Storia regionale e locale

Social New York Under the Georges 1714-1776

Esther Singleton · 1902 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

New York, D. Appleton and Company , 1902. Cloth. A review of New York society in the Georgian era. A study of the social conditions of the prosperous class in New York during the "Golden Age of New York". Illustrated throughout. From 'The City and Its Streets' to &ap...

On the Backwaters of the Nile: Studies of Some Child Races of Central Africa

Rev. A. L. Kitching · 1912 · Rooke Books

£186.00 (€222.98 | $245.77 | ¥39,251)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1912. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this highly illustrated study into child race in central Africa. Illustrated first edition of this work. Including 56 photographic illustrations by the author on 48 plates and a foldout map of the Uganda P...

Grammar of the Amharic Language

Rev. Charles William Isenberg · 1842 · Rooke Books

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

London, Printed for the Church Missionary Society, 1842 . First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of German Church Missionary Society missionary and linguist Charles William Isenberg's dictionary and comprehensive grammar of the Amharic language. With three foldi...

Everyday Life in the Holy Land

James Neil · 1965 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, The Church's Ministry among the Jews , 1965. Cloth. A bright copy of this account of the Holy Land beautifully depicted with watercolours by James Clark. Descriptive of everyday Palestine life in the Holy Land, with notes on uses and customs, common scenes, and ho...

Journal of a Visit to South Africa in 1815 and 1816 with Some Account of the Missionary Settlements of the United Brethren, Near the Cape of Good Hope

C. I. Latrobe; Frank R. Bradlow · 1969 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Cape Town, C. Struik (PTY) LTD, 1969. Cloth. A faithful facsimile of a Christian missionary's travels to South Africa, an interesting travel work complete with colour plates. A limited edition facsimile, limited to 1000 copies, of which this is numbered 345.This is a facs...

Burma and Beyond

Sir J. George Scott · 1932 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, Grayson & Grayson, 1932. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated travel work on Burma by Sir J. George Scott, a scarce to find work. A fascinating and detailed travel work on Burma, written by Sir J. George Scott, a Scottish journalist and colonial ...

Travels and Adventures in Eastern Africa

Nathaniel Isaacs; Louis Herrman; Percival R. Kirby · 1970 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Cape Town, C. Struik, 1970. Cloth. A limited edition copy of this collection of Nathanial Isaacs' adventures in Eastern Africa, newly revised and edited by Louis Herman and Percival Kirby. A newly revised and edited edition of 'Travels and Adventures in Eastern Afric...

Eskimoleben

Fridtjof Nansen; M. Langfeldt · 1903 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Leipzig , Georg Heinrich Meyer, 1903. Cloth. A smart copy of this fascinating German book on the life of Eskimos. A smart early edition of this book on the life of Eskimos by Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen. The book explores the life of Eskimos, their houses, character, k...

Sands of Sahara

Maxwell Somerville · 1901 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.80 | $224.63 | ¥35,875)

Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Company, 1901. First edition. Cloth. Maxwell Sommerville's scarce and vivid exploration of the Sahara, a wonderful travel work complete with plates. The first edition of this scarce work.Maxwell Sommerville's fascinating and impressivel...

Rambles in North Africa

Albert Wilson · 1926 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1926. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated guide to North Africa by the explorer Albert Wilson. The first edition.'Rambles in North Africa' depicts the author's extensive travels across the continent, detailing t...

Annals & Memoirs of the Court of Peking (from the 16th to the 20th Century)

E. Backhouse; J. O. P. Bland · 1914 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, William Heinemann, 1914. First edition. Cloth. The second impression of this impressive history of the Chinese Royal Family, a fascinating volume complete with illustrations. The first edition, second impression, published two months after the first impression.An exten...

The New Far West and the Old Far East, Being Notes of a Tour in North America, Japan, China, Ceylon, Etc.

W. Henry Barneby · 1889 · Rooke Books

£365.00 (€437.57 | $482.30 | ¥77,026)

London, Edward Stanford, 1889. First edition. Cloth. The author's presentation copy of his travel account of North America and Asia, lovingly inscribed to his cousin. The first edition.Signed by the author to the half-title, 'Isabel Birkbeck. From her affec. Cousin, ...

Missionary Labours and Scenes in Southern Africa

Robert Moffat · 1842 · Rooke Books

£690.00 (€827.19 | $911.74 | ¥145,610)

London, John Snow, 1842 . Leather. A lovely third thousand of Robert Moffat's popular account of his work as a missionary in Africa in the mid-nineteenth century. Illustrated throughout. The third thousand of this work, published in the same year as the first.Illustrated ...

The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia, and the Sword Hunters of the Hamran Arabs

Sir Samuel W. Baker · 1867 · Rooke Books

£425.00 (€509.50 | $561.58 | ¥89,688)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1867. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Samuel Baker's important exploration work on the Nile, an interesting work illustrated throughout. The first edition, with the printing mistake to the illustrations index page, stating that the pla...

The Farmers&Apos; Trek Book: A Souvenir of South African and Rhodesian Farmers in Great Britain and on the Continent During the Summer of 1927

Arthur Canham · 1927 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

London, The South African National Union, 1927. Cloth. A very scarce illustrated informational work on the South African agricultural tour of Great Britain during the summer of 1927. An informational work providing a detailed account of the South African agricultural tour of G...

New-Englands Memoriall

Nathaniel Morton · 1903 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.36 | $726.75 | ¥116,066)

Boston, The Club of Odd Volumes, 1903 . Cloth. A marvellous facsimile of Nathaniel Morton's first history of the Plymouth colony, published for the Society of Odd Volumes. A limited edition, this being No. 129.The 'New England's Memorial' was the first comp...

An Historical Sketch of Bradford, Mass. In the Revolution

Louis A. Woodbury · 1895 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

Groveland, Mass. Ambrose & Co. 1895. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of Louis Woodbury's history of the now-disincorporated town of Bradford. Now split between the towns of Groveland and Haverhill, Bradford was annexed in 1896.Written by Louis A. Woodbury, a ...

Over African Jungles

Martin Johnson · 1935 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Harrap, 1935. Cloth. A remarkable account of Martin Johnson's explorations of Africa, detailing his intrepid excursions and richly illustrated with photographs throughout. Written by Martin Johnson, one half of the renowned adventuring married couple Martin and Os...

The Heroes of African Discovery & Adventure: From the Earliest Times to the Death of Livingstone

C. E. Bourne · 1883 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, W. Swan , [1883]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated work, tracing the history of discovery and exploration of Africa until the death of Livingstone. An undated copy, dated from Jisc 1883. The first edition of this work, identified from inscrip...

Service & Sport in the Sudan: A Record of Administration in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. With Some Intervals of Sport and Travel

D. C. E. FF. Comyn · 1911 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, John Lane, the Bodley Head, 1911. First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first edition of D. C. E. FF. Comyn's account of his working and hunting experiences in the Sudan. The first edition of this work. An extensive account of D. C. E. FF. Comyn's experiences in...