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The Bat That Flits

Norman Collins · 1952 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London , Collins Crime Club , 1952. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition copy of this thrilling crime novel by Norman Collins. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper. A first edition copy. The Bat that Flits is a crime novel set deep in the heart of the West...

A New Kind of War

Anthony Price · 1987 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1987. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this espionage thriller by Anthony Price. First edition. Singed by the author to the title page. In 1945 Greece and Germany, the old kind of war is ending. Now, a special intelligence unit are e...

The Leopard

Jo Nesbo; Don Bartlett [translator] · 2011 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Harvill Secker, 2011. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this crime novel, signed by the author, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first UK edition, first impression of this novel in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original un...

Kai Lung&Apos;S Golden Hours

Ernest Bramah · 1924 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Grant Richards Ltd. 1924. Cloth. A signed, limited edition copy of this popular work from the 'Kai Lung' series about ancient China. An early edition, limited to 250 copies of which this is number 20. Signed by the author to the limitations page. In the publi...

The Rape of Venice

Dennis Wheatley · 1959 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, Hutchinson, 1959. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this exciting adventure novel from Dennis Wheatley's, 'Roger Brook', series, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition. In the publisher's full cloth binding with the ...

The Mockingbird Book

Bob Merz · 1962 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

New York, Harper and Row, 1962 . First edition. Hardback. A signed first edition of this very scarce children's picture book, illustrated throughout by Murray Tinkleman. A signed presentation copy of this very scarce illustrated children's book, in the publisher&apos...

Avant-Hier

Kay Boyle; Marie-Louise Soupault · 1937 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Paris, Calmann-Levy, 1937. First edition. Paperback. A first French translated edition of Kay Boyle's novel Year Before Last. Signed by the translator Marie Louise Soupault to the half title page.A first translated French edition. Kay Boyle was an American novelist, shor...

That Angel Burning at My Left Side

Jerzy Peterkiewicz · 1963 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London , Macmillan and Co. 1963. First edition. Cloth. An attractive signed first edition copy of this novel by Polish writer Jerzy Peterkiewicz. A first edition. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper. That Angel Burning at my Left Side is a novel that follows the ...

The River-Watcher

Hugo Charteris · 1965 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Collins, 1965 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this novel by Hugo Charteris, signed and inscribed by the author to the first free endpaper. First edition of The River-Watcher by Hugo Charteris in the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dus...

Road Rage

Ruth Rendell · 1997 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

England, Scorpion Press, 1997. Leather. A limited edition of this exciting work by Ruth Rendell, signed by the author. Limited edition. Number 58 of 99 numbered copies in a special binding signed by the author. This story follows Inspector Wexford, in the 17th entry in this se...

Puss in Boots

None · 1961 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Bancroft & Co. 1961. Paperback. An exciting and interactive retelling of the classic tale: Puss in Boots. A brightly illustrated retelling of a Puss in Boots. With eight full color pop-up scenes. Six of eight scenes include additional movable elements. Illustrated by V...

Snow White (Hungarian)

None · 1974 · Rooke Books

£36.00 (€43.15 | $47.56 | ¥7,595)

Prague, Arita, 1974. Hardback. A beautifully illustrated pop-up book telling the much-loved story of Snow White in Hungarian. Hungarian language. An exciting and enchantingly animated retelling of a classic children's story. The story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs wi...

The Mortal Sickness

Andrew Taylor; H. R. F. Keating · 1995 · Rooke Books

£63.00 (€75.52 | $83.23 | ¥13,291)

Blakeney, Scorpion Press, 1995. First edition. Leather. The limited first edition of this second novel in the Lydmouth series, signed by the author Andrew Taylor. Number 42 of 85 copies of this limited signed first edition, in the special quarter morocco binding with marbled p...

El Libro de Mara

Ada Negri; Atilio E. Caronno · 1926 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

Buenos Aires, Edicion de "Nosotros, 1926. Paperback. A crisp copy of the very scarce Spanish edition of Ada Negri's collection of poems, signed and inscribed by the author and enclosed in its original glassine wrap. Spanish edition of this work, printed in Buenos Aires. C...

Puss in Boots; Snow White

1978 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Prague , ARTIA, 1978-82. Hardback. Two lovely pop-up books of the classic children's tales of 'Puss in Boots' and 'Snow White' designed by Vojtech Kubasta. Two lovely pop-up books skilfully designed by celebrated Czech architect and pop-up illustrator ...

Cinderella: An All Action Treasure Hour Pop-Up

0 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

Leicester, Brown Watson, c1982. Hardback. Pop-up fairy tale of Cinderella by celebrated Czech artist Vojtech Kubasta. Pop-up fairy tale of 'Cinderella' with illustrations by Vojtěch Kubašta, designed and produced by Artia in Prague. 'An All-Action Treasure H...

Hansel & Gretel: An All-Action Treasure Hour Pop-Up Book

1958 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

Prague, ARTIA, c1978. Hardback. Beautiful Kubasta pop-up tale of Hansel & Gretel. Originally published in 1958. A pop-up edition of the classic children's tale of Hansel & Gretel, complete with six striking pop-ups by the celebrated Czech pop-up illustrator Vojtěch Ku...

Mckenzie&Apos;S Boots Michael Noonan

Michael Noonan · 1987 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

St Lucia, London and New York, University of Queensland Press, 1987 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first edition of this lovely novels for young adults signed and inscribed by the author. First edition of McKenzie's Boots by Michael Noonan in the original publisher&...

Our Kind of Traitor

John Le Carre · 2010 · Rooke Books

£218.00 (€261.31 | $288.01 | ¥45,991)

London, Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2010 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression of this popular novel by John le Carre, signed by the author and in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of Our Kind of Traitor by John le Ca...

A Threshing Day

H.E. Bates · 1931 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, W. and G. Foyle, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A limited edition, advance review copy of this short work of fiction, written by H.E. Bates and signed by him to the limitations page. A short work of fiction written by Herbert Ernest Bates, a twentieth-century English writ...