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The Chelsea Girl Murders

Sparkle Hayter · 2000 · Rooke Books

£55.99 (€67.11 | $73.97 | ¥11,808)

London, No Exit Press, 2000. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Sparkle Hayter's The Chelsea Girl Murders. Numbered first edition. Numbered 100. "A Robin Hudson Mystery". Sparkle Hayter published her first novel in 1993, which kickstarted her Robin Hudson serie…

Face to Face

Nadine Gordimer · 1949 · Rooke Books

£675.00 (€809.09 | $891.77 | ¥142,359)

Johannesburg , Silver Leaf Books, 1949. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Nadine Gordimer's 'Face to Face' - a collection of short stories by the author. Scarce signed and with dustwrapper. There are sixteen stories featured in the book, including &a…

Fatal Fortune

Marian Babson · 1987 · Rooke Books

£19.99 (€23.96 | $26.41 | ¥4,216)

London, The Crime Club, 1987. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of this crime thriller from Marian Babson. First edition. Marian Babson is the pseudonym for Ruth Stenstreem, and is a prolific writer of mystery novels. Featuring the original illustrated dustwrapper, designed by …

Close Up

Len Deighton · 1972 · Rooke Books

£470.00 (€563.36 | $620.94 | ¥99,124)

London, Jonathon Cape, 1972. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition copy of 'Close Up' by Len Deighton. An inscription to the front pastedown 'For Edward' and signed by the author. First Edition. Len Deighton is a very popular spy novelist, considered t…

Dying to Tell

Robert Goddard · 2001 · Rooke Books

£34.99 (€41.94 | $46.23 | ¥7,379)

London, Bantam Press, 2001. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of 'Dying to Tell' by Brian Goddard. Signed by the Author. Robbert Goddard is a British novelist who published his first novel 'Past Caring' in 1986. His other novels include 'Panic Room…

Tanglewreck

Jeanette Winterson · 2006 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

London, Bloomsbury, 2006. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this work, signed by noted author Jeanette Winterson. First edition, first impression. 'Tanglewreck' is Winterson's first novel for children. Best known for her work 'Oranges are not the Only …

Secret Heart

David Almond · 2001 · Rooke Books

£28.00 (€33.56 | $36.99 | ¥5,905)

London, Hodder Children's Books, 2001. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of the children's book 'Secret Heart' by David Almond. A novel for children by David Almond, author of 'Skellig&apos. A boy's life is changed when a circus arrives i…

A Clear Conscience

Frances Fyfield · 1994 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.91 | $79.26 | ¥12,652)

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. Featuring the original illustrated dustwrapper, by Jonathan Ring. Gary J. McCallum noted i…

Warrior

Allan Mallinson · 2008 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

London, Bantam Press, 2008. 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…

The Fire-Eaters

David Almond · 2003 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,325)

London, Hodder Children's Books, 2003. First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of this novel by famous children's and young adult's writer David Almond. "Once in a while a book comes along that takes over your head and your heart. David Almond's 'T…

With the Living Voice

John Masefield · 1925 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

London, William Heinemann, 1925. First edition. Vellum. The first edition of this speech given by John Masefield. 'With The Living Voice' is an address given at the First General Meeting of the Scottish Association for the Speaking Verse on the 24th October 1924. First…

The Horizontal Instrument

Christopher Wilkins · 1999 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

London, Doubleday, 1999. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this novel by Christopher Wilkins. Held in original unclipped dustwrapper. Signed by the author to the title page. 'The Horizontal Instrument' follows the project of Robert Garrett, a watchmaker who lo…

The Dreamwalker&Apos;S Child

Steve Voake · 2005 · Rooke Books

£24.99 (€29.95 | $33.02 | ¥5,270)

London, Faber and Faber, 2005. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this science fiction novel for young people from Steve Voake. Signed by the author to the title page. In a blue cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart, with just a couple…

Oxford Proof

Veronica Stallwood · 2002 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.93 | $52.83 | ¥8,434)

London, Headline, 2002. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Veronica Stallwood's Oxford Proof. Bound in black paper-covered boards with an unclipped dust wrapper. Signed by author. First edition. Veronica Stallwood is a British author who lives near Oxford, and …

Acid Row

Minette Walters · 2001 · Rooke Books

£34.99 (€41.94 | $46.23 | ¥7,379)

London, Macmillan, 2001. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this gripping crime novel from Minette Walters. Signed by the author to the title page. The novel examines contemporary reactions to pedophilia and resulting urban rioting, and was shortlisted for the Crime Writer…

Death and Faxes

Leslie O'Kane · 1996 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,325)

New York, St Martin's Press, 1996. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this humorous crime novel from Leslie O'Kane, featuring her character Mollie Masters. First edition, first printing. With a signature and ink caricature by the author to the title page. In a bl…

The Book of Common Prayer

Anon · 1797 · Rooke Books

£415.00 (€497.44 | $548.28 | ¥87,525)

Oxford, W. Dawson, T. Bensley, and J. Cooke, 1797. Leather. A scarce late eighteenth century edition, bound in full leather with decorative gilt borders. With marbled endpapers. Direct from the library at Newton Hall, the 18th century country house and estate in Northumberland, …

The Plays of Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Richard Brinsley Sheridan · 1908 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.93 | $52.83 | ¥8,434)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1908. Leather. A handsomely bound collection of the plays of Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Including The Rivals, The School for Scandal, Pizarro and others. Richard Brinsley Sheridan, was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1751. His most famous works includes &apo…

Village Communities in the East and West Six Lectures Delivered at Oxford

Sir Henry Sumner Maine · 1876 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,853)

London, John Murray, 1876. Leather. A smart collection of six lectures on society in Eastern countries, including India. Third edition, to which are added other lectures and addresses. Bound by J. Low, with binders label to the rear pastedown. Sir Henry Sumner Maine, born in 182…

Bartolozzi and His Works Second Edition Corrected and Revised with Additional Matter

Andrew W Tuer · 1885 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London, Field and Tuer, 1885. Leather. A biographical study into this famous Italian eighteenth century engraver, Bartolozzi The second edition of this work. Signed by the author to the edition page. Limited edition, number 79 of 500 copies. Andrew White Tuer was a British publi…