Storia militare

The Patriot&Apos;S Progress: Being the Vicissitudes of Pte. John Bullock

Henry Williamson · 1930 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)

London, Geoffrey Bles, 1930. First edition. Cloth. A smart second impression of this illustrated war novel based on true events, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, second impression. Published the same month and year as the first impression. Illustrated t...

The Coldstream Guards

G. Davies; Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Ross-of-Bladensburg; · 1924 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.92 | ¥59,053)

Oxford, Oxford at the Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press, 1924-1929. First edition. Cloth. Five smart first edition volumes on the Coldstream Guards, the oldest continuously serving regular regiment in the British Army. Five volumes of a six volume set. Lacking The Colds...

Histoire de L&Apos;ãƒâ‰Cole Spãƒâ©Ciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr

Un Ancien Saint-Cyrien · 1893 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.20 | ¥36,908)

Paris, Librairie Ch. Delagrave, 1893 . Leather. An extremely scarce, second edition of this interesting work on Saint-Cyr French military academy, written by a previous officer of the school. Second edition. First published in 1886. Bound in a smart quarter calf with marbled b...

The After-War Settlement & Employment of Ex-Service Men in the Overseas Dominions

Sir Rider Haggard [H. Rider Haggard] · 1916 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

London, The Royal Colonial Institute, 1916 . First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this uncommon report from adventure novelist H. Rider Haggard, concerning the 'After-War Settlement & Employment of Ex-Service Men in the Overseas Dominions&apos. The uncommon first...

With the Boer Forces

Howard C. Hillegas · 1987 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

Melville, Scripta Africana, 1987. Cloth. An excellent limited edition copy of this illustrated facsimile, offering insights into the Second Boer War. No. 218 of 1000 limited edition copies of this work in the publisher's original full leatherette binding with the original...

First Aid and Nursing for Gas Casualties (Air Raid Precautions Handbook No. 2)

Home Office (Air Raid Precautions Department) · 1939 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London, His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1939. Paperback. The third edition of this Air Raid Precautions Handbook, offering a fascinating insight into nursing during the Second World War. An uncommon work in the publisher's original paper wraps. The third edition in ...

History of the Second World War

Major-General S. Woodburn Kirby; Major L. F. Ellis; Michael Howard · 1957 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,162)

London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1957-1970. First edition. Cloth. A smart four volume set of this historical study on the Second World War, with the original dust wrappers. Four volumes from the History of the Second World War series. First edition. This set inclu...

A Record of the Expeditions Against the North-West Frontier Tribes Since the Annexation of the Punjab

Lieutenant-Colonel W.H. Paget; Lieutenant A.H. Mason · 1884 · Rooke Books

£5,900.00 (€7,072.01 | $7,794.76 | ¥1,244,327)

London, Whiting & Co, 1884. Cloth. A very scarce contemporary account of frontier skirmishes and expeditions taking place in British-ruled India following the annexation of the Punjab. Initially published a decade prior in Calcutta, this edition has been expanded up to the yea...

New Zealand Artillery in the Field 1914-1918

Lieutenant J. R. Byrne · 1922 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.12 | $858.74 | ¥137,087)

Auckland, Whitcombe and Tomb, 1922. First edition. Cloth. This account of the New Zealand Artillery in the First World War was previously owned by Brigadier-General George Napier Johnston, who was Commander of the artillery for the New Zealand and Australian divisions. With a ...

The Lambeth and Southwark Volunteers

J. M. A. Tamplin · 1965 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

London , Trustees of the Regimental Historical Fund, 1965 . First edition. Cloth. A limited edition copy of The Lambeth and Southwark Volunteers, with plates. A limited edition copy. Limited to six hundred copies, with this copy being number 569.The Lambeth and Southwark Volun...

The Story of the Seventh Battalion the Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert&Apos;S)

Captain JLJ Meredith · 1945 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

Not stated , Privately Printed, 1945. First edition. Cloth. First and sole edition of Captain JLJ Meredith's scarce book dedicated to the Somerset Light Infantry. The first and only edition of this work. A scarce volume, rarely seen in commerce. Found in only two institut...

The Army Regulator: Or, the Military Adventures of Mr. John Railton

John Railton · 1738 · Rooke Books

£445.00 (€533.40 | $587.91 | ¥93,852)

London, W. Warner, 1738 . Leather. A very scarce early issue of John Railton's account of malpractice and fraud within the British military. Published in the same year as the first edition, which appeared under the slightly different title 'The Army's Regulator,...

The Royal Green Jackets Chronicle 1971 an Annual Record Volume 6 January to December 1971

1971 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)

Winchester, Culverlands Press , 1971. Cloth. A very smart copy of the The Royal Green Jackets Chronicle from 1971, with illustrations. This is a copy of the Annual Record for The Royal Green Jackets from January to December 1971, complied and edited at the Regimental Headquart...

Dress Regulations for the Officers of the Army

1883 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.08 | ¥50,617)

London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office; W. Clowes & Sons; Harrison & Sons; et al, 1883. First edition. Cloth. A first edition guide to the many dress regulations of the British Army, an informational military volume. The first edition.Army Regulations Volume VII.Adverts ...

The Second World War

Winston S. Churchill · 1948 · Rooke Books

£625.00 (€749.15 | $825.72 | ¥131,814)

London, Cassell & Co. Ltd. 1948-54. First edition. Cloth. A first edition set of William Churchill's groundbreaking memoirs regarding the Second World War. The first edition. In the publisher's full cloth binding with gilt lettering. All but volume six have their ori...

Short Histories of the Territorial Regiments of the British Army, Including the Names of the Officers and Soldiers Who Have Won the Victoria Cross, or the Distinguished Conduct Medal

R. de M. Rudolf · 1905 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London, His Majesty's Stationery Office; Harrison and Sons; Wyman and Sons; Oliver and Boyd; E. Ponsonby, 1905. Cloth. An important historical reference work on the British Army, providing a history of the many territorial regiments of the county. An extensive study into ...

The Truth Respecting the Revolution Which Broke out in Paris, in the Month of July, 1830; Its Causes and Its Consequences

1831 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London, M. Alexandre , 1831. First edition. Disbound. A very scarce pamphlet translated from the French, concerning the 1830 Revolution in Paris. The first edition of this work. A very scarce pamphlet containing a discussion concerning the Revolution of 1830 in Paris, also kno...

The Monthly Army List for May, 1908

War Office · 1908 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

London , War Office , 1908. First edition. Cloth. A smart and fascinating copy of The Monthly Army List for May, 1908. A first edition copy of The Monthly Army List for May 1908, published by the War Office. This volume contains different officers within the army and their dif...

The Dreadnought, Submarines, Torpedo Boat Destroyers, Etc.

1906 · Rooke Books

£1,750.00 (€2,097.63 | $2,312.01 | ¥369,080)

Not Stated, Not Stated, c1906. Fine Binding. A handsomely bound and very scarce commemorative work on the Dreadnought, British submarines, and torpedo destroyers, with numerous colourful tipped-in plates. A beautifully bound early twentieth-century commemorative work on Britis...

The Mediterranean Fleet: Greece to Tripoli the Admiralty Account of Naval Operations April 1941 to January 1943

The Ministry of Information for the Admiralty · 1944 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

London, His Majesty's Stationery Office , 1944. First edition. Magazine. Account of British naval operations in the Mediterranean during the Second World War. Looking into the British naval operations in the Mediterranean from Greece to Tripoli from 1941 to 1943, the firs...