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Mister Tootleoo One & Two

Bernard Darwin · 1932 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, The Nonesuch Press, 1932. First edition. Hardback. First impression of this children's tale by Bernard and Elinor Darwin. Containing the first and second Mister Tootleoo books for children written by Bernard Darwin and illustrated by his wife Elinor Darwin in one...

The Terror a Romance of the French Revolution

Felix Gras; Catherine A. Janvier (trans.) · 1898 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1898 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this translation of romantic fiction by Felix Gras in the original glassine dust wrapper. First edition of The Terror A Romance of the French Revolution by Felix Gras in the original pu...

A Prince of Good Fellows

Robert BArr · 1902 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,173)

New York, McClure, Phillips & Co. 1902 . Cloth. Early edition of this novel by British-Canadian author Robert Barr with beautiful illustrations. Early edition of A Prince of Good Fellows by Robert Barr in the original publisher's red cloth binding. With illustrations thr...

Escape to an Autumn Pavement

Andrew Salkey · 1960 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Hutchinson, 1960 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first edition of Andrew Salkey's second published novel in the original dust wrapper. First edition of Escape to an Autumn Pavement by Andrew Salkey in the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped ...

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets&Apos; Nest

Stieg Larsson · 2009 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Maclehose Press, 2009 . Cloth. The first UK edition, first impression of Stieg Larsson's third book in the Millennium Trilogy. First UK edition, first impression of The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest by Stieg Larsson.In the original publisher's cloth ...

Going to the Dogs

Dan Kavanagh [Julian Barnes] · 1987 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Viking, 1987 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this crime fiction novel by Julian Barnes under his pseudonym Dan Kavanaugh. First edition of Going to the Dogs by Dan Kavanaugh in the original publisher's cloth binding. This crime fiction novel features...

The Holland Wolves

John Breckenridge Ellis · 1902 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

Chicago, A. C. McClurg and Company, 1902. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this beautifully illustrated work by John Breckenridge Ellis. First edition. Illustrated with six plates. Collated complete. Written by John Breckenridge Ellis, an American writer of historical ...

The Adventures of Ralph Rashleigh a Penal Exile in Australia 1825-1844

Ralph Rashleigh [James Tucker] · 1929 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A neat first edition of this exciting biography of Ralph Rashleigh. First edition. Illustrated with facsimile of the original titlepage to the manuscript. This text offers a valuable record of aspects of colonization and the s...

Barbary Shore

Norman Mailer · 1952 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1952. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Norman Mailer's second novel, Barbary Shore. First edition. Norman Mailer's second novel following the success of 'The Naked and the Dead', 1948. Following a protagonist who rents a room ...

The Scold&Apos;S Bridle

Minette Walters · 1994 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Macmillan, 1994. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this thrilling murder mystery by Minette Walters. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page. Mathilda Gillespie is found dead in her bathtub, he head locked inside a so-called "scold's br...

Mary Roberts Rinehart&Apos;S Crime Book: The Door, the Confession, the Red Lamp

Mary Roberts Rinehart · 1958 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Cassell, 1958. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this collection of works by Mary Roberts Rinehart. First UK edition. A collection of crime stories. The Door: Elizabeth Jane Bell leads a quiet life until the night a strange man appears on her staircase. Wit...

The Sheriff of Bombay

H. R. F. Keating · 1984 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Collins, 1984. First edition. Cloth. A thrilling signed first edition of this Inspector Ghote novel by H. R. F. Keating. First edition. Signed by the author to the front endpaper and title page, with inscription. When Inspector Ghote is forced to taken on his most emba...

The Adventures of Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen · 1935 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Victor Gollancz LTD, 1935. First edition. Cloth. A nice first edition of eleven short stories by the brilliant crime writers Ellery Queen. The first edition.'The Adventures of Ellery Queen' comprises of eleven brilliant crime short stories by Ellery Queen.Sto...

Sleeping Beauty

Ross Macdonald; [Kenneth Millar] · 1973 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, The Crime Club by Collins, 1973. First edition. Cloth. A superb first edition copy of the seventeenth Lew Archer novel, a thrilling tale of crime and mystery. First edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A gripping Lew Archer novel, in which t...

Now Dead Is Any Man

Pierre Audemars · 1978 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, John Long, 1978. First edition. Cloth. The twenty-first of Pierre Audemars' Monsieur Pinaud mystery novels, a lovely first edition copy inscribed byt he author. Author's presentation copy, inscribed to the recto of the front endpaper, 'To Gerald Austin, ...

Playback

Raymond Chandler · 1958 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1958. First edition. Cloth. Raymond Chandler's gripping murder mystery novel, the first U.K. edition in the original dust wrapper. The first U.K. edition of this work.In the original price-clipped dustwrapper.A popular mystery crime novel by Raymo...

The Adventures of Kitty Cobb

James Montgomery Flagg · 1912 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)

London, William Heinemann, 1912. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first U.K. edition of James Montgomery Flagg's charming newspaper cartoons following the adventures of Kitty Cobb. The scarce first U.K. edition of this work, in the very scarce original unclipped dust...

Triplets Comprising the Baby&Apos;S Opera the Baby&Apos;S Bouquet and the Baby&Apos;S Own Aesop

Walter Crane · 1899 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, George Routledge and Sons, Limited, 1899. Vellum. Walter Crane's three popular children's works, this limited edition containing all of the volumes complete with the original colour illustrations. A limited edition, limited to 500 copies for sale in the Unite...

Orrain: A Romance

S. Levett-Yeats · 1904 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Longmans, Green and Co. 1904. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this historical romance concerning King Henry II of France. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Sidney Kilner Levett-Yeats (1858-1916) was an English novelist. Inspired by the exa...

Widow&Apos;S Web

Ursula Curtiss · 1956 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Eyre & Spottiswoode , 1956. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this popular mystery novel by Ursula Curtiss, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The scarce first edition. Held institutionally in only three UK libraries. In the publisher's or...