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Churchill by His Contemporaries

Charles Eade · 1953 · Rooke Books

£19.99 (€23.96 | $26.41 | ¥4,217)

London, Hutchinson, 1953. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this biography of Winston Churchill. A first edition of this account of Winston Churchill by his contemporaries, including President Eisenhower, Lord Altrincham and George Bernard Shaw. Featuring numerous photo…

Cold Mountain

Charles Frazier · 1997 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.85 | $132.10 | ¥21,095)

New York, Atlantic Monthly Press, 1997. First edition. Cloth. The first printing of Charles Frazier's much-loved novel, 'Cold Mountain&apos. It tells the story of W. P. Inman, a wounded deserter from the Confederate army near the end of the American Civil War who walks…

De Maisse a Journal of All That Was Accomplished by Monsieur de Maisse Ambassador in England from King Henri IV to Queen Elizabeth Anno Domini 1597

G. B. Harrison; A. Jones · 1931 · Rooke Books

£44.99 (€53.93 | $59.44 | ¥9,491)

London , The Nonesuch Press, 1931. First edition. Cloth. The first English edition of this history of the court of Elizabeth I, and the place of Monsieur de Maisse. Translated from the original French. G. B. Harrison (14 July 1894 – 1 November 1991) was one of the leading Shake…

Wine of Violence

Priscilla J. Royal · 2003 · Rooke Books

£19.99 (€23.96 | $26.41 | ¥4,217)

London, Poisoned Pen Press, 2003. First edition. Cloth. The first printing of this medieval mystery by Priscilla J. Royal. Signed by the author to the title page. Priscilla Royal was inspired in her writing by Ellis Peters and her character of Brother Cadfael. Some of her other …

Village of Stone

Xiaolu Guo · 2004 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.93 | $52.83 | ¥8,437)

London, Chatto and Windus, 2004. Cloth. A scarce copy of Xiaolu Guo's Village of Stone, being an uncorrected proof copy of the first English edition Translated from the original Chinese by Cindy Carter. In original illustrated paper wraps. Externally, generally smart with o…

Bird

Jane Adams · 1997 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,327)

London, Macmillan, 1997. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this mystery novel from Jane Adams. Jane Adams (born 1960, Leicester) is a British writer of psychological thrillers. Her first book, The Greenway, was nominated for a John Creasey Award in 1995. In a black cloth …

Final Exposure

Paul Mansfield · 1957 · Rooke Books

£31.99 (€38.35 | $42.26 | ¥6,749)

London, Collins, 1957. First edition. Cloth. A first Edition of Mansfield's first novel First Edition The Collins Crime Club was an imprint of UK book publishers William Collins & Co Ltd and ran from May 6, 1930 to April 1994. It was not a book club in the usual sense of th…

Little Boy Blue

Edward Bunker · 1981 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

New York, Viking, 1981. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Edward Bunker's 'Little Boy Blue&apos. A semi-autobiographical account of a boy's descent into rebelliousness and a life of crime. In a cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Exter…

Mickelsson&Apos;S Ghosts

John Gardner · 1982 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this novel by John Gardner. Mickelsson's Ghosts is John Gardner's final novel and follows the story of Peter Mickelsson, a former football player and current Professor of Philosophy who is driven…

The Pilgrim of Hate

Ellis Peters · 1984 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

London, Macmillan Limited, 1984. First edition. Cloth. A handsome first edition of the tenth installment in Ellis Peter's Brother Cadfael series. Cadfael, an ex-crusader now monk, solves a murder committed in medieval Winchester. Ellis Peters (1913-1995) was an English auth…

Crooked Hearts

Robert Boswell · 1987 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

New York, Alfred A Knopf, 1987. First edition. Cloth. A charming first edition of Robert Boswell's 'Crooked Hearts&apos. The first publication by Robert Boswell, this novel describes a family's move to Southern America. In original unclipped dustwrapper in a quart…

The Inscrutable Charlie Muffin

Brian Freemantle · 1979 · Rooke Books

£62.99 (€75.50 | $83.22 | ¥13,289)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1979. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of the hugely popular Brian Freemantle's Charlie Muffin series. The far East beckons the hapless hero Charlie Muffin as the floating 'University of Freedom' is set alight with the American and Brit…

A Burnt-out Case

Graham Greene · 1961 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1961. First edition. Cloth. A First English language edition of this novel by Graham Greene. Set against the backdrop of Africa, but unlike 'The Heart of the Matter', this novel takes place in the Belgian Congo. Henry Graham Greene, OM, C…

Totempole

Sanford Friedman · 1966 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

London, Anthony Blond, 1966. First edition. Cloth. Totempole features a love affair between its protagonist, Stephen Wolfe and a North Korean doctor prisoner of war. Sanford Friedman's first novel. It is thought that the character of Wolfe is the first in a novel of America…

In Noah&Apos;S Wake

Allan Block · 1972 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Peterborough, William L Bauhan, 1972. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this collection of poetry by Allan Block. Inscribed by the author "For Robert Graves in gratitude for poems of his". In a cloth binding in original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart with…

John Graham (Convict) 1824

Robert Gibbings · 1937 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

London, Faber and Faber , 1937. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this vivid historical narrative dealing with transportation and early convict life in Australia. Featuring forty wood-engravings, illustrated by the author. With rare original unclipped dustwrapper. In orig…

Snake

James McClure · 1975 · Rooke Books

£79.99 (€95.88 | $105.68 | ¥16,875)

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1975. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon copy of James McClure's thrilling work of crime fiction. First edition. Part of his renowned Kramer and Zondi series. In the original cloth binding with the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, clot…

Yellowstone Kelly

Peter Bowen · 1987 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

Illinois , Jameson Books, 1987. First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of this heroic cowboy story with letters from the author. Includes two humorous letters from the author to the same reader regarding the signing of the book, others in the 'Kelly' series and …

Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend

Robert James Waller · 1993 · Rooke Books

£53.00 (€63.53 | $70.02 | ¥11,181)

The United States of America, Warner Books, 1993. First edition. Cloth. A first printing of Waller's novel 'Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend&apos. Robert James Waller (1939) is an American author best known for 'The Bridges of Madison County', an enormously successfu…

The Little Blue Light a Play in Three Acts

Edmund Wilson · 1951 · Rooke Books

£34.99 (€41.94 | $46.23 | ¥7,382)

London, Victor Gollancz, 1951. First edition. Cloth. A first UK edition of this play by Edmund Wilson. Edmund Wilson (May 8, 1895 – June 12, 1972) was an American writer, literary and social critic, and noted man of letters. Wilson was interested in modern culture as a whole, a…