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John J. Meyer · 1942 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

New York, The Business Bourse, 1942 . First edition. Cloth. A bright example of the first edition of this exhilarating science fiction short story collection by American novelist John J. Meyer. The first edition, first printing, in the publisher's original price unclipped...

The Wallet of Kai Lung

Ernest Bramah · 1923 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Grant Richards, 1923 . Cloth. A very smart signed limited edition of Ernest Bramah's collection of fantasy short stories. Number seventy-four of two hundred copies produced, signed by the author.A captivating fantasy novel following the reoccurring protagonist &ap...

Twenty-One Volumes of the Rick Brant Science-Adventure Series

John Blaine [Harold L. Goodwin; Peter J. Harkins] · 1948 · Rooke Books

£1,175.00 (€1,408.42 | $1,552.34 | ¥247,889)

New York, Grosset & Dunlap, 1948-1966. Cloth. An exceptionally bright twenty-one volume set of work from the thrilling Rick Brant Science-Adventure series, including five first editions. Twenty-one novels from a series that eventually ran to twenty-four titles. The series foll...

Dean&Apos;S New Moveable Book of the Three Little Kittens Who Lost Their Mittens

Eliza Lee Cabot Follen · 1850 · Rooke Books

£1,250.00 (€1,498.32 | $1,651.42 | ¥263,711)

London, Dean & Son, c1864 . Hardback. A charming, scarce Victorian moveable picture book, relaying a humorous tale of three troublesome kittens, with moving parts and tabs. Publisher Dean & Son pioneered the production of moveable books on a large scale, using lithographs and ...

Burn Marks

Sara Paretsky · 1990 · Rooke Books

£33.00 (€39.56 | $43.60 | ¥6,962)

New York, Delacorte Press, 1990. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this exciting novel from Paretsky, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page, dated 18th February 1992. The sixth V. I. Warshawski novel. When Warshawski&apos...

A Buyer&Apos;S Market; the Valley of Bones; the Soldier&Apos;S Art; the Military Philosophers; Books Do Furnish a Room; Temporary Kings; a Question of Upbringing; What&Apos;S Become of Waring

Anthony Powell · 1955 · Rooke Books

£640.00 (€767.14 | $845.53 | ¥135,020)

London, Heinemann, 1955-1986. First edition. Cloth. A charming collection of novels by Anthony Powell, with the original dust wrapper designed by English designer, James Broom-Lynne In the original publisher's cloth binding, with the original dust wrappers, with most of t...

Kidnapped

Robert Louis Stevenson · 1886 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.67 | $1,314.53 | ¥209,914)

[London], Cassell & Company, 1886. First edition. Leather. A lovely example of the first edition, first issue of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic work of historical adventure fiction. Initially published serially, this is the first edition in book form, first issue, with ...

William-the Bold William and the Tramp William and the Moon Rocket William and the Space Animal William&Apos;S Television Show William&Apos;S Treasure Trove William and the Pop Singers

Richmal Crompton · 1950 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)

London, George Newnes Limited, 1950-65. Cloth. 7 Volumes of 'The Just William' Series by Richmal Crompton illustrated by Henry Ford and Thomas Henry. Seven volumes of novels from the 'Just William' series.First editions of the works. Illustrated with monoch...

Deadlock

Sara Paretsky · 1984 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

New York, The Dial Press, 1984. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of the second Warshawski novel from Paretsky, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page with the inscription "Penny, with good wishes." When Warshawski visits the...

Le Cabinet Satyrique Ou Recueil Des Vers Piquans & Gaillards Tirãƒâ©S Des Cabinets Des Sieurs de Sigognes, Regnier, Motin, Berthelot, Maynard, & Autres Des Plus Signalez Poãƒâ«Tes

Various · 0 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)

Paris, Mont Parnasse, c1700. Leather. A scarce edition of this collection of satiric verse in the French language. French language. Complete in two volumes. Scarce edition. A collection of satirical, erotic, and entertaining poetry from the most notable poets of the century. E...

Musclebound

Liza Cody · 1997 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Bloomsbury, 1997 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of this novel featuring female wrestler, Eva Wylie. This is a signed, first edition of the work in the original publisher's black cloth binding with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Author'...

The Naming of the Dead & Standing in Another Man&Apos;S Grave

Ian Rankin · 2006 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Orion, 2006-2012. First edition. Cloth. Two very smart first editions of these thrilling novels by Ian Rankin, signed by the author. First edition. Both novels are signed by the author to the title page, with a sticker insert to the title page of The Naming of The Dead...

The Gallant Pimpernel: Four Complete Scarlet Pimpernel Novels in One Volume

Baroness Orczy · 1939 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1939. First edition. Cloth. The first printing of this edition of Scarlet Pimpernel works from Baroness Orczy. First published in this edition 1939. Four novels in one volume. Sir Percy Blakeney leads a double life as his alter ego The Scarlet Pim...

The Poetical Works of Reginald Heber, Lord Bishop of Calcutta

Reginald Heber · 1845 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

London, John Murray, 1845. Leather. A sumptuously bound volume of poetry and hymns by the notable Reginald Heber. A volume of poetry in a full morocco binding, with gilt detailing to the boards, spine and square. All edges gilt. Stamp of 'White, 34 Pall Mall' to the ...

The Captain&Apos;S Death Bed

Virginia Woolf · 1955 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, The Hogarth Press, [1955] 1950 . Cloth. The very scarce Uniform Edition of this posthumously published collection of short essays by Virginia Woolf. The very scarce Uniform Edition of this work, in the publisher's original price clipped dust wrapper.While the titl...

Gabriel Samara Peacemaker

E. Phillips Oppenheim · 1925 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Boston, Little, Brown & Co, 1925 . First edition. Cloth. The first US edition of this thrilling adventure novel by E. Phillips Oppenheim. The first US edition, first printing of this novel, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.In this entertaining work...

A Case for the Baron

Anthony Morton [John Creasey] · 1945 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd, 1945. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this Baron story from Morton. First edition. The Baron, John Mannering, receives a visit from Superintendent Bristow of New Scotland Yard, asking for his help to solve a mystery i...

Charlie Chan Carries on

Earl Derr Biggers · 1930 · Rooke Books

£138.00 (€165.41 | $182.32 | ¥29,114)

New York, Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1930. Cloth. A smart edition of this exciting detective novel from the Charlie Chan series. The fifth novel in the Charlie Chan series. Charlie Chan is a fictional Honolulu police detective, Inspector Duff is a friend of Chan's who w...

The Assumption of the Rogues & Rascals

Elizabeth Smart · 1978 · Rooke Books

£88.00 (€105.48 | $116.26 | ¥18,565)

London, Jonathan Cape and Polytantric Press, 1978. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this inspirational work from Elizabeth Smart. First edition. A magnificent work exploring the life of a thirty-one year old woman, with four children by a faithless lover, as...

Unfinished Business

Cary Lucas · 1947 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

New York, Simon and Schuster, 1947. First edition. Cloth. A well presented first edition of this crime fiction novel set in Mexico. A first edition in original publisher's black cloth binding and original unclipped dust wrapper. This work is one of the Inner Sanctum Myste...