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The Amenities of Book-Collecting and Kindred Affections

A. Edward Newton · 1937 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

Boston, Little, Brown, and Company, 1937 . Cloth. A wonderful signed presentation copy of A. Edward Newton's popular collection of essays on the pleasures of book collecting, illustrated throughout. With a charming inscription from the author to the front free endpaper: &ap…

The Ice

Laline Paull · 2017 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)

London, 4th Estate in association with Goldsboro Books, 2017. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition of Laline Paull's thrilling novel set after the melting of the Arctic Sea ice, in the limited edition slipcase. A limited edition, being number 194 out of 250 number…

In My Own Time: Thoughts and Afterthoughts

Jane Miller · 2016 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

London, Virago, 2016. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed collection of essays written for 'In These Times' by acclaimed author of 'Crazy Age', Jane Miller. This copy previously owned by renowned publisher, writer and critic, Carmen Callil. She was the foun…

Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz: Three Adventures

Garth Nix · 2013 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

London, Subterranean Press, 2013. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first UK edition, first impression of this collection of three adventure stories from Garth Nix, signed by the author. First UK edition, first impression. Signed by the author. Special edition limited to one th…

A Spy Named Orphan: The Enigma of Donald Maclean

Roland Philipps · 2018 · Rooke Books

£99.00 (€118.67 | $130.79 | ¥20,879)

London, The Bodley Head, 2018. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this thrilling record of the spy Donald Maclean from Roland Philipps, signed and inscribed in presentation to Carmen Callil. First edition, first impression. Signed and inscribed by the author to …

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

Rachel Joyce · 2012 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

London, Doubleday, 2012. First edition. Hardback. A very smart limited edition of the first edition of Joyce's award-winning debut novel, signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. A special edition limited to five hundred…

The Court of Miracles

Grant Kester · 2020 · Rooke Books

£67.00 (€80.31 | $88.52 | ¥14,130)

London, Harper Voyager in association with Goldsboro Books, 2020. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition of Kester Grant's historical fiction novel set during the French Revolution, with a limited edition gold foiled hardback binding and housed in a gilt slipcase. A…

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Susanna Clarke · 2004 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.08 | ¥50,617)

London, Bloomsbury, 2004. First edition. Cloth. A signed fine first edition of Susanna Clarke's immensely popular fantasy historical novel, set during the Napoleonic Wars, in the black binding variant. The first edition, first impression of this work, with a complete number…

A Collection of Crime Novels by Stuart Macbride

Stuart MacBride · 2005 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.85 | ¥83,307)

London, Harper Collins , 2005-2019. First edition. Cloth. A very pleasing signed collection of Stuart MacBride's popular crime novels, set in the "Granite City" of Aberdeen. Signed by the author to each work's title page, several accompanied by his original drawings. A…

Fabulous

Lucy Hughes-Hallett · 2019 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)

London, 4th Estate , 2019. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed first impression of these modern retellings of ancient myths, from the library of Carmen Callil, founder of feminist publisher Virago Press. Signed dedication inscription by the author to the title page. The first …

Young Sherlock Holmes Series: Red Leech; Death Cloud; Black Ice; Fire Storm; Snake Bite; Knife Edge; Stone Cold; Night Break

Andrew Lane · 2010 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,816)

London, Macmillan Children's Books, 2010-2015. First edition. Cloth. A fantastic complete signed set of Andrew Lane's 'Young Sherlock Holmes' novels. Signed by the author to all volumes. The first editions, first impressions, with limited copies detailed belo…

Mrs March

Virginia Feito · 2021 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)

London, 4th Estate, 2021. First edition. Cloth. A lovely limited signed edition of this psychological thriller, being a suspenseful portrait of a successful novelist's wife. A limited signed edition of 1,500 numbered copies of the first edition. This copy is number 1,457. W…

Jesse Jameson and the Golden Glow; Jesse Jameson and the Bogie Beast; Jesse Jameson and the Curse of Caldazar; Jesse Jameson and the Vampire Vault

Sean Wright · 2003 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)

London, Crowswing Books, 2003-2004. First edition. Cloth. An excellent set of signed first impressions of the first four volumes from Sean Wright's 'Jesse Jameson' fantasy series. Each is signed by the author to the title page. The first editions, first impression…

The Gone-Away World

Nick Harkaway [Nicholas Cornwell] · 2008 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

London, William Heinemann, 2008. First edition. Hardback. A very smart first edition, first impression of this debut post-apocalyptic science fiction novel, signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. The author's debut nov…

Blood Eagle; the Ghosts of Altona

Craig Russell · 2005 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

London, Hutchinson; Quercus Publishing Ltd. 2005-2015. First edition. Cloth. This is a gripping two-volume set of signed first editions by award-winning author Craig Russell, dark, intelligent European crime fiction, each in its original unclipped dust jacket. In the publisher&a…

The High Mountains of Portugal; in the Heart of Hidden Things; the Romantic

Yann Martel; Kit Whitfield; William Boyd · 2016 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)

London; Edinburgh, Canongate; Jo Fletcher; Viking, 2016-2022. First edition. Cloth. A smart three-volume set of signed first editions, spanning magical realism, folklore, and sweeping historical fiction. In the publisher's original cloth bindings, and one copy in the publis…

Barnabae Itinerarium, or Barnabee&Apos;S Journal

Richard Brathwaite; Joseph Haselwood [ed.] · 1818 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

London, J. Harding by R. and A. Taylor, 1818. Leather. A bright example of the charmingly illustrated seventh edition of this brilliant satirical poem by Richard Brathwait. The seventh edition of this lively poem by Richard Brathwaite, first published in 1683.Barnabee's Jou…

Prism

W. G. Briggs · 1935 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

London, W. G. Briggs and Co, 1935 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce 1935 volume of the commercial art periodical 'Prism', signed by W. G. Briggs, and illustrated in colour throughout. The very scarce 1935 volume of this commercial art periodical, which celebrated…

The Story of Napoleon

Harold F. B. Wheeler · 1918 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

London, George G. Harrap and Co. Ltd, 1918. Leather. A compelling Napoleon biography from Harold F. B. Wheeler, in signed half calf prize binding by Riviere. A prize-bound copy of this biography of prominent French general and figure of the French Revolution, Napoleon Bonaparte.…

A Collection of Books on Sandeman Port and Sherry

Ned Halley · 1964 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, Geo. G. Sandeman Sons & Co, Limited; The House of Sandeman, 1964-1990. Cloth. Three smart volumes on the history of port and sherry, particularly that of Sandeman, with illustrations throughout. Three volumes. This set contains: Port and Sherry: The Story of Two Fine Win…