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Memoirs of the Royal Society; Being a New Abridgement of the Philosophical Transactions Volume X

Mr. Baddam · 1741 · Rooke Books

£360.00 (€431.51 | $475.58 | ¥75,944)

London , G. Smith, 1741. Cloth. A scarce copy of Memoirs of the Royal Society Vol. X by Mr. Baddam. Illustrated with a Great Variety of Copper Plates. Giving an Account of the Undertakings, Studies, and Labours of the Learned and Ingenious in many considerable Parts of the Wor...

Village London the Story of Greater London

Edward Walford · 1984 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London , The Alderman Press, 1984. Cloth. An historical work on Greater London. Complete in two volumes. This work discusses various areas of Greater London and is illustrated with drawings throughout. Written by Edward Walford, a British magazine editor and compiler of many e...

The Inner Temple: Its Early History, As Illustrated by Its Records, 1505-1603

F. A. Inderwick · 1896 · Rooke Books

£84.99 (€101.87 | $112.28 | ¥17,929)

London , Published by Order of the Bench , 1896. First edition. Cloth. The Inner Temple: Its Early History, as Illustrated by its Records, 1505-1603, being a Calendar of the Inner Temple Records. With a photogravure to frontispiece and engraved decorative pieces. First edition...

The Inner Temple: Its Early History, As Illustrated by Its Records, 1505-1603

F. A. Inderwick · 1896 · Rooke Books

£74.99 (€89.89 | $99.07 | ¥15,820)

London , Published by Order of the Bench , 1896. First edition. Cloth. The Inner Temple: Its Early History, as Illustrated by its Records, 1505-1603, being a Calendar of the Inner Temple Records. First edition. Edited with Introduction and Notes by F. A. Inderwick, a Master of...

The Fight for Narvik Impressions of the Polish Campaign in Norway

Karol Zbyszewski · 1940 · Rooke Books

£260.00 (€311.65 | $343.48 | ¥54,849)

London , Lindsay Drummond, 1940. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated look at the Polish campaign in Norway. The first edition, illustrated throughout by Jozef Natanson. In a cloth binding in original dustwrapper. Externally, very smart with some light bumping and fading to spine....

London at the End of the Century

Arthur William a Beckett · 1900 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London , Hurst and Blackett, 1900. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this self-styled 'book of gossip' by Arthur William a Beckett. Approaching his gossp a diverse range of subjects and means, Beckett includes such chapters as A Peep into Stageland...

University of Glasgow Deed of Gift of the Newlands Scholarships 1908

Lord James Henry Cecil Hozier · 1908 · Rooke Books

£44.99 (€53.93 | $59.43 | ¥9,491)

Glasgow , James Maclehose and Sons, 1908. Cloth. An interesting pair of letters from Lord Newlands to the Principal of the University of Glasgow for the purpose of setting up scholarships in his name. James Henry Cecil Hozier, 2nd Baron Newlands (4 April 1851 – 5 September 19...

Paris-Underground

Etta Shiber [with Anne and Paul Dupre and Oscar Ray]. · 1943 · Rooke Books

£27.99 (€33.55 | $36.98 | ¥5,905)

London , Charles Scribner's Sons, 1943. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this account of Etta Shiber's experiences in the Paris Underground when Nazi Germany invaded in 1940. Prepared in collaboration with Anne and Paul Dupre, and Oscar Rey. Paris-Underground...

Camden Miscellany Vol XV Camden Third Series Volume XLI

Various · 1929 · Rooke Books

£19.99 (€23.96 | $26.41 | ¥4,217)

London , The Offices of the Society, 1929. Cloth. Camden Miscellany Vol XV , Camden Third Series Volume XLI. In dual Latin and English. Containing: A Transcript of "The Red Book," of the Bishopric of Hereford, (c. 1290), edited by the Rev. Canon A. T. Bannister; Edward II, the...

Pictures of the French a Series of Literary and Graphic Delineations of French Character

Jules Janin, Balzac, Cormenin · 1840 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.85 | $132.09 | ¥21,094)

London , Wm. S. Orr and Co. 1840. Cloth. A charming and detailed observational work, looking into the stereotypical characters seen throughout France. Delicately illustrated with upwards of two hundred and thirty engravings, drawn on the wood by Gavarni, H. Monnier and Meisson...

Washington the Soldier

General Henry B. Carrington · 1898 · Rooke Books

£118.00 (€141.44 | $155.89 | ¥24,893)

Boston, New York, London, Lamson, Wolffe and Company, 1898. Cloth. A history of the military career of General Washington. Henry Beebee Carrington (March 2, 1824 ? October 26, 1912) was a lawyer, professor, prolific author, and an officer in the United States Army during the A...

The Comic History of Rome

Gilbert Abbot A Beckett · 1852 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.37 | ¥33,753)

London , Bradbury, Evans and Co. 1852. Cloth. One of A Beckett's most famous works, this is a lively history of the Roman Empire told in a style that was highly unusual at its times of publication. One of A Beckett's most famous works, this is a lively history of the...

Life in England in Aquatint and Lithography 1770-1860 Architecture, Drawing Books, Art Collections, Magazines, Navy and Army, Panoramas Etc.

J. R. Abbey · 1972 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)

Folkestone and London, Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1972. Cloth. A smart copy of this record of illustration of life in England, taken from the collection of J. R. Abbey. Illustrated throughout with numerous plates, including a coloured frontispiece. Reprinted from the 1953 edition. ...

A Place in the Forest Being the Story of Stansted in Sussex

The Earl of Bessborough · 1958 · Rooke Books

£19.99 (€23.96 | $26.41 | ¥4,217)

London , B. T. Batsford, 1958. First edition. Cloth. A signed copy with dedication by the author dated 1982 in ink to front free endpaper of A Place in the Forest being the story of Stansted in Sussex by the Earl of Bessborough First edition in unclipped dustwrapper. Illustrat...

Lives of Illustrious Women of England: Or, Biographical Treasury, Containing Memoirs of Royal, Noble and Celebrated British Females of the Past and Present Day

J. Tillotson · 1857 · Rooke Books

£72.00 (€86.30 | $95.12 | ¥15,189)

London, Thomas Holmes, c1857. Cloth. A lovely mid nineteenth century work on the lives of eminent women. An interesting biographical work exploring the life of numerous notable women throughout history, up until the time of publication in the min-19th century. 'Embellishe...

Military Architecture in England During the Middle Ages

A. Hamilton Thompson · 1912 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, Oxford University Press, 1912. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Professor A. Hamilton Thompson's Military Architecture in England During the Middle Ages. First edition. A comprehensive and detailed survey of English castles in the Middle Ages, in which an ...

A Narrative of the Siege of Kars and of the Six Months&Apos; Resistance by the Turkish Garrison Under General Williams to the Russian Army: Together with a Narrative of Travels and Adventures in Armenia and Lazistan; with Remarks on the Present State of Turkey

Humphry Sandwith · 1856 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.79 | ¥37,972)

London, John Murray, 1856. Cloth. An uncommon third edition of this war account by Humphry Sandwith. Third edition. This work details the experience of army physician Humphry Sandwith during the last major operation of the Crimean War, the Siege of Kars in Turkey. With a front...

Letters of Travel (1892-1913) and Limits and Renewals

Rudyard Kipling · 1920 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.05 | ¥50,630)

London , Macmillan and Co, 1920-1932. First edition. Cloth. Two works by Rudyard Kipling, of travel writing and short stories. First editions. Rather uncommon in the original dustwrappers. Kipling was one of the most popular writers in England, in both prose and verse, in the ...

A Complete System of Chronology; or, Universal History Abridged

J. Aspin · 1812 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.34 | ¥68,561)

London , A Whellier, 1812 . First edition. Cloth. Scarce first edition of Aspin's compendious abridged history of the universe, religious and factual. Two parts bound as one, complete. Part I comprising all the historical facts recorded by sacred and profance writers, fro...

American Conservation Volume I

Various · 1911 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.48 | ¥94,931)

N/A, N/A, 1911. Cloth. Seven issues of American Conservation. Volume I numbers 1-7 of this periodical, with continuous pagination. This work is illustrated throughout. Numerous articles regarding conservation of animals, land, plants and indigenous communities in America. Arti...