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Naked Is the Best Disguise: The Death and Resurrection of Sherlock Holmes

Samuel Rosenberg · 1975 · Rooke Books

£24.99 (€29.95 | $33.02 | ¥5,272)

London, Arlington Books, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A first edition by literary detective Samuel Rosenberg about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. "Mr Rosenberg's fresh and original appraisal of Doyle not only produces remarkable insights into Doyle but also enhances his own reput...

The Toymaker

R. F. Jones · 1951 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Los Angeles, Fantasy Publishing Company, 1951. Cloth. A collection of short science fiction stories from the Hugo award-nominated author Raymond Jones. The collection is from the pulp-era, and like many of Jones' works were first published in magazines such as Amazing Sto...

A Friend in Power

Carlos Baker · 1958 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,546)

London, Faber and Faber, 1958. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this political thriller from Carlos Baker, which was also his first novel. Carlos Baker (May 5, 1909, Biddeford, Maine – April 18, 1987, Princeton, New Jersey) was an American writer, biographer and forme...

The Resurrectionists

Michael Collins · 2002 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,546)

London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson , 2002. Cloth. An uncorrected proof copy of this thriller from Michael Collins. Featuring the original unclipped dustwrapper, designed by Scott Wishart. "Brilliant and unsettling, this story of the unquiet dead from the prize-winning Irish autho...

Feeling Bad

Penny Kline · 1994 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,327)

London, Macmillan, 1994. First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of this psychological thriller by Penny Kline. First edition. The second novel in Kline's Bristol-based Anna McColl series. In a paper covered binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, lovely cond...

Killing Shadows

Val McDermid · 2000 · Rooke Books

£44.99 (€53.93 | $59.44 | ¥9,491)

London, Harper Collins, 2000. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this crime novel about a killer who targets crime writers. Inscribed by the author to the title page: 'To Liz, looking forward to seeing you between the covers! All the best, Val McDermid.'...

The Youngest Miss Ward

Joan Aiken · 1998 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Victor Gollancz, 1998. Cloth. A charming novel by Joan Aiken based upon Jane Austen's "Mansfield Park" With an extensive list of works under her name, Aiken has written several novels around Austen's renowned works. Aiken creates further insights into the Man...

Essays by Divers Hands Being the Transactions of the Royal Society of Literature

John Press · 1977 · Rooke Books

£16.00 (€19.18 | $21.14 | ¥3,376)

London, Oxford University Press, 1977. Cloth. A charming collection of essays edited by John Press on behalf of the Royal Society of Literature. Essays by: Marius Goring, Melvyn Bragg, Winston Graham, Elizabeth Jenkins, John Press, Christopher Ricks, Steven Runciman, Robert Sh...

The Jago Secret

Ann Shead · 1966 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Faber and Faber, 1966. Cloth. A novel by Ann Shead. The first edition of this work. With original unclipped dustwrapper. This novel follows Mark Jago who brought his children Harriet and Richard to England to find the Cornish farm his ancestor lived. The locals had not...

My Darling Heriott

Jane Brown · 2006 · Rooke Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

London, Harper Press, 2006. First edition. Cloth. Henrietta St John was the sister of Henry Viscount Bolingbroke, the Jacobite statesman and rake. She grew into a lady of letters and poetry, but her ultimate solace was in her garden. Jane Brown has written a trio of social his...

Tunc

Lawrence Durrell · 1968 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Faber and Faber, 1968. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this novel by Lawrence Durrell. The first in a two part series which follows genius inventor Felix Charlock and his dealings with a mysterious and controlling company known as Merlin. The series, known as ...

Sir Walter Scott the Great Unknown

Edgar Johnson · 1970 · Rooke Books

£28.00 (€33.56 | $36.99 | ¥5,907)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1970. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Edgar Johnson's 'Sir Walter Scott&apos. With 28 plates. An historical novelist, Walter Scott is known for his 'Waverley Novels' that are still classic works of fiction to this day. Inco...

Scott Bicentenary Essays Selected Papers Read at the Sir Walter Scott Bicentenary Conference

Walter Scott; Alan Bell · 1973 · Rooke Books

£22.00 (€26.37 | $29.07 | ¥4,641)

Edinburgh, Scottish Academic Press, 1973. First edition. Cloth. A copy of Scott Bicentenary Essays, a collection of papers from assorted academics and scholars from across the world. Includes 'Scott and Old Norse Literature' by John M. Simpson, 'Scott's For...

Charlie the Fox

John Budden · 1932 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Country Life Limited, 1932. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this work by John Budden. Illustrated by George Denholm Armour, a British Painter known for his paintings of hunting and horses. This work displays Armour's skills beautifully with eight full pag...

The Green Hills of Earth

Robert A Heinlein · 1951 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.19 | ¥71,729)

Chicago , Shasta Publishers, 1951. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Robert A Heinlein's short science-fiction work 'The Green Hills of Earth&apos. In original unclipped dustwrapper. With the illustrated bookplate of William J Jenkins to front pastedown. &ap...

The Alleys of Eden

Robert Olen Butler · 1981 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,283)

New York, Horizon Press, 1981. First edition. Cloth. A first US edition of Robert Olen Butler's 'The Alleys of Eden&apos. A Pulitzer Prize winning fiction writer, this is Butler's first novel based on the American-Vietnamese War. In a quarter cloth binding with ...

The Seersucker Whipsaw

Ross Thomas · 1967 · Rooke Books

£200.00 (€239.73 | $264.23 | ¥42,194)

New York, William Morrow & Company, 1967. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Ross Thomas' 'The Seersucker Whipsaw&apos. Best known for his thrillers, Thomas often delves into the workings of professional politics and exposes them with wit and drama. In a quarte...

A Kind of Loving

Stan Barstow · 1960 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Michael Joseph, 1960. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Stan Barstow's premiere, and best known novel. With original unclipped dustwrapper. A Kind of Loving was an extremely popular work and the first of a trilogy of works by Barstow about the character V...

Slides

David Plante · 1971 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Macdonald, 1971. First edition. Cloth. A first UK edition of David Plante's 'Slides&apos. A twisted and compelling novel about five friends who develop an alternative, dark world around themselves. In a cloth binding with original dustwrapper. Externally, sma...

Buchanan Dying a Play

John Updike · 1974 · Rooke Books

£36.00 (€43.15 | $47.56 | ¥7,595)

London, Andre Deutsch, 1974. First edition. Cloth. A first UK edition of John Updike's 'Buchanan Dying.' A dramatised version of Updike's own play concerning James Buchanan, the 15th President of the United States. In a cloth binding with original dustwrapp...