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A Clear Conscience

Frances Fyfield · 1994 · Rooke Books

£69.99 (€83.89 | $92.47 | ¥14,761)

London, Bantam Press, 1994. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of Frances Fyfield's fifth crime novel in her Helen West series. Neatly signed by the author to the title page, dated 30th September 1995. Featuring the original illustrated dustwrapper, by Jonathan Rin…

Lying

Wendy Perriam · 2000 · Rooke Books

£14.99 (€17.97 | $19.80 | ¥3,161)

London, Peter Owen, 2000. First edition. Cloth. Alison - a publisher's assistant of modest means and background - falls for James, a Cambridge-educated accountant from a prominent Anglo-Catholic family. Against the odds, she wins his love, but finds herself compelled to liv…

A Widow for One Year

John Irving · 1998 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

London, Bloomsbury, 1998. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of John Irving's bestselling novel. The book is split into three sections, following the life of Ruth Cole from 1958 to 1996. Irving splits the work according to Ruth's major life events; the breaki…

Two Thyrdes

Bertie Denham · 1983 · Rooke Books

£79.99 (€95.88 | $105.68 | ¥16,870)

London, Ross Anderson Publications, 1983. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of this fast-paced fictional work set in wartime London. First edition. Neatly signed by the author to the verso of the half title. Featuring the original photographic unclipped dustwrapper, designed by…

Bird

Jane Adams · 1997 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.93 | $52.83 | ¥8,434)

London, Macmillan , 1997. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of this haunting suspense novel, being the third thriller from Jane Adams. First edition. Neatly signed by the author to the title page, dated 19.09.97. Featuring the original photographic unclipped dustwrapper, design…

A Hall of Mirrors

Robert Stone · 1968 · Rooke Books

£475.00 (€569.36 | $627.54 | ¥100,179)

London, The Bodley Head, 1968. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of the first novel from Robert Stone, which went on to win the William Faulkner Foundation Award and many others. Signed by the author to the title page. His best known work is characterised by action-tinged ad…

Face to Face

Nadine Gordimer · 1949 · Rooke Books

£800.00 (€958.92 | $1,056.92 | ¥168,722)

Johannesburg , Silver Leaf Books, 1949. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this work of short stories by Nadine Gordimer. The first edition of this collection of short stories by South African author, Nadine Gordimer, which has been signed by the author to the title page…

A Regimental Affair

Allan Mallinson · 2001 · Rooke Books

£64.00 (€76.71 | $84.55 | ¥13,498)

London, Bantam Press, 2001. First edition. Cloth. This is a signed first edition of this work by Allan Mallinson. Allan Mallinson is an English author and was an officer in the British Army. He is best known for writing a series of novels chronicling the fictional life of Matthe…

A Family Madness

Thomas Keneally · 1985 · Rooke Books

£44.99 (€53.93 | $59.44 | ¥9,489)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1985. First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first printing of Thomas Keneally's novel The Family Madness. The first edition of this work. Signed by the author to the title page. Thomas Keneally is an Australian author, who is best known for hi…

Toward Asmara

Thomas Keneally · 1989 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.91 | $79.26 | ¥12,652)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1989. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this novel set in Africa by Thomas Keneally. Signed by the author to the title page. Thomas Michael Keneally (born 7 October 1935) is an Australian novelist, playwright and author of non-fiction.…

Some Die Eloquent

Catherine Aird · 1980 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

New York, The Crime Club by Doubleday and Company, 1980. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this novel by Catherine Aird. Catherine Aird is the pseudonym of novelist Kinn Hamilton Mcintosh, the author of more than twenty crime fiction novels. Signed by author as &ap…

Prescription for Murder

David Williams · 1990 · Rooke Books

£47.99 (€57.52 | $63.40 | ¥10,121)

London, MacMillan, 1990. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of the intriguing novel by David Williams and signed by the author. David Williams (June 1926 – September 2003) was an advertising executive who became a crime writer after suffering a stroke. Williams' no…

The Gripes of Wrath

Simon Carr · 2005 · Rooke Books

£28.00 (€33.56 | $36.99 | ¥5,905)

London, Portrait, 2005. First edition. Cloth. This is a signed first edition of this humorous work by Simon Carr. 'The Gripes of Wrath' is a collection of true stories that portray the social pitfalls of modern Britain by political columnist Simon Carr. In a cloth bind…

The Green Man

Kingsley Amis · 1969 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1969. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Kingsley Amis' only foray into supernatural horror. Featuring the original illustrated dustwrapper designed by Colin Andrews. A Times Literary Supplement reviewer described The Green Man as "three genres …

Lestrade and the Guardian Angle and Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus

M. J. Trow · 1990 · Rooke Books

£37.99 (€45.54 | $50.19 | ¥8,012)

London, Constable and Company , 1990 - 1995. First edition. Cloth. A collection of first editions featuring Doyle's famous fictional Scotland Yard inspector, Inspector G. Lestrade. Featuring the original illustrated dustwrappers, designed by Splash Studio and illustrated by…

An Illustrated Guide to Old and Rare Books

Reginald Horrox · 1951 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.93 | $52.83 | ¥8,434)

Bracknell, N/A, 1951. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this excellent reference for book collectors. The first edition of this work. This volume is made up of nine original parts which were issued from 1947. Articles included for example are: 'The Shakespeare Foli…

A Stronger Climate

R Prawer Jhabvala · 1968 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.84 | ¥14,341)

London, John Murray, 1968. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this short story collection by R Prawer Jhabvala. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala was a German-born British and American Booker prize winning novelist. This wor…

Black Tide

Caroline Carver · 2004 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.93 | $52.83 | ¥8,434)

London, Orion, 2004. First edition. Cloth. An excellent copy of this crime thriller by Caroline Carver. Title page signed by the author. First edition. Caroline (CJ) Carver was born and brought up in the UK before moving to Australia where she lived for ten years. She worked in …

Bird Cloud

Annie Proulx · 2011 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)

New York, Scribner, 2011. First edition. Cloth. A first printing of this autobiographical story of the construction of a house in the Wyoming wetlands. Signed by Proulx to the title page. Edna Ann Proulx is an American novelist, short story writer, and journalist. She has writte…

The Fire-Eaters

David Almond · 2003 · Rooke Books

£53.00 (€63.53 | $70.02 | ¥11,178)

London, Hodder Children's Books, 2003. First edition. Cloth. The first printing of this children's fantasy novel from David Almond. Signed by the author to the title page. "Once in a while a book comes along that takes over your head and your heart. David Almond's…