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England in Egypt

Alfred Milner · 1894 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

London, Edward Arnold, 1894 . Cloth. A very scarce presentation copy of Alfred Milner's detailed account of British involvement in Egypt in the nineteenth century, with a folding map. A very scarce work.The new edition, first published in 1892.A presentation copy, inscrib...

First over Everest: The Houston-Mount Everest Expedition

P. F. M. Fellowes; L. V. Stewart Blacker; Colonel P. T. Etherton et al. · 1933 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1933 . First edition. Cloth. The fourth impression of this exciting account of the Houston-Mount Everest Expedition in 1933, with illustrations throughout, and with 3D glasses. The fourth impression of this work, published in the same year as...

African Hunting and Adventure from Natal to the Zambesi Including Lake Ngami, the Kalahari Desert, &C. From 1852 to 1860

William Charles Baldwin · 1863 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London, Richard Bentley , 1863. Cloth. The second edition of this illustrated Africa travel work from William Charles Baldwin, with a folding map. Second edition, published the same year as the first. Rebacked, with the contemporary cloth for the boards and spine laid down.Il...

A Picnic Party in Wildest Africa Being a Sketch of a Winter&Apos;S Trip to Some of the Unknown Waters of the Upper Nile

C. W. L. Bulpett · 1907 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Edward Arnold, 1907. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition of Barrister Charles Bulpett's exploration of Central Africa. A first edition of the travels of C. W. L. Bulpett, with accounts contributed by other members of his party. In publisher's cloth...

Les Bords de L&Apos;Adriatique Et le Montenegro

Charles Yriarte · 1878 · Rooke Books

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

Paris, Librairie Hachette, 1878 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of Charles Yriarte's beautifully illustrated study of Montenegro and the surrounding region, in a beautiful binding designed by Auguste D. Souze. In the original French.The first edition of this w...

Great Domesday Book: The County Edition Domesday Book Studies: Sussex

Various · 1987 · Rooke Books

£270.00 (€323.68 | $356.77 | ¥56,978)

London, Alecto Historical Editions, 1987-90. Cloth. A special edition of this work on Sussex, taken from entries in the Domesday book. Held in a presentation slipcase First edition thus. Comprising Domesday Book Studies, Introduction and Translation, and Folios and Maps. Numbe...

The History of the Rebellion and the CIVIL Wars in England to Which Is Added an Historical View of the Affairs of Ireland and the Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon Written by Himself Printed from His Orignal Manuscripts

Edward Hyde · 1761 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

Oxford, Clarendon Printing House, 1761-1826. Leather. Eight volumes of Edward Hyde's famous account of the Civil War along with his Life. Volume I and II of his Rebellion and Civil War [1829] are complete over the first four volumes of this set. Volume V is the first part...

A Short History of the English People

John Richard Green · 1902 · Rooke Books

£480.00 (€575.44 | $634.25 | ¥101,294)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1902-03. Leather. A illustrated four volumes set of the historical work by John Richard Green This is a four volume set of this history of England. Complete in four volumes. Illustrated throughout with maps, full page plates and vignettes. John Richar...

The History of Ancient Greece, Its Colonies, and Conquests Part the First; from the Earliest Accounts Till the Division of the Macedonian Empire in the East Including the Literature, Philosophy and the Fine Arts

John Gillies · 1820 · Rooke Books

£425.00 (€509.50 | $561.58 | ¥89,688)

London, T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1820. Leather. A four volume leather set of John Gillies' comprehensive history of Ancient Greece. John Gillies' comprehensive history of Ancient Greece. Sixth edition. Volume I is part of the first four volumes of an eight-volume set...

The Lives of the Rakes

E. Beresford Chancellor · 1924 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.81 | $211.42 | ¥33,765)

London , Philip Allan and Co. 1924-1925. Cloth. A signed four volume set of this biography of rakes. Four of original six volumes. Volumes include: Volume II- The Restoration Rakes, Volume IV- The Hell Fire Club, Volume V- Old Q and Barrymore, Volume VI- the Regency Rakes. One...

The Nile Basin

H. E. Hurst and P. Phillips · 1938 · Rooke Books

£390.00 (€467.54 | $515.33 | ¥82,302)

Cairo, Schindler's Press/Government Press, 1938-1939. Cloth. Four volumes of this set of geographical publications about the Nile river. From the Ministry of Public Works, Egypt. Physical Department. Includes: Physical Department Paper No. 33, Supplement to Volume II. Mea...

The Age We Live in: A History of the Nineteenth Century from the Peace of 1815 to the Present Time

James Taylor · 1813 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

London, William Mackenzie, c1899. Cloth. James Taylor's history of Great Britain in the nineteenth century. A new and enlarged edition, supplied to subscribers only. Illustrated throughout with thirty-five coloured plates, including coloured maps (no collation available)....

Memoirs of Maximilien de Bethune Duke of Sully Prime Minister of Henry the Great to Which Is Annexed the Trial of Francis Ravaillac for the Murder of Henry the Great

Maximilien de Bethune · 1812 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.73 | $310.52 | ¥49,592)

Lackington, Allen & Co et al. 1812. Leather. The memoirs to the assistant of King Henry IV of France. With a frontispiece to volume I. Complete in five volumes, this is a 'New Edition' of this work. Translated into English from the original French. Maximilien de Beth...

About Britain

Various · 1951 · Rooke Books

£36.99 (€44.34 | $48.88 | ¥7,806)

London, Collins and Son, 1951. Paperback. A four volume set of the 'About Britain', illustrated throughout. Discussing a vast range of British regions from the South West to the Lowlands of Scotland. The set includes: About Britain No. 1 - 'West Country', A...

England in the Eighteenth Century Essays in Verse

O F Christie · 1921 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Basil Blackwell, 1921. Leather. An historical work on the Eighteenth Century, in verse. Written in rhyming verse. A scarce work, and a fascinating interpretation of key events in the Eighteenth century. The work is a series of essays which provide the reader a few aspe...

American Literature: An Historical Sketch

John Nichol · 1882 · Rooke Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

Edinburgh, Adam and Charles Black, 1882. Leather. A handsome leather volume of John Nichol exploration of American literature. John Nichol was a Scottish literary academic. This volume contains a rounded view of American Literature, with detailed historical context including s...

Nineteenth Century Autograph Book

None · 1882 · Rooke Books

£200.00 (€239.77 | $264.27 | ¥42,206)

None, None, c1882. Paperback. A blank 19th century volume, effectively 'ex' autograph book. Dating from the Nineteenth Century, with a insert dated 1882. The majority of the volume is blank, aside from two inserts. Contains a signed insert by Lady Florence Dixie, the...

Science and Art Department of the Committee of Council on Education, South Kensington Directory (Revised to February 1869) with Regulations for Establishing and Conduction Science School and Classes

Committee of Council on Education · 1869 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.94 | $52.84 | ¥8,439)

London, George E. Eyre, 1869. Leather. An early copy of this report on science classes in Victorian England. Nineteenth edition. A directory by the The Science and Art Department of the Committee of Council on Education, of South Kensington. A interesting insight into the educ...

Forms for Great State Councils of the Improved Order of Red Men Adopted by the Great Council of the United States

The Great Council of the United States/Great Chief of Records · 1834 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.60 | $449.26 | ¥71,750)

Unknown, The Great Council of the United States, c1903. Leather. A very scarce work by The Great Council of the United States, 'Forms for Great State Councils Of The Improved Order of Red Men&apos. The Improved Order of Red Men are an American fraternal organization origi...

Report from the Select Committee of the House of Lords Appointed to Consider the Laws Relating to the Parochial Assessment

Various · 1850 · Rooke Books

£69.99 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,770)

London, Not Stated, 1850. Leather. A fascinating insight into the political workings of the passing of laws and investigation into change especially this insight into the interaction between politics and religion. Ordered to be printed 18th July 1850. Includes detailed minutes...