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The Strange Intruder

Arthur Catherall · 1965 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

New York , Lothrop , Lee & Shepard, 1965. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first U.S edition of this exciting fiction work by Arthur Catherall in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The scarce first U.S edition. First published in the UK by J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd in 1964. In ...

Mr Sammler&Apos;S Planet

Saul Bellow · 1970 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1970 . First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this award winning fiction novel by Saul Bellow. The first UK edition. First published in the U.S in 1969.In the publisher's original cloth with the original clipped dust wrapper. This ...

A Vicious Circle

Amanda Craig · 1996 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London , Fourth Estate, 1996. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this novel on the life of the fictional character 'Amelia' and her journey through motherhood, signed by the author Amanda Craig The first edition, first impression. With a complete numberline.Â...

A Meeting by the River

Christopher Isherwood · 1967 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.52 | $76.63 | ¥12,236)

London , Methuen and Co , 1967 . First edition. Hardback. A powerful story of love, rejection, and religious vows. The first edition. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. This novel focuses on psychological struggles within family relationships. Isherwood explores ideas sur...

Aladdin or the Wonderful Lamp

Sidney H. Heath · 1895 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London , J.M. Dent , 1895. First edition. Cloth. A charming children's book telling the story of Aladdin or The Wonderful Lamp. The first edition.Very scarce. In the original pictorial cloth boards. This is a charming book telling the story of Aladdin or The Wonderful Lam...

India-Rubber Jack

W. C. F. Richardson · 1902 · Rooke Books

£249.00 (€298.47 | $328.96 | ¥52,531)

London , Swan Sonnenschein, [1902]. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce classic children's book. Dated 1902 from a copy on JISC held by the Victoria and Albert Museum libraries. The first edition.Very scarce. The text and full-page illustrations on facing pages with respe...

Hey Nonny Yes

Hallam Fordham · 1947 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London , Saturn Press, 1947 . First edition. Hardback. A charming book of Shakespearian quotations. The first edition. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. In the original pictorial boards. This is a book of Shakespearian quotations. As stated in the introduction, 'the quotat...

Sun Up: Tales of the Cow Camps

Will James · 1931 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. First edition. Cloth. An exciting first edition of this collection of cowboy stories, written and illustrated by Will James. First publishing of this collection. Decorated with illustrations by the author throughout, many of which ...

John Betjeman&Apos;S Collected Poems

John Betjeman · 1958 · Rooke Books

£46.00 (€55.14 | $60.77 | ¥9,705)

London, John Murray, 1958. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this collection of poetry from John Betjeman, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. The collected poetry of John Betjeman, an English poet, writer, and broadcaster who was Poet La...

The Broken Shore, Black Tide, an Iron Rose, Shooting Star, & Truth

Peter Temple · 2006 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Quercus, 2006-2010. First edition. Cloth. A very smart collection of five UK first editions of these exciting novels from Australian writer, Peter Temple. Five volumes. First UK edition. Written by Peter Temple, an Australian crime fiction writer best known for his Jac...

Ss-Gb: Nazi Occupied Britain 1941

Len Deighton · 1978 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1978. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this alternative history novel from Len Deighton. First edition. An alternative history novel set in a Great Britain conquered and occupied by Germany in the Second World War. Set less than a year after th...

Black River, a Blind Eye, Red Tide, & Blown Away

G. M. Ford · 2004 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 2004-2007. First edition. Cloth. Four very smart first UK editions of these thrilling novels from American crime writer, G. M. Ford. Four volumes. First UK edition. Written by Gerald Moody Ford, an American crime and thriller novelist. From t...

Slate and Pencil Vania: Being Adventures of Dick on a Desert Island

Walter Crane · 1885 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, Marcus Ward & Co. 1885. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this charming children's tale of a young sailor from Walter Crane, with colour illustrations throughout. First edition. With twenty-four pages of colour illustrations. Collated complete. An exciting ...

Rat Race

Dick Francis · 1970 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Michael Joseph, 1970 . First edition. Cloth. A neat first edition of this mystery novel by British jockey and crime writer, Dick Francis. First edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Written by British steepl...

Seize the Day

Saul Bellow · 1957 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.60 | $196.85 | ¥31,434)

London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1957 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Saul Bellow's novel featuring Tommy Wilhelm, in the original dust wrapper. First edition, in the publisher's original dark green cloth binding, with the original dust wrapper, which has ...

Night Train

Martin Amis · 1997 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1997. First edition. Paperback. A smart, first, uncorrected proof edition of 'Night Train' by Martin Amis. The uncorrected, proof edition, bound in the publisher's original paper wraps. Written by English novelist, essayist and screenwrite...

Fiddle City

Dan Kavanagh; [Julian Barnes] · 1981 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1981. First edition. Cloth. A detective novel written by noted author Julian Barnes, the first edition of his second Duffy novel. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.The second 'Duffy' novel, following the...

Dora: A High School Girl

May Baldwin · 1930 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

London, W. & R. Chambers, Limited, 1930. Cloth. A later edition of this popular girls' school story, charmingly illustrated by Mabel Lucie Atwell, and with the very scarce dust wrapper. A later edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the ...

The Virgin Soldiers

Leslie Thomas · 1966 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Constable and Company, 1966. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of Leslie Thomas's best known comic novel, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper...

The Queen of the Caves and Other Stories

W. D. Baikie · 1894 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

Kirkwall, William Peace, 1894 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this charming collection of late nineteenth century fantastical short stories. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce collection of late nineteenth century short stories, from Mrs. W. ...