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Napoleon in Exile; or, a Voice from St. Helena. The Opinions and Reflections of Napoleon on the Most Important Events of His Life and Government, in His Own Words

Barry E. O'Meara · 1822 · Rooke Books

£449.00 (€538.20 | $593.19 | ¥94,725)

London, Printed for W. Simpkin and R. Marshall , 1822. Leather. Second edition of Barry O'Meara's personal account of exiled Napoleon, complete in two volumes. Second edition of this work. Barry O'Meara was an Irish surgeon who accompanied Napoleon to St Helena ...

Round the Globe, Through Greater Britain

W. C. Procter · 1888 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

London, Wm. Isbister, Limited, c1887. Leather. A beautiful prize bound copy of this guide to the British Empire, with numerous engravings throughout. A new edition. Dated from the British Library. Bound in handsome full calf prize binding with gilt detail for 'Eagle House...

Sir Francis Drake a Pictorial Biography

Hans P. Kraus · 1970 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

Amsterdam, N. Israel, 1970 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression of this lovely pictorial biography of Sir Frances Drake. First edition, first impression of Sir Francis Drake, A Pictorial Biography by Hans P Kraus in the original publisher's blue clo...

The Keepsake for 1850

Countess of Blessinton (Marguerite Gardiner) · 1850 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, New York, Paris, David Bogue; Appleton and Co.; H. Manderville, 1850 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of The Keepsake for 1850, a literary annual with illustrations by Frederick A. Heath. The first edition of The Keepsake for 1850 edited by Marguerite G...

Designing English, Early Literature on the Page

Daniel Wakelin · 2018 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Oxford, Bodleian Library , 2018. First edition. Hardback. A first edition copy of this beautifully illustrated book about the design of early english publications. The first edition. In the original decorative hardback binding. A detailed guide to the graphic design of early e...

The Oxford Handbook of Archaeology

Barry Cunliffe, Chris Gosden, Rosemary A. Joyce · 2009 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2009 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression of this extensive guidebook to archaeology from Oxford University Press with illustrations and the original dust wrapper. First edition, first impression of The Oxford Handbook of...

The Flora of Oxfordshire

Richard Walker · 1833 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

Oxford, Henry Slatter; Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green and Longman; and Whittaker, Treacher, and Arnot, 1833 . First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition of this early nineteenth century botany book with illustrations/ First edition of The Flora of Oxfordshire, and its ...

The History of Bicester, Its Town and Priory

J. C. Blomfield · 1884 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

Bicester, Smith and Pankhurst, 1884. Leather. A very scarce copy of Blomfield's history of Bicester and its priory, in a half calf binding. A very scarce work on Bicester, in a half calf binding. 3 plates, one which depicts a plan of the Bicester Priory. Blomfield gives a...

Some Early and Later Houses of Pity

John Morrison Hobson · 1926 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, George Routledge and Sons, Ltd. 1926. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of Hobson's fascinating work on British hospitals and almshouses. In publisher's original cloth binding. Bookplate to the front paste down belonging to F. Arthur Wadsworth,...

The Royal Kalendar, or Complete and Correct Annual Register for England, Scotland, Ireland, and America for the Year 1809

1809 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, J. Stockdale, 1809. Fine Binding. A handsomely rebound copy of the 1809 'Royal Kalendar' the complete and correct annual register for England, Scotland, Ireland and America. The Royal Kalendar played an important role in providing in great detail information ...

Bolshevism in Perspective

J. de V. Loder · 1931 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition, copy of this interesting historical account of Bolshevism, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. A scarce first edition. In the publisher's full cloth binding with the original, uncli...

The Rise of the Dutch Republic. A History.

John Lothrop Motley · 0 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Ward, Lock & Co. c1883. Leather. A comprehensive historical guide to the rise of the Dutch Republic, by American author and diplomat, John Lothrop Motley. A new edition. Dated from the British Library. In a half, crushed, morocco binding with gilt detail. With an engra...

Napoleon, His Maxims of Life

Alfred H. Hyatt · 1911 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London; Edinburgh , T. N. Foulis , 1911. First edition. Paperback. A charming, little, first edition, history book about Napoleon. A scarce first edition. In the original pictorial paperback binding. With a colour illustrated title page and several monochrome vignette illustra...

Oxfordshire and Berkshire Historical, Descriptive and Biographical in the Reign of King Edward VII

John Dale; P.H. Ditchfield · 0 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London and Birmingham, J. G. Hammond & Company, c1910. Leather. A lovely scarce copy of this volume on the history of Oxfordshire and Berkshire that is richly illustrated. A wonderful volume of Oxfordshire and Berkshire Historical, Descriptive and Biographical in the Reign of ...

The Victoria History of the Counties of England: General Introduction and General Introduction: Supplement 1970-90

R.B. Pugh C.R. Elrington · 1970 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

Oxford , Oxford University Press, 1970-90. First edition. Cloth. General Introduction to the vast 'Victoria County History' series, complete with its supplementary volume. The 'Victoria History of the Counties of England' is an English history project begin...

An Irish Utopia: A Story of a Phase of the Land Problem

John H. Edge · 1910 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.52 | $76.63 | ¥12,236)

Dublin, Combridge & Co. Ltd, 1910 . Cloth. The scarce second edition of this fictionalised story based on Irish history by John H. Edge. The second edition of An Irish Utopia: A Story of A Phase of the Land Problem by John H. Edge in cloth binding. A scarce edition. This new ...

Toilers of the Field

Richard Jefferies · 1892 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1892. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this collection of essays by Richard Jefferies. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Frontispiece of a photograph taken by J. Owen, of the Margaret Thomas's bust of Richa...

The Bishop of Oxford and the Parish of Piddington; or, the People&Apos;S Legal and Scriptural Right to Choose Their Own Ministers.

W. Ferguson · 1853 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, B. L. Green, 1853. Cloth. A very scarce work on the legal rights of the parishioners of Piddington to elect their own vicar. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bookplate to the front paste down. In this work, Ferguson entreats the Lord of Piddington, Oxfor...

Motor Roads to London

Mitchell Motor Works & Garage · 1912 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London , Mitchell Motor Works & Garage, 1912. Cloth. A comprehensive pocket guide of motor roads to London, with a colour folding map. A third edition copy of Motor Roads to London. The volume details various routes into London from various locations including Dover, Margate, ...

A Complete Treatise of Land Surveying, by the Chain, Cross, and Offset Staffs Only

William Davis · 1802 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.68 | $310.47 | ¥49,578)

London, H. D. Symonds; W. Baynes; Lackington, Allen, and Co; et al, 1802. Leather. The very scarce second edition of this interesting volume on land surveying and agriculture, complete with many folding plates. The very scarce second edition of this work.Illustrated with seven...