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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

J. K. Rowling · 2003 · Rooke Books

£3,500.00 (€4,195.30 | $4,623.99 | ¥738,391)

London, Bloomsbury, 2003. First edition. Hardback. A fine signed first impression of 'Order of the Phoenix', the angst-filled fifth novel in the Harry Potter series, flat-signed by Rowling to the half-title. The first edition first impression of this work.Signed by R...

Doctor Who the Resurrection Casket

Justin Richards · 2006 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, BBC Books, 2006. First edition. Hardback. A fine signed Doctor Who novel by Justin Richards, featuring the Tenth Doctor and his companion Rose as they explore the universe. A first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.An excitin...

The Hand of the Devil

Dean Vincent Carter · 2006 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, The Bodley Head, 2006. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed limited first edition of this thrilling fantasy horror novel by Dean Vincent Carter, a wonderful example in the original dust wrapper. The first limited edition of this work, limited to three-hundred copies, of...

Redback

Howard Jacobson · 1986 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,228)

London, Bantam Press, 1986. First edition. Cloth. A lovely, first edition of one of Howard Jacobson's early novels, a wonderful example of his witty prose. Signed by the author to the title page and in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this...

Doctor Who, the Resurrection Casket

Justin Richards · 2006 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, BBC Books, 2006 . First edition. Hardback. A signed Doctor Who novel from Justin Richards, featuring the Tenth Doctor and his companion Rose in an original story as they travel to the edge of the universe. The first edition, first impression of this Doctor Who novel, s...

How I Live Now

Meg Rosoff · 2004 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Penguin, 2004 . First edition. Cloth. The signed first edition, first impression of this work of speculative fiction following a family as they try to reunite during an apocalyptic nuclear war. The signed first edition, first impression of this award winning young adul...

The Nickel Boys

Colson Whitehead · 2019 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Fleet, 2019 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first UK edition of Colson Whitehead's 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winning novel. The signed UK first edition, first impression of this novel from American writer Colson Whitehead, in the publisher's original p...

Any Old Iron

Anthony Burgess · 1989 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Hutchinson, 1989. Cloth. The second printing of this fantasy novel by Anthony Burgess, a lovely copy signed by the author and complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. A modern retelling of the Excalibur legend, featuring numerous fictionalised historical figures inclu...

The Steep Approach of Garbadale

Iain Banks · 2007 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Little, Brown, 2007. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed first impression of this novel by Scottish author Iain Banks, complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this novel by Scottish author Iain Banks, mainly known for his succ...

Master Georgie

Beryl Bainbridge · 1998 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London, Duckworth, 1998. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of this historical novel by Beryl Bainbridge, signed by the author and complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work. Signed by the author to the title page. Comp...

Lucy&Apos;S Monster

R. L. Royle [Rebecca Lee Royle] · 2006 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Dog Horn Publishing, 2006 . First edition. Paperback. A signed first edition of this dark work of contemporary fiction charting the pitfalls of celebrity. The signed first edition of this novel from R. L. Royle, following 'an A-List celebrity couple as their lives...

His Dark Materials: Northern Lights, the Subtle Knife, the Amber Spyglass

Philip Pullman · 2007 · Rooke Books

£625.00 (€749.16 | $825.71 | ¥131,856)

London, Scholastic Ltd , 2007. Magazine. A signed limited box set of Philip Pullman's successful fantasy trilogy 'His Dark Materials', complete in its slipcase. A fine fantasy trilogy by Philip Pullman. A popular and successful series following the coming of age...

Le Pas de la Mort Poeme Inedit

Pierre Michault; Colyn Coellin · 1869 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

Bruxelles, Fr J Olivier, 1869. Paperback. The first edition of this limited printing of this important renaissance poem. A limited edition work, signed number 16 of 25 copies printed for commerce. Signed by the secretary of the Societe des Bibliophiles de Belgique, J Delecourt...

La Vie Rustique

Andre Theuriet · 1888 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Paris, Librairie Artistique - H. Launette, 1888. First edition. Leather. A beautifully bound first edition novel depicting rural life in nineteenth century France, illustrated by Leon Lhermitte. In the original French.A first edition, this is no. 500 of 525 copies printed on w...

Adders on the Heath

Gladys Mitchell · 1963 · Rooke Books

£850.00 (€1,018.86 | $1,122.97 | ¥179,324)

London, Michael Joseph , 1963. First edition. Leather. A delightful scarce first edition of this detective novel by Gladys Mitchell, a signed presentation copy with a photo of the author loosely inserted, in a sumptuous Sangorski and Sutcliffe crushed morocco binding. The scar...

John Halifax, Gentleman

[Dinah Craik] · 1856 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Hurst, Blackett, Publishers , c1875. Leather. A later impression of this novel by Dinah Craik, in a Mudie signed half morocco binding. A later impression of this novel, originally published in 1856. The twenty-first edition, dated from Jisc. A novel published anonymous...

The Ebb-Tide: A Trio and a Quartette

Robert Louis Stevenson; Lloyd Osbourne · 1894 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, William Heinemann, 1894. First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression of this novel by R L Stevenson and his stepson Lloyd Osbourne, in the original bronze cloth. The first edition, first impression of this novel written in a collaboration between Robert L...

The White Deer

James Thurber · 1946 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1946. Cloth. A very smart copy of this fairy tale novelette by American cartoonist James Thurber, in a bright unclipped dust wrapper. The first UK edition. Presenting this charming fairy tale novelette written and illustrated by American cartoonist Jam...

The Night of the Hammer

Ned O'Gorman · 1959 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,283)

New York, Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1959. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition in its unclipped dust wrapper of this collection of poems by Ned O'Gorman, inscribed by the author. A collection of Ned O'Gorman's poetry, inscribed by the author to the ti...

The Works of Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne

Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne · 1921 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

London, Sampson, Low, Martson & Co, LTD, 1921-29. Leather. A nicely bound collection of the popular works of the Irish novelist Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne, a lovely set from the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. Bound by Kelly & Sons.A collection of the works of Brian Oswald D...