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Dion Clayton Calthrop · 1906 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Adam & Charles Black, 1906. First edition. Cloth. The complete four volume, first edition set of Dion Clayton Calthrop's beautifully illustrated study on English fashion. The first edition. Four volume complete set. Illustrated with colour frontispieces, monochr...

The Historical Works of Giraldus Cambrensis

Thomas Wright; Thomas Forester; Richard Colt Hoare · 1863 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, H. G. Bohn , 1863 . Cloth. The Bohn's Antiquarian Library Edition of this very scarce compilation of the historical works of Cambro-Norman priest and historian, Giraldus Cambrensis, or Gerald of Wales. A Bohn's Antiquarian Library Edition. Bound in the publi...

The Answer of the Lord to the Powers of Darkness

Joanna Southcott · 1813 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.62 | $429.44 | ¥68,585)

London, Marchant and Galabin, 1813 . Cloth. The second edition of this very scarce work from religious prophetess Joanna Southcott. The very scarce second edition of this work, first published in November 1802.A fascinating publication of some of the prophecies and ideas of Jo...

The Middenhall Treasure

Roald Dahl · 1999 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1999. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition of Roald Dahl's parable of innocence and greed, with extensive illustrations by Ralph Steadman A first edition copy of this work, published in 1999.With extensive colour illustrations by the talen...

Domesday Book in Relation to the County of Sussex

W.D. Parish · 1886 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Sussex, H. Wolff, 1886. Cloth. A fascinating volume that decodes the Domesday book in relation to the County of Sussex, with a facsimile of the original Latin and coloured map. A complete topographical work on Sussex from the Domesday Book, edited by W. D. Parish for the Susse...

The Island Empire; or, the Scenes of the First Exile of the Emperor Napoleon I

The Author of "Blondelle" [Henry Drummond Wolff] · 1855 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.66 | $383.19 | ¥61,199)

London, T. Bosworth, 1855. Hardback. A second edition of this illustrated historical account of Napoleon's first exile on the Island of Elba. Second edition. Illustrated with a colour portrait frontispiece, one folding map, one plate, and many in-text images. Collated com...

Field-Marshal Earl Haig

Brigadier-General John Charteris; John Buchan [Foreward] · 1929 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Cassell and Company, 1929 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of John Charteris's illustrated biography of Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig. The first edition of this work.With a foreword by John Buchan.Illustrated with seven photographic plates, map endpapers, a...

Trattato Delle Monete a Valuta Loro

Guillaume Bude; Giovan Bernardo Gualandi [ed.] · 1562 · Rooke Books

£975.00 (€1,168.86 | $1,288.33 | ¥205,754)

Fiorenza [Florence], Apres I Giunti, 1562 . First edition. Vellum. The very scarce first Italian language translation of Guillaume Budé's treatise on ancient coins and measures. The very scarce first Italian translation of this work. Translated from Bude's original ...

Culturgeschichtliche Novellen

W.H. Riehl and H.J. Wolstenholme · 1889 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1889. Cloth. A scarce early edition of W.H. Riehl's collection of historical fiction, including extensive notes by esteemed professor of German H.J. Wolstenholme. An early edition of this scarce work published 1889. With publisher&a...

The Sea and Her Famous Sailors: A History of Maritime Adventure and Exploration from the Christian Era to the Present Time

Frank B. Goodrich · 0 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, James Hogg & Sons, c1862. Cloth. A scarce copy of this detailed maritime history with commentary on important sailing figures. Scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece, vignette title page, and seven plates. Collated complete. A detailed maritime history with comme...

Colonia de Mocãƒâoeã‚â§Ambique: Territoire de Manica Et Sofala

1931 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Lisboa, Sociedade National de Tipografia, 1931 . First edition. Leather. A very scarce handbook presenting the territory of the Companhia de Moçambique, or Mozambique Company, from 1931. First edition.Comprised of ten works surrounding the territory of Companhia de Moçambiqu...

A Complete and Impartial History of the Rise, Progress, & Termination of the Late War

1802 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.24 | $858.88 | ¥137,169)

Newcastle Upon Tyne, Vint & Anderson, 1802. First edition. Leather. A vanishingly scarce history of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, the first edition of this illustrated work. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce work, last record for this selling at auct...

V.R. I. Her Life and Empire & the Art Journal Coronation Number

The Marquis of Lorne [John Campbell] · 1901 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1901-1902. Cloth. A smart collection of works on the life and times of Queen Victoria, and the Coronation of Edward VII and Alexandra, with illustrations throughout. Complete with the index and preface, parts one to sixteen, and The Art Journal Cor...

An Abridgement of Captain Cook&Apos;S First and Second Voyages

Captain Cook · 1788 · Rooke Books

£850.00 (€1,019.01 | $1,123.16 | ¥179,375)

London, G. Kearsley, 1788 . First edition. Leather. The fourth edition of this single volume abridged edition of Captain James Cook's account of his famous first two voyages. The fourth edition of this work. Illustrated with a frontispiece and seven further engraved plat...

Winston S. Churchill with Companion Volumes

Randolph S. Churchill; Martin Gilbert · 1967 · Rooke Books

£890.00 (€1,066.96 | $1,176.01 | ¥187,816)

London, William Heinemann, 1967-1983. First edition. Cloth. A collection of first edition part of the companions to Winston S. Churchill's authorised biography, as well as three volumes of the biography itself. Twelve volumes. First edition. Three consecutive volumes of t...

Murder in Piccadilly

Charles Kingston · 1936 · Rooke Books

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

London, Ward, Lock & Co, 1936 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this detective novel about the murder of the wealthy Massy Cheldon, and the subsequent investigation. The first edition, first impression of this very scarce work.In the publisher's ori...

Records of the Intelligence Department of the Government of the North-West Provinces of India During the Mutiny of 1857

Sir William Muir; William Coldstream [editor] · 1902 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.80 | $224.63 | ¥35,875)

Edinburgh, T. & T. Clark, 1902. Cloth. A smart copy of records from the Indian Mutiny of 1857, volume two only. Volume two only. With records from the Intelligence Department including correspondence and letters, notes, memoranda, and columns regarding the rebellion against th...

Blair&Apos;S Chronological and Historical Tables, from the Creation to the Present Time

John Blair · 1851 · Rooke Books

£99.00 (€118.68 | $130.81 | ¥20,892)

London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1851 . Leather. A smart example of this collection of historical tables, discussing history from the creation of the earth onwards. First published in 1754 under the title 'The Chronology and History of the World', this wo...

Neolithic Dew-Ponds and Cattle-Ways

Arthur John Hubbard; George Hubbard · 1916 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.43 | ¥10,129)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1916. Cloth. A smart third edition of this illustrated historic study of Neolithic dew-ponds and cattle-ways. Third edition. Illustrated with nine plates and many in-text photographs and diagrams. Collated complete. A detailed historical study ...

London Characters and Crooks

Henry Mayhew; Christopher Hibbert · 1996 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, The Folio Society, 1996 . Cloth. A well presented copy of this highly detailed account of London's criminals, beggars and poor during Victorian times. Published by the Folio Society based on the first edition of Henry Mayhew's 'London Labour and the Lond...