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Twenty-five thousand sunsets an autobiography (Uncorrected proof copy)

WILCOX Herbert · 1967 · Fortuna Books

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Bodley Head uncorrected proof copy in origianl yellow wraps with title etc and Bodley Head stag and tree motif, titled spine, xiii, 222pp + plates. half title has two marks on it where a lady (?) has placed the foredge between her lips to blot her lipstick! maybe a film star?…

A Patriotic Schoolgirl

Angela Brazil · 1918 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)

London, Blackie and Son Limited, 1918. First edition. Cloth. A uncommon first edition novel set in a girls' boarding school during the First World War, a gripping tale of espionage and patriotism during the War. The first edition of this uncommon novel. Undated, dated from …

Indian Unrest

Valentine Chirol · 1910 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,280)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1910. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this controversial publication by the British journalist, author, historian and diplomat Ignatius Valentine Chirol. Deprecatory comments in this work resulted in a civil suit being brought aga…

Thy Kingdom Come

Arthur Wragg · 1939 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

London, Selwyn & Blount, 1939. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Arthur Wragg's illustrated commentary of British society as it stood at the outbreak of the Second World War, complete with Wragg's woodcuts throughout. The first edition, first impression of thi…

Loyalties Mesopotamia 1914-1917

Arnold T. Wilson · 1930 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

Oxford; London, Oxford University Press Humphrey Milfrod, 1930. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Arnold Wilson's insightful first-hand account of action in Mesopotamia during the First World War. The first edition of this work.Arnold Wilson's account of his t…

Trails Northwest - a History of the District of Barrhead, Alberta

BARRHEAD AND DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY · 1967 · RareNonFiction.com - Rare Books and Vintage Magazines

$595.00 (€539.83 | £450.37 | ¥94,984)

Alberta, Canada: Barrhead and District Historical Society, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. "The opening chapters show how penetration of the wilderness was made possible, and by whom. Later chapters describe the settlement of this wilderness, prior to the coming of the railroad …

The Mint

T. E. Lawrence · 1955 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,162)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1955. First edition. Leather. A limited edition copy of T. E. Lawrence's autobiographical account on his time in the Royal Air Force, bound in quarter-leather on cloth boards. First Edition, Limited Edition, being No. 901 of two-thousand copies. Boun…

Les Vierges Aux Rochers

Gabriele D'Annunzio; G. Herelle · 0 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

Paris, Calmann-Levy, c1920. Leather. One of Gabriele D'Annunzio popular novels, here translated into French by Georges Herelle. Translated into French from Italian by Georges Herelle.A novel written by Gabriele D'Annunzio written in his poetical prose.D'Annunzio w…

The Collected Plays of John Drinkwater

John Drinkwater · 1925 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,816)

London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1925. First edition. Leather. John Drinkwater's own personal copies of his collected plays, complete in two volumes. With volume I present in the limited edition, and volume II in the trade edition and signed by Drinkwater. John Drinkwater's…

The Downing Street Years

Thatcher, Margaret · 1995 · Alpha 2 Omega Books

£34.10 (€40.87 | $45.05 | ¥7,192)

HarperPerennial. First US paperback edition-first printing. Book. Near fine condition.HarperPerennial,1995.First US paperback edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1).Large format paperback(a couple of small scratches,nicks and crease on the cover) in near fine condition.Ill…

Across Iceland the Land of Frost and Fire

Olive Murray Chapman · 1941 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

London , John Lane The Bodley Head, 1941. Cloth. A fascinating travel text about Iceland. his is the new 'cheap edition' of this text, printed eleven years after the first edition. Illustrated, with thirteen photographs over twelve plates. Written by Olive Murray Chapm…

Crimes and Mercies: The Fate of German Civilians Under Allied Occupation, 1944-1950

BACQUE, JAMES · 1998 · RareNonFiction.com - Rare Books and Vintage Magazines

$199.95 (€181.41 | £151.35 | ¥31,919)

USA: Warner Books Inc, 1998. Reprint. Paperback. ISBN: 0751522775. 288 pages. Black and white photographic plates. "More than nine million Germans, soldiers and civilians, died as a result of Allied starvation and expulsion policies in the first five years after the second world…

Mr. Poilu. Notes and Sketches with the Fighting French. With an introduction by Sydney S.Pawling.

HERBERT WARD. · 1916 · Clearwater Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,273)

Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1st Edition, First Edition (first printing). Small 4to. xx, 158pp. Cloth-backed boards with paper spine and title labels. With a title page decoration and forty-six superb tipped-in plates including a number in colour. Edges spotted, the boards a li…

The Illustrated London News, 29 July 1944

VARIOUS CONTRIBUTORS · 1944 · RareNonFiction.com - Rare Books and Vintage Magazines

$295.00 (€267.65 | £223.29 | ¥47,093)

London, England: 30 January 1943, 1944. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Cover: Air Chief-Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory Conferring with General Montgomery. Features include: Our Notebook; Book Reviews: "China, My China" by H. Rattenbury and "China and Britain" by Sir J…

The History of Ellison District 1858 - 1958 (Central Okanagan, British Columbia)

TUTT, MRS. D. (COMPILER) · 1959 · RareNonFiction.com - Rare Books and Vintage Magazines

$295.00 (€267.65 | £223.29 | ¥47,093)

Kelowna, British Columbia: Ellison Centennial Committee, 1959. First Edition. Paperback. 116 pages. Map of main land owners prior to 1900. Reproductions of many archival black and white photos. Contents include: Summary of Pioneers Before 1900; Indian Inhabitants and Early Trade…

The Gentle Art of Theatre-Going

John Drinkwater · 1927 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)

London, Ernest Benn Ltd; Robert Holden & Co. Ltd. 1927-1929. Cloth. A smart set of three volumes by John Drinkwater from the author's personal library, with a signed copy. Three volumes. From the author's personal collection.With a signed copy by the author. In the o…

The Fatherland - Fair Play for Germany and Austria-Hungary, June 9th, 1915 - Cover Illustration of Lieutenant Commander Von Mueke - the Modern Ulysses Who Captained the Emden Number Two

VIERECK, GEORGE SYLVESTER: EDITOR · 1915 · RareNonFiction.com - Rare Books and Vintage Magazines

$350.00 (€317.55 | £264.92 | ¥55,873)

New York: The International Monthly, 1915. First Edition. Paperback. 16 pages. Features: The Blush of Civilization - Ambassador Count Bernstorff at last gets the Official Record of Russian atrocities - English attempts to prevent their reaching America baffled - atrocities only …

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Pictorial Post Cards

Anonymous · 1905 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

London, Geo. Falkner & Sons, c1905 . Paperback. A very scarce collection of eight military postcards depicting the uniforms and history of The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). A very scarce collection of eight colour postcards, housed in the publisher's original envelope.These e…

The Downing Street Years

Thatcher, Margaret · 1993 · Alpha 2 Omega Books

£44.80 (€53.70 | $59.19 | ¥9,448)

Harpercollins. First US edition-first printing. Book. Near fine condition.HarperCollins,1993.First US edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1).Dark blue hardback with black borders(Author's initials on the front cover,gilt lettering to the spine,two small nicks on the edges …

Will the Antichrist Come out of Russia?

LINDSAY, GORDON (JAMES GORDON LINDSAY) · 1968 · S. Howlett-West Books

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Dallas, TX: Christ for the Nations, 1968. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Stapled wraps. This is a trade sized booklet with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The text pages are clean and bright. "Lindsay…