Letteratura

Mortal Remains

Margaret Yorke · 1974 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, Geoffrey Bles, 1974 . First edition. Cloth. A signed example of the first edition of Margaret Yorke's very scarce thriller, in the original illustrated dust wrapper. Inscribed to the front free endpaper with 'from the Author, 1974&apos.The first edition, firs...

The Histories and Poems of Shakespeare the Tragedies of Shakespeare the Comedies of Shakespeare

William Shakespeare · 1922 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press , 1922-1924. Leather. An attractive leather bound set of Shakespeare's works in three volumes. This set is bound in signed full calf by Oxford Binding with gilt detailing. A lovely collection of Shakespeare's works in...

A Member of the Third House, a Story of Political Warfare

Hamlin Garland · 1897 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1897. Cloth. An uncommon novel on American politics by Hamlin Garland, the author's presentation copy. The second edition of this uncommon work.Signed by the author to the half-title, "A study of contemporary legislation, Hamlin Garland"...

With Double Pipe

Owen Seaman · 1888 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

Oxford; Cambridge; London, Blackwell; Johnson; Simpkin, 1888 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of this volume of poetry by British writer and poet Owen Seaman. The first edition of this work, inscribed to the front free endpaper by the author with 'To Mr ...

In the High Valley

Susan Coolidge [Sarah Chauncey Woolsey] · 1891 · Rooke Books

£270.00 (€323.64 | $356.71 | ¥56,962)

Boston, Roberts Brothers, 1891 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the final entry in Susan Coolidge's 'What Katy Did' series. Works signed by the author are exceptionally scarce. A signed first edition of the fifth and final novel in the autho...

Here Is Einbaum

Wright Morris · 1973 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Los Angeles, Black Sparrow Press, 1973. Cloth. A limited edition, signed copy of Wright Morris's fiction novel about a women and her fake husband as they try to flee Nazi Germany, bound with Earle Gray. Limited edition. Number 172 out of 226. Printed July 1973 in Santa B...

The Reverie: And Devotional Poems

J. D. Hull · 1833 · Rooke Books

£285.00 (€341.62 | $376.52 | ¥60,126)

London, Hamilton, Adams, and Co. 1833. Cloth. A very scarce second edition of this collection of religious poetry and hymns from Northern Irish writer and reverend J. D. Hull, signed by the author. Second edition. Very scarce. Signed by the author to the front endpaper. The Re...

The Rape of Man or the Zoo Let Loose

Donald Cowie · 1947 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

Malvern, The Tantivy Press, 1947 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of this science-fiction novel written by Donald Cowie, in the original, vanishingly scarce dust wrapper. The first edition.Bound in the publisher's original cloth, with the vanishingly scarce...

Bad Characters

Jean Stafford · 1964 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

New York, Farrar, Straus & Company, 1964 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of this anthology of short stories from Pulitzer Prize winning author, Jean Stafford. The first edition, first impression of this work from American novelist and short story writer Jean St...

The Promotion of the Admiral and Other Sea Comedies

Morley Roberts · 1903 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€898.99 | $990.85 | ¥158,227)

London, J. Eveleigh Nash, 1903. First edition. Cloth. The vanishingly scarce first edition of this collection of Morley Roberts' short naval stories, with a lengthy inscription from the author. The very scarce first edition of the work, in the publisher's original cl...

Craigcrook Castle

Gerald Massey · 1856 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, David Bogue, 1856 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the scarce first edition of Gerald Massey's poetry collection. Including the author's own manuscript corrections, which were made to the second edition, published in the same year. The sc...

The Eye of the Beholder

Marc Behm · 1981 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

New York, Ballantine Books, 1981 . Paperback. A signed presentation copy of the scarce first paperback edition of Marc Behm's thrilling detective novel. Inscribed by the author to the verso of the front wrap with 'L.A. 1981, For Ann Migden -  a credit to us all! Mar...

The Miracle Boy

Louis Golding · 1927 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Alfred A. Knopf, 1927 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of Louis Golding's fantasy novel, set in Germany during the 1920s, with striking illustrations by Herbert Gurschner. The first edition of the work. Inscribed by the author to 'Strobe, from ...

The Purloined Prince

Edgar Turner; Reginald Hodder · 1905 · Rooke Books

£270.00 (€323.64 | $356.71 | ¥56,962)

London, The Caxton Press, 1905 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally scarce, first edition of this romance novel by Edgar Turner and Reginald Hodder, signed by both authors. First edition. Signed by both authors to 'A. V. Masham from Edgar Turner and Reginald Hodder&ap...

Bondi Blues

John Baxter · 1993 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

St Leonards, Australia , Allen & Unwin, 1993 . First edition. Paperback. A signed, first edition of this very scarce novel set on Bondi Beach, written by Australian author, John Baxter. First paperback edition. Signed by the author to the title page. Written by Australian born...

The Flag from the Isles

William Croft Dickinson · 1951 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1951 . First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of the scarce first edition of William Dickinson Croft's work of historical fiction. The scarce first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.Inscribed 'for E...

A Pocketful of Noses: Stories of One Ganelon or Another

James Powell · 2009 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Virginia , Crippen & Landru Publishers, 2009. First edition. Cloth. A signed, limited edition of this collection of intriguing mystery stories surrounding the Ganelon family, written by James Powell. A signed, limited edition. This is number 125 of 160 copies, signed by the au...

Drivers Wild & Drivers Wildest

Red Daniells · 1961 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

Middlesex, Scorpion Press, 1961-63 . First edition. Hardback. A pair of first editions featuring Red Daniells' humorous thoughts on motorists, with both works signed by the publisher. A pair of, uncommon first editions. Signed by the publisher. Comprised of 'Drivers ...

The Tokolosh

Ronald Segal · 1960 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

London and New York, Sheed and Ward, 1960 . First edition. Paperback. The very scarce first edition of this tale from South African activist Ronald Segal, signed with a presentation inscription from to bibliographer George Locke. The very scarce first edition of this work.Flat...

The Rivals

Richard Brinsley Sheridan · 1889 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

New York, White and Allen, 1889 . Leather. A beautifully illustrated limited edition of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's comedy of manners, illustrated by Frank M. Gregory, and signed by the publisher. Number sixty-six of one-hundred and fifty limited edition copies produced, ...