Storia militare

The Campaign of Mdcccxv; or, a Narrative of the Military Operations Which Took Place in France and Belgium During the Hundred Days

General Gaspard Gourgaud · 1982 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Ken Trotman, 1982 . First edition. Cloth. A Scarce, limited edition, facsimile of Napoleon"s staff officer"s definitive inside account of Napoleon"s military operations in France and Belgium after his return from exile, with a fold-out map. Bound in the publisher'...

Personal Recollections of the Waterloo Campaign

Lieutenant Frederick Hope Pattison · 1870 · Rooke Books

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

Glasgow, Printed for Private Circulation, 1870. First edition. Loose Pages, Articles. A presentation copy of the very scarce first edition of Lieutenant Frederick Hope Pattison's personal account of the Battle of Waterloo, a very scarce piece of Napoleonic history inscrib...

The War in the Peninsula, and Wellington&Apos;S Campaigns in France and Belgium

H. R. Clinton · 1878 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

London, Frederick Warne & Co, 1878 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce, first edition account of the British military campaigns during the Napoleonic Wars by H. R. Clinton. In the publisher's original brown cloth binding with blind stamp embellishments and gilt spine. ...

Chemicals in War

Augustin M. Prentiss · 1937 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

New York and London, McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc, 1937 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, second impression of this early treatise on modern chemical warfare, written by Augustin Prentiss, a Lieut-Col in the chemical warfare division of the US Army. First edition, se...

Permanent Commissions in the General Duties Branch of the Royal Air Force: Regulations for Appointment of University Candidates

Command of the Air Council · 1931 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, His Majesty's Stationery Office , 1931. Paperback. A very scarce pamphlet detailing the qualifications and regulations for promotion to the Royal Air Force general duties branch. The fourth edition of this very scarce pamphlet issued by the Air Council. In the pu...

Old Cavalry Stations

B. Granville Baker · 1934 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Heath Cranton, Limited, 1934. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated work exploring old cavalry stations around the UK, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. With the vanishingly scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrate...

Selections from the Letters, Despatches, and Other State Papers Preserved in the Military Department of the Government of India 1857-58

G. W. Forrest [editor] · 1902 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

Calcutta, Military Department Press, 1902. Cloth. The second and third volume of this four volume set on the Indian Mutiny, providing access to official documents from the military department of the Government of India. Two volumes of four, being volumes two and three only. Fi...

The C.I. V. And the War in South Africa 1900: The City Press Illustrated Souvenir of the City of London Imperial Volunteers

1900 · Rooke Books

£1,200.00 (€1,438.39 | $1,585.37 | ¥253,163)

London, City Press" Offices , 1900. First edition. Magazine. A very scarce illustrated souvenir showcasing the City of London Imperial Volunteers registered during the Second Boer War. First edition of this very scarce work. In the publisher's original wraps. This publi...

The Unknown War: The Eastern Front 1914-1917

Winston S. Churchill · 1941 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, Macmillan and Co. Ltd , 1941. Cloth. A very smart Macmillan edition of Winston Churchill's final volume in his 'World Crisis' series. The first impression of the transferred Macmillan edition. First published in 1931. In the publisher's original cl...

Brassey&Apos;S Naval Annual

Rear-Admiral H. G. Thursfield · 1938 · Rooke Books

£490.00 (€587.34 | $647.36 | ¥103,375)

London, William Clowes, 1938-1940 . First edition. Cloth. A trio of first edition's of Brassey's Naval Annual for 1938-1940, richly illustrated with photographs, warship plans and silhouettes, each volume complete with the unclipped dust wrapper. First editions. Sca...

Patriotischer Hausschatz Illustriertes Prachtwerk Fãƒâ¼R Das Deutsche Volk

Anonymous · 1892 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

Berlin, Paul Kittel, 1892 . Cloth. A beautifully and vibrantly illustrated two volume work of German history, celebrating the military power of the country. In the original German, printed in blackletter.Complete in two volumes, this is a fascinating work of late nineteenth ce...

The Grand Question, Whether War, or No War, with Spain, Impartially Consider&Apos;D: In Defence of the Present Measures Against Those That Delight in War.

[Horatio Walpole, Baron Walpole] · 1739 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, J. Roberts, 1739 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this controversial work arguing the government's position against a war with Spain, written by the brother of the prime minister, Baron Horatio Walpole. The first edition. A Dublin edition was published...

The Great Betrayal: Or, the Invasion of East Anglia; the Retrospect of a Gladstonian M.P.

A Gladstonian M.P. · 1893 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

Hertford, The "Herts. Guardian" Newspaper Co. 1893. Paperback. A second edition copy of this very scarce sketch. The second edition of this work in the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps. This sketch, written by an anonymous Gladstonian M.P. was designed to teach ...

The Disasters of the War: 85 Etchings Reproduced in Actual Size

Elie Faure · 1937 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, The Phaidon Press; George Allen & Unwin, 1937. Cloth. Francisco De Goya's impactful etchings depicting the horrors of the Spanish uprising in 1808. A collection of prints by Francisco de Goya. First published as a series of 82 prints in 1863.Illustrated with eight...

Most Secret; the Chequer Board; No Highway; a Town Like Alice; Round the Bend; the Far Country; in the Wet; Requiem for a Wren; Beyond the Black Stump

Nevil Shute · 1945 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, William Heinemann, 1945-1956. First edition. Cloth. A handsome set of first edition war and romance novels by aeronautical engineer and author, Nevil Shute. First editions. A handsome set of Nevil Shute books, bound in the publisher's original red cloth. 'R...

The Standards and Colours of the Army. From the Restoration, 1661, to the Introduction of the Territorial System, 1881.

Samuel Milne Milne · 1893 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.37 | ¥68,565)

Leeds, Printed for the Subscribers by Goodall and Suddick, 1893 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon limited edition, first edition, of this richly illustrated account of the standards and colours of the British army. An uncommon limited edition first edition.Number 24 of 200 ...

Early Sea-Presses

Howard M. Chapin · 1925 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

New York, Press of Ars Typographica , 1925 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce study surrounding the earliest printing presses used at sea, written by Howard M. Chapin. The first edition. Bound in the publisher's original paper wraps. Very scarce. This fascinating h...

A Desperate Voyage

E. F. Knight [Edward Frederick Knight] · 1898 · Rooke Books

£155.00 (€185.79 | $204.78 | ¥32,700)

London, John Milne, 1898. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this thrilling maritime adventure; now a very scarce work by Edward Frederick Knight. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the gilt emblem of the publisher Jo...

Together Against Hitler & Tomorrow: A Plan for the British Future

D. N. Pritt; A. K. Chesterton · 1965 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London; Croydon, The National Committee, People's Convention; Candour Publishing Company, c1941-1965. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. Two smart, very scarce pamphlets on British politics. Two volumes. First thus. Very scarce. This set includes: Together Against Hitler, ...

Guerrilla

Lord Dunsany · 1944 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1944. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this novel set during World War II, written by Lord Dunsany and in the original uncommon dust wrapper. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth with the uncommon original unclippe...