Storia

The Resources of Russia in the Event of a War with France; and an Examination of the Prevailing Opinion Relative to the Political and Military Conduct of the Court of St. Petersburgh with a Short Description of the Cozaks

1812 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Boston, Munroe and Francis , 1812. First edition. Disbound. A scarce first edition of this military study of early nineteenth century Russia during the Napoleonic Wars. A study of Russian military defences during the Russian Campaign of the Napoleonic Wars, with analysis of th...

A Narrative of the Events Which Followed Bonaparte&Apos;S Campaign in Russia to the Period of Dethronement

William Dunlap · 1814 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

Hartford, George Sheldon and Co. 1814. First edition. Hardback. A scarce copy of this first edition tracing the events from Bonaparte's campaign in Russia to his dethronement. The first edition of this work. Scarcely seen on the market. William Dunlap's study of the ...

Trial of Mrs Maybrick

H. B. Irving · 1912 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

Edinburgh, William Hodge & Company, 1912 . First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition of this account of the trial of a famous London murderer, a case that has since been linked to the unsolved identity of Jack the Ripper. The first edition of this account of the trial of ...

The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali Book I: Concentration Book II: Means of Concentraion Book III: Attention Book IV: The Essential Nature of Isolation

Patanjali · 1922 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

Not Stated , Not Stated , [1922]. Cloth. A pocket sized edition of the important yoga aphorisms of Patanjali. A copy of the English translation of the important yoga aphorisms of Patanjali, complete in four books focused on concentration, discipline, attention, and isolation. ...

The Book of Churchilliana

Douglas Hall · 2006 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.35 | $48.88 | ¥7,806)

Not Stated , New Cavendish Books Dist, 2006. Hardback. A definite collection of memorabilia concerning Winston Churchill, a new edition sealed in its shrink wraps. A tribute to Winston Churchill, a definite collection of memorabilia concerning the celebrated UK Prime Minister ...

R.A. F. Middle East

1945 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, His Majesty's Stationery Office , 1945. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this official account of air operations in the Middle East during the Second World War. The official account of the air operations in the Middle East during the Second World War...

Masters and Commanders: How Roosevelt, Churchill, Marshall and Alanbrooke Won the War in the West

Andrew Roberts · 2008 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, Allen Lane; Penguin Books, 2008. First edition. Cloth. A splendid first edition of this historical study of the war, signed by the author to the title page. The first edition, first impression of this work, describing how Roosevelt, Churchill, Marshall and Alanbrooke s...

Picture Post Vol. 7 No. 8

Stefan Lorant [ed.] · 1940 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)

London, Hulton Press , 1940. First edition. Paperback. A number of 'Picture Post,' a popular British photojournalistic magazine in the mid-twentieth-century. The 1940 May issue of Picture Post, a popular British photojournalistic magazine that ran from 1938 to 1957, ...

No Latitude for Error

Sir Edmund Hillary · 1961 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1961. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition, first impression of Sir Edmund Hillary's account of the 1955-8 Commonwealth Transantarctic Expedition, in the unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first printing of this work. Sir Edmund ...

L&Apos;Aventure Aero-Polaire

Conte-Admiral R Lepotier · 1958 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Paris , Editions France Empire , 1958. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this volume telling of aero-polar expeditions, in the unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this work by Admiral Lepotier, in the original French. Recounting of the fifth Antarctic exp...

Nature in Eastern Norfolk

Arthur H. Patterson · 1906 · Rooke Books

£43.00 (€51.54 | $56.81 | ¥9,072)

London, Methuen & Co. 1906. Cloth. A second edition of Arthur Patterson's natural exploration of Norfolk, illustrated with delightful plates in colour by Frank Southgate. This work contains a catalogue of the birds, fish, mammals, reptilia, amphibia, crustacea, and mollus...

The Diary of a Staff Officer Air Intelligence Liaison Officer at Advanced Headquarters North B.A. F. F 1940

[Philip Gribble] · 1941 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

London, Methuen and Co, 1941. Fine Binding. A finely bound copy of this anonymously published memoir regarding the Battle of France. Told through diary entries of an Air Liaison Officer. This first-hand account provides an overview of the German advance from May-June 1940 and ...

King Edward the Seventh

Philip Magnus · 1964 · Rooke Books

£675.00 (€809.09 | $891.77 | ¥142,404)

London, John Murray, 1964. First edition. Fine Binding. A finely bound copy of this biography regarding King Edward VII of the United Kingdom. In a fine binding by renowned firm Sangorski and Sutcliffe. From the library of socialite and patron of the arts Audrey Pleydell-Bouve...

King George VI His Life and Reign

John W Wheeler-Bennett · 1958 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.07 | $918.19 | ¥146,623)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1958. First edition. Fine Binding. A sumptuously bound copy of this biography regarding King George VI of England. In a fine binding by renowned firm Sangorski and Sutcliffe as a Christmas gift from Stanley Bray to socialite and close friend Audrey Pl...

Charles II, Henry VIII, and James I and VI

Osmund Airy; A. F. Pollard; T. F. Henderson · 1901 · Rooke Books

£460.00 (€551.38 | $607.72 | ¥97,046)

London, Goupil & Co. 1901-4. First edition. Leather. Three large paper first limited editions of these biographies of important British regents. Three first limited edition comprising extensive biographies of three British Kings: Charles II, Henry VIII and James I and VI. Each...

Annuaire Des Deux Mondes

Various · 1857 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.70 | $290.65 | ¥46,413)

Paris, Bureau de la Revue des Deux Mondes, 1857-1867. Leather. Six volumes of this French political and cultural periodical, which has been published monthly since 1829. Commenced in the year 1829, Revue des Deux Mondes is a French monthly journal regarding current affairs, cu...

Concerning Some Scotch Surnames

Cosmo Innes · 1860 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Edinburgh, Edmonston and Douglas, 1860. First edition. Leather. A fascinating account of Scottish surnames and their origins, being a first edition. Written by Scottish antiquary and judge Cosmo Innes, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Scotland who was an expert in deciphering ...

The Coldstream Guards 1914-1918

John Ross-of-Bladensburg · 1928 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.68 | $310.47 | ¥49,578)

London, Oxford University Press, 1928. First edition. Cloth. Three volumes concerning the oldest serving regular regiment of the British Army, the Coldstream Guards. The first edition, complete with the third volume of maps. An extensive account of the history of the Coldstrea...

Old Paris: Its Court and Its Salons

Catherine Charlotte Lady Jackson · 1895 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

Boston, Joseph Knight Company , 1895. Cloth. An exceptional complete collection of Lady Jackson's retracing of the history of old Paris in two volumes. Prolific author Lady Jackson was the daughter of Thomas Wakefield, specialised in the area of European history and of th...

With Napoleon in Russia

Mrs. Stewart · 1904 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, Gall and Inglis, 1904 . Cloth. A beautifully bound piece of military fiction describing the hero's time spent at battle in Russia with Napoleon. Written by Mrs. Stewart.With a prize bookplate from the Wesleyan Sunday School awarded to Henry Butcher for Regular Att...