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Birds of the Atlantic Islands

David Armitage Bannerman; W. Mary Bannerman · 1963 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.36 | $726.75 | ¥116,066)

Edinburgh and London, Oliver & Boyd, 1963-68. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition set of David Bannerman's colourfully illustrated ornithological guide of the Atlantic Islands, a beautiful set in the original dust wrappers. The first edition.Complete in four volum...

A Restoration of the Ancient Modes of Bestowing Names on the Rivers, Hills, Vallies, Plains, and Settlements of Britain; Recorded in No Author. Exemplified in the Derivations of Roman-British, and Later Denominations of Districts, Names of the Principal Towns, and Appellations of the Features of Nature. From Which Nearly All the Explanations Given to These Terms, by Verstegan, Skinner, Vallancey, Bryant, Borlase, Whitaker, Pryce, Macpherson, and Other Etymologists, Are Shewn to Be Unfounded. To

G. Dyer; [Gilbert Dyer] · 1805 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Exeter; London, G. Dyer; J. Johnson; Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme; et al, 1805. First edition. Hardback. A scarce first edition history of England by Gilbert Dyer, looking at the etymological history of Britain. The scarce first edition. An interesting look at the historical...

The Free and Voluntary Confession and Narrative of James Holloway (Addressed to His Majesty) Written with His Own Hand, and Delivered by Himself to Mr. Secretary Jenkins; As Also the Proceedings Against the Said James Holloway in His Majesties Kings-Bench Court, Westminster; and His Petition to His Majesty. Together with a Particular Account of the Discourse As Passed between the Sheriffs of London and the Said James Holloway at the Time of His Execution for High-Treason at Tyburn, April 30. 168

James Holloway · 1684 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Robert Horn, John Baker, and John Redmayne, 1684. Leather. A very scarce pamphlet containing James Holloway's confession for his involvement in the Rye House Plot, smartly rebound in leather. A very scarce work.ESTC citation number R2717.James Holloway's conf...

Quincentenary a Story of St Helena, 1502-2002

David L. Smallman · 2003 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Penzance, Patten Press, 2003. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this history of St Helena, with illustrations. A first edition copy of Quincentenary A Story of St Helena, 1502-2002 by David L. Smallman. This is a history of the island of St Helena from 1502-2002 wh...

Transcription of Hilton Parish Register

1955 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Not Stated , None, 1955. Leather. A handwritten compilation of the Hilton Parish Register from 1603-1737 in two volumes. In two volumes. Dated 1955 to first leaf of text. The Register for the Hilton Paris from 1603 to 1737 in two volumes, transcribed in ink by a previous owner...

British Floral Decoration

Robert Forester Felton · 1910 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Adam & Charles Black, 1910 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated study and guidebook to British floral design in the home. First edition of British Floral Decoration by Robert Forester Felton in the original publisher's pictoria...

A Schedule of the Lands, Houses, Ground and Fee-Farm Rents and Other Property Belonging to the Trustees of the Municipal Charities of the City of Bristol

Frederick W. Newton · 1877 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

Bristol, Privately printed, 1877. First edition. Leather. A very scarce schedule of property owned by the trustees of Bristol Municipal Charities in the late 19th century. A very scarce work in the original paper vellum binding. A schedule of properties owned, including houses...

Ships of the Royal Navy Statement of Losses During the Second World War 3rd September, 1939 to 2nd September 1945 with Amendment 1

Admiralty · 1947 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London , His Majesty's Stationary Office, 1947-1949. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of Ships of the Royal Navy Statement of Losses During the Second World War along with the first Amendment to the volume. Ships of the Royal Navy Statement of Losses During the ...

World Pictures

Mortimer Menpes · 1902 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, Adam & Charles Black, 1902. First edition. Cloth. Mortimer and Dorothy Menpes' beautiful travelogue of the world, the first edition. The first edition of this work. Illustrated with on-hundred full page plate, some in colour, as well as further line drawings in te...

The Second World War

Winston Churchill · 1949 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Cassell, 1949-1965. Cloth. Four volumes of memoirs from Sir Winston Churchill that cover the period over the Second World War. Four volumes. The memoirs of Sir Winston Churchill a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom...

Taunton Cider and Langdons: A West Somerset Story of Industrial Development

R. W. Holder · 2000 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

Chichester, Phillimore & Co. Ltd, 2000. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this story of the development of two substantial businesses in West Somerset. First edition. Illustrated throughout with photographs. The story of the development of the Taunton Cider Compa...

The War in the Crimea

General Sir Edward Hamley · 1896 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Seeley & Co. Limited, 1896. Cloth. An illustrated study of the war in Crimea, with details of battle. Seventh edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and eight plates. Collated complete. A study of the war in Crimea, from the events leading up to conflict, through the B...

Disraeli in Love; Disraeli Rising

Maurice Edelman · 1972 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Collins, 1972-1975 . First edition. Cloth. Two fine copies of Maurice Edelman's novels based on the life of Victorian Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. Signed by the author In the first two novels in this trilogy, Maurice Edelman reimagines the life of Benjamin Di...

The Investiture of Hrh Prince Charles As the 21st Prince of Wales 1st July 1969

1969 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

Not stated, Not stated, 1969 . Paperback. A very scarce commemorative album for the investiture of Prince Charles with colour photographs. The Investiture of HRH Prince Charles as the 21st Prince of Wales 1st July 1969.In the original paper wraps with mylar wraps in a spiral b...

The Public and Private Life of Lord Chancellor Eldon

Horace Twiss · 1844 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, John Murray, 1844 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Volume I, and the second edition of Volumes II and III of this illustrated biography of Lord Chancellor Eldon. The Public and Private Life of Lord Chancellor Eldon complete in three volumes by Horace Twiss....

Life Amongst the Sandbags

Hugo Morgan · 1916 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, New York and Toronto, Hodder and Stoughton, 1916 . First edition. Hardback. The scarce first edition of this work recording personal experiences of the trenches during the First World War. First edition of Life Amongst the Sandbags by Hugo Morgan in the original publis...

The History of British Journalism from the Foundation of the Newspaper Press in England to the Repeal of the Stamp Act in 1855, with Sketches of Press Celebrities

Alexander Andrews · 1859 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Richard Bentley, 1859. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce book on the history of journalism in Britain. First edition. Two volumes. Scarce work. A history of journalism in Britain from the foundation of the newspaper press, with commentary on: the t...

Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty: The First World War Through the Eyes of the Heraldic China Manufacturers

Robert Southall · 1982 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.43 | ¥10,129)

Hordean, Milestone Publications, 1982. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this charmingly illustrated educational work on the Heraldic China Manufacturers during WWI. First edition. Illustrated throughout with photographs and diagrams, many of which are in colour. With...

De Officiis Magnae Ecclesiae Et Aulae Constantinopolitanae

Georgius Codinus; George Kodinos; George Codinus · 1648 · Rooke Books

£2,975.00 (€3,566.53 | $3,931.05 | ¥627,813)

Paris, Typographia Regia, 1648. Leather. A very scarce Latin work on the religion of Constantinople, with the armorial binding of King Louis XIV. In the armorial binding of Louis XIV, with his coat of arms in gilt to the front and rear board.Louis XIV was the King of France fr...

Les Francais a Obock

Denis De Rivoyre · 1887 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Paros, A. Picard et Kaan, 1887. Cloth. Denis de Rivoyre provides a contemporary discussion of the French colonisation of Obock in the horn of West Africa. Published in French. Now part of the republic of Djibouti, Obock was the first area in the region to be colonised by Franc...