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Another Man&Apos;S Murder

Mignon G. Eberhart · 1957 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

New York, Random House, 1957. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this thrilling crime novel from American mystery writer, Mignon Good Eberhart. First edition. Set in the deceptively idyllic Florida lake country, this mystery follows a violent quarrel between an unc...

Eight Novels from &Apos;the Crime Club&Apos; Series

Various · 1978 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Collins, 1978-1988 . First edition. Cloth. A collection of eight mystery novels from 'The Crime Club' series published by Collins, each in their original dust wrapper. A collection of eight first editions, published as part of 'The Crime Club' serie...

The Gamblers

William Le Queux · 1901 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.41 | ¥39,029)

London, Hutchinson & Co. 1901 . First edition. Cloth. An extremely scarce first edition of this imaginative novel set in the gambling world, by William Le Queux. First edition, in the publisher's original red cloth binding.Written by Anglo-French journalist and author, Wi...

The Great Men and a Practical Novelist

John Davidson · 1891 · Rooke Books

£109.00 (€130.65 | $144.00 | ¥22,996)

London, Ward & Downey , 1891 . First edition. Cloth. A well presented first edition of this novel surrounding 'The Great Men' of Scotland, written by Scottish author John Davidson. First edition, smartly bound in the publisher's original burgundy cloth.Scarce. W...

The Love Hater

Guy Thorne [Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull] · 1921 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, Ward, Lock & Co. Limited , 1921 . First edition. Cloth. An extremely scarce first edition of this novel telling the story of a young professional conjuror, Charles Staveley, written by Guy Thorne. First edition, in the publisher's original smart cloth binding. Ver...

And It Came to Pass

Guy Thorne [Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull] · 1916 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, Jarrold & Sons, 1916 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally scarce, first edition of this novel surrounding ideas of religion in society, written by Guy Thorne. First edition, in the publisher's original smart cloth binding. Very scarce. Dated using Jisc, from c...

The Price Was High: The Last Uncollected Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald

F. Scott Fitzgerald; Matthew J. Bruccoli [ed.] · 1979 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London, Quartet Books, 1979 . First edition. Cloth. An excellent, first UK edition of the last uncollected stories of popular author F. Scott Fitzgerald, compiled by Matthew Bruccoli. First UK edition, published the same time as the US edition. Bound in the publisher's or...

Penguin Small

Mick Inkpen · 1992 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1992 . First edition. Hardback. A wonderfully illustrated, first edition of this delightful children's book featuring a snowman and a penguin, written by Mick Inkpen. First edition, in the publisher's original pictorial boards. Written and...

Fungus the Bogeyman Plop-Up Book

Raymond Briggs · 1982 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.60 | $196.85 | ¥31,434)

London, Hamish Hamilton , 1982 . First edition. Hardback. A wonderful, first edition of this charming children's pop-up book featuring the much-loved character of Fungus the Bogeyman, created by Raymond Briggs. First edition, first impression, in the publisher's orig...

William the Explorer

Richmal Crompton · 1960 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

London, George Newnes Limited, 1960. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this comical collection of Just William short stories by Richmal Crompton. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.The thirty-second installment of the immensely p...

Sansato

William F. Temple · 1998 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

California, Unicorn & Son, 1998. Paperback. A smart reprint of the final novel of William F. Temple, inscribed by his wife. Signed by the author's wife to the half-title, 'To George, For old times sake, All best wishes, Joan Temple. Dec 8th 1999&apos. A reprint of W...

Wintersol

Eric Thacker; Anthony Earnshaw · 1971 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1971. First edition. Cloth. The scarce sequel to 'Musrum', this is a comical tale about Father Christmas, an uncorrected proof copy and the first edition. The uncorrected proof copy, and the first edition.A scarce work.The sequel of 'Musru...

Lempriere&Apos;S Dictionary

Lawrence Norfolk · 1991 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Sinclair-Stevenson LTD, 1991. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition of the debut novel of Lawrence Norfolk, an interesting piece of historical fiction surrounding John Lempriere's 'Bibliotheca Classica&apos. A limited edition of one hundred and fifty...

The Fairy Hill

Edward Shanks · 1931 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Not Stated, Privately Printed, 1931. Paperback. A scarce limited edition novella by Edward Shanks, a fantasy work signed by the author. A limited edition of one hundred and fifty copies, of which this is numbered seventy three, a scarce work.Signed by the author to the limitat...

The Barbarous Britishers a Tip-Top Novel

H. D. Traill · 1896 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)

London, John Lane, Bodley Head, 1896. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of Henry Duff Traill's comical parody of a novel by Grant Allen, illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley. The first edition of this uncommon work.'The Barbarous Britishers' is a comical pa...

Chaos

Shaw Desmond · 1938 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

London, Hutchinson & Co, 1938. First edition. Cloth. A scarce to see first edition copy of this dystopian Future War novel by Shaw Desmond. The first edition, first impression, of this scarce work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A Future War novel by Shaw Desmond, &apos...

The Coming of Carew

Bruce Graeme · 1945 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, Hutchinson & Co, [1945]. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce crime thriller in which an author's fictional criminal comes to life, with the author's bookplate to the front paste down. The first edition of this very scarce work.Bookplate of the author to the f...

Death Has Many Doors

Frederic Brown · 1951 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

New York, E. P. Dutton & Company, Incorporated, 1951. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the fifth Ed and Am Hunter novel, this novel seeing the uncle and nephew set up their own detective agency. The first edition, first printing.In the original unclipped dust wrapper...

Les Cinq Freres Chinois

Claire Huchet Bishop · 1965 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, The Bodley Head, 1965. First edition. Hardback. The scarce to see first edition in French of this classic children's tale by Claire Huchet Bishop, with the original illustrations by Kurt Wiese. The first edition of this work in French, scarce to see.With two origi...

The Last Pin

Howard Wandrei; D. H. Olson · 1996 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

Minneapolis, F & B Mystery; Fedogan & Bremer, 1996. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition collection of eleven mystery stories by the prolific writer Howard Wandrei. The first edition, first printing. The trade edition, published at the same time as a limited edition of o...