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Fire and Sword in the Sudan

Rudolf C. Slatin Pasha; F. R. Wingate · 1896 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

London, Edward Arnold, 1896. First edition. Cloth. The illustrated first edition of Rudolf Carl von Slatin's exceptional account of his time spent in Sudan, tracing the history of the country. The first edition of this work.Published in English and German at the same time...

The Battle of Britain August-October 1940 an Air Ministry Account of the Great Days from 8th August-31st October 1940

Anonymous · 1941 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)

London, His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1941. First edition. Paperback. An interesting first edition copy of this account of the Battle of Britain from August to October 1940. The first edition stated of this work, issued by the Ministry of Information on behalf of the A...

The Antarctic

H. G. R. King · 1969 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Blandford Press, 1969. First edition. Cloth. A wonderful first edition detailing the scientific efforts ongoing on this fascinating region, inscribed by the author and profusely illustrated. Harry G. R. King (1921-2013) was Librarian at the Scott Polar Research Institu...

A Fleet in Being

Rudyard Kipling · 1898 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London, Macmillan And Co. 1898. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A well-preserved first edition of this account of the Royal Navy at sea by Rudyard Kipling. Most renowned for 'The Jungle Book', 'Kim' and 'Just so Stories', Rudyard Kipling (1865-1...

A Companion and Key to the History of England

George Fisher · 1832 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Simpkin and Marshall, 1832. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition of George Fisher's genealogical history of Great Britain, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work.A very scarce work.An extensive guide to the genealogical history of Br...

Letter of Philip Gawdy

Philip Gawdy; Isaac Herbert Jeayes · 1906 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

London, J B Nichols and Sons, 1906. First edition. Leather. A very smartly bound scarce collection of Philip Gawdy. Gawdy was admitted to the Inner Temple in 1578, and sat in Parliament from 1589 until his death. Prior owner's inscription to the recto of front endpaper a...

The Road to Lamaland Impressions of a Journey to Western Thibet

Martin Louis Alan Gompertz · 1926 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1926. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Gompertz's impressions on Tibet, documented during his travels. Illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work.An intriguing travel work on Western Tibet, an entertaining yet educationa...

The World Crisis

Winston Churchill · 1923 · Rooke Books

£4,500.00 (€5,394.75 | $5,946.13 | ¥949,633)

London, Thornton Butterworth, 1923-1931. First edition. Cloth. A very important association copy of the first edition of Winston Churchill's noted account of the First World War from the library of World War I Gallipoli commander, Granville Egerton. All volumes are first ...

Within an Hour of London Town Among Wild Birds and Their Haunts

[Denham Jordan] · 1892 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1892. First edition. Leather. A finely bound first edition of this charming topographical work about the areas outside of London in the late nineteenth century. In a signed binding by Mudie.The first edition of this work.A charming topograph...

Remaines Concerning Britaine

William Camden · 1637 · Rooke Books

£555.00 (€665.35 | $733.36 | ¥117,121)

London, Thomas Harper for John Waterson, 1637. Leather. An early edition of William Camden's historical and cultural essays, an important source on the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. An early edition of this work.'Remaines Concerning Britaine' is a collect...

Dacca

B. C. Allen · 1912 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.85 | $171.78 | ¥27,434)

Allahabad, The Pioneer Press, 1912. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this primary source for Dhaka in the early twentieth century, illustrated with a folding map. The first edition of this work.A very scarce work.A travel work exploring Dhaka at the beginni...

Organization How Armies Are Formed for War

Colonel Hubert Foster · 1913 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

London, Hugh Rees, LTD. 1913. Cloth. A very scarce second edition of this detailed work on how armies are formed to go into war, written by the British Army officer Hubert Foster. The second edition of this work.A very scarce work.A detailed military work describing the proces...

The Historie of France the Four First Books

La Popeliniere · 1595 · Rooke Books

£9,800.00 (€11,748.56 | $12,949.34 | ¥2,068,090)

London, John Windet, 1595. First edition. Leather. An exceedingly scarce, first English edition of Lancelot Voisin de la Popeliniere's controversial history of France. With the illustrated title page, as called for. Lancelot Voisin de la Popeliniere was a Protestant autho...

Historie de Russie

Pierre Charles Levesque · 1782 · Rooke Books

£500.00 (€599.42 | $660.68 | ¥105,515)

Paris, Debure, 1782. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Pierre Charles Levesque's noted history of Russia. Written using primary sources acquired during his seven years living in Russia. The first edition. In the original French. Illustrated, with a folding map ...

Letters on Cavalry Letters on Infantry

Prince Kraft Zu Hohenlohe Ingelfingen; N. L. Walford · 1889 · Rooke Books

£360.00 (€431.58 | $475.69 | ¥75,971)

Woolwich, Royal Artillery Institution, 1889. Cloth. An uncommon collection of letters written by the Prussian general Prince Kraft Zu Hohenlohe Ingelfingen, illustrated with three folding maps. An uncommon work. A collection of letters looking at the German military and infant...

The Miners in Crisis and War a History of the Miners&Apos; Federation of Great Britain (from 1930s Onwards)

R. Page Arnot · 1930 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, George Allen and Unwin LTD, c1961. Leather. The third installment of R. Page Arnot's comprehensive series on the History of the Miner's Federation of Great Britain. Arnot's 'The Miners In Crisis and War' presents the history of the Miners'...

A New Genealogical, Historical, and Chronological Atlas; Being a Complete Guide to History, Both Ancient and Modern, Exhibiting an Accurate Account of the Origin, Descent, and Marriages of All the Royal Families, from the Beginning of the World to the Present Time

C. V. Lavoisne; C. Gros · 1807 · Rooke Books

£1,200.00 (€1,438.60 | $1,585.63 | ¥253,235)

London, J. Barfield, 1807. First edition. Leather. A collection of atlas inspired maps that show the genealogical and history of the world, organised in hand-coloured easy to read plates. The first edition of this work. A scarce work. With thirty-five hand-coloured double page...

A Narrative of the Loss of the H.M. S. Royal George, of 108 Guns, Sunk at Spithead, August 29th, 1782; with a Concise Account of the Colonel Pasley&Apos;S Operations on the Wreck in 1839 & 1840

1840 · Rooke Books

£585.00 (€701.32 | $773.00 | ¥123,452)

Portsmouth, John Miller, 1840. Leather. A very scarce copy of this interesting and concise history of the H.M.S. Royal George, bound with wood from the ship to the boards. A very scarce work. Bound with wooden boards, the wood taken from the H.M.S Royal George. A work accounti...

A Journey from Madras Through the Countries of Mysore, Canara, and Malabar

Francis Buchanan · 1807 · Rooke Books

£4,400.00 (€5,274.86 | $5,813.99 | ¥928,530)

London, T Cadell and W Davies, 1807. First edition. Leather. A very smart, first edition set of this important survey of India in the late eighteenth century. A comprehensive study, which looks at topography, history, antiquities and religion of South India. Illustrated with a...

Roll of King Richard II. , Containing the Armorial Ensigns of the Barons and Knights of England, Commencing A.D. 1377, Collated and Emblazoned from the Original M. Ss. Roll, by Messrs. A.R. Harrison and Sons.

[A. P. Harrison] · 1848 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Unamed, A. P Harrison and Son, 1848. Cloth. A very scarce work of British armorial history compiled and edited by A. P Harrison and Son. Undated, dated using Copac. Rebound in a quarter cloth binding, with marbled paper covered boards. Bound with numerous additional blanks to ...