Storia moderna

Le Peloponnese Byzantin Jusqu&Apos;En 1204

Antoine Bon · 1951 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Paris, Presses Universitaires de France, 1951. First edition. Paperback. A scarce French first edition, very scarce in its original paperback binding, featuring vignette maps. A scarce first edition title, by archaeologist, Hellenist and photographer Antoine Bon, in the origin...

Kensington: Picturesque & Historical

W.J. Loftie · 1888 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Field and Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, 1888 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this fascinating historical guide regarding the London borough of Kensington, with coloured plates. The first edition.In the publisher's original blue cloth binding. Illust...

Picture Writing in Ancient Egypt

Nina M. Davies · 1958 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Oxford; London, Published on behalf of the Griffith Institute by Oxford University Press, 1958. First edition. Cloth. First edition of this artistic colour-illustrated work on Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics by the prominent Nina M. Davies, presented in the original unclipped d...

A Woman in Berlin I Was Hitler&Apos;S Chauffeur: The Memoir of Erich Kempka

[Marta Hillers]; Erich Kempka · 1955 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Secker and Warburg; Frontline Books, 1955-2010. Cloth. A pair of insightful memoirs by Marta Hillers and Erich Kempka from their experiences of Second World War, both in the publishers' original cloth with the original bright, unclipped dust wrappers. This set con...

2 Vols Nineveh and Its Remains

Austen Henry Layard · 1849 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)

London, John Murray, 1849 . Leather. The third edition of Layard"s famous account of the discovery and excavation of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh in two volumes, illustrated with plates and folding maps. In a half calf binding with marbled paper boards. Third edition,...

Cairo: Sketches of Its History, Monuments, and Social Life

Stanley Lane-Poole · 1898 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, J.S. Virtue & Co. 1898 . Cloth. The scarce third edition of this abundantly illustrated detailed account of late nineteenth century Cairo by Stanley Lane-Poole. The scarce third edition. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding.Illustrated with a frontispie...

The Making of Modern Egypt

Sir Auckland Colvin · 1906 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Seeley & Co. Limited, 1906 . Cloth. The second edition of Sir Auckland Colvin's historical account of the events leading to a modern Egypt, with plates and maps. The second edition.In the publisher's original red cloth binding.Illustrated with a frontispiece,...

Mahdiism and the Egyptian Sudan: Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Mahdiism, and of Subsequent Events in the Sudan to the Present Time

Major F. R. Wingate · 1891 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1891. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this authoritative account of the rise of Muhammad Ahmad, illustrated with numerous folding maps in colour. First edition.Bound in 20th-century quarter calf, with cloth boards. Renewed free endpapers,...

Constantinople

George Young · 1926 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Metheun & Co. Ltd. 1926. First edition. Cloth. A first edition illustrated travel work, featuring a number of monochrome plates, and a single folding map. A first edition history and travel title, reflecting on the rich past of the city which has been known as Istanbul...

Real-Life Espionage: Intelligence in the 20th Century

Kai Bird; Paul French; Ben Macintyre; Katherine Carter · 2014 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

New York; London; New Haven, Crown; Picador; Penguin; Yale University Press, 2014-2024. First edition. Cloth. Four fascinating first editions telling real-life stories of espionage and intrigue during the twentieth century, from underworld Shanghai to Churchill's war room...

Spy Counter Spy

Dusko Popov · 1974 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1974. First edition. Cloth. The review copy of the fascinating biography of MI6 double agent Dusko Popov, a figure widely believed to be the primary inspiration for James Bond. The first edition review copy of Spy Counter Spy, the fascinating aut...

Egyptian Archaeology

G. Maspero; Amelia B. Edwards [trans.] · 1887 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.62 | $429.44 | ¥68,585)

London, H. Grevel and Co. 1887 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition illustrated copy of this thorough account of Ancient Egypt by acclaimed Egyptologist Gaston Maspero. The first UK trade edition.In the publisher's original decorative brown cloth binding.With 29...

Brethren Crusade Requiem Insurrection Renegade Kingdom Sons of the Blood Court of Wolves

Robyn Young · 2006 · Rooke Books

£455.00 (€545.47 | $601.22 | ¥96,018)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 2006; 2007; 2008; 2010; 2012; 20. First edition. Cloth. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2006; 2007; 2008; 2010; 2012; 2014; 2018. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 9.5" by 6.5". None. A lovely 8 volume first edition set of all of Robyn Young's publi...

The Book of Grass: An Anthology on Indian Hemp

George Andrews [ed.]; Simon Vinkenoog [ed.] · 1967 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, Peter Owen, 1967 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce smart first UK edition copy of this illustrated account of Indian hemp through history to today. A very scarce work.The first UK edition.In the publisher's original grey cloth binding. In the original unclippe...

World War Two

A.N. Wilson; J. Noakes; G. Pridham; Norman Ohler; Shaun Whiteside [trans.]; Nancy Dougherty; Christopher Lehmann-Haupe; Brandon Taylor; Wilfred van der Will; Keiron Pim · 1990 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

London; Liverpool; Winchester, Harper Press; Liverpool University Press; Allen Lane; Welbeck; The Winchester Press; Granta, 1990-2022. Cloth. A very smart six volume set of historical accounts of Nazi Germany and the key figures to emerge from the period. Six volumes.In the or...

Notes on Northern Africa, the Sahara and Soudan

William B. Hodson · 1844 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

New-York, Wiley and Putnam, 1844. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of William B. Hodgson's ethnographic and geographical study of North Africa and its people and landscape. The first edition of this work, in the publisher's original paper wraps.Hodgson off...

The Works of William Thackeray: Biographical Edition

William Makepeace Thackeray · 1900 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.84 | $1,314.75 | ¥209,974)

London, Smith, Elder & Co. 1900-1902. Leather. The complete set of the works of the renowned Victorian author known for his great wit, the biographical edition each with an introduction by fellow author and daughter Anne Ritchie. Numerous illustrations and cartoons throughout....

The Corridors of Time

Harold Peake; Herbert John Fleure · 1927 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

Oxford, At The Clarendon Press, 1927-1936. First edition. Cloth. A smart nine volume set of The Corridors of Time series by Harold Peake and Herbert John Fleure, exploring the history of man and civilisation. Nine volumes. In the original navy cloth bindings. Volumes 1-9 of ...

London

Charles Knight · 1851 · Rooke Books

£200.00 (€239.77 | $264.27 | ¥42,206)

London, Henry Bohn, 1851. Leather. A beautifully bound illustrated set of Charles Knight's London Complete six volumes bound as three. Containing various articles and essays on London life, as well as its buildings and people. Charmingly illustrated with engraved vignette...

A History of Wiltshire

R.B. Pugh et Al · 1957 · Rooke Books

£575.00 (€689.33 | $759.78 | ¥121,342)

London, The University of London Institute of Historical Research, 1957-1989. Cloth. A ten volume set of this illustrated history of Wiltshire. Ten of original 18 volume set. Volumes include: Volume I: Part I, Volume I: Part II, Volume II, Volume V, Volume VI, Volume VIII, Vol...