Narrativa e romanzi

The Cold Kiss of Death

Suzanne McLeod · 2009 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Gollancz, 2009. First edition. Paperback. A signed uncorrected proof copy of McLeod's supernatural fiction novel. Uncorrected proof copy. Signed by author to title page, with the date of 16/7/09.With proof copy leaflet loosely inserted to front of text. 'Th...

The Sexton Blake Casebook and Detective Library

Mike Higgs · 1987 · Rooke Books

£77.00 (€92.30 | $101.73 | ¥16,245)

London, Galley Press; Hawk Books , 1987-9. First edition. Cloth. Two volumes collecting selected stories featuring "the great detective" Sexton Blake, first edition thus in the original dust wrappers. Two collections of the stories featuring the fictional detective Saxton Blak...

Dear Author, Letters from a Working Publisher to Authors, Prospective and Practised

Michael Legat · 1972 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Pelham Books, 1972. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Michael Legat's guide to writing and publishing, structured in a series of informative letters. A signed first edition of this instructional guide to writing and publishing from Michael Legat, the...

My Name Is Sei Shonagon

Jan Blensdorf · 2003 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Chatto & Windus, 2003. First edition. Cloth. A well presented first edition copy of Blensdorf's first work of fiction, signed to the title page and in the original unclipped dustwrapper. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to title page. 'My...

Sun at Midnight

Rosie Thomas · 2004 · Rooke Books

£28.00 (€33.56 | $36.99 | ¥5,907)

London, HarperCollins, 2004. First edition. Cloth. A first edition signed copy of Thomas' romance novel, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, first impression.Signed by author to title page. 'Sun at Midnight' is a romance novel by Rosie Thomas...

Honey&Apos;S Farm

Irish Gower · 1993 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,228)

London, Bantam Press, 1993. First edition. Cloth. A wonderful signed first edition copy of the third novel in Irish Gower's Cordwainers series, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. In the original ...

Heat Wave

Penelope Lively · 1996 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Viking, 1996. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition, first impression copy of this compassionate novel by Penelope Lively, presented in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, first impression copy. Signed by the author on title page.  In the orig...

Mr de Pochas

Jean Lorrain · 1922 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

Paris, G. & A. Mornay , 1922. Leather. A lovely limited edition of this novel by Jean Lorrain, in the original French. Decorated with woodcuts by Chapront. Jean Lorrain was a French poet and novelist of the Symbolist school, known for his numerous contributions to the satirica...

Arthur & George

Julian Barnes · 2005 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Jonathan Cape , 2005. First edition. Cloth. A signed first impression of Julian Barnes' tenth novel, complete with its wraparound band as issued. The first edition, first impression of Julian Barnes' tenth novel, based on the true story of the Great Wyrley Ou...

Reflections in a Mirror

Charles Morgan · 1944 · Rooke Books

£99.00 (€118.67 | $130.79 | ¥20,886)

London, Macmillan & Co. 1944. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition of this first series of essays by Charles Morgan, signed by the author. The first edition, first impression of this work. A series of essays representative of the search for related values in the co...

Surtees&Apos; Sporting Novels

Robert Smith Surtees · 1900 · Rooke Books

£975.00 (€1,168.69 | $1,288.11 | ¥205,695)

London, Printed for Subscribers , c1888-1900. Leather. A privately printed edition of the Surtees' Sporting novels, complete with its lovely hand-coloured plates, in attractive uniform Bayntun bindings. Six popular sporting novels by Robert Smith Surtees. A privately prin...

A Fox Inside

David Stacton · 1955 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.70 | $290.65 | ¥46,413)

London, Faber and Faber , 1955. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition, first impression of this novel by David Stacton, complete with this unclipped dust wrapper. The scarce first edition, first impression of this novel by David Stacton, American novelist, historian, ...

Resolution

Denise Mina · 2001 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, New York, Toronto, Sydney and Auckland, Bantam Press, 2001 . First edition. Cloth. A smart signed first edition of the concluding novel to the 'Garnethill' trilogy by Denise Mina. Signed by the author to the title page. The final novel in the Garnethill tril...

The Making of Henry

Howard Jacobson · 2004 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Jonathan Cape, 2004. First edition. Cloth. An excellent signed first edition of Howard Jacobson's novel exploring love. Signed by Jacobson to the title page. Written by Booker Prize winner Howard Jacobson, a British novelist whose work often humorously focuses on...

Dragon Tamers: Reality Goes Virtual

Emma Maree Urquhart · 2004 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Inverness, Aultbea Publishing Company, 2004. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition of this fantasy novel, printed when the author was just thirteen. This work sold over thirty-five thousand copies, and was an enormous success.A limited edition, being No. 34 of the lim...

His Dark Materials

Philip Pullman · 2007 · Rooke Books

£625.00 (€749.16 | $825.71 | ¥131,856)

London, Scholastic, 2007. Paperback. A complete signed limited edition set of Philip Pullman's popular fantasy series 'His Dark Materials', here in the original shrink wrap. As new in the original shrinkwrap.A signed limited edition set, limited to one-thousand ...

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

J. K. Rowling · 2003 · Rooke Books

£3,500.00 (€4,195.30 | $4,623.99 | ¥738,391)

London, Bloomsbury, 2003. First edition. Hardback. A fine signed first impression of 'Order of the Phoenix', the angst-filled fifth novel in the Harry Potter series, flat-signed by Rowling to the half-title. The first edition first impression of this work.Signed by R...

Doctor Who the Resurrection Casket

Justin Richards · 2006 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, BBC Books, 2006. First edition. Hardback. A fine signed Doctor Who novel by Justin Richards, featuring the Tenth Doctor and his companion Rose as they explore the universe. A first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.An excitin...

The Hand of the Devil

Dean Vincent Carter · 2006 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, The Bodley Head, 2006. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed limited first edition of this thrilling fantasy horror novel by Dean Vincent Carter, a wonderful example in the original dust wrapper. The first limited edition of this work, limited to three-hundred copies, of...

Redback

Howard Jacobson · 1986 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,228)

London, Bantam Press, 1986. First edition. Cloth. A lovely, first edition of one of Howard Jacobson's early novels, a wonderful example of his witty prose. Signed by the author to the title page and in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this...