Storia

To Caubul with the Cavalry Brigade

R C W Mitford · 1881 · Rooke Books

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

London, W H Allen and Co , 1881. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce, first edition copy of R C W Mitford's account of Caubul in the Cavalry Brigade. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with a 48 page catalogue at the rear dated 1881. Illustrated, with six pla...

The Staggering State of the Scots Statesmen for One Hundred Years, VIX. From 1550 to 1650.

John Scot · 1754 · Rooke Books

£475.00 (€569.35 | $627.50 | ¥100,205)

Edinburgh, Wal. Ruddiman Jun. and Company, 1754. First edition. Leather. A vanishingly scarce first edition of this work discussing the statesmen of Scotland from 1550 to 1560, written by John Scot. The first (and only) edition of this work. A very scarce work, last seen at au...

Sacrosanctum Oecumenicum Concilium Tridentinum Additis Declarationibus Cardinalium Ejusdem Concilii Interpretum, Ex Ultima Recognitione

Joannis Gallemart; Jean Gallemart · 1769 · Rooke Books

£440.00 (€527.40 | $581.27 | ¥92,821)

Matriti, Madrid, Ex Typographia Regia Vulgo de La Gazeta , 1769. Leather. A smart, eighteenth century edition of this work regarding the Council of Trent by theologian Jean Gallemart. A new edition from 1769. This work was first written in 1621. Written by Jean Gallemart a pro...

Answer to a Paper, Entituled, the Grievances of His Majesty&Apos;S Subjects Residing Within the Principality of Wales, in Respect of the Court of the Council in the Marches of Wales. With the Particular Conveniencies of That Court

1689 · Rooke Books

£875.00 (€1,048.81 | $1,155.93 | ¥184,587)

London, Not Stated, 1689. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce pamphlet discussing the Council of Wales and the Marches in the seventeenth century, just before its abolition later that year. A very scarce work. Seen only once at auction in last 40 years. Collated from ESTC, comple...

Works of Henry, Lord Brougham

Henry Brougham · 1855 · Rooke Books

£500.00 (€599.32 | $660.53 | ¥105,478)

London; Glasgow , Richard Griffin and Company, 1855-1857. Leather. A ten volume library set collecting the selected works of former statesman and Lord High Chancellor, Henry Brougham. A popular statesman and barrister, who went on to become the Lord High Chancellor during the ...

Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to Promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind

John Caspar Lavater; Henry Hunter · 1810 · Rooke Books

£1,900.00 (€2,277.42 | $2,510.02 | ¥400,818)

London, T. Bensley, 1810. Leather. A nicely illustrated set of Johann Kaspar Lavater's fascinating work looking into the pseudoscience physiognomy. Complete in five volumes, being three volumes bound in five. Collated, complete. A fascinating work on the science of physio...

The Okavango River a Narrative of Travel, Exploration, and Adventure

Charles John Andersson · 1861 · Rooke Books

£1,800.00 (€2,157.55 | $2,377.91 | ¥379,722)

London, Hurst and Blackett, 1861. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this nicely rebacked work by Charles John Andersson, a travelogue documenting his experiences in South Africa, and his geographical discoveries about the Okavango River. Illustrated throughout. The ...

Travels Into the Interior of Southern Africa in Which Are Described the Character and the Condition of the Dutch Colonists of the Cape of Good Hope and of the Several Tribes of Natives Beyond Its Limits

John Barrow · 1806 · Rooke Books

£3,600.00 (€4,315.11 | $4,755.82 | ¥759,445)

London, T Cadell and W Davies , 1806. Leather. A good copy of the second, and best edition, of this important African travel work by a founder of the Royal Geographical Society, John Barrow. Being one of the earliest travel works on South Africa available to Europeans. This ed...

Administration in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury 1572-1580

Reginald M. Glencross; W. F. Carter · 1917 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

Exeter, William Pollard, 1917. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this collection of the acts of the Canterbury prerogative court from the years 1572 to 1580. A very scarce work. Volume II only, lacking Volume I of a two volume set. Volume I looks at 1559-1571. A historical work doc...

An Account of Portugal, As It Appeared in 1766 to Dumouriez; Since a Celebrated General in the French Army

Charles Francois Dumouriez · 1797 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)

London, C. Law, 1797. First edition. Cloth. The first edition thus of this translation of Charles Dumouriez's travel work on his time in Portugal in 1766. The first edition thus of this work, being the first edition of this English translation. Originally printed in Frenc...

Standing Orders and Regulations for the Army in Ireland

Anonymous · 1969 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Frederick Muller, 1969. Cloth. A twentieth century facsimile reprint of this work of Irish military history. A facsimile edition of this work of Irish military history. Originally published in Dublin in 1794 and printed by George Grierson. This particular copy was publ...

An Epitomized History of the Militia (the &Apos;Constitutional Force&Apos;) Together with the Origin, Periods of Embodied Service, and Special Services (Including South Africa, 1899-1902), of Militia Units Existing October 31, 1905

Colonel George Jackson Hay · 1987 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, 'United Service Gazette' Offices, 1987. Cloth. A facsimile copy of Colonel George Jackson Hay's interesting history of the militia. A facsimile reprint of the original 1908 edition. This work is a concise and extensive history of the militia, discussing ...

A History of Great Britain, from the First Invasion of the Romans to the Accession of George IV: With Genealogical and Political Tables, Maps, Portraits, &C

Antoine-Francois Bertrand de Moleville; Edward Holt · 1823 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.05 | ¥50,630)

London, I. Walker and Co; et al, 1823. Leather. A very scarce copy of Edward Holt's continuation of Antoine de Moleville's history of Great Britain, illustrated with portraits throughout. A very scarce work, with only one listed in WorldCat at the New York Historical...

Mysore Gazetteer Compiled for Government

C. Hayavadana Rao · 1929 · Rooke Books

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

Banglore, Printed At The Government Press, 1929-30. Cloth. A seven volume set of works on the region of India know as Mysore, this being a new edition edited by C. Hayavadana Rao. In the publisher's original cloth. New edition. This set includes volume II, parts I-IV, vol...

The Dalesman

A. Wren Rumney · 1911 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.35 | $48.88 | ¥7,805)

Kendal , Titus Wilson, 1911. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this work by A Wren Rumney being an exploration of an area of Yorkshire. First edition. A story of the Yorkshire fells, written by A Wren Rumney. Lacking the original dustwrapper. Illustrated with 14 pl...

Recollections of a Rebel Reefer

James Morris Morgan · 1917 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, Constable and Company Ltd, 1917. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first English edition of this fascinating autobiography by James Morris Morgan, a member of the Confederate States Navy, who served on the Confederate States Ship 'Georgia&apos. The Confederate Sta...

Memorial of the Royal Progress in Scotland

Sir Thomas Dick Lauder · 1843 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.58 | ¥35,863)

Edinburgh, Adam and Charles Black, 1843. Leather. A handsomely bound work of British royal history, charting the journey through Scotland of Queen Victorian and Prince Albert. Written by Sir Thomas Dick Lauder, Bart. of Fountainhill. This interesting volume charts Queen Victor...

Selected Waqi of the Deccan 1660-1671 A.D.

Dr Yusuf Husain (Ed) · 1953 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

Hyderabad, Central Records Office Hyderabad Government, 1953. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce work regarding the history of journalism in seventeenth century India. In English and Urdu. The first edition of the work. Dr Yusuf Husain was a lecturer and re...

Authentic Copies of Letters between Sir Henry Clinton, K.B. And the Commissioners for Auditing the Public Accounts

Henry Clinton · 1793 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Not Stated, 1793. Paperback. An uncommon collection of letters from Henry Clinton, a British Army officer, to the commissioners for auditing the public accounts. Henry Clinton was a British Army officer best known for his service during the American War of Independence...

A Catalogue of Letters and Historical Documents Exhibited in the Library of Welbeck

S. Arthur Strong · 1903 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, John Murray , 1903. First edition. Leather. A first edition copy of this interesting collection of documents and letters exhibited at the Welbeck library. With numerous portraits and facsimiles throughout. First edition. With the bookplate of the City of Leeds Public L...