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A Tourist in Africa

Evelyn Waugh · 1960 · Rooke Books

£87.00 (€104.30 | $114.96 | ¥18,360)

London , Chapman & Hall , 1960. First edition. Cloth. A lovely illustrated first edition copy of Evelyn Waugh travel diary from his time in Africa. A lovely first edition, first impression copy of Evelyn Waugh's travel book, A Tourist in Africa. This travel diary of Evel...

The Story of the Laxdalers Done Into English

Robert Proctor [trans.] · 1903 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Printed for the Translator by Charles Whittingham & Company , 1903. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Robert Proctor's English language translation of the thirteenth century Laxdaela Saga. Bibliographer and typographer Proctor's interest in the sag...

The History of Retford in the County of Nottingham

John S. Piercy · 1828 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.73 | $77.96 | ¥12,451)

Retford, F. Hodson, 1828. Cloth. A smart copy of this local history of Retford, with illustrations. Missing the title page, all information gathered from Abe and Jisc. Re-bound in contemporary cloth. A first edition copy of this local history of Retford in Nottingham that co...

Churchill at Chartwell

Robin Fedden · 1969 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

Oxford , Pergamon Press, 1969. First edition. Cloth. A lovely illustrate first edition copy of Churchill at Chartwell. A first edition copy. This beautifully illustrated book portrays Winston Churchill at home and tells the story of Chartwell and what Churchill treasured abou...

Eight Works by Louis-Pierre Anquetil

Louis-Pierre Anquetil · 1780 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

Paris, De l’Imprimerie de Moutard, Imprimeur Libraire de la Reine; Chez Moutard; Chez Bossange, Masson & Besson, 1780-1793 . Hardback. Eight early edition works by Louis Pierre Anquetil from the late eighteenth century. A lovely collection of works by Louis-Pierre Anquetil in...

Normandy and Picardy Their Relics, Castles, Churches and Footprints of William the Conqueror

C. B. Black · 1905 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London , Adam and Charles Black , 1905. Cloth. A lovely volume that explores Normandy and Picardy, with folding maps and plans. A lovely seventh edition of this volume that explores Normandy and Picardy in Northern France, especially considering the relics, castles and churche...

The Roman Fort of Gellygaer in the County of Glamorgan

John Ward · 1903 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Bemrose & Sons, Limited, 1903 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this archaeological study of some Roman forts in Wales with folding plates. First edition of The Roman Fort of Gellygaer in the County of Glamorgan by John Ward in the original publisher's ...

The London Scottish in the Second World War 1939 to 1945

C. N. Barclay; R. J. L. Ogilby · 1952 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, William Clowes & Sons Ltd. 1952 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this history of the London Scottish Regiment during the Second World War in the original dust wrapper. First edition of The London Scottish In the Second World War 1939 to 1945 by C. N. Barcla...

The Annals of 100 Squadron

C. Gordon Burge; Hugh Trenchard · 1975 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Herbert Reiach, Limited, 1975 . Cloth. The first thus of this limited edition facsimile reprint of annals from 1917 to 1918 with monochrome plates. First thus of The Annals of 100 Squadron by C. Gordon Burge in the original publisher's cloth binding. A facsimile ...

The Renaissance Garden in England

Roy Strong · 1979 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Thames and Hudson , 1979. First edition. Paperback. A signed first edition copy of this detailed book about the Renaissance gardens of England. The first paperback edition. Signed by the author to the title page. With numerous monochrome illustrations throughout. A det...

The History of the 4th Battalion King&Apos;S Shropshire Light Infantry (T.A. ) 1745-1945

Lieut.-Commander P. K. Kemp · 1955 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Shrewsbury, Wilding & Son LTD. 1955. First edition. Cloth. A detailed history of the 4th Battalion of the King's Shropshire Light Infantry, with folding maps. This volume traces the history of the 4th Battalion of the King's Shropshire Light Infantry, from their earl...

The History of the Rebellion and CIVIL Wars in England Begun in the Year 1641

Edward Earl of Clarendon · 1705 · Rooke Books

£825.00 (€989.04 | $1,090.12 | ¥174,099)

Oxford, Printed at the Theatre , 1705-1706. Leather. A complete six volume set of The History Of The Rebellion and Civil Wars In England, with frontispieces. Three volumes in six parts, with each volume across two books. In very pleasing original binding. Edward Hyde, the Fir...

The Travels of Leo of Rozmital Through Germany, Flanders, England, France, Spain, Portugal and Italy 1465-1467 the Troublesome Voyage of Captain Edward Fenton 1582-1583 a Regiment for the Sea and Other Writings on Navigation by William Bourne Byron&Apos;S Journal of His Circumnavigation 1764-1766

Various · 1957 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

Cambridge, The Hakluyt Society at The University Press, 1957-1964. First edition. Cloth. A smart four volume set of the works of The Hakluyt Society, in the original dust wrappers and profusely illustrated with folding maps and plates throughout. Four volumes of The Hakluyt So...

Departures

E. L. Grant Watson · 1948 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Pleiades Books Limited, 1948 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this autobiographical work by biologist E. L. Watson in the original publisher's dust wrapper with illustrations. The first edition of Departures by E. L. Grant Watson in the original publis...

Eyewitness in Abyssinia

Herbert Matthews · 1937 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London, Martin Secker, 1937. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this fascinating first hand account of the Abyssinian Crisis in 1935 by noted reporter Herbert Lionel Matthews. A fascinating and detailed first hand account of the Abyssinian Crisis, which occurred in 193...

Romola

George Eliot · 1880 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

London, Smith, Elder, & Co, 1880. Cloth. A limited edition copy of George Eliot's classic historical novel set in the Italian Renaissance. A new limited edition. Number 490 out of 1000 copies. In the original full cloth binding. With twenty-two engraved plates. Collated c...

The Makers of Venice Doges, Conquerors, Painters and Men of Letters

Mrs Oliphant · 1887 · Rooke Books

£108.00 (€129.47 | $142.71 | ¥22,791)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1887. First edition. Leather. A handsome first edition of this noted historical work regarding famous figures from Venice, by Mrs Oliphant. The first edition of the work. 'The Makers of Venice' is a study into the people who make Venice into...

La Austrialia Del Espiritu Santo; the Journal of Fray Martin de Munilla O.F. M. And Other Documents Relating to the Voyage of Pedro Fernandez de Quiros to the South Seas (1617-1627)

Celsus Kelly O.F.M. [trans. and ed.] · 1966 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

Cambridge, The Hakluyt Society by Cambridge University Press, 1966. Cloth. An exceptionally smart two volume set from the Hakluyt Society, providing an account of Pedro Fernandez de Quiros's early seventeenth century navigations. Nos. CXXVII and CXXVI of the Second Series...

Charterhouse in London Monastery, Mansion, Hospital, School

Gerald S. Davies · 1922 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London , John Murray , 1922. Cloth. A fascinating volume on the history of Charterhouse, with illustrations. A reprinted copy, in 1922, of this volume on the history of Charterhouse. The volume details the history of Charterhouse as a monastry, mansion, hospital and School, o...

Handbook to the Fine Art Collections in the International Exhibition of 1862

Francis Turner Palgrave · 1862 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London and Cambridge, Macmillan and Co. 1862. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this handbook of fine art collections within the International Exhibition of 1862 by Francis Turner Palgrave in half calf Worsfold binding. First edition of Handbook to the Fine Art Coll...