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The Novellino of Masuccio and the Nights of Straparola
W. G. Waters · 1894 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)
London , Lawrence and Bullen, 1894-1895. Cloth. Four uniformly-bound translations by W. G. Waters. Containing: The Novellino of Masuccio (in two volumes) The Nights of Straparola (in two volumes) Limited to one thousand copies, of which this is numbered 725. Illustrated througho…
A Course of Medical Studies Containing a Comparative View of the Anatomical Structure of Man and of Animals
J. Burdin, M.D. · 1803 · Rooke Books
£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.37 | ¥68,543)
London, Cuthell and Martin, 1803. First edition. Cloth. A medical work chiefly designed for the use of medical students. Complete in three volumes Also includes a history of diseases and an account of the knowledge hitherto acquired with regard to the regular action of the diffe…
The Life of the Right Honourable William Ewart Gladstone, M.P. , D.C. L. , Etc.
George Barnett Smith · 1809 · Rooke Books
£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,543)
London, Paris and New York , Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Co. c1899. Cloth. The Life of The Right Honourable William Ewart Gladstone, M.P. D.C.L. Etc. by George Barnett Smith. Illustrated with colour plates to front of each volume and with numerous black and white full page illus…
Masters and Workmen a Tale Illustrative of the Social and Moral Condition of the People
Lord B [Frederick R Chichester, Earl of Belfast] · 1857 · Rooke Books
£770.00 (€922.96 | $1,017.28 | ¥162,395)
London , T.C. Newby, 1857. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition of this novel by Frederick Chichester. Complete in three volumes. Frederick R Chichester, who wrote predominantly under a pseudonym, was a prolific writer of novels in the nineteenth century. Despite …
The Americans at Home; or, Byeways, Backwood, and Prairies
Thomas Chandler Haliburton · 1854 · Rooke Books
£475.00 (€569.36 | $627.54 | ¥100,179)
London, Hurst and Blackett, 1854. Cloth. An author's presentation copy of a very scarce complete set of The Americans at Home; Or, Byeways, Backwood, and Prairies signed to front free endpapers to all. Edited by Thomas Chandler Haliburton. First edition. In three volumes co…
Kelly and the Three-Toed Horse
Peter Bowen · 2001 · Rooke Books
£39.99 (€47.93 | $52.83 | ¥8,434)
New York, St Martin's Press, 2001. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this novel by Peter Bowen. Peter Bowen is an American writer born in 1945. He lives in Livingston, Montana and has worked as a cowboy, hunting and fishing guide, folksinger, poet, essayist, and nove…
A Difficult Trade the Baseball Mystery
Sam Leonard · 2000 · Rooke Books
£14.99 (€17.97 | $19.80 | ¥3,161)
San Franciso, Robert D. Reed, 2000. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this baseball mystery from Sam Leonard. Signed by the author to the title page. 'A Difficult Trade' is Sam Leonard's debut novel, and is about Harry Hvide as he decides to slash payroll…
A Call to Arms
Allan Mallinson · 2002 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)
London, Bantam Press, 2002. 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…
Tobias Smollett
Jeremy Lewis · 2003 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)
London, Jonathan Cape, 2003. First edition. Cloth. A signed biography of the Scottish poet Tobias Smollett Signed by the author Jeremy Lewis as a gift to his friends. Jeremy Lewis was a publisher who was a director of Chatto & Windus for ten years, and the deputy editor of the L…
Sleeping Partner
James Humphreys · 2000 · Rooke Books
£46.99 (€56.32 | $62.08 | ¥9,910)
London, Macmillan, 2000. First edition. Cloth. A smart signed first edition copy of this gripping courtroom thriller, seen through the eyes of the accused. First edition. James Humphreys is a political analyst and author, who also wrote 'Riptide', 'Negotiating in …
The Life of Raymond Chandler
Frank MacShane · 1976 · Rooke Books
£59.99 (€71.91 | $79.26 | ¥12,652)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1976. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this biographical exploration into the life and works of Raymond Chandler. Featuring original illustrated dustwrapper designed by Craig Dodd. With tipped in extract from The Sunday Times dated 20th April…
Death a la Provencale
Janet Laurence · 1995 · Rooke Books
£24.99 (€29.95 | $33.02 | ¥5,270)
London, Macmillan, 1995. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition crime thriller. Inscription to the title page by the author. "Death a la Provencale is Janet Laurence's seventh culinary mystery to feature her amateur sleuth Darina Lisle." In a cloth binding with unclip…
Cast the First Stone
Jane Adams · 1996 · Rooke Books
£39.99 (€47.93 | $52.83 | ¥8,434)
London, Macmillan, 1996. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition crime thriller. Signed by the author to the title page. Cast the First Stone is Jane Adams's second novel, following her hugely successful and highly acclaimed debut The Greenway which was nominated for t…
Black Venus
Angela Carter · 1985 · Rooke Books
£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)
London, Chatto and Windus The Hogarth Press, 1985. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this work by noted feminist author Angela Carter. First edition, first impression in the original dustwrapper designed by Don Macpherson. Angela Carter is a renowned British author and jo…
The Hard Detective
H.R.F. Keating · 2000 · Rooke Books
£24.99 (€29.95 | $33.02 | ¥5,270)
Chatham , Mackays, 2000. First edition. Cloth. A signed, beautifully-presented first edition of this gripping novel by prolific crime writer H.R.F. Keating. This is the fifth of Keating's critically-acclaimed series of novels featuring detectives whose human weaknesses impa…
The Domino Plan
Edgar Granville · 1975 · Rooke Books
£79.99 (€95.88 | $105.68 | ¥16,870)
London, Bachman and Turner, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this crime novel by Lord Granville of Eye, featuring his popular character, Storm English. Signed, 'Best wishes, Granville' to front free-endpaper. In a red cloth binding with original clipped d…
I, Claudia a Mystery, 13 Bc
Marilyn Todd · 1995 · Rooke Books
£79.99 (€95.88 | $105.68 | ¥16,870)
London, Macmillan, 1995. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this historical mystery novel by Marilyn Todd. 'I, Claudia' was Todd's first novel featuring her heroine Claudia Seferius. Signed by the author to the title page. In a black cloth binding with origi…
The Pyramid
William Golding · 1967 · Rooke Books
£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,218)
London, Faber and Faber, 1967. First edition. Cloth. A collection of stories by William Golding. The three stories to this work link together through one narrator, Oliver. The work describes the experience of growing up in a small English market town during the 1920's. The …
Death and Taxes
Susan Dunlap · 1992 · Rooke Books
£24.99 (€29.95 | $33.02 | ¥5,270)
New York, Delacorte, 1992. First edition. Cloth. The first US edition of this Jill Smith mystery by Susan Dunlap Signed by the author to the title page. In a cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, generally smart, though with some light shelfwear. Dustwra…
Acid Row
Minette Walters · 2001 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)
London, Macmillan, 2001. First edition. Cloth. A psychological crime novel by Minette Walters. Acid Row was shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger. The work is a study of contemporary reaction to paedophilia. The work is set in a British council housing …