Letteratura

Tile-Mosaics of the Lahore Fort

Jean Philippe Vogel; Sir John Marshall [Editor] · 1972 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Karachi, Pakistan Publication, c1972 . Cloth. A richly illustrated 1972 facsimile of J. Ph. Vogel"s seminal study on the Mughal-era tile mosaics of Lahore Fort, with 80 original chromolithographic plates with a further 12 illustrations, complete with the original unclipped dus...

All You Who Sleep Tonight

Vikram Seth · 1990 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Faber and Faber, 1990. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this resonant debut poetry collection by Vikram Seth, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. This copy i...

Clear Light of Day; Baumgartner"S Bombay

Anita Desai · 1980 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1980-1988. First edition. Cloth. A lovely two-volume set of first editions showcasing Anita Desai"s finest work, including a Booker-shortlisted family epic, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth...

4 Vols the Foreshadowing; a Love Like Blood; the Monsters We Deserve; Snowflake, Az

Marcus Sedgwick · 2005 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Orion Children’s Books; Hodder & Stoughton; Zephyr, 2005-2019. First edition. Cloth. A smart four-volume collection of first editions by Marcus Sedgwick, with gothic, historical, and dystopian themes, all copies are signed by the author and complete with the original ...

Frãƒâ¤Ulein Else

Arthur Schnitzler · 1929 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

London, Constable, 1929 . Hardback. This is a lovely, limited edition of this bold and haunting novella, accompanied by elegant Art Deco style illustrations by Donia Nachshen. In the publisher's original quarter paper vellum binding with patterned parchment boards.This is...

The Prophets

Robert Jones Jr. · 2021 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Rivverrun, 2021. First edition. Cloth. Two signed copies of the first UK edition of Robert Jones Jr.'s novel about the relationship between two enslaved men on a plantation. One copy is a limited edition, the other is the trade first. Robert Jones Jr's novel ...

Spaceache; Inside Babel

Snoo Wilson · 1984 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1984-1985 . First edition. Paperback. Two first edition novels from playwright, screenwriter and director Snoo Wilson, one of which is signed by Snoo. From the library of Publisher Carmen Callil. Two first editions from the playwright Snoo Wilson.&apos...

Collected Poems 1967-2006

Anne Beresford · 2006 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Katabasis, 2006 . First edition. Paperback. Publisher Carmen Callil's copy of the scarce first edition of Beresford's poetry anthology, with a signed postcard from Beresford to Callil loosely inserted. A scarce first edition, first impression of this work, wh...

Poetry and Prose for the Midsummer Feast at Cannwood House

Seamus Heaney; Polly Devlin [ed.] · 2002 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.67 | $1,314.53 | ¥209,914)

Oldham, Incline Press, 2002 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of this limited edition work by Seamus Heaney and his family, inscribed to publisher Carmen Callil, and with a loosely inserted signed photograph of the Heaney family. A signed association copy of t...

Absent in the Spring; the Rose and the Yew Tree; a Daughter&Apos;S a Daughter; Unfinished Portrait

Mary Westmacott [Agatha Christie] · 1985 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.92 | ¥59,071)

London, Collins, 1985 . Cloth. A charming collection of very scarce mid 1980s editions of four of the novels Agatha Christie wrote under her Mary Westmacott pseudonym: Absent in the Spring; The Rose and the Yew Tree; A Daughter's a Daughter; Unfinished Portrait. Each of t...

The Big Four

Agatha Christie · 1931 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, W. Collins Sons & Co Ltd, 1931 . Cloth. An early edition of this early Agatha Christie Hercule Poirot mystery, a tale of international intrigue and espionage. First published in 1927, this is an early edition of this Christie novel.'The Big Four' is an exciti...

Nemesis; a Pocket Full of Rye

Agatha Christie · 2005 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, The Crime Club [HarperCollins], 2005-2006 . Cloth. Two charming early 2000s facsimile editions of the first editions of two classic Agatha Christie titles. Two thrilling works from Queen of Crime Agatha Christie.The first of these works is the 2005 facsimile edition of...

Towards Zero

Agatha Christie · 1968 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

London, The Crime Club by Collins, 1968 . Cloth. A 1960s printing of Queen of Crime Agatha Christie's celebrated work of detective fiction, 'Towards Zero&apos. In the original dust wrapper. A 1968 reprint of this work, which was first published in 1944.In the origina...

Orbital

Samantha Harvey · 2023 · Rooke Books

£2,250.00 (€2,696.98 | $2,972.56 | ¥474,680)

London, Jonathan Cape, 2023 . First edition. Cloth. A fine signed example of the true first edition, first impression, of Samantha Harvey's Booker Prize winning novel, in the first issue dust wrapper. Flat signed by the author to the title page.The first edition, first im...

The Pale Horse

Agatha Christie · 1962 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

New York, Dodd, Mead & Company, 1962 . First edition. Cloth. Very scarce in all early US editions, this is a fine example of the second US printing of Agatha Christie's thrilling murder mystery, with a somewhat supernatural theme. The second printing of the very scarce fi...

Akhnaton

Agatha Christie · 1973 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

New York, Dodd, Mead & Company, 1973 . First edition. Cloth. A fine example of the first US edition of Agatha Christie's play in three acts, which is set in Ancient Egypt. The first US edition, first impression.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.In Ch...

Alice&Apos;S Adventures in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll · 1867 · Rooke Books

£5,500.00 (€6,592.62 | $7,266.27 | ¥1,160,329)

London, Macmillan & Co, 1867 . First edition. Cloth. The sixth thousand of Lewis Carroll's highly influential work of Victorian children's literature, illustrated throughout by John Tenniel. An exceptionally early impression of Lewis Carroll's beloved children&a...

The Hunting of the Snark; an Easter Greeting to Every Child Who Loves "Alice

Lewis Carroll · 1876 · Rooke Books

£1,150.00 (€1,378.46 | $1,519.31 | ¥242,614)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1876 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of beloved children's author Lewis Carroll's delightful nonsense poem, with the first issue of his 'An Easter Greeting to Every Child Who Loves "Alice"' tipped in. The first edition, f...

Poems of William Cowper

William Cowper · 1808 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, J. Johnson, 1808. Leather. A two-volume stereotype edition of this William Cowper anthology, bound in full mottled calf. The Stereotype Edition. Complete in two volumes.Uniformly bound in full mottled calf.Comprising the works of influential poet and hymnwriter, Willia...

In Praise of Ale (the Lamentable Complaints of Nick Froth the Tapster and Rulerost the Cooke; the Lamentable Complaints of Hop the Brewer and Kilcalfe the Butcher; the Whole Tryal and Indictment of Sir John Barley-Corn)

1935 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

Not Stated , Privately Printed , 1935. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce pamphlet comprising three satirical works reflecting the conflicts caused by new alcohol laws in the Stuart period. Containing two 'Lamentable Complaints' pamphlets, which were originally printed...