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Black Tide

Caroline Carver · 2004 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.94 | $52.84 | ¥8,439)

London, Orion, 2004. First edition. Cloth. An excellent copy of this crime thriller by Caroline Carver. Title page signed by the author. First edition. Caroline (CJ) Carver was born and brought up in the UK before moving to Australia where she lived for ten years. She worked i...

The Case of the Philosophers&Apos; Ring by Dr. John H. Watson

Randall Collins · 1980 · Rooke Books

£24.99 (€29.96 | $33.02 | ¥5,274)

Brighton , Harvester, 1980. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this Sherlock Holmes novel by Randall Collins. First UK edition. Randall Collins is an American sociologist who has been influential in both his teaching and writing. He has taught in many notable universit...

Bird Cloud

Annie Proulx · 2011 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

New York, Scribner, 2011. First edition. Cloth. A first printing of this autobiographical story of the construction of a house in the Wyoming wetlands. Signed by Proulx to the title page. Edna Ann Proulx is an American novelist, short story writer, and journalist. She has writ...

The Fire-Eaters

David Almond · 2003 · Rooke Books

£53.00 (€63.54 | $70.03 | ¥11,185)

London, Hodder Children's Books, 2003. First edition. Cloth. The first printing of this children's fantasy novel from David Almond. Signed by the author to the title page. "Once in a while a book comes along that takes over your head and your heart. David Almond&apos...

Undercurrents

Frances Fyfield · 2000 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Little, Brown and Company, 2000. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this romantic thriller from Frances Fyfield. Neatly signed by the author to the title page. Featuring the original unclipped photographic dustwrapper. Gary J. McCallum noted in the Armchair...

Cyanide Wells the Dangerous Hour Wolf in the Shadows Cape Perdido While Other People Sleep Vanishing Point Dead Midnight the Ever-Running Man Time of the Wolves

Marcia Muller · 1993 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

New York; Waterville, The Mysterious Press; Warner Books; Five Star, 1993-2007. First edition. Cloth. A collection of Marcia Muller First Editions; five of them featuring Sharon McCone, two in the Cape Perdio series and one a collection of stories. Marcia Muller (b.1944) is an...

A Little Stranger

Candia McWilliam · 1989 · Rooke Books

£20.00 (€23.98 | $26.43 | ¥4,221)

London, Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd. 1989. First edition. Cloth. Candia McWilliam's second novel. A Little Stranger won a Scottish Arts council book award. The first edition of this novel. The flyleaf describes this work as 'a subtle parable of domestic horror.' C...

Five Variations on a Theme

Edith Sitwell · 1933 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,660)

London, Duckworth, 1933. First edition. Cloth. A volume of poetry by Edith Sitwell (1887 - 1964) who was a British poet and critic. First edition. Published by independent British Publisher Duckworth, founded in 1898 by Gerald Duckworth. Important in the development of English...

The Understudy

Elia Kazan · 1975 · Rooke Books

£24.99 (€29.96 | $33.02 | ¥5,274)

London, Collins, 1975. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this work by Ella Kazan Elia Kazan (1909 – 2003) was an American film and Theatre director and producer. In a cloth binding with original price clipped dustwrapper. Externally, in lovely condition. Dustwrapp...

Assorted Prose

John Updike · 1965 · Rooke Books

£69.99 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,770)

London, Andre Deutsch, 1965. First edition. Cloth. The first collected edition of these critical essays and reviews by John Updike. Including Confessions of a Wild Bore, The Lucid Eye in Silvertown and many more. In a red cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Exte...

The Day of the Donkey Derby

Joan Fleming · 1978 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.94 | $52.84 | ¥8,439)

London, Collins, 1978. First edition. Cloth. fascinating first edition of 'The Day of the Donkey Derby' by Joan Fleming Joan Fleming was a British writer of crime and thriller novels, best known for When I Grow Rich (1962) and Young Man I Think You're Dying (197...

The Last Encounter

Robin Maugham · 1972 · Rooke Books

£27.00 (€32.37 | $35.68 | ¥5,698)

London, McGraw Hill Book Company, 1972. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Maugham's novel based on the life and questions surrounding Gordon of Khartoum. Robin Maugham, 2nd Viscount (1916-1981) was a British author and nephew of the acclaimed William Somerset Maugh...

The Cry of the Go-Away Bird

Andrea Eames · 2011 · Rooke Books

£23.99 (€28.76 | $31.70 | ¥5,063)

London, Harvill Secker, 2011. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, first printing of Andrea Eames's first novel. "The Cry of the go-Away Bird follows Elise as she attempts to make sense of her place in the world while her family struggles to stay afloat in the collapsin...

The Poisoning in the Pub

Simon Brett · 2009 · Rooke Books

£19.99 (€23.96 | $26.41 | ¥4,218)

London, Macmillan, 2009. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this crime novel by Simon Brett 'When one of the staff of the Crown and Anchor is found in the kitchen of the pub with a knife through his heart, Carole and Jude, residents of Fethering, swing into ac...

Naked Is the Best Disguise: The Death and Resurrection of Sherlock Holmes

Samuel Rosenberg · 1975 · Rooke Books

£24.99 (€29.96 | $33.02 | ¥5,274)

London, Arlington Books, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A first edition by literary detective Samuel Rosenberg about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. "Mr Rosenberg's fresh and original appraisal of Doyle not only produces remarkable insights into Doyle but also enhances his own reput...

A Friend in Power

Carlos Baker · 1958 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,549)

London, Faber and Faber, 1958. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this political thriller from Carlos Baker, which was also his first novel. Carlos Baker (May 5, 1909, Biddeford, Maine – April 18, 1987, Princeton, New Jersey) was an American writer, biographer and forme...

Feeling Bad

Penny Kline · 1994 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Macmillan, 1994. First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of this psychological thriller by Penny Kline. First edition. The second novel in Kline's Bristol-based Anna McColl series. In a paper covered binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, lovely cond...

Killing Shadows

Val McDermid · 2000 · Rooke Books

£44.99 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Harper Collins, 2000. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this crime novel about a killer who targets crime writers. Inscribed by the author to the title page: 'To Liz, looking forward to seeing you between the covers! All the best, Val McDermid.'...

Tunc

Lawrence Durrell · 1968 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Faber and Faber, 1968. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this novel by Lawrence Durrell. The first in a two part series which follows genius inventor Felix Charlock and his dealings with a mysterious and controlling company known as Merlin. The series, known as ...

Sir Walter Scott the Great Unknown

Edgar Johnson · 1970 · Rooke Books

£28.00 (€33.57 | $37.00 | ¥5,909)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1970. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Edgar Johnson's 'Sir Walter Scott&apos. With 28 plates. An historical novelist, Walter Scott is known for his 'Waverley Novels' that are still classic works of fiction to this day. Inco...