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Unsere Marine IM Weltkrieg 1914-1918

Eberhard Von Mantey · 1927 · Rooke Books

£390.00 (€467.48 | $515.24 | ¥82,278)

Berlin, Vaterländischer Verlag CA Weller, 1927. First edition. Cloth. A fantastic account of the First World War, written by German vice admiral Eberhard Friedrich Wilhelm von Mantey. The first edition of this large quarto work which focuses on the German Navy during the First...

Through the Dragon&Apos;S Eyes

L. C. Alrington; E. Alabaster · 1934 · Rooke Books

£380.00 (€455.49 | $502.03 | ¥80,168)

London, Constable & Co LTD, 1934. Cloth. The second edition of this scarce account of Lewis Arlington's fifty year career in the Chinese Government Service, illustrated with colour plates. The second edition of this work.A scarce work.A vivid account of the author's ...

The Cruise of the Breadwinner

H. E. Bates · 1946 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

London, Michael Joseph, 1946. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition copy of this war oriented novella by H. E. Bates. The first edition of this astounding novella by H. E. Bates, a tale of the sea dealing with the impact of war's heroics and the futility of war...

First Lessons in the Maori Language of New Zealand

W. L. Williams · 1882 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

Auckland, Williams and Norgate, 1882. Cloth. A fantastic pocket-sized English guide to the Maori language, with a small vocabulary. Maori is an Eastern Polynesian language spoken by the Maori people, the indigenous people of New Zealand. It was recognised as being an official ...

La Stella Polare Nel Mare Artico

U. Cagni; A. Cavalli Molinelli · 1903 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

Milan, Ulrico Hoepli, 1903. Cloth. An Italian work on the voyage of the 'Stella Polare', complete with a profuse number of illustrations and folding maps. The 'Stella Polare' was originally a Norwegian vessel named Jason, but was sold to an Italian company ...

The Strange Effects of Faith with Remarkable Prophecies [with[ a Continuation of Prophecies by Joanna Southcott

Joanna Southcott · 1816 · Rooke Books

£1,950.00 (€2,337.38 | $2,576.22 | ¥411,389)

London, W Marchant , 1816. Cloth. Two very scarce writings by the self-described religious prophetess from Devon, Joanna Southcott. Southcott claimed to have supernatural gifts and dictated prophecies in rhyme. Very scarce in any edition. Comprising 'The Strange Effects o...

Whaling in the Antarctic

A. G. Bennett · 1932 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1932. Cloth. A thorough account detailing whaling in the Antarctic. This first American edition forms an account of the then-modern industry of whaling based on the author's thirteen years experience, including four years at sea with the ...

Spain Under Charles the Second; or, Extracts from the Correspondence

Alexander Stanhope · 1840 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

London, John Murray, 1840. First edition. Leather. A presentation copy of these historical letters illuminating the situation in Spain during the reign of Charles II, inscribed by Philip Henry Stanhope to Lady Holland. The first edition of this uncommon work.Editor's pres...

Wanderings in South Africa

Charles Waterton · 1898 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Blackie & Son, c1890. Fine Binding. A leather bound copy of Charles Waterton's travelogue regarding his time in South America, the United States and the Antilles. Prize bookplate to the front pastedown, 'St George's School Roundhay. Lower Division 1st Pr...

A History of the English-Speaking Peoples

Winston Churchill · 1967 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Cassell and Company LTD, 1967-68. Cloth. A mixed edition set of Winston Churchill's history of England, a fascinating and important work. In three volumes.In the original unclipped dustwrappers.'A History of the English-Speaking Peoples' is Churchill&apo...

The Traditions of Islam an Introduction to the Study of the Hadith Literature

Alfred Guillaume · 1924 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1924. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this insightful and detailed study into the influence of certain Hadith literature on the Islamic religion. The scarce first edition of this work.A fascinating study into Hadith literature and it&ap...

Journal D&Apos;Un Voyage a Temboctou Et a Jenne, Dans L&Apos;Afrique Centrale

Rene Caillie · 1830 · Rooke Books

£2,700.00 (€3,236.38 | $3,567.08 | ¥569,616)

Paris, Imprime par Autorisation du Roi a l'Imprimerie Royale, 1830. First edition. Leather. A lovely first edition of Rene Caillie's important travel work on Central Africa, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work.Complete in three volumes.In the origi...

Annales Ecclesiastici Ex XII Tomis Caesaris Baronii S.R. E. Presb. Cardinalis, Bibliothecarii Apostolici in Epitomen Redact Editio Altera, Priori Longe Accuratior Una Cum Vita Eiusdem, Illustrissimi Cardinalis; Ac Noonnullis Posthumis Lucubrationibus, Ad Addales Pertinentibus: Necnon Et Notis Ad Eosdem Annales; Pro Rerum Illustratione Et Criminationum Dilutione: Ac Breui Auctario Ab Eo Tempore Quo Baronius Cessauit

Caesar Baronius · 1623 · Rooke Books

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

Hierati , Moguntia Antonii, 1623. Leather. A scarce second edition of this history of the first twelve centuries of the Christian Church, in the original Latin. The second edition of this work.In the original Latin.Illustrated with a frontispiece and an engraved title page. It...

A Chronicle at Large and Meere History of the Affayres of Englande and Kinges of the Same

Richard Grafton · 1569 · Rooke Books

£4,495.00 (€5,387.97 | $5,938.52 | ¥948,305)

London, Henry Denham, 1569. Leather. A beautiful example of Richard Grafton's early history of England, chronicling the past millennia of the country in exciting detail. The second edition of this work. Volumes I and II bound together in one volumes. Illustrated with an e...

A Comprehensive Scheme for Street Improvements in London

Arthur Cawston · 1893 · Rooke Books

£2,400.00 (€2,876.78 | $3,170.74 | ¥506,325)

London, Edward Standford, 1893. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this intriguing work discussing suggestions for street improvements in London, illustrated throughout with folding maps and folding plates. The first edition of this work.A very scarce work.Fo...

Scenes and Services in South Africa

Robert Moffat · 1876 · Rooke Books

£500.00 (€599.33 | $660.57 | ¥105,484)

London, John Snow & Co, 1876. First edition. Cloth. An exceptional copy of the first edition of Robert Moffat's description of his time spent as a missionary in South Africa, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work.A look into Robert Moffat's work as a...

The Children of Madagascar

Herbert F. Standing · 1887 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, The Religious Tract Society, 1887. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Herbert F. Standing's Madagascan travel work, written whilst he was a missionary. The first edition of this work.An explorative travel work, discussing the lives of children living in Ma...

Wild England of Today

C J Cornish · 1895 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, Seeley and Co, 1895. First edition. Leather. A finely bound, charmingly illustrated work on England's wildlife, by accomplished naturalist Charles John Cornish. The first edition of this work.In a very smart Bumpus binding, with their binder's stamp to the ve...

Liverpool Town Books Proceedings of Assemblies, Common Councils, Portmoot, Courts, &C. , 1550-1862

J. A. Tremlow · 1918 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

Loverpool, University of Liverpool, 1918. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this extensive history on Liverpool, being the first volume of two by J. A. Twemlow. Illustrated with folding plates. The first edition of this work.Incomplete in one volume, being Volume I of...

An Impartial History of the Rebellion and CIVIL Wars in England, During the Reign of King Charles I. With the Precedent Passages and Actions That Contributed Thereto, and the Happy End and Conclusion Thereof, by the Restoration of King Charles II

Jacob Hooper · 1745 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

Cambridge, R. Walker, and T. James, 1745. Leather. A scarce work discussing the English Civil War of the seventeenth century, written here in great detail by Jacob Hooper. A scarce work.This is the edition with Volume I ending on page 716.ESTC citation number T154531.Undated, ...