Letteratura

Desperate Measures

Dennis Wheatley · 1974 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Hutchinson, 1974 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition, first impression of Dennis Wheatley's Napoleonic war era final Roger Brook novel. Signed by Wheatley to the title page, with the inscription 'For Michael Wilde, with eve...

En Route

Joris-Karl Huysmans · 1908 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Paris, Plon-Nourrit et Cie, 1908. Leather. A later edition of this Durtal novel by Joris-Karl Huysmans in a lovely Hatchards binding. Thirtieth edition of this work. First published in 1895, second of Joris-Karl Huysmans's novels to feature the character of Durtal, autobi...

The Private Patient

P. D. James · 2008 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Faber & Faber, 2008. Cloth. A limited edition of this exciting work by P. D. James, signed by the author. Limited edition. Number 832 of 1000 copies signed by the author. The fourteenth and last novel in the Adam Dalgliesh series. This work follows a once magnificent m...

Killing Critics

Carol O'Connell; Barry Maitland · 1995 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Blakeney, Scorpion Press, 1995. Leather. A lovely limited edition of this Kathy Mallory mystery novel, signed by the author Carol O'Connell. Number 33 of 85 copies of this limited signed edition, in the special quarter morocco binding with marbled paper boards and an acet...

Butchers and Other Stories of Crime

Peter Lovesey · 1985 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,283)

London , Macmillan and Co. 1985. First edition. Cloth. A fine collection of short stories that will thrill and surprise the reader, signed by the author and in its first edition. Signed by the author to the title page. A first edition copy. This is a fine collection of crime s...

Cheat-the-Boys

Eden Phillpotts · 1924 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, William Heinemann, 1924. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this novel by British author Eden Phillpotts, a lovely copy signed and inscribed by the author. The first edition of this work. A scarce novel by Eden Phillpotts, English author known for his many...

Cinderella

0 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Murrays Sales and Service Co. c1981. Hardback. A beautiful pop-up edition of the classic children's tale of Cinderella, designed by the celebrated pop-up artist Vojtěch Kubašta. Pop-up fairy tale of 'Cinderella' with illustrations by Vojtěch Kubašta, d...

Music for Chameleons

Truman Capote · 1981 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1981. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first UK edition of Capote's short story collection with the original dust wrapper. The first UK edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original clipped dust wrapper d...

Adults

Emma Jane Unsworthy · 2020 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, The Borough Press, 2020. First edition. Cloth. Beautiful first impression of this modern fiction novel by Emma Jane Unsworthy, signed by the author. The first edition, first impression of this novel. A satire of social media age by Emma Jane Unsworthy, exploring the tr...

The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood; the Tale of Ali Baba & the Forty Thieves; the Ugly Duckling

Charles Perrault, J. C. Mardrus, E. Powys Mathers, Hans Christian Andersen, Jean Hersholt · 1949 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

New York, The Limited Editions Club , 1949. Cloth. A beautiful three volume limited edition set of these classic children's stories, two of which are signed. A handsome limited edition, three volume set of 'The Evergreen Tales; or Tales for the Ageless&apos. In full ...

La Comã©Die Humaine

Honore de Balzac · 0 · Rooke Books

£3,200.00 (€3,835.71 | $4,227.65 | ¥675,101)

Paris , George Barrie , c1895-9. Leather. Complete magnum opus of French novelist Honoré de Balzac 'La Comedie Humaine' in beautiful uniform Riverside Press half crushed morocco bindings. Undated Paris edition published by George Barrie, comprised of forty-five volum...

Lancashire Dialect and Other Poems Suitable for Recitation

Walter Emsley · 0 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Manchester; London , John Heywood Ltd. c1918. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition copy of this charming poetry collection about Lancashire life, written in the Lancashire dialect. A scarce first edition. Signed by the author to the front paste-down. In the original fu...

Between the Acts

Virginia Woolf · 1941 · Rooke Books

£480.00 (€575.36 | $634.15 | ¥101,265)

London, The Hogarth Press, 1941. First edition. Cloth. A well preserved copy of Virginia Woolf's final novel, Between the Acts, presented in the scarce original unclipped dust wrapper, designed by Vanessa Bell. The first edition, first impression. In the original unclippe...

The Gilded Fly: Short Stories

Paul W. Nash · 1993 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

Francestown, Typographeum, 1993. First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of this scarce limited edition volume, containing two short stories. A very scarce signed presentation copy of this volume of short storied from American librarian and researcher Paul W. Nash, wh...

Alentejo Blue

Monica Ali · 2006 · Rooke Books

£33.00 (€39.56 | $43.60 | ¥6,962)

London, Doubleday, 2006. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Monica Ali's lovely second novel. First edition, first impression, signed copy of Monica Ali's novel Alentejo Blue. In the original publisher's binding and with the unclipped dust wrapper.A...

Putting the Boot in

Dan Kavanagh; Julian Barnes · 1985 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1985. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition first printing of Julian Barnes' crime fiction novel published under the pseudonym Dan Kavanagh. Signed first edition and first imprint of Putting the Boot In with original publisher's binding ...

Seuil Du Rouergue

Georges Soleilhet · 1985 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

not stated , not stated , 1985. Unbound. A scarce collection of unpublished poems by Georges Soleilhet. This is a collection of seven unpublished poems by George Soleihet with seven original engravings by Giles du Plessis.There were only fifty copies of this printed with this ...

The Phanseys of William Cavendish Marquis of Newcastle Addressed to Margaret Lucas and Her Letters in Reply

William Cavendish · 1956 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, The Nonesuch Press, 1956. First edition. Hardback. A bright first, limited edition of William Cavendish's poems addressed to his wife Margaret Lucas, and her letters in reply. The first edition of this work, limited to seven-hundred and eighty five copies printed ...

Poems

Robert Wilson · 1856 · Rooke Books

£790.00 (€946.94 | $1,043.70 | ¥166,665)

Boston, John Wilson & Son, 1856. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition poetry collection, a nice poetical work with a secretarial inscription. Very scarce first edition.A secretarial presentation inscription, signed to the half-title, 'Mrs David Coventry, with...

The Call

John Hersey · 1985 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

Pennsylvania , The Franklin Library , 1985. First edition. Leather. A stunning limited first signed edition of The Call. This is a limited first edition copy of The Call, which has been privately printed, and personally signed by John Hersey. This copy is illustrated by Herber...