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The Duke&Apos;S Children

Anthony Trollope · 1880 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€898.99 | $990.85 | ¥158,227)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1880. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this work by Anthony Trollope, the sixth and final novel in the 'Palliser Series', complete in three volumes. The Duke's Children is sixth and final novel of Anthony Trollope's &apos...

Raymond Chandler&Apos;S Mystery Omnibus: The Big Sleep and Farewell, My Lovely

Raymond Chandler · 1945 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

Cleveland and New York, The World Publishing Company, 1945. Cloth. The first edition, second printing thus of these two Raymond Chandler mysteries turned hit films, enclosed in the original scarce dust wrapper. Two thrilling mystery novels by highly successful and influential ...

Shalimar the Clown

Salman Rushdie · 2005 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Jonathan Cape, 2005. First edition. Hardback. A signed, second impression of this intriguing novel by Salman Rushdie, exploring the politics of Kashmir. A second impression of the first edition. Signed by Salman Rushdie on the title page. Publishers original binding wi...

The Moor&Apos;S Last Sigh

Salman Rushdie · 1995 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1995. First edition. Hardback. A first edition copy of this award-winning novel by Salman Rushdie. First edition. First impression with full number line. Publishers original binding with unclipped dust wrapper. 'The Moor's Last Sigh' is Sa...

The Raymond Chandler Omnibus

Raymond Chandler · 1955 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1955 . Cloth. An excellent omnibus volume consisting of Raymond Chandler's first four novels, each featuring Philip Marlowe. The second impression of this omnibus edition of four novels from detective fiction writer Raymond Chandler, first publish...

The Shepherd&Apos;S Week in Six Pastorals

Mr. J. Gay [John Gay] · 1714 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Printed for J[acob] T[onson] and sold by W. Taylor, 1714. Disbound. The very scarce second edition of this early eighteenth century pastoral work from John Gay, poet and dramatist best remembered for 'The Beggar's Opera&apos. Printed from the sheets of the fi...

Ice in the Bedroom

P. G. Wodehouse · 1961 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Herbert Jenkins, 1961. First edition. Cloth. A superb first edition of a classic entertaining P. G. Wodehouse novel, a lovely example in the original colourful dust wrapper. The first edition, first printing.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'Ice in the Bedro...

Death Into Life

Olaf Stapledon · 1946 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Mathuen, 1946 . First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of Olaf Stapledon's novel about the spirit of a Second World War rear gunner who is killed in battle. The first edition, first impression of this novel from philosopher and science fiction writer Ola...

Disgrace

J. M. Coetzee · 1999 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Secker and Warburg, 1999. First edition. Cloth. Lovely first edition copy of this novel by J. M. Coetzee, the Booker Prize winner in 1999. The first edition, first impression of this work. Complete with the original pictorial dust wrapper designed  by Lucy Harmer, sec...

Black Swan Green

David Mitchell · 2006 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.60 | $196.85 | ¥31,434)

London, Sceptre, 2006. First edition. Cloth. Lovely first limited edition of this semi-autobiographical novel by David Mitchell, housed in its original slipcase. First limited edition of this work, one of one-thousand copies printed, signed by the author, housed in the origina...

Memories

John Galsworthy · 1929 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Willian Heinemann Ltd, 1929 . Hardback. A lovely short story about a family dog's life in memoriam with heart warming illustrations. Reprinted edition with illustrations of Memories by John Galsworthy. With illustrations by Maud Earl.The short story was created i...

The Golden Age

Kenneth Grahame · 1928 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, 1928. Cloth. The first edition illustrated by E. H. Shepard of this lovely childhood reminiscences. In original publisher's cloth binding. First published in 1895, this edition of The Golden Age was the first with illustrations ...

Fingersmith

Sarah Waters · 2002 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Virago, 2002. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition, first impression, of Sarah Water's popular historical crime novel, shortlisted for the Booker Prize. A compelling historical crime novel set in nineteenth-century London, as main character Sue Trinder grows...

Remarkable Creatures

Tracy Chevalier · 2009 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,228)

London, HarperCollins, 2009 . First edition. Cloth. A fine, signed, first edition of Tracy Chavalier's historical novel about famed palaeontologist, Mary Anning. A signed first edition, first impression of acclaimed author Tracy Chevalier's fictionalised account of t...

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Mark Haddon · 2003 · Rooke Books

£260.00 (€311.65 | $343.50 | ¥54,852)

London, Jonathan Cape, 2003 . First edition. Cloth. A fine, signed, first edition of Mark Haddon's award-winning and critically acclaimed 2003 novel. A signed first edition, first impression of Mark Haddon's celebrated mystery novel, the winner of the Whitbread Book ...

Swallowdale

Arthur Ransome · 1951 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1951. Cloth. A superb signed reprint of the popular children's novel 'Swallowdale', an exciting tale following on from 'Swallows and Amazons&apos. Signed by the author to the half title.Ink note to the verso of the front endpaper &apo...

Two Sunday Philosophy Club Novels

Alexander McCall Smith · 2004 · Rooke Books

£46.00 (€55.14 | $60.77 | ¥9,705)

London, Little Broen, 2004-06. First edition. Cloth. A fine set of two Alexander McCall Smith novels in his Isabel Dalhousie mystery series, both volumes signed by the author. The first edition, first printings.Signed by the author to the title pages.In the original unclipped ...

Eleven Western Novels Published by Ward Lock

Various · 1941 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,181)

London & Melbourne, Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, 1941-55. Paperback. A collection of eleven classic and exciting Westerns by various popular authors, published by Ward & Lock. A lovely collection of eleven exciting Western novels published by Ward Lock & Limited.'The Manana ...

Play Hours with Pegasus

A.P. Herbert · 1912 · Rooke Books

£320.00 (€383.57 | $422.76 | ¥67,510)

Oxford, B.H. Blackwell, 1912. First edition. Paperback. A signed, first edition copy of an early collection of poetry by A.P. Herbert, the personal copy of British novelist Dennis Wheatley. The first edition of this collection of poetry, Play Hours with Pegasus, written by twe...

Poems 1926-1930

Robert Graves · 1931 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, William Heinemann, 1931. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of poetry by Robert Graves, written from 1926 to 1930 and published in 1931. A collection of poetry by noted British poet Robert Graves, including his poetry written from 1926 to 1930. ...