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Letter of J P Kennedy to His Constituents, Citizens of the Fourth Congressional District in the State of Maryland, on the Principles and Value of the Protective System

John Pendleton Kennedy · 1842 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

Baltimore, Not Stated , 1842 . First edition. Disbound. A very scarce American Congressional Speech from John Pendleton Kennedy of Maryland The first and only edition of this work. A very scarce copy, rarely seen in commerce and only found institutionally in nine libraries inc...

Letters of Travel

Rudyard Kipling · 1920 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1920. First edition. Cloth. A bright copy of this first edition travel journal from Rudyard Kipling's experiences in America, Canada, and Egypt. The first edition, first impression of this work.Containing a series of letters from celebrated autho...

South with Scott

Rear-Admiral E. R. G. R. Evans · 1921 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Collins' Clear-Type Press, 1921. Leather. A very neat early edition of this exciting account of expeditions to the South Pole. Early edition. With a portrait frontispiece. Includes a fold-out map to illustrate journeys of the Western Geological Parties. An account...

The Arab and the African Experiences in Eastern Equatorial Africa During a Residence of Three Years

S. Tristram Pruen · 1891 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.80 | $224.63 | ¥35,875)

London , Seeley and Co , 1891. Cloth. A smart illustrated volume of experiences in eastern Africa in the late 1800s. A Â copy of The Arab and the African Experiences in Eastern Equatorial Africa During a Residence of Three Years by S. Tristram Pruen. Cheap edition.Â This volum...

The Providence Plantations for Two Hundred and Fifty Years. An Historical Review of the Foundation, Rise and Progress of the City of Providence.

Welcome Arnold Greene · 1886 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Providence, J. A. & R. A. Reid, Publishers and Printers, 1886 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated historical review on the 250th anniversary of the settlement in Providence. First edition of The Providence Plantations for Two Hundred and Fifty Years. ...

Decoration Tibetaine

Jecques Bacot · 1914 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

Paris, Librairie des Arts Decoratifs; A. Calavas, c1927 . Cloth. Illustrated with a number of plates, six of which are in colour, this is a bright early twentieth century study of Tibetan artworks. In the original French, with an introductory essay by Jacques Batot.A fascinati...

Au Couer de L&Apos;Afrique (1868-1871)

George Schweinfurth · 1877 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Paris , Hachette, 1877. Vellum. a A fascinating memoir of the voyages of German botanist, George Schweinfurth, to Africa from 1868 to 1871. He accompanied German geographer Friedrich Rohlfs on this journey, and traveled to the Libyan Desert, Egypt, and the Arabian Desert.Â Tra...

Out of the East" Reveries and Studies in New Japan

Lafcadio Hearn · 1903 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co. [1903]. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this work illustrative of Japanese life from the author's own experiences. The first UK edition of this work, preceded by the US edition of 1895. A copy dated from Jisc, only...

The Game Birds and Waterfowl of the Sudan

W. Wedgewood Bowen · 1925 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Not Stated , Not Stated , 1925-8. Paperback. Two uncommon articles extracted from 'Sudan Notes and Records' recording of the game birds and waterfowls of the Sudan. An account of the game birds and waterfowl of the Sudan, by W. Wedgewood Bowen. Two articles extracted...

Venture to the Interior

Laurens van der Post · 1952 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, The Hogarth Press, 1952. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this work on travels through Nyasaland, written by South African writer and explorer Laurens van der Post. In the original pictorial dust wrapper. A fascinating work on travels and exploration in Ny...

Texfake: An Account of the Theft and Forgery of Early Texas Printed Documents

W Thomas Taylor · 1991 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.75 | $58.14 | ¥9,285)

Austin, W Thomas Taylor, 1991. First edition. Cloth. A lovely copy of W Thomas Taylor's work on the history of theft and forgery in Texas, with an introduction by Larry McMurtry. This historic work by W Thomas Taylor details the history of theft and forgery in early Texas...

The Jordan and Its Valley, and the Dead Sea

[William Henry Davenport Adams] · 1871 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.53 | ¥8,230)

London, T. Nelson and Sons, 1871. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this charming illustrated account of the Jordan River and Dead Sea. The scarce first edition of this work.A vivid exploration of the Jordan River and the Dead Sea, a concise but charming travel...

A Brief and True Report Concerning Williamsburg in Virginia

Rutherfoord Goodwin · 1980 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Virginia, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation; August and Charles Dietz, 1980. Leather. A near fine 1980 facsimile of this original 1780 work on the history of Williamsburg, Virginia, illustrated with plates and folding plates. A facsimile reprint of the third edition of this...

Stepping Stones to the South Pole

J R Nichol · 1948 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Angus and Robertson, 1948. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition copy of this survey regarding the Antarctic. Uncommon in such a smart condition.Cited to the flyleaf as being 'this is the complete story of the quest for the South Pole, of the men who ha...

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

Paris, Ãditions du MusÃ©um; Presses Universitaires de France , 1941. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this uncommon illustrated volume, following the "Bougainville" cruise to the French Periantarctic Islands, illustrated. The first edition of this uncommon work,...

The Journal of Rochfort Maguire 1852-1854

Rochfort Maguire, John Bockstoce [ed.] · 1988 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, The Hakluyt Society , 1988. Cloth. A marvellous set complete in two volumes reporting the journal of Rochfort Maguire on the expedition to Alaska from 1852 to 1854 in the search for John Franklin. Illustrated. The reissue of Rochfort Maguire's journal on his exped...

Present-Day Japan

Augusta M. Campbell Davidson · 1904 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1904. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated first edition early twentieth century travel work on the wonders of Japan. The first edition of this work.A fantasising travel work on Japan at the turn of the century, following the author as she travelled fo...

The Curse of Central Africa

Guy Burrows; Edgar Canisius · 1903 · Rooke Books

£600.00 (€719.30 | $792.82 | ¥126,618)

London, R. A. Everett & Co. LTD, 1903. First edition. Cloth. A lovely copy of Guy Burrows' treatise on the issues faced by Central Africa, including the terror of Leopold II, to whom the work is dedicated. The first edition, fourth impression, of this work.Illustrated wit...

The Uganda Protectorate

Harry Johnston · 1902 · Rooke Books

£490.00 (€587.43 | $647.47 | ¥103,404)

New York, Dodd, Mead, & Company, 1902. First edition. Cloth. Harry Johnston's extensive study on Uganda, its history and people, illustrated in colour throughout with folding maps. The first U.S. edition of this work, published in the same year as the U.K. first, printed ...

Fire and Sword in the Sudan

Rudolf C. Slatin Pasha; F. R. Wingate · 1896 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

London, Edward Arnold, 1896. First edition. Cloth. The illustrated first edition of Rudolf Carl von Slatin's exceptional account of his time spent in Sudan, tracing the history of the country. The first edition of this work.Published in English and German at the same time...