Storia moderna

1864 the Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter

Commander Raphael Semmes; Various · 1864 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

New York, Carleton, 1864. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this fascinating account of two Confederate Naval raiding ships and their missions during the American Civil War. The first edition of this work, with a London edition published in the same year by Saunders, ...

Old Price&Apos;S Remains; Praehumous, or During Life

John Price · 1863 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Liverpool, Virtue Brothers, 1863-1864. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the obscure and scarce volume Old Price's Remains, including a signed letter, a photograph and other paraphernalia. The first edition of Old Price's Remains; Praehumous, or During Life:...

Practical Brewing and the Management of British Beers, Together with a Complete Collection of the Laws Relating to Brewing

W.H. Nithsdale, A.J. Manton · 1924 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Glasgow, J. Smith & Son, 1924. Cloth. A scarce handbook offering a comprehensive guide to brewing for beginners and small businesses, including the previous owner's notes on a recipe. The scarce revised and enlarged edition of Practical Brewing, and the Management of Brit...

The Life of Wiclif

Charles Webb le Bas · 1832 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, J. G. & F. Rivington, 1832. First edition. Leather. A biography on the scholastic philosopher who inspired the Lollards, the first volume in the Theological Library series. The first edition of The Life of Wiclif, a biography on the scholastic philosopher within the En...

Electrical Equipment of the Car: Comprising the Various Systems Fitted to British, French, Italian, German, and Other European Cars

Herbert J. Butler, Hugh E.J. Butler · 1926 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

London, W. R. Howell & Co. 1926. Cloth. The complete three volume set of a guide to the electrical components in early motor cars, one of the first works of its kind, profusely illustrated with folding plates. The complete three volume set of Electrical Equipment of the Car: C...

Voyages Dans la Basse Et la Haute Egypte, Pendant Les Campagnes de Bonaparte, En 1798 Et 1799.

Baron Dominique-Vivant Denon · 1807 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Samuel Bagster, 1807. Leather. The pleasing first volume of Denon's travels in Upper and Lower Egypt, whilst accopanying in the French Army during the campaigns of Napoleon. The first volume of the 1807, London edition of Denon's Voyage Dans La Basse et La Ha...

Glossary of Navigation

Rev. J. B. Harbord; C. W. T. Layton · 1948 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.41 | ¥39,029)

Glasgow, Brown, Son & Ferguson, Ltd. 1948 . Leather. A very smart, full-calf, prize-bound edition of this nautical navigation glossary from John Bradley Harbord, 1882-1888 Chaplain of the Fleet. Fourth edition.Beautifully bound in full navy calf. Prize binding of the Incorpora...

The Book of Noble Englishwomen

Charles Bruce · 1880 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Edinburgh, William P. Nimmo & Co. 1880 . Leather. An uncommon full-green-calf volume on successful Englishwomen in history. Uncommon.Handsomely bound in full green calf with marbled endpapers. Prize binding by the Midland Educational Company. With a prize bookplate to the fron...

The Personal History of David Copperfield Bleak House Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son Wholesale, Retail, and for Exportation Christmas Books Our Mutual Friend Little Dorrit the Life & Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit Barnaby Rudge a Tale of the Riots of &Apos;Eighty

Charles Dickens · 1903 · Rooke Books

£139.00 (€166.61 | $183.64 | ¥29,325)

London; New York, Chapman & Hall, Limited; Henry Frowde; Oxford University Press American Branch, [1903-1907]. Leather. A set of eight volume from 'The Fireside Dickens' series, bound in full morocco, and richly illustrated. An eight volume set of the twenty-two work...

The Excavations of the Egyptian University in the Neolithic Site at Maadi Second Preliminary Report

Oswald Menghin; Mustafa Amer · 1936 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

Cairo; Bulaq, Government Press, 1936. First edition. Paperback. A scarce and informative first edition archaeological report, very scarce in original binding, featuring several folding plates. A scarce first edition report on the excavations carried out by the Egyptian Univers...

Reminiscences of My Military Life: From 1795-1818

Lieut.-Col. Chas. Steevens, [ed. by Lieut.-Col. Nathaniel Steevens] · 1878 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

Winchester, Warren and Son, 1878. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of insightful memories from a British officer serving in the Napoleonic Wars, including the Battle of Roncesvalles, and insights into Napoleonic combat decision-making. Reminiscences of My Military Life:...

The Life of Benito Mussolini

Margherita G. Sarfatti; Benito Mussolini [Intro.]; Frederic Whyte [Trans.] · 1926 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€898.99 | $990.85 | ¥158,227)

New York , Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1926 . Cloth. An uncommon copy of this highly sympathetic biography of Benito Mussolini written by his confidante and prominent Fascist intellectual Margherita Sarfatti. In the publisher's original dark cloth binding. First publish...

The Beginning of the Road; the End of the Third Reich.

Vasili I. Chuikov; Harold Silver; Ruth Kisch · 1963 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, MacGibbon & Kee, 1963-1967. First edition. Cloth. First English translations of these historical volumes on the Battle of Stalingrad and the final days of the Second World War from the perspective of significant Soviet Marshal Vasili Chuikov. First English translations...

Stolen Waters: A Page in the Conquest of Ulster

T. M. Healy · 1913 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1913 . Cloth. A nice copy of this comprehensive study of the legal and historical disputes surrounding the fishery rights of Lough Foyle and the River Bann in Ireland, with a coloured folding map of Ireland to the rear of the work. In the publi...

Augerii Gislenii Busbequii Omina Quae Extant

Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq · 1740 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Basel, Jo. Brandmulleri, 1740. Leather. A fascinating, combined edition of epistles by Flemish diplomat, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq. A new, octavo edition of epistles by sixteenth-century Flemish diplomat, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq. Bound in calf, with gilt tooled detailing to...

Egypt 1879-1883

Sir Edward Malet; Lord Sanderson [ed.] · 1909 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, John Murray, 1909 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce copy of this comprehensive historical account of Egypt in the late nineteenth century, printed for private circulation. A scarce work.Printed for private circulation. In the original red cloth binding.Illustrated with...

Specially Employed: The Story of British Aid to French Patriots of the Resistance

Maurice J. Buckmaster · 1952 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, The Batchworth Press, 1952 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition copy of this autobiographical wartime account by Colonel Maurice J. Buckmaster. The first edition. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illus...

The Church of the Hagia Sophia at Trezibond

Various [ed. by David Talbot Rice] · 1968 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.41 | ¥39,029)

Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Press, 1968. First edition. Cloth. A scarce collection of illustrative essays on a monument considered to be an architectural masterpiece since its Medieval origins, with numerous colour plates. The scarce first edition of The Church of the Hagi...

(1972) August 1914; (1999) November 1916

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn; Michael Glenny; H. T. Willetts · 1972 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London; Sydney; Toronto, The Bodley Head; Jonathan Cape, 1972 . First edition. Cloth. Fascinating first two volumes of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's The Red Wheel cycle, both works being the first English editions and the first volume containing a lovely folding map. Lovely co...

Oxford History of English Literature

E.K. Chambers; Bonamy Dobree; H.S. Bennett; Douglas Bush · 1945 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Oxford, At The Clarendon Press, 1945-1959. Cloth. A smart four volume set of historical accounts of different eras of English literature. Four volumes.In the original navy cloth bindings.A four volume set of historical accounts of different eras of English literature. Part of...