Letteratura

Daphne Du Maurier&Apos;S Classics of the Macabre

Daphne Du Maurier · 1987 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

London, Victor Gollancz LTD, 1987. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition of this anthology of six popular tales by Daphne du Maurier, colourfully illustrated by Michael Foreman. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.An anthology collec...

The Day of Creation

J. G. Ballard · 1987 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.02 | ¥40,072)

London, Victor Gollancz LTD, 1987. First edition. Cloth. A smart limited edition of this novel by J. G. Ballard, signed by the author. A limited edition of one hundred copies, of which this is numbered eighty one.Signed by the author to the limitation page.In the original publ...

My Skirmish with Jolly Roger

D. H. Lawrence, Richard Aldington, Giuseppe Orioli · 1929 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,199)

New York, Random House, 1929. First edition. Hardback. The first limited edition of D. H. Lawrence's response to the controversy of 'Lady Chatterley's Lover' and the rampant piracy of the novel. The first and limited edition of this work, limited to six-hu...

The Final Diagnosis

Arthur Hailey · 1960 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, Michael Joseph in association with Souvenir Press, 1960. First edition. Cloth. A first UK edition, first impression of this novel from successful author Arthur Hailey, with a signed letter tipped in. The first UK edition, first impression of this work in the publisher&...

Parrot and Olivier in America

Peter Carey · 2010 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

London, Faber & Faber, 2010. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed first edition of Peter Carey's celebrated novel about the life of Alexis de Tocqueville. Signed to the title page by Carey, dated 10.10.10, with the quote "and who?" I thought, "Will love me?" handwritten by...

The Siege of Malta. Part I: St. Elmo

S. Fowler Wright · 1940 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

London, Frederick Muller Ltd, 1940 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the first part of this novel based on an unfinished work by Sir Walter Scott, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Part I only of a II part work.The first edition, first impression of part I, ...

Flashman and the Redskins

George MacDonald Fraser · 1982 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,472)

London, Collins, 1982 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of one of George MacDonald Fraser's thrilling Flashman tales, set in the American west during the Gold Rush and Battle of Little Bighorn. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wra...

Letters between Samuel Butler and Miss E.M. A. Savage 1871-1885

Samuel Butler; Miss E. M. A. Savage; edited by Geoffrey Keynes and Brian Hill. · 1935 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1935. First edition. Hardback. The uncommon first edition of this collection of Samuel Butler and Miss E. M. A. Savage's letters in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this work.With the original unclipped dust wrapper.Uncommon...

Vanessa a Novel

Hugh Walpole · 1933 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1933. Cloth. The scarce limited edition of Vanessa from the Herries Chronicles by Hugh Walpole, with the author's signature. An early limited edition of the work. Scarce. One of 315 large paper copies printed in September 1933. With auth...

The Taking of Helen

John Masefield · 1923 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,036)

New York, Macmillan, 1923. Cloth. A signed limited edition of John Masefield's retelling of the Greek myth about Helen of Troy. The limited 'autographed' edition. Number 458 out of 750 copies. This limited edition work features John Masefield's poetic rete...

The Collected Works of Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde · 1993 · Rooke Books

£1,850.00 (€2,217.49 | $2,444.12 | ¥390,170)

London, Routledge; Thoemmes Press, 1993. Cloth. A very attractive collection of works from popular Irish poet and playwright, Oscar Wilde, edited by his friend and literary executor, Robert Ross. A lovely selection of the plays, poetry and additional prose of Oscar Wilde.Compl...

Portrait of Clare

Francis Brett Young · 1950 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)

Melbourne , William Heinemann Ltd, 1950. Cloth. A signed copy of this James Tait Black Memorial Prize winner, 'Portrait of Clare', with the very scarce unclipped dust wrapper. With a signed inscription by the author to the half title page. The Severn Edition. With ...

Island Chapters

Anna Adams · 1991 · Rooke Books

£74.00 (€88.70 | $97.76 | ¥15,607)

Lancashire , Littlewood Arc, 1991. First edition. Cloth. An excellent copy of this scarce series of poetry and prose concerning the Outer Hebrides, with beautiful paintings in colour. The first edition of this scarce work. With the publisher's unclipped dust wrapper. Th...

English Reprints

Various; Edward Arber [ed.] · 1868 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)

London, Not Stated, 1868-1870. Cloth. A uniform five-volume set from Edward Arber's 'English Reprints', containing important works such as Milton's 'Areopagitica' and Tottel's Miscellany. A set of five volumes from Edward Arber's 'E...

Poets&Apos; Country

Andrew Lang [ed.] · 1907 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

London, T. C. & E. C. Jack, 1907. First edition. Cloth. A decoratively bound first edition of this charming work which looks at the homes and scenes associated with various poets. The first edition. In the publisher's original decorative cloth binding.Adorned with fifty ...

Philip Bourke Marston

Charles Churchill Osborne · 1926 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.57 | ¥30,581)

London, The Times Book Club, 1926. First edition. Hardback. A very scarce copy of this touching memoir of English poet, Philip Bourke Marston, being a privately printed work of only 250 copies. A privately printed work limited to 250 copies. In the publisher's original b...

Anthologie Des Poetes Francais Depuis Les Origines Jusqu&Apos;a la Fin Du XVIII Siecle Pecedee D&Apos;Une Etude Sur la Poesie Francaise

Anatole France · 1905 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

Paris , Alphonse Lemerre, Editeur, 1905. First edition. Leather. An attractive first edition of this anthology and study of French poetry, from novelist and Nobel Prize winner, Anatole France. The very scarce first edition of this poetical study from French poet, journalist an...

The Works of Thomas Gray; Containing His Poems, and Correspondence, with Several Eminent Literary Characters to Which Are Added, Memoirs of His Life and Writings

Thomas Gray; W. Mason [editor] · 1807 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

London, Vernor, Hood and Sharpe, 1807. Leather. A smart complete fourth edition of this collection of works from English poet Thomas Gray, with a memoir of the author. Complete in two volumes. Fourth edition. With a portrait frontispiece to volume one. Containing the poetry an...

The Poetical Works of Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1928 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London, Oxford University Press, 1928. Leather. A smartly bound copy of this collection of the poetical works of American writer Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. With a portrait frontispiece. The poetical works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, an American poet and educator. With some...

The Tragic Bride & the Young Physician

Francis Brett Young · 1921 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

London, Cassell and Company Ltd; W. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1921-1923. Cloth. Two smart volumes from English writer Francis Brett Young. Two volumes. Written by Francis Brett Young, an English novelist, poet, playwright, composer, doctor and soldier. This set contains: The Tra...