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Two Hundred & Fifty Years of Shipbuilding

The Scotts at Greenock · 1961 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

Glasgow, James Jack , 1961. Cloth. A wonderful history of the Scotts' Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, richly illustrated. A fourth edition copy, the first under this title of Two Hundred & Fifty Years of Shipbuilding by the Scotts at Greenock.This volume follows the...

A History of England in the Eighteenth Century; History of European Morals from Augustus to Charlemagne; Democracy and Liberty

William Edward Hartpole Lecky · 1869 · Rooke Books

£1,480.00 (€1,774.27 | $1,955.61 | ¥312,324)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1869-96. First edition. Leather. A beautiful group of three first edition histories by Lecky in twelve volumes, uniformly bound by Hatchards. Three of William Edward Hartpole Lecky's major historical works, retracing the history of eightee...

A Narrative of the Voyage of H.M. S. Beagle

Captain Robert FitzRoy; Charles Darwin; Midshipman Philip King; Bartholomew Sulivan; David Stanbury (ed.) · 1977 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, The Folio Society, 1977 . Cloth. The first thus of this collection of diary entries, letters and reports to share the history of the H. M. S. Beagle. First thus of A Narrative of the Voyage of H. M. S. Beagle edited by David Stanbury in the original publisher's cl...

A Narrative of the Voyage of H.M. S. Beagle

Captain Robert FitzRoy; Charles Darwin; Midshipman Philip King; Bartholomew Sulivan; David Stanbury (ed.) · 1977 · Rooke Books

£32.00 (€38.36 | $42.28 | ¥6,753)

London, The Folio Society, 1977 . Cloth. The first thus of this collection of diary entries, letters and reports to share the history of the H. M. S. Beagle. First thus of A Narrative of the Voyage of H. M. S. Beagle edited by David Stanbury in the original publisher's cl...

1820 a Treatise on Derangements of the Liver, Internal Organs and Nervous System

James Johnson · 1820 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Thomas and George Underwood, 1820 . Cloth. The uncommon third edition of this early nineteenth century medical study, revised and improved. Third edition of A Treatise on Derangements of the Liver, Internal Organs and Nervous System by James Johnson in the original pub...

Petite Histoire de France

Jacques Bainville · 1930 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

Tours, Maison Alfred Mame et Fils, 1930. Cloth. A bright copy of Bainville's illustrated Petite Histoire de France, with the original glassine wraps. In the publisher's original quarter cloth and pictorial paper boards, with the original glassine wraps. 16 colour pla...

Scenes & Characters of the Middle Ages

Rev. Edward L. Cutts · 1926 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London , Simpkin Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co, 1926. Cloth. A lovely illustrated exploration of the scenes and characters of the Middle Ages. A sixth edition copy of this work. This volume explores the history of the scenes and characters of the Middle Ages, exploring the mo...

Diary and Letters of Madame D"Arblay (1778-1840) Five Volumes

Charlotte Barrett; Austin Dobson · 1905 · Rooke Books

£249.00 (€298.51 | $329.02 | ¥52,546)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1905 . Cloth. A lovely edition of this collection of diaries and letters to tell the story of Madame D'Arblay, with the scarce dust wrappers. Early edition of Diary and Letters of Madame D"Arblay (1778-1840) with a preface and notes by A...

On the Backwaters of the Nile: Studies of Some Child Races of Central Africa

Rev. A. L. Kitching · 1912 · Rooke Books

£186.00 (€222.98 | $245.77 | ¥39,251)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1912. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this highly illustrated study into child race in central Africa. Illustrated first edition of this work. Including 56 photographic illustrations by the author on 48 plates and a foldout map of the Uganda P...

A Visit to Madras; Being a Sketch of the Local and Characteristic Peculiarities of That Presidency in the Year 1811

Anonymous [Sir James Prior]; Signor Travideani · 1821 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, Sir Richard Phillips, 1821 . First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of Irish surgeon Sir James Prior's account of his 1811 travels in Madras. This first edition work is comprised of three anonymously authored letters - widely attributed to Sir James Prio...

Grammar of the Amharic Language

Rev. Charles William Isenberg · 1842 · Rooke Books

£795.00 (€953.07 | $1,050.48 | ¥167,768)

London, Printed for the Church Missionary Society, 1842 . First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of German Church Missionary Society missionary and linguist Charles William Isenberg's dictionary and comprehensive grammar of the Amharic language. With three foldi...

The Harboro&Apos; Country

Charles Simpson · 1927 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, 1927 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated geography of the Harboro Country in England. First edition of The Harboro' Country by Charles Simpson in the original publisher's cloth binding.Â...

More Golden Age of Radio

John W. Stokes · 1990 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

New Zealand, Craigs - Printers and Publishers, 1990 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this book on the 'golden age' of radio in the 1980s with illustrations. First edition of More Golden Age of Radio by John W. Stokes in the original publisher'...

The &Apos;Book of Basingwerk&Apos; and Ms. Cotton Cleopatra B.V.

Acton Griscom · 1926 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, The Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, 1926 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce reprint edition of this brief study into early Welsh manuscripts. Scarce edition of The 'Book of Basingwerk' and Ms. Cotton Cleopatra B.V. by Acton Griscom in the original publish...

The Story of the Twenty-Third Hussars 1940-1946

Members of the Regiment · 1946 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1946. Cloth. An illustrated history of the 23rd Hussars, a regiment raised during the Second World War, illustrated with many folding maps. A detailed account of the 23rd Hussars, written by those in the regiment.This cavalry regiment was raised by the ...

The True History of the State Prisoner Commonly Called the Iron Mask, Extracted from Documents in the French Archives

George Agar Ellis · 1827 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, John Murray , 1827. Cloth. The author's presentation copy of this scarce historical work regarding the 'Man in the Iron Mask' from the reign of King Louis XIV. The scarce second edition. Held institutionally in nine British libraries. In the original pub...

The Fowler in Ireland or Notes on the Haunts and Habits of Wildfowl and Seafowl, Including Instructions in the Art of Shooting and Capturing Them

Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey · 1985 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Southampton , Ashford Press Publishing , 1985. Cloth. A handsome new edition of this classic work regarding wildfowl and seafowl, with shooting instructions. The second edition. Handsomely bound in the original full cloth with gilt detail and pictorial cover. With a frontispie...

Bericht Uber Die Fortschritte Der Romisch-Germanischen Kommission

Kaiserliches Archaologisches Institut · 1906 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.80 | $224.63 | ¥35,875)

Frankfurt am Main, Joesph Baer, 1906-1918. First edition. Paperback. Five first edition volumes of the reports of the archaeological reports of the Romano-Germanic Commission, discussing research completed between 1905 and 1917, and illustrated throughout. In the original Germ...

Everyday Life in the Holy Land

James Neil · 1965 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, The Church's Ministry among the Jews , 1965. Cloth. A bright copy of this account of the Holy Land beautifully depicted with watercolours by James Clark. Descriptive of everyday Palestine life in the Holy Land, with notes on uses and customs, common scenes, and ho...

Journal of a Visit to South Africa in 1815 and 1816 with Some Account of the Missionary Settlements of the United Brethren, Near the Cape of Good Hope

C. I. Latrobe; Frank R. Bradlow · 1969 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Cape Town, C. Struik (PTY) LTD, 1969. Cloth. A faithful facsimile of a Christian missionary's travels to South Africa, an interesting travel work complete with colour plates. A limited edition facsimile, limited to 1000 copies, of which this is numbered 345.This is a facs...