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Napoleon at Work

Colonel Vachée; G. Frederic Lees · 1914 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.94 | ¥12,446)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1914 . First edition. Cloth. A smart, first English edition of this richly illustrated volume offers an insightful account of Napoleon"s daily life and leadership, penned by his cartographer Colonel Vachée. In the publisher's original clot...

Mathews&Apos;S Annual Directory for the City & County of Bristol

Anonymous · 1866 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

Bristol, William S. Matthews, 1866 . Cloth. A fascinating mid 19th century directory for Bristol and the surrounding region, offering insight into life in the city in the Victorian era. Mathews's Annual Directory for the City and County of Bristol for the year 1866 includ...

Playbill for Charles Kean&Apos;S Performance of the House That Jack Built at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.

The Theatre Royal Drury Lane · 1862 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, The Theatre Royal Drury Lane, [1862]. Paperback. A very scarce playbill booklet featuring advertisements for Charles Kean's performances of 'That House that Jack Built' and 'The Grand Pantomime' at the renowned Theatre Royal on Drury Lane, with...

A Sketch of the Battle of Waterloo, to Which Are Added Official Despatches of Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington, Field Marshal Prince Blucher, and Reflections on the Battles of Ligny and Waterloo by General Muffling

General Muffling [Baron Friedrich Karl Ferdinand Freiherr Von Muffling] · 0 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

Brussels, H. Gerard, c1875. Hardback. The fifth edition of this collection of papers on the historic Battle of Waterloo, including a sketch of the battle, Wellington's official dispatch, and reflections on the battle by General Muffling. The fifth edition. Illustrated wi...

Campagne Et Defection Du Corps Prussien de la Grande Armee (France, Prusset Et Russie En 1812) Traduit Du Journal Du General de Seydlitz Ancien de Camp Du General D&Apos;York

Colonel Brevete Vermeil de Conchard · 1903 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.40 | ¥39,027)

Paris , Henri-Charles-Lavauzelle, [1903]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Colonel Brevete Vermeil de Conchard's very scarce history of the Prussian army and their part in the Napoleonic wars. The first edition. Written in French.Illustrated with three maps, wi...

The History and Antiquities of Lewes and Its Vicinity, with the Supplement

REV. T. W. Horsfield · 1824 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.93 | ¥104,424)

Sussex, J. Baxter [Sussex Press]; Gideon Mantell , 1824-32. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of T. W. Horsfield's two volume richly illustrated and comprehensive history of Lewes in Sussex, with the very scarce supplement, all bound into one volume. The first editi...

The Tower Bridge: Its History and Construction from the Date of the Earliest Project to the Present Time

J. E. Tuit · 1894 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

London, Office of "The Engineer" , 1894. First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition history of the construction of the Tower Bridge, complete with many illustrations and folding plates. First edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding. This volume details the ...

Matthew Calbraith Perry: A Typical American Naval Officer

William Elliot Griffis · 1887 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

Boston, Cupples and Hurd, 1887. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this biography of United States Navy officer Matthew Calbraith Perry. First edition. With a portrait frontispiece and numerous in-text images. A biography of Matthew Calbraith Perry, a United States...

A Sammelband of Four Works Published in the Quarterly Review

J. G. Lockhart; Rev. H. H. Milman; Abraham Howard; Elizabeth Eastlake · 1852 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

London, John Murray, 1852-3 . Leather. A collection of four works originally published in the Quarterly Review, including 'Theodore Hook', 'Music and the Art of Dress', 'The Art of Dining' and 'The Fall of Jerusalem&apos. Bound in quarter str...

A Programme for "Beauty & the Barge" Performed by Karachi&Apos;S Amateur Dramatic Club

1914 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1914 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce programme for a performance of "Beauty & the Barge", presented by Karachi's Amateur Dramatic Club in October, 1914, with numerous original advertisements. Bound in the publisher's paper wraps. Ver...

Memorials of South Africa

Barnabas Shaw · 1841 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

New York, G. Lane & P. P. Sandford, 1841. First edition. Leather. The first U.S. edition of Barnabas Shaw's look at his time as a missionary in South Africa. The first U.S. edition of this uncommon work.A memoir of Barnabas Shaw's life and work in South Africa.Shaw w...

Napoleon & England 1803-1813: A Study from Unprinted Documents

P. Coquelle; Gordon D. Knox; J. Holland Rose [Intro.] · 1904 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, George Bell and Sons, 1904 . First edition. Cloth. A smart, First English edition of Coquelle"s archival study of Anglo-French relations during the Napoleonic Wars (1803–1813), with a comprehensive introduction by Napoleonic scholar J. Holland Rose. In the publisher&a...

Papers on the Campaigns of Emperor Napoleon

Various · 1898 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.19 | $786.03 | ¥125,519)

London, The Royal Artillery Journal; Various, c1912 . Cloth. A unique volume of rare extracts from The Journal of the Royal Artillery bound as one, focused on Napoleon"s campaigns, featuring fold-out maps and illustrated plates. A unique copy of various extracts from The Journ...

A Visit to Flanders, in July, 1815

James Simpson · 1815 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

Edinburgh, William Blackwood, 1815 . Leather. The third edition of James Simpson"s captivating depiction of the scene at the battle of Waterloo immediately after the event, with folding map. The third edition of this work. A fascinating account by James Simpson of his 1815 vis...

A Treatise on the Defence of Portugal

William Granville Eliot; Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon · 1811 · Rooke Books

£1,800.00 (€2,157.55 | $2,377.91 | ¥379,722)

London, T. Egerton; John Murray, 1811 . First edition. Leather. The scarce second edition of Granville Eliot's illustrated 'Treatise on the Defence of Portugal', bound alongside the first edition of Robinson's vanishingly scarce 'Sketch of the Campaign...

Parisians out of Doors

F. Berkeley Smith · 1905 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

New York, Funk and Wagnalls Company , 1905. First edition. Cloth. A charming, descriptive volume on the daily outdoors life of Parisians at the turn of the century, with illustrations. First edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding.With a coloured watercolour f...

The History and Fables of Aesop

Aesop; William Caxton [trans.]; Edward Hodnett [intro.] · 1976 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

London, The Scolar Press, 1976. Cloth. A superb copy of this limited edition facsimile of William Caxton's edition of Aesop's Fables, complete with chemise and slipcase. A very scarce limited edition facsimile of William Caxton's 1484 edition of Aesop's fab...

The Book of the Havana Cigar

Brian Innes · 1983 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, Orbis Publishing, 1983. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated compendium about the "king of cigars" from member of The Temperance Seven, Brian Innes. First edition. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.An intriguing history o...

Bordeaux Et Ses Vins; Bordeaux and Its Wines

Edouard A. Duchesne · 1982 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

Bordeaux, Feret et Fils, 1982-1986. Cloth. A very smart pair, comprising the English and French editions of this classic reference on Bordeaux wines. Offering both the French and English thirteenth edition of this work. In the original cloth bindings.Originally created by Cha...

The Fowler in Ireland or Notes on the Haunts and Habits of Wildfowl and Seafowl Including Instructions in the Art of Shooting and Capturing Them

Sir Ralph Payne Gallwey · 1882 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, Jan Van Voorst, 1882. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Ralph Payne-Gallwey's sporting work on hunting wildfowl and seafowl with notes on their habitats, beautifully illustrated and bound in crushed half morocco. The first edition. Illustrated with a m...