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Public Health in Relation to Air and Water

W. T. Gairdner · 1862 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

Edinburgh, Edmonston and Douglas, 1862 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first edition of this interesting mid nineteenth century book on public health. First edition of Public Health in Relation to Air and Water by W. T. Gairdner in the original publisher's cloth bind...

Marlborough His Life and Times Complete in Four Volumes

Winston Churchill · 1934 · Rooke Books

£1,200.00 (€1,438.37 | $1,585.27 | ¥253,148)

London, Bombay and Sydney, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. 1934-1938. First edition. Cloth. The limited presentation edition of Churchill's biography of Marlborough in the original dust wrappers. The Limited Presentation Edition of Marlborough His Life and Times by Winston S....

The South and East African Year Book and Guide 41st and 48th Issue

None · 1935 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, Sampson Low, 1935-1948. Cloth. The 41st and 48th issue of these year books with travel guides and atlas. 41st and 48th issue. 2 volumes of guides for south and east Africa. Originally published for the use of tourists, sportsmen and settlers. Illustrated with coloured ...

A History of England from the First Invasion by the Romans to the Accession of Henry VIII

John Lingard · 1819 · Rooke Books

£1,250.00 (€1,498.30 | $1,651.33 | ¥263,696)

London, J. Mawman, 1819-25. First edition. Leather. A scarce to see set of the first edition of John Lingard's brilliant history of England, an extra illustrated edition with many plates bound in. The first edition, very scarce to see a set of the first edition volumes to...

Famous Crimes Past and Present

Harold Furniss · 0 · Rooke Books

£3,950.00 (€4,734.63 | $5,218.19 | ¥833,280)

London, Harold Furniss, c1905. Paperback. A very scarce illustrated crime periodical from the early 20th century, including fifty-five issues, featuring numerous well-known crimes and criminals, such as Jack the Ripper and Charles Peace. A thrilling, early twentieth century cr...

Saint Joan of Arc

Vita Sackville-West · 1936 · Rooke Books

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

London, Cobden-Sanderson, 1936. First edition. Leather. A first edition copy of Vita Sackville-West's classic biography of Joan of Arc, bound in beautiful half morocco by Maltbys. The first edition. Rebound in a beautiful contemporary half morocco binding by Maltbys. With...

The History and Antiquities of the City of Bristol

William Barrett · 1982 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

Gloucester, Alan Sutton, 1982. Cloth. A scarce facsimile edition of William Barrett's extensive study of the history and antiquities of Bristol, one of 250 copies printed. William Barrett's major work and first published history of the city of Bristol. Originally pub...

English Wayfaring Life in the Middle Ages (Xivth Century)

J. J. Jusserand; Lucy Toulmin Smith (trans.) · 1925 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, T. Fisher Unwin LTd, 1925 . Cloth. The third new and revised edition of this historical work of life in the Middle Ages with illustrations. Third edition of English Wayfaring Life in the Middle Ages (XIVth Century) by J. J. Jusserand in the original publisher's cl...

The Lake Regions of Central Africa

Richard F. Burton · 1860 · Rooke Books

£4,250.00 (€5,094.23 | $5,614.51 | ¥896,567)

London, Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1860. First edition. Fine Binding. A finely bound, first edition, second impression of this account of Richard Burton's nineteenth century explorations of the African Great Lakes. Charmingly illustrated, with chromoxylographs ...

An Introduction to the Literary History of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries

Charles Philpot · 1798 · Rooke Books

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

London, T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies, 1798. First edition. Leather. A scarce first edition copy of this historical book regarding the literary history of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. A scarce first edition. Smartly bound in full calf with gilt detail. An eighteenth ...

A Proposal for Uniformity of Weights and Measures in Scotland, by Executions of the Laws Now in Force.

John Swinton, Lord Swinton · 1789 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

Edinburgh, Peter Hill, 1789 . Leather. The very scarce second edition of John Swinton's proposal for the enforcement of a uniform system of weights and measurements in Scotland in the late eighteenth century. The very scarce second edition of this work, published ten year...

Second International Congress on School Hygiene

James Kerr, E. White Wallis · 1908 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.69 | $297.24 | ¥47,465)

London, The Royal Sanitary Institute, 1908 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this three volume work, bound as one, detailing how to maintain hygiene in schools. First edition of Second International Congress on School Hygiene by James Kerr and E. White Wallis in the...

1894 Czar and Sultan, the Adventures of a British Lad in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-87

Archibald Forbes · 1894 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

Bristol and London, J. W. Arrowsmith; Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Company Limited, 1894 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of Archibald Forbes' fictionalisation of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 with illustrations. First edition of Czar and Sulta...

Napoleon at the Briars

Faith Compton Mackenzie · 1943 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1943 . First edition. Cloth. The first limited edition of this short fictionalised history of Napoleon's time at the Briars, St Helena. First edition of Napoleon at the Briars by Faith Compton Mackenzie in the original publisher's cloth binding...

Portratkopfe Auf Romischen Munzen Der Republik Und Der Kaiserzeit

Dr. F. Imhoof-Blumer · 1897 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

Leipzig , Druck und Verlag Von B. G. Teubner, 1897. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this German work on Roman coins, with plates. This is an original German volume that details portrait head on republic and Roman coins. This volume was especially made for use in ...

The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in the Second World War

Sir Frank Fox · 1951 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)

Aldershot, Gale and Polden LTD, 1951. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of an account of The Royal Inniskillings Fusiliers in the Second World War, with illustrations. A first edition copy of this volume. Within this history Frank Fox has produced a record of ...

Winchester

G. W. Kitchin · 1897 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1897. Leather. Bright copy of this fifth edition study of the historical town of Winchester by G. W. Kitchin. In the 'Historic Towns' series edited by E. A. Freeman and Rev. William Hunt. The fifth edition. Featuring three maps. Smart...

The Cheverels of Cheverel Manor

Lady Newdigate-Newdegate · 1898 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1898. First edition. Cloth. First edition of this personal account of the correspondence between Sir Roger and Lady Newdigate. The first edition of this work. Biographical work illustrative of the life of Sir Roger Newdigate, English politician...

Tents in Mongolia (Yabonah) Adventures and Experiences Among the Nomads of Central Asia

Henning Haslund · 1934 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co LTD, 1934. First edition. Cloth. The first edition in English of Henning Haslund's fascinating account of Mongolian life, complete with illustrations. The first edition in English, first impression.In 'Tents in Mongolia' ...

Akbar and the Jesuits an Account of the Jesuit Missions to the Court of Akbar

Pierre du Jarric · 1926 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)

London, George Routledge & Sons LTD, 1926. First edition. Cloth. An interesting account of sixteenth century Jesuit missions to the court of Akbar, illustrated throughout. First edition.An interesting account of a mission of Jesuits to the court of Akbar in 1579. The Jesuits w...