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Works by John Grisham

John Grisham · 1993 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)

London , Century , 1993-2005. First edition. Cloth. A stunning nine volume set of novels by the bestselling legal thriller writer John Grisham A set of nine works by American author and lawyer John Grisham, including The Client (1993), The Chamber (1994), The Runaway Jury (199...

Stranger with a Gun

Bliss Lomax · 1960 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Wild West Club by Collins, 1960 . Cloth. A very smart copy of the second Western Crime Club printing of Bliss Lomax's daring novel. A The 1960 Western Book Club edition of Bliss Lomax's thrilling Wild West set novel, in the exceptionally bright publisher&apos...

Death on Danger Hill

T. Arthur Plummer · 1931 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)

London, Stanley Paul and Co, 1931 . First edition. Cloth. The suspicious circumstances of titular 'Death on Danger Hill' are investigated in this very scarce 1931 murder mystery novel, complete with illustrated dust wrapper. The very scarce first edition, first impre...

Black & White

Shiva Naipaul · 1980 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London , Hamish Hamilton , 1980. First edition. Cloth. A first edition work of this non fiction work by Siva Naipaul. Shiva Naipaul was an Indo-Trinidadian and British novelist and journalist. Black & White is a novel written by Naipaul based on his trip to Guyana in the afte...

In Fairyland: A Series of Pictures from the Elf-World

William Allingham; Richard Doyle · 1870 · Rooke Books

£1,900.00 (€2,277.45 | $2,510.17 | ¥400,841)

London, Longmans, Green, Reader, & Dyer, 1870 . First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition copy of Richard Doyle and William Allingham's beautifully illustrated fairy tales, illustrated throughout with Doyle's plates. The first edition of this beautifully illustrat...

Timothy&Apos;S Quest a Story for Anybody, Young or Old, Who Cares to Read It

Kate Douglas Wiggin · 1892 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.50 | $495.43 | ¥79,113)

London, Gay and Bird, 1892. Cloth. A beautifully bound copy of a popular and charming tale by Kate Douglas Wiggin, here in the original very scarce dust wrapper. In the original very scarce unclipped dust wrapper.Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library...

The Publishing Experience

Cass Canfield · 1969 · Rooke Books

£88.00 (€105.48 | $116.26 | ¥18,565)

Philadephia, University of Pennsylvania Press, 1969. First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of this bibliographical lecture, in the scarce glassine wrap. The first edition of the work. With an inscription from the author, reading: 'For Deborah, with affection an...

The Mystery of a Hansom Cab and Madame Midas

Fergus W. Hume · 1887 · Rooke Books

£1,800.00 (€2,157.59 | $2,378.05 | ¥379,744)

London, The Hansom Cab Publishing Company, 1887-88. Cloth. Two of Fergus Hume's popular works bound in one, including an early printing of his massively important mystery novel 'The Mystery of a Hansom Cab&apos. Two volumes in one.'The Mystery of a Hansom Cab&ap...

The Life and Adventures of Michael Armstrong, the Factory Boy

Frances Trollope · 1840 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

London, Henry Colburn, 1840. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of the first single volume edition of Frances Trollope's novel about nineteenth century child labour, illustrated throughout. The first single volume edition of Frances Trollope's 'damning expose of...

A Choice of Enemies

Mordecai Richler · 1957 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

London, Andre Deutsch, 1957. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Mordecai Richler's thrilling novel set amongst dissident creatives living in London in the 1950s. The first edition, first impression of this work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.An interesting...

The Junkers

Piers Paul Read · 1968 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London , Secker & Warburg , 1968. First edition. Cloth. A very well presented first edition copy of Piers Paul Read's historical novel that unravels the human experiences of the Second World War through the lens of one family. Piers Paul Read is a British novelist and won...

A Triangular View

Dilip Hiro · 1969 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, Dennis Dobson, 1969. First edition. Cloth. The first edition copy of this very scary work of fiction by Dilip Hiro, which follows three Indian men living in Great Britain, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Very Scarce, First Edition. In the original unclipped du...

Poetics and Prosaics

W. J. Baitman; E. Lenton · 1835 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Whittaker & Co. 1835. First edition. Leather. A very scarce copy of this first edition collected prose and poems by W. J. Baitman and E. Lenton. A series of original papers by W. J. Baitman and E. Lenton, authors of the poetry anthology 'Harpings of Lena&apos. A v...

And Where Were You, Adam?

Heinrich Böll · 1973 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Secker & Warburg, 1973. First edition. Cloth. The first English translation of this historical fiction novel by Nobel Prize winner Henrich Boll, presented in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First English Edition. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. This is f...

Select Proverbs of All Nations: Illustrated with Notes and Comments to Which Is Added a Summary of Ancient Pastimes, Holidays, and Customs; with an Analysis of the Wisdom of the Ancient, and of the Fathers of the Church

Thomas Fielding [John Wade] · 1824 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1824. First edition. Leather. A pocket sized volume of proverbs by John Wade, scarce first edition of this work. Scarce first edition of this selected proverbs by John Wade under pseudonym Thomas Fielding, colle...

Golden Gorse and Uncle Mark&Apos;S Snow-Balls

Florence Wilford · 1872 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge , [1872]. First edition. Leather. The first and only edition of this illustrated scarce pair of stories by Florence Wilford. Two stories by Florence Wilford, Victorian novelist best known for her novel 1869 Nigel Bartram's...

Little Dorrit

Charles Dickens · 1855 · Rooke Books

£1,750.00 (€2,097.65 | $2,311.99 | ¥369,196)

London, Bradbury & Evans, 1855-57. First edition. Paperback. The original twenty parts in nineteen of the influential Dickens novel 'Little Dorrit', uncommon to see in the original parts like this with all the original plates present, including the dark plates. Compl...

The King of the Golden River, or, the Black Brothers: A Legend of Stiria

John Ruskin · 1859 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Smith, Elder, & Co. 1859. Cloth. The fourth edition of John Ruskin's delightful fairy tale, illustrated throughout by Richard Doyle. A fascinating of fantasy first published in 1851, telling the story of two Black Brothers after they have wronged Southwest Wind, E...

Carr: Being the Biography of Joseph Carr, Manufacturer, of the Village of Carr Foot, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, Written by His Grand-Daughter, Mary Elizabeth Carr

Phyllis E. Bentley · 1929 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Ernest Benn Limited , 1929 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this novel by Phyllis E. Bentley, fictional biography of Joseph Carr. The first edition of this work, a scarce copy. A novel by Phyllis E. Bentley, telling of life in West Riding of  Yorksh...

The Comedians

Graham Greene · 1966 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

London, The Bodley Head, 1966. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this popular political novel by Graham Greene, an exciting work by the important author. The first edition, first printing of this work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'The Comedians' is...