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From One Hell to Another

Liz Cowley Donough O'Brien · 2019 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Leicester, Matador; Troubador , 2019 . First edition. Paperback. An inscribed first edition copy of this scarce novel set during Hitler's war on France, written by the husband and wife duo Liz Cowley and Donough O'Brien. The first edition, first impression. Inscribe...

The Believers

Zoe Heller · 2008 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Fig Tree [an imprint of Penguin Books] , 2008. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed first edition of Zoe Heller's tragicomic novel centring on the family of a controversial New York lawyer. Signed by the author to the title page. The first edition, first printin...

A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Trouble Begins (Movie Tie-in Boxed Set): The Bad Beginning; the Reptile Room; the Wide Window

Lemony Snicket [Daniel Handler] · 2004 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

New York, HarperCollins Publishers; HarperEntertainment , 2004. Hardback. This excellent boxed set contains the first three novels upon which its film adaptation, starring Jim Carrey as Count Olaf, was based upon. A collectible movie tie-in edition of this box, which contains ...

Puffball

Fay Weldon · 1980 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1980. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this supernatural drama novel by English author Fay Weldon, with the unclipped dust wrapper. Signed by the author, including a dated, dedicated inscription (Oct. 87) to the front free endpaper ...

The Ratastrophe Catastrophe; the Yowler Fowl-Up; the Shadewell Shenanigans

David Lee Stone · 2003 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Hodder Children's Books, 2003-2005. First edition. Cloth. A fine collection of first editions from 'The Illmoor Chronicles', a wacky fantasy series for children, including two signed copies. A stunning set comprising the first three instalments of David ...

Ilustrado

Miguel Syjuco · 2010 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Picador, 2010. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed copy of this debut novel from Filipino author, Miguel Syjuco, with the bright unclipped dust wrapper. Signed by the author to the title page. The first edition, first printing. 'Ilustrado' is the experime...

The Burn: Stories

James Kelman · 1991 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Secker & Warburg, 1991. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this collection of short stories from Scottish author James Kelman, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page. A collection of numerous short stories, includin...

The Amulet of Samarkand: The Bartimaeus Trilogy

Jonathan Stroud · 2003 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

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 | ¥11,603)

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...

Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception

Eoin Colfer · 2005 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

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 ...

The Facility

Simon Lelic · 2011 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

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 Secret Battle

A. P. Herbert · 1919 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.50 | $495.43 | ¥79,113)

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...

Sevens Works by Ferdinand Mount

Ferdinand Mount · 1991 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

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 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

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...

The Ice Age

Margaret Drabble · 1977 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1977. First edition. Cloth. A superb signed first edition of Margaret Drabble's novel dramatising the property crisis. The first edition, first impression.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'...

The Queer Captain; George&Apos;S Lair

John Bayley · 1995 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd. 1995-1996. First edition. Cloth. Excellent signed copies of John Bayley's 'The Queer Captain' and 'George's Lair', from the library of notable publisher Tom Mashler. The first edition, first impression of these ...

Greyhound for Breakfast

James Kelman · 1987 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Secker & Warburg, 1987 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Booker Prize winning author James Kelman's short story collection, in the original dust wrapper. Flat signed to the title page 'Jim Kelman 12.5.87&apos.The first edition, first impressio...

The Amulet of Samark and the Golem&Apos;S Eye, with a Signed Publisher&Apos;S Advertisement

Jonathan Stroud · 2003 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Doubleday, 2003-2004. First edition. Paperback. Uncorrected proof copies of the first two novels in the Bartimaeus Sequence, with 'The Amulet of Samarkand' signed by the author. Also present is a signed poster advertising the novels. The Bartimaeus Sequence i...

The Time of the Angels

Iris Murdoch · 1966 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1966. First edition. Hardback. The first edition, first impression of the tenth novel by Iris Murdoch in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work (London : Chatto & Windus, 1966).With the original unclipped ...

At the Bottom of the River

Jamaica Kincaid · 1983 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1983. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this collection of short stories with themes of mother daughter relationships, by Jamaica Kincaid, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first printing as stated to the editio...