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The Playmaker

Thomas Keneally · 1987 · Rooke Books

£22.00 (€26.37 | $29.07 | ¥4,643)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1987. First edition. Cloth. First edition of the historical novel about the first play to ever be performed in Australia Written by Thomas Keneally, the writer of 'Schindler's Ark' (upon which the award winning 'Schindler'...

Twice Shy

Dick Francis · 1981 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

London, Michael Joseph, 1981. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this thriller by Dick Francis, with an inscription by the author on a label to front free endpaper. The inscription reads 'Xmas '81. John Spencer, very best wishes from the Websters - and me! Dick...

Portrait of Elmbury

John Moore · 1950 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.76 | $44.93 | ¥7,175)

London, Collins, 1950. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edtion, fifth impression of John Moore's 'Portrait of Elmbury&apos. Part of a best selling trilogy, along with 'Brensham Village' and 'The Blue Field', this volume cemented Moore's i...

The Rule of Four a Novel

Ian Caldwell; Dustin Thomason · 2004 · Rooke Books

£52.99 (€63.53 | $70.02 | ¥11,182)

New York, The Dial Pres, 2004. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this collaborative novel by Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason. "A mysterious coded manuscript, a violent Ivy League murder, and the secrets of a Renaissance prince collide in The Rule of Four." "At once a c...

A Rag, a Bone and a Hank of Hair

Jonathan Gash · 1999 · Rooke Books

£71.99 (€86.30 | $95.12 | ¥15,192)

London, Macmillan, 1999. First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of Jonathan Gash's A Rag, a Bone and a Hank of Hair. Bound in bule paper-covered boards with gilt lettering and an unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. Signed by author. John Grant (b.1933) is an Eng...

Face Me When You Walk Away

Brian Freemantle · 1974 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.94 | $52.84 | ¥8,439)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1974. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Face Me When You Walk Away by Brian Freemantle. Brian Harry Freemantle (born 10 June 1936) is an English thriller and non-fiction writer, known for his 1977 spy novel Charlie M. Freemantle was born in Southa...

Carnival of Spies

Robert Moss · 1987 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1987. First edition. Cloth. An author's presentation copy of this wartime spy thriller by Robert Moss. With an ink inscription to front blank addressed to Patrick, dated 1987. First edition. In a paper covered binding with original unclipped ...

The Hydra Head

Carlos Fuentes · 1978 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,660)

New York, Farrar, Straus Giroux, 1978. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of The Hydra Head by Carlos Fuentes translated from the original Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden. "Probably the first Third World spy thriller, an action-filled, quick-paced, terse novel of intrigue ...

Wasted Years

John Harvey · 1993 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.94 | $52.84 | ¥8,439)

London, Viking, 1993. First edition. Cloth. A first edition novel from the Resnick series by John Harvey. John Harvey (born 21 December 1938 in London) is a British author of crime fiction most famous for his series of jazz-influenced Charlie Resnick novels, based in the City ...

A Hall of Mirrors

Robert Stone · 1968 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€335.67 | $369.98 | ¥59,088)

London, The Bodley Head, 1968. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of the first novel from Robert Stone, which went on to win the William Faulkner Foundation Award and many others. His best known work is characterized by action-tinged adventures, political concerns and dark ...

The Power Box

Hunter Rowe · 1971 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Cassell, 1971. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this dynamic novel "bursting with the violent clash of personalities" and the effects of the media on society. Featuring the original dustwrapper. "Jacket photography by permission of the B.B.C." In original cloth...

The Lost Face Best Science Fiction from Czechoslovakia

Josef Nesvadba · 1971 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

New York, Taplinger Publishing Company, 1971. Cloth. An interesting collection of science fiction stories from Josef Nesvadba. First thus, this is the first U.S edition. This story collection was issued in Czech in 1964 and England in 1970 under the title of 'In The Foots...

Hell Gate

James Dawson · 1967 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.94 | $52.84 | ¥8,439)

New York, David McKay Company, Inc, 1967. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Hell Gate by James Dawson. "He had to find out. Was his brother a defector? Or was he really dead?" The answer to this question "provides a stunning climax." In a red cloth binding in an unclipp...

The Return of Blackshirt

Bruce Graeme · 1927 · Rooke Books

£32.99 (€39.55 | $43.59 | ¥6,962)

London, T. Fisher Unwin Ltd. 1927. First edition. Cloth. A thrilling work of crime fiction from respected novelist of suspense, Bruce Graeme. First edition. Sequel to "Blackshirt" and from the author of "La Belle Laurine", "The Trail of the White Knight" and "Passion, Murder a...

Scenarios: A "Nameless Detective" Casebook

Bill Pronzini · 2003 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,660)

Waterville, Maine, Five Star, 2003. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Bill Pronzini's Scenarios. Bound in paper covered pictorial boards with an unclipped dustwrapper. First edition. Bill Pronzini (born 1943) is a highly-regarded and very prolific American writer o...

The Greenway

Jane Adams · 1995 · Rooke Books

£69.99 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,770)

London, Macmillan & Co. 1995. First edition. Cloth. A first UK edition of this novel by Jane Adams. Jane Adams (born 1960, Leicester) is a British writer of psychological thrillers. Her first book, The Greenway, was nominated for a John Creasey Award in 1995. Adams has a degre...

The Last Place God Made

Jack Higgins · 1971 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,660)

London, Collins, 1971. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this novel by Jack Higgins. Jack Higgins (born 27 July 1929) is the principal pseudonym of UK novelist Harry Patterson. Patterson is the author of more than 60 novels. As Higgins, most have been thrillers of vario...

One Fat Englishman

Kingsley Amis · 1986 · Rooke Books

£23.00 (€27.57 | $30.39 | ¥4,854)

London, Gollancz, 1986. First edition. Cloth. This is a first edition copy of this work by Kingsley Amis. Kingsley Amis was an English novelist, poet, critic and teacher who wrote more than 20 novels, six volumes of poetry and various short stories, scripts and works of social...

Takeoff

Cyril M. Kornbluth · 1952 · Rooke Books

£300.00 (€359.65 | $396.41 | ¥63,309)

New York, Doubleday and Company, 1952. First edition. Cloth. A first edition review copy of this pulp-era science fiction novel by the Futurian Cyril Kornbluth. The blurb reads: "The brilliant young ceramics engineer and former government scientist Dr Michael Novak, stumbled i...

Star Bridge

Jack Williamson; James E. Gunn · 1955 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

New York, Gnome Press, 1955. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this pulp-era science fiction novel by Jack Williamson and James E. Gunn. The blurb explains: "Set in the far future, this is an exciting novel of the Golden Folk - children of Earth who return from outer sp...