Letteratura

The English Illustrated Magazine in Four Volumes

Various · 1884 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1884 - 1887. Leather. A collection of some editions of The English Illustrated Magazine by Various Contributors. In four volumes. These cover the years 1883-1884, 1884-1885, 1885-1886 and 1886-1887. With a Table of Contents to the front of each volume...

Devereux the Last of the Barons Zanoni Pelham or Adventures of a Gentleman Godolphin the Pilgrims of the Rhine Paul Clifford Rienzi the Last of the Roman Tribunes Eugene Aram, a Tale the Disowned the Last Days of Pompeii Night and Morning Ernest Matravers or the Eleusinia Part the First Ernest Maltravers Part the Second

Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton · 1848 · Rooke Books

£599.99 (€719.18 | $792.67 | ¥126,579)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1848-1853. Leather. A fourteen volume uniformly bound set of the works of 'Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton', each with illustrated frontispieces. Fourteen volumes. Edward George Earl Bulwer-Lytton was an English novelist, playwright, and politician...

Old Court a Novel

William Harrison Ainsworth · 1867 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1867. First edition. Cloth. A complete three volume set of this scarce first edition of 'Old Court' by William Harrison Ainsworth. William Harrison Ainsworth (4 February 1805 – 3 January 1882) was an English historical novelist born in Manc...

The Writings of Mrs Humphry Ward Westmoreland Edition

Mrs Humphry Ward · 1911 · Rooke Books

£600.00 (€719.20 | $792.68 | ¥126,581)

London, Smith, Elder and Co. 1911-12. Leather. A sixteen volume set of the complete works of Mrs Mary Augusta Humphry Ward. A limited edition copy, signed by the author. The Westmorland edition. Signed by the author to volume I with limited edition number 167 of 250. Illustrat...

Stereotype Edition of the British Essayists the Spectator Vol I - VI No. 1 - No. 635 Tatler Vol I - III No. 1 - No. 271 with Notes and Illustrations the Guardian Vol I - II No. 1 - No. 175 with Notes and Illustrations

Various · 1819 · Rooke Books

£499.99 (€599.32 | $660.56 | ¥105,482)

London, Andrew Wilson, 1819. Cloth. Eleven hardbound volumes of 'The British Essayists', very scarce in the original paper boards. The Spectator was a daily publication of 1711–12, founded by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele in England after they met at Charterhous...

Lord Ormont and His Aminta

George Meredith · 1894 · Rooke Books

£129.99 (€155.81 | $171.73 | ¥27,424)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1894. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, three volume set of George Meredith's Lord Ormont and his Aminta. First edition. Three volumes, complete. George Meredith, OM, 1828 – 1909, was an English novelist and poet during the Victorian era. A...

The Dew-Drop: A Monthly Magazine for the Young

Anonymous · 1849 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

Glasgow, Christian News and Day Star Offices, 1849-1855. Cloth. A six volume set of this 19th century children's magazine. Volumes I, III, IV, V, VI and VII. Each issue has numerous b&w illustrations, and articles, anecdotes, poems, and short, short stories mean to teach ...

Selected Plays Performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and Theatre Royal, Covent Garden

Richard Cumberland · 1783 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, C Dilly and Lackington, Allen and Co, 1783-1804. Paperback. Five plays by English dramatist and civil servant Richard Cumberland. The volumes include: The Mysterious Husband, A Tragedy in Five Acts (1783) First Edition The Wheel of Fortune, A Comedy (1795) Second Editi...

A Hall of Mirrors

Robert Stone · 1968 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, The Bodley Head, 1968. First edition. Cloth. A first UK edition of American novelist Robert Stone's 'A Hall of Mirrors' - of only a 1000 estimated to have been published. 'A Hall of Mirrors' was Stone's first novel. As written in the synop...

White Skin Man

John Baker · 2003 · Rooke Books

£14.99 (€17.97 | $19.80 | ¥3,162)

London, Orion, 2003. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this mystery novel by John Baker. ''White Skin Man' is John Baker at his best. Powerful, moving and very human, this is a novel both of tension and huge emotion.' John Baker is a British author, ...

The November Man

Brian Freemantle · 1976 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,546)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1976. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Brian Freemantle's thriller 'The November Man&apos. Featuring the original illustrated dustwrapper. "The treaty is so simple that the American president can hardly believe his luck. In exchange for...

The Man Who Wanted Tomorrow

Brian Freemantle · 1975 · Rooke Books

£89.99 (€107.87 | $118.89 | ¥18,985)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Brian Freemantle's psychological thriller 'The Man Who Wanted Tomorrow&apos. Featuring the original dustwrapper. "Four boxes hidden by the Nazis in a lake, become the focal point of international a...

The Man Who Lied to Women

Carol O'Connell · 1995 · Rooke Books

£36.99 (€44.34 | $48.87 | ¥7,804)

London, Hutchinson, 1995. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this murder mystery novel from Carol O'Connell, featuring her recurring enigmatic character Kathy Mallory. First edition, first impression. Mallory is described by her creator as a sociopath. Emotionally s...

Spike It

Chris Niles · 1997 · Rooke Books

£24.99 (€29.95 | $33.02 | ¥5,272)

London, Macmillan, 1997. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of this fast-paced work of crime fiction, being Chris Niles' first novel. First edition. Neatly signed by the author to the title page. Featuring the original photographic unclipped dustwrapper, designed by Paul ...

The Poisoning in the Pub

Simon Brett · 2009 · Rooke Books

£23.99 (€28.76 | $31.69 | ¥5,061)

London, Macmillan, 2009. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this crime novel by Simon Brett. 'When one of the staff of the Crown and Anchor is found in the kitchen of the pub with a knife through his heart, Carole and Jude, residents of Fethering, swing into a...

Whispers in Bedlam

Irwin Shaw · 1972 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,283)

London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1972. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this collection of three novellas by Irwin Shaw. Irwin Shaw was best known for his novels 'The Young Lion's and 'Rich Man, Poor Man', which are both based around World Wa...

Robert E Lee

John Drinkwater · 1923 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London, Sidgwick and Jackson, 1923. First edition. Cloth. A play by John Drinkwater. This dramatic work is based on Robert E Lee, an American and Confederate Soldier. He was a top army commander of the Confederate States of America. The first edition of this work. Held in orig...

Simon Dale

Anthony Hope · 1899 · Rooke Books

£23.00 (€27.57 | $30.39 | ¥4,852)

London, Methuen and Co, 1899. Cloth. A scarce Nineteenth Century fourth edition of Anthony Hope's 'Simon Dale&apos. An English novelist and playwright, Hope was a prolific author of adventure novels, and is now primarily known for his books 'The Prisoner of Zend...

The Heart of the Matter

Graham Greene · 1948 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Surrey, William Heinemann Ltd, 1948. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of the novel by Graham Greene. Greene draws on his experiences in Africa in this story of a man undergoing crises of duty, morals and faith. In a cloth binding. No dustcover. Externally, smart. Some rub...

A Clear Conscience

Frances Fyfield · 1994 · Rooke Books

£69.99 (€83.89 | $92.47 | ¥14,766)

London, Bantam Press, 1994. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of Frances Fyfield's fifth crime novel in her Helen West series. Neatly signed by the author to the title page, dated 30th September 1995. Featuring the original illustrated dustwrapper, by Jonathan R...