Letteratura

The Wall of Weeping

Edmond Fleg; Humbert Wolfe (translator) · 1929 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Victor Gollancz, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A limited edition, advanced review copy of this translated book of poetry, signed by both the author and translator. A lovely book of translated poetry, written by Jewish French writer Edmond Fleg (1874-1963). Translated by ...

Focus One

B. Rajan; Andrew Pearse · 1945 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Dennis Dobson, 1945. First edition. Cloth. A very smart, first edition copy of this collection of critical analysis of contemporary literature, in the original price-clipped dust wrapper. A fascinating collection of literary criticism, compiled and edited by Mr. B. Raj...

The Judgement of Francois Villon

Herbert Edward Palmer · 1927 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, The Hogarth Press, 1927 . First edition. Hardback. A signed presentation copy of this Limited Edition historical play concerning fifteenth century French poet François Villon. The first edition of this play from English poet and literary critic Herbert Edward Palmer. ...

The Works of Charles Lamb

Charles Lamb; Alfred Ainger · 1897 · Rooke Books

£890.00 (€1,066.96 | $1,176.01 | ¥187,816)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1897-1904. Leather. A Bumpus bound collection of the works of Charles Lamb, a comprehensive set of his best known and most popular works. In a signed Bumpus binding.In twelve volumes.A collection of the works of Charles Lamb.Charles Lamb was ...

Guignol

Henri Conti · 1897 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

Paris, Charpentier et Fasquelle, 1897. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce first edition of this novel by Henri Conti. Illustrated by A Minartz. In the publisher's original wraps. Signed by the author to Eugene Fasquelle, the publisher of this work to the half-title.Â...

The Ox-Bow&Apos;S Heath

Adam Thorpe · 1999 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, Ulysees, 1999. First edition. Paperback. A lovely copy of poetry by Adam Thorpe, bound in an unclipped dust wrapper. Printed in limited edition and signed by the author. A lovely collection of poetry by British poet, playwright, and novelist Adam Thorpe. Including a be...

Hector Servadac

Jules Verne · 1828 · Rooke Books

£470.00 (€563.45 | $621.04 | ¥99,184)

Paris, Bibliotheque d'Education et de Recreation, c1878 . Leather. An early edition of Jules Verne's science fiction work, richly illustrated throughout by Paul Philippoteaux. Titled 'Off on a Comet' in English, this science fiction work tells of a comet to...

The Bfg

Roald Dahl · 1982 · Rooke Books

£1,750.00 (€2,097.96 | $2,312.38 | ¥369,302)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1982. First edition. Cloth. A superb first edition copy of Roald Dahl's popular 'The BFG', here signed by both Dahl and the illustrator, Quentin Blake, rare to find in such a lovely condition. The first edition, first impression of this wo...

Necessary Ends

Stanley Middleton · 1999 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Hutchinson, 1999. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed first edition novel by Stanley Middleton, a sentimental rumination of old age. The first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page, 'To Jean, with love, Stanley Middleton, 19...

Moods

Arthur Ball · 1938 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

Wick, Peter Reid & Coy. LTD, 1938. First edition. Cloth. A scarce signed first edition of the poems of Arthur Ball, a lovely collection of his popular poems. The scarce first edition of this work.Inscribed by the author to the title page, 'For M. W. Were, with good wishes...

The Girl in a Swing

Richard Adams · 1980 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, Allen Lane, 1980. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed copy of one of Richard Adams' popular novels, imbued in the world of antique pottery. The first edition, second state of this novel, with the female protagonist being named 'Karin Forster'; the name w...

The Enclosure

Susan Hill · 1961 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.36 | $726.75 | ¥116,066)

London, Hutchinson, 1961. First edition. Cloth. A scarce, first edition copy of Susan Hill's first novel. Written before her noted 'Woman In Black', this novel centres on marital relations of a middle aged couple. Signed by Hill, to a tipped in card at the title...

Mr Paul

Gertrude Bone · 1921 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1921. First edition. Cloth. An excellent signed copy, limited to seven hundred and fifty printed for sale, of this work of fiction on rural life by Gertrude Bone. Signed by both the author and the artist, in the unclipped dustwrapper. A limited edition o...

A Clockwork Orange

Anthony Burgess · 1962 · Rooke Books

£3,950.00 (€4,735.39 | $5,219.38 | ¥833,567)

London, Heinemann , 1962. First edition. Cloth. A smartly bound, first edition copy of Anthony Burgess' celebrated novel, his jeu d'espirit, 'A Clockwork Orange&apos. With a signed letter from the author loosely inserted. Bound in a full crushed morocco binding ...

The Famous Tragedy of the Queen of Cornwall at Tintagel in Lyonesse a New Version of an Old Story Arranged As a Play for Mummers in One Act Requiring No Theatre or Scenery.

Thomas Hardy · 1923 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Macmillan & Co. LTD, 1923. Cloth. A handsome early edition of Thomas Hardy's play, The Famous Tragedy of the Queen of Cornwall. A one-act play by Thomas Hardy, one of the only two pieces of drama written by this author. This play was designed to be performed by am...

Poems

Michael Drayton · 1616 · Rooke Books

£2,500.00 (€2,997.08 | $3,303.40 | ¥527,574)

London, William Stansby for John Smethwicke, 1616. Hardback. An early edition of Michael Drayton's poetry, a selection of his best known works written during the Elizabethan and Stuart eras. An early edition of this work.ESTC citation number S109894.An early collection of...

Gedichte IM Geschmack Des Grecourt

Johann Georg Scheffner · 1929 · Rooke Books

£490.00 (€587.43 | $647.47 | ¥103,404)

Londen, Dodsley und Compagnie, 1929. Fine Binding. A finely bound, limited edition of Johann Georg Scheffner's poetry collection. Numbered 81 of 400 copies. With ten original etchings, all signed by Martin E Philipp, the illustrator. A scarce printing of this work, this...

The Workes of Benjamin Jonson

Ben Jonson; Ben Johnson · 1640 · Rooke Books

£5,900.00 (€7,073.11 | $7,796.03 | ¥1,245,074)

London, Richard Bishop [and Robert Young], 1640, [1641]. Fine Binding. A beautifully bound, scarce collected edition of Ben Jonson's works. In a fantastic recent binding, with a custom slipcase. From the library of Allen and Beryl Freer. The Freers were avid art collecto...

Reynard the Fox

John Masefield · 1919 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

London, William Heinemann, 1919. First edition. Cloth. An extremely smart, limited edition copy of John Masefield's narrative poem 'Reynard the Fox&apos. Limited edition, numbered 173 of 250 copies signed by John Masefield to the limitation page. 'Reynard the Fo...

The Twilight Time

Karen Campbell · 2008 · Rooke Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 2008. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this work of Scottish detective fiction by Karen Campbell. Signed by the author to the title page. First edition, first impression with complete numberline. The Twilight Time is the debut novel...