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Loyaute M&Apos; Oblige Historical Record of the Eighty-First Regiment

1872 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

Gibraltar, The Twenty-Eighth Regimental Press, 1872. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this very scarce history of the Eighty-First Regiment, with two hand-coloured plates. A very scarce work, the first edition.Illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece, one hand...

A History of the Cries of London: Ancient and Modern

Charles Hindley · 1884 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Charles Hindley , 1884. Cloth. The second edition of this intriguing study of the cries, stories, and street traders of London, with many woodcuts from Thomas and John Bewick. The second edition of this work. Rebound in full navy cloth. Undated, dated from several copi...

The Wykehamist

1901 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

Winchester, P. & G. Wells, 1901-06 . First edition. Leather. A collection of issues of The Wykehamist, the Winchester-College periodical detailing events and pupils from the esteemed school, whose name originates from its founder, William of Wykeham. Bound in half calf with th...

Capetown to Kafue

H. J. Taylor · 1916 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Joseph Johnson, [1916]. Cloth. A smart travel work by H. J. Taylor, recounting his travels across South Africa, complete with plates. H. J. Taylor's account of his journey of eighteen thousand miles, from Cape Town to Kafue.This work offers a vivid account of life...

Figaro Illustre: November 1893 (No 44), December 1894 (No 57), February 1897 (No 83)

Various · 1893 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Paris , Boussod, Valadon & Cie, 1893-1897. Magazine. A pleasing set of three colour-illustrated magazines, 'Le Figro Illustre', being monthly supplements for the popular French magazine 'Figaro&apos. Three monthly supplements published by prominent French newspa...

A Sammelband of Eighttracts on Irish Politics

Henry Grattan; William Smith; Charles Butler · 1795 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€898.99 | $990.85 | ¥158,227)

Dublin; London; Edinburgh, J. Milliken; J. Moore; Marchbank; J. Taylor; J. White; J. Moir; J. Hatchard; J. Debrett; Thomas Burnside, 1795-1812 . First edition. Leather. A sammelband of eight late eighteenth century and early nineteenth century tracts on politics and religion i...

Old Inns

Cecil Aldin · 1925 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, William Heinemann, 1925 . Cloth. Cecil Aldin's charming collection of illustrations of old inns, in the uncommon original dust wrapper. The third impression of this work, which was first published in 1921.In the uncommon publisher's original unclipped dust wr...

Bibliographia Brasiliana: A Bibliographical Essay on Rare Books About Brazil Published from 1504 to 1900 and Works of Brazilian Authors Published Abroad Before the Independence of Brazil in 1822

Rubens Bora de Moraes · 1958 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Amsterdam and Rio De Janeiro, Colibris Editora Ltda. 1958. First edition. Cloth. A complete two volume set of this limited edition, illustrated, bibliographical work on Brazilian books and books on Brazil. Complete in two volumes. First edition. Limited edition of which this i...

Patrins, to Which Is Added an Inquirendo Into the Wit & Other Good Parts of His Late Majesty King Charles the Second

Louise Imogen Guiney · 1897 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Boston, Copeland and Day, 1897. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon collection of essays by Louise Imogen Guiney, a smart copy of the first edition. The first edition of this uncommon work.A series of essays by Louise Imogen Guiney, including 'On the Rabid versus the Harmle...

Ramses II and His Time: A Volume in the Ages in Chaos Series

Immanuel Velikovsky · 1978 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Sidgwick and Jackson, 1978. First edition. Cloth. A radical reconstruction of the chronology concerning Ramses II, presented by Immanuel Velikovsky as an instalment for his 'Ages in Chaos' series. The first UK edition. In the publisher's original unclipp...

Cleopatra&Apos;S Needeles

Aubrey Noakes · 1962 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.35 | $48.88 | ¥7,806)

London, H. F. & G. Witherby ltd , 1962. First edition. Cloth. An intriguing historical account of Cleopatra's Needles, which were re-erected in London and New York in the late 19th century. The first edition. In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.This bo...

Le Temple D&Apos;Hatshepsout a Deir El Bahari

Marcelle Werbrouck · 1949 · Rooke Books

£82.00 (€98.29 | $108.33 | ¥17,299)

Brussels , Fondation Egyptologique Reine Elisabeth , 1949. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this French historical work from the first woman Belgian Egyptologist, Marcelle Werbrouck, illustrated with forty-eight plates. The first edition. In the publisher's ...

Touring Libya: The Western Provinces

Philip Ward · 1967 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Faber and Faber, 1967. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this near fine guidebook of Libya compiled from the author's three years of travel. The first edition of this work.In the publisher's unclipped dust wrapper. An informative travel work of Tripo...

Pensees de Blaise Pascal Precedees D&Apos;Une Notice Sur Sa Vie Pur Madame Perier, Sa Soeur

1844 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,916)

Paris , Didier, Libraire-Editeur, 1844. Cloth. A French philosophical work from child prodigy and mathematician, Blaise Pascal, in the smart gilt-decorated cloth binding. A French collection of fragments written by the 17th-century philosopher and mathematician Blaise Pascal. ...

Selected Designs of Marble Memorials

0 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

Not Stated, A. O &. S. c1850 . Cloth. An unusual catalogue featuring one-hundred-and-sixty-nine marble headstone designs from the nineteenth century Very scarce work. Bound in full green cloth. An interesting catalogue presenting selected designs of marble memorials, comprised...

Forty-Ninth Excavation Memoir: The Fortress of Buhen, the Archaeological Report

W. B. Emery; H. S. Smith; A. Millard · 1979 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

London, Egypt Exploration Society , 1979. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this uncommon comprehensive large paper report on the excavation of the fortress of Buhen, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, monochro...

The New Naturalist: A Journal of British Natural History Issues No. 1-4

Various; James Fisher [ed.] · 1948 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Collins , 1948. First edition. Cloth. A lavishly illustrated book containing the first four issues from this short-lived New Naturalist Journal. First edition. The New Naturalist was a journal intended to bridge the divide between scientists and field naturalists. This...

The Spirit of Ancient Egypt

W. A. Ward · 1965 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Beirut, Khayats, 1965. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated historical work on Ancient Egypt from American Egyptologist William Ayres Ward. First edition. Illustrated with a tipped-in frontispiece and twenty plates. Collated complete. A comprehensive...

Physical Expression: Its Mode and Principles

Francis Warner · 1885 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench and Co , 1885. Cloth. A smart second edition of this thought-provoking exploration into physical expression, with illustrations throughout. The second edition of this work.Volume II from 'The International Scientific Series&apos.In the publisher...

Correspondance de M. De Remusat

Paul de Remusat · 1883 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Paris , Calmann-Levy, 1883-1884. Leather. A half calf bound French three-volume set of the correspondence of notable politician, Charles de Remusat, published by his son, Paul de Remusat. Three volumes containing the correspondence of Charles de Remusat, a French politician an...