the Upper Michigan Peninsula. In two volumes, containing the proof copy of the first, and a signed first edition first i...

Journal Des Goncourt Memoires de la Vie Litteraire

Goncourt Brothers; Edmond de Goncourt; Jules de Goncourt · 1891 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€335.67 | $369.98 | ¥59,088)

Paris, Biliotheque-Charpentier, 1891-4. Leather. The Goncourt's brothers' extensive journal on the vivid and intimate literary and artistic life in Paris. In the original French. In a signed binding by M. Wood. Incomplete in seven volumes, being volumes I-VII of a to...

Poems

Samuel Rogers · 1834 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.66 | $383.19 | ¥61,199)

London, T Cadell, E Moxon, 1834. Leather. A finely bound copy of Samuel Roger's poetry. Beautifully illustrated, with drawings based on engravings by Turner and Stothard. The first edition of this particular collection. Joseph Mallord William Turner was an English Romanti...

Schindler&Apos;S Ark

Thomas Keneally · 1982 · Rooke Books

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

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1982. Paperback. The uncorrected proof of Thomas Keneally's influential and moving novel about the Holocaust 'Schindler's Ark&apos. An uncorrected proof copy of this work. Signed by the author to the title page. 'Schindler&apos...

Something Like a House

Sid Smith · 2001 · Rooke Books

£27.00 (€32.37 | $35.68 | ¥5,698)

London, Picador, 2001. First edition. Hardback. An excellent signed first edition of Sid Smith's award-winning novel. This signed first edition of author and journalist Sid Smith's novel 'Something Like A House' was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Pri...

The Swimmer

Joakim Zander; Elizabeth Clark Wessel · 2014 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Head of Zeus, 2014. First edition. Hardback. A signed first edition of this exciting Swedish thriller novel, following the heroine Klara Walldeen, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work. Signed by the author to the title...

A Is for Alibi a Kinsey Millhone Mystery

Sue Grafton · 1982 · Rooke Books

£3,900.00 (€4,675.45 | $5,153.31 | ¥823,015)

New York, Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1982. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition, first impression, of Sue Grafton's influential debut detective novel ''A' is for Alibi', signed by the author to the title page. The first edition, first impressio...

The Eagle Has Flown

Jack Higgins; [Henry Patterson] · 1991 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.81 | $211.42 | ¥33,765)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1991. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Jack Higgins' exciting World War Two novel that follow fictional events, signed by the author to the title page. The first edition of this work. Signed by the author to the title page. In the origi...

Ghost Walk

Marianne Macdonald · 1997 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1997. First edition. Hardback. An excellent signed first edition of Marianne Macdonald's mystery novel. This signed first edition of Canadian author Marianne Macdonald's mystery novel 'Ghost Walk' sees the return of her antiqua...

L&Apos;Assommoir

Emile Zola; Arthur Symons · 1928 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, T. Werner Laurie LTD, 1928. Cloth. A limited edition copy of Emile Zola's enlightening novel 'l'Assommoir', with a frontispiece, signed by the translator, held in the original unclipped dustwrapper. A limited edition work, limited to one-thousand co...

Cows Cherries and Fish People

Alison Spritzler-Rose · 1996 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Not Stated, Prospero Poets, 1996. Hardback. A limited edition copy of Alison Spritzler-Rose's amusing collection of poetry, illustrated by John Lawrence, signed by the author and the illustrator. A limited edition work of four-hundred and ninety-nine copies, of which one-...

Breakfast in Perigord Essays on Various Occasions and in Diverse Moods

Sir William Russell Flint · 1968 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.56 | $495.51 | ¥79,136)

London, Charles Skilton, 1968. Leather. A limited edition copy of this collection of essays by William Russell Flint, illustrated throughout, signed by the author. A limited edition work, with five-hundred and twenty-five copies signed and numbered, of which four-hundred and s...

Man Part One and Part Two

Ronald Duncan · 1970 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Rebel Press, 1970. First edition. Cloth. A two volume set of Ronald Duncan poetical work 'Man' that attempts to bring together science and literature. Both volumes are first edition, limited edition and signed. Part one and two of Ronald Duncan's poetica...

The Danger

Dick Francis · 1983 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Michael Joseph, 1983. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition copy of Dick Francis's 'The Danger', complete with original unclipped dustwrapper. Richard Stanley Francis was a British crime writer and former full-time jump-jockey, winning over 350 ra...

How to Make a Saint or the Process of Canonization in the Church of England

The Prig [Thomas Longueville] · 1887 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench & Co, 1887. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition copy of this Anglican work, with a signed dedication to a relation of the author. With publisher's advertisements to the rear of the work. The first edition of the work. With a dedication ...