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The Scourge of Christendom: Annals of British Relations with Algiers Prior to the French Conquest. By Lieut. -Colonel R.L. Playfair H.M. Consul-General at Algiers Author of &Apos;Travels in the Footsteps of Bruce,&Apos; (Murray&Apos;S) &Apos;Handbook to the Mediterranean,&Apos; (Murray&Apos;S) &Apos;Handbook to Algeria and Tunis,&Apos; Etc. With Illustrations.

Robert Lambert Playfair · 1884 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London, Smith, Elder & Co. 1884. First edition. Cloth. A first edition Association copy signed by the author, complete with 7 plates that include single and folded page illustrations and folded maps. Collated, complete with 7 plates; including a folding map frontispiece, 3 sin...

African Discovery a Narrative of Travel and Adventure in Central Africa

Mungo Park · 1845 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

Edinburgh, Thomas Nelson, 1845. Cloth. A delightful and important nineteenth century work on African travel, in a pocket-sized format. A scarce and unusual imprint, with little record of this edition's existence. This copy's pagination is alike to Nelson's previ...

Forgotten Heroes Six True Stories

Michael Bentinck · 1995 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Cambridge, Michael Bentinck, 1995. First edition. Paperback. A collection of true stories from the Second World War told from six prisoners of war. Signed by the author and editor, Michael Bentinck. With his sticker to the title page. With the cover illustration by Ronald Sear...

2 Vols Masterpieces by Hiroshige and Selections from Hokusai"S Views of Mount Fuji

Utagawa Hiroshige; Katsushika Hokusai · 1914 · Rooke Books

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

Tokyo, T. Hasegawa, c1905-[1914]. Paperback. Two very scarce early Hasegawa woodblock albums, comprising twenty-four beautifully printed reproductions after Hiroshige and Hokusai, in the striking original pictorial wrappers. In the publisher"s original dark grey pictorial pape...

Scãƒâ¨Nes de la Vie Privãƒâ©E Et Publique Des Animaux

Various [inc. Honore de Balzac, Alfred de Musset et al.], [ed. by Pierre-Jules Hetzel] · 1842 · Rooke Books

£440.00 (€527.49 | $581.40 | ¥92,853)

Paris, J. Hetzel et Paulin, 1842. First edition. Leather. The first edition of complete two volume set of a bestselling parody on the French Revolution, combining the best of French satire, illustrated by the brilliant Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard. The first edition of Scènes ...

Inncwadi Yabantwana, or, Zulu Spelling Book

1908 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

Durban, Natal, T. L. Cullingworth, 1908 . Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce illustrated spelling book for early learners of the Zulu language, most widely spoken in South Africa. Very scarce. In the publisher's original paper covers. Illustrated throughout with numerous ex...

I, James Blunt

H. V. Morton · 1942 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1942 . First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this unusual speculative war fiction from journalist H. V. Morton. First edition.   In the publisher's original soft covers.   A fascinating future-history story set between 11th September ...

La Corte: Letters from Spain 1863-1866

By A Resident There · 1868 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

London, Saunders, Otley, and Co. 1868. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition account of contemporary Spain, featuring illustrations of a variety of clothing fashions. A scarce first edition account, in original green cloth, with gilt motif to the front board. Featuring ...

Concilia Decreta Leges Constitutiones

Henrici [Henry] Spelman · 1639 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.31 | $786.21 | ¥125,563)

Londini [London], Typis R Badger, 1639. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this ambitious historical record, written by a leading seventeenth century antiquary and pioneering medieval scholar. The first edition of the work. Very scarce. Signatures run: §2-...

Aide-Memoire to the History of India

John Davenport · 1864 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, J. Davy & Sons, 1864. First edition. Cloth. The vanishingly scarce first edition of John Davenport's educational guide to the history of India, with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Henry Spencer Ashbee. A signed presentation copy of the first ...

Stamp Album of Arms, Crests and Monograms

1917 · Rooke Books

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

Not Stated, Not Stated, c1945. First edition. Cloth. A marvellous album of this personal collection of arms, crests and monograms, primarily of British Military and European aristocracy. A fantastic and unique personal collection of tipped-in arms, crests and monographs. Bound...

Caricature History of the Georges

Thomas Wright · 1867 · Rooke Books

£79.00 (€94.71 | $104.39 | ¥16,671)

London, John Camden Hotten, [1867]. Cloth. An amusing and richly illustrated historical title, featuring several contemporary advertisements. Undated, dated from a copy held by the University of Birmingham Libraries. A humorous and colourful snapshot of the Hanoverian monarchs...

Histoire Generale de Paris: Atlas Anciens Plans de Paris

Max Engelhard · 1880 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

Paris, Imprimerie Nationale, 1880. First edition. Leather. Illustrated with sixty-four plates, this is the three volume first edition of this very scarce atlas of the history of Paris. Presented by the Paris Municipal Council to the Mayor of Folkestone. In the original French....

Air of Glory: A Wartime Scrapbook

Cecil Beaton · 1941 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1941. First edition. Cloth. A captivating collection of wartime photography by award-winning designer Cecil Beaton. A striking visual account of the world at w­ar, as captured by renowned designer and war photographer Cecil Beaton...

Snapshots of India Original Photograph Album

[?] Huntley · 1942 · Rooke Books

£1,750.00 (€2,097.96 | $2,312.38 | ¥369,302)

None Stated, None Stated, 1942-1945. Leather. An extensive captioned photograph album of Royal Indian Army Service Corps service at Kakul, N.W.F. and India, comprising over three hundred original photographs. Bound in a full blue cloth binding with cord ties. Containing three...

A Manual of Petrol Motors and Motor Cars: Comprising the Designing, Construction, and Working of Petrol Motors

F. Strickland · 1914 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Charles Griffin & Company Limited, 1914. Cloth. The scarce revised edition of a book focusing on the design of early petrol cars from theoretical, practical and commercial perspective, with folding tables. The scarce revised edition of A Manual of Petrol Motors and Mot...

In English Homes: The Internal Character, Furniture & Adornments of Some of the Most Notable Houses of England

Charles Latham · 1904 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

London; New York, Published at the Offices of 'Country Life'; George Newnes, Ltd.; Charles Scribner's Sons, 1904. First edition. Cloth. A richly illustrated first edition depicting and describing a wide range of fine houses across England. A first edition of the...

Cornelius Tacitus

Cornelius Tacitus; Immanuel Bekker [ed.] · 1831 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.60 | $449.26 | ¥71,750)

Leipzig , Weidmann, 1831. Leather. A pleasing two-volume vellum-bound set of this 19th-century critical edition of the works of the Roman historian Tacitus, edited by the renowned German classical scholar Immanuel Bekker Complete in two volumes. In full vellum. A 19th-century...

George Villers, First Duke of Buckingham: The Stanhope Essay for 1882

W. Hudson Shaw · 1882 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Oxford, B.H. Blackwell , 1882 . First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition copy of W. Hudson Shaw's essay on the life of George Villiers, the first Duke of Buckingham. A very scarce work.The first edition.In a full black calf binding, with gilt to fore edge.An es...

Catalogue of the Predynastic Egyptian Collection in the Ashmolean Museum

Joan Crowfoot Payne · 2000 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

Oxford, Griffith Institute, Ashmolean Museum, 2000. Cloth. Fascinating and profusely illustrated catalogue of the Predynastic Egyptian Collection held at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, compiled by prominent archaeologist and cataloguer Joan Crowfoot Payne. In publisher's o...