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The History of England from Julius Caesar to George the Ivth

M. A. Jones · 1826 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London , G. Virtue , 1826. Leather. A scarce comprehensive illustrated volume of the history of England. The History of England from Julius Caesar to George the IVth, dated 1826 to the engraved title page. This volume extensively explores the history of England with rich illus...

A Survey

Max Beerbohm · 1921 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, William Heinemann, 1921 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this lovely collection of caricatures and satirical cartoons. First edition of A Survey by Max Beerbohm in the original publisher's red cloth binding. A lovely collection of caricatures and satir...

Reminiscences of an Octogenarian of the City of New York (1816 to 1860)

Charles Haynes Haswell · 1890 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

New York, Harper & Brothers Publishers , 1890. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition copy of Charles Haswell's interesting personal recollections of New York during the nineteenth century. The scarce first edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding wit...

Historia Morborum Qui Annis Mdcxcix, Mdcc, Mdcci Mdccii Vratislaviae Grassati Sunt

Albertus Haller [Albrecht von Haller] · 1746 · Rooke Books

£895.00 (€1,072.95 | $1,182.62 | ¥188,871)

Lausanne & Geneva, Sumptibus Marci-Michaelis Bousquet & Sociorum, 1746. First edition. Leather. The first edition thus of this fascinating epidemiological study of Wroclaw between 1699 and 1702. The only edition of this work to feature Haller's forward. In the original La...

The Works of Sir William Stirling-Maxwell

Sir William Stirling-Maxwell · 1891 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.84 | $1,314.75 | ¥209,974)

London , John C. Nimmo, 1891. Leather. A stunning complete set of the works by Sir William Stirling-Maxwell, with illustrations and bound by Hatchards. A complete six volume set of the The Works of Sir William Stirling-Maxwell series published by John C. Nimmo. In lovely half ...

The War Cabinet Report for the Year 1917 Presented to Parliament by Command of His Majesty

None · 1918 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, His Majesty's Stationary Office, 1918. First edition. Paperback. A detailed and official report of the significant events throughout the year 1917. First edition circulated. Official account of the developments and events which occurred in 1917. An attempt to surv...

The Grand Tour 1592-1796

Roger Hudson (Ed) · 1993 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London , The Franklin Library , 1993. Cloth. A lovely Folio edition of this work that explores the history of the Grand Tour, with colour illustrations. A Folio edition of this work that explores the history of the Grand Tour. The Grand Tour was a culmination of the rich young...

Danevirke Archaeologisk Undersogt Beskrevet Og Tydet

Sophus Muller, Carl Neergaard · 1903 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

Not stated, Not stated, 1903 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this Danish archaeological study accompanied by monochrome plates and rebound in modern cloth. First edition of Danevirke Archaeologisk Undersogt Beskrevet og Tydet by Sophus Muller and Carl ...

Pannonia and Upper Moesia: A History of the Middle Danube Provinces of the Roman Empire

Andras Mocsy; Sheppard Frere [trans.] · 1974 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London and Boston, Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1974 . First edition. Cloth. The first English language translation of Andras Mocsy's survey of the Middle Danube Provinces from Iron Age to the beginning of the Great Migrations. The first edition, in the publisher's origin...

Munchener Archaologische Studien

Adolf Furtwangler · 1909 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

Munchen [Munich], C. H. Beck'sche, Oskar Beck, 1909 . First edition. Hardback. The scarce first edition of this posthumously published account of the works of German archaeologist and museum director Adolf Furtwangler, who died two years prior to the publication of this w...

A Military History of Perthshire 1899-1902

The Marchioness of Tullibardine; Jane C. C. Macdonald · 1908 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

Perth, R. A. & J. Hay, 1908. First edition. Cloth. A comprehensive volume that celebrates the military history of the men of Perthshire, with illustrations and maps. This volume is an appreciation of the services rendered by Perthshire men who served in South Africa in the Sou...

A Desert Journal Letters from Central Asia

Evangeline French; Mildred Cable; Francesca French · 1934 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

London, Constable & Co Ltd, 1934. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this enlightening volume of travel letters written by a trio of missionaries in Central Asia, complete with illustrations and the scarce dust wrapper. The first edition.In the very scarce unclipped du...

In Borneo Jungles Among the Dyak Headhunters

William O. Krohn · 1927 · Rooke Books

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

London, Gay and Hanncock, 1927. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon work on the Borneo Jungles by William Krohn, complete with illustrations, and the scarce to see dust wrapper. The first edition of this uncommon work.In the original very scarce price-clipped dust wrapper.An evo...

Some Experiences of a New Guinea Resident Magistrate

Captain C.A.W. Monckton · 1921 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, John Lane, The Bodley Head Ltd, 1921. Cloth. The second edition of this illustrated first-hand account of explorer and magistrate Captain C.A.W. Monckton during his time spent in New Guinea. A fascinating first hand account of explorer and magistrate Captain Arthur Whi...

With the Abyssinians in Somaliland

Major J. Willes Jennings; Christopher Addison · 1905 · Rooke Books

£380.00 (€455.56 | $502.12 | ¥80,191)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1905. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this fascinating and scarce ethnographical travel narrative to Abyssinia, or modern Ethiopia, illustrated throughout. A very interesting travel narrative of Major J. Willes Jennings and Christopher ...

Royal Wilts

Lieut-Colonel P. W. Pitt · 1946 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London , Burrup, Mathieson & Company, 1946. First edition. Leather. A smart signed first edition copy of Royal Wilts, with maps and illustrations. Signed by the author, dated December 1948. A first edition copy of Royal Wilts, a history of the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry from the...

Trading Life in Western and Central Africa

John Whitford · 1967 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.43 | ¥10,129)

London, Frank Cass & Co. 1967. Cloth. Second edition of this travelogue of Western and Central Africa by John Whitford. Second edition of this work, originally published in 1877. With a new introduction by A. G. Hopkins. narrating of John Whitford's experiences in Western...

Memoirs of the Different Rebellions in Ireland, from the Arrival of the English

Sir Richard Musgrave · 1801 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

Dublin, By Robert Marchbank, for John Milken and John Stockdale, 1801. First edition. Leather. An excellent copy of the first edition of politician Richard Musgrave's anticatholic account of late eighteenth century Irish history, an influential and controversial work. Ill...

In Nach Und Eis Die Norwegische Polarexpedition 1893-1896

Fridtjof Nansen · 1897 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.78 | $244.45 | ¥39,040)

Leipzig , F. A. Brockhaus, 1897. First edition. Cloth. Two wonderful volumes that detail the famous 1893-1896 Fram polar Expedition, with folding maps and illustrations. Two volumes of In Nach und Eis Die Norwegische Polarexpedition, The Norwegian Polar Expedition 1893-1896, w...

The Soldier&Apos;S Companion, or Martial Recorder, Consisting of Biography, Anecdotes, Poetry, and Miscellaneous Information; Peculiarly Interesting to Those Connected with the Military Profession and Calculated to Convey Instruction and Amusement to Society in General

1824 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.74 | $290.70 | ¥46,427)

London, Edward Cock, 1824. First edition. Leather. Scarce first edition of this work dedicated to the military, presentation copy inscribed by the author to his daughter. Reference work of military interest, the first edition, a scarce volume. Volume I. Containing a series of ...