Letteratura

Streetwalker

Jonathan Gash · 1959 · Rooke Books

£44.99 (€53.93 | $59.44 | ¥9,489)

London, The Bodley Head, 1959. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this controversial fictionalised account of the life of a prostitute in London's West End. 'Streetwalker' was published anonymously, but was later attributed to Jonathan Gash (the pseudony...

A Game for Heroes

James Graham · 1970 · Rooke Books

£69.99 (€83.89 | $92.47 | ¥14,761)

London, Macmillan, 1970. First edition. Cloth. A thrilling military novel by James Graham. The first edition of this military novel from James Graham (one of the pen-names of Harry Patterson), set during the Second World War. 'A Game for Heroes' stands out amongst Pa...

Nightmare City

Nick Oldham · 1997 · Rooke Books

£24.99 (€29.95 | $33.02 | ¥5,270)

London, Headline, 1997. First edition. Cloth. A copy of 'Nightmare City' by Nick Oldham. Nick Oldham"s novels are dark, police-based crime stories set in the north-west of England. Nightmare city is part of the Henry Christie series and follows a weekend in which a c...

Mcauslan in the Rough and Other Stories

George MacDonald Fraser · 1974 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,325)

London, Barrie and Jenkins, 1974. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of short stories from George MacDonald Fraser. Including 'Bo Geesty', 'Parfit Gentil Knight', 'But', and many others. George MacDonald Fraser was a Scotti...

Knock Down

Dick Francis · 1974 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,325)

London, Michael Joseph, 1974. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this racing novel by renowned author of equestrian fiction, Dick Francis. 'Set in the world of bloodstock auction sales, 'Knock Down' takes a sharp but tolerant look at what the racehorse d...

Nuns and Soldiers

Iris Murdoch · 1980 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.52 | $76.63 | ¥12,232)

London, Chatto and Windus, 1980. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Iris Murdoch's 1980 novel. 'Nuns and Soldiers' is a study of the friendship between Gertrude, a widow, and Anne, the nun of the title. Following her bereavement, Gertrude finds herself sur...

The Far Sands

Andrew Garve; Paul Winterton · 1961 · Rooke Books

£47.99 (€57.52 | $63.40 | ¥10,121)

London, The Crime Club by Collins, 1961. First edition. Cloth. A crime novel by 'master of the predicament' Paul Winterton. An English journalist and crime novelist, Winterton used the pseudonyms Andrew Garve, Roger Bax and Paul Somers. 'The Far Sands' was ...

Strait and Narrow

Geoffrey Cotterell · 1950 · Rooke Books

£24.00 (€28.77 | $31.71 | ¥5,062)

London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1950. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this novel by Geoffrey Cotterell. Strait and Narrow 'is the story of a careerist - of the woman he loved - and of a dozen years of contemporary life in London.' (from flyleaf) Geo...

The November Man

Brian Freemantle · 1976 · Rooke Books

£89.99 (€107.87 | $118.89 | ¥18,979)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1976. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this crime novel by Brian Freemantle. Brian Harry Freemantle (born 10 June 1936) is an English thriller and non-fiction writer, known for his 1977 spy novel 'Charlie M&apos. Freemantle was born in South...

Mr Sammler&Apos;S Planet

Saul Bellow · 1970 · Rooke Books

£69.00 (€82.71 | $91.16 | ¥14,552)

London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1970. First edition. Cloth. A first UK edition of this novel by Saul Bellow. "Is it time to go? Sammler asks dispassionately. Are we to blow up this planet or be blown from it? Under the comedy and the sadness, and under the shocking force of m...

My Friends the Mrs Duncans

Jane Duncan · 1965 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,325)

London, Macmillan, 1965. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this semi-autobiographical novel from Jane Duncan. Jane Duncan (10 March 1910 – 20 October 1976) was the pseudonym of Scottish writer Elizabeth Jane Cameron, best known for her 'My Friends' series. ...

Beneath These Stones (1999), Shades of Murder (2000), Restless Evil (2002), Watching out (2003), That Way Murder Lies (2004), Mixing with Murder (2005) a Rare Interest in Corpses (2006), Rattling the Bones (2007)

Ann Granger · 1999 · Rooke Books

£215.99 (€258.90 | $285.35 | ¥45,553)

London, Headline, 1999 - 2007. First edition. Cloth. Eight fine copies of Granger's various mystery books, 5 of which are signed by the author Five of the books are signed First Editions Bound in paper with gilt lettering and unclipped dust wrappers. Patricia Ann Granger,...

Coyote Wind

Peter Bowen · 1994 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,325)

New York, St Martin's Press, 1994. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this Western by Peter Bowen. Featuring his cowboy detective, Gabriel du Pre. Pete Bowen is an author best known for his Gabriel Du Pre mysteries, though he has worked a number of jobs during his...

Vail D&Apos;Alvery

Francis Parkinson Keyes · 1947 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)

London, Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1947. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this novel following the fate of the d'Alvery family. 'Vail d'Alvery' is a follow on novel from The River Road. Francis Parkinson Keyes (1885-1970) was an American author. In a cl...

Abracadaver

Peter Lovesey · 1972 · Rooke Books

£69.99 (€83.89 | $92.47 | ¥14,761)

London, Macmillan, 1972. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this crime thriller from Peter Lovesey. Peter (Harmer) Lovesey (born 1936), also known by his pen name Peter Lear, is a British writer of historical and contemporary detective novels and short stories. In a...

Violent Brothers

Eric Bruton · 1960 · Rooke Books

£34.99 (€41.94 | $46.23 | ¥7,379)

London, T. V. Boardman & Company Limited, 1960. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of crime writer, Eric Bruton's tale of disappearance and intrigue in Italy. Bruton combines his knowledge of ancient Etruscan art with the background of modern Italy to create this myste...

A Cold Coffin

Gwendoline Butler · 2000 · Rooke Books

£24.00 (€28.77 | $31.71 | ¥5,062)

London, Harpercollins, 2000. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this detective novel from the John Coffin series. Gwendoline Butler's John Coffin series has Coffin as the lead detective in many cases. There are thirty-four tales in the John Coffin series in total....

Authors by Profession Volume One

Victor Bonham-Carter · 1978 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

London, The Society of Authors, 1978. First edition. Cloth. The first signed edition of 'Authors by Profession' by Victor Bonham-Carter. A very scarce signed, first edition of Victor Bonham-Carter's study into how authors and dramatists have practised their prof...

I Met Murder

Elizabeth Ferrars · 1985 · Rooke Books

£17.99 (€21.56 | $23.77 | ¥3,794)

London, Collins, 1985. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this murder mystery novel by Elizabeth Ferrars. Elizabeth Ferrars (6 September 1907 - 30 March 1995), born Morna Doris MacTaggart, was a British crime writer. Some of her other works include 'Last Will and ...

Scott-King&Apos;S Modern Europe

Evelyn Waugh · 1947 · Rooke Books

£64.99 (€77.90 | $85.86 | ¥13,707)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1947. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Waugh's famous novella, in its original dustwrapper. First Edition. Featuring a coloured frontispiece. Scott-King's Modern Europe, is a long 'short story' or novella by English author ...