Letteratura

Bleinheim, a Poem.

John Philips · 1709 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)

London, H. Hills, 1709 . Unbound. A scarce early edition of John Philips's celebration of Marlborough's victory at the Battle of Blenheim. First published in 1705, this work is scarce in all early editions.This poem commemorates the Duke of Marlborough's victory...

The Swan Tripe-Club: A Satyr, on the High-Flyers; in the Year 1705

William King · 1710 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.41 | ¥39,017)

London, Printed and Sold by the Booksellers of London and Westminster,, 1710 . Unbound. A very scarce poetical work satirising contemporary early eighteenth century politics, by William King. A very scarce work, previously published under the title 'The Tripe Club&apos.By...

The Kentish Coronal; Consisting of Original Contributions, in Prose and Poetry

H. G. Adams [ed.] · 1841 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,816)

Lonon, Simpkin & Marshall, 1841 . First edition. Cloth. H. G. Adams's own copy of the first edition of his very scarce anthology of Kentish poems, illustrated with a frontispiece from murderer Richard Dadd. A very scarce first edition.The editor Henry Gardiner Adams'...

The Newark Bee

Edited by S. Reynolds Hole ; with miscellaneous works from multiple unidentifiable authors. · 1838 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)

Newark, C, and W. Ridge, 1838-9. Cloth. This very scarce cloth-bound copy of all issues of the Nottinghamshire literary periodical the Newark Bee, from March 1838 to February 1839. This work collects all twelve issues of the Newark Bee periodical, from March 1838 to February ...

The Loop

Nicholas Evans · 1998 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

London, Bantam Press, 1998. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this novel by Nicholas Evans about a woman who is sent to protect a pack of wolves. The first edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. In the publisher's original cloth...

From One Hell to Another

Liz Cowley Donough O'Brien · 2019 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

Leicester, Matador; Troubador , 2019 . First edition. Paperback. An inscribed first edition copy of this scarce novel set during Hitler's war on France, written by the husband and wife duo Liz Cowley and Donough O'Brien. The first edition, first impression. Inscribe...

Bucolici Graeci: Recensuit Et Emendavit

Udalricus de Wilamowitz-Moellendorff · 1905 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

Oxonii [Oxford], E Typographeo Clarendoniano, [1905]. First edition. Leather. An interesting work on bucolic poetry from ancient Greece, written in Latin by Udalricus de Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, and bound in full crushed Morocco by Bumpus. The first edition. Bound in full cru...

Harry Coverdale&Apos;S Courtship and All That Came of It

Frank Smedley · 1864 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)

London, Virtue Brothers & Co, 1864. Leather. Frank E. Smedley's entertaining novel about society and marraige, with illustrations by the noted illustrator Phiz, and bound in full tree calf. An early edition, first published in 1854. Illustrated by 'Phiz', other...

The Monk and the Hangman&Apos;S Daughter, Fantastic Fables

Ambrose Bierce · 1926 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

New York, Albert & Charles Boni, 1926. Cloth. A collection of fables by Ambrose Bierce, including the tale of a monk and his relationship with a hangman's daughter. The second printing of this collection of fables published by Albert & Charles Boni. 'The Monk and the...

Children Forever

John F. MacPherson · 1908 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

London, John Long , 1908. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce illustrated science-fiction adventure book, set on a Counter-Earth with inhabitants that become immortal at the age of fifteen. First edition. A very scarce work. In the publisher's original green cloth, with ...

End of Watch

Stephen King · 2016 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,912)

London, Hodder and Stoughton , 2016. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of the final volume of Stephen King's Bill Hodges trilogy, with the near fine unclipped dust wrapper. The first UK edition, sixth printing of this work. With the publisher's original unc...

An Egyptian Princess

Georg Ebers; Eleanor Grove [trans] · 1871 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)

Leipzig , Bernhard Tauchnitz , 1871. Leather. A smartly bound Tauchnitz edition of Georg Eber's popularly received Egyptian romance novel, complete in two volumes. The authorized Tauchnitz edition of this work. Complete in two volumes. From the publisher's 'Col...

The Odessa File; the Dogs of War

Frederick Forsyth · 1972 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

London, Hutchinson of London, 1972-1974. First edition. Cloth. Two very smart first edition war thrillers from English writer, Frederick Forsyth. The first editions, first impressions of these thrillers by Frederick Forsyth. With the publisher's original dust wrappers, &...

The Essays of Elia

Charles Lamb · 1923 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1923. Leather. A leatherbound copy of Lamb's popular collection of essays from the Harrap Library. The Harrap Library. With a portrait frontispiece. A collection of essays that first began appearing in The London Magazine in 1820 and co...

Julian Home: A Tale of College Life

Frederic W. Farrar · 1860 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1860. Leather. A smart second edition of this scarce school novel from Dean Frederic William Farrar. Second edition. Scarce. A moral story of a young boy names Julian as he leaves for boarding school. Considered Farrar's ideal boy, we witne...

Harry Coverdale&Apos;S Courtship and All That Came of It

Frank E. Smedley · 0 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

London, Virtue Brothers & Co. c1860. Leather. A smart copy of Frank E. Smedley's entertaining mid-nineteenth century novel, illustrated by Phiz. Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and twenty-eight plates. Collated complete. An exciting and scandalous st...

A Collection of Novels from H.E. Bates

H. E. Bates · 1944 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,453)

London, Michael Joseph, 1944-1967. First edition. Cloth. A collection of eight volumes of fiction from British writer Herbert Ernes Bates. Eight volumes. First edition. Written by Herbert Ernest Bates, a British writer, known for his gritty realistic short stories and novels. ...

A Hot Country & Beyond the Dragon&Apos;S Mouth

Shiva Naipaul · 1983 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1983-1984. First edition. Cloth. Two very smart first edition volumes from Indo-Trinidadian and British novelist Shiva Naipaul. Two volumes. First edition. Written by Shiva Naipaul, an Indo-Trinidadian and British novelist and journalist. This set cont...

Fireflies

Shiva Naipaul · 1970 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)

London, Andre Deutsch, 1970. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of Shiva Naipaul's sprawling novel about the Khoja family in Trinidad, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. A novel following the Khoja family, one of Trinidad's most importan...

A Collection of Novels by Mrs. Henry Wood

Mrs. Henry Wood [Ellen Price] · 1902 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1902-1905. Cloth. Four later editions of novels from English writer Ellen Price, best known as Mrs. Henry Wood. Four volumes. Written by Ellen Price, an English novelist who wrote under the name Mrs. Henry Wood. Many of her books sold well in...