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Playbill for Charles Kean&Apos;S Performance of the House That Jack Built at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.
Playbill for Charles Kean&Apos;S Performance of the House That Jack Built at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.
The Theatre Royal Drury Lane · 1862 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)
London, The Theatre Royal Drury Lane, [1862]. Paperback. A very scarce playbill booklet featuring advertisements for Charles Kean's performances of 'That House that Jack Built' and 'The Grand Pantomime' at the renowned Theatre Royal on Drury Lane, with...
Campagne Et Defection Du Corps Prussien de la Grande Armee (France, Prusset Et Russie En 1812) Traduit Du Journal Du General de Seydlitz Ancien de Camp Du General D&Apos;York
Campagne Et Defection Du Corps Prussien de la Grande Armee (France, Prusset Et Russie En 1812) Traduit Du Journal Du General de Seydlitz Ancien de Camp Du General D&Apos;York
Colonel Brevete Vermeil de Conchard · 1903 · Rooke Books
£185.00 (€221.78 | $244.45 | ¥39,040)
Paris , Henri-Charles-Lavauzelle, [1903]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Colonel Brevete Vermeil de Conchard's very scarce history of the Prussian army and their part in the Napoleonic wars. The first edition. Written in French.Illustrated with three maps, wi...
The History and Antiquities of Lewes and Its Vicinity, with the Supplement
The History and Antiquities of Lewes and Its Vicinity, with the Supplement
REV. T. W. Horsfield · 1824 · Rooke Books
£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)
Sussex, J. Baxter [Sussex Press]; Gideon Mantell , 1824-32. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of T. W. Horsfield's two volume richly illustrated and comprehensive history of Lewes in Sussex, with the very scarce supplement, all bound into one volume. The first editi...
The Tower Bridge: Its History and Construction from the Date of the Earliest Project to the Present Time
The Tower Bridge: Its History and Construction from the Date of the Earliest Project to the Present Time
J. E. Tuit · 1894 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)
London, Office of "The Engineer" , 1894. First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition history of the construction of the Tower Bridge, complete with many illustrations and folding plates. First edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding. This volume details the ...
Matthew Calbraith Perry: A Typical American Naval Officer
Matthew Calbraith Perry: A Typical American Naval Officer
William Elliot Griffis · 1887 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
Boston, Cupples and Hurd, 1887. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this biography of United States Navy officer Matthew Calbraith Perry. First edition. With a portrait frontispiece and numerous in-text images. A biography of Matthew Calbraith Perry, a United States...
A Sammelband of Four Works Published in the Quarterly Review
A Sammelband of Four Works Published in the Quarterly Review
J. G. Lockhart; Rev. H. H. Milman; Abraham Howard; Elizabeth Eastlake · 1852 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)
London, John Murray, 1852-3 . Leather. A collection of four works originally published in the Quarterly Review, including 'Theodore Hook', 'Music and the Art of Dress', 'The Art of Dining' and 'The Fall of Jerusalem&apos. Bound in quarter str...
A Programme for "Beauty & the Barge" Performed by Karachi&Apos;S Amateur Dramatic Club
A Programme for "Beauty & the Barge" Performed by Karachi&Apos;S Amateur Dramatic Club
1914 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)
Not Stated, Not Stated, 1914 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce programme for a performance of "Beauty & the Barge", presented by Karachi's Amateur Dramatic Club in October, 1914, with numerous original advertisements. Bound in the publisher's paper wraps. Ver...
Napoleon & England 1803-1813: A Study from Unprinted Documents
Napoleon & England 1803-1813: A Study from Unprinted Documents
P. Coquelle; Gordon D. Knox; J. Holland Rose [Intro.] · 1904 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)
London, George Bell and Sons, 1904 . First edition. Cloth. A smart, First English edition of Coquelle"s archival study of Anglo-French relations during the Napoleonic Wars (1803–1813), with a comprehensive introduction by Napoleonic scholar J. Holland Rose. In the publisher&a...
Papers on the Campaigns of Emperor Napoleon
Papers on the Campaigns of Emperor Napoleon
Various · 1898 · Rooke Books
£595.00 (€713.31 | $786.21 | ¥125,563)
London, The Royal Artillery Journal; Various, c1912 . Cloth. A unique volume of rare extracts from The Journal of the Royal Artillery bound as one, focused on Napoleon"s campaigns, featuring fold-out maps and illustrated plates. A unique copy of various extracts from The Journ...
A Visit to Flanders, in July, 1815
A Visit to Flanders, in July, 1815
James Simpson · 1815 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)
Edinburgh, William Blackwood, 1815 . Leather. The third edition of James Simpson"s captivating depiction of the scene at the battle of Waterloo immediately after the event, with folding map. The third edition of this work. A fascinating account by James Simpson of his 1815 vis...
A Treatise on the Defence of Portugal
A Treatise on the Defence of Portugal
William Granville Eliot; Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon · 1811 · Rooke Books
£1,800.00 (€2,157.90 | $2,378.45 | ¥379,853)
London, T. Egerton; John Murray, 1811 . First edition. Leather. The scarce second edition of Granville Eliot's illustrated 'Treatise on the Defence of Portugal', bound alongside the first edition of Robinson's vanishingly scarce 'Sketch of the Campaign...
Parisians out of Doors
Parisians out of Doors
F. Berkeley Smith · 1905 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
New York, Funk and Wagnalls Company , 1905. First edition. Cloth. A charming, descriptive volume on the daily outdoors life of Parisians at the turn of the century, with illustrations. First edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding.With a coloured watercolour f...
The History and Fables of Aesop
The History and Fables of Aesop
Aesop; William Caxton [trans.]; Edward Hodnett [intro.] · 1976 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)
London, The Scolar Press, 1976. Cloth. A superb copy of this limited edition facsimile of William Caxton's edition of Aesop's Fables, complete with chemise and slipcase. A very scarce limited edition facsimile of William Caxton's 1484 edition of Aesop's fab...
The Book of the Havana Cigar
The Book of the Havana Cigar
Brian Innes · 1983 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)
London, Orbis Publishing, 1983. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated compendium about the "king of cigars" from member of The Temperance Seven, Brian Innes. First edition. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.An intriguing history o...
Bordeaux Et Ses Vins; Bordeaux and Its Wines
Bordeaux Et Ses Vins; Bordeaux and Its Wines
Edouard A. Duchesne · 1982 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)
Bordeaux, Feret et Fils, 1982-1986. Cloth. A very smart pair, comprising the English and French editions of this classic reference on Bordeaux wines. Offering both the French and English thirteenth edition of this work. In the original cloth bindings.Originally created by Cha...
The Fowler in Ireland or Notes on the Haunts and Habits of Wildfowl and Seafowl Including Instructions in the Art of Shooting and Capturing Them
The Fowler in Ireland or Notes on the Haunts and Habits of Wildfowl and Seafowl Including Instructions in the Art of Shooting and Capturing Them
Sir Ralph Payne Gallwey · 1882 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)
London, Jan Van Voorst, 1882. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Ralph Payne-Gallwey's sporting work on hunting wildfowl and seafowl with notes on their habitats, beautifully illustrated and bound in crushed half morocco. The first edition. Illustrated with a m...
The History of Signboards, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day
The History of Signboards, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day
Jacob Larwood; John Camden Hotten · 1866 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)
London, John Camden Hotten, 1866. Cloth. A third edition of this illustrated history of signboards from Jacob Larwood and John Camden Hotten. Third edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and one hundred illustrations across nineteen plates. Collated complete. Explorin...
An Account of the Mineral Waters of Spa: Commonly Called the German Spaw: Being a Collection of Observations from the Most Eminent Authors Who Have Wrote on That Subject.
An Account of the Mineral Waters of Spa: Commonly Called the German Spaw: Being a Collection of Observations from the Most Eminent Authors Who Have Wrote on That Subject.
Henry Eyre; Various · 1733 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)
Unknown; [London], Unknown; [J. Roberts], c1979. Cloth. A very scarce facsimile of this handbook, shedding light on the medical theories and zeitgeist driving Europe's fascination with spas in the 18th century. Rebound in an imitation morocco cloth binding.This copy inclu...
The Great War
The Great War
Winston S. Churchill · 1933 · Rooke Books
£650.00 (€779.24 | $858.88 | ¥137,169)
London, George Newnes Limited , 1933-1934. Leather. The complete set of Winston Churchill's compelling history of World War I, finely bound here in the publisher's deluxe half morocco. A complete three-volume set of Churchill's illustrated study of World War I, ...
La Bovrgogne (Hosanna to the Wines of Burgundy)
La Bovrgogne (Hosanna to the Wines of Burgundy)
Georges Rozet · 1934 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)
Paris , Maurice Ponsot, c1945. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very rare pamphlet offering a compelling review of Burgundy wines, written by French journalist Georges Rozet. A vanishingly scarce pamphlet. Georges Rozet, a French journalist and author of works on local histories and wine...