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Lord Dunsany · 1944 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1944. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this novel set during World War II, written by Lord Dunsany and in the original uncommon dust wrapper. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth with the uncommon original unclippe...

Licensers to the Press, &C. To 1640: A Biographical Index Based Mainly on Arber&Apos;S Transcript of the Registers of the Company of Stationers

W. W. Greg · 1962 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Oxford, The Oxford Bibliographical Society, 1962 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of W.W. Greg's biographical index of seventeenth century 'licensers for the press', in the very scarce original glassine. The first edition of this work, a publication of ...

The Naval and Military Library of Entertainment

William Maginn; et al. · 1834 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

London, Henry Colburn, 1834 . First edition. Cloth. A collection of six first editions from The Naval and Military Library of Entertainment, a scarce work compiled by Irish author William Maginn. First editions, in a uniform cloth binding. Six volumes of the series of works fr...

England in the Age of Improvement 1783-1867

Asa Briggs · 1999 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, The Folio Society, 1999. Cloth. A very smart illustrated copy of this detailed history of England from The Folio Society, with the original slip case. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, eight colour plates, and sixteen black-and-white plates. Collated complete. A ...

Mary Davies and the Manor of Ebury

Charles T. Gatty · 1921 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, Cassell & Company, Limited, 1921. First edition. Leather. A smartly bound first edition of this illustrated account of the life of Mary Davies. Complete in two volumes. First edition. Volume one is illustrated with a frontispiece and eighteen plates, with the odd in-te...

Ships and Ship Models: A Magazine for All Lovers of Ships and the Sea Volumes III & V

1933 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, Percival Marshall & Co. Ltd. 1933-1936. Cloth. Two smart illustrated volumes of 'Ships and Ship Models' magazine, with fascinating articles for lovers of the sea. Two volumes. Illustrated throughout. A fascinating magazine for lovers of the sea and sea travel...

Leaves from an Unwritten Log-Book

Captain Walter H. Parker · 1931 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this illustrated autobiographical commentary on the author's experiences at sea. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and ten images over nine plates. Collated complete. An au...

The Leopidopterist&Apos;S Guide Intended for the Young Collector, Containing Full Instructions for the Collecting, Management, Observation, Preservation, of Lepidoptera, in All Their Stages.

H. Guard Knaggs · 1869 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

London, John Van Voorst , 1869. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce entomological work on butterflies and moths by H. Guard Knaggs. The very scarce first edition of this scarce work. In the publisher's original cloth. This entomological work was writt...

The Life of a Century: 1800 to 1900

Edwin Hodder · 1901 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, George Newnes, Ltd. 1901 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderfully illustrated, first edition of this comprehensive historical work painting a picture of England between 1800 and 1900. First edition.Uncommon work.Bound in the publisher's original pictorial cloth. Writ...

Sporting Wildfowl of the British Isles: Studies in Words and Pictures

Brian P. Martin · 1999 · Rooke Books

£3,500.00 (€4,195.91 | $4,624.76 | ¥738,603)

Holt, Norfolk, Fine Sporting Interests Ltd, 1999 . First edition. Leather. A sumptuous study of the wildfowl of the British Isles, one of only twelve review copies, sent to sporting and countryside author John Humphreys. Signed by the author and illustrator. A very scarce limi...

Archaeologia Graeca, or, the Antiquities of Greece

John Potter; G. Dunbar · 1818 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

Edinburgh, Stirling & Slade; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown; et al, 1818. Cloth. An expansive study on the antiquities of Greece, a fascinating work by John Potter, complete with plates and a folding map. Complete in two volumes.An extensive study on the antiquities of Gre...

A Short-Title Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland and Ireland and of English Books Printed Abroad 1475-1640. Volume 1 and 2

A. W. Pollard; G. R. Redgrave; W. A. Jackson; F. S. Ferguson and Katherine F. Pantzer · 1976 · Rooke Books

£189.00 (€226.58 | $249.74 | ¥39,885)

London, The Bibliographical Society , 1976-86. Cloth. The second edition of this comprehensive bibliography of English, Scottish and Irish books, in their original dust wrappers. The second and preferred edition, revised and enlarged. Two volumes. Lacking 'Volume 3: Inde...

The World Crisis

Winston Churchill · 1923 · Rooke Books

£1,950.00 (€2,337.72 | $2,576.65 | ¥411,508)

London, Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1923-31. First edition. Leather. A first impression set of Winston Churchill's influential account of the First World War, illustrated with many folding maps. The first editions, first impressions.In five volumes, containing Volumes I...

The Irish Guards in the Great War

Rudyard Kipling · 1923 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.31 | $786.21 | ¥125,563)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1923 . First edition. Cloth. The two volume first edition of Rudyard Kipling's account of the actions of the Irish Guards in the First World War, in the very scarce original dust wrappers. The first edition, first impression of this work.In the v...

Heroes of Our Day or Recent Winners of the Victoria Cross

Walter Richards · 1894 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, J. S. Virtue & Co. Limited, 1894 . First edition. Leather. A scarce, first edition of Walter Richard's historical work on those who have won the Victoria Cross, with illustrations by Harry Payne. First edition, bound in full red calf with gilt tooling to the spine...

A History of the Earth and Animated Nature

Oliver Goldsmith · 1841 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.73 | $310.52 | ¥49,592)

London, Scott, Webster, and Geary, 1841. Leather. An illustrated edition of Oliver Goldsmith's concise history of the Earth, a vivid scientific study complete with detailed engravings. Complete in one volume.Goldsmith's fantastic work on natural history, describing t...

Army Diary 1899-1926

Colonel R. Meinertzhagen · 1960 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

Edinburgh, Oliver & Boyd, 1960. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated diary of British soldier, Richard Meinertzhagen. First edition. Illustrated with thirty-nine plates and twenty-five maps with colour. Collated complete. A highly critical account of...

Switzerland

Mrs. Lina Hug; Richard Stead · 1891 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1891. Leather. A richly illustrated history of Switzerland, unusual to see in a leather binding. The second edition of this work in a half calf binding with marbled boards and end papers. All edges gilt. Ink inscription to the verso of the front free e...

Gaslight and Daylight, with Some London Scenes They Shine Upon

George Augustus Sala · 1872 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.60 | $449.26 | ¥71,750)

London, Tinsley Brothers, 1872 . Leather. An extremely scarce copy of George Augustus Sala's collection of descriptive essays on the people and streets of London. Bound in red half calf with marbled boards.Very scarce. A new edition. First published in 1858. This work is...

Royal Tunbridge Wells

0 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

Tunbridge Wells, Royal Tunbridge Wells Corporation, c1950 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce guide on Royal Tunbridge Wells, with photographs, original advertisements and a folding map. First edition, in the publisher's original paper wraps. Scarce. This work is a ...