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The Lives of the Rakes

E. Beresford Chancellor · 1924 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.81 | $211.42 | ¥33,765)

London , Philip Allan and Co. 1924-1925. Cloth. A signed four volume set of this biography of rakes. Four of original six volumes. Volumes include: Volume II- The Restoration Rakes, Volume IV- The Hell Fire Club, Volume V- Old Q and Barrymore, Volume VI- the Regency Rakes. One o…

An Angel in Australia

Thomas Keneally · 2002 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,549)

Sydney , Doubleday, 2002. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Thomas Keneally's 'An Angel in Australia&apos. Neatly signed by the author to the title page. "A story of a catholic priest in Sydney during the second world war and the dilemma posed by the confession …

Tough Guys Don&Apos;T Dance

Norman Mailer · 1984 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.94 | $52.84 | ¥8,439)

London, Michael Joseph , 1984. First edition. Cloth. This first edition dramatic murder mystery explores sexuality, power, and the soul of 21st century man. "'Tough Guys Don't Dance' is a brilliant and disturbing tour de force in which the sexual power game at it&…

Lake of Dead Languages

Carol Goodman · 2002 · Rooke Books

£24.99 (€29.96 | $33.02 | ¥5,274)

New York, Ballantine Books, 2002. First edition. Cloth. The first printing of this dark tale from Carol Goodman. Signed by the author to the title page. Jane Hudson left the Heart Lake School for Girls after the mysterious suicide of her roommates. Now, 20 years later, she is re…

Burn Marks

Sara Paretsky · 1990 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,549)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1990. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of 'Burn Marks' by Sara Paretsky. Signed by the author to the title page. "Burn Marks confirms Sara Paretsky as a mistress of the contemporary crime novel, in a class with P.D. James and Ruth R…

Tales I Told My Mother

Robert Nye · 1969 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,660)

London, Calder and Boyars , 1969. First edition. Cloth. A charming collection of fictional stories which was awarded the James Kennaway Memorial Award. First edition signed by the author in Edinburgh on the 22nd November 1969. Robert Nye was an author who is possibly best known …

A Small Sacrifice

Ellen Hart · 1994 · Rooke Books

£19.99 (€23.96 | $26.41 | ¥4,218)

London, Seal Press, 1994. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of Ellen Hart's fifth murder mystery in her Jane Lawless series. Neatly signed by the author to the title page. Featuring the original illustrated dustwrapper. Winner of the Lambda Literary Award, and Min…

Company of Spears the Sabre&Apos;S Edge an Act of Courage Man of War

Allan Mallinson · 2003 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, Bantam Press, 2003 - 2007. First edition. Cloth. This is a four volume set of signed first editions of this selected works by Allan Mallinson. All volumes signed by Mallinson to the title page. Allan Mallinson is an English author and was an officer in the British Army. …

Kill Me

Bill James · 2000 · Rooke Books

£34.99 (€41.95 | $46.23 | ¥7,384)

London, Macmillan, 2000. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of Bill James' seventeenth crime thriller in his Harpur and Iles' mystery series. Uncommonly signed by the author to the title page. Featuring the original unclipped photographic dustwrapper, designed…

Threatening Eye

Lesley Grant-Adamson · 1988 · Rooke Books

£28.99 (€34.75 | $38.31 | ¥6,118)

London, Faber & Faber, 1988. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this clever thriller, 'Threatening Eye', by Lesley Grant-Adamson. A tragedy draws the life of two men together; one restless as he awaits the shame which will surely follow if and when the pol…

Using Words Verbal Communication in Industry

John Casson · 1977 · Rooke Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

London, John Casson, 1977. Paperback. 8.5" by 5.5" Signed by the author to the title page. This is the fourth impression of this work, and was published by John Casson himself. The first edition was published in 1968 and published by G Duckworth and Co. This work was written by …

Off the Record Including William Mcshakespeare and Judgement Day and the Bird and Toad in the Stalls and Mr Christmas Strikes Back and the Commissar

Guy Morgan · 1960 · Rooke Books

£200.00 (€239.77 | $264.27 | ¥42,206)

London, The Merrythough Press, 1960-1962. First edition. Paperback. A handsome first edition of Guy Morgan's Off the Record. With 6 frontispieces each created by a different artist: John Worsley, Cecil Gill, John Tribe, Maureen Roffey, Jane Brown, and Bernard Lodge. An auth…

My Son&Apos;S Story

Nadine Gordimer · 1990 · Rooke Books

£79.99 (€95.89 | $105.70 | ¥16,880)

London, Bloomsbury, 1990. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this family story set in South Africa by Nadine Gordimer. Signed by Gordimer to the title page. In a blue cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, very smart. Dustwrapper is smart, with ju…

Jungle of Steel and Stone

George C. Chesbro · 1988 · Rooke Books

£28.99 (€34.75 | $38.31 | ¥6,118)

New York, The Mysterious Press, 1988. First edition. Cloth. The first US edition of this adventure novel by George C. Chesbro. First edition, first printing. Signed by the author to the front free-endpaper. In a cloth binding with paper-covered boards and original unclipped dust…

The Lies of Fair Ladies a Lovejoy Novel

Jonathan Gash · 1992 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.94 | $52.84 | ¥8,439)

London, Random Century Group, 1992. First edition. Cloth. A charming, signed first edition of this Lovejoy adventure. That scruffiest of antiques dealers has a new apprentice - the debonair Mrs. Luna Carstairs - but as he guides his charge through the minefield world of antique …

When We Were Romans

Matthew Kneale · 2007 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Picador, 2007. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Matthew Kneale's 2007 novel When We Were Romans. The title page includes a personalised dedication from the author in black ink. Matthew Kneale is a bestselling author, whose previous work includes Engli…

Moral Gallantry: A Discourse, Addressed to the Nobility and Gentry of Great Britain

Sir George Mackenzie · 1821 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.53 | $76.64 | ¥12,240)

London, T Hamilton, 1821. Leather. A scarce edition of Moral Gallantry: a Discourse by the Late Sir George Mackenzie, or Rosehaugh, Advocate to King Charles II and King James VII. With other essays, intimately connected with the Subject. With a dedication to the Nobility and Gen…

Chronology: Or, the Historian&Apos;S Vade-Mecum

John Trusler · 1790 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, Literary Press, 1790. Leather. A pocket-sized edition of Trusler's dictionary of historical events and figures. Direct from the Regency library of Elizabeth Greenly, later Lady Elizabeth Coffin Greenly. Elizabeth Greenly, born at Titley Court, Herefordshire, was a n…

The Union, or Select Scots and English Poems

[Thomas Warton] (Editor) · 1759 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.78 | $244.45 | ¥39,040)

London, R Baldwin, 1759. Leather. A compilation of several famous Scottish and English poets With works of many poets such as Tobias Smollett and James Hammond. Direct from the Regency library of Elizabeth Greenly, later Lady Elizabeth Coffin Greenly. Elizabeth Greenly, born at …

Nineteenth Century Autograph Book

None · 1882 · Rooke Books

£200.00 (€239.77 | $264.27 | ¥42,206)

None, None, c1882. Paperback. A blank 19th century volume, effectively 'ex' autograph book. Dating from the Nineteenth Century, with a insert dated 1882. The majority of the volume is blank, aside from two inserts. Contains a signed insert by Lady Florence Dixie, the n…