Letteratura

Poetic Unreason and Other Studies

Robert Graves · 1925 · Rooke Books

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

London, Cecil Palmer, 1925. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this intriguing series of essays on poetic psychology, a fantastic association copy, presented by Robert Graves to Julian Huxley. The first edition.Signed by the author in pencil to the recto of the front e...

The Literary History of the Adelphi and Its Neighbourhood

Austin Brereton · 1908 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1908. Cloth. A smart second edition of this illustrated history of the Adelphi Theatre in London, signed with an inscription by the publisher. Second edition. Signed with an inscription from the publisher, Thomas Fisher Unwin, an English publisher who ...

Yanks and Yellow-Bellies

Wendy G. Powell · 1968 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

Ilfracombe, Devon , Arthur H. Stockwell Limited , 1968 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce novel surrounding the amusing antics in a Lincolnshire village when an American air base moves in during the Second World War, signed by the author. The first edition. Signed by the au...

Selections from Sleight of Pen - Ballades and Other Poems

H. S. Mackintosh · 1940 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Buenos Aires, The English Printery , 1940 . First edition. Paperback. A signed, first edition of this very scarce collection of poetry from Scottish poet, H. S. Mackintosh. Bound in the publisher's original paper wraps. The first edition.Signed by the author. Inscribed to...

Chicago Loop

Paul Theroux · 1990 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1990. First edition. Cloth. A smart first impression of this tense thriller by Paul Theroux, signed by Theroux to the half-title. The first edition, first impression.Signed by the author to the half-title.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A grippi...

Verses and Reverses

Wilfrid Meynell · 1910 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

Letchworth, Privately Printed; Arden Press, 1910. First edition. Hardback. A scarce first edition copy of the poetry of Wilfrid Meynell, the author's presentation copy. The scarce first edition, privately printed. Signed by Meynell to the recto of the front endpaper, "...

Rider Haggard&Apos;S "She

Robert A. Wilson · 1977 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

New York, Bob Wilson and the Phoenix Book Shop, 1977 . First edition. Paperback. A presentation copy of this uncommon limited edition of Robert A. Wilson's account of his meeting with Queen Modjadji, the inspiration of Haggard's 'She&apos. The first edition of t...

The Works of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, with a Memoir by James P. Browne, M.D. Containing Extracts from the Life by Thomas Moore

Richard Brinsley Sheridan; James P. Browne; Thomas Moore · 1884 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.80 | $224.63 | ¥35,875)

London, Bickers and Son , 1884. Leather. A leather bound two-volume set containing the works of Sheridan, together with a memoir by James P. Browne. A set of works from Irish-born playwright impresario and Whig politician, Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Complete in two volumes. B...

The Most Magnificent Invention Mansion: A Three Dimensional Mystery

Steve Cox; Nick Denchfield · 1999 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1999. First edition. Hardback. A very smart first edition of this marvelous fold-out carousel with paper characters to play with. First edition. Scarce work. A large-scale fold-out mansion scene with a laminated map showring the mansion groun...

3rd Dimension Picture Book with the Wonder Spectacles

Anonymous · 1950 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.73 | $77.96 | ¥12,451)

London, W. Walker & Sons, c1950 . Paperback. A very scarce 1950s non-fiction children's work, with 'wonder spectacles' that allow the photograph images to be viewed in three dimensions. A very scarce work.An informative children's work with green and red ti...

Medleys and Songs without Music

H. J. L. G. [Sir Henry John Lowndes Graham] · 1891 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, W. H. Allen and Co. 1891. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this scarce collection of verses from Scottish public servant Sir Henry John Lowndes Graham, signed by the author in presentation. First edition. Scarce work. Signed and inscribed by the author in...

The Elegies of a Glass Adonis

C. A. Trypanis; Will Carter · 1967 · Rooke Books

£108.00 (€129.47 | $142.71 | ¥22,791)

New York, Chilmark Press, 1967. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first limited edition of C.A. Trypanis's anthology of verses, signed by the author. With the original plastic wrap and slip case. First edition. Limited to four hundred and fifty copies of which this is number...

The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins

Robert Paltock; A. H. Bullen [preface] · 1884 · Rooke Books

£475.00 (€569.45 | $627.65 | ¥100,239)

London, Reeves & Turner, 1884 . First edition. Leather. A fine first edition thus of Robert Paltock's 'Gulliver's Travels' inspired novel, in crushed half morocco Bayntun bindings. The first edition thus, being the first edition to feature the significant e...

Angel

DuBose Heyward · 1926 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

New York, George H. Doran Company, 1926. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition copy of this vivid novel about religion in North Carolina by DuBose Heyward. The 'Carolina Edition', a limited edition published concurrently with the first edition, an unspecifie...

Brockport, New York: Beginning with "and

William Heyen · 1988 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Dallas , Northouse and Northouse , 1988. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition copy of this poetical collection from American poet William Heyen. A limited edition, being number 7 out of 50 numbered copies.Signed by the author to the colophon. In the publisher's...

Clown Land

1824 · Rooke Books

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

London, Perry & Co. Limited, c1894. Paperback. A very scarce Victorian's children's work, containing nine poems about clowns and their adventures, colourfully illustrated. A vanishingly scarce work. Held institutionally at only three libraries; University of Cambridg...

Enjoyment of Poetry with Other Essays in Aesthetics

Max Eastman · 1939 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1939. Cloth. A smart new edition of this collection of essays from American writer Max Eastman, signed and inscribed by the author. New edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the front endpaper dated 1942. A collection of essays ...

The Polaris Trilogy

Charles B. Stilson · 1966 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

New York, Avalon Books, Thomas Bouregy and Company Inc, 1966-68. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition set of this intriguing science fiction trilogy following a Tarzan-like man, by Charles B. Stilson. The first edition, first printings, in book form. Each volume is in ...

A Flight of Fancies

Norman Gale · 1926 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

Old Bilton, Rugby, Norman Gale, 1926 . First edition. Cloth. A presentation copy of the first edition of this privately published volume of poems, with a signed letter from the author. The first edition of this work.With a signed letter from the author, Norman Gale, taped to t...

The Season of Comfort

Gore Vidal · 1949 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

New York, E. P. Dutton & Company, 1949 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this novel centering on the relationship between a mother and her son, written by Gore Vidal, with a signed note from the author tipped-in. The first edition. With a note tipped-in to the half ...