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Captain Walter H. Parker · 1931 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this illustrated autobiographical commentary on the author's experiences at sea. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and ten images over nine plates. Collated complete. An au...

The Leopidopterist&Apos;S Guide Intended for the Young Collector, Containing Full Instructions for the Collecting, Management, Observation, Preservation, of Lepidoptera, in All Their Stages.

H. Guard Knaggs · 1869 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.55 | ¥30,589)

London, John Van Voorst , 1869. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce entomological work on butterflies and moths by H. Guard Knaggs. The very scarce first edition of this scarce work. In the publisher's original cloth. This entomological work was writt...

The Life of a Century: 1800 to 1900

Edwin Hodder · 1901 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, George Newnes, Ltd. 1901 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderfully illustrated, first edition of this comprehensive historical work painting a picture of England between 1800 and 1900. First edition.Uncommon work.Bound in the publisher's original pictorial cloth. Writ...

Sporting Wildfowl of the British Isles: Studies in Words and Pictures

Brian P. Martin · 1999 · Rooke Books

£3,500.00 (€4,195.24 | $4,623.71 | ¥738,349)

Holt, Norfolk, Fine Sporting Interests Ltd, 1999 . First edition. Leather. A sumptuous study of the wildfowl of the British Isles, one of only twelve review copies, sent to sporting and countryside author John Humphreys. Signed by the author and illustrator. A very scarce limi...

War Begins at Home

Mass Observation; Tom Harrisson; Charles Madge · 1940 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1940. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce and informative work documenting the public's reactions to the start of the Second World War. The first edition. Scarce.In the original publisher's cloth. Lacking very scarce dust ...

Archaeologia Graeca, or, the Antiquities of Greece

John Potter; G. Dunbar · 1818 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.05 | ¥50,630)

Edinburgh, Stirling & Slade; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown; et al, 1818. Cloth. An expansive study on the antiquities of Greece, a fascinating work by John Potter, complete with plates and a folding map. Complete in two volumes.An extensive study on the antiquities of Gre...

A Short-Title Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland and Ireland and of English Books Printed Abroad 1475-1640. Volume 1 and 2

A. W. Pollard; G. R. Redgrave; W. A. Jackson; F. S. Ferguson and Katherine F. Pantzer · 1976 · Rooke Books

£189.00 (€226.54 | $249.68 | ¥39,871)

London, The Bibliographical Society , 1976-86. Cloth. The second edition of this comprehensive bibliography of English, Scottish and Irish books, in their original dust wrappers. The second and preferred edition, revised and enlarged. Two volumes. Lacking 'Volume 3: Inde...

The World Crisis

Winston Churchill · 1923 · Rooke Books

£1,950.00 (€2,337.35 | $2,576.07 | ¥411,366)

London, Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1923-31. First edition. Leather. A first impression set of Winston Churchill's influential account of the First World War, illustrated with many folding maps. The first editions, first impressions.In five volumes, containing Volumes I...

Twelve Volumes of Works from the &Apos;Traveller&Apos;S Library&Apos;.

Ferdinand Werne; Frederick Hardman etc · 1851 · Rooke Books

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

London, Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1851-55. Leather. Twelve volumes of works from the Longman's 'Traveller's Library' series, all bound in half straight grain morocco. Twelve Volumes. Complete in twenty-five volumes. Bound in half straight grain m...

The Irish Guards in the Great War

Rudyard Kipling · 1923 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.19 | $786.03 | ¥125,519)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1923 . First edition. Cloth. The two volume first edition of Rudyard Kipling's account of the actions of the Irish Guards in the First World War, in the very scarce original dust wrappers. The first edition, first impression of this work.In the v...

Heroes of Our Day or Recent Winners of the Victoria Cross

Walter Richards · 1894 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London, J. S. Virtue & Co. Limited, 1894 . First edition. Leather. A scarce, first edition of Walter Richard's historical work on those who have won the Victoria Cross, with illustrations by Harry Payne. First edition, bound in full red calf with gilt tooling to the spine...

Caravans of the Old Sahara

E. W. Bovill · 1933 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.69 | $297.24 | ¥47,465)

London, International Institute of African Languages & Cultures; Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford, 1933. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition travel work on Western Sahara, an illustrated history by E. W. Bovill. The first edition of this scarce work.In the or...

A History of the Earth and Animated Nature

Oliver Goldsmith · 1841 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.68 | $310.45 | ¥49,575)

London, Scott, Webster, and Geary, 1841. Leather. An illustrated edition of Oliver Goldsmith's concise history of the Earth, a vivid scientific study complete with detailed engravings. Complete in one volume.Goldsmith's fantastic work on natural history, describing t...

Army Diary 1899-1926

Colonel R. Meinertzhagen · 1960 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

Edinburgh, Oliver & Boyd, 1960. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated diary of British soldier, Richard Meinertzhagen. First edition. Illustrated with thirty-nine plates and twenty-five maps with colour. Collated complete. A highly critical account of...

Switzerland

Mrs. Lina Hug; Richard Stead · 1891 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1891. Leather. A richly illustrated history of Switzerland, unusual to see in a leather binding. The second edition of this work in a half calf binding with marbled boards and end papers. All edges gilt. Ink inscription to the verso of the front free e...

Fire and Sword in the Sudan

Rudolf C. Slatin Pasha; F. R. Wingate [trans] · 1896 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

London, Edward Arnold, 1896. First edition. Cloth. The illustrated first edition of Rudolf Carl von Slatin's exceptional account of his time spent in Sudan, tracing the history of the country. The first edition of the work, in the original publisher's cloth. With pu...

With Roberts to Candahar a Tale of the Third Afghan War

Captain F. S. Brereton · 1907 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Blackie and Son Limited, 1907. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this illustrated fictional work set during the third Afghan War by Captain Brereton, in a full calf prize binding. The first edition. In a full calf prize binding from 'Lewisham School&ap...

Gaslight and Daylight, with Some London Scenes They Shine Upon

George Augustus Sala · 1872 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.16 | ¥71,725)

London, Tinsley Brothers, 1872 . Leather. An extremely scarce copy of George Augustus Sala's collection of descriptive essays on the people and streets of London. Bound in red half calf with marbled boards.Very scarce. A new edition. First published in 1858. This work is...

Royal Tunbridge Wells

0 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

Tunbridge Wells, Royal Tunbridge Wells Corporation, c1950 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce guide on Royal Tunbridge Wells, with photographs, original advertisements and a folding map. First edition, in the publisher's original paper wraps. Scarce. This work is a ...

A More Extended Discussion in Favour of Liberty of Conscience

Christopher Wyvill · 1809 · Rooke Books

£155.00 (€185.79 | $204.76 | ¥32,698)

London, J. Johnson, 1809. Paperback. The third edition of cleric and landowner Christopher Wyvill's very scarce work. The third edition of this work, very scarce in all editions.Retaining original half title.Wyvill discusses debates held in Parliament regarding the claims...