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The Making of Modern Egypt

Sir Auckland Colvin · 1906 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Seeley & Co. Limited, 1906 . Cloth. The second edition of Sir Auckland Colvin's historical account of the events leading to a modern Egypt, with plates and maps. The second edition.In the publisher's original red cloth binding.Illustrated with a frontispiece,...

A Black Byzantium: The Kingdom of Nupe in Nigeria

S. F. Nadel · 1961 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London; New York; Toronto, Published for the International African Institute by the Oxford University Press, 1961. Cloth. Insightful anthropological glimpse into the Nupe people of Nigeria following research conducted by Siegfried Frederick Nadel in the 1930s, illustrated with...

Mahdiism and the Egyptian Sudan: Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Mahdiism, and of Subsequent Events in the Sudan to the Present Time

Major F. R. Wingate · 1891 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.05 | ¥50,630)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1891. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this authoritative account of the rise of Muhammad Ahmad, illustrated with numerous folding maps in colour. First edition.Bound in 20th-century quarter calf, with cloth boards. Renewed free endpapers,...

An Alphabetical Index to the Chinese Encyclopaedia, Ch&Apos;in Ting Ku Chin T&Apos;U Shu Chi Ch&Apos;Eng

Lionel Giles · 1911 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

British Museum; London, Printed by the Order of the Trustees of the British Museum; Longmans and Co.; Asher and Co.; Henry Frowde; Bernard Quaritch, 1911. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition reference title, compiled by acclaimed sinologist, philosopher and trans...

Constantinople

George Young · 1926 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Metheun & Co. Ltd. 1926. First edition. Cloth. A first edition illustrated travel work, featuring a number of monochrome plates, and a single folding map. A first edition history and travel title, reflecting on the rich past of the city which has been known as Istanbul...

Real-Life Espionage: Intelligence in the 20th Century

Kai Bird; Paul French; Ben Macintyre; Katherine Carter · 2014 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

New York; London; New Haven, Crown; Picador; Penguin; Yale University Press, 2014-2024. First edition. Cloth. Four fascinating first editions telling real-life stories of espionage and intrigue during the twentieth century, from underworld Shanghai to Churchill's war room...

Spy Counter Spy

Dusko Popov · 1974 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1974. First edition. Cloth. The review copy of the fascinating biography of MI6 double agent Dusko Popov, a figure widely believed to be the primary inspiration for James Bond. The first edition review copy of Spy Counter Spy, the fascinating aut...

Egyptian Archaeology

G. Maspero; Amelia B. Edwards [trans.] · 1887 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.34 | ¥68,561)

London, H. Grevel and Co. 1887 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition illustrated copy of this thorough account of Ancient Egypt by acclaimed Egyptologist Gaston Maspero. The first UK trade edition.In the publisher's original decorative brown cloth binding.With 29...

The Heart of Libya: The Siwa Oasis, Its People, Customs and Sport

G.E. Simpson · 1929 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

London, H.F. & G. Witherby, 1929 . First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this illustrated travel account of the culture, nature, and customs of Libya. The first edition.In publisher's original green cloth binding.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and 11 plate...

Exploration of the Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia. The Sources, Supply, and Overflow of the Nile; the Country, People, Customs, Etc.

Sir Samuel Baker · 1869 · Rooke Books

£124.00 (€148.63 | $163.81 | ¥26,159)

Hartford , O. D. Case & Co. 1869. Cloth. A scarce Hartford edition of this illustrated account from Sir Samuel Baker, chronicling his exploration of the Nile tributaries in modern-day Ethiopia. The second O.D. Case edition (Hartford, Connecticut), published the same year as th...

Brethren Crusade Requiem Insurrection Renegade Kingdom Sons of the Blood Court of Wolves

Robyn Young · 2006 · Rooke Books

£455.00 (€545.38 | $601.08 | ¥95,985)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 2006; 2007; 2008; 2010; 2012; 20. First edition. Cloth. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2006; 2007; 2008; 2010; 2012; 2014; 2018. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 9.5" by 6.5". None. A lovely 8 volume first edition set of all of Robyn Young's publi...

The Book of Grass: An Anthology on Indian Hemp

George Andrews [ed.]; Simon Vinkenoog [ed.] · 1967 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

London, Peter Owen, 1967 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce smart first UK edition copy of this illustrated account of Indian hemp through history to today. A very scarce work.The first UK edition.In the publisher's original grey cloth binding. In the original unclippe...

World War Two

A.N. Wilson; J. Noakes; G. Pridham; Norman Ohler; Shaun Whiteside [trans.]; Nancy Dougherty; Christopher Lehmann-Haupe; Brandon Taylor; Wilfred van der Will; Keiron Pim · 1990 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.98 | ¥34,808)

London; Liverpool; Winchester, Harper Press; Liverpool University Press; Allen Lane; Welbeck; The Winchester Press; Granta, 1990-2022. Cloth. A very smart six volume set of historical accounts of Nazi Germany and the key figures to emerge from the period. Six volumes.In the or...

Notes on Northern Africa, the Sahara and Soudan

William B. Hodson · 1844 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.98 | ¥34,808)

New-York, Wiley and Putnam, 1844. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of William B. Hodgson's ethnographic and geographical study of North Africa and its people and landscape. The first edition of this work, in the publisher's original paper wraps.Hodgson off...

The Works of William Thackeray: Biographical Edition

William Makepeace Thackeray · 1900 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.65 | $1,314.46 | ¥209,902)

London, Smith, Elder & Co. 1900-1902. Leather. The complete set of the works of the renowned Victorian author known for his great wit, the biographical edition each with an introduction by fellow author and daughter Anne Ritchie. Numerous illustrations and cartoons throughout....

Stirring Adventure in African Travel Great Explorers - Hunting Exploits - Shipwreck - Captivity - Bombardment

Charles Bruce · 1899 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

Edinburgh, W. P. Nimmo, Hay, & Mitchell, 1899. Leather. A new edition of Charles Bruce's dramatic nineteenth-century account of exploration in Africa. A later edition of the work, first published for W. P. Nimmo in 1880. Bruce produced a string of adventure novels for the...

Uganda to Khartoum Life and Adventure on the Upper Nile

Albert B. Lloyd; Victor Buxton · 1906 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1906. First edition. Cloth. A signed, scarce first edition of missionary, Albert B. Lloyd's memoires, compiled during his voyage across Africa. A first edition and first impression of Albert B. Lloyd's Uganda to Khartoum with a preface by Vic...

The Corridors of Time

Harold Peake; Herbert John Fleure · 1927 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.32 | ¥23,205)

Oxford, At The Clarendon Press, 1927-1936. First edition. Cloth. A smart nine volume set of The Corridors of Time series by Harold Peake and Herbert John Fleure, exploring the history of man and civilisation. Nine volumes. In the original navy cloth bindings. Volumes 1-9 of ...

London

Charles Knight · 1851 · Rooke Books

£200.00 (€239.73 | $264.21 | ¥42,191)

London, Henry Bohn, 1851. Leather. A beautifully bound illustrated set of Charles Knight's London Complete six volumes bound as three. Containing various articles and essays on London life, as well as its buildings and people. Charmingly illustrated with engraved vignette...

A History of Wiltshire

R.B. Pugh et Al · 1957 · Rooke Books

£575.00 (€689.22 | $759.61 | ¥121,300)

London, The University of London Institute of Historical Research, 1957-1989. Cloth. A ten volume set of this illustrated history of Wiltshire. Ten of original 18 volume set. Volumes include: Volume I: Part I, Volume I: Part II, Volume II, Volume V, Volume VI, Volume VIII, Vol...