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A Woman&Apos;S Winter in Africa a 26,000 Mile Journey

Charlotte Cameron · 1913 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Stanley Paul & Co, 1913. Cloth. A very pleasing copy of this scarce second edition of Charlotte Cameron's travel account of a winter spent in Africa, illustrated throughout. A scarce work. The second edition of this work. An interesting account of Charlotte Camero...

Eyphka Eyphka [Eureka Eureka] the Virtuous Woman Found Her Loss Bewailed and Character Exemplified

Mary Rich; Anthony Walker · 1678 · Rooke Books

£2,250.00 (€2,696.94 | $2,972.39 | ¥474,653)

London, Nathanael Ranew, 1678. First edition. Leather. Here appears the first printings of The Countess of Warwick, Mary Rich's writings. These were previously unpublished and are here in the form of a very scarce dedicatory sermon, written in honour of March Rich. The ve...

Sussex Archaeological Collections

Various · 1848 · Rooke Books

£1,500.00 (€1,797.96 | $1,981.59 | ¥316,435)

London, The Sussex Archaeological Society; John Russell Smith, 1848-1892. First edition. Leather. Thirty nine handsome volumes from the Sussex Archaeological Society's monumental annual 'Collections'; rebound in a lovely half mottled cloth binding with attractiv...

The Yorkshire Archaeological Society. Founded 1863. Incorporated 1893. Record Series. Vol. XL. For the Year 1908. Paver&Apos;S Marriage Licences.

John Wm. Clay (Ed) · 1909 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

[Yorkshire], Printed for the Society, 1909. Cloth. A scarce work of references printed for The Yorkshire Archaeological Society, in which John William Clay lays out the marriage licences for the year 1908. Scarce. In the publisher's original decorative cloth binding, with...

The Walthamstow Armorial

George Edward Roebuck · 1932 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

Walthamstow, Walthamstow Antiquarian Society Office, 1932. Paperback. A very scarce work of heraldry A very scarce work published by the Walthamstow Antiquarian Society. This work gives an overview of the heraldry families of Walthamstow, with in-text black and white illustrat...

English County Histories a Guide

C. R. J. Currie (Ed); C. P. Lewis (Ed) · 1994 · Rooke Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Gloucestershire , Alan Sutton , 1994. Cloth. An excellent copy of this work of English history edited by C. R. J. Currie and C. P. Lewis. As stated in the blurb this works is 'a much-needed historiographical study of county history in England&apos. Not only a fascinating ...

A Complete History of England with the Lives of All the Kings and Queens Thereof from the Earliest Account of Time to the Death of His Late Majesty King William III

John Hughes (Ed); White Kennet (Ed). · 1706 · Rooke Books

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

London, Brab, Aylmer et al, 1706. First edition. Leather. An early, illustrated look at the history of England through the reigns of its monarchs. Collaboratively written by many noted names of the period includingJohn Milton, Samuel Daniell and Sir John Hayward. The first edi...

Republicas Del Mundo : Divididas En, XXVII. Libros. / Ordenadas Por F. Hieronymo Roman, Frayle Professo, Y Cronista de la Orden de S. Augustin. Natural de la Ciudad de Logronãƒâoeã‚âƒO. Dirigidas Ala S.C. R.M. Del Rey Don Philippe, Rey de Las Espanãƒâoeã‚âƒAs, Nuestro Senãƒâoeã‚âƒor

Fray Hieronymo Roman · 1575 · Rooke Books

£6,000.00 (€7,191.85 | $7,926.37 | ¥1,265,741)

Medina , Francisco del Canto, 1575. First edition. Leather. An extremely scarce first edition volume of this early and extremely influential work of world history, penned by the highly controversial Jesuit Friar and pseudo-historian Fray Hieronymo Roman. Very scarce. The work ...

Modern Athens Displayed in a Series of Views: Or Edinburgh in the Nineteenth Century Exhibiting the Whole of the New Buildings, Modern Improvements, Antiquities and Picturesque Scenery

Thomas H Shepard; John Britton · 1832 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.90 | ¥59,068)

London, Jones and Co. 1832. Leather. A fascinating historical and topographical examination of Edinburgh in the nineteenth century. Copiously illustrated throughout with eighty seven plates from original drawings by Thomas H Shepherd. Thomas Hosmer Shepherd was a renowned topo...

The History of the Philanthropic Lodge No. 304 Leeds 1794-1894

Charles Letch Mason · 1894 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

Leeds, Goodall and Suddick, 1894. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this limited edition work on the history of the Leeds Freemasons lodge, written by Charles Letch Mason, illustrated throughout. Signed by the author. A very scarce work, with only one on Copac, held at the British ...

Memorials of St James&Apos;S Palace

Edgar Sheppard · 1894 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1894. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating first edition copy of Edgar Sheppard's monumental historical account of St James's Palace; copiously illustrated throughout and complete in two volumes. Examining the notable births and marria...

Gazetteer and Business Directory of Ulster County, N.Y. For 1871-2

Hamilton Child · 1871 · Rooke Books

£245.00 (€293.67 | $323.66 | ¥51,684)

Syracuse, Printed At The Journal Office, 1871. Cloth. A very scarce local directory from the late nineteenth century, once being an important business tool for those living in the American county of Ulster. This work now offers a fascinating insight into commerce in American i...

Americans of to-Day and to-Morrow

Albert J. Beveridge · 1908 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

Philadelphia, Henry Altemus Company, 1908. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this fascinating collection of essays on American history and culture by the Pulitzer Prize recipient Albert Jeremiah Beveridge. Albert Jeremiah Beveridge was a renowned American historian a...

Todos Santos in Rural Tlaxcala a Syncretic, Expressive, and Symbolic Analysis of the Cult of the Dead

Hugo G. Nutini · 1988 · Rooke Books

£78.00 (€93.49 | $103.04 | ¥16,455)

Princeton, Princeton University Press, 1988. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition copy of this fascinating study of All Souls Day, by the renowned professor of anthropology Hugo Nutini. Containing a thorough analysis of the structural and expressive dimensions of th...

Thoughts and Reflections on the Present Position of Europe, and Its Probable Consequences to the United States

Francis J. Grund · 1860 · Rooke Books

£230.00 (€275.69 | $303.84 | ¥48,520)

Philadelphia, Childs & Peterson, Publishers, 1860. Cloth. A fascinating work of history by Francis J. Grund, exploring the link bewteen Europe and the United States of America. Very scarce. An interesting work of world history, explore the current state of Europe in the mid-19...

The History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain; the History of the Reign of Philip the Third, King of Spain. The First Four Books by Robert Watson, LL. D. Principal of the United College in the University of St. Andrews. The Two Last by William Thomson, LL. D.

Robert Watson · 1803 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)

London, For T. Cadell and W. Davies; Printed for J. Johnson et al, 1803-8. Cloth. A five volume set of Spanish history covering the reigns of two influence monarchs, Philip the Second and Philip the Third. This five volume set is comprised of two set of works, those being : &a...

Smithonian Institution. United States National Museum. Cradles of the American Aborigines.

Otis T. Mason; Dr. J. H. Porter · 1889 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

Washington, Government Printing Office, 1889. Brochure/Pamphlet. An uncommon work of nineteenth century American history by Otis T. Mason, with additional material by Dr. J. H. Porter. An article taken from the Report of the National Museum, 1996-87 featuring pages 161-235. Th...

Carlsbads Memorabilien Vom Jahre 1325 Bus 1839

Jos. Joh. Lenhart · 1840 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

Strag, Druck und Papier von Gottlieb Haase Sohne, 1840. Hardback. A lovely example of this very scarce work of local topography by Joseph Johannes Lenhart. In the original German. Very scarce. In the original German. Illustrated with a frontispiece titled 'Carlsbad Von De...

A Pilgrimage to the Temples and Tombs of Egypt, Nubia, and Palestine, in 1845-6

Mrs. [Isabella Frances] Romer · 1846 · Rooke Books

£2,300.00 (€2,756.87 | $3,038.44 | ¥485,201)

London, Richard Bentley, 1846. First edition. Cloth. A lovely example of this work of travel writing by Mrs. Romer in which she discusses a religious pilgrimage through Africa. Very scarce. First edition (Copac). Complete in 2 volumes, uniformly bound in the publisher's o...

Foods and Feeling Habits of the Pedi with Special Reference to Identification, Classification, Preparation and Nutritive Value of the Respective Foods

P. J. Quin · 1959 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

Johannesburg, Witwatersrand University Press, 1959. First edition. Cloth. An interesting first edition copy of this work of anthropology documenting the food and eating habits of local groups living in South Africa. First edition. An exploration of the diet and food habits of ...