Letteratura

The Observations

Jane Harri · 2006 · Rooke Books

£22.00 (€26.37 | $29.07 | ¥4,641)

London, Faber and Faber, 2006. First edition. Hardback. An excellent, signed first edition of Jane Harris' debut novel. This signed first edition of celebrated writer Jane Harris' debut novel 'The Observations' was shortlisted for the Orange Prize, followin...

Freefall

Roderick Gordon; Brian Williams · 2009 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Frome, Chicken House, 2009. First edition. Paperback. An excellent scarcely found, signed and inscribed first edition of Gordon and Williams' children's adventure novel. This uniquely signed and inscribed first edition of acclaimed children's authors Roderick Go...

Eye of the Storm

Jack Higgins · 1992 · Rooke Books

£230.00 (€275.69 | $303.86 | ¥48,523)

London, Chapmans, 1992. First edition. Hardback. An excellent signed first edition of Jack Higgins' first Sean Dillon novel. This signed, first edition of best-selling author Jack Higgins' thrilling novel 'Eye Of The Storm', features classic Higgins hero Se...

Parrot and Olivier in America

Peter Carey · 2010 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.95 | ¥12,447)

London, Faber and Faber, 2010. First edition. Hardback. A signed first UK edition, first impression of Peter Carey's Booker Prize novel. This signed first UK edition, first impression, of celebrated Australian novelist Peter Carey's 'Parrot and Olivier in Americ...

The Lighthouse

Alison Moore · 2012 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Salt publishing, 2012. First edition. Paperback. A signed first edition first impression of Alison Moore's Booker Prize shortlisted novel. This signed first edition, first impression of Alison Moore's debut novel 'The Lighthouse' was shortlisted for...

Netherland

Joseph O'Neill · 2008 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Fourth Estate, 2008. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Joseph O'Neill's popular novel following the life of a Dutchman in the wake of 9/11, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition of this work. Signed by the author to the title ...

The Green Fields Beyond

Evelyn Hart · 1995 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Surrey, Severn House, 1995. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Evelyn Hart's romantic novel. This signed first edition of well-loved author Evelyn Hart's 'The Green Fields Beyond' sets a romantic tale against the backdrop of the brink of the se...

Afterwards

Rachel Seiffert · 2007 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,228)

London, Heinemann, 2007. First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition copy of Rachel Seiffert's novel 'Afterwards&apos. Seiffert is a Booker Prize shortlisted author for her novel 'The Dark Room&apos. Signed to the title page, with the author's signature a...

A Fairy Garland Being Fairy Tales from the Old French

Charles Perrault; Madame d'Aulnoy; Count Anthony Hamilton · 1928 · Rooke Books

£980.00 (€1,174.69 | $1,294.72 | ¥206,750)

London, Cassell & Company, Limited, 1928. Vellum. A signed limited edition of Edmund Dulac's beautifully illustrated collection of French short stories, illustrated in colour throughout. A signed limited edition, being numbered five-hundred and eighty of one-thousand copi...

For Her Friends and Mine a Book of Aspirations, Dreams and Memories

Erwin F Smith · 1915 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Washington, Privately Printed, 1915. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon, association copy of this poetry collection by noted plant pathologist, Erwin Frink Smith. This collection was privately printed and has been gifted by the author's wife to one Dr Clinton. This particu...

Handley Cross, or Mr Jorrocks&Apos;S Hunt

Robert Surtees · 1926 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

Bath, George Bayntun, 1926. Leather. A handsome copy of Robert Surtees's nineteenth century classic focusing on the adventures of a grocer turned Master of Fox Hounds, in a signed Bayntun half crushed morocco binding. Robert Smith Surtees was an English editor, novelist a...

The Poetical Works of Robert Herrick

Robert Herrick; Humbert Wolfe · 1928 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)

London, The Cresset Press Ltd. 1928. First edition. Hardback. A particularly smart, beautifully presented, limited edition set of Robert Herrick's poetry. Held in the original scarce slipcase. First thus, the first edition of this imprint. Numbered 94 of 750 sets that wer...

The Hessian Prisoner

H. E. Bates; Edward Garnett (Foreword) · 1930 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, William Jackson (Books) Ltd, 1930. Cloth. A limited edition signed work by the English author, H. E. Bates, with an illustrated frontispiece by John Austen. Limited edition copy, being number 440 of 500. Signed by the author. This being No. 2 of the Furnival Books. Wit...

The Titanic

E J Pratt · 1935 · Rooke Books

£245.00 (€293.67 | $323.68 | ¥51,687)

Toronto, The Macmillan Company of Canada, 1935. First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition copy of this poem by Canadian poet Edwin John Dove Pratt, regarding the Titanic. An association copy, with a dedication by the author to one Fred Clarke, 'To my dear Friend Fred ...

Goodbye Mickey Mouse

Len Deighton · 1982 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Hutchinson, 1982. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition copy of this fascinating historical novel by Len Deighton, best known as one of the top three spy novelists of his generation. This work is set in Britain in early 1944 and is noted by critics to successful...

La Fortune Du Theatre Cornelien En France Sous le Consulat L&Apos;Empire Et la Restauration These Presentee Par M. Reginald Fraser Amonoo En Vue Du Doctorat D&Apos;Universite de Paris

Reginald Fraser Amonoo · 1970 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

None, None, 1970. First edition. Paperback. A late twentieth century dissertation on the seventeenth century French dramatist Corneille's works under the Bourbon restoration. Signed by the author, Reginald Fraser Amonoo and dated 1970. This theses was written whilst Amono...

The Wind Blows over

Walter de la Mare · 1936 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

London, Faber and Faber, 1936. Cloth. A scarce signed, limited edition copy of this collection of short stories by Walter de la Mare. Limited edition of seventy five copies, of which this is number fifty eight. Signed by de la Mare to the colophon. Printed on English hand-made...

Mr Barrett&Apos;S Secret and Other Stories

Kingsley Amis · 1993 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Hutchinson, 1993. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of short stories by Kingsley Amis. First edition, first impression, with complete number line. In the original dustwrapper designed by Mark Edwards. Contains the stories: Mr Barrett's Sec...

Beyond the Fall of Night

Arthur C. Clarke, Gregory Benford · 1990 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1990. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this science fiction work, signed by Gregory Benford. First edition, first impression, with complete number line. Signed by Benford to the title page. Beyond the Fall of Night begins with the ...

Henry Et Caton

Iris Murdoch · 1980 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

Paris, Gallimard, 1980. Cloth. A French language edition of this novel by Iris Murdoch. Signed by an inscription from the author to her friend, Isla Fletcher, in Amsterdam. 'With all fond wishes to Isla Fletcher in Amsterdam&apos. Translated into French by Suzanne Mayoux....