Historie

Newbold Astbury and Its History

J.E. Gordon Cartlidge [assist. by Henry Barlow, Ernest Hitchens] · 1915 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

Congleton, Cheshire, Thomas Gordon, 1915. First edition. Cloth. The scarce signed presentation copy of a local history of the ancient parish of Newbold Astbury in Cheshire, dating back to early Roman settlement. The scarce signed presentation copy of Newbold Astbury and its Hi...

Christopher Robins Set: The Invisible Air Force (Signed), the Ravens (Signed) and the Test of Courage (Biography)

Christopher Robbins · 1979 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,853)

London; New York; London, Macmillan; Crown Publishers; Century, 1979-1999. First edition. Cloth. First edition works by a British journalist and author who specialised in covert operations and espionage during the Cold War, including two signed works. The first editions of thr...

2 Vols Connãƒâ©Tables Et Marãƒâ©Chaux de France

Louis d'Harcourt · 1912 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.65 | $1,314.54 | ¥209,848)

Paris, Émile-Paul Frères, 1912-1913. Leather. A very scarce two-volume limited edition of d"Harcourt"s authoritative history of the Constables and Marshals of France, richly illustrated in colour. Bound in a handsome half morocco by Bayntun, from the library of Captain Richa...

2 Vols Chronicles of England, France, Spain and the Adjoining Countries, from the Latter Part of the Reign of Edward II. To the Coronation of Henry IV.

Sir John Froissart [Jean Froissart]; Thomas Johnes [trans.] · 1855 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

London, Henry G. Bohn , 1855 . Leather. A two-volume Bohn reissue in half morocco, richly illustrated with Humphreys" illuminated plates, presenting Johnes"s classic English translation of Froissart"s chronicle of England, France, Spain, and the adjoining countries. In a half ...

The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France, King of Italy, &C. &C. From His Birth to the Present Time; Including His Parentage, Military Achievements, Remarkable Actions, Speeches, Battles & Victories; and a Full Account of His Campaigns in France, Italy, Germany, Egypt, Syria, Spain, Poland, Portugal, Prussia, Piedmont, and Russia; Interspersed with Anecdotes and Biographical Memoirs of the Principal Generals in the French Armies

1814 · Rooke Books

£296.00 (€354.80 | $391.06 | ¥62,427)

London, Printed and Published by W. Mason, [1814]. Paperback. A very scarce copy of this account of French Revolutionary General Napoleon Bonaparte. A very scarce work.Placed in a blue paper wrap, with text block unattached. Illustrated with a coloured frontispiece, depicting...

India&Apos;S Army

Major Donovan Jackson · 1940 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

London, Sampson Low , [1940]. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated account of the British Indian Army, with coloured illustrations, and collectible cigarette cards tipped in. A work by the British Army Officer Major Donovan Jackson.The volume provides an account of the British Ind...

Travellers&Apos; Tales and Travels in West Africa

The Travellers Club [eds. by Frank Herrmann and Michael Allen]; Mary Kingsley [intro. by Sara Wheeler] · 1999 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

London, Castlereagh Press; Folio Society, 1999-2007. Cloth. A fine set on travel and exploration, including one containing numerous tales across the globe and another influential for transforming perceptions of indigenous peoples in West Africa. The first edition Travellers&ap...

The Farmer&Apos;S Outlook: A Review of Home and Overseas Agriculture, 1880-1913

Ralph T. Hinckes · 1913 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)

London, Jarrold & Sons , [1913]. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of Ralph T. Hinckes"s study of global agriculture and food prices in the decades before the First World War. In the publisher's original red cloth binding. First edition. This copy is undated. Dated her...

Hannibal and the Roman Age

Harold Lamb; A.F. Scott · 1959 · Rooke Books

£57.00 (€68.32 | $75.31 | ¥12,021)

London, White Lion Publishers Limited; Robert Hale LTD, 1959-1977 . First edition. Cloth. A fascinating two volume set of works on Ancient Rome, with the original dust wrappers. A lovely two volume set of works on Rome. Both in their original cloth bindings, in the original d...

An Old Story of My Farming Days (Ut Mine Stromtid)

Fritz Reuter; M.W. Macdowall · 1878 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.85 | ¥83,307)

Leipzig, Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1878. Cloth. A very scarce complete three volume set of autobiographical farming works by German novelist Fritz Reuter. A very scarce complete three volume set of autobiographical works.The authorized editions.In full green cloth binding. A work b...

Talking Drums of Africa

J. F. Carrington · 1949 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)

London, The Carey Kingsgate Press, 1949. First edition. Cloth. Illustrated first edition of John F. Carrington's significant work on the talking drum form of communication in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. First edition.In publisher's original cloth binding. W...

Harold the Norseman

Fred Whishaw · 1897 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London, T. Nelson and Sons, 1897. First edition. Cloth. A charming historical fiction that dramatizes the legendary life of Harald Hardraada, including his exploits in Scandinavia, Constantinople and Stamford Bridge. Harold The Norseman, A very scarce and charming fictional na...

Ten Years in Equatoria and the Return with Emin Pasha

Major Gaetano Casati · 1891 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

London, Frederick Warne and Co. 1891. First edition. Cloth. The complete first English edition of this illustrated travelogue from Gaetabi Casati, chronicling his explorations of South Sudan. The first English edition. Complete in two volumes.In the original cloth binding.Illu...

Cha-No-Yu the Japanese Tea Ceremony

A. L. Sadler · 1933 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.02 | ¥40,072)

Japan; London, J. L. Thompson & Co. (Retail) Ltd.; Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd. 1933. First edition. Cloth. An incredibly scarce first edition of this illustrated historical work. A very scarce first edition by A. L. Sadler, Professor of Oriental Studies at the Unive...

A Manual of Marine Zoology for the British Isles Part I. And Part II.

Philip Henry Gosse · 1855 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

London, John Van Voorst, 1855-1856. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon complete pair of well-illustrated zoological works by the "Father of the Aquarium". A smart pair of first edition works by influential English naturalist, Brethren evangelist, and "Father of the Aquarium" Ph...

The Book of the Martyrs of Tolpuddle 1834-1934

A. Conley; Sidney Webb; Walter M. Citrine; et al. · 1934 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

London, The Trades Union Congress General Council, 1934. First edition. Cloth. An abundantly illustrated first edition of this historical account of the Martyrs of Tolpuddle. The first edition of the work.In publisher's original green cloth binding.A history of the Martyr...

The Book of the Meat Trade

Frank Gerrard [ed.] · 1950 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)

London, The Caxton Publishing Company, 1950 . Cloth. A comprehensive 2 volume set of the intricacies of the meat trade, with numerous illustrations throughout. A comprehensive complete two volume set on the meat trade.The third reprints of the work, first published in 1949.In ...

Missionary Travels in Central Africa

F.S. Arnot · 1914 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

Bath, Office of "Echoes of Service, 1914 . First edition. Cloth. An illustrated first edition of this travelogue by English missionary, exploring Central Africa. The first edition of the work.In publisher's original green cloth binding. Illustrated with a frontispiece, 1...

The Book of Julian

Norah Gribble · 1923 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.85 | ¥83,307)

Not Stated, None, 1923 . First edition. Hardback. The very scarce first edition of Norah Gribble's biography of her son, Captain Julian Royds Gribble, who died in a POW camp fourteen days after the First World War had concluded. The vanishingly scarce first edition of thi...

British Imperial Calendar and Ridgway&Apos;S Peerage for 1834

The British Almanac; James Ridgway · 1834 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,963)

London, Winchester and Varnham; James Ridgway, 1834 . Leather. Two handsomely bound and scarce volumes of peerages and reference works for 1834, with both the Imperial Calendar and Ridgway's Peerage for the year present. Beautifully bound in straight grain morocco signed ...