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The Sirens of Surrentum & the Code of Romulus

Caroline Lawrence · 2006 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, Orion Children's Books, 2006-2007. First edition. Cloth. A wonderful signed pair of ancient Roman children's books by Caroline Lawrence, including a very scarce copy of 'The Code of Romulus&apos. Signed by the author alongside an inscribed quote to each ...

The Four Swans: A Novel of Cornwall 1795-7

Winston Graham · 1976 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Collins, 1976. First edition. Cloth. A delightful signed first edition of the sixth 'Poldark' novel from Winston Graham. Signed by the author to the title page. The first edition, first impression.With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.Thi...

On the Edge

Peter Lovesey · 1989 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Century , 1989. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed first edition of this historical novel from Peter Lovesey. Signed by the author to the title page. The first edition, first impression of this work. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.Soon a...

The Reaper

Peter Lovesey · 2000 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Little, Brown, and Company, 2000. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this exciting novel from Peter Lovesey, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page. The bishop's body lies at the bottom of a quarry. In his car are a...

The Wish List

Eoin Colfer · 2002 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Puffin Books, 2002. First edition. Cloth. A near fine signed first UK edition of this fantasy novel by Eoin Colfer. Signed by the author to the title page. The first UK edition of this work.With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.  'The Wish L...

Let It Come Down

Paul Bowles · 1952 · Rooke Books

£680.00 (€815.21 | $898.53 | ¥143,500)

New York, Random House, 1952. First edition. Cloth. A smart first US edition of the author's second novel, signed and inscribed by the author. First US edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the front endpaper with a message that reads: "For David Posner en hommag...

Scared Stiff: Tales of Sex and Death

Ramsey Campbell · 1987 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.73 | $77.96 | ¥12,451)

California , Scream Press, 1987. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this terrifying collection of short stories of sex and death from English horror writer Ramsey Campbell, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author with an inscription that reads "Al...

Hunting Songs

R. E. Egerton Warburton · 1925 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, Constable and Company, 1925 . First edition. Leather. The first Lionel Edwards illustrated edition of the poems of R. E. Egerton Warburton, in a lovely Bumpus morocco binding. A delightful first edition thus.In a full morocco signed binding from Bumpus.Illustrated with...

The Undertaker Poet

Michael Ffinch · 1968 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Latimer Press, 1968. Paperback. A smart limited edition copy of this illustrated poem from English writer Michael Ffinch, signed by the author. Limited to two hundred and fifty copies, twenty-five of which have been signed by the author, of which this is number twelve....

Drivers Wild, More Wild Drivers, Drivers Wildest

Red Daniells · 1961 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

Middlesex, Scorpion Press, 1961-3. First edition. Hardback. Three first editions of Red Daniells' humorous illustrated works on his thoughts on motorists, all signed by the publisher. The first editions, first impressions to all, with the emblem of 'The Company of Ve...

Portland Oregon A.D. 1999 and Other Sketches

Jeff. W. Hayes · 1913 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.84 | $1,314.75 | ¥209,974)

Oregon, F. W. Baltes and Company, 1913. First edition. Paperback. A smart first edition of this scarce science fiction novella from American writer Jeff. W. Hayes, signed by the author. First edition. Very scarce. Signed by the author in pencil to the front endpaper, dated Sep...

Distance

Colin Thubron · 1996 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.76 | $44.93 | ¥7,175)

London, Heinemann, 1996 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of Colin Thubron's novel surrounding amnesia, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition. Signed by the author to the title page. With the original, unclipped dust wrapper. A fine ex...

The Heroine

Eaton Stannard Barrett; Michael Sadleir [intro.] · 1927 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, Elkin Mathews & Marrot Limited, 1927 . Cloth. Michael Sadleir's very scarce 1920s edition of Eaton Stannard Barrett's nineteenth century comic gothic novel, signed by Sadleir. First published in 1813, this 1927 'Rescue Series' edition is edited by M...

Kick Ass: Selected Columns of Carl Hiaasen

Carl Hiaasen · 1999 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

Gainesville, University Press of Florida, 1999. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this collection of articles written for the Miami Herald by Carl Hiaasen. The first edition, first impression, with a complete numberline. Inscribed by the author to the title page...

The Accidental

Ali Smith · 2005 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 2005. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this novel from Scottish author Ali Smith, signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Following a middle-class English family who are visited ...

Seven Signed First Edition Novels by Colin Thubron

Colin Thubron · 1977 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€335.67 | $369.98 | ¥59,088)

London, Heinemann; Chatto and Windus , 1977-2016 . First edition. Cloth. An excellent collection of seven signed works from Colin Thubron, each in the original dust wrapper. A collection of seven first editions. Each signed by the author to the title page. Bound in the publish...

Yes, They Are: Being an Answer to Are These Things So? the Previous Question, from an Englishman in His Grotto, to a Great Man at Court.

Robert Morris · 1740 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Printed, and Dublin Rep-Printed, 1740 . Unbound. Robert Morris's very scarce poem, responding to the James Miller poem 'Are These Things So?&apos. Published in the same year as the first edition, this work is very scarce in all editions.ESTC T199793, with lea...

The Wall

John Lanchester · 2019 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Faber and Faber , 2019. First edition. Cloth. An excellent signed first edition, first printing of John Lanchester's topically dystopian novel. The first edition, first printing. Signed by the author to the title page. With the publisher's original unclippe...

Books One to Five of the Jesse Jameson Series

Sean Wright · 2003 · Rooke Books

£525.00 (€629.39 | $693.71 | ¥110,791)

London, Crowswing Books, 2003-2006. First edition. Cloth. A set of five limited edition, signed volumes from the Jesse Jameson fantasy series by British author Sean Wright. Five volumes of a six volume set, lacking volume six. Signed by the author to the title pages. With a ha...

Jesse Jameson and the Stonehenge of Spelfindial

Sean Wright · 2006 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

London, Crowswing Books, 2006. First edition. Cloth. A very smart limited edition of this charming children's fantasy novel from the Jesse Jameson series by British author Sean Wright, with a hand-drawn illustration from the author. First edition, first impression. Limite...