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William - the Good

Richmal Crompton · 1928 · Rooke Books

£1,490.00 (€1,786.00 | $1,968.50 | ¥314,344)

London, George Newnes Limited, [1928]. First edition. Cloth. A scarce, first edition of this work featuring charming tales of William Brown, in the original, unclipped, dust wrapper. A scarce, first edition, in the original publisher's red cloth binding, with an unclipped...

Oliver Twist

Charles Dickens · 1838 · Rooke Books

£2,750.00 (€3,296.31 | $3,633.13 | ¥580,165)

London, Richard Bentley, 1838. First edition. Leather. The first edition, second issue, of Charles Dickens' best known novel, an illustrated work with the original George Cruikshank plates. First edition, second issue, 'Charles Dickens' attributed as the author ...

Orley Farm

Anthony Trollope · 1862 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1862. First edition. Leather. A smart copy of the uncommon to see first U.S. edition of Anthony Trollope's personal favourite of his novels, complete with the original illustrations by Millais. The first U.S. edition, published in the same yea...

He Knew He Was Right

Anthony Trollope · 1869 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.07 | $918.19 | ¥146,623)

London, Strahan and Company, Publishers, 1869. First edition. Leather. The first edition of what is considered to be one of Trollope's best novels, a smart copy with two volumes bound in one. The first edition.Complete with two volumes bound in one.Illustrated with a fron...

Dogs of Character

Cecil Aldin · 1927 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1927 . First edition. Vellum. A limited edition of Cecil Aldin's charmingly illustrated tale about the dogs Mickey and Cracker, an Irish wolfhound and a bull terrier. Limited to two-hundred and fifty copies. This copy is lacking the signed ori...

Paved with Gold, or, the Romance and Reality of the London Streets

Augustus Mayhew · 1858 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1858 . First edition. Leather. The first edition in book form of Augustus Mayhew's illustrated Victorian era social novel. Illustrated with an engraved title page, and twenty-five plates by Hablot Knight Browne, better known as 'Phiz', ...

Blood Shot: The 5th V.I. Warshawski Novel Guardian Angel: The 7th V.I. Warshawski Novel Hard Time: The 9th V.I. Warshawski Novel Total Recall: The 10th V.I. Warshawski Novel Blacklist: The 11th V.I. Warshawski Novel Fire Sale: The 13th V.I. Warshawski Novel Breakdown: The 15th V.I. Warshawski Novel Brush Back: The 17th V.I. Warshawski Novel Shell Game: The 19th V.I. Warshawski Novel

Sara Paretsky · 1988 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

COMPLETE, Hodder & Stoughton; Delacorte Press; Putnam; Hamish Hamilton, 1988-2018. First edition. Cloth. A 9 volume collection of detective works featuring V. I. Warshawski by Sara Paretsky including a signed copy of 'Total Recall&apos. Nine Volumes of detective works by ...

The Poetical Works of John Dryden

John Dryden; W. D. Christie · 1881 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1881. First edition. Leather. A first edition of this collection of poetry by John Dryden, bound in half morocco and edited by W. D. Christie. A first edition of the work. The Globe edition.In half morocco with marbled paper boards and end papers and ...

Frondes Agrestes & Sesame and Lilies

John Ruskin · 1890 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, George Allen, 1890. Leather. Two smart volumes of lectures and readings from John Ruskin. Two volumes. Written by John Ruskin, an English writer, philosopher, and art critic of the Victorian era who taught William Morris. This set includes: Frondes Agrestes: Readings i...

The Flight of the Chiefs: Epic Poetry of Fiji

Buell H. Quain; WM. Ellery Leonard · 1942 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

New York, J. J. Augustin Publisher, 1942. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this collection of epic verse from Fiji, with illustrations. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with frontispiece and three plates. A charming collection of epic verses, songs, tales...

Bitter Medicine

Sara Paretsky · 1987 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

New York, William Morrow and Company, Inc. 1987. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this thrilling novel from Paretsky, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page with the inscription "Penny, good wishes." When a close friend o...

Selection of Just William Novels: William - the Conqueror; William and the Evacuees; Just William; Sweet William; William - the Detective; William&Apos;S Crowded Hours; William - the Showman; William and the A.R. P. ; William - the Fourth; William - the Outlaw; William Again; Still William; William - the Pirate; William - the Bad; William - the Dictator; William - the Rebel; William; William - the Good; William&Apos;S Happy Days; William - the Gangster; William - in Trouble; More William.

Richmal Crompton · 1927 · Rooke Books

£1,975.00 (€2,367.35 | $2,609.25 | ¥416,664)

London, George Newnes, 1927-1940 . Cloth. A charming collection of works by Richmal Crompton featuring her popular fictional character, Just William. This collection feature twenty-two editions of Just William stories. Each volume is in the original cloth binding, with the ori...

The Tomorrow City

Monica Hughes · 1978 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1978 . First edition. Cloth. A striking first edition of this science-fiction novel by Monica Hughes, in the original, unclipped dust wrapper. This is a first edition of the work, in the original publisher's cloth binding with the original dust wr...

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

Douglas Adams · 1984 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Pan Original, 1984. First edition. Cloth. A well presented first edition of this novel by Douglas Adams, with an eye-catching dust wrapper with a moving dinosaur motif. This is a first edition of the work, in the original publisher's cloth binding, with the origin...

The Big Bounce

Elmore Leonard · 1969 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.20 | $786.08 | ¥125,527)

London, Robert Hale Limited, 1969. First edition. Cloth. A smart first U.K. edition of this popular crime novel written by Elmore Leonard, in the original dust wrapper. The first U.K. edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Elmore Leonard's first ...

High and Low

John Betjeman · 1966 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, John Murray, 1966. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this collection of poetry from the beloved Poet Laureate John Betjeman, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original price...

Front Runner a Dick Francis Novel

Felix Francis · 2015 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Michael Joseph, 2015. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this Dick Francis thriller signed by the author, Felix Francis. First edition, third impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. ...

The Tin Roof Blowdown a Dave Robicheaux Novel

James Lee Burke · 2007 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Orion Books, 2007. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition of this crime novel set in New Orleans post Hurricane Katrina written by James Lee Burke. Limited edition, first impression of the work with a complete numberline.In the publisher's original cloth w...

Girl Forgotten

Karin Slaughter · 2022 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Harper Collins, 2022. First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of the UK first edition and collector's edition of this work of crime fiction by Karin Slaughter. A UK first edition, first impression of the work. Published the same year in the US by William Morrow. Colle...

Gay Roads Challenge to Love What Would You Buy the Charmed Circle Romance Is Passing by

Marjorie M. Price; Marjorie Moore; Cicely Colpitts; Juliet Armstrong; Nina Bradshaw · 1939 · Rooke Books

£390.00 (€467.48 | $515.24 | ¥82,278)

London, Mills & Boon, Limited, 1939-53. First edition. Cloth. Five charming romances published by Mills & Boon each with colourful cover illustrations. Five volume set of romance novels published by Mills & Boon during and post World War II. First editions of the works, exclud...