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The Harry Potter Series

J. K. Rowling · 1999 · Rooke Books

£9,900.00 (€11,868.44 | $13,081.48 | ¥2,089,193)

London, Bloomsbury, 1999-2007. First edition. Cloth. A striking set of the complete deluxe editions of the 'Harry Potter' series, beautiful editions published from 1999-2007. 'Goblet of Fire' signed by J. K. Rowling. The first deluxe edition of the Harry Po...

The Poetical Works of William Cowper

William Cowper; William Benham · 1870 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1870. Leather. The poetical works of William Cowper in a full calf binding signed Macmillan. An anthology of William Cowper's poetry. In a pleasing full calf Macmillan binding. Cowper was a famed English poet and hymnodist. He was a great influen...

The Enchantress of Florence

Salman Rushdie · 2008 · Rooke Books

£52.00 (€62.34 | $68.71 | ¥10,974)

London, Jonathan Cape, 2008. First edition. Cloth. A well-presented signed first edition copy of Rushdie's 'Enchantress of Florence', with beautifully illustrated paste downs. First edition, first impression.  Signed by the author on title page.  In the unclip...

Le Puits de Jacob

Pierre Bienoit · 1927 · Rooke Books

£620.00 (€743.28 | $819.24 | ¥130,838)

Paris, Albin Michel , 1927. Leather. A limited edition of this French novel by Pierre Bienoit, exquisitely rebound in a lovely half morocco binding, housed in custom-made marbled slipcase. A limited edition of this novel by Pierre Benoit, French novelist and screenwriter, most...

His Dark Materials

Philip Pullman · 2007 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.62 | $429.44 | ¥68,585)

London, Scholastic, 2007. Cloth. A complete collection of Philip Pullman's acclaimed 'His Dark Materials' trilogy, with a loosely inserted signed slip by the author. With a loosely inserted signed slip.One of the most successful fantasy series of all time rivall...

Exile

Denise Mina · 2000 · Rooke Books

£43.00 (€51.55 | $56.82 | ¥9,074)

London, New York, Toronto, Sydney and Auckland, Bantam Press, 2000. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Denise Mina's second novel following Maureen O'Donnell as she attempts to solve the murder of Ann Harris. Signed by the author to the title page. The ...

The Last Days of Newgate

Andrew Pepper · 2006 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2006. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this historical whodunnit following a series of grisly murders in pre-Victorian London. Signed by the author to the title page.The first tale in the Pyke mysteries series, this work follows Bo...

The Night Watch

Sarah Waters · 2006 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Virago, 2006. First edition. Cloth. An exquisite, first edition copy of this historical fiction novel by award-winning author, Sarah Waters. In the original dust wrapper and signed by the author to the title page. The first edition copy of this acclaimed Sarah Waters&a...

The Book of Fires

Jane Borodale · 2009 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.53 | ¥8,230)

London, Harper Press, 2009 . First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed first edition of this work of historical fiction, set in an eighteenth century London firework making workshop. The signed first edition, first impression of this work of historical fiction from author Jane Bor...

The Suburban Book of the Dead: Armageddon III: The Remake

Robert Rankin · 1992 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Bloomsbury, 1992. First edition. Cloth. A signed first impression of the third novel in the Armageddon series by Robert Rakin, complete in its unclipped dust wrapper. The third volume in the Armageddon trilogy by Robert Rankin, British author known for his comedy fanta...

The Gone-Away World

Nick Harkaway · 2008 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, William Heinemann, 2008. First edition. Hardback. A lovely signed first edition, first impression of Nick Harkaway's debut science fiction novel, complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. A science fiction novel set in a post-apocalyptic world, the story focuses o...

The Silent and the Damned

Robert Wilson · 2004 · Rooke Books

£42.00 (€50.35 | $55.50 | ¥8,863)

London, HarperCollins, 2004. First edition. Cloth. A flawless, firs edition copy of this thrilling novel of the noted 'Javier Falcon' series, written by Robert Wilson. In the original dust wrapper and signed by the author. The fascinating second novel of Robert Wilso...

The Pilgrim&Apos;S Progress

John Bunyan · 1890 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.81 | $211.42 | ¥33,765)

London, Alexander Strahan, 1890 . Leather. A charmingly illustrated edition of this iconic work of theological literature, in a very smart full calf school prize binding. A delightfully illustrated edition of John Bunyan's famed Christian allegory, in a very smart full ca...

Fairbrass: A Child&Apos;S Story

T. Edgar Pemberton · 1895 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

1895, Cornish Brothers , 1895. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this story for children by Thomas Edgar Pemberton, the author's presentation copy signed to the half title. The first edition of tis very scarce children's story, an allegorical fairy...

The Gentle Art of Making Enemies

[James McNeill Whistler] · 1922 · Rooke Books

£390.00 (€467.54 | $515.33 | ¥82,302)

London, William Heinemann, 1922. Leather. James McNeill Whistler's controversial response to John Ruskin after their famous libel suit, an interesting work from the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. A scandalous work by James McNeill Whistler, written part in response ...

You Only Live Twice

Ian Fleming · 1964 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.36 | $726.75 | ¥116,066)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1964. First edition. Cloth. A superb first impression of the eleventh James Bond novel, later made into a film with Sean Connery as Bond. From the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. A first edition, first impression of this work, with 'First Publi...

Down There on a Visit

Christopher Isherwood · 1962 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Methuen & Co. 1962. First edition. Cloth. A very smart, first edition copy of this novel by Christopher Isherwood, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. A complex novel of self-discovery and dualism, written by Anglo-American writer Christopher Isherwood. The main ch...

The Explorer

Frances Parkinson Keyes · 1964 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

New York, McGraw-Hill, 1964 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition, first impression of this novel about a troubled marriage and the exploration of the Andes. The first edition, first impression of this novel, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapp...

Paul Bowles Collected Stories 1939-1976

Paul Bowles · 1983 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Santa Barbara, Black Sparrow Press, 1983 . Paperback. A signed, later edition of Paul Bowles' collected short stories spanning five decades. Including such stories as 'You are Not I', 'Tea on the Mountain', 'A Distant Episode', 'Pages fr...

Enslaved and Other Poems

John Masefield · 1920 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, William Heinemann, 1920. Vellum. A signed, limited edition of Poet Laureate John Masefield's delightful poetry collection. Written by John Masefield (1878-1967), an English poet and writer who served as Poet Laureate for nearly forty years until his death. As well...