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The Judge&Apos;S Story

Charles Morgan · 1947 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.95 | ¥12,447)

London, Macmillan & Co. 1947. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first impression of this novel by Charles Morgan, complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. Charles Morgan was a British playwright and novelist known for dealing with themes of love, art, and death, and their relati...

They Do It with Mirrors

Agatha Christie · 1945 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, The Crime Club by Collins, 1945. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this exciting Miss Marple murder mystery, in the original dustwrapper. The first edition of this work.  In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'They Do It With Mirrors' is a thril...

Eighteen Hundred and Eleven, a Poem.

Anna Laetitia Barbauld · 1812 · Rooke Books

£8,900.00 (€10,668.06 | $11,758.14 | ¥1,877,624)

Philadelphia, Anthony Finley, 1812 . First edition. Hardback. A very scarce first American edition of this important poem from Barbauld, offering a stark criticism of the involvement of Britain in the Napoleonic wars. The very scarce first American edition of this poem from En...

A Bibliography of the Works of W. Somerset Maugham

Raymond Toole Stott · 1973 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Edmonton, The University of Alberta Press, 1973 . First edition. Cloth. The first Canadian edition of Stott's bibliography of the works of playwright, novelist and short story writer W. Somerset Maugham. The first Canadian edition of Raymond Toole Stott's bibliograph...

The Naked and the Dead

Norman Mailer · 1949 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Allan Wingate, 1949. Cloth. A first U.K. edition of Norman Mailer's best-selling novel inspired by his time as a cook during the Second World War. This novel draws upon the author's experiences during the Second World War, and was an instant best-seller. sell...

Astounding Science Fiction

Isaac Asimov; L. Ron Hubbard; Various · 1948 · Rooke Books

£265.00 (€317.64 | $350.10 | ¥55,907)

New York, Street & Smith, 1948. Cloth. A nice collection of six consecutive issues of 'Astounding Science Fiction' from 1948, January to June, complete with the original colourful wraps for the February to June issues. Six consecutive issues of 'Astounding Scien...

Obiter Dicta

Augustine Birrell · 1888 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

New York, Charles Scribner's Son, 1888. First edition. Leather. Two volumes of critical essay from English politician Augustine Birrell, discussing many of the major contributors to the English literary cannon. A complete two volume edition of this work of literary critic...

Works by Robert Ludlum

Robert Ludlum · 1984 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

London, HarperCollins; Granada; Grafton; et al. 1984-97. First edition. Cloth. A lovely collection of seven thriller novels by Robert Ludlum, first UK editions, first impressions, each in its dust wrapper. A collection of seven thrilling novels by Robert Ludlum, prolific Ameri...

A Fox Inside

David Stacton · 1955 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.70 | $290.65 | ¥46,413)

London, Faber and Faber , 1955. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition, first impression of this novel by David Stacton, complete with this unclipped dust wrapper. The scarce first edition, first impression of this novel by David Stacton, American novelist, historian, ...

Resolution

Denise Mina · 2001 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, New York, Toronto, Sydney and Auckland, Bantam Press, 2001 . First edition. Cloth. A smart signed first edition of the concluding novel to the 'Garnethill' trilogy by Denise Mina. Signed by the author to the title page. The final novel in the Garnethill tril...

The Making of Henry

Howard Jacobson · 2004 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Jonathan Cape, 2004. First edition. Cloth. An excellent signed first edition of Howard Jacobson's novel exploring love. Signed by Jacobson to the title page. Written by Booker Prize winner Howard Jacobson, a British novelist whose work often humorously focuses on...

Dragon Tamers: Reality Goes Virtual

Emma Maree Urquhart · 2004 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Inverness, Aultbea Publishing Company, 2004. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition of this fantasy novel, printed when the author was just thirteen. This work sold over thirty-five thousand copies, and was an enormous success.A limited edition, being No. 34 of the lim...

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

J. K. Rowling · 2003 · Rooke Books

£3,500.00 (€4,195.30 | $4,623.99 | ¥738,391)

London, Bloomsbury, 2003. First edition. Hardback. A fine signed first impression of 'Order of the Phoenix', the angst-filled fifth novel in the Harry Potter series, flat-signed by Rowling to the half-title. The first edition first impression of this work.Signed by R...

A Bear&Apos;S Life Rupert

George Perry · 1985 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Pavilion Michael Joseph, 1985. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition copy of this charming biography on Rupert Bear, looking into his publication history and life. The first edition of this work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A charming biography on the li...

Doctor Who the Resurrection Casket

Justin Richards · 2006 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, BBC Books, 2006. First edition. Hardback. A fine signed Doctor Who novel by Justin Richards, featuring the Tenth Doctor and his companion Rose as they explore the universe. A first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.An excitin...

The Hand of the Devil

Dean Vincent Carter · 2006 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, The Bodley Head, 2006. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed limited first edition of this thrilling fantasy horror novel by Dean Vincent Carter, a wonderful example in the original dust wrapper. The first limited edition of this work, limited to three-hundred copies, of...

Memoires D&Apos;Un Bourgeois de Paris

Louis-Desire Veron · 1856 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

Paris, Librarie Nouvelle, 1856. First edition. Leather. A uniformly bound, first edition set of this work about bourgeois lifestyle in nineteenth-century Paris, written by French opera producer and publisher, Louis-Desire Veron. Complete in five, uniformly bound volumes. The ...

Redback

Howard Jacobson · 1986 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,228)

London, Bantam Press, 1986. First edition. Cloth. A lovely, first edition of one of Howard Jacobson's early novels, a wonderful example of his witty prose. Signed by the author to the title page and in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this...

Doctor Who, the Resurrection Casket

Justin Richards · 2006 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, BBC Books, 2006 . First edition. Hardback. A signed Doctor Who novel from Justin Richards, featuring the Tenth Doctor and his companion Rose in an original story as they travel to the edge of the universe. The first edition, first impression of this Doctor Who novel, s...

How I Live Now

Meg Rosoff · 2004 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Penguin, 2004 . First edition. Cloth. The signed first edition, first impression of this work of speculative fiction following a family as they try to reunite during an apocalyptic nuclear war. The signed first edition, first impression of this award winning young adul...