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History of the Conquest of Mexico: Volumes I & II; History of the Reign of Philip the Second: Volume III

William H. Prescott · 1849 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, Richard Bentley; Routledge, Warnes, and Routledge, 1849-1859. Leather. Early editions of two of William H. Prescott's most important historical works, on the Conquest of Mexico and the reign of King Philip II. The fourth edition of volumes I and II of History of t...

The Human Slaughter-House

Wilhelm Lamszus; Oakley Williams [trans.] · 1913 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, Hutchinson & Co. [1913] . Paperback. The first UK paperback edition of this chilling anti-war novel written by Wilhelm Lamszus, translated by Oakley Williams. First UK paperback edition. Published the same year as the US edition. First English translation, based on the...

The Sheriff of Dyke Hole

Ridgwell Cullum · 1913 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, Chapman and Hall Ltd, 1913. Cloth. A very scarce fiction work by Ridgwell Cullum about a mining camp. A later edition. First published in 1909. In the publisher's original cloth. A very scarce work. This work was written by British writer Ridgwell Cullum and te...

Pirates of the Eastern Sea (1618-1723) a Lurid Pages of History

Charles Grey; Lieut.-General Sir George MacMunn [editor] · 1933 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd, 1933. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated history of pirates between 1618 and 1723. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and seven plates. Collated complete. A historical commentary on piracy on the ...

A Short and Easy Introduction to Heraldry, in Two Parts

Hugh Clark; Thomas Wormull · 1788 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, G. Kearsley, 1788 . Leather. The sixth edition of Hugh Clark and Thomas Wormull's educational work on heraldry, illustrated with plates. The sixth edition of this work by Hugh Clark and Thomas Wormull.An interesting work discussing heraldry and the study of the su...

English Costume Volume I - Early English Volume II- Middle Ages Volume III - Tudor & Stuart Volume IV - Georgian

Dion Clayton Calthrop · 1906 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

London, Adam & Charles Black, 1906. First edition. Cloth. The complete four volume, first edition set of Dion Clayton Calthrop's beautifully illustrated study on English fashion. The first edition. Four volume complete set. Illustrated with colour frontispieces, monochr...

The Historical Works of Giraldus Cambrensis

Thomas Wright; Thomas Forester; Richard Colt Hoare · 1863 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

London, H. G. Bohn , 1863 . Cloth. The Bohn's Antiquarian Library Edition of this very scarce compilation of the historical works of Cambro-Norman priest and historian, Giraldus Cambrensis, or Gerald of Wales. A Bohn's Antiquarian Library Edition. Bound in the publi...

The Answer of the Lord to the Powers of Darkness

Joanna Southcott · 1813 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.34 | ¥68,561)

London, Marchant and Galabin, 1813 . Cloth. The second edition of this very scarce work from religious prophetess Joanna Southcott. The very scarce second edition of this work, first published in November 1802.A fascinating publication of some of the prophecies and ideas of Jo...

The Middenhall Treasure

Roald Dahl · 1999 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1999. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition of Roald Dahl's parable of innocence and greed, with extensive illustrations by Ralph Steadman A first edition copy of this work, published in 1999.With extensive colour illustrations by the talen...

Domesday Book in Relation to the County of Sussex

W.D. Parish · 1886 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

Sussex, H. Wolff, 1886. Cloth. A fascinating volume that decodes the Domesday book in relation to the County of Sussex, with a facsimile of the original Latin and coloured map. A complete topographical work on Sussex from the Domesday Book, edited by W. D. Parish for the Susse...

The Island Empire; or, the Scenes of the First Exile of the Emperor Napoleon I

The Author of "Blondelle" [Henry Drummond Wolff] · 1855 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.11 | ¥61,177)

London, T. Bosworth, 1855. Hardback. A second edition of this illustrated historical account of Napoleon's first exile on the Island of Elba. Second edition. Illustrated with a colour portrait frontispiece, one folding map, one plate, and many in-text images. Collated com...

Field-Marshal Earl Haig

Brigadier-General John Charteris; John Buchan [Foreward] · 1929 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Cassell and Company, 1929 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of John Charteris's illustrated biography of Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig. The first edition of this work.With a foreword by John Buchan.Illustrated with seven photographic plates, map endpapers, a...

Trattato Delle Monete a Valuta Loro

Guillaume Bude; Giovan Bernardo Gualandi [ed.] · 1562 · Rooke Books

£975.00 (€1,168.68 | $1,288.03 | ¥205,683)

Fiorenza [Florence], Apres I Giunti, 1562 . First edition. Vellum. The very scarce first Italian language translation of Guillaume Budé's treatise on ancient coins and measures. The very scarce first Italian translation of this work. Translated from Bude's original ...

Culturgeschichtliche Novellen

W.H. Riehl and H.J. Wolstenholme · 1889 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1889. Cloth. A scarce early edition of W.H. Riehl's collection of historical fiction, including extensive notes by esteemed professor of German H.J. Wolstenholme. An early edition of this scarce work published 1889. With publisher&a...

1915 Indian Memories: Recollections of Soldiering Sport, Etc

Sir Robert Baden-Powell · 1915 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.58 | ¥35,863)

London , Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1915. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Sir Robert Baden-Powell's enthralling memoir of his time serving in India, with beautiful colour and monochrome illustrations by the author. A first edition copy of this extraordinary illustr...

A Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma and Ceylon Including All British India, the Portuguese and French Possessions, and the Indian States

1933 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.12 | $858.69 | ¥137,122)

London, John Murray, 1933. Cloth. A smart fourteenth edition of this detailed travel guide to India, Burma, and Ceylon, with maps and plans. Fourteenth edition. Illustrated with eighty-five maps, thirty-five of which are folding, many in-text images, and a folding map to the r...

The Sea and Her Famous Sailors: A History of Maritime Adventure and Exploration from the Christian Era to the Present Time

Frank B. Goodrich · 0 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, James Hogg & Sons, c1862. Cloth. A scarce copy of this detailed maritime history with commentary on important sailing figures. Scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece, vignette title page, and seven plates. Collated complete. A detailed maritime history with comme...

Colonia de Mocãƒâoeã‚â§Ambique: Territoire de Manica Et Sofala

1931 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

Lisboa, Sociedade National de Tipografia, 1931 . First edition. Leather. A very scarce handbook presenting the territory of the Companhia de Moçambique, or Mozambique Company, from 1931. First edition.Comprised of ten works surrounding the territory of Companhia de Moçambiqu...

A Complete and Impartial History of the Rise, Progress, & Termination of the Late War

1802 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.12 | $858.69 | ¥137,122)

Newcastle Upon Tyne, Vint & Anderson, 1802. First edition. Leather. A vanishingly scarce history of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, the first edition of this illustrated work. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce work, last record for this selling at auct...

From New York to Delhi, by Way of Rio de Janeiro, Australia and China

Robert B. Minturn, Jr. · 1858 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

New York, D. Appleton & Co, 1858 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Robert Bowne Minturn Jr.'s account of his voyages around the world. The first edition of this work.Illustrated with a folding map frontispiece.Minturn was an American shipping magnate of the fir...