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The Old Devils

Kingsley Amis · 1986 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Hutchinson, 1986. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of 'The Old Devils' by Kingsley Amis. "'The Old Devils' shows the awful and absurd consequences when a group of men and women begin to move out of the comfortable shelter of middle age into a n...

The China Roundabout

Josephine Bell · 1956 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1956. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this crime novel by Josephine Bell. Scarce with the dustwrapper. Josephine Bell was the pseudonym of Doris Bell Collier, an English physician and writer, famous for her nineteen novels and fort...

Tough Guys Don&Apos;T Dance

Norman Mailer · 1984 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.94 | $52.84 | ¥8,439)

London, Michael Joseph , 1984. First edition. Cloth. This first edition dramatic murder mystery explores sexuality, power, and the soul of 21st century man. "'Tough Guys Don't Dance' is a brilliant and disturbing tour de force in which the sexual power game at i...

The Burning Glass and Other Poems

Walter de la Mare · 1945 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Faber & Faber, 1945. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this collection of poems by Walter de la Mare. The first edition of this work, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Walter de la Mare (1873-1956) was an acclaimed English writer best known for his works fo...

Lake of Dead Languages

Carol Goodman · 2002 · Rooke Books

£24.99 (€29.96 | $33.02 | ¥5,274)

New York, Ballantine Books, 2002. First edition. Cloth. The first printing of this dark tale from Carol Goodman. Signed by the author to the title page. Jane Hudson left the Heart Lake School for Girls after the mysterious suicide of her roommates. Now, 20 years later, she is ...

Burn Marks

Sara Paretsky · 1990 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,549)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1990. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of 'Burn Marks' by Sara Paretsky. Signed by the author to the title page. "Burn Marks confirms Sara Paretsky as a mistress of the contemporary crime novel, in a class with P.D. James and Ruth...

Tread Softly

Georgie Hale · 2000 · Rooke Books

£32.99 (€39.55 | $43.59 | ¥6,962)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 2000. First edition. Cloth. The first printing of this crime thriller about a murderer who preys on redheads from Georgie Hale. 'Drawing on her own experience of both universities and the law, Georgie Hale has crafted a stunningly original no...

An Embarrassment of Corpses

Alan Beechey · 1997 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

New York, St Martin's Press, 1997. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this murder mystery novel from Alan Beechey. ''An Embarrassment of Corpses', by first-time author Alan Beechey, is a comic mystery with a cast of British eccentrics and an ingenio...

Tales I Told My Mother

Robert Nye · 1969 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,660)

London, Calder and Boyars , 1969. First edition. Cloth. A charming collection of fictional stories which was awarded the James Kennaway Memorial Award. First edition signed by the author in Edinburgh on the 22nd November 1969. Robert Nye was an author who is possibly best know...

Meg and Mog Meg at Sea Meg&Apos;S Eggs

Helen Nicoll · 1972 · Rooke Books

£795.00 (€953.07 | $1,050.48 | ¥167,768)

London, William Heinemann, 1972 - 1973. First edition. Cloth. Three scarce first edition hardback copies of the much-loved witch and her cat, Meg and Mog, created by Helen Nicoll and Jan Pienkowski. Containing: 'Meg and Mog' 'Meg at Sea' 'Meg's Eg...

The Book of Evidence

John Banville · 1989 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Secker & Warburg, 1989. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this award-winning novel by John Banville. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and winner of the Guinness Peat Aviation award, The Book of Evidence is the gripping narrative of Freddie Montgomery, a scie...

A Small Sacrifice

Ellen Hart · 1994 · Rooke Books

£19.99 (€23.96 | $26.41 | ¥4,218)

London, Seal Press, 1994. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of Ellen Hart's fifth murder mystery in her Jane Lawless series. Neatly signed by the author to the title page. Featuring the original illustrated dustwrapper. Winner of the Lambda Literary Award, and M...

The Marriage Feast and Other Stories

Par Lagerkvist · 1955 · Rooke Books

£14.99 (€17.97 | $19.81 | ¥3,163)

London, Chatto and Windus, 1955. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of stories from Par Lagerkvist. Pär Fabian Lagerkvist (23 May 1891 – 11 July 1974) was a Swedish author who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1951. In a navy cloth binding ...

The Killer Reaction

John Newton Chance · 1969 · Rooke Books

£79.99 (€95.89 | $105.70 | ¥16,880)

London, Robert Hale and Company, 1969. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this crime novel by John Newton Chance. John Lymington (1911–1983) was born John Richard Newton Chance in London. He was a prolific writer of short stories, children's literature, mystery ...

The Money Harvest

Ross Thomas · 1975 · Rooke Books

£89.99 (€107.88 | $118.91 | ¥18,991)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this thriller novel from Ross Thomas. The first edition of this work. Ross Thomas is best known for his witty thrillers that expose the mechanisms of professional politics. In a red cloth binding with orig...

Wycliffe and the Beales

W. J. Burley · 1983 · Rooke Books

£32.99 (€39.55 | $43.59 | ¥6,962)

London, Victor Gollancz, 1983. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this crime novel featuring W. J. Burley's popular character, Charles Wycliffe. The Beales, a strange, reclusive family living on the edge of Dartmoor in Ashill House, consist of Simon, an old man enti...

Red Rope

Francis Gerard · 1939 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

New York, E. P. Dutton & Co, 1939. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this crime thriller by Francis Gerard. The first edition of this work. 'Red Rope' is the tale of the gripping hunt for a murderer who uses red rope of the finest silk to hang his victi...

The Dead Sleep for Keeps

Bevis Winter · 1955 · Rooke Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

London, Herbert Jenkins, 1955. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this work by Bevis Winter. Bevis Winter was a British crime writer who published under several pseudonyms. In a cloth binding. Externally, sound. Light rubbing and bumping to the boards. Spine faded...

Company of Spears the Sabre&Apos;S Edge an Act of Courage Man of War

Allan Mallinson · 2003 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, Bantam Press, 2003 - 2007. First edition. Cloth. This is a four volume set of signed first editions of this selected works by Allan Mallinson. All volumes signed by Mallinson to the title page. Allan Mallinson is an English author and was an officer in the British Army...

Comeback the Edge Straight

Dick Francis · 1988 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Michael Joseph, BCA, 1988 - 1991. Cloth. A collection of three novels by Dick Francis. Comeback and Straight are first edition first printing. The Edge is the third impression. Dick Francis was a jockey and crime writer whose novels centre on horse racing in England. F...