Christopher, John

The War of the Revolution

Christopher Ward; Edited by John Richard Alden. · 1952 · Rooke Books

£69.99 (€83.89 | $92.46 | ¥14,765)

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1952. First edition. Cloth. A history of the American Revolution and Civil War from Christopher Ward. First edition. Including chapters on the siege of Boston, Arnold's march to Quebec, civil war in the South and much more. Illustrated thr...

The Poetical Works of the Late Christopher Anstey, Esq. With Some Account of the Life and Writings of the Author

Christopher Anstey; John Anstey · 1808 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

London, T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1808. First edition. Leather. A first edition collection of the poetical works of Christopher Anstey, complete with plates, the presentation copy of his youngest son Arthur Anstey. The first edition of this work.Illustrated with a frontispiece,...

The Midwife: Or, Old Woman&Apos;S Magazine

Mary Midnight [Christopher Smart]; John Newbery; Bonnell Thorton et al. · 1750 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.48 | ¥94,931)

London, Thomas Carnan, 1750-1751. First edition. Leather. Two handsomely bound first edition volumes of this very scarce 'Old Woman's Magazine', a short-lived periodical featuring poetry, social commentary, and satire. The very scarce first edition of the first ...

British Birds&Apos; Eggs and Nests

John Christopher Atkinson · 1898 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, George Routledge and Sons, 1898. Cloth. The new and revised edition of an illustrated book on the eggs and nests of the different species of birds that enrich our British Isles, especially geared towards children and beginners. A revised edition of British Birds' ...

An Abridgement of the Institution of the Christian Religion

John Calvin; Christopher Fetherstone [translator] · 1837 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.55 | ¥30,589)

London, Hamilton, Adams, and Co. 1837. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this translation of Calvin's study of the Christian religion. Later edition. Very scarce work. An abridgement of Institutes of the Christian Religion, a seminal work of systematic theology regarded as one...

Ovid&Apos;S Elegies, Together with the Epigrams of Sir John Davies

Ovid; Christopher Marlowe; Sir John Davies · 1925 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.79 | ¥37,972)

London, Frederick Etchells & Hugh Macdonald, 1925. Cloth. A limited edition volume of the poems of Ovid and Sir John Davies, a smart edition in the very scarce dust wrapper, illustrated by John Nash. A limited edition of six-hundred and twenty-five copies, of which this is num...

Marlborough: Hero of Blenheim; Blenheim Preparation: The English Army on the March to the Danube, Collected Essays; Marlborough"S Wars: Eyewitness Accounts 1702-1713; Marlborough"S Sieges

John Hussey; Dr David G. Chandler; Christopher L. Scott; James Falkner · 2004 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London; Staplehurst; South Yorkshire; Gloucestershire , Weidenfeld and Nicolson; Spellmount Limited; Pen and Sword Military, 2004-2007. First edition. Cloth. A terrific selection of first edition histories on the 1st Duke of Marlborough, John Churchill, and his notorious victo...

Works by John Christopher

John Christopher · 1958 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London , Penguin; Beaver; Sphere; Hodder Paperbacks , 1958-1978. Paperback. Eight volumes of work by the science fiction writer John Christopher. Eight volumes of work by John Christopher.John Christopher was the name used by Sam Youd to write science fiction. He won the Guard...

1977 Six Volumes from the Second Word War a Short Military History

Eric Linklater; Christopher Buckley; John North; Ian Hay · 1977 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

London, His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1977. Paperback. A near fine illustrated collection of six works from the His Majesty's Stationary Office's The Second World War 1939-1945, a short military history series. Set of six volumes from The Second World War 193...

Sammelband of Eighteenth Century Poetry

W. Mason; John Hall-Stevenson; William Woty; Christopher Anstey · 1762 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€898.98 | $990.80 | ¥158,218)

London, R. Horsfield; H. Dunoyer; W. Tessyman; R. and J. Dodsley; W. Flexney, 1762-1775. First edition. Leather. A charming collection of five late 18th century poetical works, present in the first and second editions and including works from W. Mason, John Hall-Stevenson and ...

Hogarth Living Poets: No. 8, Cambridge Poetry, 1929

Various; Christopher Saltmarshe [ed.]; John Davenport [ed.]; Basil Wright [ed.] · 1929 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.60 | $196.84 | ¥31,433)

London, Leonard & Virginia Woolf at The Hogarth Press, 1929. First edition. Hardback. A first edition, first impression of No. 8 of Hogarth's Cambridge Poetry series, with contributions by Julian Bell, William Empson, Richard Eberhart, John Lehmann and Michael Redgrave. T...

East Africa and Its Big Game

John Christopher Willoughby · 1889 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1889. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this exciting account of a hunting trip across Eastern Africa, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work, rebacked with the publisher's original pictorial cloth laid down to ...

The Original SCIENCE FICTION Stories: January, Jan. 1957

Original Science Fiction (Philip K. Dick; Isaac Asimov; Robert Silverberg; Irving Cox, Jr.; John Christopher; Paul Janvier - aka Algis Budrys; L. Sprague de Camp; Robert A. Madle) · 1957 · Books from the Crypt

$6.00 (€5.44 | £4.54 | ¥958)

Good to Very Good- Columbia Publications NY Vol. 7, No. 4. Edited by Robert A. W. Lowndes. Cover art by Emsh. Includes "The Unreconstructed M" (novelet) by Philip K. Dick; "Male Strikebreaker" by Isaac Asimov; "Godling, Go Home!" by Robert Silverberg; "Mission to the Enemy" by...

THE GESTE NOVELS Part A Beau Geste, Beau Sabreur [&] Part B Beau Ideal, Spanish Maine

WREN Percival Christopher, ESPLEY John L. [Editor] · 2015 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

Riner Publishing, 2015 2 vols. Tall 8vo. Original pictorial card covers (softbacks) (faint crease at bottom corner of upper cover of Part A - otherwise Fine). Pp. xiii + 622 [&] xiii + 542 (no inscriptions).

BATSFORD BRITISH BATTLES 8 Volumes Capture of Quebec, Mons, Battle of the Nile, Spanish Armada, Corunna, Battle of Plassey, Battle for Normandy, Wellington's Peninsular Victories

LLOYD Christopher, TERRAINE John, WARNER Oliver, LEWIS Michael, HIBBERT Christopher, EDWARDES Michael, BELFIELD Eversley & ESSAME H., GLOVER Michael · 1959 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

Batsford, 1959-1965 1st edn. 8 vols. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth, top edges blue (VG), dustwrapper (light wear at edges - otherwise VG in protective covers, 2 vols price clipped). Pp. various, illus with b&w plates (previous owner's bookplate on front paste-downs; n...

COLLECTIONS XVIII Two Plays from the Decameron Gismond of Salern & Glausamond and Fidelia

HATTON Christopher et al., NEWDIGATE John · 2020 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

Malone Society Reprints [&] Manchester University Press, 2020. 9781526113924 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original black lettered light grey/light green cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine). Pp. x + 138 (no inscriptions).

HOT AIR 25 Years of Hot Air Ballooning in Great Britain

Christopher, John · 1991 · Greensleeves Books

£16.00 (€19.18 | $21.14 | ¥3,375)

Very Good 1874180008. 1991, bright clean copy, with dustjacket, no markings, Professional booksellers since 1981 SKYLINE

Brunel in Bristol

Christopher, John · 2013 · Greensleeves Books

£9.50 (€11.39 | $12.55 | ¥2,004)

Very Good 1445618850 pgs:96. 2013, bright clean copy, no markings, Professional booksellers since 1981 Amberley Publishing

St Pancras Station Through Time

Christopher, John · 2013 · Greensleeves Books

£7.60 (€9.11 | $10.04 | ¥1,603)

Very Good 1445609215. 2013, bright clean copy, no markings, Professional booksellers since 1981 Amberley Publishing

Victoria Station Through Time

Christopher, John · 2011 · Greensleeves Books

£8.55 (€10.25 | $11.30 | ¥1,804)

Very Good 1445602490. 2011, bright clean copy, no markings, Professional booksellers since 1981 Amberley Publishing