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Collections and Recollections of 107th Field Coy. , R.E.
Great British Army Royal Engineers Field Coy, 107th · 1918 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)
Darlington, WM Dresser & Sons, 1918. First edition. Cloth. A collection of stories by the Company, for the Company. First edition. Illustrated with in-text sketches throughout. A collection of stories and memories from the Great British Army Royal Engineers Field Coy, 107th. W...
The Falklands, and a Death Foretold
John Fowles · 1982 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)
[Athens], The Georgia Review, 1982. Paperback. A scarce first edition essay by John Fowles, ruminating on the Falklands War and Marquez's novel 'Chronicle of a Death Foretold', from the library of the author. A scarce first edition.An essay by John Fowles, repri...
The Domestic World: A Practical Guide in All the Daily Difficulties of the Higher Branches of Domestic and Social Economy.
[Robert Kemp Philip] · 1878 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1878. Cloth. A scarce 19th century guide to domestic management and home economy, offering a fascinating insight into domestic history. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Ink inscriptions to the front free end paper and the ...
The Road Back
Erich Maria Remarque · 1931 · Rooke Books
£895.00 (€1,072.95 | $1,182.62 | ¥188,871)
London, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1931. First edition. Cloth. The first English edition of Erich Maria Remarque's sequel to, 'All Quiet on the Western Front', with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first English edition, published simultaneously with the ...
Some Chaplains in Khaki an Account of the Work If Chaplains of the United Navy and Army Board
Frederic C. Spurr · 0 · Rooke Books
£59.00 (€70.73 | $77.96 | ¥12,451)
London , United Methodist Publishing House , c1920. Cloth. A very scarce volume exploring Chaplains during the War, with many illustrations. A very scarce volume of  Some Chaplains in Khaki An Account of the Work if Chaplains of the United Navy and Army Board by Frederic C. S...
Khaki and Gown an Autobiography
Field-Marshal Lord Birdwood · 1942 · Rooke Books
£37.00 (€44.36 | $48.89 | ¥7,808)
London , Ward, Lock & Co, 1942. Cloth. A smart reprint copy of this fascinating autobiography, with maps and plates. A reprint copy of Khaki and Gown, An Autobiography of Field-Marshal Lord Birdwood, with a foreword by Winston Churchill. William Birdwood was a British Army Of...
The Story of John Howard the Prison-Reformer
Anonymous · 1891 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
London, T. Nelson and Sons, 1891 . Leather. An early edition of this biography of John Howard an early English prison reformer in leather binding. Early edition of The Story of John Howard The Prison-Reformer in full calf binding. Published anonymously. John Howard was an ea...
A Short History of Abbas & Temple Combe
Rev. J. C. Fox · 1901 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)
Not Stated, Not Stated, 1901 . Paperback. A very scarce edition of this pamphlet on the history of this small area of the South West of England. Early edition of A Short History of Abbas & Temple Combe by Rev. J. C. Fox in the original paper wraps. A very scarce edition with ...
Photographic Views of Weymouth
0 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)
London, Callcut & Beavis, c1900 . Cloth. A very scarce photobook from the late Victorian period of Weymouth's seaside views. Photographic Views of Weymouth published by Callcut & Beavis in the original publisher's cloth binding. A very scarce work with no other copi...
Printing at Coniston
James S. Dearden · 1958 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)
Isle of Wight, Yellowsands Press, 1958. Paperback. A signed limited edition of this history of the Isle of Wight private press, moved to Coniston during World War Two. One of 500 limited edition copies, and no. 62 of 75 limited edition copies signed by the author and printer, ...
A List of the Officers of the Army and Marines with an Index
British Army · 1786 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)
London, War-Office, 1786. Leather. A scarce, eighteenth-century reference work on the officers of the army and marines, bound in full contemporary morocco. A comprehensive, eighteenth-century reference work containing a list of the officers of the army and marines, including a...
The History of Pickwick: An Account of Its Characters, Localities, Allusions and Illustrations. With a Bibliography.
Percy Fitzgerald · 1891 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)
London, Chapman and Hall, Limited , 1891. First edition. Cloth. A first edition work regarding the fascinating history of 'The Pickwick Papers', by Charles Dickens. The first edition, first impression. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. An inte...
The Lake Counties
W. G. Collingwood · 1932 · Rooke Books
£68.00 (€81.52 | $89.85 | ¥14,350)
London , Frederick Warne and Co. 1932. Cloth. A new edition copy of this guide to the Lake District, with colour plates and a folding map. A new edition copy of this work. This volume is a guide to the Lake District, guiding the reader through the beautiful countryside of Ken...
Windmills in Sussex
Rev. Peter Hemming · 1936 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)
London, The C. W. Daniel Company Ltd. 1936 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first edition of this illustrated description of the construction and operation of windmills. First edition of Windmills in Sussex by Rev. Peter Hemming in the original publisher's cloth bindi...
The Life of Arthur Duke of Wellington
G. Lathom Browne · 1853 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)
London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1853 . Cloth. A very scarce early edition of this biography of the Duke of Wellington with colour illustrations. Early edition of The Life of Arthur Duke of Wellington by G. Lathom Browne in the original publisher's cloth...
Deeds That Won the Empire, Historic Battle Scenes
W. H. Fitchett · 1903 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)
London, Smith, Elder & Co. 1903 . Leather. An uncommon early edition of this history of the British Empire in full tree calf binding with illustrations. Early edition of Deeds that Won the Empire, Historic Battle Scenes by W. H. Fitchett in full tree calf binding. The sixteen...
Seven Volumes from the Hakluyt Society Second Series
J. S. Cummins; John Davies; C. W. Newbury; Robert E. Gallagher; M. Aurousseau · 1961 · Rooke Books
£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)
Cambridge, University Press, 1961-1968 . First edition. Cloth. Seven volumes from this history series on world exploration densely illustrated with plates and maps. Seven first edition works from The Hakluyt Society second series on histories of navigation and exploration.In t...
Old Surrey Water-Mills
J. Hillier · 1951 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)
London, Skeffington and Sons Ltd, 1951. Cloth. An illustrated first edition of this educational text on the water-mills of Surrey, with letter from the author. First edition. Including letter from the author dated 1952. Illustrated throughout with frontispiece and 34 plates. C...
The New History, Survey and Description of the City and Suburbs of Bristol
None · 1793 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)
Bristol, W. Matthews, c1898. Cloth. Matthew's new complete history of Bristol and its suburbs, with a guide and directory. An unstated c1898 facsimile, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library.Illustrated with frontispiece and fold out map. Collated complet...
Lectures on the Catechism of the Church of England: With a Discourse on Confirmation
Thomas Secker · 1769 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)
London, John and Francis Rivington, 1769. First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of Thomas Secker's significant contribution to the Church of England, an insight into the catechism and doctrines. The very scarce first edition.Complete in two volumes.ESTC ci...