Cerca libri
Risultati della ricerca
138210 risultati
The Rags of Time
Denis Lunn · 1983 · Rooke Books
£44.00 (€52.75 | $58.14 | ¥9,285)
Salisbury , Michael Russel , 1983. First edition. Cloth. A compelling signed and first edition account of Lunn's exciting and intense life and works in the Middle East. This is an interesting account of the journeys, life and work of Denis Lunn in the Middle East. The volum…
The Cherokee Story
John Parris · 1950 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)
Asheville, The Stephens Press, 1950. First edition. Paperback. An uncommon work by John Parris which celebrates the Cherokee people and their history through a collection of stories, with full-page illustrations throughout the text. Early edition, no edition remarks but most lik…
Wild Beasts and Their Ways; Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America
Sir Samuel W. Baker · 1891 · Rooke Books
£130.00 (€155.85 | $171.78 | ¥27,434)
London, Macmillan and Co. 1891. Leather. A lavishly illustrated second edition of Sir Samuel W. Baker"s "Wild Beasts and Their Ways; Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America". A smart, leather bound edition of Sir Samuel W. Baker"s "Wild Beasts and Their Ways; Reminisce…
The English Novelists Series: George Borrow, Wilkie Collins, Thomas Love Peacock
Martin Armstrong; Robert Ashley; Olwen Campbell · 1950 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)
London; New York, Arthur Barker; Roy Publishers, 1950-3. First edition. Cloth. Critical biographies of three great English novelists, first editions in 'The English Novelists' series, George Borrow volumes signed by the author Martin Armstrong. The first edition of thi…
L&Apos;Hotel Woronzoff
Marie Marechal · 1887 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)
Paris, Librairie de Firmin-Didot , 1887. Leather. A later printing of this work of fiction by Marie Marechal, in a charming quarter morocco binding signed Fechoz. Originally published in 1877, the first edition with illustrations by S. Reichan appeared in 1886. A novel by Marie …
Dmitri and the One-Legged Lady
Michael Pearce · 1999 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)
London, HarperCollins, 1999. First edition. Cloth. The second novel in Pearce's Dmitri Kameron series, signed by the author to the title page and presented in the unclipped dust wrapper. First Edition, in the original unclipped dust wrapper.Signed by the author to the title…
The French Retreat from Moscow and Other Historical Essays
Earl Stanhope · 1876 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)
London, John Murray, 1876. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition collection of historical essays written by the late Earl Stanhope, in a signed binding by W. Bone & Son. First Edition, Scarce.Bound in cloth by W. Bone & Son.This is a collection of historical essays that w…
Pecking Order
Chris Simms · 2004 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)
London, Hutchinson, 2004. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition copy of Simms' thriller novel, in which a man who lives on a battery farm is recruited for a 'sinister secret project&apos. First edition, in the unclipped dust wrapper. Signed by the author to titl…
Distance
Colin Thubron · 1996 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)
London, Heinemann, 1996. First edition. Cloth. A well presented first edition copy of 'Distance', signed by the author to the title page, in the unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. 'Distance' is a w…
Turlough
Brian Keenan · 2000 · Rooke Books
£44.00 (€52.75 | $58.14 | ¥9,285)
London, Jonathan, 2000. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition work of historical fiction by Brian Keenan, reimagining the life of a blind Irish harper from the seventeenth century. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. 'Turlough&apo…
Fragments of the Hidden Years of Jesus
The Scribe · 1938 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)
London, The C. W. Daniel Company Ltd. 1938. Hardback. A scarce work on the life of Jesus, signed by the anonymous author, 'The Scribe&apos. Covering Jesus in the temple, the desert, in Tibet, India, Egypt and Persia. Written by 'The Scribe', a pseudonym. Inscribed…
Repertorio Giudiziario
Giuseppe Amorosi · 1829 · Rooke Books
£425.00 (€509.50 | $561.58 | ¥89,688)
Napoli, Cataneo Fernandes, 1829. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition of this directory of Italian law by Giuseppe Amorosi, signed by the author to Volumes I and II. The very scarce first edition of this work. This appears to be the only edition.Signed by the auth…
Somewhere a Bird Is Singing
E. V. Thompson · 1999 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)
London, Little, Brown and Company, 1999. First edition. Cloth. A well presented signed first edition copy of E. V. Thompson's historical novel, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, first impression.Signed by the author on title page. In the original unclip…
The Magus of the North: J.G. Hamann and the Origins of Modern Irrationalism
Isaiah Berlin · 1993 · Rooke Books
£750.00 (€899.12 | $991.02 | ¥158,272)
London, John Murray, 1993. First edition. Cloth. The signed first edition of Isaiah Berlin's study of the work of Johann Georg Hamann, a man he describes as a 'radical Enlightener&apos. The signed first edition, first impression of social and political theorist and phi…
Voyages
Hart Crane · 1957 · Rooke Books
£235.00 (€281.73 | $310.52 | ¥49,592)
New York, The Museum of Modern Art , 1957. Paperback. A lovely limited edition of 'Voyages,' six poems by Hart Crane with wood engravings by Leonard Baskin, signed by the artist. A limited edition of Voyages, a sequence of six erotic poems by influential American poet …
Adventures with Benghazi
Rose Fyleman · 1946 · Rooke Books
£370.00 (€443.57 | $488.90 | ¥78,081)
London, Eyre & Spottiswood , 1946. First edition. Cloth. The author's signed presentation copy of the first edition, first impression of this charming children's work by Rose Fyleman. The first edition, first impression of this work. The author's signed presentati…
The Daily Telegraph Nature Notes
Robert Burton · 1998 · Rooke Books
£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.43 | ¥10,129)
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1998. First edition. Hardback. A fine scarce signed first edition collection of Robert Burton's contributions to 'Nature Notes', beautifully illustrated throughout by Robert Burton. The first edition, first impression, of this scarce wo…
The Talking Parcel
Gerald Durrell · 1974 · Rooke Books
£370.00 (€443.57 | $488.90 | ¥78,081)
London, Collins , 1974. First edition. Cloth. A lovey first edition, first impression of this fantasy novel by Gerald Durrell, complete with the strikingly illustrated dust wrapper designed by Liza James. The first edition, first impression of this book by Gerald Durrell. A fant…
Theft: A Love Story
Peter Carey · 2006 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)
London, Faber and Faber, 2006. Hardback. An exceptional signed first British edition of Peter Carey's Booker Prize-longlisted novel. Signed by the author to the title page. This work was awarded the Vance Palmer Prize in 2006. It follows the tale of Michael Boone, an artist…
The Way Back Home
Freya North · 2014 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)
London, Harper Collins, 2014. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed first edition novel by Freya North, reminiscing on the childhood of three friends. The first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.An …