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Exchange of Notes between His Majesty&Apos;S Government in the United Kingdom and the Egyptian Government in Regard to the Use of the Waters of the River Nile for Irrigation Purposes

Abdul Hamid Soliman; R. M. MacGregor · 1929 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, His Majesty's Stationary Office, 1929. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce published account of diplomatic negotiations regarding the use of the waters of the Nile for irrigation, illustrated with folding maps and charts. A very scarce account of a discussion ...

The Works of William Robertson

William Robertson · 1812 · Rooke Books

£590.00 (€707.20 | $779.43 | ¥124,465)

London, Cadell and Davies, 1812. Leather. A twelve volume set of the historical works of William Robertson. Illustrated with numerous folding maps, this is a fascinating eighteenth century view of the history of Scotland, South America and India, along with a study of the life...

Wales and the Sea Fisheries & the Brown and the Black Rat in Wales

Colin Matheson · 1929 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

Cardiff, The National Museum of Wales, 1929-31. First edition. Cloth. Two volumes relating to Welsh natural history by Colin Matheson bound together, preserving the original paper wraps. From the library of a prominent naturalist. Written by Welsh natural historian Colin Mathe...

The Harvest of the Sea, a Contribution to the Natural and Economic History of the British Good Fishes

James G. Bertram · 1869 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, John Murray, 1869. Cloth. A very smart, second edition copy of this work on the British fishing industry, fully illustrated. The personal copy of British zoologist Leonard Harrison Matthews. A fascinating and very comprehensive work on the British fishing industry in t...

Address Unkown

Kressmann Taylor · 1939 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.05 | ¥50,630)

New york, Simon and Schuster , 1939. First edition. Cloth. The first edition, third printing of K Taylor's important commentary of the German political and social situation in the 1930s. An important novel by Katherine Taylor, who describes and predicts Germany's Naz...

Inside Africa

John Gunther · 1955 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1955. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of John Gunther's exploration of Africa, a detailed and exciting travel work inscribed by the author to his friend Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. The first edition of this work, stating 'First Editio...

The Maire of Bristowe Is Kalendar

Robert Ricard; Lucy Toulmin Smith · 1872 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, The Camden Society, 1872. First edition. Cloth. A smart, first edition copy of edited analysis of Robert Ricart's 'Mayor's Register' of Bristol, originally written during the fifteenth century. An edited reprint of 'The Mayor's Kalendar&ap...

The Birds of Pembrokeshire and Its Islands

Rev. Murray A. Mathew · 1894 · Rooke Books

£330.00 (€395.55 | $435.95 | ¥69,616)

London, R. H. Porter, 1894 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this ornithological study of the Pembrokeshire region of Wales, illustrated with photographic plates and folding colour maps. The first edition of Reverend Murray A. Mathew's study of Pembrokeshire&ap...

Famous Edinburgh Students

Various Contributors · 1914 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, T. N. Foulis, 1914. First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition of this illustrated compilation of famous Edinburgh students. A series of biographical sketches of the most famous Edinburgh students, including David Hume, James Boswell, Sir Walter Scott, Mungo Park, Ch...

Adams&Apos;S Chronicle of Bristol

William Adams · 1910 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

Bristol, J W Arrowsmith, 1910. Cloth. The first printing in book form of this seventeenth century historical account of the city of Bristol by William Adams, Francis F. Fox's presentation copy. Antiquarian Francis Fox came in possession of William Adams's Chronicle o...

Sixteenth-Century Bristol

John Latimer · 1908 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)

Bristol, J. W. Arrowsmith, 1908 . Cloth. A fascinating historical study of Bristol in the sixteenth century, drawing information from contemporary account books. A lovely example of historian John Latimer's study of Bristol in the 1500s, discussing Bristol history during ...

Ismailia: A Narrative of the Expedition to Central Africa for the Suppression of the Slave Trade, Organised by Ismail Khedive of Egypt

Samuel W Barker · 1874 · Rooke Books

£950.00 (€1,138.71 | $1,255.01 | ¥200,409)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1874. First edition. Cloth. A two volume set completing the first edition of this sought after account of the Central Africa expedition for the suppression of the slave trade of 1869. The first edition, first impression of this work. Complete in two v...

The Kilima-Njaro Expedition: A Record of Scientific Exploration in Eastern Equatorial Africa and a General Description of the Natural History, Languages, and Commerce of the Kilima-Njaro District

H H Johnston · 1886 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.11 | ¥61,177)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, and Co. 1886 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce copy of Harry Johnston's account of the scientific expedition to Mount Kilimanjaro in 1884. Harry Johnston was a British explorer and colonial administrator, prolific author of travel books on Afric...

Hertford County Records Sessions Roll

W. J. Hardy · 1905 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

Hertford, C. E. Longmore, 1905-10. Cloth. A smart collection of three volumes containing historical Hertford's county records. Situated just north of London, Hertfordshire is a historic county of England, with its development tied with London's. It was the site of nu...

Ducs de Bourgogne de la Maison de Valois

Ernest Petit · 1909 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.48 | ¥94,931)

Paris, H. Champion, 1909. First edition. Leather. A very scarce limited edition history of the life of Philippe le Hardi, an important Duke of Burgundy and figure of the Valois house, this limited edition illustrated throughout. In a full crushed morocco binding by the Atelier...

James Lyne&Apos;S Survey: Or, As It Is More Commonly Known the Bradford Map

William Loring Andrews · 1900 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

New York, Dodd, Mead & Company, 1900. First edition. Cloth. A very smart, scarce copy of this analysis of the James Lyne's Survey, or the Bradford Map, printed on Holland paper on a limited edition printing. One of the scarce 170 copies of this work printed on Holland pap...

Auguste Marceau: Capitaine de Fregate Commandant de L&Apos;Arche D&Apos;Alliance

1873 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

Paris, Librairie de Propagande , 1873. Leather. Two volumes exploring the life of French naval officer Auguste Francois Marceau in some charming half calf bindings. Claudius Maria Mayet explores the life of French naval officer Auguste Marceau, his work, and influential Cathol...

La Jeunesse de Isabeau de Baviere Et de Louis XI

Marcel Thibault · 1903 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

Paris, Perrin et Cie. 1903-07. Fine Binding. A sumptuous two collected volumes by Marcel Thibault regarding the youths of French monarchs Louis XI and Isabeau de Baviere, uniformly bound by Atelier Bindery. Louis XI ruled France between 1461 and 1483; known as 'Louis the ...

Histoire Physique, Politique, Et Monumentale de la Ville D&Apos;Anvers

Edmond Le Poittevin De La Croix · 1847 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.69 | $297.24 | ¥47,465)

Antwerp, Chez l'Auteur, 1847. Fine Binding. Handsomely bound, very scarce copy of this history of the modern day city of Anvers, or Antwerp, Belgium. In French. A comprehensive history of the city of Anvers, or Antwerp, Belgium. Antwerp is a port city on Belgium"s River ...

The Romance of History: Spain

Don T. De Trueba · 0 · Rooke Books

£69.00 (€82.71 | $91.15 | ¥14,556)

London, Frederick Warne, c1870. Leather. An illustrated work on romantic ballads and tales of Spain, written by Don T. De Trueba. A fascinating compilation of romantic ballads and tales from Spain through the ages. Part historical and part prose, writer Don T. De Trueba takes...