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Uneasy Relations

John Haylock · 1993 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London & Chester Springs, Peter Owen, 1993 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this novel by John Haylock, signed, inscribed and dated by the author. First edition of Uneasy Relations by John Haylock in the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wr...

The Wood Beyond and Killing the Lawyers

Reginald HIl · 1996 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, HarperCollinsPublishers, 1996-1997 . First edition. Cloth. Two first edition, first impression works by crime fiction writer Reginald Hill. Two works by Reginald Hill in the original publisher's cloth binding and dust wrappers. The first editions, first impressio...

The Keys to the Street

Ruth Rendell · 1996 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Hutchinson, 1996 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this mystery fiction novel by Ruth Rendell, signed and inscribed by the author. First edition of The Keys to the Street by Ruth Rendell in the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapp...

No Alibi the Best New Crime Fiction

Various; Maxim Jukubowski · 1995 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

Manchester, Ringpull, 1995. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this impressive crime story anthology, this copy signed by nine of the contributors, including Val McDermid and Ian Rankin. The first edition.Signed by nine of the twenty-nine contributors to the head o...

Carte Blanche

Jeffrey Deaver · 2011 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

Great Britain, Hodder & Stoughton, 2011 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression of the thirty seventh James Bond novel, signed by the author and with the ticket to the book signing. First edition, first impression of Carte Blanche by Jeffrey Deaver in the o...

The Lady and the Squire

Terry Jones · 2000 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London , Pavilion, 2000. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed first edition copy of this fantastic adventure The Lady and the Squire. A signed first edition copy of the children's book The Lady and the Squire by Terry Jones. Signed to the title page. First edition, fir...

Sepulchre

Kate Mosse · 2007 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Orion Books, 2007. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed copy of this novel by Kate Mosse, the first impression. Telling of two women over two time periods: 1891 and modern day. Written by English author Kate Mosse, best known for her archaeological mystery novel Laby...

The Wreck Ashore; a Drama in Two Acts

John Baldwin Buckstone · 1834 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.56 | $495.51 | ¥79,136)

London , Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper, 1834. Cloth. A scarce copy of this plate by John Baldwin Buckstone, with a frontispiece. The Wreck Ashore is a drama in two acts which was performed at the Theatre Royal, Adelphi John Baldwin Buckstone was an English actor, playwright and...

The Works of Alexander Pope in Nine Volumes, Complete. With His Last Corrections, Additions, and Improvements: Together with the Commentary and Notes of His Editor

Alexander Pope · 1770 · Rooke Books

£1,750.00 (€2,097.96 | $2,312.38 | ¥369,302)

London, Printed for C. Bathurst, W. Strahan, J. and F. Rivington, R. Baldwin, W. Johnston, T. Caslon, T. Longman, B. Law, Johnson and Da, 1770. Leather. London: Printed for C. Bathurst, W. Strahan, J. and F. Rivington, R. Baldwin, W. Johnston, T. Caslon, T. Longman, B. Law, Jo...

Christmas Improvement; or, Hunting Mrs. P. A Tale, Founded on Facts. Intended As a Christmas Box for Those Who Wish to Begin the New Year without Her

Anonymous · 1834 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, N. Hailes , 1834. First edition. Leather. A delightful, first edition, collection of children's stories written by a mother for her children. The very scarce first edition. With an engraved frontispiece. A collection of tales, written for children, with a Christia...

The Village Book

Henry Williamson · 1930 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

London , Jonathan Cape, 1930. First edition. Vellum. A charming, signed and limited first edition of this collection of nature short stories by Henry Williamson. A first limited edition copy of this work by Henry Williamson. This edition was limtied to five hundred and four co...

Swan Song

John Galsworthy · 1928 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London , William Heinemann , 1928. First edition. Cloth. A smart limited first edition, first impression copy of Swan Song, which is also signed by the author. A limited, first edition, first impression copy of this work by John Galsworthy, with the misprint to page forty-four...

Here&Apos;S Richness! an Anthology of and by James Agate

James Agate; Osbert Sitwell · 1942 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London , George G. Harrap & Co, 1942. First edition. Leather. A lovely signed, limited edition copy of this anthology of James Agate's works. This volume was limited to one hundred copies, of which ninety were for sale. This copy is number number eighty. The volume is als...

The Knave of Diamonds

Ethel M. Dell · 1919 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

London , T. Fisher Unwin, 1919. Cloth. A lovely copy of Ethel Dell's romantic novel The Knave of Diamonds, rare in the unclipped dust wrapper. A twenty-first impression of this work, published in 1919. With the extremely scarce dust wrapper. The Knave of Diamonds is a d...

Along the Arno

Brian Glanville · 1956 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

New York, Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1956 . First edition. Cloth. The signed scarce first US edition, first impression of this novel by Brian Glanville with the original dust wrapper. The first US edition, first impression of Along the Arno by Brian Glanville in the original ...

London Lyrics

Frederick Locker [Frederick Locker-Lampson] · 1874 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, W. Isbister and Co. 1874 . Hardback. A signed presentation copy of the seventh edition of Frederick Locker's popular volume of verse. A signed presentation copy of the scarce seventh edition of this volume of poetry from English man of letters, bibliophile and poe...

The Princess a Melody

Alfred Lord Tennyson · 1884 · Rooke Books

£28.00 (€33.57 | $37.00 | ¥5,909)

London , Macmillan and Co. 1884. Leather. A complete volume of Tennyson's comic narrative poem The Princess A Melody. A 1884 copy of Alfred Lord Tennyson's The Princess A Melody. The Princess is a comic blank verse narrative poem that tells the story of a heroic prin...

The Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe with a Notice of His Life and Genius by James Hannay and Many Illustrations Complete Edition.

Edgar Allan Poe; James Hannay · 1936 · Rooke Books

£950.00 (€1,138.89 | $1,255.29 | ¥200,478)

London, J. &. C. Brown and Co., c1856 . Leather. A scarce edition in Bumpus binding of this collection of poetical works by Edgar Allan Poe. Scarce early edition of The Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe, including A Notice of His Life and Genius by James Hannay and illustratio...

Everything Under

Daisy Johnson · 2018 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Jonathan Cape, 2018 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition, first impression of Daisy Johnson's successful debut novel with the original dust wrapper. First edition, first printing of Everything Under by Daisy Johnson in the original publisher's bin...

What a Carve Up!

Jonathan Coe · 1994 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Viking , 1994. First edition. Paperback. A signed copy of Jonathan Coe's popular 1980s satire. A first edition, third impression. Paperback. Signed by the author. Jonathan Coe's popular satire on British politics under the Conservative government of Margaret ...