Storia militare

2 Vols Five Years in Kaffirland; with Sketches of the Late War in That Country, to the Conclusion of Peace.

Harriet Ward · 1848 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.07 | $918.19 | ¥146,623)

London, Henry Colburn, 1848. Leather. A smartly bound second edition of Harriet Ward"s first-hand Cape frontier narrative, complete in two volumes, illustrated with lithographed plates and a map. A notable account of the Xhosa Wars. In a smart later half morocco binding with b...

Nazi Spies & Collaborators in Britain 1939-1945 Blue Diamonds Marshal of Victory Women in War Flying at the Edge the Royal Air Force at Home

Neil R. Storey; Michael Napier; Georgy Zhukov; Celia Lee [ed]; Paul Edward Strong [ed]; Squadron Leader Tony Doyle AFC; Ian Smith Watson · 2010 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

Barnsley; Philadelphia, Pen & Sword Military; Pen & Sword Aviation; , 2010-2023. First edition. Cloth. A smart collection of first edition military and Aviation titles, each illustrated, with dust wrapper. A smart collection of six works by the Military and Aviation branches o...

Airfields of the Eighth: Then and Now; Airfields of the Ninth: Then and Now; Bases of Bomber Command: Then and Now

Roger A. Freeman · 2001 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Battle of Britain International, 2001-2003. Cloth. Three insightful volumes exploring airfields in Britain during the Second World War, profusely illustrated with photographs of then and now. Three smart editions of volumes focusing on American and British aviation ope...

A Woman in Berlin I Was Hitler&Apos;S Chauffeur: The Memoir of Erich Kempka

[Marta Hillers]; Erich Kempka · 1955 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Secker and Warburg; Frontline Books, 1955-2010. Cloth. A pair of insightful memoirs by Marta Hillers and Erich Kempka from their experiences of Second World War, both in the publishers' original cloth with the original bright, unclipped dust wrappers. This set con...

Spy Counter Spy

Dusko Popov · 1974 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1974. First edition. Cloth. The review copy of the fascinating biography of MI6 double agent Dusko Popov, a figure widely believed to be the primary inspiration for James Bond. The first edition review copy of Spy Counter Spy, the fascinating aut...

Looking for a Ship

John McPhee · 1990 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

New York, Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1990. First edition. Hardback. A first US edition of John McPhee's 'Looking for a Ship&apos. A creative nonfiction that was nominated for a Pulitzer prize. In a cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Du...

The Mint

T E Lawrence · 1965 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1965. Leather. A smart, limited edition copy of this memoir from T. E. Lawrence, set during his time in the RAF. The book is notable, despite flaws noted by critics, for its sharp observation, for the insight it gives into Lawrence himself, and for the c...

The Essex Regiment, 1929- 1950

Colonel T.A. Martin · 1952 · Rooke Books

£79.99 (€95.88 | $105.68 | ¥16,875)

Essex, The Essex Regiment Association, 1952. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this history of the Essex regiment. Including fold-out maps and full page plates. This comprehensive text follows the regiment's service as is based on official records and first-...

One Young Man

Reginald Davis; Sir Ernest Hodder-Williams · 1917 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.07 | $918.19 | ¥146,623)

London , Hodder and Stoughton Ltd, 1917. First edition. Cloth. A personal exploration of life in the First World War edited by Sir Ernest Hodder-Williams, a true story from the diaries of Reginald Davis. Featuring an inscription and signature from Reginald Davis. "Davis has wo...

The Second World War a Unique Photographic Record in Colour

Various · 1985 · Rooke Books

£24.99 (€29.95 | $33.02 | ¥5,272)

London, Hamlyn, 1985. First edition. Cloth. A glossy photographic history of World War II illustrated profusely with black and white and colour illustrations. "This book offers an original presentation of the events of the Second World War, based on an entirely new concept: th...

Regulations and Instructions Relating to His Majesty&Apos;S Service at Sea

The Royal Navy, His Majesty's Council · 1808 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Not Stated, 1808. Leather. The scarce 1808 record of the official regulations governing the organization and discipline of the British Navy in the early 19th century, in a contemporary calf binding. The scarce 1808 edition of this work, which was published across the 1...

Hãƒâ©Lãƒâ¨Ne and Other War Verses

Stephen Pell · 1920 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

New York, De Vinne Press, 1920. First edition. Cloth. The signed first edition of Stephen Pell's observant poetic anthology on his service in France during the First World War, with charming illustrations. The Signed first edition of the war poem anthology Hélène and Ot...

Captain Pakenham&Apos;S Invention of a Substitute for a Lost Rudder

Captain Edward Pakenham · 1793 · Rooke Books

£1,750.00 (€2,097.65 | $2,311.99 | ¥369,196)

London, T. Spilsbury and Son, 1793 . First edition. Paperback. A bright example of the very scarce first edition of the illustrated publication of Captain Pakenham's discussion of replacing lost rudders and restoring the masts of ships. The very scarce first edition of th...

The Fortunes of Hector O&Apos;Halloran, and His Man Mark Anthony O&Apos;Toole

W. H. Maxwell · 1853 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, William Tegg, [1853] dated from a copy held by. Leather. London: William Tegg, [1853] dated from a copy held by the British Library. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 6". John Leech. Wonderfully preserved, illustrated, half calf copy of Maxwell's military novel. An...

The Annals of the Yeomanry Cavalry of Wiltshire Vol II Being a Complete History of the Prince of Wales&Apos; Own Royal Regiment from 1893 to 1908

Henry Graham · 1908 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Devizes, Geo. Simpson, "Gazette" Printing Works, 1908. Cloth. A very pleasing first edition of the second volume of this history of the Yeomanry Cavalry of Wiltshire from 1893 to 1908. First edition. Volume II of II only. Illustrated with a frontispiece, three plates, and thre...

Nine Signed Novels by Taffrail

Taffrail [H. Taprell Dorling] · 1933 · Rooke Books

£1,495.00 (€1,791.99 | $1,975.10 | ¥315,399)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1933-1939. First edition. Cloth. Signed association copies of the first editions of nine thrilling novels from Taffrail, each inscribed to the author's secretary, Mrs. Mitchell, who typed up the author's handwritten manuscripts and offer...

Private Diary of Travels, Personal Services, and Public Events

General Sir Robert Wilson; Rev. Herbert Randolph [editor] · 1861 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, John Murray, 1861. Cloth. A smart two volume set of this private diary from British general and politician Sir Robert Wilson. Complete in two volumes. The private diaries of General Sir Robert Thomas Wilson, a British general and politician who served in Flanders, Egyp...

Recollections of Marshal Macdonald Duke of Tarentum

Marshal Macdonald; Camille Rousset [editor]; Stephen Louis Simeon [translator] · 1893 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Richard Bentley and Son, 1893. Cloth. A smart new and revised edition of this memoir from French Marshal of the Empire and military leader, Etienne Macdonald. New and revised edition. With a portrait frontispiece and one plate to the rear of the text. The recollections...

Palestine and Transjordan: Geographical Handbook Series

Naval Intelligence Division · 1943 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)

[London], Naval Intelligence Division, 1943. First edition. Cloth. A scarce, first edition of this richly illustrated geographical guide to Palestine and Transjordan during the Second World War, compiled by the Naval Intelligence Division. First edition. Bound in the publisher...

La Guerre Napoleonienne, and, le System de Guerre de Napoleon

Hubert Camon · 1907 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.13 | $858.74 | ¥137,130)

Paris, Militaire R. Chapelot et Cie; Berger-Levrault, 1907-23. First edition. Cloth. Two works by Colonel Hubert Camon on the Napoleonic Wars and the military movements during the war, signed by the author. Two volumes on the Napoleonic Wars by Hubert Camon bound in one volume...