Rooke Books
Books
1646 books by Rooke Books
Cambridge Brief Historical and Descriptive Notes
J W Clark · 1890
£74.99 (€89.82 | $100.87 | ¥15,937)
London, Seeley and Co Limited, 1890. Leather. An informative book on the history of the city of Cambridge. With numerous black and white illustrations. In a half calf binding with cloth covered boards. Externally, sound with wear to extremities and slight fading to spine. Inte...
The Thames About 1750
Hugh Phillips · 1951
£150.00 (€179.66 | $201.76 | ¥31,878)
London, Collins, 1951. First edition. Cloth. A first limited edition of Hugh Phillip's study of the River Thames in the eighteenth century. The first edition. Scarce to be complete with original acetate wrap and slipcase. Limited edition in this form, number 68 of 200, si...
Gleanings of the Histories of Holywell, Flint, Saint Asaph and Rhuddlan
J Poole · 1831
£85.00 (€101.81 | $114.33 | ¥18,064)
London , James Davies, 1831. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this topography work by J. Poole. Detailing the antiquities and surrounding scenes of the title areas, with a statistical and geographical account of North Wales in General, and a fold out etching of St. Win...
Paris Et Ses Environs
Anonymous · 1880
£235.00 (€281.47 | $316.09 | ¥49,942)
Paris, Dutot; R. Lebrasseur, c1880 . Cloth. A striking and exceptionally lovely collection of thirty chromolithographic plates depicting 19th century Paris. These plates are captioned in the original French.Illustrated with thirty chromolithographs of Paris, including depictio...
Clays of Bungay
James Moran · 1978
£49.00 (€58.69 | $65.91 | ¥10,413)
Suffolk, Richard Clay & Co. Ltd, 1978. First edition. Cloth. An incredibly scarce local history of the printing company, featuring vignette photography and a folding plate. An incredibly scarce first edition, bound in lovely original blue cloth.With crisp gilt motif and letter...
China As I Saw It, a Woman&Apos;S Letters from the Celestial Empire
A. S. Roe · 1910
£240.00 (€287.46 | $322.82 | ¥51,005)
London, Hutchinson & Co, 1910 . First edition. Cloth. A vibrant example of the very scarce first edition of A. S. Roe's beautifully illustrated account of her experiences of China in the early 1900s, told in a series of letters. A very scarce first edition.Illustrated wit...
The Crossing of Antarctica: The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-58
Sir Vivian Fuchs; Sir Edmund Hillary · 1958
£395.00 (€473.11 | $531.30 | ¥83,945)
London, Cassell, 1958 . First edition. Cloth. Signed by the author Vivian Fuchs, this is the first edition of this first-hand account of the Commonwealth Trans-Atlantic expedition of the 1950s, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work. In ...
A Travers Paris
Georges Cain · 0
£58.00 (€69.47 | $78.01 | ¥12,326)
Paris, Ernest Flammarion, c1900 . Leather. A smart copy of this illustrated work on Paris by French painter and writer Georges Cain. A highly illustrated work on Paris.In quarter brown morocco binding, with marbled boards and a gilt to top edge.Written by Georges Cain, a Frenc...
A Brief Account of the Communication of Date Masamune with the Southern Barbarians
1901
£175.00 (€209.60 | $235.39 | ¥37,191)
Tokyo, The Tokyo Tsukiji Type Foundry, 1901 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptional example of the very scarce first edition of this publication of an account of a diplomatic mission between Japan and Europe in the 1600s. With contextual information in English, and the original...
Researches Into the History of the Parish and Parish Church of Stone, Staffordshire
W. H. bowers; J.W. Clough [Compilers] · 1929
£140.00 (€167.68 | $188.31 | ¥29,753)
Birmingham, The Midland Educational Company, Limtied, 1929 . Leather. A very scarce subscription edition of this work, illustrated with 38 plates and offering a detailed topographical and ecclesiastical history of Stone, Staffordshire. In a smart full dark red morocco binding....
6 Vols a Collection of London and Suburban Histories
Hector Bolitho; Derek Peel; R. S. Brown; Ian T. Henderson & David I. Stirk; Ivor Halstead · 1952
£175.00 (€209.60 | $235.39 | ¥37,191)
London; Buckingham, George Allen and Unwin Ltd.; Barracuda Books Limited, Buckingham; Henderson and Stirk Ltd.; Macmillan Publishing Co. Inc.; Barc, [1952]-1989. Cloth. London; Buckingham: George Allen and Unwin Ltd.; Barracuda Books Limited, Buckingham; Henderson and Stirk Lt...
A Narrative of Arctic Discovery, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time. With the Details of the Measures Adopted by Her Majesty&Apos;S Government for the Relief of the Expedition Under Sir John Franklin
John J. Shillinglaw · 1850
£650.00 (€778.53 | $874.29 | ¥138,137)
London, William Shoberl, Publisher , 1850. First edition. Leather. A very scarce history of Arctic exploration, published at the height of the enigma of Franklin's lost expedition. The first trade edition. Jisc shows four copies held of 'Arctic Discovery' (1848)...
A Journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem, at Easter, a D. 1697
Henry Maundrell · 1823
£140.00 (€167.68 | $188.31 | ¥29,753)
London, C. & J. Rivington, 1823. Leather. Henry Maundrell's classic travel journal, recounting his journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem, in a tree calf binding. An attractively bound early 19th century example of this often reprinted travel classic, originating from the diary...
Fire Down Below
William Golding · 1989
£49.00 (€58.69 | $65.91 | ¥10,413)
London , Faber & Faber, 1989. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the gripping third novel of the sea trilogy by acclaimed writer Sir William Golding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of the work.In publisher's original blue cloth. In the o...
Letters from Italy and Switzerland & Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from 1833 to 1847
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy · 1890
£75.00 (€89.83 | $100.88 | ¥15,939)
London, Longmans, Green & Co. 1890-1891. Leather. A smartly bound collection of letters from German composer and writer Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Two volumes. The collected letters of Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, a German comp...
Panama and What It Means
John Foster Fraser · 1913
£30.00 (€35.93 | $40.35 | ¥6,376)
London, Cassell and Company, 1913. First edition. Cloth. An insightful travelogue by John Foster Fraser concerning his trip to Panama. First edition containing frontispiece. The first edition of John Foster Fraser's trip to Panama, published by Cassell and Company in 1913...
Samurai Trails a Chronicle of Wanderings on the Japanese High Road
Lucius Swift Kirtland · 1918
£49.00 (€58.69 | $65.91 | ¥10,413)
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1918. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this charming account of Kirtland's journey through the Japanese highroads, with a photographic frontispiece and numerous plates throughout. The first edition of this work. Scarce. In the ...
A Bibliographical, Antiquarian, and Picturesque Tour in the Northern Counties of England and in Scotland
Thomas Dibdin · 1838
£3,200.00 (€3,832.76 | $4,304.20 | ¥680,061)
London, For the Author by C. Richards, 1838. First edition. Leather. The very scarce three volume extra-illustrated large paper edition of Dibdin's final work, illustrated throughout with engraved plates, and in sumptuous Riviere morocco bindings. The first edition of Eng...
Life and Explorations of Fridtjof Nansen
J. Arthur Bain · 1898
£75.00 (€89.83 | $100.88 | ¥15,939)
London, The Walter Scott Publishing Co. 1898. Cloth. A richly illustrated biography of Nobel laureate and Arctic explorer, Fridtjof Nansen, detailing his polar expeditions, scientific pursuits, and legacy. In the original green cloth binding.This copy is undated. Dated here us...
In Darkest Africa, or the Quest Rescue and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria
Henry M. Stanley · 1890
£345.00 (€413.22 | $464.05 | ¥73,319)
London, Sampson Low, Martson, Searle and Rivington, 1890. First edition. Leather. The richly illustrated two volume first edition of Stanley's account of his African exploration and expeditions, in a handsome half morocco binding. The two volume first trade edition of Wel...