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Exchange of Notes between His Majesty&Apos;S Government in the United Kingdom and the Egyptian Government in Regard to the Use of the Waters of the River Nile for Irrigation Purposes

Abdul Hamid Soliman; R. M. MacGregor · 1929 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, His Majesty's Stationary Office, 1929. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce published account of diplomatic negotiations regarding the use of the waters of the Nile for irrigation, illustrated with folding maps and charts. A very scarce account of a discussion he…

Collected Essays by T.H. Huxley

T. H. Huxley · 1894 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London & New York, Macmillan & Co. 1894-1901. Cloth. Five volumes of an originally nine volume set of Thomas Huxley's collected scientific essays. Five volumes, being: 'Man's Place in Nature', 'Hume, with Helps to the Study of Berkeley', 'Metho…

Sayings and Doings; or, Sketches from Life. Third Series

[Theodore Hook] · 1828 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, Henry Colburn, 1828. First edition. Leather. The first edition of the third series of Theodore Hook's popular and comical short stories, this series comprising of two novellas, 'Cousin William' and 'Gervase Skinner&apos. The first edition of this work…

Maiwa&Apos;S Revenge

H. Rider Haggard · 1891 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1891. First edition. Cloth. The first illustrated edition of this short H. Rider Haggard novel, following a hunter set on revenge. The first edition thus of this work, being the first illustrated edition.'Maiwa's Revenge' is a shor…

Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell · 1950 · Rooke Books

£975.00 (€1,168.69 | $1,288.11 | ¥205,695)

London, Secker & Warburg, 1950. Cloth. An uncommon fourth impression of this important and thought-provoking work, with the original dust wrapper preserved. George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair (1903-1950), an English novelist, essayist and critic. His works were …

The Pilgrims of the Rhine

Lord Lytton · 1891 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, George Routledge and Sons, 1891. Cloth. A limited edition of 'The Pilgrims of the Rhine', an adventure novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton. Penned by Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873) a British politician and writer, known for coining the phrases 'The pen is migh…

Revolt in the Desert

T. E. Lawrence · 1927 · Rooke Books

£320.00 (€383.57 | $422.76 | ¥67,510)

New York, Garden City Publishing Company, INC, 1927. Cloth. A remarkably well preserved copy of T. E. Lawrence's abridged version of his magnum opus, 'The Seven Pillars of Wisdom&apos. In the original scarce unclipped dustwrapper.'Revolt in the Desert' is an …

The Ruins of Pompeii a Series of Eighteen Photographic Views

Thomas H Dyer · 1867 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)

London, Bell and Daldy, 1867. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Thomas H Dyer's historical and archaeological study on the ruins of Pompeii. An uncommon work. Collated, complete, with eighteen plates. The 'House of Cornelius Rufus' has been bound in as…

Deleite Y Amargura de Las Dos Cortes, Celestial Y Terrena. Con la Assistencia de Los Ingenios, Y Lagrimas Derremadas En la Corte Del Dios Momo: El Consuelo Que Reciben, Quexas Que Dan a Iupiter, Para Que Visite la Cortes de Los Planetas, Dioses, Monarcas, Principes, Senorias Y Republicas Del Orbe, Y Modo de Sus Gouiernos.

Jose Micheli Marquez · 1642 · Rooke Books

£1,500.00 (€1,797.99 | $1,981.71 | ¥316,453)

Madrid, Juan Sanchez, 1642. First edition. Vellum. The scarce first edition of this work by Jose Micheli Marquez, or the Baron of San Demetrio. First edition of this politically charged work, which looks at the history of religion. Specifically, the author draws focus on the Cou…

A Continuation of New Experiments

Robert Boyle · 1669 · Rooke Books

£1,200.00 (€1,438.39 | $1,585.37 | ¥253,163)

Oxford, Henry Hall, 1669. First edition. Unbound. A scarce, first edition copy of Robert Boyle"s first continuation of his important work on air and gasses. A scarce, first edition copy of Robert Boyle"s first continuation of his important work. Illustrated, with seven of eig…

Modern Woodcuts and Lithographs by British and French Artists

Malcolm C Salaman; Geoffrey Holme · 1919 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

London, The Studio, 1919. First edition. Cloth. A comprehensive look at French and English woodcut artists at the start of the twentieth century. The first edition of this work. With half-title, in the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated, with twelve coloured pl…

An Order Made by the House of Commons for the Establishing of Preaching Lecturers, Through the Kingdome of England and Wales

1641 · Rooke Books

£2,950.00 (€3,536.04 | $3,897.36 | ¥622,358)

London, B. Alsop, 1641. Cloth. A very scarce work on the mid seventeenth century establishment of the lawful right of preaching in parishes in England and Wales, rebound. A very scarce work. Charles is here sanctioning preaching - just prior to the Civil war. An important source…

Panegyricus Cum Notis Integris Arntzenio

Latinius Pacatus Drepanius · 1753 · Rooke Books

£895.00 (€1,072.80 | $1,182.42 | ¥188,817)

Amsterdam, Apud Viduam and Filium S Schouten , 1753. Disbound. A very scarce work of Pacatus Drepaius' Panegryricus, an extant speech, considered the best of its kind. With notes from a number of prominent scholars. Very scarce. With the signatures *-3*⁴ 4*² (-4*2) A-…

In the Hour Before Midnight

Jack Higgins; [Henry Patterson] · 1969 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

New York, The Crime Club by Doubleday and Company, 1969. First edition. Cloth. The first US edition of Jack Higgins' novel about a man escaping a life of violence, only to fall in with another group of violent people. The first US edition of this work. In the original uncli…

Letters from Portugal and Spain Written During the March of the British Troops Under Sir John Moore with a Map of the Route and Appropriate Engravings by an Officer

Sir Robert Ker Porter; Sir John Moore · 1809 · Rooke Books

£975.00 (€1,168.69 | $1,288.11 | ¥205,695)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1809. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this uncommon work regarding travels in Portugal and Spain during the Peninsula War. Written by Sir Robert Ker Porter, a Scottish artist, diplomat and traveller. Porter is noted for…

Aphrodite in Aulis

George Moore · 1930 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1930. Vellum. A signed limited edition copy of George Moore's novel 'Aphrodite in Aulis', signed by the author, held in the original slipcase. A limited edition work, limited to 1825, of which 1 to 900 were for sale in Great Britain,…

The English Garden a Poem in Four Books a New Edition Corrected to Which Are Added a Commentary and Notes

W Mason; W Burgh · 1783 · Rooke Books

£320.00 (€383.57 | $422.76 | ¥67,510)

York, A Ward; JJ Dodsley et al , 1783. Leather. A lovely late eighteenth century copy of this well known gardening poem by William Mason. A first thus, the first edition with a commentary and notes by W Burgh. This is also the first collected edition of this poem. William Mason …

Sassa Yo Yassa Japanische Tanze

Bernhard Kellermann · 1926 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Berlin, Paul Cassirer Verlag, c1912. Leather. A charmingly illustrated book about Japanese dances and culture. Written in the original German. A book about Japanese dances, and culture in Japan. Some of the dances described in this book are 'Der Tanz des Waschebleichens&apo…

Voyage Illustre Dans Les Deux Mondes D&Apos;Apres Les Relations Authentiques Les Plus Nouvelles

Felix Mornand; J Vilbort · 1863 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)

Paris, Le Chevalier, 1863. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated "journey" around the world, journaling England, Holland, Belgium, and many other places. In the original French. "Voyage Illustre dans les Deux Mondes" is an illustrated travel guide, travelling around to world to count…

Bending the Willow: Jeremy Brett As Sherlock Holmes

David Stuart Davies; Edward Hardwicke [foreword] · 1996 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

Chester, Calabash Press, 1996. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon and very smart copy of the first edition, diving into Brett's respected performance, illustrated, and with original dust wrapper. An uncommon first edition. Bound in publisher's original red cloth, with t…