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Wellington and Waterloo

Major Arthur Griffiths · 1898 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.84 | $151.92 | ¥24,260)

London, George Newnes, 1898. First edition. Cloth. A first edition account of the Duke of Wellington and the Battle of Waterloo, beautifully illustrated with a frontispiece as well as numerous text illustrations. First edition. Part of the 'Navy and Army Illustrated Libr...

Memoirs of the Comte de Rambuteau Edited by His Grandson

Comte de Rambuteau; JC Brogan [trans.] · 1908 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

New York, G. Putnam's Sons, 1908. First edition. Cloth. The first English language edition of the memoirs of the Comte de Rambuteau. The first English language edition of this work, translated from the French by J. C. Brogan. A book of memoirs of the Comte de Rambuteau, F...

The Happy Days of the Empress Marie Louise

Imbert de Saint-Amand · 1890 · Rooke Books

£425.00 (€509.42 | $561.45 | ¥89,657)

London, Hutchinson & Co. [1890]. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this work on Empress Marie Louise by Imbert de Saint-Amand. Imbert de Saint-Amand was a French diplomat and historian, prolific author of publications on the women of the court of Louis XIV, Louis XV, as well as Mar...

A Hunter&Apos;S Wanderings in Africa

Frederick Courteney Selous · 1893 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€898.98 | $990.80 | ¥158,218)

London, Richard Bentley & Son, 1893. Cloth. A smart and richly illustrated third edition of Frederick Courteney Selous' description of travels in Africa. First published in 1881, this work describes the author's nine years spent amongst game in South Africa, covering...

The Rise of the Dutch Republic

John Lothrop Motley · 1878 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.84 | $151.92 | ¥24,260)

London, George Routledge and Sons , 1878. Leather. A new edition of Motley's history of the rise of the Dutch Republic, complete in one volume in a charming full calf prize binding. A lovely copy of John Lothrop Motley's history of the rise of the Dutch Republic. A n...

The Rise of the Dutch Republic

John Lothrop Motley · 1888 · Rooke Books

£117.00 (€140.24 | $154.56 | ¥24,682)

London, Bickers & Son, 1888. Fine Binding. A finely bound copy of J. L. Motley's history of the rise of the Dutch Republic, complete in one volume. A lovely copy of John Lothrop Motley's history of the rise of the Dutch Republic. The Dutch Republic was a federal rep...

The Rainbow and the Rose

Nevil Shute · 1958 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, Heinemann, 1958. First edition. Cloth. A wonderful first edition copy of Nevil Shute's thriller novel, first published in 1958, in the original dust wrapper. First edition, first impression. In the original price-clipped dust wrapper. 'The Rainbow and the Ro...

Garnered Sheaves: Essays, Addresses, and Reviews

Sir James George Frazer · 1931 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1931. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of essays and reviews by Sir James George Frazer. The first edition, first impression of this work. Sir James George Frazer's collection of essays and reviews concerning a variety o...

Things Not Generally Known Familiarly Explained

John Timbs · 1859 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, Kent and Co. 1859. Cloth. A charming little volume containing all manner of general knowledge anecdotes. With sections of all manner of important things, such as law, foods, money, customs, the weather and language.Written by John Timbs, an antiquary and writer.With a ...

Foot-Prints of the Creator: Or, the Asterolepsis of Stromness

Hugh Miller · 1851 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

Edinburgh, Johnstone and Hunter, 1851. Cloth. A smart fourth edition of Hugh Miller's geological work, illustrated with vignettes throughout. Written by Hugh Miller, a prominent Scottish geologist.This work first appeared in 1850, with this being the fourth edition. Illu...

Abstract of the Answers and Returns Pursuant to an Act Passed in the Forty-First Year of His Majesty King George III

[John Rickman] · 1801 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.58 | ¥35,863)

London, UK Parliament for His Majesty King George III, 1801-02. First edition. Leather. A scarce report of the first census taken in England, Wales, and Scotland, the first edition published in 1801 and 1802. Rebound in half calf with marbled boards. Presenting the a report of...

The History, Antiquities, & Geology, of Bacton, in Norfolk

Charles Green · 1842 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

Norwich, Josiah Fletcher, 1842 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this study of the geological history of Bacton, featuring illustrations of dinosaur fossils found in the region. The very scarce first edition of Burgh Castle rector Charles Green's st...

Forty Years of the Rajkumar College: An Account of the Origin and Progress of the Rajkumar College, Rajkot Prepared and Abridges from the Papers of the Late Chester Macnaghten, M.A. First Principal of the College and Other Sources

Chester MacNaghten; H. H. Sir Bhavsinhji · 1911 · Rooke Books

£440.00 (€527.40 | $581.27 | ¥92,821)

London & Aylesbury, Printed and bound by Hazell, Watson and Vine, [1911]. First edition. Cloth. A uniformly bound set of four retracing the history of Rajkumar College from 1870 to 1910, the first edition of this remarkable work. Rajkumar College in Rajkot is one of the oldest...

Letter to Oxford

Tom H. Harrisson · 1933 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

Gloucestershire, Reynold Bray the Hate Press, [1933]. First edition. Magazine. The first edition of this account of the University of Oxford by Tom Harrisson, including a signed letter by the author loosely inserted. An undated copy, dated from Jisc 1933, first and only editio...

Kenya Trees & Shrubs

Ivan R. Dale; P. J. Greenaway · 1961 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

Nairobi, Buchanan's Kenya Estates Limited, 1961. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this botanical work exploring the trees and plants of Kenya, lavishly illustrated and with colour plates. This work provides an in-depth record of the indigenous trees of Kenya.Writt...

Historical Sketches of the Town of Portland

H. C. Taylor · 1873 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

Fredonia, New York, W. McKinstry & Son, 1873. Cloth. A first edition of H. C. Taylor's exploration into the history of Portland, illustrated with portraits. This work explores the early history of Portland, containing biographical sketches of its earliest settlers, as wel...

The Republican Court or, American Society in the Days of Washington

Rufus Wilmot Griswold · 1867 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1867 . Cloth. A fascinating study of American high society under the presidency of Washington, illustrated throughout with engraved portraits of the notable women of the period. American anthologist, editor and poet Rufus Wilmot Griswold&apos...

Everybody&Apos;S Pepys: The Diary of Samuel Pepys 1660-1669

Samuel Pepys; O. F. Morshead [ed.] · 1927 · Rooke Books

£400.00 (€479.46 | $528.42 | ¥84,383)

London, G. Bell and Sons, 1927. Leather. E. H. Shepard's illustrated edition of the diaries of Samuel Pepys, in a beautiful signed binding from Bumpus. A beautifully bound fourth impression of this edition of Samuel Pepys' diaries, featuring the illustrations of E. H...

The Life and Career of Major John Andre, Adjutant-General of the British Army in America

Winthrop Sargent · 1861 · Rooke Books

£825.00 (€988.88 | $1,089.88 | ¥174,039)

Boston, Ticknor and Fields, 1861. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce biography of the head of the British Army's Secret Service in America during the War of Independence, with a signed letter from the author. The first edition of this very scarce biographical study of sp...

The Child&Apos;S Guide to Knowledge; Being a Collection of Useful and Familiar Questions and Answers on Every-Day Subjects, Adapted for Young Persons, and Arranged in the Most Simple and Easy Language

A Lady [Fanny Umphelby] · 1876 · Rooke Books

£57.00 (€68.32 | $75.30 | ¥12,025)

London, Simpkin, Marshall and Co. 1876. Leather. A later impression of this fascinating guide to knowledge for children written in question-answer format. A fascinating primer which became a standard book in the classroom in its time. Exploring questions on life and general kn...