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Bitter Medicine

Sara Paretsky · 1987 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

New York, William Morrow and Company, Inc. 1987. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this thrilling novel from Paretsky, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page with the inscription "Penny, good wishes." When a close friend o...

The Tomorrow City

Monica Hughes · 1978 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1978 . First edition. Cloth. A striking first edition of this science-fiction novel by Monica Hughes, in the original, unclipped dust wrapper. This is a first edition of the work, in the original publisher's cloth binding with the original dust wr...

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

Douglas Adams · 1984 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Pan Original, 1984. First edition. Cloth. A well presented first edition of this novel by Douglas Adams, with an eye-catching dust wrapper with a moving dinosaur motif. This is a first edition of the work, in the original publisher's cloth binding, with the origin...

Front Runner a Dick Francis Novel

Felix Francis · 2015 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Michael Joseph, 2015. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this Dick Francis thriller signed by the author, Felix Francis. First edition, third impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. ...

The Tin Roof Blowdown a Dave Robicheaux Novel

James Lee Burke · 2007 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Orion Books, 2007. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition of this crime novel set in New Orleans post Hurricane Katrina written by James Lee Burke. Limited edition, first impression of the work with a complete numberline.In the publisher's original cloth w...

Girl Forgotten

Karin Slaughter · 2022 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Harper Collins, 2022. First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of the UK first edition and collector's edition of this work of crime fiction by Karin Slaughter. A UK first edition, first impression of the work. Published the same year in the US by William Morrow. Colle...

Yesterday&Apos;S Spy

Len Deighton · 1975 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1975. First edition. Cloth. An extremely smart first edition copy of Len Deighton's spy novel, in the original dust wrapper. A smart first edition of the work in original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt lettering to the spine. In the ...

Balance of Power

Richard North Patterson · 2003 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Macmillan, 2003 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first UK edition of this political thriller by American author, Richard North Patterson. This work is in the original publisher's black cloth binding with gilt lettering to the spine, in the original, unclipped dus...

Without Trace

Katherine John · 1990 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Century, 1990. First edition. Cloth. A well presented, signed first edition of this work of crime fiction by Welsh author, Katherine John. This is a first edition of the work, in the original publisher's smart black cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust...

Basil Seal Rides Again, or, the Rake&Apos;S Regress

Evelyn Waugh · 1963 · Rooke Books

£545.00 (€653.27 | $720.02 | ¥114,978)

Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 1963. Cloth. A smart limited edition short story by Evelyn Waugh, signed by the author. An interesting association from the library of the son of one of Waugh's lovers. A limited edition work, a U.S. limitation of 1,000 copies, of which ...

Basil Seal Rides Again, or, the Rake&Apos;S Regress

Evelyn Waugh · 1963 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)

London, Chapman & Hall, 1963. Cloth. A signed limited edition short story by Evelyn Waugh, signed by Waugh himself, from the library of a son of one of his lovers, Joyce Gill. A limited edition work, limited to seven-hundred and fifty numbered copies, of which this is numbered...

Ss-Gb: Nazi Occupied Britain 1941

Len Deighton · 1978 · Rooke Books

£46.00 (€55.14 | $60.77 | ¥9,705)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1978. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this alternative history novel by British author, Len Deighton. This is a first edition of the work, in smart black cloth binding with the original, unclipped dust wrapper, with an eye-catching red fore ed...

The Future of the World

Charles David Ley · 1955 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

Tunbridge Wells, Peter Russell, 1955 . First edition. Paperback. A signed presentation copy of this very scarce limited edition science fiction play. A presentation copy of this very scarce work, inscribed 'To Hilary Gardner with best wishes for this Christmas season and ...

Newaera; a Socialist Romance, with a Chapter on Vaccination

Edward G. Herbert · 1910 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, P.S. King & Son, 1910 . First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of the first edition of Edward Geisler Herbert's science fiction novel about a socialist utopia in decline. The first edition of this early twentieth century work of speculative fiction, flat signed to th...

Bibliotheca Anglo-Poetica. Or, a Descriptive Catalogue of a Rare and Rich Collection of Early English Poetry: In the Possession of Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown

Acton Frederick Griffith [ed.] · 1815 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

London, Thomas Davison for the Proprietors of the Collection, 1815 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this bibliographical catalogue of works of Early English poetry, in a signed half morocco binding by Morrell. The first edition of this bookseller's catalogue...

R.U. R. Rossum&Apos;S Universal Robots

Karel Capek · 1923 · Rooke Books

£4,500.00 (€5,393.96 | $5,945.13 | ¥949,360)

Praha [Prague], Aventinum, 1923 . Leather. A signed copy of the fifth edition of Karel Capek's science-fiction play, an important work of twentieth century science fiction, remarkable for introducing the word 'robot' to modern language. In the original Czech.Fla...

Literary Sessions

Eric Partridge · 1932 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, The Scholartis Press, 1932. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition copy of this scarce collection of articles of literary criticism by Eric Partridge. One of 650 limited edition copies of this scarce work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Inscribe...

Stories from the Arabian Nights

Anonymous; Laurence Housman · 1923 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

Nottingham, Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1923. Cloth. The Boots edition of the tales of Arabian Nights retold by Laurence Housman, illustrated with lovely colour plates by Edmund Dulac. The Boots edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with pictor...

The Chase; a Poem

William Somervile · 1802 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,181)

London, W. Bulmer and Co, 1802 . Leather. The second Bewick edition of William Somervile's most popular poem, delightfully illustrated throughout by Thomas Bewick, after the designs of his brother. The second edition of this work to feature the Bewick illustrations.'...

The Passionate Pilgrim; Shakespeare&Apos;S Pericles; Shakespeare&Apos;S Lucrece

William Shakespeare; Sidney Lee [ed] · 1905 · Rooke Books

£385.00 (€461.48 | $508.64 | ¥81,223)

Oxford, At the Clarendon Press, 1905. Leather. Limited edition of three works by William Shakespeare, first quarto editions reproduced in facsmile bound in uniform Bumpus bindings. With half titles. Number 673 of one thousand copies, originally released in a set of five volume...