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History of Scotland Volume I, III and V

Patrick Fraser Tytler Esq. · 1845 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

Edinburgh, William Tait, 1845. Leather. An uncommon selection of volumes of the 3rd, 1845 edition, bound in handsome, decorative full calf. A smart 3 volume set of works from the full 7 volume work.Bound in full calf, with delicately tooled gilt decoration to spine, marbled en...

An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord 1948

Joseph Whitaker · 1947 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Whitaker, 1947 . First edition. Leather. Beautifully illustrated with vibrant colour maps, this is the first edition of Whitaker's 1948 annual, handsomely bound in half morocco. The first edition of this post-war almanack, offering a guide to England for the year ...

The Letters of Junius Volumes I & II

Junius · 1806 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, J. Wright, 1806. Leather. Smart full-calf set of the anonymous letters of Junius, which famously critiqued the government of King George III. Complete in two volumes.Bound in brown full calf.Featuring six monochrome portrait plates to Volume I and seven to Volume II. C...

St. Pancras Church and Parish

Charles E. Lee; John Summerson [Foreword] · 1955 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, St. Pancras Parochial Church Council , 1955 . First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this concise history of St Pancras Church and its parish by noted London historian Charles E. Lee, signed and dated by the author to the title page. In the publisher's ori...

Wildlife of Britain; English Rivers and Canals; English Inns

F. Fraser Darling; Frank Eyre; Charles Hadfield; Thomas Burke · 1943 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Collins , 1943-1947. Hardback. A charming trio of books from Collins' 'Britain in Pictures' series, each complete with the original dust wrapper. Three volumes from this popular 'Britain in Pictures' series.From the library of M. G. Jackson, wi...

Poems

James Blyth; Eva Dobell [foreword]; William Curran Reedy [appreciation] · 1944 · Rooke Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

London, The Favil Press, 1944. First edition. Paperback. An uncommon paperbound volume of poetry published in memoriam of James Blyth. An uncommon volume of poetry published in memoriam of James Blyth, the British writer and soldier who was tragically killed in battle at 17 ye...

Down Our Way in War Time

Two of Us · 1916 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Arthur H. Stockwell, [1916] Undated, dated from a cop. Hardback. London: Arthur H. Stockwell, [1916] Undated, dated from a copy held by the British Library. Hardback. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. An incredibly scarce copy of this wartime title, a compelling look into t...

Once Upon a Time in Palmers Green (1990) Fond Memories of Winchmore Hill (1990) Southgate: A Glimpse Into the Past (1993)

Alan Dumayne · 1990 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Self-Published [Alan Dumayne], 1990-1993. Cloth. A fine three-volume set of illustrated historical studies of North London by Alan Dumayne, signed by the author to the title pages. In the publisher's original cloth with the original bright, unclipped dust wrappers...

Konstantinopel Und Das Westliche Kleinasien

Karl Baedeker · 1905 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

Leipzig , Karl Baedeker , 1905. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this Baedeker volume, with the publisher's censorship slip warning travellers to hide the book from authorities. The first edition of this Baedeker guide to Constantinople and Asia Minor. In the or...

1917 on the Irishmen Executed in Dublin a Poem

Albert Clement White · 1917 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

London, Hendersons, 1917. First edition. Paperback. An incredibly scarce copy of a poem, and social commentary piece, on the political state of early 20th Century Ireland. An incredibly scarce first edition of this publication by writer Albert White.White also published a coup...

The Bugler Boy and Other Rhymes

T. L. Morrison · 1915 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

Aberdeen, Aberdeen Daily Journal" Office, 1915. Paperback. An incredibly scarce volume of wartime poetry whose initial profit went to sending chocolate to soldiers while away. An incredibly scarce volume of wartime poetry by T. L. Morrison. In original illustrated paper cover...

Munitions: A Poem

pseud. Junius Redivivus · 1915 · Rooke Books

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

Birmingham, Cornish Brothers, 1915. Paperback. A very scarce and mysterious poem written by the anonymous Junius Redivivus, calling the British to rally against the Kaiser during the First World War. A very scarce poem on Britain and the First World War, written by the mysteri...

War Poems and Other Translations

Various [trans. by Lord Curzon of Kedleston] · 1915 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1915. Cloth. A collection of translated war and classical poetry, signed by the translator Lord Curzon, former Viceroy of India and future British foreign secretary. The presentation copy of War Poems and Other Translations, signed by the au...

Memorials of London and London Life in the Xiith, Xivth, and Xvth Centuries

Henry Thomas Riley · 1868 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1868 . First edition. Cloth. Extensive first edition on Medieval London with a signed bookplate by future London Mayor J. C. Bell. First edition.In publisher's original cloth binding.Presentation copy. With bookplate to front paste down re...

De Omnibus Rebus: An Old Man&Apos;S Discursive Ramblings on the Road of Everyday Life

Julia Clara Byrne · 1888 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London , John C. Nimmo, 1888 . First edition. Cloth. A lovely illustrated first edition of this insight into the lives and preoccupations of people of the late 1800s. The first edition of the work.In publisher's original decorative cloth binding. A work that takes the re...

The City of London Real Property Company Limited 1864-1964

City of London Real Property Company · 1964 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, City of London Real Property Company , [1964]. Cloth. A very scarce work on the history of the City of London Real Property Company, with an abundance of illustrations and a folding plate. A very scarce work.In publisher's original blue cloth binding.With a forewo...

A Short History of Hampton Court in Tudor and Stuart Times to the Death of Charles I

Ernest Law · 1929 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London , G. Bell and Sons Ltd. 1929 . Cloth. The new, enlarged edition of this comprehensive history of Hampton Court, with a frontispiece and in text illustrations throughout. The new, enlarged edition of the work.In publisher's original red cloth binding. In the origina...

2vol Set Edmonton Past and Present

George W. Sturges · 1938 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, The Montagu School Press, 1938-1941. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce, limited edition two volume set, on the history of Edmonton, both signed by the author. A very scarce set of two limited edition volumes, illustrated, signed, and in their original green cloth.The...

The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection

Charles Darwin · 1902 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, John Murray, 1902. Paperback. An uncommon softcover copy of Darwin's most famous work, printed in 1902. An uncommon, paper-bound copy of Charles Darwin's world famous title.40,000th to 47,500th in this form, of the corrected copyright edition.Charles Darwin, ...

London Life: Its Works and Its Play and London Town: Ancient and Modern

Various [ed. George R. Sims]; W.W. Hutchings · 1910 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London, Cassell and Company, c.1910-1913. Cloth. Scarce abridged editions of London Life and London Town, informative works on the iconic city. The scarce editions of London Life and London Town: Ancient and Modern, edited by George R. Sims and written by W.W. Hutchings respec...