Letteratura

A Collection of Short Stories

0 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

Not Stated, Not Stated, c1855 . Cloth. A collection of sixteen short stories of fiction and non-fiction, bound together, with illustrations throughout. Bound in half cloth with marbled paper-covered boards. A collection comprised of sixteen short stories or chapters, with a va...

Germaine

Edmond About · 1884 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Paris , Librairie Hachette Et Cie, 1884. Leather. A smart copy of Edmond About's novel, delving into themes of love and societal expectations of 19th-century France. A later edition of this French novel from Edmond About.In half crushed morocco binding, signed by Riviere ...

Colas Breugnon

Romain Rolland · 1919 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

Paris, Librairie Paul Ollendorff, 1919. First edition. Leather. An out of series example of the limited edition first edition of Romain Rolland's celebrated novel, in a signed Durvand binding. In the original French.The first edition of this work, an out of series copy of...

Inside a Tudor House

Beverly Saunders · 1987 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, The National Trust in Association with Jonathan Cape, 1987. Paperback. A smart later edition of this buildable fold-out Tudor house for children, from the National Trust. Scarce. Later edition. From the National Trust. Illustrated with two large full-colour wall-sheets...

Robin Hood Scenic Panorama Book

0 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.20 | $786.08 | ¥125,527)

England , Raphael Tuck + Sons Ltd. c1910. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce and unique book presenting an interactive scenic panorama surrounding the story of Robin Hood. The first edition.Bound in the publisher's original pictorial wraps. Very scarce work.Institut...

Miss America

Walter J. Turner · 1930 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, Mandrake Press LTD, 1930. First edition. Vellum. A beautiful signed limited edition of Turner's satirical poem about a woman living in America, published by the Mandrake Press. A limited edition, published at the same time as the first edition. Limited to five-hun...

Flight: Great Planes of the Century

Donald S. Lopez · 1985 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

New York, Viking, 1985. First edition. Hardback. An interactive pop-up book showcasing the history of aviation, signed by the designer. The first edition. Inscribed by the designer to pp. 2: "Best Wishes to Michael and Megan From Keith". Illustrated in full colour, with the ...

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: A Commemorative Pop-Up

L. Frank Baum; Robert Sabuda · 2000 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

New York, Little Simon, Simon & Schuster, 2000 . First edition. Hardback. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of Robert Sabuda's charming pop-up edition of L. Frank Baum's children's classic. The first edition, first printing, with 'First Editio...

Deja Dead (Us and Uk Edition); Death Du Jour; Fatal Voyage (Us and Uk Edition); Grave Secrets

Kathy Reichs · 1997 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)

London and New York , William Heinemann; Scribner , 1997-2002. First edition. Cloth. A bright selection of gripping novels by American crime writer, Kathy Reichs, including a signed first UK edition of 'Fatal Voyage&apos. An excellent selection of crime novels by American...

Elkin Mathews Celebrates Its Centenary

Barbara Muir · 1988 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, The Book Collector, 1988. Paperback. A very scare essay by Barbara Muir celebrating Elkin Mathews, signed by Muir to Brian Aldiss. A very scarce work.Signed by the author to Brian Aldiss to the front paste down. Extracted from 'The Book Collector', Volume 37...

The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby

Charles Kingsley · 1910 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1910 . Leather. A beautiful copy of Charles Kingsley's children's classic, illustrated throughout by Linley Sambourne, and in a Bickers prize binding. In a signed prize binding by Bickers.Illustrated throughout with one-hundred vignettes fro...

Free Fall

William Golding · 1959 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

London, Faber and Faber, 1959 . First edition. Cloth. Author Brian Aldiss's copy of the first edition of William Golding's fourth novel following an English painter who is held in a German POW camp in the Second World War. The first edition, first impression.In the p...

No Word of Love

A. L. Barker · 1985 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Chatto & Windus; The Hogarth Press , 1985. First edition. Cloth. A scarce engrossing collection of short stories from A. L. Barker, with a signed and dated inscription from the author. The first edition thus of this collection. With three of the stories having been pub...

The Statement

Brian Moore · 1995 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

London, Bloomsbury, 1995. First edition. Cloth. An excellent signed first edition of this thrilling novel set in the south of France, from acclaimed author Brian Moore. The first edition, first impression.Signed by the author to the title page.The Statement is a thriller set i...

The History of the Book War: Fair Book Prices Versus Publishers&Apos; Trust Prices

The Times · 1907 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

London, The Times, 1907. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce essay concerning the dispute of British publishers with The Times Book Club, from the library of William Foyle, the co-founder of Foyles bookshop. A very scarce work in the publisher's original paper wraps. ...

Bring Up the Bodies

Hilary Mantel · 2012 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.68 | $310.47 | ¥49,578)

London, Fourth Estate, 2012. First edition. Cloth. A limited edition first edition, first impression of Hilary Mantel's award-winning sequel to 'Wolf Hall', signed by the author, in the pictorial cloth. A first edition, first impression of this work, and one of ...

Poems of 1962

Linda Collin Wileman; Various · 1962 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

Ilfacrombe, Arthur H. Stockwell LTD, 1962. First edition. Cloth. A scarce anthology of poems celebrating the publications of the year, signed by one of the contributors to W. A. Foyle. The first edition of this scarce work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper, also in a cust...

The Works of Alfred Tennyson, Poet Laureate

Alfred, Lord Tennyson · 1883 · Rooke Books

£490.00 (€587.34 | $647.36 | ¥103,375)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, and Co, 1883 . Leather. A beautifully bound edition of Poet Laureate Alfred, Lord Tennyson's works, in a full morocco signed binding by John Bumpus. A lovely collection of the poetry of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, in a signed John Bumpus full morocc...

A Natural Curiosity

Margaret Drabble · 1989 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Viking, 1989. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition, first impression of this insightful novel from English writer Margaret Drabble, limited to one hundred and fifty copies signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Limited to one hundred and fifty co...

A Natural Curiosity

Margaret Drabble · 1989 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Viking, 1989. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition, first impression of this insightful novel from English writer Margaret Drabble, limited to one hundred and fifty copies signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Limited to one hundred and fifty co...