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Walter Strachan · 1976 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London, Christopher Hewett, 1976 . First edition. Cloth. A beautifully presented first edition of Walter Strachan's poetry, with engravings by Charles Marq, in the original slipcase. First edition, in the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with blue paper cover…

Capital

John Lanchester · 2012 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Faber and Faber, 2012. First edition. Hardback. A very smart first edition of this contemporary novel from Lanchester, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page. With the original "signed copy" paper wrap. Set in London before and during…

The History of Devonshire

Reverend Richard Polwhele · 1793 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

Exeter, Cadell, Johnson, and Dilly; Cadell, Dilly, and Murray; Messrs. Cadell and Davies, 1793-1806. First edition. Leather. A scarce first edition copy of this topographical study of Devonshire in three volumes, bound in one volume. The first edition of this scarce work rebound…

Backwards and Forwards

Summer Spring · 1905 · Rooke Books

£960.00 (€1,150.70 | $1,268.22 | ¥202,519)

London, Henry J. Glaisher, 1905 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this very scarce early twentieth century science fiction novel. With the inscription 'with the author's compliments Xmas 1910' to the verso of the front free…

The Transmutation of Ling

Ernest Bramah · 1911 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.93 | ¥104,424)

London, Grant Richards, 1911 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated Ernest Bramah 'Kai Lung' work, signed by the illustrator, Ilbery Lynch. The first edition of this work, one of only five hundred copies produced.With the inscription …

Pig

Andrew Cowan · 1994 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Michael Joseph, 1994. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this award-winning novel from Cowan, signed by the author. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page, reading: "for Jonathan, with best wishes." The debut novel of Cowan, …

Hard Times

Sara Paretsky · 1999 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1999. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first UK edition of this thrilling novel from Paretsky, signed by the author. First UK edition. Signed by the author to the title page. The nineth V. I. Warshawski novel. When Warshawski swerves to avoid hitting a…

Scaino on Tennis: Trattato Del Givoco Della Palla

Antonio Scaino; W. W. Kershaw; P. A. Negretti · 1951 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.93 | ¥104,424)

London, Stangeways Press Ltd. 1951. Cloth. The first translated edition of this historical work on tennis, originally published in 1555, with illustrations. Signed by P. A. Negretti. Limited edition of two hundred and fifty copies, of which this is number nine. Originally publis…

The Girl on the Boat

P. G. Wodehouse · 1925 · Rooke Books

£1,950.00 (€2,337.35 | $2,576.07 | ¥411,366)

London, Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1925. Cloth. An early edition of an entertaining novel by P. G. Wodehouse, set upon an ocean liner sailing to England. Signed by the author to the title page. Signed by the author to the title page.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.The fifth…

The Path to Power

Margaret Thatcher · 1995 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.58 | ¥35,863)

London, Harper Collins, 1995 . First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of the first edition of Margaret Thatcher's account of the first part of her life, leading up to her ascent to the role of Prime Minister. The first edition, first impression of this memoir, in the publisher…

Dogs of Character

Cecil Aldin · 1927 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1927 . First edition. Vellum. A limited edition of Cecil Aldin's charmingly illustrated tale about the dogs Mickey and Cracker, an Irish wolfhound and a bull terrier. Limited to two-hundred and fifty copies. This copy is lacking the signed origi…

Blood Shot: The 5th V.I. Warshawski Novel Guardian Angel: The 7th V.I. Warshawski Novel Hard Time: The 9th V.I. Warshawski Novel Total Recall: The 10th V.I. Warshawski Novel Blacklist: The 11th V.I. Warshawski Novel Fire Sale: The 13th V.I. Warshawski Novel Breakdown: The 15th V.I. Warshawski Novel Brush Back: The 17th V.I. Warshawski Novel Shell Game: The 19th V.I. Warshawski Novel

Sara Paretsky · 1988 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.32 | ¥23,205)

COMPLETE, Hodder & Stoughton; Delacorte Press; Putnam; Hamish Hamilton, 1988-2018. First edition. Cloth. A 9 volume collection of detective works featuring V. I. Warshawski by Sara Paretsky including a signed copy of 'Total Recall&apos. Nine Volumes of detective works by Sa…

Bitter Medicine

Sara Paretsky · 1987 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥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 of …

The Tomorrow City

Monica Hughes · 1978 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

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 wrap…

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

Douglas Adams · 1984 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

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 original…

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. Th…

The Tin Roof Blowdown a Dave Robicheaux Novel

James Lee Burke · 2007 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

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 wit…

Girl Forgotten

Karin Slaughter · 2022 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

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. Collect…

Yesterday&Apos;S Spy

Len Deighton · 1975 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

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 or…

Balance of Power

Richard North Patterson · 2003 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

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 dust …