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Vixen 03

Clive Cussler · 1978 · Rooke Books

£79.99 (€95.89 | $105.70 | ¥16,880)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1978. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this adventure novel from Clive Cussler, featuring his popular protagonist Dirk Pitt. In 1954 Vixen 03, a top-secret flight bound for the military"s testing grounds in the South Pacific, crashes and i...

Don&Apos;T Mess with Mrs in-between

Liz Evans · 2000 · Rooke Books

£36.99 (€44.34 | $48.88 | ¥7,806)

London, Orion, 2000. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this Grace Smith mystery novel by Liz Evans. Signed by the author to the title page. 'When Barbra Delaney comes into Grace Smith's office, looks her in the eye and announces, 'I'm filthy rich and...

Cressida: No Mystery

Mrs. Belloc Lowndes · 1928 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.60 | $449.26 | ¥71,750)

London, Heinemann, 1928. First edition. Cloth. A scarce, signed first edition copy of this mystery by Mrs. Belloc Lowndes. Taking place at a Christmas party at a country house and mostly recalls her previous work 'The Uttermost Farthing&apos. Includes an ink inscription b...

The Chelsea Girl Murders

Sparkle Hayter · 2000 · Rooke Books

£47.99 (€57.53 | $63.41 | ¥10,127)

Harpenden , No Exist Press, 2000. First edition. Cloth. 'The funniest thing to come out of Canada since the moose.' - Red Comedienne Sparkle Hayter's foray into writing sees TV anchorwoman Robin Hudson and her cat vacate their New York home for a famous bohemian...

I Am Death

Gerald Verner · 1963 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.87 | $132.12 | ¥21,101)

London, Wright and Brown Ltd, 1963. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this fictional thriller from Gerald Verner. Featuring the original illustrated dustwrapper. "It is doubtful if the most experienced reader will find the answer until the final chapter of this e...

The Deer Stalker

Zane Grey · 1949 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,660)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1949. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this Western from Zane Grey. Pearl Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 – October 23, 1939) was an American author best known for his popular adventure novels and stories that presented an idealized imag...

The Green Shadow

Herman Landon · 1932 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.87 | $151.96 | ¥24,268)

London, Cassell and Company, 1932. First edition. Cloth. A mystery novel by Herman Landon. First thus, the 'Cheap Edition' of this work. Published as a part of the Cassell's Shilling Novels. With original unclipped dustwrapper. In original full cloth binding wit...

An Inside Job

Stella Allan · 1978 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.94 | $52.84 | ¥8,439)

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1978. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this crime fiction novel by Stella Allan. Signed by the author to the front free-endpaper. In a black cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, very smart, with o...

Death on the Black Dragon River

Christopher West · 1995 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Harper Collins, 1995. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this crime novel from Christopher West. With ink inscription by the author to the title page. In a navy cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, generally smart, with just some slight ...

Risk and Trial Run

Dick Francis · 1977 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.43 | ¥10,129)

London, Michael Joseph, 1977/1978. First edition. Cloth. A two volume set of Dick Francis UK first editions. A former jockey, Francis' crime novels often feature characters and themes based around horse racing, often with industry professionals finding themselves in the c...

Kelly Blue

Peter Bowen · 1991 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.94 | $52.84 | ¥8,439)

New York, Crown Publishers, 1991. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Peter Bowen's comic revisionist history novel, 'Kelly Blue&apos. The story follows Kelly as he recollects his ensuing frontier odyssey and his encounters with Buffalo Bill Cody, General George...

The Silver Mistress

Peter O'Donnell · 1971 · Rooke Books

£89.99 (€107.88 | $118.91 | ¥18,991)

London, Souvenir Press, 1971. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this Peter O'Donnell novel featuring his popular secret agent character, Modesty Blaise. Peter O'Donnell (11 April 1920 – 3 May 2010) was a British writer of mysteries and of comic strips, best...

The Web of Fire

Steve Voake · 2006 · Rooke Books

£34.99 (€41.95 | $46.23 | ¥7,384)

London, Faber and Faber, 2006. First edition. Cloth. The first printing of Steve Voake's sequel to his highly successful work, 'The Dreamwalker's Child&apos. Signed by Voake to the title page. In a black cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externa...

Redcoat

Bernard Cornwell · 1987 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Michael Joseph, 1987. First edition. Cloth. A first edition historical novel by Bernard Cornwell Bernard Cornwell, OBE is an English author of historical novels. He is best known for his novels about Napoleonic Wars rifleman Richard Sharpe which were adapted into a ser...

A Certain Justice

P. D. James · 1997 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.85 | $171.78 | ¥27,434)

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. First edition. Cloth. A first American edition of this crime novel by P. D. James. "'A Certain Justice' is P. D. James at her strongest." "'A Certain Justice' will stand alongside 'Devices and Desires' and 'A ...

Fatal Fortune

Marian Babson · 1987 · Rooke Books

£19.99 (€23.96 | $26.41 | ¥4,218)

London, The Crime Club , 1987. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of this crime thriller from Marian Babson. First Crime Club edition. Featuring the original illustrated dustwrapper, designed by James Hobsley. "The whole thing teeters on the edge of farce, but attractively bit...

Accordion Crimes

E. Annie Proulx · 1996 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

New York, Scribner , 1996. First edition. Cloth. Number 731 of a limited edition of 2,500 copies, signed by the author Follows an accordion as it travels America, passing through the hands of a variety of different people. In a cloth binding with dustcover, with a protective p...

Quick Service

P. G. Wodehouse · 1941 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

New York, The Sun Dial Press, 1941. First edition. Cloth. A scarce copy of 'Quick Service' by P. G. Wodehouse. A later US edition. First publised in the US by Doubleday the year prior and in the UK by Jenkins in 1940. "Here is a group of characters as charming and de...

Wyoming Stories

Annie Proulx · 2008 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.85 | $171.78 | ¥27,434)

London, Fourth Estate, 2008. First edition. Cloth. This is an attractive three volume set of the Wyoming Stories by Annie Proulx. For 'Close Range' and 'Bad Dirt', it is the first time they have been published in the UK as hardbacks, while 'Fine Just t...

A Little Stone

Paul Bowles · 1950 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.60 | $449.26 | ¥71,750)

London, John Lehman, 1950. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of short stories from Paul Bowles. Including 'The Echo', 'The Scorpion', 'The Circular Valley' and more. Paul Frederic Bowles (December 30, 1910 – November 18, ...