Letteratura
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Swallow
H. Rider Haggard · 1899 · Rooke Books
£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)
London, New York and Bombay, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1899. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Rider Haggard's novel set during the Boer Trek of 1836, illustrated with eight full plates. H. Rider Haggard (1856-1925) was an English novelist primarily known for his wo...
The Story of a Hida Craftsman
Rokujiuyen; [Ishikawa Masamochi]; Frederick Victor Dickins · 1912 · Rooke Books
£78.00 (€93.50 | $103.05 | ¥16,456)
London, Gowans & Gray LTD, 1912. Cloth. A limited edition copy of this magical novel by Ishikawa Masamochi, with beautiful illustrations by Hokusai. A limited edition work, limited to five-hundred and fifty copies.An exciting Japanese novel about a magical carpenter, a fast mo...
The Welsh Sonata
James Hanley · 1978 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)
New York, Horizon Press, 1978. First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of this exciting mystery novel by James Hanley. The first US edition in the unclipped dust wrapper. The first US edition of this mystery novel by James Hanley, very prolific British author. Origina...
Microcosmography; or a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters
John Earle; Philip Bliss [ed.] · 1811 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)
London, Printed for White and Cochrane; and John Harding , 1811. Leather. A scarce, entertaining and remarkable collection of essays concerning the world by John Earl. A new edition with notes and an appendix by Philip Bliss. The first impression was published in 1682. A rema...
Shame
Salman Rushdie · 1983 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)
London, Jonathan Cape , 1983. Magazine. The uncommon uncorrected proof, a great example, of Salman Rushdie's Booker Prize shortlisted novel. The uncommon uncorrected proof of this sensational novel written in the author's style of magical realism, dealing with the is...
The Inner Man
Martin Walser; Leila Vennewitz [trans.] · 1986 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)
London, André Deutsch, 1986. First edition. Cloth. A brilliant copy of the scarce first UK edition of this novel by Martin Walser, in the unclipped dust wrapper. The first UK edition of this novel by Martin Walser. A scarce copy held institutionally by nine libraries only. T...
Selected Poems of Matthew Prior
Matthew Prior; Austin Dobson · 1889 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)
London, Kegan Paul, Trench & Co. 1889. Paperback. A charming poetry collection by Matthew Prior, presented in the publisher's original boards. Matthew Prior (1664-1721) was an English poet. His poetry is varied and often ambitious, such as 'Solomon', or humorous...
A Pepysian Garland
ed. Hyder E. Rollins · 1922 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)
Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1922. Cloth. A volume compiling eighty ballads, most of which come from Samuel Pepys' collection, in a dust wrapper. This work consists of eighty seventeenth century ballads, many from Samuel Pepys' collection and the remainder ...
The Little Boys & Their Boats
Stephen Bone; Mary Adshead · 1953 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)
London, J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 1953. Cloth. A charmingly illustrated work detailing a boating adventure, complete with a well-preserved dust wrapper. This work tells of a Little Boy, living on an island along with his friend, seeking the advice of a Master Mariner on boating.A...
Probationary Odes for the Laureatship
Sir John Hawkins; [Richard Tickell] · 1785 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)
London, James Ridgway, 1785. First edition. Leather. An uncommon first edition of Richard Tickell's satirical poems purporting to be in competition for the laureateship. The uncommon first edition of this work.ESTC citation number T126547.Half-title is present.A collectio...
Genus Homo
L. Sprague de Camp; P. Schuyler Miller · 1950 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)
Pennsylvania, Fantasy Press, 1950. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of L. Sprague de Camp's first science fiction novel, one of the first works in the 'Planet of the Apes' theme. The first edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.The first...
The L-Shaped Room
Lynne Reid Banks · 1960 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)
London, Chatto and WIndus, 1960. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition copy of this popular novel by Lynne Reid Banks. The first edition of this work. A novel following the story of a pregnant young woman named Jane who moves to a boarding school in London. In the L-sh...
Cloak of Aesir
John W. Campbell Jr. · 1952 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
Chicago, Shasta Publishers, 1952. Cloth. A first edition of John W. Campbell Jr.'s short science fiction story collection. Containing seven of Campbell's short stories: 'Forgetfulness', 'The Escape', 'The Machine', 'The Invaders&apo...
Journey&Apos;S End
R. C. Sherriff; Vernon Barlett · 1930 · Rooke Books
£425.00 (€509.43 | $561.48 | ¥89,662)
London, Victor Gollancz LTD, 1930. Vellum. A signed limited edition novel by R. C. Sherriff and Vernon Bartlett, set during the end of the First World War. A limited edition work, limited to six-hundred copies, of which this is numbered five-hundred and twenty-five.Signed by b...
Elinor Clark or the Haunted Oak
[Mary E Bennett] · 1882 · Rooke Books
£1,900.00 (€2,277.45 | $2,510.17 | ¥400,841)
London, Edwin J Brett, 1882. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce copy of the 'Cottage Edition' of Mary E Bennett's novel 'Elinor Clare&apos. A first edition thus, being the Cottage girl edition which was issued in 33 parts. This was a cheap reissue followin...
Atropos and Other Poems
John Buxton · 1946 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)
London, Macmillan & Co. LTD, 1946. First edition. Cloth. A superior first edition copy of this selection of poems by John Buxton, in the original, unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition of this uncommon title. A selection of poems by John Buxton, complementary to the earlier...
Mr Chesterton Comes to Tea or: How the King of England Captured Redskin Island
Aidan Mackey, Richard Ingrams [ed.] · 1978 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)
Cambridge , Vintage Publications, 1978. First edition. Hardback. A superb signed limited edition copy of this novel by Aidan Mackey written to give G. K. Chesterton space to publish his drawings. A lovely limited edition copy, this volume being number twenty three of three hun...
Rings on Her Fingers
Rhys Davies · 1930 · Rooke Books
£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)
London, Harold Shaylor, 1930. Cloth. A signed limited edition copy of Rhys Davies' novel, complete with a slipcase. This work is the story of a married woman living in poverty.Written by Rhys Davies (1901-1978), a Welsh novelist and short story writer working in the Engli...
A Double Shadow
Frederick Turner · 1979 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)
London, Sidgwick and Jackson, 1979. Cloth. An excellent review copy of the first edition of Frederick Turner's debut novel, in a dust wrapper. Frederick Turner is a writer and poet, best known for his science fiction epic poems, 'The New World' and 'Genesis...
Oeuvres CompleãâoeãâTes: Ouevres Diverses Tome II
Jean de la Fontaine · 1958 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)
Paris, Ãditions Gallimard, 1958. First edition. Leather. An uncommon pristine copy of the first edition. A volume comprising a selection of works by popular author Jean de la Fontaine. The first edition of this work, second volume to the Complete Works: Different Works. With...