Storia

A Traveller&Apos;S Notes, or Notes of a Tour Through India, Malaysia, Japan, Corea, the Australian Colonies and New Zealand

James Herbert Veitch · 1896 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.48 | ¥94,931)

Chelsea, James Veitch & Sons, 1896. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of Veitch's horticultural travels across Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, with a folding map and numerous illustrations. First edition. For private circulation only. Illustrated with a f...

The Trials of Oz

Tony Palmer · 1971 · Rooke Books

£1,750.00 (€2,097.62 | $2,311.86 | ¥369,175)

Manchester, Blond & Briggs, 1971. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this interesting look at the Oz obscenity trial, a brilliant copy signed by the author and the editors of 'Oz', Richard Neville, Jim Anderson, and Felix Dennis.  The first edition.A bri...

If I Die in a Combat Zone

Tim O'Brien · 1973 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

London, Calder & Boyars , 1973. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this moving autobiographical account of the author's experiences of the Vietnam War. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. This work ...

The 7th (Queen&Apos;S Own) Hussars

C. R. B. Barrett · 1914 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)

London, Royal United Service Institution, 1914. First edition. Leather. A smart complete first edition of this detailed and illustrated history of the 7th Queen's Own Hussars cavalry regiment. Complete in two volumes. First edition. Volume one is illustrated with a colour...

The Growth of Stuart London

Norman G. Brett-James · 1935 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1935. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce work on London during the Stuart dynasty, written by Norman G. Brett-James. The first edition. Very scarce. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, vignettes and twenty-th...

The History of Petersfield

Rev. J. Williams · 1857 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

Petersfield , G. Duplock; The Petersfield Bookshop , c1980 . Leather. A smartly bound facsimile of Rev. J. Williams's scarce work on the history of Petersfield. A smart facsimile of 'The History of Petersfield', being the substance of a lecture delivered in the ...

The Lycian Shore

Freya Stark · 1956 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, John Murray, 1956. First edition. Cloth. A very smart copy of the first edition of Freya Stark's vivid travelogue on Asia Minor, illustrated with the author's photographs. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Freya Stark&...

London

Various; Charles Knight [ed.] · 1841 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.98 | ¥34,808)

London, Charles Knight and Co. 1841-1844. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of articles and essays on London life, complete in a six-volume set. The first edition of this work in a half cloth binding with paper boards. All edges gilt. Bookplate of Geor...

The Trail of the Shadow

H. Bedford Jones · 1924 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

London, Hurst & Blackett, 1924 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this thrilling crime novel from Henry Bedford-Jones, featuring the recurring character of 'The Shadow&apos. The first edition, first impression of this very scarce work.The work of Can...

A History of Our Own Times: From the Accession of Queen Victoria to the General Election of 1880 & from 1880 to the Diamond Jubilee

Justin McCarthy · 1881 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1881. Leather. A smartly bound set of this history of Britain from the accession of Queen Victoria to the General Election of 1880. Complete in four volumes together with a new edition volume. A detailed history of Britain, from the accession of Queen ...

The Second World War: Closing the Ring

Winston S. Churchill · 1952 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.79 | ¥37,972)

London, Cassell & Co. Ltd. 1952 . First edition. Leather. A well presented copy of the fifth volume of Churchill's important work on the Second World War, bound in leather. First edition, in a smart full calf binding. Written by previous British Prime Minister, Winston S....

A Thin Ghost and Others

Montague Rhodes James · 1919 · Rooke Books

£1,395.00 (€1,672.10 | $1,842.88 | ¥294,285)

London, Edward Arnold, 1919. First edition. Cloth. A sought after first edition copy of this collection of cheerful horror stories by Montague Rhodes James. The scarce to see and sought after first edition, first impression, of this work.Half-title is present.Collated, complet...

A Modern Wayfarer in Persia

Constance M. Alexander · 1931 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.55 | ¥30,589)

London, Arthur H. Stockwell , [1931]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce work by Constance Alexander on their travels to Persia. First edition. Very scarce. Illustrated with a map of Persia. This work was written by Constance M. Alexander and provides an...

La Revolution Russe

Fernand Grenard · 1933 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Paris , Librairie Armand Colin , 1933. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Fernand Grenard's work on the Russian Revolution, bound in quarter calf. The first edition. Illustrated with two full page maps and a double page map. Collated complete. This work, writt...

Czarism and Revolution

Arsene de Goulevitch; N. J. Couriss [translator] · 1962 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

California , Omni Publications, 1962. Cloth. A smart scarce copy of this translated edition of Goulevitch's insightful work on Czarism and the Russian Revolution. Scarce work. An insightful work on the Czarism system of government and revolution in Russia, with chapters o...

The American Commonwealth

James Bryce · 1889 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.98 | ¥34,808)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1889. Leather. A smartly bound two volume set of this history of the North American colonies and the United States, with a map. Complete in two volumes. Volume one is illustrated with a folding map. Collated complete. An historical account of...

The British Campaign in France and Flanders: January to July 1918

Arthur Conan Doyle · 1919 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.29 | ¥58,013)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1919 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of the fifth volume of Arthur Conan Doyle's study of the British campaign in France and Flanders during the First World War. The first edition thus of this work, which collects together article...

A Journey in Northern Persia

W. Leonard Flinn · 1910 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1910 . Leather. W. Leonard Flinn's very scarce discussion of his early twentieth century adventures in Northern Persia, bound in half calf. A very scarce article, initially 'addressed to the Society in the Geographical Hall, on Tuesday, Octobe...

The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia, and the Sword Hunters of the Hamran Arabs

Sir Samuel W. Baker · 1867 · Rooke Books

£380.00 (€455.48 | $502.00 | ¥80,164)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1867. First edition. Cloth. Samuel Baker's exploration of the River Nile, a vivid history and travelogue of his expedition along the river, complete with plates and a folding map. The first edition, with the printing mistake to the illustrations ...

In Lionland: The Story of Livingstone and Stanley

M. Douglas · 1900 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1900. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition copy of this volume about missionary work and travel in Africa, written by Mary Douglas. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. This work recoun...