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Intelligible Heraldry: The Application of a Medieval System of Record and Identification to Modern Needs

Sir Christopher Lynch-Robinson; Adrian Lynch-Robinson · 1948 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Macdonald, 1948. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this fascinating delve into the origins and advancements of heraldry into the twentieth century, with colour plates throughout. The first edition, first impression.Illustrated throughout with a colour frontispie...

Benenden Letters: London, Country, and Abroad 1753-1821

Charles Frederic Hardy [ed.] · 1901 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London , J. M. Dent & Co. 1901. First edition. Cloth. A scarce work curated of letters of five Benenden residents or visitors across the span of the Georgian era. The first edition of this scarce work.Illustrated with a frontispiece facsimile copy of a letter.In the publisher&...

With the Flag to Pretoria a History of the Boer War of 1899-1900

H. W. Wilson · 1900 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Harmsworth Brothers, Limited, 1900-01. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated study on the Boer War, a detailed history of the conflict by Herbert Wrigley Wilson. The first edition.Complete in two volumes, two supplemental volumes were publisher la...

The Only Way to Cross

John Maxtone-Graham · 1974 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

New York, Macmillan Publishing Co. Inc. 1974. First edition. Leather. A finely bound first edition, fourth printing, of this illustrated history of ocean liners from John Maxtone-Graham. Bound by Maltbys of Oxford. First edition, fourth printing. Illustrated with numerous phot...

Universal Register Uber Die Sechs Theile Der Westphalischen Friedens-Handlungen Und Geschichte, Imgleichen Uber Die Zween Theile Der Nurnbergischen Friedens-Executions-Handlungen Und Geschichte

Johann Ludolph Walther · 1740 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

Gottingen, Uniiversitats-Buchhandlung, 1740. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition copy of this German study on the Peace of Westphalia. The first edition of this very scarce work.In the original German, printed in black letter.Illustrated with one vignette, one ...

A Complete Collection of State-Trials, and Proceedings for High-Treason, and Other Crimes and Misdemeanours

Francis Hargrave · 1778 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

London, T. Wright; C. Bathurst, Wilson, and Nicholl; J. F. and C. Rivington; et al, 1778. Leather. Volumes VII and VIII of this extensive study of trials of English history, in particular relating to treason. The fourth edition.Two volumes bound in one.Volumes VII and VIII of ...

The Queen&Apos;S Book of the Red Cross, with a Message from Her Majesty the Queen and Contributions by Fifty British Authors and Artists, in Aid of the Lord Mayor of London&Apos;S Fund for the Red Cross and the Order of St. John of Jerusalem

Various · 1939 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1939. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this tribute to the work of the British Red Cross, with contributions from fifty authors and artists. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth bindi...

Pushed and the Return Push

Quex [G. H. F. Nichols] · 1919 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1919. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this autobiographical account of an Artillery Officer of the 18th Division during the First World War. First edition. An autobiographical account of life as an Artillery Officer for the 18...

Through the Gates of Death

Dion Fortune [Violet Mary Firth] · 1957 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

London, The Aquarian Press, 1957 . Paperback. A very scarce contemporary copy of Dion Fortune's study of death, in the original paper wraps. First published in 1932, this work is very scarce in all contemporary editions. Present here is the very scarce posthumously publis...

A Winter Pilgrimage: Being an Account of Travels Through Palestine, Italy, and the Island of Cyprus, Accomplished in the Year 1900

H. Rider Haggard · 1901 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1901. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated travelogue from popular Victorian author H. Rider Haggard. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and thirty images across twenty-three plates. Collated complete. A d...

The History of the Great War

Newman Flower [Ed.]; et al. · 1915 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, The Waverley Book Company, Limited, 1915-22. First edition. Cloth. A highly illustrated collection of seven volumes from Newman Flower's historical study of the Great War. Uniformly bound in the publisher's red cloth.Subscribers edition. Dated using Jisc, fr...

General Regulations and Orders

Harry Calvert · 1804 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.80 | $224.63 | ¥35,875)

London, T. Egerton, 1804. Hardback. An interesting and scarce study on the regulations of the British Army at the beginning of the nineteenth century. A scarce military work detailing the various responsibilities, regulations, duties, and ranks of those in the British Army.Pro...

Indian Military Law

Lieut.-Colonel S. T. Banning · 1924 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, W. Thacker & Co. 1924. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this very scarce guide to Indian Military Law for the use of officers in the Indian Army preparing for their examinations. First edition. Very scarce work. Signed by the author to the front endpaper...

Saint-Cyr: Histoire de la Maison Royale de Saint-Louis

1843 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Paris, Typographie Lacrampe et Ce, 1843 . First edition. Leather. An exceptionally scarce, first edition of this historical work on The Maison Royale de Saint-Louis, a boarding school set up for girls at Saint-Cyr. A first edition of this very scarce work, bound in quarter mor...

Heroes of Britain in Peace and War

Edwin Hodder · 0 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.36 | $48.89 | ¥7,808)

London, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880. Cloth. A two volume set of this illustrated account of great figures in British history. Complete in two volumes. Volume one is illustrated with a frontispiece, nine plates, and many in-text figures. Volume two is illustrated with a ...

Fifty Amazing Stories of the Great War

Wilfrid Ewart; Sir Philip Gibbs; George Brame; et al. · 1936 · Rooke Books

£46.00 (€55.15 | $60.78 | ¥9,707)

London, Odhams Press Ltd. 1936. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this illustrated anthology of stories from the First World War. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. A compelling collection of stories from a variety ...

Boer War Operations in South Africa 1899-1901: Extracts from the Reports of Captain S L&Apos;H Slocum and Captain Carl Reichmann

Captain S. L. 'H Slocum; Captain Carl Reichmann · 1987 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

Mellville, Scripta Africana, 1987. Cloth. A limited edition copy of the facsimile reproduction of this fascinating work on the Boer War in South Africa, with the original slipcase. No. 583 of 1000 limited edition copies of this work in the publisher's original leatherette...

Scenery of the Rhine, Belgium and Holland

Capt. Batty · 1826 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

London, Robert Jennings, 1826 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Batty's collection of sixty engravings illustrating the Rhine, Belgium and Holland. The first edition of this work.Collated, lacking the frontispiece, but retaining all ...

Moscow Tram Stop: A Doctor&Apos;S Experiments with the German Spearhead in Russia

Dr. Heinrich Haape · 1957 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Collins, 1957. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this historic account of the Second World War from the viewpoint of Dr. Heinrich Haape. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and sixteen images across ten plates. Collated complete. Dr. Haape'...

The German Spy System from Within

Ex-Intelligence Officer · 1914 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1914. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce first edition of this exciting investigation into the German spy system at the start of the First World War. First edition. Very scarce. A detailed work exploring the spy system in Germany at the start...