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Cuthbert Hartington: A Tale of Two Sieges
G. A. Henty · 1899 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)
London, S. W. Partidge, 1899. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first retitled edition of G. A. Henty's thrilling work of historical fiction, in a charming pictorial cloth binding. The very scarce first retitled edition of 'Cuthbert Hartington: A Tale of Two Sieges…
The Second World War
Sir Winston S. Churchill · 1950 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.29 | ¥52,726)
London, Cassell & Company, Limited, 1950-1955. First edition. Cloth. A smart complete set of Winston Churchill's work on the Second World War, with illustrations. Complete in six volumes. Mixed editions. The memoirs of Sir Winston Churchill a British statesman, soldier, and…
The Life of John Rushworth Earl Jellicoe
Admiral Sir R. H. Bacon · 1936 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)
London, Cassell & Company, Limited, 1936. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated biography of Admiral of the Fleet John Rushworth Jellicoe. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, forty plates, and eight maps and plans, five of which are folding.…
Rhymes of Childhood
James Whitcomb Riley · 1891 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)
Indianapolis, The Bowen-Merrill Co. 1891. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of children's verses from American writer James Whitcomb Riley. First edition, second state. The first being in a full maroon cloth binding. With a frontispiece. A colle…
A Collection of the Works of William Blake and Thomas Gray
William Blake; Thomas Gray; Irene Tayler · 1964 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)
London; New Jersey, Trianon Press; Princeton University Press, 1964-1971. First edition. Cloth. A smart collection of first edition studies on the works of William Blake and Thomas Gray, with illustrations. Three volumes. A collection of studies on the life and works of William …
Poems and Plays
Oliver Goldsmith · 1777 · Rooke Books
£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.32 | ¥57,998)
Dublin, Price, Sleater, W. Watson; et al, 1777. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this anthology of the poems and plays of Oliver Goldsmith, published only three years after his death. The first edition, with the "Messrs. Price, Sleater" imprint, and no engraved cance…
Ballet in England
Sheila Jackson · 1945 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)
London, Transatlantic Arts LTD, 1945. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Sheila Jackson's beautifully illustrated study of ballet in England, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A beautiful study on ballet, presenti…
Arrian&Apos;S History of the Expedition of Alexander the Great, and Conquest of Persia
Arrian of Nicomedia; Mr. Rooke [trans.] · 1813 · Rooke Books
£390.00 (€467.47 | $515.25 | ¥82,252)
London, W. McDowall; J. Davis, 1813 . Leather. The second edition of John Rooke's translation of Lucius Flavius Arrianus's account of Alexander the Great's conquest of Persia. The second edition of this work, which is very scarce in all editions.The second edition…
Heligoland As an Ornithological Observatory the Result of Fifty Years&Apos; Experience
Heinrich Gatke; Rudolph Rosenstock · 1895 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)
Edinburgh, David Douglas, 1895. First edition. Cloth. The first British translation of Heinrich Gatke's influential ornithological work on Heligoland. The first British translation of the work, translated by Rudolf Rosenstock. The original German edition first published in …
Coniston Tales
W. G. C. [William Gershom Collingwood] · 1899 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)
Ulverston, WM. Holmes, 1899. First edition. Cloth. A very scare first edition of this charming collection of short stories featuring the nineteenth century village of Coniston. First edition. Very scarce work. With a frontispiece and illustrated title page. A collection of short…
A History of Fowling: Being an Account of the Many Curious Devices by Which Wild Birds Are or Have Been Captured in Different Parts of the World
H. A. Macpherson · 1897 · Rooke Books
£149.00 (€178.60 | $196.85 | ¥31,425)
Edinburgh, David Douglas, 1897. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated study on fowling techniques from across the globe. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, four plates, and numerous in-text engravings. Collated complete. A detailed study in…
On Some Ancient Battle-Fields in Lancashire and Their Historical, Legendary, and Aesthetic Associations
Charles Hardwick · 1882 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)
Manchester; London, Abel Heywood & Son; Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. 1882. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this detailed history on the battle-fields of ancient Lancashire. First edition. A chronicle of the ancient battles and battle-fields of Lancashire, a ceremonial…
The Mystery of Easter Island
Mrs. Scoresby Routledge; Katherine Routledge · 1920 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.85 | ¥83,307)
London, Hazell, Watson and Viney LD; Sifton, Praed & Co LTD, 1920. Cloth. The second edition of this uncommon work recounting Katherine Routledge's extraordinary expedition to Easter Island in 1914-5. The second edition of this uncommon work.In this work, Katherine Routledg…
The Tomahawk: A Saturday Journal of Satire
Alfred Thompson, et al. · 1867 · Rooke Books
£750.00 (€898.98 | $990.86 | ¥158,177)
London, Office of the Tomahawk, 1867-8. First edition. Cloth. Three first collected editions of 'The Tomahawk', a nineteenth century journal featuring works of political satire, with fantastic colour plates. The first collected editions. This set features; 'Volume…
A Calendar of Court Minutes of the East India Company 1674-1676
Ethel Bruce Sainsbury · 1935 · Rooke Books
£88.00 (€105.48 | $116.26 | ¥18,559)
Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1935. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce calendar of records from the East India Company, providing historical insight into the proceedings of the company from 1674-76. The first edition.The records were first calendared up to 1634 W. Noel Sainsbury, an…
The History of Whitchurch, Shropshire
T. C. Duggan · 1935 · Rooke Books
£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,799)
Shropshire, Whitchurch Herald Limited, 1935. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this uncommon illustrated history of Whitchurch in Shropshire. First edition. Uncommon work. Illustrated with nine plates. Collated complete. A detailed history of Whitchurch, a market to…
The Life and Letters of Frances Baroness Bunsen
Augustus J. C. Hare · 1879 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)
London, Daldy, Isbister & Co. 1879. First edition. Cloth. A first edition set of this biography of Welsh painter Frances Baroness Bunsen. Complete in two volumes. First edition. With a portrait frontispiece to each volume. The life and collected letters of Baroness Frances Waddi…
A Collection of Novels by Francis Brett Young
Francis Brett Young · 1930 · Rooke Books
£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,963)
London, William Heinemann, 1930-1940. First edition. Cloth. A smart collection of four first edition novels from English writer Francis Brett Young. Four volumes. First editions. Written by Francis Brett Young, an English novelist, poet, playwright, composer, doctor and soldier.…
Augustus
John Buchan · 1937 · Rooke Books
£33.00 (€39.56 | $43.60 | ¥6,960)
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1937. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this biography of the former Roman emperor Augustus by the Scottish historian John Buchan. First edition. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece, three plates, a folding pedigree of the household…
Jean-Sebastien Bach: Le Maitre de L&Apos;Orgue
Norbert Dufourcq · 1948 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)
Paris, Librairie Floury, 1948. First edition. Leather. A leather bound copy of this study on the musical artistry of Johann Sebastian Bach from French organist Norbert Dufourcq, in the original French. French. First edition. Illustrated with thirty-two images across twenty-seven…