Storia militare

At the Going Down of the Sun: British First World War Memorials; for Your Tomorrow: British Second World War Memorials

Derek Boorman · 1988 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

York, Derek Boorman, 1988-95. Paperback. Early editions of Derek Boorman's war memorials. Second editions, first paperback editions, both printed in the same year as the true first hardback edition. Derek Boorman's war memorials from both the First and Second World ...

British Ports and Harbours; the Port of London

Leo Walmsley; John Herbert · 1946 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Collins, 1946-47. First edition. Hardback. History of British ports and of the port of London from the 'Britain in Pictures' series by Collins, second and first impressions. From the 'Britain in Pictures: The British People in Pictures' series, illu...

British Military Prints

Ralph Nevill · 1909 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, The Connoisseur Publishing Company , 1909. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this charming collection of military prints by Ralph Nevill. The first edition of this work. Dedicated to military prints, featuring a series of illustrations illustrative of the mili...

The Gathering Storm; Their Finest Hour; Triumph and Tragedy

Winston S. Churchill · 1949 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Cassell and Co. Ltd, 1949-1954. Cloth. Winston Churchill provides his unique insights into the events of the Second World War in this interesting memoir. In the original unclipped dust wrapper Volumes I, II, and VI of Winston Churchill's memoirs of the Second Worl...

All Quiet on the Western Front

Erich Maria Remarque; A. W. Wheen [trans] · 1929 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Putnam, 1929. Cloth. An early printing of Erich Maria Remarque's celebrated war novel. Twenty-fourth English impression of this bestselling novel by Erich Maria Remarque, translated to English by A. W. Wheen. An important and influential novel based on the experi...

Historical Record and Regimental Memoir of the Royal Scots Fusiliers

James Clark · 1885 · Rooke Books

£245.00 (€293.67 | $323.68 | ¥51,687)

Edinburgh, Banks & Co. 1885. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated work on the Royal Scots Fusiliers, the personal copy of Scots Fusilier Commander and later Commander-in-Chief of Scotland, Edward Forestier-Walker. A fascinating historical work and regime...

Loyal Volunteers of London and Environs Infantry and Cavalry and Their Respective Uniforms

John King · 1972 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London , Hugh Evelyn, 1972. Cloth. A wonderful limited edition volume of military uniforms, scarce in the slipcase and with colour illustrations. The first facsimile reprinted edition of this work published in 1972. A limited edition copy, limited to 400 copies, with this bei...

Sawas 1939-1947 Book of Thanks

EAS Bailey · 1981 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Inversanda, Ardgour, EAS Bailey, 1981. First edition. Cloth. The first limited edition of this historical record of World War Two with a signed letter from the editor. First limited edition of Sawas 1939-1947 Book of Thanks 1980 in the original publisher's imitation leath...

Les Ecrivains Militaires de la France

Theodore Karcher · 1866 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.41 | ¥10,127)

London, Trubner & Co. 1866. First edition. Cloth. Scarce first edition of this study of French military literature by Theodore Karcher. The first edition of this work, in the original French. Printed in London with a address to the English reader in English language. A study o...

The Emperor&Apos;S Last Island a Journey to St Helena

Julia Blackburn · 1991 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Secker & Warburg, 1991 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this historical study of Napoleon's exile on St Helena, including a letter from the publisher. First edition of The Emperor's Last Island A Journey to St Helena by Julia Blackburn in the orig...

Wellington and Waterloo

Major Arthur Griffiths · 1898 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, George Newnes, Limited. 1898. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated first edition of Major Arthur Griffiths' military history book on Wellington and Waterloo First edition illustrated copy with original publisher's binding of Major Arthur Griffiths' Welli...

Paris After Waterloo: Notes Taken at the Time and Hitherto Unpublished

James Simpson · 1853 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)

Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons , 1853. First edition. Cloth. First edition of this study of the Battle of Waterloo from Simpson's observations, inscribed with the author's compliments. First edition of this work of military history, sharing James Si...

Facts and Illustrations Relative to the Military Preparations Carried on in France

Sir Francis d'Ivernois · 1804 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

London, J. Hatchard, 1804. Cloth. A very scarce historical work First English Edition, very scarce.In a modern cloth binding, with a leather label on spine displaying the title in gilt. This is a historical work which gives the readers 'facts and illustrations' that...

Precis of Great Campaigns 1796-1815

J. H. Anderson · 1907 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,916)

London, Hugh Rees Ltd, 1907. First edition. Cloth. A wonderfully illustrated history of the Napoleonic military campaigns from 1796 to 1815, with colour folding maps and other folding plates. First and only edition. Illustrations include twelve colour plates, eight folding ma...

Voyage East: A Cargo Ship in the 1960s

Richard Woodman · 1988 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, John Murray , 1988. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first impression of Richard Woodman's account of life aboard a typical cargo liner, signed by the author. Richard Woodman draws on his own experiences of service in cargo liners to share the typical life aboard a ...

Anti-Commando

Victor Sampson; Ian Hamilton · 1931 · Rooke Books

£89.00 (€106.68 | $117.58 | ¥18,776)

London, Faber & Faber, 1931 . First edition. Cloth. An illustrated first edition study of the Second Boer War, featuring a number of contemporary photographs and folding plates and maps. The first edition of Ian Hamilton and Victor Sampson's study of the Boer War, reflect...

History of British Aviation 1908-1914

R. Dallas Brett · 1935 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.41 | ¥10,127)

London, Aviation Book Club, 1935. Cloth. A two volume study of British aviation before the First World War, illustrated with a number of photographic and illustrated plates. A two volume work providing a comprehensive study of British aviation between 1908 and 1914, giving &ap...

From Sea to Sky 1910-1945

Arthur Longmore · 1946 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)

London, Geoffrey Bles, 1946. First edition. Leather. A Sangorski & Sutcliffe bound copy of the first edition of Arthur Longmore's memoir of his time spent working in the Royal Navy. The first edition of this work.In a Sangorski and Sutcliffe binding.The memoir of Arthur L...

Rules and Regulations Governing Navigation of the Panama Canal and Adjacent Waters

1931 · Rooke Books

£400.00 (€479.46 | $528.46 | ¥84,388)

Mount Hope, The Panama Canal Press, 1931. Paperback. A very scarce collection of rules regarding navigation on the Panama Canal, illustrated throughout. A very scarce work.An interesting study into the rules and regulations about navigating the Panama Canal and its adjacent wa...

Report of the Select Committee Appointed by the House of Commons, England, &Apos;to Inquire Into the Practicability of Providing, by Means of the Commercial Steam Marine of the Country, a Reserve Steam Navy, Available for the National Defence When Required&Apos;

1854 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

New York, J. H. Burnet, 1854. Paperback. A very scarce pamphlet on the Victorian defence system in Britain regarding their Navy and reserve Navy. A very scarce work.An interesting report into whether it was possible to provide a reserve steam navy in Britain, ready for nationa...