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Millions

Frank Cottrell Boyce · 2004 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London, Macmillan Children's Books, 2004. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Frank Cottrell Boyce's Carnegie Medal winning children's novel 'Millions&apos. This first edition of Frank Cottrell Boyce's 'Millions' tells the story o...

All Our Yesterdays

H. M. Tomlinson · 1930 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)

London, William Heinemann, 1930. First edition. Cloth. A excellent copy of this limited edition signed first edition copy of this novel by H. M. Tomlinson. Bound in the publisher's original cloth binding, this particular copy is in excellent condition. Limited edition, be...

The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club

Charles Dickens · 1932 · Rooke Books

£490.00 (€587.34 | $647.36 | ¥103,342)

London, The Piccadilly Fountain Press, 1932. Leather. An attractive rebound copy of this fascinating Lombard Street Edition copy of Dickens's 'Pickwick Papers', copiously illustrated throughout and in a signed Bayntun half crushed morocco binding. With an introd...

Hunts with Jorrocks

Robert Surtees · 1908 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1908. First edition. Leather. An uncommon first thus edition copy of this work by Robert Smith Surtees, copiously illustrated throughout and signed by the renowned British artist George Denholm Armour. This edition was limited to three hundred and...

Stop Thief; or, Hints to Housekeepers to Prevent Housebreaking

George Cruikshank · 1851 · Rooke Books

£490.00 (€587.34 | $647.36 | ¥103,342)

London, Bradbury & Evans, 1851 . First edition. Leather. A signed presentation copy from George Cruikshank himself of his humorous and charmingly illustrated guide to preventing burglary. A signed presentation copy of this scarce first edition. Inscribed to the title page head...

Journey&Apos;S End

R. C. Sherriff; Vernon Bartlett · 1930 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.85 | ¥83,307)

London, Victor Gollancz, 1930. Leather. A signed limited edition of the novelised version of Sherriff's acclaimed World War I play following British officers in the few days before Operation Michael. The signed limited edition of Journey's End, a war novel, written b...

2 Vols Perrault&Apos;S Tales of Mother Goose: The Dedication Manuscript of 1695 Reproduced in Collotype Facsimile with Introduction and Critical Text

Charles Perrault; Jacques Barchilon · 1956 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

New York, The Pierpont Morgan Library, 1956. Cloth. A lovely limited edition facsimile of the 1695 manuscript of Charles Perrault"s Mother Goose tales, issued in two volumes, complete with the original slipcase. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with paper...

This Was the Old Chief&Apos;S Country

Doris Lessing · 1951 · Rooke Books

£575.00 (€689.22 | $759.66 | ¥121,269)

London, Michael Joseph, 1951. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of these stories from Nobel Prize-winning author Doris Lessing. Her second book and her first short-story collection. Flat signed by the author to the title page. First edition, first impression.With th...

Death of a Hero

Richard Aldington · 1929 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.29 | ¥52,726)

London, Chatto and Windus , 1929. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of Richard Aldington's poignant World War I novel, a debut novel based on the author's own experiences. First edition.With the publisher's original clipped dust wrapper, designed by Pa...

The Joy Luck Club

Amy Tan · 1989 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

London, Heinemann, 1989 . First edition. Cloth. A very smart signed first edition copy of this novel on immigration and belonging by Amy Tan. The first edition.Signed by the author to the title page.In the publisher's original cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust...

Selected Works of George Moore

George Moore · 1920 · Rooke Books

£230.00 (€275.69 | $303.86 | ¥48,508)

London, William Heinemann, 1920-1924. Paperback. A five volume set of the works of George Moore. All volumes limited edition and signed by the author. Volumes are: The Pastoral Loves of Daphnis & Chloe Conversations in Ebury Street In Single Strictness The Apostle The Coming o...

In Oxbow of Time&Apos;S River

Irene Dayton · 1978 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

Peterborough , Windy Row Press, 1978. First edition. Cloth. A smart poetry anthology by Irene Dayton, which has been signed by the author. First edition. Ink inscription to the front free-endpaper reads, 'For Robin Gregory, The International Poetry Society. Irene Dayton&a...

The Chelsea Girl Murders

Sparkle Hayter · 2000 · Rooke Books

£55.99 (€67.11 | $73.97 | ¥11,808)

London, No Exit Press, 2000. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Sparkle Hayter's The Chelsea Girl Murders. Numbered first edition. Numbered 100. "A Robin Hudson Mystery". Sparkle Hayter published her first novel in 1993, which kickstarted her Robin Hudson ser...

Face to Face

Nadine Gordimer · 1949 · Rooke Books

£675.00 (€809.09 | $891.77 | ¥142,359)

Johannesburg , Silver Leaf Books, 1949. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Nadine Gordimer's 'Face to Face' - a collection of short stories by the author. Scarce signed and with dustwrapper. There are sixteen stories featured in the book, including ...

Fatal Fortune

Marian Babson · 1987 · Rooke Books

£19.99 (€23.96 | $26.41 | ¥4,216)

London, The Crime Club, 1987. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of this crime thriller from Marian Babson. First edition. Marian Babson is the pseudonym for Ruth Stenstreem, and is a prolific writer of mystery novels. Featuring the original illustrated dustwrapper, designed b...

Close Up

Len Deighton · 1972 · Rooke Books

£470.00 (€563.36 | $620.94 | ¥99,124)

London, Jonathon Cape, 1972. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition copy of 'Close Up' by Len Deighton. An inscription to the front pastedown 'For Edward' and signed by the author. First Edition. Len Deighton is a very popular spy novelist, considered...

Dying to Tell

Robert Goddard · 2001 · Rooke Books

£34.99 (€41.94 | $46.23 | ¥7,379)

London, Bantam Press, 2001. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of 'Dying to Tell' by Brian Goddard. Signed by the Author. Robbert Goddard is a British novelist who published his first novel 'Past Caring' in 1986. His other novels include 'Panic Ro...

Tanglewreck

Jeanette Winterson · 2006 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

London, Bloomsbury, 2006. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this work, signed by noted author Jeanette Winterson. First edition, first impression. 'Tanglewreck' is Winterson's first novel for children. Best known for her work 'Oranges are not the Onl...

Secret Heart

David Almond · 2001 · Rooke Books

£28.00 (€33.56 | $36.99 | ¥5,905)

London, Hodder Children's Books, 2001. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of the children's book 'Secret Heart' by David Almond. A novel for children by David Almond, author of 'Skellig&apos. A boy's life is changed when a circus arrives...

A Clear Conscience

Frances Fyfield · 1994 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.91 | $79.26 | ¥12,652)

London, Bantam Press, 1994. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of Frances Fyfield's fifth crime novel in her Helen West series. Neatly signed by the author to the title page. Featuring the original illustrated dustwrapper, by Jonathan Ring. Gary J. McCallum noted...