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On England and Other Addresses

Stanley Baldwin · 1926 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

London, Philip Allan & Co. Ltd. 1926. Hardback. A scarce first edition essay title, in original unclipped dust wrapper. A scarce essay title by former Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, who served as Prime Minister three times - between 1923-1924, 1924-1929, 1935-1937.A first edi...

The Centennial Frog, and Other Stories

1877 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

Philadelphia, Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger, 1877 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce collection of children's short stories, illustrated throughout with black and white engravings, in the publisher's original pictorial cloth. The first edi...

The Housekeeping Book of Susanna Whatman

Susanna Whatman; Thomas Balston · 1956 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Geoffrey Bles Ltd. 1956 . First edition. Cloth. Lovely first edition providing insight into the running of Turkey House, of which Susanna Whatman was mistress. The first edition published by Geoffrey Bles.In publisher's original cream cloth binding.Illustrated wit...

Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin

Elisha Kent Kane · 1867 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, T. Nelson and Sons, 1867. Cloth. A smart illustrated first-hand account of the second Grinnell expedition to discover explorer Sir John Franklin, led by senior medical officer Elisha Kent Kane. New edition. First published in two volumes in 1856. In the original gilt-...

Japanese Chronological Tables, Showing the Date, According to the Julian or Gregorian Calendar, of the First Day of Each Japanese Month from Tai-Kwa 1st Year to Mei-Ji 6th Year (645 A.D. To 1873 A.D. )

William Bramsen · 1880 · Rooke Books

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

Tokio, Seishi Bunsha , 1880. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce reference regarding Japanese chronology and calendars. The first edition of this very scarce volume.In the original cloth binding. With two folding tables. Collated, complete. Spanning 645 A....

The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, in the County of Southampton

Gilbert White Thomas Bell [ed.] · 1877 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

London, John Van Voorst, 1877. Cloth. A very smart first Bell edition of Gilbert White's important natural history of Selborne, edited by zoologist Thomas Bell. First Thomas Bell edition in the publisher's original cloth binding. Complete in two volumes. Volume I is...

London and Its Environs

Karl Baedeker · 1894 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Leipsic, Karl Baedeker, 1894. Cloth. The ninth revised edition of an informative traveller's handbook for tourists wishing to explore London's magnificent City and West End. The ninth revised edition of London and Its Environs, an attractive handbook for tourists, wr...

A Glossary of English Furniture of the Historic Periods

Edwin J. Layton; J. Penderel-Brodhurst · 1925 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, John Murray, 1925 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce signed and inscribed first edition copy of this comprhensive glossary of English furniture. A scarce first edition copy of the work.Signed and inscribed by the author Edwin J. Layton.Signed to the front free endpaper, ...

The History of Scotland; History of Gustavus Vasa; the Cottages of Glenburnie; Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia and Poland; Travels in Hindustan and China; the Sea; the Life and Miscellaneous Writings of Benjamin Franklin

William Robertson; J. Von Archenholz; Mrs Elizabeth Hamilton; J.L. Stephens; Howard Malcom; Benjamin Franklin · 1837 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.24 | $858.88 | ¥137,169)

Edinburgh, William and Robert Chambers, 1837-1849. Leather. Seven volumes smartly bound into one, with works on history, travel, and notable figures. Seven volumes in one.In half navy calf, with marbled boards.Comprising of:1837 The Cottagers of Glenburnie, A Tale. By Mrs Eliz...

The Memoirs and Secret Negotiations of John Ker, of Kersland

John Ker · 1726 · Rooke Books

£1,295.00 (€1,552.49 | $1,711.16 | ¥273,283)

London, Printed in the Year, 1726-1727 . First edition. Leather. An exceptionally lovely complete first and third edition set of John Ker's fascinating memoirs, including an account of the French in Louisiana and Mississippi, and illustrated with a folding map. The comple...

Early British Trackways, Moats, Mounds, Camps, and Sites

Alfred Watkins · 1922 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

Hereford , The Watkins Meter Co. 1922. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this fascinating lecture on early trackways by ley line pioneer Alfred Watkins, illustrated with the author's photographs. First edition.In the publisher's quarter cloth binding, with p...

Anecdotes of British Topography

[Richard Gough] · 1768 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)

London, Printed by W. Richardson and S. Clark, 1768. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this extensive 18th-century reference history of England, by Richard Gough. First edition. Bound in half calf, with marbled paper covered boards. Renewed endpapers and blanks. A...

The Christian Year Thoughts in Verse the Hidden Life of the Soul the Spiritual Combat a Selection from the Spiritual Letters of S. Francis de Sales of the Imitation of Christ

N/A; Laurence Scupoli · 1876 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€335.67 | $369.98 | ¥59,088)

Oxford and Cambridge, Rivingtons, 1876. Leather. A lovely set of very scarce full calf publications from Rivington's Library of Spiritual Works for English Catholics. A very scarce set of 5 theological titles, collected for a 19th Century Catholic audience.Bound in handso...

A. Favier & Cie Album- Tarif No. 4 Tournages, Moulures, Sculptures

1913 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Pont De Beauvoisin, A. Favier & Cie, 1913. Paperback. A very scarce twentieth century French furniture catalogue, abundantly illustrated with their products, and a price list. A very scarce work.In the original paper wrap binding.A twentieth century French catalogue of turning...

Fabrique de Bois de Lits de Repos & Divans Cosy-Corners Chassis Sommiers Et Chassis En Hetre Establissments Jamet Cornelis, Gorand & Cie

0 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Paris, Cornelius, Gorand & Cie, c1930 . Paperback. A smart very scarce copy of this abundantly illustrated French furniture catalogue. A very scarce work.In the publisher's original paper wraps.An excellent copy of this French furniture catalogue.Abundantly illustrated wi...

General John Jacob; Commandant of the Sind Irregular Horse and Founder of Jacobabad

Alexander Innes Shand · 1901 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Selley and Co. Limited , 1901 . Cloth. A scarce copy of this illustrated historical account of the General John Jacob. The 'Cheaper Edition' of the work.In publisher's original red cloth binding.A work by Alexander Innes Shand, a Scottish barrister and a...

Pre-Historic Times As Illustrated by Ancient Remains and the Manners and Customs of Modern Savages

Lord Avebury · 1900 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)

London, Williams and Norgate , 1900 . Cloth. A very scarce sixth edition of this abundantly illustrated archaeological work. The sixth edition of the work, revised.In publisher's original maroon cloth binding.Illustrated with a frontispiece, 40 plates, and in text illustr...

The History of the Royal Society of London, for the Improving of Natural Knowledge

Thomas Sprat · 1734 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

London, J. Knapton, J. Walthoe, D. Midwinter, 1734 . Leather. Illustrated with two folding engraved plates, this is the fourth edition of Thomas Spratt's defence of the necessity of the Royal Society, and his history of its beginnings. The fourth edition of this work.Illu...

Naval Tactics and Trials of Sailings

George Biddlecombe · 1850 · Rooke Books

£260.00 (€311.70 | $343.55 | ¥54,868)

London, Charles Wilson, 1850 . First edition. Cloth. Illustrated throughout with diagrams and charts, this is the scarce first edition of George Biddlecombe's impressive and informative discussion of naval tactics and avoiding collisions. A scarce first edition.Illustrate...

Shropshire Word-Book

Georgina F. Jackson · 1982 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Shrewsbury, John Thornhill, 1982 . Cloth. Pristine copy of the significant Shropshire glossary, including archaic and provinicial words native to the county. In publisher's original red cloth binding.Featuring a frontispiece map of Shropshire.First published in 1879, this...