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Myths & Legends of the Bantu

Alice Werner · 1933 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)

London, George G. Harrap, 1933 . First edition. Cloth. Illustrated throughout, this is the first edition of Alice Werner's beautiful anthology of folk tales, myths and legends associated with the African Bantu people. The first edition, first impression of this work.In th...

The Gentleman&Apos;S Magazine and Historical Chronicle. Volume LI.

Sylvanus Urban [ed.] · 1781 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, J. Nichols, for D. Henry, 1781 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce 1781 volume of the important monthly periodical 'The Gentleman's Magazine', illustrated throughout with folding plates. A very scarce first edition volume of a magazine founded in 1...

Memoirs of the Reign of George II from His Accession to the Death of Queen Caroline

John, Lord Hervey · 1884 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

London, Bickers and Son , 1884. Cloth. Lord Hervey's frank memoir of George II. Hervey was a courtier and political writer. It was said he had affairs with many notable figures including Anne Vane, Lady Montagu, Princess Caroline, Francesco Algarotti and possibly Prince F...

Dress Regulations for the Officers of the Army (Including the Militia) 1900 1911 1934

The British War Office · 1904 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1904-1934. Cloth. This is a three volume set of these first edition military regulation guides. Produced by the war office to be issued and purchased by the army and militia and to be strictly observed. Includes several plates show...

A Biographical History of England, from Egbert the Great to the Revolution Consisting of Characters Disposed in Different Classes, and Adapted to a Methodical Catalogue of Engraved British Heads

The Rev. J. Granger · 1824 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

London , William Baynes and Son, 1824. Leather. A biographical history of influential Englishmen from Saxon times to the eighteenth century. Fifth edition, with upwards of four hundred additional lives. 'Intended as an essay towards reducing our biography to system and a ...

The History of England by Hume and Smollett with a Continuation to the Present Time

David Hume and Tobias Smollett · 1754 · Rooke Books

£320.00 (€383.63 | $422.84 | ¥67,529)

London , Virtue and Co. c1878. Cloth. An illustrated History of England with steel engravings and colour maps. The History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the end of the Reign of James II By David Hume; continued From the Reign of William and Mary to the Death...

The Annals of Europe for the Year 1739, 1740, and 1743. Being a Methodical and Full Account of All the Remarkable Occurrences Which Happened Within That Year, Either at Home or Abroad; with Copies or Extracts of the Most Important Treaties, and Other Publick Papers, and an Abstract of the Most Remarkable Pamphlets Published Within That Period. To Be Continued, and from Thenceforth Published Annually, As Soon As Possible After the Expiration of the Preceding Year

George Gordon · 1741 · Rooke Books

£445.00 (€533.48 | $588.01 | ¥93,908)

London, George Hawkins; T. Astley, 1741-1745. Leather. A scarce three volume set of George Gordon's 'The Annals of Europe' dating from 1741 to 1745 A scarce set of George Gordon's The Annals of Europe for the years 1740 and 1743, and Volume II of 1739. Auth...

The Every-Day Book and Table Book; or, Everlasting Calendar of Popular Amusements Sports, Pastimes, Ceremonies, Manners, Customs, and Events Incident to Each of the Three Hundred and Sixty Five Days Three Volumes

William Hone · 1839 · Rooke Books

£179.99 (€215.78 | $237.83 | ¥37,983)

London, Thomas Tegg, 1839. Cloth. Three volumes of William Hone's year books, illustrated with numerous in text illustrations throughout. A Three volumes of William Hone's year books. Volume I - The Everyday Book - 1839 Volume II - The Everyday Book - 1837 Volume III...

The Oxford History of England 4 Seperate Volumes

Stenton; Black; Taylor; Raper · 1975 · Rooke Books

£89.99 (€107.88 | $118.91 | ¥18,991)

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1975-91. Cloth. Four titles from The Oxford History of England In blue cloth bindings with gilt lettering to spines. In blue and red dust jackets. Illustrated with plates, including some folding maps. 1975 - Anglo-Saxon England - By F. M. Stenton - Thi...

The Greville Memoirs the Second and Third Parts in Five Volumes

Charles Cavendish Fulke Greville · 1885 · Rooke Books

£155.00 (€185.82 | $204.81 | ¥32,710)

London, Longmans, Green and Co, 1885 - 1887. Leather. The intriguing and scandalous second and third parts (Five Volumes in total) of the memoirs of Charles Cavendish Fulke Greville, an English diarist and an amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1819 to 1827. ...

The Literary Diary of Ezra Stiles

Franklin Bowdritch Dexter (ed) · 1901 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1901. Cloth. A collection of the literary notes of former Yale professor, Ezra Stiles. Three volumes in a uniform cloth binding. Set includes: Volume I: January 1 1769-March 13 1776 Volume II: March 14th 1776-December 31st 1781 Volume II...

The Steal Counterfeiting and Espionage in Europe

Brian Freemantle · 1986 · Rooke Books

£37.99 (€45.54 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

London, Michael Joseph , 1986. First edition. Cloth. A shocking and fascinating expose on the dirty money 'earned' in the espionage game at the height of the cold war, by the former Foreign Editor of the Daily Mail. 'Brian Fremantle has travelled the world and w...

The Cold War a Military History

David Miller · 1998 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,660)

London, John Murray , 1998. Cloth. An in-depth historical account of the Cold War, and the armies that faced each other across the northern, central and southern european borders. Scarce uncorrected proof publishers copy. Featuring copies of photographic plates and maps. By th...

The Glory That Was Greece: A Survey of Hellenic Culture and Civilisation

John Clarke Stobart · 1929 · Rooke Books

£132.00 (€158.25 | $174.42 | ¥27,856)

London, Sidgwick and Jackson, 1929. Leather. A smart copy of this interesting and beautifully illustrated account of Ancient Greece. The 1929 reprint of the second edition (published 1915). Featuring 92 photogravure plates, including a tissue guarded frontispiece of Aphrodite ...

The History of Scotland from the Union of the Crowns on the Accession of James VI to the Throne of England, to the Union of the Kingdoms in the Reign of Queen Anne. The Second Edition, Corrected. With a Preliminary Dissertation on the Participation of Mary, Queen of Scots, in the Murder of Darnley. By Malcolm Laing, Esq. In Four Volumes. Volume IV. Only

Malcolm Laing · 1804 · Rooke Books

£185.99 (€222.97 | $245.76 | ¥39,249)

London, J Mawman, 1804. Leather. A fantastic and very scarce second edition of Laing's work. Volume IV only. Malcolm Laing (1762 - 1818), was a country gentleman in Orkney. He completed Henry's History of Great Britain, and wrote a History of Scotland from the Union ...

The History of the Revolutions of Portugal Fourth Edition Revised and Enlarged

L'Abbe de Vertot · 1735 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Knapton, D Midwinter, E Curll, W Innys, R Robinson et al. 1735 . Leather. An historical work on Portugal. With a frontispiece. The fourth edition of this work. Translated into English using the Paris edition of the work. Rene-Aubert Vertot was a French historian. He wr...

Historia Regis Henrici Septimi, a Bernardo Andrea Tholosate Conscripta; Necnon Alia Quaedam Ad Eundem Regem Spectantia

James Gairdner (Ed) · 1858 · Rooke Books

£34.99 (€41.95 | $46.23 | ¥7,384)

London, Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1858. Leather. The History of King Henry VII, composed by Bernard Andrew Tholosate. In English. With three colour lithographic plates to frontispiece from letters. With an extensive preface to front. The tenth in the series...

Supplement to the Letters Written by the Late Right Honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield, to His Son, Philip Stanhope

Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield · 1787 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

London, J Dodsley, 1787. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this supplement to Philip Dormer Stanhope's Letters. The Letters to His Son were originally published in 1774. Upon the publication a further thirty nine letters were discovered, which were then publish...

Old Hereford: And Other Papers

Rev. W. W. Capes · 1915 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

Hereford, Wilson and Phillips, 1915. Leather. A very scarce copy of this ecclesiastical history of Hereford. 'Reprinted from the 'Hereford Diocesan Messenger&apos. Each paper is paginated separately. With a bookbinder's label for Wilson and Phillips to the front...

A List of Eton College for 1885-1891

Anonymous · 1885 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.87 | $132.12 | ¥21,101)

Eton, R. Ingleton Drake, 1885-1891. Leather. A collection of registers of Eton students between 1885 and 1891. Nineteen volumes bound in one. Containing the Michaelmas School-Time, Lenten School-Time and Midsummer School-Time registers for each academic year. In a half-calf bi...