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The Gathering

Anne Enright · 2007 · Rooke Books

£210.00 (€251.72 | $277.44 | ¥44,303)

London, Jonathan Cape, 2007. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition of Anne Enright's Booker Prize winning novel, ruminating on family and the narrator's troubled family history. The first edition, first impression, of this work.Signed by the author to the title ...

The Wrong End of Time

John Brunner · 1971 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

New York, Doubleday & Company, 1971. First edition. Cloth. A beautiful signed first edition of John Brunner's exciting science fiction novel, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original uncli...

Officers and Gentleman a Novel

Evelyn Waugh · 1955 · Rooke Books

£9,800.00 (€11,746.85 | $12,947.17 | ¥2,067,496)

London, Chapman & Hall, 1955. First edition. Cloth. A signed, association copy of Evelyn Waugh's World War II novel. Signed by Evelyn Waugh to fellow 'Bright Young Things' associate and fellow author, Beverley Nichols. Signed by the author to the recto of front ...

O, How the Wheel Becomes It!

Anthony Powell · 1984 · Rooke Books

£200.00 (€239.73 | $264.23 | ¥42,194)

London, Penguin Books, 1984. Paperback. A signed copy of Anthony Powell's short comical novel about Geoffrey Shadbold. Signed by the author to the title page, signed to Powell's friend Miranda.A comedic novel revolving around the sometimes novelist and critics, Geoff...

The Water Gipsies

A. P. Herbert · 1930 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)

London, Methuen, 1930. First edition. Cloth. An excellent example of this romantic copy, signed by the author and in an impressively smart early dustwrapper. Signed by the author to the title page. In the original pictorial dustwrapper. With publisher's advertisements to ...

Free Agent Free Country

Jeremy Duns · 2010 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Simon and Schuster, 2010. First edition. Cloth. Fine, numbered signed first editions of the first two works in Dun's popular Paul Dark thriller series. Both works signed and dated by the author within a red document stamp to the title page. Hand numbered by the au...

The Legacy of Hartlepool Hall

Paul Torday · 2012 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2012. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed first edition of Paul Torday's novel revolving around the looming Hartlepool Hall. The first edition, first impression of this work with complete numberline.Signed by the author to the title page.In ...

Free Country

Jeremy Duns · 2010 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Simon and Schuster, 2010. First edition. Cloth. A numbered signed first edition of this continuation in Dun's thriller series. Signed and dated by the author within a red document stamp to the title page. Hand numbered by the author with this work being number 25 ...

Free Agent

Jeremy Duns · 2009 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Simon and Schuster, 2009. Paperback. A very scarce signed uncorrected proof copy of this work of modern spy fiction. Very scarce proof copy. Signed by the author to front free endpaper. With a tipped in promotional leaflet for the work. Jeremy Duns is a British author ...

The Best of Men

Claire Letemendia · 2009 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Jonathan Cape, 2009. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed and inscribed first edition copy of this work of historical fiction, together with a signed proof copy of the same work. Signed, dated and inscribed by the author to the title page, reading '"England 1642" I...

The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock

Imogen Hermes Gowar · 2018 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.41 | ¥10,127)

London, Harvill Secker, 2018. First edition. Hardback. A fine signed first edition, first impression, on this magical historical fiction novel, in the original fine unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.I...

Stormbreaker

Anthony Horowitz · 2005 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

London, Walker Books, 2005. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition of Anthony Horowitz's popular 'Alex Rider' series, this being the first novel in the series. In the original slipcase. The first edition, first impression, of this limited edition.A signe...

When I Lived in Modern Times

Linda Grant · 2000 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London, Granta Books, 2000. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition, first impression of Linda Grant's Women's Prize winning novel 'When I Lived in Modern Times', a fine copy in the original unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition, first impression of...

Boogie-Woogie

Danny Moynihan · 2000 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Duck Editions, 2000. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed first edition of Danny Moynihan's novel about the art scene in nineties New York, written from his first hand experience, in the fine unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition of this work. Signed by the auth...

Gold

Chirs Cleave · 2012 · Rooke Books

£79.00 (€94.69 | $104.37 | ¥16,667)

London, Sceptre, 2012. First edition. Cloth. A fine, first edition copy of Chris Cleave's third novel 'Gold&apos. A sports novel that focuses on the friendship and rivalry, between two athletes. This novel received great critical acclaim, with the Guardian praising i...

Trivia or the Art of Walking

John Gay · 1716 · Rooke Books

£2,500.00 (€2,996.65 | $3,302.85 | ¥527,422)

London, Bernard Lintott, 1716. First edition. Leather. An exquisite first edition of John Gay's poem 'Trivia&apos. A scarce work, being one of 2000 copies printed. A finely bound copy of this work. This is the first edition of the work, undated to title page though i...

Dead White Female

Lauren Henderson · 1995 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1995. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition, first impression, of Lauren Henderson's first novel in her Sam Jones mystery series. The first edition, first impression of this work. Signed by the author to the title page. 'Dead White ...

Partial Eclipse Sheer Blue Bliss Now You See Me

Lesley Glaister · 1994 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Hamish and Hamilton; Bloomsbury, 1994-2001. First edition. Cloth. A collection of three first edition novels by Lesley Glaister, 'Partial Eclipse', 'Sheer Blue Bliss', and 'Now You See Me', all signed by the author. The first edition, firs...

The Silver Falcon

Evelyn Anthony · 1977 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Hutchinson, 1977. First edition. Hardback. A signed first edition of Evelyn Anthony's exciting novel about horse racing and a man's determination to win the Derby. The first edition of this work. Signed by the author to the half-title. In the original unclipp...

The Tesseract

Alex Garland · 1998 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,283)

London, Viking, 1998. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, first impression of this work of modern fiction, signed by the author to the title page. The first edition, first impression of the work, with a complete number line. Signed by the author to the title page. Alex Garl...