Cuckoos Calling by Rowling, Signed (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Copyright page states "First published in Great Britain in 2013 by Sphere / Reprinted 2013 (three times)" Not price clipped; original L16.99 price showing. Corners show minor bumps and the spine is rolled a bit less than 1/4-inch -- was probably stored on its side, at some point. Sold to us by a dealer in far Cornwall who worried "The book was purchased as part of a lot of a hundred or so signed books at a specialist auction, but no mention was made of this book, although if genuine it would have been the lead item. There is the chance that it is genuine and the auction cataloger was not aware that Robert Galbraith is J.K. Rowling." Signature, which has bled slightly into the title page, looks to us like a good match for others Online and in our possession (we also offer a signed "Career of Evil"), but please examine scans. This first detective mystery in the Cormoran Strike series was well-reviewed when first released under the Galbraith nom de plume, though the secret of authorship by the creator of the Harry Potter series lasted only some weeks, and later printings (including this one) reveal to both jacket flaps "Robert Galbraith is a pseudonym for J.K. Rowling." Mystery. 449 pp. Now reduced from $2,200. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Fine condition.Sphere,2013.A true Signed First UK edition-first printing. The book is Signed on the title page by J. K. Rowling as Robert Galbraith. Reportedly only 250 copies were signed worldwide. This book was purchased from Goldsboro books (May 2013) - a specialist signed book shop in London. Black hardback (gilt lettering to the spine) with protected Dj cover (includes Robert Galbraith biography inside the back panel of the Dj), both in fine condition. The book is as new.449pp.Price un-clipped. First print issues are: No re-prints statement on the copyright page - at the back of the Dj cover has an illustration of a lamp post and contains only two reviews - No mention of J.K. Rowling on the reverse flap of the Dj cover. A collectable and scarce signed first edition-first printing. This is another paragraph Book Description: When a troubled model falls to her death from a snow-covered Mayfair balcony, it is assumed that she has committed suicide. However, her brother has his doubts, and calls in private investigator Cormoran Strike to look into the case. Strike is a war veteran - wounded both physically and psychologically - and his life is in disarray. The case gives him a financial lifeline, but it comes at a personal cost: the more he delves into the young model's complex world, the darker things get - and the closer he gets to terrible danger .A gripping, elegant mystery steeped in the atmosphere of London - from the hushed streets of Mayfair to the backstreet pubs of the East End to the bustle of Soho - The Cuckoo's Calling is a remarkable book. Introducing Cormoran Strike, this is a classic crime novel in the tradition of P. D. James and Ruth Rendell, and marks the beginning of a unique series of mysteries. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. NICE CLEAN AND TIGHT UK FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINT COPIES OF THE CUCKOO'S CALLING AND ALSO THE SECOND BOOK SILWORM BY ROBERT GALBRAITH A PSEUDONYM FOR NONE OTHER THEN J K ROWLING,WHICH HAVE BEEN SIGNED TO THE TITLE PAGE. SILKWORM ALSO HAS THE J K ROWLING HOLOGRAM. BOOKS ARE IN PROTECTIVE CLEAR ACETATE COVERS, ALL BOOKS DESPATCHED WRAPPED IN BUBBLE WRAP AND A CARDBOARD BOX. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. A superb, "as new" UK first edition, first printing hardback in an unblemished dustjacket - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - J.K. Rowling is the author of the bestselling Harry Potter series of seven books, published between 1997 and 2007, which have sold over 450 million copies worldwide, are distributed in more than 200 territories, translated into 74 languages, and have been turned into eight blockbuster films. She has also written two small volumes, which appear as the titles of Harry's schoolbooks within the novels. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through The Ages were published by Bloomsbury Children's Books in March 2001 in aid of Comic Relief. In December 2008, The Tales of Beedle the Bard was published in aid of the Children's High Level Group, and quickly became the fastest selling book of the year. As well as an OBE for services to children's literature, J.K. Rowling is the recipient of numerous awards and honorary degrees including the Prince of Asturias Award for Concord, France's Légion d'Honneur, and the Hans Christian Andersen Award, and she has been a Commencement Speaker at Harvard University USA. She supports a wide number of charitable causes through her charitable trust Volant, and is the founder of Lumos, a charity working to transform the lives of disadvantaged children - SIGNED BY J K ROWLING as her pseudonym (Robert Galbraith) - Pictures of the book are available upon request. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First UK Editions, First Printings. Octavo, 7 Volumes. In Near Fine condition with Near Fine condition dust jackets all wrapped in mylar coverings. All seven volumes signed by Rowling as Galbraith. Volume 1 has a black and turquoise colored spine with white and parchment lettering, Volume 2 has a black and orange spine with white and silver gilted lettering, Volume 3 has a black and orange colored spine with white and gilted lettering, Volume 4 has a black, green, and white colored spine with white and copper gilted lettering, Volume 5 has a black and blue-grey colored spine with red and gilted lettering, Volume 6 has a black and white colored spine with a green vine design all along the spine and white and gilted lettering, Volume 7 has a stormy grey and white colored spine with yellow-green and copper gilted lettering. All dust jackets are wrapped in a mylar covering. Signed by the author as Robert Galbraith in black ink on the title pages and with the hologram stickers to the facing pages, as issued. Volume 1 contains a printed email from Goldsboro Books congratulating those who purchased a signed copy of 'The Cuckoo's Calling' as it was purchased just before the reveal that Robert Galbraith is a pseudonym for J. K. Rowling as well as a loose receipt of purchase from Goldsboro Books. Volume 2 contains a loose receipt of purchase. Volume 3 contains a loose golden envelope containing a 'Goldsboro's Strike it Lucky' ticket for the purchase of a signed first edition of Career of Evil at a discounted price. CONTENTS: Vol. 1, "The Cuckoo's Calling", 449 pages - Vol. 2, "The Silkworm", 455 pages - Vol. 3, "Career of Evil", 494 pages - Vol. 4, "Lethal White", 649 pages - Vol. 5, "Troubled Blood", 929 pages - Vol. 6, "The Ink Black Heart", 1012 pages - Vol. 7, "The Running Grave", 947 pages. JW consignment. Shelved in Case 6. Cuckoo's Calling: Signed by the author as Robert Galbraith in black ink on the title page. One of only 250 copies of the first edition that were signed by the author before news of the pseudonym was leaked, all of which were retailed by Goldsboro Books in London. Rowling was revealed as the author three months after publication. The first impression comprised 1,750 copies. No J.K. Rowling holograms were stuck into any of the signed first printings of this book. 1383043. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Rowling wrote this book under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. Sphere (A division of Little Brown), London 2013. Signed on the title page by Rowling as Galbraith. A Fine Unread copy in a Fine dust jacket. UK First Edition, First Printing. Issue points: First Published in Great Britain in 2013 by Sphere, stated on the copyright page; copyright page does not denote any re-print statement. The rear of the jacket features 2 quotes, one each by Mark Billingham and Alex Gray, along with a street lamp illustration. The back flap of the dust jacket contains a biography of Robert Galbraith that contains no mention of J.K. Rowling. Reportedly only 1500 copies were printed of this first/first written under a secret pseudonym. A very collectible edition. Housed in a custom-made slipcase. We will provide a certificate of authenticity.

First edition, signed by the author on the title page as Galbraith. This was one of the reported 250 signed copies which was distributed by Goldsboro Books, whose original receipt is loosely inserted. Rowling's first pseudonymous novel surprised Goldsboro Books and caused a media frenzy when, three months after publication, she was revealed as the author. The first of the "Cormoran Strike" crime novels was printed in a first impression of 1,750 copies. Errington A17(a). Octavo. Original dark blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt. With dust jacket. A fine copy in fine, unclipped jacket.