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The Escapes of Captain O&Apos;Brien, 1804-1808

Donat Henchy O'Brien [intro. by A.J. Evans] · 1932 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, The Bodley Head, 1932. Cloth. A new edition of O'Brien's gripping account of how he escaped imprisonment during the Napoleonic Wars, with illustrations by Wyndham Payne. A new edition of The Escapes of Captain O'Brien, written by Rear-Admiral Donat Henchy …

Adventures of a Naval Lieutenant, or the Green Hand

George Cupples · 1904 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.73 | $77.96 | ¥12,451)

London, George Routledge, 1904. Cloth. A scarce illustrated and revised edition of a seafaring novel often considered to be among the best for its accuracy. A scarce and charming illustrated edition of Adventures of a Naval Lieutenant, or The Green Hand, the notable seafaring st…

Examples of the Municipal, Commercial and Street Architecture of France and Italy from the 12th to the 15th Century

R. Anderson · 1870 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, William Mackenzie , 1870-1875. Leather. A scarce study of French and Italian architecture by Scottish Victorian architect Robert Anderson, complete with 103 skilfully drawn plates. A fantastic illustrated exploration of the municipal, commercial and street architecture o…

Selected Works of William Hepworth Dixon Her Majesty&Apos;S Tower, Free Russia and the Switzers

William Hepworth Dixon · 1870 · Rooke Books

£475.00 (€569.45 | $627.65 | ¥100,239)

London , Hurst and Blackett, 1870-1872. Leather. Selected works by William Hepworth Dixon. Her Majesty's Tower is an historical publication about the Tower of London. Free Russia and The Switzers are both travel works. With a colour frontispiece to volume I of Her Majesty&a…

The English Poets Selections with Critical Introductions by Various Writers and a General Introduction by Matthew Arnold

Thomas Humphry Ward · 1900 · Rooke Books

£200.00 (€239.77 | $264.27 | ¥42,206)

London and New York, The Macmillan Company, 1900-1902. Cloth. A set of student edition books on English poets published over two years. Complete in four volumes. With introductions by Matthew Arnold (24 December 1822 – 15 April 1888), who was an English poet and cultural critic…

Jesu Chrisit Domini Nostri Novum Testamentum Sive, Novum Foedus

Theodoro Beza · 1713 · Rooke Books

£390.00 (€467.54 | $515.33 | ¥82,302)

London, Guil. Bowyer, impensis societatis Stationariorum, c1713. Leather. A very scarce Latin New Testament by Theodoro Beza. An extremely scarce edition of the New Testament. This work is Beza's Latin new Testament. This edition is closely cropped at the edges and therefor…

Memoirs of the Marchioness de Larochejaquelein

M L Victoire de Donnissan · 1816 · Rooke Books

£510.00 (€611.40 | $673.89 | ¥107,625)

London, Constable and Co et al. 1816. First edition. Leather. he uncommon first English translation, by Sir Walter Scott, of the fascinating memoirs of Marie Louise Victoire de Donnissan, Marquise de La Rochejacquelein. These memoirs give a remarkable picture of the war, and for…

Rex Whistler: His Life and His Drawings

Laurence Whistler · 1948 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Art and Technics, 1948. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of an intimate biography on the mural artist who was tragically killed at Normandy, written by his younger brother. The first edition of Rex Whistler: His Life and His Drawings, an intimate biography of the …

Verses by the Way

James Henry Darlington · 1923 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

New York, Brentano's, 1923 . First edition. Cloth. Signed first-edition poetry collection from the first bishop of Harrisburg, presented to paleontologist Henry Fairfield Osborn. First edition.In publisher's original quarter-cloth binding with blue boards.Presentation …

War Poems and Other Translations

Various [trans. by Lord Curzon of Kedleston] · 1915 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1915. Cloth. A collection of translated war and classical poetry, signed by the translator Lord Curzon, former Viceroy of India and future British foreign secretary. The presentation copy of War Poems and Other Translations, signed by the auth…

The Story of Hereward: The Champion of England & Stories of Robin Hood and His Merry Men

Douglas C. Stedman; J. Walker McSpadden · 1931 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1931-1936. Cloth. Two illustrated collections of classic folklore from British history, retold by Douglas C. Stedman and J. Walker McSpadden. Two volumes. This set contains: The Story of Hereward: The Champion of England, 1931. Later impressio…

The Story of the Amulet

Edith Nesbit · 1906 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

London, T Fisher Unwin, 1906 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the final work in Edith Nesbit's Psammead trilogy, a continuation of the story told in 'Five Children and It' and 'The Phoenix and the Carpet&apos. In this charming first edition, first…

C1896 the Descriptive Album of London: A Pictorial Guide

George H. Birch · 1842 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, The Descriptive Album Publishing Company, c1896 . Cloth. A very scarce Coronation Edition of George H. Birch"s richly illustrated survey of London with 108 photographic plates. In the publisher's original red cloth binding. This copy is undated. Dated here using Ji…

Early English Meals and Manners: John Russell&Apos;S Boke of Nurture, Wynkyn de Worde&Apos;S Boke of Keruynge, the Boke of Curtasye, R. Westes&Apos; Booke of Demeanor, Seager&Apos;S Schoole of Vertue, &C. &C

Frederick J. Furnivall [editor] · 1931 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Humphrey Milford: Oxford University Press, 1931. Cloth. A later edition of of Furnivall's seminal compilation of medieval English texts that illuminate the dietary habits and social etiquette of early English society. Later edition, first published in 1868. Arranged…

Travels, Explorations and Empires: Writings from the Era of Imperial Expansion 1770-1835

Tim Fulford; Carol Bolton; Peter J. Kitson [editors] · 2001 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

London, Pickering & Chatto, 2001. First edition. Cloth. An excellent complete four volume first edition set of this expansive study of travel and travel writing through history. Complete in four volumes. First edition. A series exploring some of the earliest collections of trave…

Fables of Aesop, and Others: Translated Into English with Instructive Applications

Aesop; Samuel Croxall [trans.] · 1820 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

Derby, Henry Mozley and Sons, [1820]. Leather. An excellent copy Samuel Croxall's noted edition of Aesop's fables, illustrated with wood engravings and bound by Eric Sweet in crushed quarter morocco with a clamshell casing. A nineteenth century edition of Samuel Croxal…

The Winchester Psalter

Francis Wormald · 1973 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Harvey Miller; Medcalf Ltd. 1973 . First edition. Cloth. A very smart, first edition thus, of this authoritative study by Francis Wormald presents the Winchester Psalter, one of 12th-century England"s most important illuminated manuscripts, richly illustrated with colour…

The Poems of Ossian, the Son of Fingal Volume 2

Ossian; James MacPherson Esq. · 1805 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

Edinburgh, Denham and Dick; J. Scott, 1805 . Leather. A fascinating landmark of Romantic and Celtic literature, this illustrated pocket edition of The Poems of Ossian still sparks debate about its origins. In the publisher's original full calf binding.This edition is the se…

Le Breviaire Grimani de la Bibliotheque S. Marc a Venise (Recherches D&Apos;Histoire Et D&Apos;Art)

Giulio Coggiola · 1908 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Leyde , A. W. Sijthoff, 1908. First edition. Leather. The first French edition of this study of the Marciana Library and the Grimani Breviary, with illustrations. The first French edition of this scarce volume. Published under the 'Research in History and Art' series.…

The Australian Army Medical Corps in Egypt: An Illustrated and Detailed Account of the Early Organisation and Work of the Australian Medical Units in Egypt in 1914-1915

Lieut.-Col. James W. Barrett; Lieut. P. E. Deane · 1918 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, H. K. Lewis & Co. Ltd. 1918. First edition. Cloth. A smart first UK edition of this illustrated account of the Australian Army Medical Corps in Egypt, a review copy. First UK edition. Review copy with a contemporary ink stamp to the half-title. Illustrated with a frontis…