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Scott&Apos;S Last Expedition: Being the Journals of Captain R.F. Scott, R.N. , C.V. O; Being the Reports of the Journeys & the Scientific Work Undertaken by Dr. E.A. Wilson and the Surviving Members of the Expedition

Captain R. F. Scott; Leonard Huxley; Sir Clements R. Markham · 1913 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)

London, Smith, Elder and Co. 1913. Cloth. An early edition of this profusely illustrated work on Captain Robert Falcon Scott's last expedition. The second edition, published the same year as the first.Complete in two volumes. In the publisher's original cloth bindin...

On the Borders of Pigmy Land

Ruth B. Fisher · 0 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, Marshall Brothers, Limited, c1905. Cloth. The fifth edition of this illustrated early twentieth century travel journal from colonial missionary Ruth Fisher. Fifth edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and thirty-two plates. Collated complete. A missionary travel mem...

The Annals of the Yeomanry Cavalry of Wiltshire Vol II Being a Complete History of the Prince of Wales&Apos; Own Royal Regiment from 1893 to 1908

Henry Graham · 1908 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

Devizes, Geo. Simpson, "Gazette" Printing Works, 1908. Cloth. A very pleasing first edition of the second volume of this history of the Yeomanry Cavalry of Wiltshire from 1893 to 1908. First edition. Volume II of II only. Illustrated with a frontispiece, three plates, and thre...

Memoirs of the Life of the Late John Mytton, Esq.

Nimrod [Charles James Apperley] · 1837 · Rooke Books

£850.00 (€1,018.85 | $1,122.90 | ¥179,313)

London, Rudolph Ackermann, 1837 . Cloth. A wonderful example of the desired second edition Nimrod's biography of British rake, John 'Mad Jack' Mytton, in the publisher's cloth and housed in a Hyman Zucker morocco slip case. The preferred second edition of t...

The Newgate Calendar; Comprising Interesting Memoirs of the Most Notorious Characters Who Have Been Convicted of Outrages on the Laws of England Since the Commencement of the Eighteenth Century; with Occasional Anecdotes and Observations, Speeches, Confessions, and Last Exclamations of Sufferers

Andrew Knapp; William Baldwin · 1824 · Rooke Books

£490.00 (€587.33 | $647.32 | ¥103,369)

London, J. Robins and Co. 1824-1828. Leather. A complete four-volume edition of this popular criminal story collection, uniformly bound in signed half calf by Morrell. A new edition, complete in four volumes. Uniformly bound in signed half calf by Morrell, with marbled paper ...

A Collection of the Works of Thomas Carlyle

Thomas Carlyle · 0 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

London, Chapman & Hall, c1880. Cloth. A collection of five volumes from Scottish essayist and historian Thomas Carlyle. Five volumes. Written by Thomas Carlyle, a Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher known as the "sage of Chelsea". He occupied a central position in Vic...

The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard

Anatole France; Lafcadio Hearn (Trans.) · 1931 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd. 1931. Cloth. The first UK illustrated edition, with original unclipped fine dust wrapper and slipcase and twelve full page monochrome illustrations by Zhenya Gay.  First UK illustrated edition in the publisher's original gilt-decora...

Hunters and Hunting in the Arctic

The Duke of Orleans [Louis Philippe Robert]; H. Grahame Richards [trans.] · 1911 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, David Nutt , 1911. First edition. Cloth. A first edition account of an Arctic hunting expedition written by Prince Philippe, Duke of Orleans, with illustrations. First edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding.Illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty-f...

Greenland Journey

Else Wegener; Dr. Fritz Loewe · 1939 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Blackie & Son Limited, 1939. First edition. Cloth. A smart first UK edition of this record of the German Expedition to Greenland in 1930 to 1931, with illustrations throughout. First UK edition, translated from the seventh German edition. Illustrated with a frontispiec...

The Young Man&Apos;S Companion: Or, Arthimetick Made Easy.

W. Mather [William Mather] · 1750 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.16 | ¥71,725)

London, R. Ware; T. Longman; W. Johnston , 1750 . Leather. A smartly bound, mid-eighteenth century edition of William Mather's 'Young Man's Companion', providing direction to young men in society of the time. The eighteenth edition. Bound in full calf, with...

An Account of the Parish of Fairford in the County of Gloucester

[Ralph Bigland] · 1791 · Rooke Books

£285.00 (€341.61 | $376.50 | ¥60,123)

London, John Nichols for Richard Bigland , 1791. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this very scarce historical account of Fairford in Gloucester, written by Ralph Bigland, bound in half calf and adorned with engravings. The first edition, being the issue without the...

Archaic England: An Essay in Deciphering Prehistory from Megalithic Monuments, Earthworks, Customs, Coins, Place-Names, and Faerie Superstitions

Harold Bayley · 1919 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.82 | ¥83,328)

London, Chapman & Hall Ltd, 1919. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition copy of Harold Bayley's scarce illustrated historical work on the prehistoric era, studying megalithic monuments, mythology and archaeology. The first edition. A scarce work. Illustrated ...

My Mission to Abyssinia

Gerald H. Portal · 1892 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

London, Edward Arnold , 1892. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon travelogue detailing a British diplomat's expedition to the Emperor of Ethiopia. First edition. In the original cloth binding. This fascinating account recounts a 1887 mission to Ethiopia (then known as Aby...

Journal of an Expedition to Explore the Course and Termination of the Niger; with a Narrative of a Voyage Down That River to Its Termination (the Family Library No. XXVIII)

Richard and John Lander · 1832 · Rooke Books

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

London, John Murray, 1832. First edition. Cloth. A complete first edition account of Richard and John Lander's pioneering exploration of the Niger River. The first edition of this work. Complete in three volumes. Published for John Murray's 'Family Library&apos...

Visitation of England and Wales

Joseph Jackson Howard; Frederick Arthur Crisp · 1895 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

Not Stated, Privately Printed, 1895-1902. Vellum. The third, fourth, and tenth volumes of this monumental heraldic study from Howard and Crisp, signed limited edition copies. The first editions of three volumes from this impressive thirty-five volume limited edition work, publ...

The History of the Melanesian Mission

E. S. Armstrong · 1900 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

London, Isbister and Company Limited, 1900. Cloth. The first edition of this informative work regarding the Melansian Mission, which sought to evangelise the islands of the south western Pacific Ocean. The first edition of the work. With a frontispiece, seven further plates an...

The Coronation Stone and England&Apos;S Interest in It

G. Albert Rogers; Rev G. A. Rogers [Introduction] · 1881 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)

London, James Nisbet & Co. 1881. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition volume on the Coronation Stone"s legends, history, and symbolism, by Mrs. G. Albert Rogers. In the publisher's original red cloth binding. This volume is a first edition. Illustrated with...

St. Botolph Aldgate: The Story of a City Parish

A. G. B. Atkinson · 1898 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Grant Richards, 1898. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this historical commentary on St. Botolph Aldgate parish church, from A. G. B. Atkinson. First edition. The history of a city parish, being St Botolph Aldgate, a Church of England parish church in the...

Nine Signed Novels by Taffrail

Taffrail [H. Taprell Dorling] · 1933 · Rooke Books

£1,495.00 (€1,791.97 | $1,974.99 | ¥315,381)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1933-1939. First edition. Cloth. Signed association copies of the first editions of nine thrilling novels from Taffrail, each inscribed to the author's secretary, Mrs. Mitchell, who typed up the author's handwritten manuscripts and offer...

History of the Plague in London, 1665

Daniel De Foe; Sir Walter Scott · 1889 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, George Bell and Sons , 1889. Cloth. A pleasing copy of Daniel Defoe's account of the Great Plague of London, this scarce edition fixed with a preface by Sir Walter Scott. A scarce edition published for 'Bohn's Select Library', with a preface by Sir ...