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The War in Africa (1914-1917) and in the Far East (1914)
The War in Africa (1914-1917) and in the Far East (1914)
H. C. O'Neill · 1919 · Rooke Books
£340.00 (€407.60 | $449.26 | ¥71,750)
1919, Longmans, Green and Co. 1919. Hardback. A thorough and scarce military account, featuring seven campaign maps. A rare survival of a fragile book. This is an account of the First World War as it occurred in Africa and the Far East. Includes accounts of the campaign in To...
In the Steps of John Bunyan
In the Steps of John Bunyan
Vera Brittain · 1950 · Rooke Books
£220.00 (€263.74 | $290.70 | ¥46,427)
London, Rich and Crown, 1950. Cloth. A signed, first edition of this critical and historical guide to seventeenth century England. An important study on Bunyan. Signed by the author, Vera Brittain.  Vera Brittain was an English Voluntary Aid Detachment nurse, writer and femin...
View of the State of Europe
View of the State of Europe
Henry Hallam · 1870 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)
London, A Murray and Son, 1870. Fine Binding. A finely bound one volume edition of Henry Hallam's noted historical tome on Europe during the Middle Ages. This is a 'revised and collected' one volume edition. Henry Hallam was a noted English historian. This was ...
Nine Letters to Theodore Watts-Dunton from J. Mcneill Whistler
Nine Letters to Theodore Watts-Dunton from J. Mcneill Whistler
James Abbott McNeill Whistler · 1922 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)
Chelsea, Private Distribution , 1922. Paperback. A limited edition for private circulation of this collection of nine letters by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, penned to his friend Theodore Watts-Dunton. A limited edition work, limited to fifty copies, of which this copy is un...
The World Crisis
The World Crisis
Winston Churchill · 1923 · Rooke Books
£1,100.00 (€1,318.72 | $1,453.50 | ¥232,133)
London, Thornton Butterworth, 1923-1931. First edition. Cloth. An early edition set of Winston Churchill's noted account of the First World War. Comprising volumes I-V of this important work. Lacking the final volume, which was not published until 1931. Prior owner'...
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples
Winston Churchill · 1976 · Rooke Books
£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)
London, Cassell and Company LTD, 1976. Cloth. An association copy of the first volume in Winston Churchill's history of Britain, from the library of his cousin John Spencer-Churchill. From the library of John Spencer-Churchill, the 11th Duke of Marlborough, with his signa...
Memoirs of the Duke of Marlborough
Memoirs of the Duke of Marlborough
Duke of Marlborough; William Coxe; John Wade · 1847 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)
London, Henry G. Bohn, 1847-8. Cloth. The memoirs of WInston Churchill's ancestor, the prominent Stuart figure John Churchill, the 1st Duke of Marlborough, and the husband of Sarah Churchill. Complete in three volumes.The memoirs of John Churchill, the 1st Duke of Marlbor...
The World Crisis
The World Crisis
Winston Churchill · 1923 · Rooke Books
£1,500.00 (€1,798.25 | $1,982.04 | ¥316,544)
London, Thornton Butterworth, 1923-1931. First edition. Cloth. An unusually smart early edition set of Winston Churchill's noted account of the First World War. Comprising volumes I-V of this important work. Lacking the final volume, which was not published until 1931. V...
The World Crisis
The World Crisis
Winston Churchill · 1923 · Rooke Books
£1,450.00 (€1,738.31 | $1,915.97 | ¥305,993)
London, Thornton Butterworth, 1923-1931. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition set of Winston Churchill's noted account of the First World War. All volumes are first editions. Volumes I, II, III and VI are all first impressions. Volumes IV and V are second impr...
In Defence of the Regalia 1651-2 Being Selections from the Family Papers of the Ogilvies of Barras
In Defence of the Regalia 1651-2 Being Selections from the Family Papers of the Ogilvies of Barras
Douglas Gordon Barron · 1910 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1910. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this historically insightful collection of papers from Clan Ogilvy, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work.A collection of papers from the archives of the Ogilvies of Barras, the ...
The History of France, Under the Kings of the Race of Valois, from the Accession of Charles the Fifth in 1364, to the Death of Charles the Ninth in 1574
The History of France, Under the Kings of the Race of Valois, from the Accession of Charles the Fifth in 1364, to the Death of Charles the Ninth in 1574
Nathaniel William Wraxall · 1807 · Rooke Books
£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)
London, J. Mawman, 1807. Hardback. A fascinating history of France from 1364 to 1574, whilst the country was under the rule of the Valois family. Complete in two volumes. In the publishers' original boards.The third edition of this work.A detailed history on the period of...
The Story of the City Companies
The Story of the City Companies
P. H. Ditchfield · 1926 · Rooke Books
£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)
London, G. T. Foulis & Company LTD, 1926. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition of this detailed history of the company guilds of England, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work.Ditchfield's extensive history on the guilds of England, detailing the hi...
Substance of the Arguments on the Important Questions, Now Depending &Apos;Whether or Not the Crown Can Grant Reviews After Sentence at the Cockpit on Appeals in Prize Causes?&Apos;
Substance of the Arguments on the Important Questions, Now Depending &Apos;Whether or Not the Crown Can Grant Reviews After Sentence at the Cockpit on Appeals in Prize Causes?&Apos;
1785 · Rooke Books
£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)
London, J. Debrett , 1785. Paperback. A vanishingly scarce political pamphlet, questioning the authority of the crown. A very scarce work, vanishingly scarce.A concise pamphlet, discussing the question of whether or not the crown can grant reviews after a sentence at the co...
Two Thousand Years of Gild Life; or an Outline of the History and Development of the Gild System from Early Times, with Special Reference to Its Application to Trade and Industry; Together with a Full Account of the Gilds and Trading Companies of Kingston-Upon-Hull, from the 14th to the 18th Century
Two Thousand Years of Gild Life; or an Outline of the History and Development of the Gild System from Early Times, with Special Reference to Its Application to Trade and Industry; Together with a Full Account of the Gilds and Trading Companies of Kingston-Upon-Hull, from the 14th to the 18th Century
J. Malet Lambert · 1891 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
Hull, A. Brown & Sons, 1891. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this extensive history of the guilds in England, illustrated throughout with many plates. The first edition of this work.Lambert's extensive account on the history of guilds in England, detailing the ...
The Standard Guide to South Asian Coins and Paper Money Since 1556 Ad
The Standard Guide to South Asian Coins and Paper Money Since 1556 Ad
Colin R. Bruce II · 1981 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)
Wisconsin, Krause Publications, 1981. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition of this extensive guide to money of South Asia since 1556AD, profusely illustrated. The first edition of this work.A fascinating numismatic work, looking at the coins and paper money from South As...
Della Origine Et de&Apos;Fatti Delle Famigle Illustri Di Italia. Nel Quale, Oltre Alla Particolare Cognitione, Cos de Principi, Come Anco Delle Dipendenze, Et Parentele Di Esse Case Nobili, Si Veggono Per Lo Spatio Di Pi Di Mille Anni, Quasi Tutte le Guerre Et Fatti Notabili, Successi in Italia, Et Fuori, Fino a Tempi Nostri. Con I Nomi de I Pi Famosi Capitani Et Generali Che Siano Stati, Cos Antichi, Come Moderni
Della Origine Et de&Apos;Fatti Delle Famigle Illustri Di Italia. Nel Quale, Oltre Alla Particolare Cognitione, Cos de Principi, Come Anco Delle Dipendenze, Et Parentele Di Esse Case Nobili, Si Veggono Per Lo Spatio Di Pi Di Mille Anni, Quasi Tutte le Guerre Et Fatti Notabili, Successi in Italia, Et Fuori, Fino a Tempi Nostri. Con I Nomi de I Pi Famosi Capitani Et Generali Che Siano Stati, Cos Antichi, Come Moderni
Francesco Sansovino · 1609 · Rooke Books
£1,600.00 (€1,918.13 | $2,114.18 | ¥337,647)
Vinegia/Venezia, Altobello Salicato, 1609. Vellum. An original Italian work on the grand families of Italy, bound in a contemporary paper vellum binding. In the original Italian.A work on the history of grand Italian families.The work discusses the princes, dependencies and ki...
Lives, Characters, and an Address to Posterity
Lives, Characters, and an Address to Posterity
Gilbert Burnet; John Jebb · 1833 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)
London, James Duncan, 1833. Cloth. Gilbert Burnet's insightful biographies on a number of prominent characters of his time, edited here by John Jebb. A collection of the biographical works of Gilbert Burnet, including his biographies on Sir Matthew Hale, John Earl of Roch...
Ratio Constiutae Nuper Reipub. Angliae, Scotiae, Hiberniae, Una Cum Insulis Aliisque Locis Ejus Ditioni Subjectis, Penes Dom. Protectorem & Parlamentum in Qua Ostenditur, Constitutionem Hanc Non Modo Priorum Mutationum Rationibus Convenire, & Exillis Necessario Sequi; Sed Iis Etiam, Quae a Parlamento & Exercitu Delarata Palam Atque Acta Sunt, Prorsus Esse Consentaneam. Quae Quidem Sensus Atque Judiciuro Hominum Complurium Est, Qui Per Has Omnes Rerum Inclinationes Ac Motus, & Dei & Patriae Causa
Ratio Constiutae Nuper Reipub. Angliae, Scotiae, Hiberniae, Una Cum Insulis Aliisque Locis Ejus Ditioni Subjectis, Penes Dom. Protectorem & Parlamentum in Qua Ostenditur, Constitutionem Hanc Non Modo Priorum Mutationum Rationibus Convenire, & Exillis Necessario Sequi; Sed Iis Etiam, Quae a Parlamento & Exercitu Delarata Palam Atque Acta Sunt, Prorsus Esse Consentaneam. Quae Quidem Sensus Atque Judiciuro Hominum Complurium Est, Qui Per Has Omnes Rerum Inclinationes Ac Motus, & Dei & Patriae Causa
Anon · 1654 · Rooke Books
£525.00 (€629.39 | $693.71 | ¥110,791)
London, T Newcomb, 1654. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce Latin translation of the 1654 work 'A True State of the Case of the Commonwealth&apos. A fascinating commentary on the political state of England during Cromwell's protectorate. The author of this work is ...
The Ruins of Pompeii a Series of Eighteen Photographic Views
The Ruins of Pompeii a Series of Eighteen Photographic Views
Thomas H Dyer · 1867 · Rooke Books
£550.00 (€659.36 | $726.75 | ¥116,066)
London, Bell and Daldy, 1867. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Thomas H Dyer's historical and archaeological study on the ruins of Pompeii. An uncommon work. Collated, complete, with eighteen plates. The 'House of Cornelius Rufus' has been bound in ...
The State of the Nation
The State of the Nation
Various · 1748 · Rooke Books
£950.00 (€1,138.89 | $1,255.29 | ¥200,478)
Dublin; London, A. Bradley; William Ranson; H. Carpenter; George and Alexander Ewing; M. Owen; G. and A. Ewing, 1748. Leather. A collection of five uncommon works bound in one, a collection of works by James Thomson, and Sir Thomas Fitzosborne, and more. Uncommon works, with ...