Letteratura

A Collection of Essays on the Works of Chaucer

Chaucer; Frederick J. Furnivall [editor] · 1870 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,472)

London, The Chaucer Society by N. Trubner & Co. 1870-1890. Leather. A collection of essays and studies on the literary works of Geoffrey Chaucer. Six volumes. From the Chaucer Society. A collection of critical works and studies of the writings of Geoffrey Chaucer, an English p...

The Light That Failed

Rudyard Kipling · 1916 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1916 . Leather. A Macmillan Pocket edition of Rudyard Kipling's debut novel, set in London, Sudan and Port Said, with the very scarce original dust wrapper. Bound in the publisher's limp calf, with the very scarce, original unclipped dust wr...

Lonely Crusade

Chester Himes · 1947 · Rooke Books

£1,150.00 (€1,378.44 | $1,519.32 | ¥242,538)

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1947 . First edition. Cloth. A superb, first edition of Chester Himes' compelling novel concerning race conflict in America, set during the Second World War, presented here in a bright example of the original dust wrapper. First edition. Bound i...

The Rose Bath Riddle

Anthony Rud · 1934 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.20 | ¥36,908)

New York, The Macaulay Company, 1934 . First edition. Cloth. A bright, first edition of this dramatic murder mystery novel in which "Jigger" or J. C. K. Masters must uncover the truth behind the death of a chemical magician. The first edition. With the publisher's origina...

Zealandia&Apos;S Guerdon

William Sylvester Walker · 1902 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.35 | $48.88 | ¥7,803)

London, John Long, 1902. First edition. Cloth. A scarce adventure novel set in New Zealand by William Sylvester Walker, the first edition. The first edition of this scarce work.A romantic adventure novel set in New Zealand, following the fate of two men who find their lives su...

I Sing the Body Electric!

Ray Bradbury · 1970 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,963)

London, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1970. First edition. Cloth. An anthology of short stories by Ray Bradbury, a brilliant collection of his sci-fi, a smart copy of the first edition. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.An anthology of eighteen sh...

A Miscellany

E. E. Cummings · 1966 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

London, Peter Owen, 1966. First edition. Cloth. An anthology collecting together a variety of fiction and non-fiction writings of E. E. Cummings, the first U.K. edition. The first British Commonwealth edition, first impression.In the original price-clipped dust wrapper.An anth...

The Snow Falcon

Ganpat; [Louis Gompertz] · 1935 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, Limited, 1935. First edition. Cloth. A scarce adventure novel set in the Himalayas by Ganpat, including a proof for the dust wrapper. The first edition of this scarce work.With a proof of the front wrap for the dust wrapper.'The Snow Falcon&apo...

The Crack-Up

F. Scott Fitzgerald · 1945 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,453)

New York; London, A New Directions Book, 1945. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this anthology of essays by F. Scott Fitzgerald, including letters and poems. The first edition, first impression, second state, with black text to the title page. This is one of the copi...

The Love of Prince Raameses

Anthony Armstrong · 1921 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,963)

London, Stanley Paul & Co, 1921 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of Armstrong's thrilling historical romance set in Ancient Egypt, with a portion of the vanishingly scarce original dust wrapper tipped in. The very scarce first edition, first impressio...

Mrs Eckdorf in O&Apos;Neill&Apos;S Hotel

William Trevor · 1969 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,199)

London, The Bodley Head, 1969 . First edition. Cloth. A bright example of the first edition of William Trevor's celebrated novel about a photographer investigating an unusual cast of characters in a Dublin hotel. The first edition, first impression.In the publisher's...

Howards End

E. M. Forster · 1910 · Rooke Books

£2,700.00 (€3,236.34 | $3,567.09 | ¥569,438)

London, Edward Arnold, 1910 . First edition. Cloth. The true first edition, first issue, of E. M. Forster's celebrated novel about the social conventions and economic structure of Edwardian England. This is the copy of suffragette Eleanor Acland. The first edition, first ...

Sannikov Land

Vladimir Obruchev · 1955 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

Moscow, Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1955 . First edition. Cloth. The first English language edition of Russian geologist Vladimir Obruchev thrilling children's science fiction novel, containing a lost world adventure. The first English language edition, first impr...

The Queen of Night

Headon Hill [Francis Edward Grainger] · 1896 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London, Ward, Lock & Co, 1896 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of Headon Hill's thrilling mystery novel about a criminal murdering syndicate which helps people get rid of their unwanted relatives. The very scarce first edition, first impression.In a...

The Fourth King; the Green Jade Hand

Harry Stephen Keeler · 1930 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

London, Ward, Lock and Co, c1930-c1937 . Cloth. Later UK printings of two entertaining works of fiction from prolific American mystery novelist Harry Stephen Keeler. Known for his twist filled, unpredictable mystery novels, these two novels are the work of prolific but little-...

Ten Hours: A Mystery Melodrama

Harry Stephen Keeler · 1934 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.84 | $151.93 | ¥24,254)

London, Ward, Lock & Co, 1934 . First edition. Cloth. Subtitled 'A Mystery Melodrama', this is the uncommon first edition of Harry Stephen Keeler's thrilling and dramatic mystery novel, from his 'Vagabond Nights' series. The first edition, first impres...

The Secret Telephone: Being the Chronicles of the Golden Owl

Wm. Le Queux [William Le Queux] · 1921 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

London, Jarrolds, 1921 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first UK edition of William Le Queux's novel about the criminal underbelly of London. First published in the US the year prior, this is the scarce first UK edition.A thrilling novel about crime and blackmail in Lon...

Len Deighton: An Annotated Bibliography, 1954-1985

Len Deighton; Edward Milward-Oliver · 1985 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,816)

Maidstone, The Sammler Press, 1985 . First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition of this limited edition bibliography of the work of Len Deighton, inscribed by Deighton himself. The first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.One of ...

Coffin Island

Maurice Leblanc; Alexander Teixeira de Mattos · 1920 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,453)

London, Hurts & Blackett LTD, 1920. First edition. Cloth. The first edition in English of this very scarce Arsene Lupin novel, a brilliant mystery by Maurice Leblanc. The very scarce first edition in English of this work, translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos.'Coffin...

The Witchery of Rita and Waiting for Tonti

Will H. Robinson · 1919 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,472)

Arizona, The Berryhill Co, 1919. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this volume of two novellas by William H. Robinson focusing on Montezuma's Castle. The first edition, first printing. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. This volume contains two novellas by...