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The Turn of the Years: The Season&Apos;S Course & As Old As the Century

V. S. Pritchett · 1982 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

Wiltshire, Michael Russell, 1982. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of illustrations and short fiction. First thus. A collection of illustrations and a short story with the unifying theme of time's passing, produced by close friends with a sha...

It May Never Happen & Other Stories

V. S. Pritchett · 1945 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1945. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of short stories from British writer and literary critic Sir Victor Sawdon Pritchett. First edition. A collection of fourteen short stories, including: The Lion's Den, The Saint,...

The Golem&Apos;S Eye: The Bartimaeus Trilogy

Jonathan Stroud · 2003 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

New York, Miramax Books, 2003. Paperback. A very smart uncorrected proof of the second volume from the Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud. Advanced reading copy and uncorrected proof. The second book of the Bartimaeus Trilogy, a series of young adult novels of alternate his...

Ptolemy&Apos;S Gate: The Bartimaeus Trilogy

Jonathan Stroud · 2006 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

New York, Miramax Books, 2006. Paperback. A very smart uncorrected proof of the final volume from the Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud. Advanced reading copy and uncorrected proof. The final book of the Bartimaeus Trilogy, a series of young adult novels of alternate histo...

The Amulet of Samarkand: The Bartimaeus Trilogy

Jonathan Stroud · 2003 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)

New York, Miramax Books, 2003. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first US edition of the first volume from the Bartimaeus Sequence by Jonathan Stroud, signed by the author. First US edition. Signed by the author to the title page. The first novel in The Bartimaeus Sequence, a...

Snowdrops

A. D. Miller · 2011 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

London, Atlantic Books, 2011. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this "amorality tale" from British writer Andrew Miller, a signed limited edition. First edition. Limited to two hundred and fifty signed copies, of which this is number two hundred and thirty-on...

Kit&Apos;S Wilderness, Heaven Eyes, and Skellig Audiobooks

David Almond · 2000 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London, Hodder Headline Audiobooks, 2000-2001. First edition. Hardback. Three very smart first edition audiobooks of the works of British author David Almond, for children and young adults. Three volumes. First release of the cassette tape and CD audiobooks. Written by David A...

Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception

Eoin Colfer · 2005 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

London, Puffin, 2005. Paperback. A very smart uncorrected proof copy of this exciting novel from the Artemis Fowl series by Irish author Eoin Colfer, signed by the author. Uncorrected proof. Signed by the author to the title page. The fourth book in the Artemis Fowl series. A ...

Sailor&Apos;S Song

James Hanley · 1943 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London, Nicholson & Watson, 1943. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this moving novel from British writer James Hanley. First edition. This novel tells the story of of a group of shipwrecked sailors who discuss their pasts and experiences during the war. A stylist...

The Facility

Simon Lelic · 2011 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

London, Mantle, 2011. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this thrilling novel from British writer Simon Lelic, signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Limited to two hundred and fifty signed copies, of which this is number one hundred and sixty-nine....

The Sacred and Profane Love Machine

Iris Murdoch · 1974 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1974. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this scandalous novel from Irish-British author Iris Murdoch. First edition. Blaise Gavender is a psychotherapist with a wife and a sixteen-year-old son, living a comfortable life. Unknown to his wif...

1962-1965 2vol an Unofficial Rose & the Red and the Green

Iris Murdoch · 1962 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1962-1965. First edition. Cloth. Two smart early editions of novels from Irish-British writer Iris Murdoch. Two volumes. Written by Dame Jean Iris Murdoch, an Irish and British novelist and philosopher best known for her novels about good and evil, sex...

The Sky and the Forest

C. S. Forester · 1948 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

London, Michael Joseph, 1948. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this C. S. Forester novel, set amongst conflict between Europeans and a tribe in Central Africa. First edition. Following the experiences of a tribe and their king as Europeans come to sack their kingd...

The Winter of Our Discontent

John Steinbeck · 1961 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)

London, William Heinemann, 1961. First edition. Cloth. A smart first UK edition of the last novel written by American author John Steinbeck. First UK edition. The author's last novel. Concerning Ethan Allen Hawley of New Baytown, New York, a former member of Long Island&a...

For the Unfallen: Poems 1952-1958

Geoffrey Hill · 1959 · Rooke Books

£200.00 (€239.73 | $264.23 | ¥42,181)

London, Andre Deutsch, 1959. First edition. Hardback. A very smart first edition of this collection of poetry from English writer Sir Geoffrey William Hill. First edition, first impression. A collection of poetry, including titles such as: God's Little Mountain, Holy Thur...

The Secret Battle

A. P. Herbert · 1919 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.49 | $495.43 | ¥79,089)

London, Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1919 . Cloth. An exceptionally scarce second edition of A. P. Herbert's wartime novel, with an inscription from the author. The second edition, published the same year as the first. Very scarce in any early edition. Signed by the author, with th...

The Blanket of the Dark

John Buchan · 1931 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,799)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1931 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of John Buchan's historical novel set during the reign of Henry VIII, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression. With the original, unclipped, scarce dust ...

The Light Beyond

E. Phillips Oppenheim · 1928 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1928 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce, first edition of E. Phillip Oppenheim's novel exploring the financial impact of the First World War. The first UK edition. Dated using Jisc, from a copy of the work held at the British Library.Bound in the...

Sevens Works by Ferdinand Mount

Ferdinand Mount · 1991 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)

London, Heinemann; Chatto & Windus; Bloomsbury, 1991-2008. First edition. Cloth. A smart set collecting six works by Ferdinand Mount, a first edition set, of which five of the volumes are signed. A set of six works by Ferdinand Mount, a combination of his fiction and non-ficti...

The Realms of Gold, and, the Middle Ground

Margaret Drabble · 1975 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.84 | $151.93 | ¥24,254)

London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1975-80. First edition. Cloth. Two signed first edition novels by Margaret Drabble, two novels focused on the complexities of human relationships. The first editions, first impressions.Both novel is signed by the author to the title pages.In th...