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Year Books of Edward II, Vol. XXVI, Parts 1&2: The Eyre of London, 14 Edward II A.D. 1321

Helen M. Cam · 1968 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Bernard Quaritch, 1968-1969. First edition. Cloth. A two-volume study of the year books of King Edward II, published as part of a series for the Selden Society. A two-volume set of this work in the publisher's original cloth bindings. Ink inscription to the front ...

The Essential Kafir

Dudley Kidd · 1904 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1904. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this serious travel work on the Kafir, with illustrations throughout. First edition. Illustrated with one hundred photographic plates and a folding map to the rear. Collated complete. A seriou...

The Pupil Teachers: Geography & History of the British Possessions

J. S. Horn · 1883 · Rooke Books

£69.00 (€82.71 | $91.15 | ¥14,556)

London, John Heywood, 1883. Cloth. A scarce educational work on the history and geography of Britain. Scarce work. A detailed educational work on the history and geography of British possession, including those in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and America. This work reviews...

The Geographical Journal

Various · 1960 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, The Royal Geographical Society; John Murray, 1960-63. First edition. Paperback. Five issues of the academic journal of the Royal Geographical Society, a brilliant exploration of global history and geography. Five first edition issues of 'The Geographical Journal&a...

The Communist Insurrection in Malaya 1948-1960

Anthony Short · 1975 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

London, Frederick Muller Limited, 1975. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition study on the communist uprisings of Malaysia the post-War country. The first edition of this uncommon work.In the original price-clipped dust wrapper.A major and important study on the 1948...

The Old Merchants of New York City

Walter Barrett · 1863 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.94 | ¥12,446)

New York, Carleton, 1863. Cloth. The first series of Walter Barrett's history of the old merchants of New York City. The first series of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Binder's label of Geo. W. Alexander to the rear paste down. The first se...

Hommes Et Dieux Etudes D&Apos;Histoire Et de Litterature

Paul De Saint-Victor · 1887 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

Paris, Calmann Levy, 1887. Leather. A detailed historical study of men and Gods in literature, in the French language. French language. An historical study of the literature regarding great men and Gods, with chapters on: Diane, Helene, Neron, Marc-Aurele, Attila, Louis XI, Di...

Makers of India

H. G. Rawlinson · 1942 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,173)

Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1942. First edition. Paperback. A detailed account of important figures in Indian history. First edition. Scarce work. A detailed account of the important figures of Indian history, including: Asoka Maurya, Sri Harsha of Kanauj, Akbar The Great...

A Hundred Years on Dartmoor: Historical Notices of the Forest and Its Purlieus During the Nineteenth Century

William Crossing · 1901 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

Plymouth, The Western Morning News, 1901. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this illustrated chronicle of Dartmoor during the nineteenth century. First edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and eleven plates. Collated complete. An historical exploration of Dartmoor dur...

Life and Work in Prehistoric Times

G. Renard · 1968 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London , Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1968. Cloth. An interesting volume on prehistoric times, with illustrations and from the library of Desmond Morris. A reissued copy, first published in 1929. This work explores the immense amount of material evidence for the nature of the li...

Works by T.R. Glover of the Cambridge Miscellany

T. R. Glover · 1932 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1932-1937. Cloth. Three smart volumes from the series The Cambridge Miscellany with works by classical lecturer T. R. Glover. Three volumes by T. R. Glover from The Cambridge Miscellany series, containing numbers v, ix and xii. The Influ...

The Rise of the Dutch Republic

John Lothrop Motley · 1888 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London , Bickers & Son , 1888. Leather. Complete in one volume, this is an extensive work on the historical rising of the Dutch Republic. This edition is complete in one volume, with this work previously published across three volumes. The Dutch Republic was a confederation t...

The Canary Islands

Florence Du Cane · 1911 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London , Adam & Charles Black , 1911 . First edition. Cloth. A charming illustrated guide to the exotic Canary Island by the Du Cane sisters. A first edition copy. A charming guide to the stunning Canary Islands by sisters Florence and Ella Du Cane.Ella Du Cane was a British ...

The Thames and All That a History of the River

A. G. Thompson · 1935 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, General Steam Navigation Co, 1935. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A charming history of the river Thames with a colour map and illustrations. A first edition copy of this work promoting the Thames steamers of the General Steam Navigation Company. An interesting his...

The Icelandic Jaunt a Study of the Expeditions Made by Morris to Iceland in 1871 and 1873

John Purkis · 1962 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London , William Morris Society, 1962. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A smart limited edition copy of this work on the travels of William Morris to Iceland. A limited edition copy, limited to 750 copies. This work is a study of the trip William Morris took to Iceland in 18...

The Cape Peninsula

Rene Juta · 1910 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1910. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this delightful illustrated volume exploring the Cape Peninsula by Rene Juta and W Westhofen, a bright copy. The first edition of this work. Exploring the history and scenery of the beautiful peni...

Magna Britannia: Berkshire & Bedfordshire

Daniel and Samuel Lysons · 1978 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,915)

Not Stated, EP Publishing Limited, 1978. Cloth. A reprint of Daniel and Samuel Lysons' history of Berkshire and Bedfordshire from their work 'Magna Britannia.' Facsimile reprints of the Lysons' topographical work of Bedfordshire and Berkshire, originally pu...

Antiente Epitaphes (from A.D. 1250 to A.D. 1800), Collected & Sett Forth in Chronological Order

Thomas F. Ravenshaw · 1878 · Rooke Books

£62.00 (€74.32 | $81.91 | ¥13,079)

London, Joseph Masters & Co. 1878. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this collection of ancient epitaphs collected by Thomas F. Ravenshaw. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. A collection of ancient epitaphs collecte...

Letters of Philip Dormer Earl of Chesterfield to His Godson

Philip Dormer; Earl of Carnarvon [ed.] · 1890 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1890 . First edition. Hardback. A smart limited edition of Lord Chesterfield's letters to his godson, offering insight to eighteenth century society and politics. The first edition thus, the first edition to be edited the Earl of Carnarvon, with a...

English Caricature and Satire on Napoleon I

John Ashton · 1884 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London , Chatto & Winduss, 1884. First edition. Cloth. A two volume set of caricatures and satire of Napoleon I by John Ashton. Complete in two volumes. First edition copies. John Ashton wrote and illustrated these volumes on English caricature and satire on Napoleon I. Napo...