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Algeria to-Day

Gordon Casserly · 1923 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, T. Werner Laurie, Ltd, 1923. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this illustrated work exploring Algeria, its culture and traditions. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated throughout with 24 plates and a map to the front endpaper. Collated complete. Explo...

An African People in the Twentieth Century

L. P. Mair · 1934 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, George Routledge & Sons, Ltd, 1934. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated first edition of this study of twentieth century Africa, its people and cultures. First edition. Illustrated with nine plates. Collated complete. A study on the life of African peoples in the twen...

The Grail: From Celtic Myth to Christian Symbol

Roger Sherman Loomis · 1963 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

Cardiff, University of Wales Press, 1963. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this interesting historical work regarding the Grail Story, by a leading medieval scholar. The first edition, first impression. In the original full cloth binding with the publisher&a...

The London Calendar, or Court and City Register for England, Scotland, Ireland, and America, for the Year 1791

Anonymous · 1791 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)

London, John Stockdale, 1791. Leather. A very scarce 1791 edition of Stockdale's 'Court and City Register' a detailed reference work for late eighteenth century London. This informative historical and genealogical work provides 'a complete and correct list ...

The Papers of Nathaniel Bacon of Stiffkey

A. Hassell Smith; Gillian M. Baker[editors] · 1979 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,915)

Norwich, Centre of East Anglian Studies , 1979-1983. Cloth. Two bright volumes of the papers of Nathaniel Bacon. Two volumes of The Papers of Nathaniel Bacon of Stiffkey, published by the Centre of East Anglian Studies at the University of East Anglia. The first volume (1979)...

Meine Zweite Durchquerung ãƒâ„Quatorial-Afrikas Vom Congo Zum Zambesi Wãƒâ¤Hrend Der Jahre 1886 Und 1887

Hermann Von Wissmann · 1891 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

Frankfurt , Trowitzsch & Sohn, 1891. Cloth. A smart German copy of this fascinating account of explorations in Equatorial Africa, with folding maps. In the original German. Herman von Wissmann was a German explorer and administrator of Africa and this volume charts his second...

From Round Table to Grail Castle

Isabel Wyatt · 1979 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,016)

Sussex, Lanthorn Press, 1979. First edition. Cloth. An attractive first edition copy of this work, From Round Table to Grail Castle. A first edition copy of this work that explores the stories of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table and of the High Adventure of the H...

Ancient Life in Mexico and Central America

Edgar L. Hewett · 1936 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

Indianapolis and New York, The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1936 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated history of ancient Central America. First edition of Ancient Life in Mexico and Central America by Edgar Lee Hewett in the original publisher's cloth b...

An Account of the Times and Places of Holding the Meeting for Worship, and the Quarterly and Monthly Meetings, of the Society of Friends in Great Britain

1833 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Harvey and Darton, 1833 . First edition. Paperback. The scarce first edition of this periodical accounts of meetings with the Society of Friends. First edition of An Account of the Times and Places of Holding The Meeting for Worship, and the Quarterly and Monthly Meeti...

Cadets of Gascony Two Stories of Old France

Burton E. Stevenson · 1904 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)

Philadelphia and London, J. B. Lippincott Company, 1904 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this historical fiction work by American author Burton E. Stevenson. First edition of Cadets of Gascony Two Stories of Old France by Burton E. Steventon in the original ...

Through Asia

Sven Hedin · 1898 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.90 | ¥59,068)

London, Methuen & Co, 1898. First edition. Cloth. The first edition in English of Sven Hedin's account of his impressive exploration of Central Asia, a brilliant illustrated work. First edition in English. This work was originally published in Swedish as 'En Färd Ge...

History of the Conquest of Peru

William H. Prescott · 1850 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.98 | ¥34,808)

London, Richard Bentley, 1850. Cloth. A smart two volume set on Prescott's critically-acclaimed history of the conquest of Peru. The sixth edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with pictorial gilt to the spines, with the binder's label ...

The Historical Works of William Robertson

William Robertson · 1830 · Rooke Books

£320.00 (€383.57 | $422.74 | ¥67,506)

London, Jones & Company, 1830 . Leather. A beautifully bound and scarce full morocco bound edition of the historical works or Robertson, featuring his works of American history, biography of Charles V, and his studies of Scottish and Indian history. With the inscription of Joh...

A Resident&Apos;S Wife in Nigeria

Constance Larymore · 1911 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London , George Routledge and Sons , 1911. Cloth. A bright illustrated copy of this record of Constance Larymore's time in Nigeria. A second, revised edition of A Resident's Wife in Nigeria by Constance Larymore. This volume is a record of the journals and notes of ...

Life Under the Pharaohs

Leonard Cottrell · 1955 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London , Evans Brothers Limited , 1955. First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition copy of this work that explores life in Ancient Egypt, with illustrations. A first edition copy of this work. This volume captures the complex life of Ancient Egypt, exploring the land, peopl...

Addenda to the Queen&Apos;S Regulations and Orders for the Army from the First of July, 1844, to the Twelfth of July, 1847

Adjutant-General's Office, Horse Guards · 1847 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, Parker, Furnivall, and Parker, [1847]. Cloth. Very scarce copy of this little book containing the Queen's regulations and orders for the army from 1844 to 1847. A volume of additional material for the Queen's Regulations and Orders for the Army from July 1844...

French Society: From the Fronde to the Great Revolution

Henry Barton Baker · 1874 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, Richard Bentley and Son, 1874. First edition. Cloth. Study of French History by Henry Barton Baker in two volumes, a scarce first edition. Complete in two volumes. The first edition of this work. A scarce volume. A study of the evolution of French society from the civi...

The Prison Life of Marie Antoinette and Her Children, the Dauphin and the Duchesse D&Apos;Angouleme

M. C. Bishop · 1893 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd. 1893 . Cloth. Early scarce edition of this biography of Marie Antoinette and her time in prison. Early edition of The Prison Life of Marie Antoinette and Her Children, the Dauphin and the Duchesse D'Angouleme by M. C. Bishop ...

Paris and Its Story

T. Okey · 1904 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, J. M Dent & Co. 1904. Cloth. An illustrated history of Pairs and the French Monarchy. Highly illustrated throughout. With three maps, one loose to page 175. Many plated illustrations with 29 coloured plates. Collated complete. Written by Thomas Okey, an expert on baske...

My Scrap-Book of the French Revolution

Elizabeth Wormeley Latimer · 1898 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

Chicago, A. C. McClurg and Company, 1898. Cloth. A very neat educational work on the history of the French Revolution. Illustrated with 29 plates. Collated complete. A study of the French Revolution from 'The Collapse of French Royalty' and 'The Reign of Terror&...