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Flight from Rebirth

J. T. McIntosh · 1973 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Robert Hale & Company, 1973. First edition. Cloth. A first edition science fiction novel from J. T. McIntosh, revised and expanded from a popular short story. Very scarce first edition. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. 'Flight From Rebirth' is a scie...

The Best of Clifford D. Simak

Clifford D. Simak; Angus Wells (ed) · 1975 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A first edition collection of short stories by science fiction writer Clifford D. Simak, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Uncommon first edition.In the original unclipped dust wrapper. This work includes a selecti...

Meltdown

Martin Baker · 2008 · Rooke Books

£33.00 (€39.56 | $43.60 | ¥6,962)

London, Macmillan, 2008. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition copy of Baker's detective fiction novel, presented in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. 'Meltdown' is a work of de...

The Cold Kiss of Death

Suzanne McLeod · 2009 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Gollancz, 2009. First edition. Paperback. A signed uncorrected proof copy of McLeod's supernatural fiction novel. Uncorrected proof copy. Signed by author to title page, with the date of 16/7/09.With proof copy leaflet loosely inserted to front of text. 'Th...

Beware of the Trains: Sixteen Stories

Edmund Crispin · 1972 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Victor Gollancz, 1972. Cloth. A lovely reissue of this uncommon collection of short stories by Edmund Crispin. A reissue of this uncommon detective short story anthology by Edmund Crispin. First published in 1952, the book contains sixteen stories featuring the charact...

Himself Again

R. E. Pickering · 1966 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Victor Gollancz, 1966. First edition. Cloth. A bright copy of this uncommon first edition thrilling novel by R. E. Pickering. The first edition, first impression of this work. An uncommon copy. A thrilling novel set deep in the Harry Lime country by R. E. Pickering whi...

Toxic Shock

Sara Paretsky · 1988 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Victor Gollancz, 1988. First edition. Cloth. A lovely second impression of the uncommon true first UK edition of this mystery novel by Sara Paretsky. The first UK edition, second impression of this novel, an uncommon copy issued within the same year as the first. The U...

The Dream of the Celt

Mario Vargas Llosa · 2012 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Faber and Faber , 2012. First edition. Paperback. An excellent uncorrected proof in the original publisher's wraps of this novel by Mario Vargas Llosa. The uncorrected proof of the first English translation of this work, published both in the US and UK. Originally...

The Sexton Blake Casebook and Detective Library

Mike Higgs · 1987 · Rooke Books

£77.00 (€92.30 | $101.73 | ¥16,245)

London, Galley Press; Hawk Books , 1987-9. First edition. Cloth. Two volumes collecting selected stories featuring "the great detective" Sexton Blake, first edition thus in the original dust wrappers. Two collections of the stories featuring the fictional detective Saxton Blak...

The Vicar of Wakefield

Oliver Goldsmith · 1886 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, John C. Nimmo, 1886. Leather. An excellent illustrated edition of Oliver Goldsmith's popular sentimental novel, illustrated in colour throughout. The Vicar of Wakefield' is a comedic novel which is often described as being sentimental, and it is narrated by a...

The Strachey Family, 1588-1932: Their Writings and Literary Associations

Charles Richard Sanders · 1953 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Durham, N. C. Duke University Press, 1953 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this insightful biographical examination of the Strachey family, exploring them 'as basic symbols of the continuity of a people and a nation&apos. The first edition of this illustrated ...

Storm Warning

Jack Higgins · 1976 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Collins, 1976. First edition. Hardback. A first edition copy of Jack Higgin's work of nautical fiction, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First Edition, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. 'Storm Warning' by Jack Higgins is a work of fiction r...

Windsor Castle: An Historical Romance

W. Harrison Ainsworth · 1844 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

London, Henry Colburn, 1844. Leather. A profusely illustrated edition of William Harrison-Ainsworth's historical fiction novel, with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and illustrated plates. The 'New Edition' of this work, having been the second edition to be...

The Master of Santiago and Four Other Plays

Henry de Montherlant; Jonathan Griffin [trans.] · 1951 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Routledge & Kegan Paul , 1951 . First edition. Leather. The first English language edition of this volume of selected plays by H. de Montherlant, in a charming Henry Sotheran signed binding. A collection of five plays by Henry de Montherlant. The first English language...

Town and Country Papers

Robert Smith Surtees · 1929 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

New York, Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood & Sons Ltd. 1929. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition copy collecting a variety of the writings of Robert Smith Surtees, illustrated by Denholm Armour and presented in smart decorative cloth. A delightful collectio...

Young Tom Hall, His Heart-Aches and Horses

Robert Smith Surtees; E. D. Cuming · 1926 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Edinburgh and New York, William Blackwood * Sons Ltd; Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition of Robert Surtees' comic work, illustrated with colour plates by Denholm Armour and presented in a dust wrapper. A classic pi...

The Last Chronicle of Barset

Anthony Trollope · 1867 · Rooke Books

£600.00 (€719.20 | $792.68 | ¥126,581)

London, Smith, Elder and Co. 1867. First edition. Leather. An excellent first edition of the final novel in Anthony Trollope's series 'Chronicles of Barsetshire' series. The first edition of this work, bound from the original parts; two volumes bound in one. Is...

Dear Author, Letters from a Working Publisher to Authors, Prospective and Practised

Michael Legat · 1972 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Pelham Books, 1972. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Michael Legat's guide to writing and publishing, structured in a series of informative letters. A signed first edition of this instructional guide to writing and publishing from Michael Legat, the...

My Name Is Sei Shonagon

Jan Blensdorf · 2003 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Chatto & Windus, 2003. First edition. Cloth. A well presented first edition copy of Blensdorf's first work of fiction, signed to the title page and in the original unclipped dustwrapper. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to title page. 'My...

Sun at Midnight

Rosie Thomas · 2004 · Rooke Books

£28.00 (€33.56 | $36.99 | ¥5,907)

London, HarperCollins, 2004. First edition. Cloth. A first edition signed copy of Thomas' romance novel, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, first impression.Signed by author to title page. 'Sun at Midnight' is a romance novel by Rosie Thomas...