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Lawrence of Arabia Memorial

Various · 1935 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1935 . First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. An excellent copy of this pamphlet discussing plans for the memorial bust of T. E. Lawrence, which was unveiled at St. Paul's Cathedral the following year. The first edition of this work. A single sheet of p...

Encaenia

1904 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Oxford, Horace Hart, 1904. Paperback. A very scarce order of proceedings for the 1904 Encaenia at the University of Oxford. The very scarce programme for the 1904 Encaenia at the University of Oxford.This programme details the order of proceedings of the day, on the 22nd June....

Travel in England; Outline of English Architecture; the English Interior

Thomas Burke; A. H. Gardner; Ralph Dutton · 1946 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

New York; London, Charles Scribner’s Sons; B. T. Batsford, 1946-1948. First edition. Cloth. A lovely illustrated three volume set on the history of British architecture, interior design and travel; all with their original unclipped dust wrappers. The first edition of Travel i...

Coloured Ceramics from Ashur and Earlier Ancient Assyrian Wall-Paintings

Walter Andrae [ed.] · 1925 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, 1925 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of Walter Andrae's beautifully and vibrantly illustrated study of Assyrian ceramics and wall paintings. A scarce first edition.The editor of this work, Walter Andrae, was a Ger...

Specimen Historico-Criticum, Exhibens Vitam Amedis Tulonidis

Taco Roorda · 1825 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Batavorum, S. et J. Luchtmans, 1825. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce exploration on the life of Ahmad ibn Tulun, the first edition, in the original Latin. The first edition of this very scarce work.In the original Latin.Half-title is present. A biographical treatise on Ah...

The City of Glasgow: Its Origin, Growth, and Development

John Gunn; Marion I. Newbigin [editors] · 1921 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Edinburgh, The Royal Scottish Geographical Society, 1921. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this detailed geographical and historical study of Glasgow, with folding maps. First edition. Illustrated with five plates and six folding maps. Collated complete. A detail...

Liverpool Fire Report: Fires Caused by Hostile Action

The Chief Officer · 1941 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

Liverpool , Not Stated, 1941 . First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A fascinating and unique original source typed report detailing the May Blitz on Liverpool between the 1st and the 7th May, 1941, highlighting the crucial role of the Central Fire Department during this extremely...

A History of the United States for Schools

S. E. Forman · 0 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

New York , The Century Co. c1910. First edition. Hardback. A scarce educational school book on the history of the United States, with illustrations and review exercises. The presumed first edition of this scarce United States history book.  In the original quarter calf bindi...

The Country Gentlemen&Apos;S Catalogue

None stated · 1969 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, The Garnstone Press, 1969. First edition. Cloth. A facsimile of the 1894 edition of the 'Country Gentlemen's Catalogue', with many fascinating historical advertisements and illustrations. A facsimile of the original 1894 edition. Heavily illustrated thr...

Cavaliers and Roundheads: A Chapter in the History of Bath

Austin J. King; B. H. Watts · 1887 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Hamilton, Adams, & Co. 1887. Paperback. A very scarce historical paper discussing 17th-century Bath and the Cavaliers and Roundheads. A very scarce pamphlet containing a historical paper on Bath, read before the Bath Literary and Philosophical Association on the 7th Ja...

Memorials of Scarborough: A Compilation of Historic Sketches, Anecdotes, Remarkable Occurrences, Reminiscences of Olden Times, Etc.

C. Meadley · 1890 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Limited, 1890. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of historical memorials of Scarborough, England. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and the odd in-text image. A collection of historical s...

The Illustrated London News (No. 5117: Volume 190) & the Strand Coronation Souvenir

Various · 1937 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, The Illustrated London News"; George Newnes Limited , 1937 . First edition. Magazine. Bright copies of the 1937 Coronation Ceremony edition of The Illustrated London News, with the Coronation Souvenir of the same year. Bound in the publisher's original pictorial p...

The Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield, K.G. , and His Times

Alexander Charles Ewald · 1883 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

London, William Mackenzie , 1883. Cloth. A handsome complete set exploring the life of former Prime Minister and influential Conservative politician, Benjamin Disraeli. An early edition. Complete as two volumes bound in five. Uniformly bound in the publisher's decorative...

Report of the Proceedings of the International Free Trade Congress, London, August, 1908

1908 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Cobden Club, 1908 . First edition. Cloth. A report of proceedings at the International Free Trade Congress in 1908, including a speech given by Winston Churchill on the subject, the first edition of the work, presented by the publisher at the Cobden Club. The first edi...

Oliver Cromwell

Mirko Jelusich · 1939 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, Massie Publishing Comp Ltd, 1939. First edition. Cloth. The first UK translated edition of Marko Jelusich's biographical novel on Oliver Cromwell, in the vanishingly scarce dust wrapper. The very scarce first UK edition. Translated from the original German by Eile...

Oxford Medieval Texts: The Book of the Foundation of Walden Monastery

Diana Greenway; Leslie Watkiss [ed.] · 1999 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

Oxford , Clarendon Press , 1999. First edition. Cloth. The first printed appearance of this lively narrative, which concerns the history of Mandeville earls of Essex and their lands. First edition. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.The Book of the Foun...

Records of the Borough of Leicester: Being a Series of Extracts from the Archives of the Corporation of Leicester, 1103-1327

Mary Bateson [ed.] · 1899 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.53 | ¥8,230)

London, C. J. Clay and Sons, 1899. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this historical work concerning the earliest archival records of the Corporation of Leicester. The first edition of this work. Volume one out of three. In the original cloth binding.Edited by Mary B...

The Second World War

Winston S. Churchill · 1951 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.19 | $918.35 | ¥146,666)

London, Cassell & Company LTD, 1951-54. First edition. Leather. A finely bound first impression set of the final three volumes of Winston Churchill's monumental magnum opus. The first edition, first impressions, of Volumes IV, V, and VI.Finely bound in a smart unsigned cr...

The Life and Death of Cardinal Wolsey

George Cavendish · 1905 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Boston; New York, Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1905. Cloth. A smart limited edition copy of Cavendish's important biography of Cardinal Wolsey, with illustrations by Holbein. One of 1030 limited edition copies printed at the Riverside Press, Cambridge, in the publisher"s...

Letter to Adam Smith LL. D. On the Life, Death, and Philosophy of His Friend David Hume

George Horne · 1804 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, F. and C. Rivington, 1804 . Unbound. A scarce example of this attack on the contents of Adam Smith's biography of the life of David Hume. A scarce work in all edition.First published in 1777, this is the work of English churchman, academic, writer, and university ...