Narrativa e romanzi

The Human Factor

Graham Greene · 1978 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)

London, The Bodley Head, 1978. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this spy thriller by Graham Greene, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression, second state, with publisher's device in a square to the title page.In the original un...

The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson · 1922 · Rooke Books

£3,500.00 (€4,195.26 | $4,624.01 | ¥738,160)

London, William Heinemann; Chatto and Windus; Cassell and Company Limited; Longmans, Green and Company, 1922-23. Leather. A smart Bickers bound set of the collected works of Scottish novelist Robert Louis Stevenson, each volume illustrated with a frontispiece. Complete in twen...

The Crimson Petal and the White

Michel Faber · 2002 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

London, Canongate, 2002. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition copy of this very popular novel by Michel Faber, historical fiction set in Victorian England, signed by the author. The first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page. In ...

After Midnight

Martha Albrand · 1949 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

New York, Random House, 1949. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first U.S. edition of this fantastic revenge-plot thriller by Martha Albrand. The scarce first U.S. edition, first printing.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'After Midnight' is a tense thriller foll...

The Big Clock

Kenneth Fearing · 1946 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,963)

New York, Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1946. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this tense thriller by Kenneth Fearing, the first printing, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first printing.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'The Big Clock' ...

The House; the Search Party

Simon Lelic · 2017 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)

London, Viking, 2017-2020. First edition. Hardback. A scarce signed two-volume of first edition thrillers from British author Simon Lelic, signed by the author. In the publisher's original cloth and paper hardback bindings, complete with the original unclipped dust wrappe...

The Hollow Men; a Handful of Ashes

Rob McCarthy · 2016 · Rooke Books

£99.00 (€118.67 | $130.79 | ¥20,879)

London, Mulholland Books, 2016-2017. First edition. Cloth. A first edition two-volume set of gripping medical crime thrillers by Rob McCarthy, signed by the author, with the original unclipped dust wrappers. In the publisher's original cloth bindings, complete with the or...

Six Four; Seventeen; Prefecture D Signed

Hideo Yokoyama; Louise Heal Kawai [Translator]; Jonathan Lloyd-Davies [Translator] · 2016 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.97 | ¥104,397)

London, Riverrun; Quercus, 2016-2019. First edition. Hardback. An exceptionally smart, first limited edition three-volume set of Hideo Yokoyama"s acclaimed literary crime fiction, signed by the author and respective translators. In the publisher's original pictorial hardb...

The Swimmer; the Brother

Joakim Zander; Elizabeth Clark Wessel [Translator] · 2014 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

London, Head of Zeus Ltd. 2014-2016. First edition. Cloth. A smart two-volume set of the First UK editions, first impressions, of these gripping international thrillers by Swedish author Joakim Zander, with the original unclipped dust wrappers. In the publisher's original...

2 Vols Before I Go to Sleep; Second Life

S. J. Watson · 2011 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

London, Doubleday, 2011-2015 . First edition. Cloth. A signed two-volume set of first edition, first impression psychological thrillers by S. J. Watson. In the publisher's original cloth bindings, complete with the publisher's original unclipped dust wrappers.These v...

2 Vols a Pocketful of Crows; the Blue Salt Road

Joanne M. Harris · 2017 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

London, Gollancz, 2017-2018. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed, first edition, two-volume set of Joanne Harris"s illustrated folk-inspired novellas, with illustrations throughout. In the publisher"s original cloth bindings with whimsical gilt embellishments.These volumes a...

Clear Light of Day; Baumgartner"S Bombay

Anita Desai · 1980 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1980-1988. First edition. Cloth. A lovely two-volume set of first editions showcasing Anita Desai"s finest work, including a Booker-shortlisted family epic, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth...

4 Vols the Foreshadowing; a Love Like Blood; the Monsters We Deserve; Snowflake, Az

Marcus Sedgwick · 2005 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

London, Orion Children’s Books; Hodder & Stoughton; Zephyr, 2005-2019. First edition. Cloth. A smart four-volume collection of first editions by Marcus Sedgwick, with gothic, historical, and dystopian themes, all copies are signed by the author and complete with the original ...

Frãƒâ¤Ulein Else

Arthur Schnitzler · 1929 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.84 | $151.93 | ¥24,254)

London, Constable, 1929 . Hardback. This is a lovely, limited edition of this bold and haunting novella, accompanied by elegant Art Deco style illustrations by Donia Nachshen. In the publisher's original quarter paper vellum binding with patterned parchment boards.This is...

The Prophets

Robert Jones Jr. · 2021 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

London, Rivverrun, 2021. First edition. Cloth. Two signed copies of the first UK edition of Robert Jones Jr.'s novel about the relationship between two enslaved men on a plantation. One copy is a limited edition, the other is the trade first. Robert Jones Jr's novel ...

Spaceache; Inside Babel

Snoo Wilson · 1984 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1984-1985 . First edition. Paperback. Two first edition novels from playwright, screenwriter and director Snoo Wilson, one of which is signed by Snoo. From the library of Publisher Carmen Callil. Two first editions from the playwright Snoo Wilson.&apos...

The Big Four

Agatha Christie · 1931 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, W. Collins Sons & Co Ltd, 1931 . Cloth. An early edition of this early Agatha Christie Hercule Poirot mystery, a tale of international intrigue and espionage. First published in 1927, this is an early edition of this Christie novel.'The Big Four' is an exciti...

Nemesis; a Pocket Full of Rye

Agatha Christie · 2005 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London, The Crime Club [HarperCollins], 2005-2006 . Cloth. Two charming early 2000s facsimile editions of the first editions of two classic Agatha Christie titles. Two thrilling works from Queen of Crime Agatha Christie.The first of these works is the 2005 facsimile edition of...

Towards Zero

Agatha Christie · 1968 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,472)

London, The Crime Club by Collins, 1968 . Cloth. A 1960s printing of Queen of Crime Agatha Christie's celebrated work of detective fiction, 'Towards Zero&apos. In the original dust wrapper. A 1968 reprint of this work, which was first published in 1944.In the origina...

Orbital

Samantha Harvey · 2023 · Rooke Books

£2,250.00 (€2,696.95 | $2,972.58 | ¥474,532)

London, Jonathan Cape, 2023 . First edition. Cloth. A fine signed example of the true first edition, first impression, of Samantha Harvey's Booker Prize winning novel, in the first issue dust wrapper. Flat signed by the author to the title page.The first edition, first im...