Letteratura

Laughs and Whifts of Song

Theodore Maynard · 1915 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Erskine MacDonald, 1915 . First edition. Paperback. Scarce signed first-edition poetry collection from Theodore Maynard. Scarce first edition.In the publisher's original binding.Signed by the author with dedication to front free endpaper, dated 1917.From influenti...

Brood

Jackie Polzin · 2021 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

New York, Doubleday; Picador, 2021. First edition. Cloth. The signed first edition of Brood, American author Jackie Polzin's first novel and a finalist for the 2021 First Novel Prize. The signed first edition of Brood by American author Jackie Polzin, published by Doubled...

Voyages Et Avantures de Jacques Masse

[Simon Tyssot de Patot] · 1710 · Rooke Books

£1,275.00 (€1,528.51 | $1,684.74 | ¥269,063)

Bordeaux, Jaques L'Aveugle, 1710 [c1742]. Leather. A very scarce early imprint of this controversial work of enlightenment fiction, being an early example of Utopian fiction and a precursor to Robinson Crusoe in the 'voyage imaginaire' tradition. Rosenberg editi...

The Cry of the Icemark

Stuart Hill · 2005 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.75 | $58.14 | ¥9,285)

Frome, The Chicken House, 2005. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition of this exciting fantasy children's novel, in the original unclipped dust wrapper and slipcase. The first edition of the work.A limited edition, with this volume being 881/1000, signed by the a...

An Italian Garden: A Book of Songs

A. Mary F. Robinson [Agnes Mary Frances Duclaux] · 1897 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

Portland, Maine, Thomas B. Mosher, 1897 . First edition. Leather. Beautifully bound in a crushed morocco binding by Otto Schulze, this is the first edition of A. Mary F. Robinson's limited edition collection of poems about the gardens of Italy. A limited edition, first ed...

A Is for Annabelle

Tasha Tudor · 1954 · Rooke Books

£215.00 (€257.75 | $284.09 | ¥45,371)

New York, Oxford University Press, 1954 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderful signed copy of the first edition of Tasha Tudor's delightful children's educational work, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first printing, in the publisher's original pri...

Full Circle

Algernon Blackwood · 1929 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

London, Elkin Mathews & Marrot, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition of this short story from the renowned English author, Algernon Blackwood, signed by the author and in the original dust wrapper. A limited edition, being number 58 out of five hundred and thir...

Don Quixote

Miguel de Cervantes; Martin Jenkins · 2009 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Walker Books Ltd, 2009. Hardback. A very pleasing copy of this brightly illustrated retelling of Cervantes' novel Don Quixote, signed by the illustrator. Signed by the illustrator to the title page. Illustrated throughout with numerous colour images. A fantastic r...

An Index to the Remarkable Passages and Words Made Use of by Shakspeare; Calculated to Point out the Different Meanings to Which the Words Are Applied

Rev. Samuel Ayscough · 1827 · Rooke Books

£89.00 (€106.70 | $117.60 | ¥18,782)

London, Thomas Tegg; J. Anderson; R. Griffin and Co.; J. Cumming et al , 1827. Leather. A calf-bound second edition of this authoritative index to Shakespeare's writings, by English writer and scholar Samuel Ayscough. Although not stated to this copy's title page, ot...

Pure Dead Brilliant

Debi Gliori · 2003 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Doubleday, 2003. First edition. Hardback. A lovely signed first impression of this 'Pure Dead' young adult novel by Debi Gliori. Signed by the author to the title page, accompanied with her own charming illustration and a loosely inserted photograph of Gliori...

Curtain Call, Freya, & Eureka

Anthony Quinn · 2015 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

London, Jonathan Cape, 2015-2017. First edition. Cloth. Three excellent first edition copies of these exciting novels from English author Anthony Quinn, signed in presentation to Carmen Callil. Three volumes. First edition, first impression. Each volume is signed and inscribed...

A Card from Angela Carter

Susannah Clapp · 2012 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Bloomsbury, 2012. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition copy of this exploration of the life and works of Angela Carter from British writer Susannah Clapp, signed in presentation to Carmen Callil. First edition, first impression. Signed and inscribed by the ...

Fly Away Home: Stories

Marina Warner · 2015 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

Cromer, Salt, 2015. First edition. Paperback. A smart first edition of this collection of stories from English mythographer Marina Warner, signed in presentation to Carmen Callil. First edition, first impression. Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page, in present...

A Collection of Signed First Edition Modern Novels

Various · 2002 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London, Doubleday; Sceptre; Picador; Allison & Busby; Two Roads; Hamish Hamilton; Fig Tree; Hutchinson, 2002-2024. First edition. Cloth. A very smart collection of ten first edition modern novels, each has been signed by the author. Ten volumes. First edition, first impression...

Birnam Wood

Eleanor Catton · 2023 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.75 | $58.14 | ¥9,285)

London, Granta, 2023. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first UK edition of this thrilling novel from New Zealand author and screenwriter Eleanor Catton, signed by the author. First UK edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. A contemporary thriller ab...

Winter&Apos;S Crimes 13

George Hardinge; Colin Dexter; Various · 1981 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Macmillan, 1981. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this anthology of short crime stories, by a total of eleven authors. This copy is double signed by Colin Dexter. The first edition, first impression.Double signed by Colin Dexter, once to the title page, and o...

The Spy Who Loved Me

Ian Fleming · 1962 · Rooke Books

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

London, Jonathan Cape, 1962 . First edition. Cloth. A vibrant example of the first edition, first impression of Ian Fleming's ninth 007 novel, in the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work. Gilbert A10a (1.1) Sta...

Black Dog

Stephen Booth · 2000 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, Harper Collins , 2000. First edition. Paperback. A signed first impression of this thrilling debut novel from Stephen Booth, the first of his Cooper and Fry series. Signed by the author to the title page. The first edition, first impression. 'Black Dog' is ...

Romantic Comedy

Curtis Sittenfeld · 2023 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.35 | $62.10 | ¥9,918)

London, Doubleday, 2023. First edition. Cloth. A signed first UK impression of this subversive romantic comedy from Curtis Sittenfeld. Signed by the author to the half title page. The first UK edition, first impression. With the original unclipped dust wrapper.A successful s...

What Strange Paradise

Omar El Akkad · 2021 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Picador, 2021. First edition. Cloth. A limited signed first UK edition of this moving novel by Omar El Akkad. One of 350 numbered and signed copies of the first UK edition, this copy being number 257. First impression. With the publisher's original unclipped dus...