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With Seaplane and Sledge in the Arctic

George Binney; Professor W. J. Sollas · 1925 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Hutchinson & Co, 1925. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of George Binney's account of his pioneering expeditions to the Arctic, compete with a folding map and plates. The first edition.George Binney's account of his pioneering expeditions to the Arctic...

The Art of Heraldry; Explaining the Origin and Use of Arms and Armorial Bearings

Anonymous · 1834 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, Harding and King, 1834 . Cloth. A lovely example of this very scarce study of the origins, significance, and application of heraldic symbols. A very scarce work.With a small number of vignette woodcuts illustrating the symbols described.This volume discusses how herald...

For Freedom! a Panoramic Picture Story Book of Our Navy, Army & Air Force

Anonymous · 1940 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1940 . Paperback. A charmingly illustrated and scarce World War II era pop-up book celebrating the work of the Army, Navy, and Air Force. A scarce work.Illustrated with three full colour double-page pop-ups, in full working order. Collated, complet...

Histoire Et Memoires (Histories and Memories)

Le General Comte de Segur (Philippe Paul) · 1873 · Rooke Books

£795.00 (€952.93 | $1,050.31 | ¥167,720)

Paris , Librairie de Firmin Didot Freres, 1873. First edition. Leather. The complete first edition set of this posthumous historical work by Philippe Paul, comte de Segur, smartly bound in half calf. The first edition of this set of historical works from French general and his...

Works of William H. Prescott: History of the Conquest of Mexico. With a Preliminary View of the Ancient Mexican Civilization, and the Life of Conqueror, Hernando Cortes; History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain; History of the Reign of Charles the Fifth; History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic; History of the Conquest of Peru; with a Preliminary View of the Civilization of the Incas and Biographical and Critical Miscellanies

William H. Prescott · 1878 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.20 | $786.08 | ¥125,527)

London, George Routledge and Sons , 1878-1881. Leather. A complete set of new editions of the works from one of the most eminent historians of 19th century America, William H. Prescott. A wonderful set of works from reputable American historian William H. Prescott. Complete in...

A History of England, Period I: Medieval Monarchy from the Departure of the Romans to King Richard III, 449-1485

J. Franck Bright · 1880 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,181)

London, Rivingtons, 1880. Leather. Period I of Bright's history of England, written for his students; handsomely bound by Morrell, this set is from the library of William Foyle, co-founder of Foyles bookshop. The third edition of this two volume set containing Period I, i...

Leaves from the Diary of Henry Greville

Henry Greville; Viscountess Enfield · 1883 · Rooke Books

£640.00 (€767.14 | $845.53 | ¥135,020)

London, Smith, Elder and Co, 1883-1884. First edition. Leather. An extra illustrated first edition of the diaries of Henry Greville, with a signed letter from editor Viscountess Enfield, Greville's niece. The scarce first editions of both the first and second series of th...

Chequers: The Prime Minister&Apos;S Country House and Its History

Norma Major · 1996 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London , Harper Collins , 1996. Cloth. A signed copy of this profusely illustrated exploration of the Chequers Estate in excellent condition. An excellent early copy of this historical work.Signed by the author to the title page. In the publisher's original unclipped dus...

Prince Charles Edward

Andrew Lang · 1900 · Rooke Books

£380.00 (€455.49 | $502.03 | ¥80,168)

London, Goupil & Co; Manzi, Joyant & Co, 1900 . First edition. Leather. A beautifully bound, full morocco, limited edition biography of Prince Charles Edward, illustrated throughout. Number 701 of 1,500 copies of this limited edition work produced.Illustrated with a hand-colou...

Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Ceramics: Catalogue of English Porcelain Earthenware Enamels and Glass Collected by Charles Schreiber Esq. M.P. And the Lady Charlotte Elizabeth Schreiber and Presented to the Museum in 1884 Volume I - Porcelain Volume II - Earthenware

Bernard Rackham · 1928 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Under the Authority of the Board of Education, 1928-1930. Cloth. Two volumes of this impressive catalogue describing the extensive collection of porcelain and earthenware previously belonging to Charles Schreiber. Two volumes from the Catalogue of the Schreiber collect...

Lost Cities of Asia

Wim Swaan · 1966 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Elek, 1966. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this brightly illustrated travel work on Ceylon, Burma, and Cambodia. First edition. Illustrated with one hundred and three plates, many of which are in colour, and eighteen in-text figures. Collated complete. ...

Iron and Steel Manufacture: A Series of Papers on the Manufacture and Properties of Iron and Steel; with Reports on Iron and Steel in the Paris Exhibition of 1867; Reviews of the State and Progress of the Manufacture During the Years 1867 & 1868; and Descriptions of Many of the Principal Iron and Steel Works in Great Britain and on the Continent.

Ferdinand Kohn · 1869 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, William Mackenzie, 1869. Cloth. A smart copy of this vastly illustrated work on the iron and steel manufacturing in Great Britain and Europe in the mid-nineteenth century. Illustrated with a frontispiece, sixty-three plates, and many in-text figures. Collated complete....

Fairleigh Hall: A Tale of Oxfordshire During the Great Rebellion

Rev. A. D. Crake · 1902 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

Oxford, A. r. Mowbray & Co , 1902. Cloth. A very smart new edition of the tale of the Battle of Chalgrove Field during the First English Civil War. with illustrations. A new edition of this uncommon work. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated with a fro...

Forbidden Journey from Peking to Kashmir

Ella K. Maillart · 1937 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,283)

London, William Heinemann, 1937. Cloth. An early edition of this detailed travel writing works from Swiss adventurer Ella Maillart. First published August 1937, here published September 1937. Illustrated with a frontispiece, a folding map, and many images across thirty-seven p...

Man, Culture, and Animals: The Role of Animals in Human Ecological Adjustments. Based on a Symposium Presented at the Denver Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science 30 December 1961

Various; Anthony Leeds; Andrew P. Vayda [ed.] · 1970 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Washington, D.C. American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1970. Cloth. An uncommon work discussing the historical relationships between animals and man, based on a symposium and developed from the editors' earlier work on the subject. The third printing of thi...

Warning to the World: Joanna Southcott&Apos;S Prophecies

Joanna Southcott · 1804 · Rooke Books

£294.00 (€352.41 | $388.42 | ¥62,025)

London, S. Rousseau, 1804 . Unbound. A very scarce work of prophecies about the apocalypse by notorious self-proclaimed prophetess Joanna Southcott. A very scarce work from Joanna Southcott, a self-described prophetess from Devon.Southcott announced herself as a 'Woman of...

From Edinburgh to India & Burmah

W. G. Burn Murdoch · 1908 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)

London, George Routledge & Sons, 1908. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this illustrated travel guide to India and Burma from Scottish painter and travel writer William Gordon Burn Murdoch, signed in presentation to his sister. First edition. Signed by the author to th...

Green Knight Red Mourning

Richard E. Ogden · 1980 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

New York, Manor Books Inc. 1980. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce first edition of this searing Vietnam War autobiography from Richard E. Ogden. First edition. Very scarce. An autobiographical account of one man's experiences during the Vietnam War, exploring the t...

A Vision of India & the Tale of the Great Mutiny

Sidney Low; W. H. Fitchett · 1911 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Smith, Elder, & Co. 1911-1913. Cloth. Two smart copies of these scarce historical works on India, each with a frontispiece. Two volumes. Scarce. This set includes: A Vision of India, 1911. Fourth impression. With a frontispiece and a map of the tour of H.R.H. the Princ...

Astrology of the Ancient Egyptians

Karma · 1924 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.13 | $858.74 | ¥137,130)

London, Philip Allan & Co. 1924 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce, first edition of this historical study of the astrological beliefs of the ancient Egyptians. First edition. Bound in the publisher's original cloth. This scarce work provides a comprehensive insight in...