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Napoleon at St. Helena, 1815-1821
Frederic Masson; Louis B. Frewer [trans.] · 1950 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)
New York, Medill McBride Company, 1950 . First edition. Cloth. The first US edition of this detailed and illustrated historical account of the final years of Napoleon Bonaparte's life, 1815-1821. The first US edition of Louis B. Frewer's translation of Frederic Masson&…
The Pinnacle of Glory
Wilson Wright [William Reitzel] · 1935 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)
New York, The Macmillan Company, 1935 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression of this 1935 historical novel about Napoleon Bonaparte's exile on St. Helena. In the publisher's original dust wrapper, price clipped.The first edition, first impression o…
British Antarctic ("Terra Nova") Expedition, 1910, Natural History Report. Geology. Vol. II. No. 2. The Volcanic Rocks of Cape Adare South Victoria Land
W. Campbell Smith · 1959 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)
London, Printed by Order of the Trustees of the British Museum, 1959 . First edition. Paperback. British mineralogist and petrologist Walter Campbell Smith's very scarce geological report on the volcanic rocks of the northern tip of the Adare Peninsula, East Antarctica. No.…
The Girl on the Train
Paula Hawkins · 2015 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
London, Doubleday , 2015. First edition. Cloth. Seventh impression of this famous thrilling novel by Paula Hawkins. Psychological thriller by British author Paula Hawkins, concerning themes of alcoholism and troublesome relations. A The New York Times best seller, with over on…
A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus
Washington Irving · 1828 · Rooke Books
£895.00 (€1,072.80 | $1,182.42 | ¥188,817)
London, John Murray, 1828. First edition. Leather. A handsomely bound four volume set of this fictionalised account of the life of Christopher Columbus. The first edition of the work. Complete in four volumes, with a folding map to volumes one and two. Half titles present to all…
Suite Franãâ§Aise
Irène Némirovsky · 2006 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
London, Chatto & Windus, 2006. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first English edition, fourth impression of this French novel sequence by Irène Némirovsky. First English language edition of this work, fourth impression. Containing two of a planned sequence of five novels by Irè…
Sepulchre
Kate Mosse · 2007 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)
London, Orion Books, 2007. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed copy of this novel by Kate Mosse, the first impression. Telling of two women over two time periods: 1891 and modern day. Written by English author Kate Mosse, best known for her archaeological mystery novel Labyri…
The Cape of Adventure, Being Strange and Notable Discoveries, Perils, Shipwrecks, Battles Upon Sea and Land, with Pleasant and Interesting Observations Upon the Country and the Natives of the Cape of Good Hope.
Ian D. Colvin · 1912 · Rooke Books
£37.00 (€44.35 | $48.88 | ¥7,806)
London and Edinburgh, T. C. & E. C. Jack , 1912 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this travel journal and collection of memoirs from experiences in The Cape from the British colonisers of the early twentieth century First edition of The Cape of Adventure by Ian D. Col…
Wolf Hall and Bringing Up the Bodies
Hilary Mantel · 2009 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)
London, Fourth Estate, 2009-2012. First edition. Cloth. Excellent first editions of the first two works in Mantel's Cromwell series. The eleventh impression of 'Wolf Hall', and the tenth of 'Bring Up the Bodies&apos. Early impressions of the first two volumes…
The Conquest of Peru, with a Preliminary View of the Civilisation of the Incas; the Conquest of Mexico, with a Preliminary View of the Ancient Mexican Civilisation
William H Prescott · 1850 · Rooke Books
£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)
London, Richard Bentley , 1850. Leather. Uniformly bound set of the history of Peruvian and Mexican conquest by William H. Prescott, a bright group. William H Prescott wan an American historian, widely recognised as the first American scientific historian. Here is a six volume c…
Tim&Apos;S Last Voyage
Edward Ardizzone · 1972 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
London, Sydney, Toronto, The Bodley Head, 1972 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated children's story book in the original dust wrapper written and illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. First edition of Tim's Last Voyage by Edward Ardizzo…
Orlando (the Marmalade Cat) His Silver Wedding
Kathleen Hale · 1946 · Rooke Books
£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)
London, Country Life Limited , 1946. Cloth. A charming illustrated copy of this children's book from the popular, Orlando (the Marmalade Cat), series. The third impression of the first edition. In the original quarter cloth pictorial binding with the publisher's unclip…
British Contemporary Artists
Cosmo Monkhouse · 1899 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)
London, William Heinemann, 1899. First edition. Cloth. An interesting, first edition guide to the contemporary artists of the Victorian era, illustrated throughout. The scarce first UK edition. In the publisher's original, full cloth binding with gilt lettering. With a fron…
Orbis Terrarum Antiquus Cum Thesauro Topographico, Continente Indices Tabularum Geographicarum Topographicos, Eosdemque Criticos.
Christiano Theophilo Reichardo [Christian Gottlieb Reichard] · 1824 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)
Norimbergae [Nuremberg], Sumtibus Friderici Campii, 1824 . First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this scarce topographical thesaurus from German cartographer Christian Gottlieb Reichard. In the original Latin. The scarce first edition of this topographical thesaurus, an …
The Book of Garden Ornament
Peter Hunt · 1974 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)
London , J. M. Dent , 1974. First edition. Cloth. A beautiful first edition copy of this indispensable volume on garden ornaments. A wonderful first edition copy of this indispensable reference work for gardeners, landscape architects and garden designers, edited by Peter Hunt. …
Jeannie Jemima Jones the Adventures of a Runaway Girl on a Desert Island
Blunderland Cartoonist · 1905 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)
London , Simpkin Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co, 1905. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition copy of Jeannie Jemima Jones, with illustrations throughout. A scarce first edition copy of this children's book Jeannie Jemima Jones The Adventures of A Runaway Girl on a Des…
Songs in the Night
Beatrice Ethel Charles · 1894 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)
London and Walsall, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co.; W. Henry Robinson, Steam Printing Works, 1894 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this collection of poems and songs by Beatrice Ethel Charles in the original publisher's binding. First edition of …
The Mechanical Emperor
Bruce Angrave · 1945 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, Peter Lunn Limited, 1945. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition allegorical and satirical work about robots by Bruce Angrave, illustrated by Angrave in colour throughout. The first edition of this very scarce work.An entertaining satirical work following a wa…
The History of Dorchester, Oxfordshire: British Earthworks - Roman Camp - Bishopric. And the Architectural History of the Church, Compiled from the Best Authorities Some Account of the Abbey Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, at Dorchester, Oxfordshire
John Henry Parker; Henry Addington; W. C. MacFarlane · 1882 · Rooke Books
£270.00 (€323.64 | $356.71 | ¥56,962)
Oxford and London, Parker and Co, 1882. First edition. Leather. Two historical studies of Dorchester on Thames, both studying the history and topography of the village, complete with illustrations. Two topographical studies of Dorchester bound in one volume.Bound by James Ashton…
The House Beautiful and Useful, Being Practical Suggestions on Furnishing and Decoration
J. H. Elder-Duncan · 1907 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, Cassell and Company, Limited , 1907. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this guide to furnishing and decorating a house. A scarce first edition. In the original soft cover cloth binding. With a colour frontispiece and numerous monochrome plates throughout. A p…