Storia militare

History of the Great War 1914-1918: Order of Battle of Divisions: Parts 2a and 2b

Major A. F. Becke · 1987 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

Nottingham; Newport, The Sherwood Press; Ray Westlake - Military Books, 1987-1988. Cloth. Two volumes on the Order of Battle of the British Army in the Great War 1914-1918, providing extensive information on the various divisions. Later reprints of these two volumes in the pub...

My &Apos;75 Reminiscences of a Gunner of a &Apos;75m/M Battery in 1914

Paul Lintier · 1917 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

London , William Heinemann , 1917. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first UK edition of My '75 Reminiscences of a Gunner of a '75m/m Battery in 1914. A scarce copy of the first UK edition, from the French of Paul Lintier. This volume consists of the reminiscences of a...

Gellatly&Apos;S Map of the Seat of War Malta to the Caspian, Alexandria to Cracow

J. Gellatly and J. Menzies · 1854 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

Edinburgh, London, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Belfast, J. Gellatly and J. Menzies, 1854 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce colour map of Malta to the Caspian and Alexandra to Cracow. Gellatly's Map of the Seat of War Malta to the Caspian, Alexandria to Cracow in the origin...

Assault of Sevastopol. Two Topographical & Panoramic Sketches, Representing the Advanced Lines of Attack, and the Russian Defences, in Front of Sevastopol

Captain M. A. Biddulph · 1855 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,816)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1855. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition work by Captain Michael Anthony Shrapnel Biddulph, depicting panoramas of the Siege of Sevastopol Very scarce first edition. Two detailed sketches that depict the advances lines of attack and th...

Xvth (the King&Apos;S) Hussars 1759 to 1913

Colonel H. C. Wylly · 1914 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.29 | ¥52,726)

London , Caxton Publishing Company , 1914. First edition. Leather. A limited edition copy of this rich history of the XVth (The King's) Hussars, with plates and maps. A limited, leather bound copy of this extensive work. Only two hundred and fifty copies of this edition w...

The Naval History of Great Britain, Volume IV

John Barrow · 1761 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London, T. Lownds, 1761. First edition. Leather. Volume IV of this scarce eighteenth-century naval history of Great Britain, complete with numerous engraved plates. Volume IV from this fascinating and detailed naval history of Great Britain, written in the mid eighteenth centu...

Record of Service in the Great War 1914-18

London County Council · 1922 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

London, London County Council, 1922 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this record of service during the First World War dedicated in memory. First edition of Record of Service in the Great War 1914-18 in the original publisher's cloth binding. Published and pr...

Marine Chronometer: Its History and Development

Rupert T Gould · 1978 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

London, The Holland Press, 1978. Cloth. A very neat edition of this educational work discussing to creation and development of a marine timekeeper. Reprinted edition. First published in 1923. Illustrated throughout. A detailed study on the development of the chronometer, a por...

The Story of the Twenty-Third Hussars 1940-1946

Members of the Regiment · 1946 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1946. Cloth. An illustrated history of the 23rd Hussars, a regiment raised during the Second World War, illustrated with many folding maps. A detailed account of the 23rd Hussars, written by those in the regiment.This cavalry regiment was raised by the ...

Rough Sketches of the Life of an Old Soldier: During a Service in the West Indies at the Siege of Copenhagen in 1807

Lieut.-Colonel J. Leach · 1831 · Rooke Books

£1,125.00 (€1,348.48 | $1,486.29 | ¥237,266)

London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, 1831 . First edition. Leather. The uncommon first edition of Lieutenant-Colonel Jonathan Leach's first hand account of the Light Division's campaigns during the Peninsular Wars, in a lovely half calf binding. The work rec...

Napoleon in Exile; or, a Voice from St. Helena. The Opinions and Reflections of Napoleon on the Most Important Events of His Life and Government, in His Own Words

Barry E. O'Meara · 1822 · Rooke Books

£449.00 (€538.19 | $593.19 | ¥94,695)

London, Printed for W. Simpkin and R. Marshall , 1822. Leather. Second edition of Barry O'Meara's personal account of exiled Napoleon, complete in two volumes. Second edition of this work. Barry O'Meara was an Irish surgeon who accompanied Napoleon to St Helena ...

All Our Yesterdays

H. M. Tomlinson · 1930 · Rooke Books

£79.00 (€94.69 | $104.37 | ¥16,661)

London , William Heinemann Ltd. 1930. Cloth. A limited edition, signed copy of this anti-war novel by H. M. Tomlinson. A limited edition, being number 458 of 1025 copies printed for sale. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With a portrait frontispiece from a drawi...

Historical Record of the Fifty-Second Regiment (Oxfordshire Light Infantry) from the Year 1755 to the Year 1858

W. S. Moorsom · 1860 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,963)

London, Richard Bentley, 1860 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Captain Moorsom's detailed account of the history of the 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot. Illustrated throughout. The first edition of Captain William Scarth Moorsom's historical account o...

With H.M. 9th Lancers During the Indian Mutiny. The Letters of Brevet-Major O.H. S.G. Anson. Edited by His Son, Harcourt S. Anson.

Brevet-Major O. H. S. G. Anson · 1896 · Rooke Books

£470.00 (€563.36 | $620.94 | ¥99,124)

London, W. H. Allen & Co. 1896. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition copy of this scarce work, containing the letters of Brevet-Major Anson during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. First edition in the original cloth binding. Lacking portrait frontispiece. This scarce ...

Onslaught by Air

Air Ministry · 1941 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

London , [His Majesty's Stationary Office], 1941. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A scarce first edition copy of Onslaught by Air that details the Royal Air Force's aircrafts and offensives during the first few years of the Second World War, with photographs throug...

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 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)

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...

The Soldiers of London

Major R. Money Barnes · 1963 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.82 | $171.75 | ¥27,417)

London, Seeley Service & Co. Ltd. 1963. First edition. Leather. A lovely leather bound first edition of a historical military study in London. First edition uncommon leather bound copy of The Soldiers of London by Major R. Money Barnes. Major Robert Money Barnes was a Second ...

A Staff Officer&Apos;S Scrap-Book During the Russo-Japanese War

Sir Ian Hamilton · 1906 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

London , Edward Arnold, 1906. Cloth. A smart copy of the first volume detailing Ian Hamilton's experiences during the Russo-Japanese War, with illustrations and folding maps throughout. A Fourth Impression of the first volume. A smart volume of A Staff Officer's Scr...

English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century

James Anthony Froude · 1907 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

London, Longmans, Green and Co. 1907. Leather. A handsomely bound new impression of this important work on English seamen, by noted author James Anthony Froude. A new impression. With the bookplate of British military office, Harold A. Wernher, to the front pastedown. Contempo...

Ian Hamilton&Apos;S March

Winston Spencer Churchill · 1900 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)

London , Longmans, Green and Co. 1900. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of Winston Churchill's account of his experiences during the Second Boer War. A first edition, first impression copy of Ian Hamilton's March, written by Winston Churchill, which was Win...