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The Nickel Boys

Colson Whitehead · 2019 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Fleet, 2019 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first UK edition of Colson Whitehead's 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winning novel. The signed UK first edition, first impression of this novel from American writer Colson Whitehead, in the publisher's original p...

Harry Potter and the Philosopher&Apos;S Stone

J. K. Rowling · 2000 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

Maryborough, Bloomsbury, c2000. Magazine. The eighteenth impression of the Australian paperback edition of one of the most influential novels ever published, the first in the Harry Potter series. The eighteenth impression of the Australian paperback edition of J. K. Rowling&ap...

Go Down, Moses

William Faulkner · 1942 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1942 . First edition. Cloth. The first impression of this collection of short stories by William Faulkner, complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. The first UK edition, first impression of this work, preceded by the true first US edition. Complete wi...

The Steep Approach of Garbadale

Iain Banks · 2007 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Little, Brown, 2007. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed first impression of this novel by Scottish author Iain Banks, complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this novel by Scottish author Iain Banks, mainly known for his succ...

Sadler&Apos;S Birthday

Rose Tremain · 1976 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.35 | $48.88 | ¥7,806)

London, Macdonald and Jane's , 1976. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition, first impression of Rose Tremain's debut novel. The first edition, first impression of this work. Rose Tremain's debut novel, telling of old Jack Sadler's reminiscences on hi...

Master Georgie

Beryl Bainbridge · 1998 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London, Duckworth, 1998. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of this historical novel by Beryl Bainbridge, signed by the author and complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work. Signed by the author to the title page. Comp...

Best Sf Three: Science Fiction Stories

Edmund Crispin [ed.] · 1958 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,916)

London, Faber and Faber , 1958. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this anthology of science fiction stories edited by Edmund Crispin, complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work. Comprising a selection of science fiction ...

Lucy&Apos;S Monster

R. L. Royle [Rebecca Lee Royle] · 2006 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Dog Horn Publishing, 2006 . First edition. Paperback. A signed first edition of this dark work of contemporary fiction charting the pitfalls of celebrity. The signed first edition of this novel from R. L. Royle, following 'an A-List celebrity couple as their lives...

The Big Book of Fables

Walter Jerrold [ed.] · 1912 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

London, Blackie and Son , 1912. First edition. Cloth. The first trade edition of this large book of fables edited by Walter Jerrold and decorated by Charles Robinson. The first trade edition of this work, an anthology of fables edited by Walter Jerrold. An extensive volume wit...

Flamma Vestalis and Other Poems

Eugene Mason · 1895 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.84 | ¥14,346)

London, T. Fisher Unwin , 1895. First edition. Vellum. A scarce copy of this poetry anthology by Eugene Mason, a copy limited to thirty printed for circulation. A first edition of this little anthology of poems by Eugene Mason, limited to thirty copies printed on Japanese vell...

The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby

Charles Kingsley · 1927 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1927. Cloth. A fantastic illustrated edition of Charles Kingsley's classic of Victorian literature, with plates in colour by Warwick Goble. The third impression of this particular edition of Warwick Goble's illustrations, which firs...

The Spire

William Golding · 1964 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

New York, Harcourt, Brace & World, 1964. First edition. Cloth. The first US edition of this novel by notable author William Golding. The first US edition, first printing of this novel by William Golding, preceded by the Faber and Faber UK edition published in the same year. T...

Le Pas de la Mort Poeme Inedit

Pierre Michault; Colyn Coellin · 1869 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

Bruxelles, Fr J Olivier, 1869. Paperback. The first edition of this limited printing of this important renaissance poem. A limited edition work, signed number 16 of 25 copies printed for commerce. Signed by the secretary of the Societe des Bibliophiles de Belgique, J Delecourt...

The History of Pendennis

William Makepeace Thackeray · 1849 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Bradbury and Evans, 1849-50. First edition. Leather. A first edition copy of William Makepeace Thackeray's iconic novel, 'The History of Pendennis&apos. Uniformly bound in half calf and illustrated throughout by the author. William Makepeace Thackeray's ...

Artemis Fowl the Arctic Incident and the Eternity Code

Eoin Colfer · 2002 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

New York, Talk Miramax Books Hyperion Books for Children, 2002-3. Cloth. The first American editions of the second and third works to feature criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl. With the series starting in 2001 and spanning eight books, the Artemis Fowl series is a successful fa...

The Labours of Hercules

Agatha Christie · 1951 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, The Crime Club by Collins, 1951. Cloth. An early reprint of this popular collection of mystery short stories featuring Christie's detective Hercule Poirot. In the original unclipped dustwrapper, adhered to the boards.A reprint of this work, first published in 1947...

La Vie Rustique

Andre Theuriet · 1888 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Paris, Librairie Artistique - H. Launette, 1888. First edition. Leather. A beautifully bound first edition novel depicting rural life in nineteenth century France, illustrated by Leon Lhermitte. In the original French.A first edition, this is no. 500 of 525 copies printed on w...

Sunshine in the Country: A Book of Rural Poetry

1861 · Rooke Books

£1,600.00 (€1,917.85 | $2,113.82 | ¥337,550)

London, Richard Griffin and Company , 1861. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of one of the first poetry anthologies featuring illustrations in photographs, a scarce volume complete with all albumen photographs. A scarce copy of the first edition of this work, one of the...

Adders on the Heath

Gladys Mitchell · 1963 · Rooke Books

£850.00 (€1,018.86 | $1,122.97 | ¥179,324)

London, Michael Joseph , 1963. First edition. Leather. A delightful scarce first edition of this detective novel by Gladys Mitchell, a signed presentation copy with a photo of the author loosely inserted, in a sumptuous Sangorski and Sutcliffe crushed morocco binding. The scar...

John Halifax, Gentleman

[Dinah Craik] · 1856 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Hurst, Blackett, Publishers , c1875. Leather. A later impression of this novel by Dinah Craik, in a Mudie signed half morocco binding. A later impression of this novel, originally published in 1856. The twenty-first edition, dated from Jisc. A novel published anonymous...