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Araki the Daimio, a Japanese Story of the Olden

Mona B. Bickerstaffe · 1865 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,453)

London, Jackson, Walford, and Hodder, 1865. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this work of ancient Japanese literature, written by Mona B. Bickerstaffe. This work presents an Japanese story of ancient times, with the ultimate goal of forging a better relationship and sense of underst…

Reynard the Fox: After the German Version of Goethe

Thomas James Arnold · 1860 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,853)

London, Trubner and Co, 1860. Cloth. A decoratively bound translation of Goethe's 1793 poem of Reynard the Fox, with illustrations. The first edition of this translation with these illustrations. In the publisher's original gilt-decorated cloth binding. From Johann W…

Archaeologia Cambrensis: The Journal of the Cambrian Archaeological Association

Cambrian Archaeological Association · 1879 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

London, J. Parker, 1879. Leather. A very scarce copy of the tenth volume from this journal from the Cambrian Archaeological Association, with illustrations. Volume X - fourth series. Very scarce volume. Illustrated with thirteen plates and numerous in-text images. Collated compl…

The Book of the Westminster Hospital Bazaar, May 1905

Various · 1905 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

London, Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1905. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this publication promoting the opening of a bazaar for Westminster Hospital. A very scarce copy of this volume. In the original quarter cloth, with illustrated boards.This work provides details of a bazaar organi…

The Life of Field-Marshal the Duke of Wellington

Colonel John Montmorency Tucker · 1846 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

London, Willoughby and Co. 1846. Cloth. A smart copy of this illustrated biography of British statesman, Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington. Illustrated with a frontispiece, two folding plates, and many in-text images. Collated complete. The life of Field Marshal …

The Compact Edition of the Dictionary of National Biography

Various · 1975 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)

Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1975. Cloth. The compact edition of the Dictionary of National Biography. The DNB is a standard reference work providing short biographies of notable figures from British history. It was first published in 1885 and has been updated for years to c…

At the Turn of the Year, Essays & Nature Thoughts

Fiona Macleod [William Sharp] · 1913 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

London, T. N. Foulis, 1913. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this poetic rumination on the season, with colour tipped in plates. First edition. Illustrated with twelve colour tipped in plates and a tipped in colour title page. Collated complete. In this work, dedic…

The Painter and the Photograph from Delacroix to Warhol

Coke, Van Deren · 1978 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Albuquerque, NM, University of New Mexico Press, 1978. Softbound. Illustrated wraps, 324 pp. 568 bw repros. Photo is of a previous copy from our inventory; this copy does not have the blue discard sticker to spine. Also, condition differs; careffully read condition description. …

Load the Wagon - the Story of Jack A. Harris

HARRIS, ANN LEE; GOLDWATER, SENATOR BARRY [FOREWORD] · 1987 · RareNonFiction.com - Rare Books and Vintage Magazines

$99.95 (€90.68 | £75.65 | ¥15,956)

USA: Charles R. Stocks, Inc, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Jack Harris [1914-1981] was "a legendary leader in the agri-business of California, Arizona and throughout the West for over forty years. This is a book about a man's man - who dared to do - and do it first. His life e…

Determinations of the Honourable House of Commons, concerning elections, and all their incidents. As the issuing of the writ, the taking of the poll, the scrutiny, the return, the qualifications of the electors and elected, oaths to be taken, rights of election in the several cities and boroughs, evidence proper of hearing, disqualification by offices, bribery, treating, riots. The whole digested under proper titles, and interspersed with abstracts of Acts of Parliament on the subject; also two tables, (viz) one of Statutes used in the work; the other of the principal matters.

Anon. · 1753 · John Turton

£87.00 (€104.28 | $114.94 | ¥18,349)

London: printed for W Owen, 1753 3rd edn, continued down to the end of the Session of Parliament 1747. xx, 274 pp, 60 page addenda, 11[1] pp index with errata leaf to final page verso. Contemporary full speckled calf, maroon calf gilt spine label, raised bands, decorative gilt c…

Regeneration, being an account of the social work of the Salvation Army in Great Britain

HAGGARD, H. Rider · 1910 · Cotswold Internet Books

£4.50 (€5.39 | $5.95 | ¥949)

Longmans, 1910. Used - Good. Good hardback 1st ed. 1st edition, 1910, in maroon cloth with gilt; B&W illustrations. Free end papers browned; text generally clean in firm binding; spine a little worn at head & foot; gilt lettering & decoration on spine slightly worn Photo:http://…

Desiderius Erasmus Prefaces to the Fathers the New Testament on Study [ Edited By Robert Peters ]

Erasmus · 1970 · George Jeffery Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

The Scolar Press Limited Book measures 33.5x23.5.cm. [22], 293pp. Bound in original publishers faux green crushed morocco, with gilt lettering and crest. Lightly rubbed, minor abrasion wear. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Internally, pages clean throughout. A good so…

The Tea-Table Miscellany: A Collection of Choice Songs, Scots and English. The Eighteenth Edition.

RAMSAY (Allan): · 1782 · John Price Antiquarian Books

£100.00 (€119.86 | $132.11 | ¥21,090)

Glasgow: Printed for J. Macnair..., 1782. 8vo, 168 x 103 mms., pp. xvi, 298, 19th century half morocco, title in gilt on spine, marbled boards; text a little browned, front joint cracked (but firm), rear joint rubbed. Burns Martin 201. ESTC N13436 locates 4 copies: BL, NLS,…

Pluto's Republic: Incorporating The Art of the Soluble and Induction and Intuition in Scientific Thought.

PLUTO. MEDAWAR, Peter. · 1982 · The Book Firm

A$35.00 (€21.51 | $23.71 | £17.95 | ¥3,786)

Oxford University Press, 1982.. Hardcover. Spine of dustjacekt sunned, small tear and slight bump to head of spine, embossed prev. owner's stamp to front endpaper and half-titlepage, otherwise good condition. 351pp. ISBN-10 0192177265. ISBN-13: 9780192177261.

The Struggle for the Georgia Coast: An Eighteenth-Century Spanish Retrospective on Guale and Mocama.

WORTH, John E. · 1995 · The Book Firm

A$79.00 (€48.56 | $53.53 | £40.51 | ¥8,545)

American Museum of Natural History, 1995. Paperback. A touch of rubbing to covers, slight wear to spine, otherwise good condition. Part of the American Museum of Natural History, Anthropological papers, No. 75. 222pp. ISBN 0820317454.

Perspectives on Academic Gaming and Simulation 6 - Simulation and Games: The Real and the Ideal.

HOLLINSHEAD, Betty & YORKE, Mantz eds. · 1981 · The Book Firm

A$95.00 (€58.40 | $64.37 | £48.72 | ¥10,275)

Kogan Page, 1981. Hardcover. Ex-library, otherwise good (no markings to text). No dust jacket. Scarce. The proceedings of the 1980 Conference of SAGSET, the Society for Academic Gaming and Simulation in Education and Training. 212pp. ISBN 0850384222.

Economic Growth and Structural Change in Taiwan: The Postwar Experience of the Republic of China.

GALENSON, Walter ed. · 1979 · The Book Firm

A$26.00 (€15.98 | $17.62 | £13.33 | ¥2,812)

Cornell University Press, 1979. Hardcover. Good condition in dj. Scarce. Out of print. Provides an in-depth examination of all major sectors of the Taiwanese economy. 519pp. ISBN 0-8014-1157-2.

THE HISTORY OF LUDLOW and Its Neighbourhood; Forming a Popular Sketch of the History of the Welsh Border.

Wright, Thomas. · 1852 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,472)

Ludlow: Published by R. Jones 1852. 1st Ed. Large 8vo. [iv] + ii + 541pp. + [iii]. Engraved frontis., 4 engraved plates, plan of the castle, many text ills. Title page browned and with date written in ink under printed date, some very light marginal age toning, plates with some …

The Cup Races Being a History in Pictures of Contests in the Winning and Defence of the America'a Cup

Shafer L. A. · 1899 · George Jeffery Books

£1,250.00 (€1,498.31 | $1,651.43 | ¥263,629)

R. H. Russell Inscribed on free endpaper '' To Sir Thomas Lipton compliments of L. A. Shafer Sept. 4th 1901 ''. No printed date, circa 1899. Book measures 29x41.cm. Frontis, 2 full page, 16 double page plates, with accompanying text. Bound in original publishers cloth backed boa…

Exercises on the Etymology, Syntax, Idioms, and Synonyms, of the Spanish Language

L. J. A. McHenry · 1825 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

London, Sherwood, Jones, and Co. 1825. Leather. A scarce fourth edition of McHenry's education guide to the Spanish language. Scarce work. Fourth edition. A guide to the formation of the Spanish language with specific reference to etymology, syntax, and synonyms. Written by…