Rebecca Romney

Rebecca Romney is a generalist rare book dealer, handling works in all fields, from first editions of Jane Austen to science fiction paperbacks. Romney is the author of Printer's Error: Irreverent Stories from Book History (with JP Romney) and The Romance Novel in English: A Survey in Rare Books, 1769­-1999. Her work as a bookseller or writer has been featured in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Forbes, Variety, The Paris Review, and more. In 2019, she was featured in the documentary on the rare book trade, The Booksellers.

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  • We're Hiring: Join our London team as a PART-TIME BOOKSELLER

    We're Hiring: Join our London team as a PART-TI...

    Rebecca McDonnell

    Are you passionate about books and eager to share your love of books with others? Goldsboro Books, the UK's leading independent retailer of signed first editions, is seeking an experienced...

    Rebecca McDonnell

    We're Hiring: Join our London team as a PART-TI...

    Are you passionate about books and eager to share your love of books with others? Goldsboro Books, the UK's leading independent retailer of signed first editions, is seeking an experienced...

  • Capital Crime 2026: Festival Schedule Revealed

    Capital Crime 2026: Festival Schedule Revealed

    Rebecca McDonnell

    CAPITAL CRIME ANNOUNCES FULL PROGRAMME, WITH JEFFREY ARCHER, AA DHAND, JANICE HALLETT, LISA JEWELL AND SABINE DURRANT TO JOIN PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED HEADLINERS JANE HARPER, ARDAL O’HANLON AND ANDREA MARA   The...

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    Rebecca McDonnell

    Capital Crime 2026: Festival Schedule Revealed

    CAPITAL CRIME ANNOUNCES FULL PROGRAMME, WITH JEFFREY ARCHER, AA DHAND, JANICE HALLETT, LISA JEWELL AND SABINE DURRANT TO JOIN PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED HEADLINERS JANE HARPER, ARDAL O’HANLON AND ANDREA MARA   The...

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  • Crime Collective: May 2026 Revealed

    Crime Collective: May 2026 Revealed

    Rebecca McDonnell

    Why We Chose Octagon by C.J. Merritt Every so often, a thriller novel is sent to us that reminds us exactly why we love the crime genre and Octagon by...

    Rebecca McDonnell

    Crime Collective: May 2026 Revealed

    Why We Chose Octagon by C.J. Merritt Every so often, a thriller novel is sent to us that reminds us exactly why we love the crime genre and Octagon by...

  • What Makes a Book Valuable?

    What Makes a Book Valuable?

    David Headley

    Value is often spoken of as if it were objective. As if a book becomes valuable the moment it becomes scarce, or when a signed copy reaches a certain number...

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    David Headley

    What Makes a Book Valuable?

    Value is often spoken of as if it were objective. As if a book becomes valuable the moment it becomes scarce, or when a signed copy reaches a certain number...

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