Letteratura

The Poems of Matthew Arnold 1840-1867

Matthew Arnold; A. T. Quiller-Couch [ed.] · 1913 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Humphrey Milford, 1913 . Leather. A handsomely bound volume of the poetry of Matthew Arnold, with an introduction from literary critic and writer A. T. Quiller-Couch. In a signed half morocco binding by Riviere. The poetical works of Matthew Arnold, the son of English ...

The Order of Chance

Tom Pickard · 1971 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Fulcrum Press , 1971. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed limited edition of this poetry collection by Tom Pickard. Of this first edition, 75 copies were specially bound, numbered and signed by the author. This copy is number 62. Signed by the author to the limitation...

I Advance with a Loaded Rose

Douglas Blazek · 1969 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.41 | ¥10,127)

San Francisco , Twowindows Press, 1969. First edition. Paperback. A smart limited edition of this collection of poetry from Polish-American author Douglas Blazek, signed by the author. First edition. Limited to six hundred and fifty copies, of which this is number two. This co...

Green Grass, Blue Sky, White House

Wright Morris · 1970 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

Los Angeles, Black Sparrow Press, 1970. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this novella from American writer Wright Marion Morris, signed by the author. First edition. Limited to two hundred copies handbound in boards by Earle Gray, numbered, and signed by the auth...

Awake and Rehearse

Louis Bromfield · 1929 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

New York, Frederick A. Stokes Company , 1929 . Hardback. The autographed, limited edition of Louis Bromfield's compelling collection of short stories, bound in the publisher's foil cover housed in the original slipcase. Autographed limited edition. Published the same...

Victorian Detective Fiction: A Catalogue of the Collection Made by Dorothy Glover & Graham Greene

Graham Greene; Dorothy Carter; John Carter [intro.] · 1966 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

London, The Bodley Head, 1966 . First edition. Cloth. A fine example of the signed limited edition bibliography of Greene and Glover's fantastic collection of works of Victorian detective fiction. The first edition, first impression of this limited edition work.Number 69 ...

The Great Cloak

John Montague · 1978 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Dublin, The Dolmen Press, 1978 . First edition. Paperback. A signed presentation copy of the first trade edition of this highly personal collection of verses from Irish poet John Montague. Inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper with 'for Lee & Edith; this dial...

Marco Millions

Eugene O'Neill · 1927 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.68 | $310.47 | ¥49,578)

New York, Boni and Liveright, 1927 . First edition. Hardback. A wonderful signed limited edition, first edition, American playwright Eugene O'Neill's drama about Marco Polo. The limited edition, first edition of this work, in the publisher's original slip case.N...

Mirrors for Small Beasts

Ursule Molinaro · 1960 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

New York, The Noonday Press, 1960 . First edition. Paperback. A signed presentation copy of this uncommon collection of poems from artist and writer Ursule Molinaro, charmingly illustrated with woodcuts. Signed by the author, with the inscription 'for Walter, Ursule'...

Quinx or the Ripper&Apos;S Tale

Lawrence Durell · 1985 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

London, Faber and Faber , 1985. First edition. Cloth. A first edition presentation copy of Lawrence Durell's final volume in his 'Avignon Quintet', inscribed by the author to his friend Bernard Stone. The first edition, first impression.  The author's pres...

Andre Chenier: Elegies and Camille

Andre Chenier; Levi Robert Lind [trans] · 1978 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Washington, University Press of America, 1978. Paperback. A bilingual edition of Andre Chenier's elegies, in both French and English, with an inscription from the translator L. R. Lind. The bilingual edition. The translator's presentation copy with an inscription by...

Public Faces

Harold Nicolson · 1933 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.92 | ¥59,071)

Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1933. First edition. Cloth. The first U.S. edition of this sci-fi novel by Harold Nicolson, foreshadowing the events of the World War Two. Signed by the author to the title page. The first U.S. edition, first printing, published t...

In a Balcony

Robert Browning · 1902 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

New York, The Laurentian Press, 1902 . Cloth. A beautifully designed limited edition of Robert Browning's one-act play, which was originally written in 1853. An uncommon limited edition, with this being number 98 of 265 numbered copies printed on hand-made Van Gelder pape...

Language of Flowers

Kate Greenaway · 1884 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, George Routledge and Sons, 1884 . First edition. Hardback. The scarce first edition of this delightfully illustrated children's work from celebrated illustrator Kate Greenaway, with illustrations printed in colour by Edmund Evans. The scarce first edition of this ...

A Writer&Apos;S Notes on His Trade

C. E. Montague; H. M. Tomlinson [intro.] · 1930 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Chatto and Windus , 1930. First edition. Cloth. An excellent limited edition of these essays written by English journalist and novelist, C. E. Montague. Limited to seven hundred numbered copies, signed by H. M. Tomlinson to the limitation page. This copy is number twe...

The Passing of the Essenes: A Drama in Three Acts

George Moore · 1930 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, William Heinemann Ltd , 1930. Vellum. A signed limited edition copy of this Biblical play by influential Irish writer George Moore. This edition is limited to 775 copies, of which 750 are for sale. This copy is number 272. Signed by the author to the limitation page.Â...

The Making of an Immortal: A Play in One

George Moore · 1927 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

New York , The Bowling Green Press, 1927. First edition. Hardback. A lovely signed limited edition of this one-act play from influential Irish writer and art critic George Moore. First edition, limited to 1,240 copies signed by the author, this copy being number 659. Author&a...

Californian Verses

Chas. Henry Phelps · 1882 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)

San Francisco , The California Publishing Company , 1882 . First edition. Cloth. A very scare collection of poetry from Californian author Charles Henry Phelps, all of which surround his home state of California, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to "Mr...

Corn and Poppies

Cosmo Monkhouse · 1890 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Elkin Mathews , 1890 . First edition. Cloth. An uncommon collection of lyrical poetry from British poet and art critic, Cosmo Monkhouse, with a signed letter from the author bound in to the work. First edition. Small paper edition, in a limited run of 350 copies. Bound...

In Clover and Heather

Wallace Bruce · 1890 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Edinburgh; London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1890. Vellum. A limited edition anthology of poems by Wallace Bruce, presented by the author to the Colonial Club of New York. Limited to two hundred and fifty copies printed on large paper, of which this is numbered one hundred a...