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The April Robin Murders

Craig Rice; Ed McBain · 1958 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

New York, Random House, 1958. First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression of this mystery novel by Craig Rice and Ed McBain. The first edition, first impression of this novel in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper...

The Way We Die Now

Charles Willeford · 1988 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

New York, Random House , 1988. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this popular detective novel by Charles Willeford, with a letter from the publishers. The first edition. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrappe...

The Noose

Philip Macdonald · 1930 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London , W. Collins Sons & Co Ltd. 1930. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition copy of this thrilling crime novel by Philip Macdonald. The uncommon first edition. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. The thrilling story of Colonel Anthony Gethryn as h...

Violent Ends: Comprising Belle and the Brothers Rico

Georges Simenon · 1954 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Hamish Hamilton , 1954. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of these classic crime stories by Georges Simenon. The first UK edition. Comprising of, 'Belle', and 'The Brothers Rico&apos. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with the ...

The Prime of Life, a Novel

John Brophy · 1954 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, Collins, 1954 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this 1950s novel from John Brophy, about a man in love with his son's fiancé. In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. A signed presentation copy, addressed t...

The Turning Path

Ronald Bottrall · 1939 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London , Arthur Barker, 1939. First edition. Cloth. A smart signed copy of this collection of poems by Ronald Bottrall. A first edition copy of this poetry collection by Ronald Bottrall, signed by the author to the front free endpaper. A number of the poems appeared in period...

Gemma Bovery

Posy Simmonds · 1999 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London , Jonathan Cape, 1999. First edition. Cloth. A delightful first edition, first impression of this tragicomic graphic novel. A first edition, first impression copy of this graphic novel. Posy Simmonds is a British newspaper cartoonist, writer and illustrator of children...

Home Is the Prisoner

Jean Potts · 1960 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Victor Gollancz, 1960. First edition. Cloth. A bright first UK edition of this scarce mystery novel by Jean Potts, enclosed in Gollancz iconic yellow dust wrapper. The first UK edition of this work, a scarce copy. Sixth thriller by Jean Potts, American author of myster...

The Dogs of Riga; Sidetracked; the Fifth Woman

Henning Mankell · 2000 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

London, The Harvill Press, 2000-01. First edition. Cloth. Three novels in the 'Kurt Wallander' mystery series by Henning Mankell, bright first English impressions. First English language editions, first impressions. Comprising three novels from Swedish crime author H...

The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold

Evelyn Waugh · 1957 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.87 | $151.96 | ¥24,268)

Boston and Toronto, Little, Brown and Company, 1957 . First edition. Cloth. The first US edition of Evelyn Waugh's semi-autobiographical novel in the original dust wrapper. First US edition of The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold, A Conversation Piece, by Evelyn Waugh in the ori...

All Suspect

Kenneth Methold · 1960 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, Macdonald & Co, 1960. First edition. Cloth. A rather super copy of this very scarce first edition copy of this thrilling crime novel by Kenneth Methold. The very scarce first edition. Held institutionally in only five UK libraries. In the publisher's full cloth bi...

Rome a Fold-out History of the Ancient Civilization

Leigh Grant · 2005 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

New York , Black Dog , 2005. First edition. Hardback. A wonderful and exciting pop-up history of Ancient Rome. A wonderful first edition copy of Rome A Fold-Out History of the Ancient Civilization. This wonderful history book for children brings to life the Roman Forum, Senat...

Animal Life in Fact, Fancy and Fun

S. Louis Giraud [ed.] · 1939 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London , Daily Sketch & Sunday Graphic, 1939. First edition. Hardback. A lovely first edition copy of this animal pop-up book, with six pop up pages. A lovely first edition copy of this charming pop-up book exploring different species of animals and their lives, edited and pro...

Lyrics & Ballads

Margaret L. Woods · 1889 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Richard Bentley & Son, 1889. First edition. Cloth. A lovely copy of this scarce first edition anthology of verses by Margaret L. Woods. Scarce first edition, first impression of this work. A scarce book. First anthology of poems by Margaret Louisa Woods, English autho...

The Rise of Ruderick Clowd

Josiah Flynt · 1904 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

London, Grant Richards , 1904. First edition. Cloth. A bright and lovely copy of the first UK edition of this novel by American author Josiah Flynt, a scarce edition. The scarce first UK edition of this work, preceded by the true first US edition the year prior. Novel by Josia...

Focus One

A Pearse; B Rajan · 1945 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.36 | $48.89 | ¥7,808)

London, Dennis Dobson, 1945. First edition. Cloth. A very neat first edition of this collection of critical analysis of contemporary literature. First edition of this work. An excellent collection of literary criticism with contributions from D.S. Savage, George Woodcock, Pete...

Door Into the Dark

Seamus Heaney · 1969 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Faber and Faber LTD, 1969. First edition. Cloth. A superb copy of the second major poetry collection of the Nobel Prize winner Seamus Heaney, a lovely copy of this sought after work. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'Door ...

Baba Yaga

Rose Celli · 1932 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.36 | $726.75 | ¥116,066)

Paris, Flammarion, 1932. First edition. Paperback. A first French edition of this illustrated Russian folk tale of Baba Yaga, retold by Rose Celli. In the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps. 8 full page colour illustrations and further colour illustrations in the ...

Halfway House a Comedy of Degrees

Maurice Hewlett · 1908 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1908. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of Hewlett's novel Halfway House. The first edition of this novel in the publisher's original cloth binding. Bookplate to the front paste down. A comic novel, originally published in the...

Three Glass Eyes

William Le Queux · 1903 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London , Anthony Treherne, [1903]. First edition. Cloth. A thrilling first edition copy of Three Glass Eyes by William Le Queux. A first edition copy of William Le Queux's thrilling novel, Three Glass Eyes A Story of To-day. William Le Queux was an Anglo-French journalis...