Storia moderna

River War, an Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan

Winston Churchill · 1951 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1951 . Cloth. A smart edition of Churchill's history of Kitchener's triumph in the Sudan, illustrated with a wealth of folding maps and in the publisher's original dust wrapper. The 1951 printing of this historical study written by S...

Voyage to the Great South Land: Willem de Vlamingh, 1696-1697

Gunter Schilder [ed.] · 1985 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Sydney, Royal Australian Historical Society, 1985 . First edition. Cloth. A fascinating study of Dutch Captain William de Vlamingh's late seventeenth century exploration of the west coast of Australia, here in the first English language edition. The first English language...

A Churchill Anthology

Winston Churchill; F. W. Heath [ed.] · 1962 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.66 | $383.19 | ¥61,199)

London, Odhams Press, 1962 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition anthology of the speeches and writings of Winston Churchill. Illustrated, and in the publisher's original dust wrapper. The first edition of this anthology of the writings and speeches of statesman and for...

Frontiers and Wars: His Four Early Books Covering His Life As Soldier and War Correspondent

Winston S. Churchill · 1962 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.81 | $211.42 | ¥33,765)

London, Eyre & Spottiswood , 1962. First edition. Cloth. An advance reading copy of this omnibus of Winston Churchill's early war books, the first edition in the unclipped dust wrapper. The first omnibus edition of this work, comprising four of Winston Churchill's ea...

Old Cavalry Stations

B. Granville Baker · 1934 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Heath Cranton Limited , 1934. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this work exploring old cavalry stations around the UK, illustrated. A volume revisiting the history of old cavalry stations around the United Kingdom by B. Granville Baker. With a foreword by Fie...

Frontiers and Wars: His Four Early Books Covering His Life As Soldier and War Correspondent

Winston S Churchill · 1995 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

New York, Smithmark, 1995. First edition. Cloth. A lovely copy of this omnibus of Winston Churchill's early war books, in the unclipped dust wrapper. The first US edition. The first US omnibus edition of this work, comprising four of Winston Churchill's early war boo...

Rugs and Carpets of the World

Ian Bennett [ed.] · 1978 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Ferndale Editions, 1978 . Hardback. A vibrantly illustrated study of the history of the rug around the globe and in different cultures. A brightly illustrated study of the carpets and rugs of the world, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper, and...

The History and Antiquities of Somersetshire; Being a General and Parochial Survey of That Interesting County

Rev. W. Phelps · 1839 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, J.B. Nichols and Son, 1839. Cloth. A fascinating work of 'parochial history', investigating the local history of Somerset. Volume II only of topographer William W. Phelps' study of Somerset.This fascinating and comprehensive work on the history of Somers...

Lectures and Essays

John Robert Seeley · 1870 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1870. First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of Modern History Professor J. R. Seeley's collected lectures and essays. The very scarce first edition of Sir John Robert Seeley's 'Lectures and Essays' in the half calf ...

The History of the Rebellion and CIVIL Wars in England to Which Is Added an Historical View of the Affairs of Ireland

Edward Earl of Clarendon · 1819 · Rooke Books

£440.00 (€527.49 | $581.40 | ¥92,853)

Oxford , At the Clarendon Press , 1819. Leather. A collection complete in three volumes in six of Edward Hyde's notorious account of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon was also the former advisor to Charles I and Charles II, position which ...

Histoire Des Fracais

Theophile Lavallée · 1841 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

Paris, J. Hetzel, et Paulin , 1841. Leather. A complete collection of four volumes exploring the history of France, in uniform Sotheran signed bindings. The third edition of this work, complete in four volumes, revised and corrected. Theophile Lavallée explores the history of...

The Genuine Dying Speech of the Reverend Parson Coppock, Pretended Bishop of Carlisle: Who Was Drawn, Hanged and Quartered There, Oct 18. 1746, for High Treason and Rebellion. Containing an Account of His Education, His Method of Obtaining Orders, the Motives of His Going Into the Rebellion, and the Conduct of Some of His Brethren, with Many Other Curious Particulars

Thomas Coppock · 1746 · Rooke Books

£795.00 (€953.07 | $1,050.48 | ¥167,768)

Carlisle, Thomas Harris, 1746. Leather. A vanishingly scarce fabricated final speech by Thomas Cappock, a Jacobite who was executed during the 1746 Uprising. A vanishingly scarce work.ESTC citation number T40762.Half-title is present.The fabricated speech purported to be the f...

Oliver Cromwell

Samuel Rawson Gardiner · 1899 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London, Goupil & Co. 1899. First edition. Paperback. A smart, first edition copy of this comprehensive biographical work on Oliver Cromwell. A presentation copy from the limited edition printing of 350 copies on Japanese vellum. An important and comprehensive biography of Engl...

Exchange of Notes between His Majesty&Apos;S Government in the United Kingdom and the Egyptian Government in Regard to the Use of the Waters of the River Nile for Irrigation Purposes

Abdul Hamid Soliman; R. M. MacGregor · 1929 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, His Majesty's Stationary Office, 1929. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce published account of diplomatic negotiations regarding the use of the waters of the Nile for irrigation, illustrated with folding maps and charts. A very scarce account of a discussion ...

The Works of William Robertson

William Robertson · 1812 · Rooke Books

£590.00 (€707.31 | $779.60 | ¥124,507)

London, Cadell and Davies, 1812. Leather. A twelve volume set of the historical works of William Robertson. Illustrated with numerous folding maps, this is a fascinating eighteenth century view of the history of Scotland, South America and India, along with a study of the life...

Wales and the Sea Fisheries & the Brown and the Black Rat in Wales

Colin Matheson · 1929 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Cardiff, The National Museum of Wales, 1929-31. First edition. Cloth. Two volumes relating to Welsh natural history by Colin Matheson bound together, preserving the original paper wraps. From the library of a prominent naturalist. Written by Welsh natural historian Colin Mathe...

The Harvest of the Sea, a Contribution to the Natural and Economic History of the British Good Fishes

James G. Bertram · 1869 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, John Murray, 1869. Cloth. A very smart, second edition copy of this work on the British fishing industry, fully illustrated. The personal copy of British zoologist Leonard Harrison Matthews. A fascinating and very comprehensive work on the British fishing industry in t...

Address Unkown

Kressmann Taylor · 1939 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

New york, Simon and Schuster , 1939. First edition. Cloth. The first edition, third printing of K Taylor's important commentary of the German political and social situation in the 1930s. An important novel by Katherine Taylor, who describes and predicts Germany's Naz...

The Maire of Bristowe Is Kalendar

Robert Ricard; Lucy Toulmin Smith · 1872 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, The Camden Society, 1872. First edition. Cloth. A smart, first edition copy of edited analysis of Robert Ricart's 'Mayor's Register' of Bristol, originally written during the fifteenth century. An edited reprint of 'The Mayor's Kalendar&ap...

The Birds of Pembrokeshire and Its Islands

Rev. Murray A. Mathew · 1894 · Rooke Books

£330.00 (€395.61 | $436.05 | ¥69,640)

London, R. H. Porter, 1894 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this ornithological study of the Pembrokeshire region of Wales, illustrated with photographic plates and folding colour maps. The first edition of Reverend Murray A. Mathew's study of Pembrokeshire&ap...