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An Historical and Topographical Account of the Town and Parish of Rochdale, in Lancashire; and Also of the Parochial Chapelry of Saddleworth, in the County of York
James Butterworth · 1828 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.08 | ¥50,617)
Manchester, W. D. Varey, 1828 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of James Butterworth's very scarce guides to Rochdale and Saddleworth. James Butterworth's guides to Rochester and Saddleworth are individually paginated, with each part bearing an engraved frontis…
Panorama of the City of Chester
Joseph Hemingway · 1836 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)
Chester, T. Griffith, 1836. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce directory for the city of Chester written by Joseph Hemingway. The first edition. Very scarce. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, vignettes and three monochrome plates. Collated complet…
Commentaries of Ruy Freyre de Andrada
Ruy Freyre de Andrada; C. R. Boxer [editor] · 1930 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,036)
London, George Routledge & Sons, 1930. Cloth. A smart copy of this illustrated account of the exploits of Ruy Freyre de Andrada, a Portuguese soldier. The Argonaut Series. Illustrated with a frontispiece and thirteen plates, two of which are folding. Collated complete. The explo…
The Windmills of Surrey and Inner London
K. G. Farries; M. T. Mason · 1966 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,816)
London, Charles Skilton LTD, 1966 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this charming study of British windmills. Illustrated throughout. The first edition, first impression of this work, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.K. G. Farries and M. T…
Das Weltbild Der Iranier
O. G. Von Wesendonk · 1933 · Rooke Books
£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)
Munchen [Munich], Ernst Reinhardt, 1933 . First edition. Leather. An excellent example of the first edition of Otto Gunther von Wesendonk's study of the philosophy and world view of the people of Iran. In the original German. Illustrated with a double page map of the &apos…
The Union of Democratic Control: What It Is and What It Is Not
1915 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)
London, Union of Democratic Control, 1915. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce leaflet from the Union of Democratic Control detailing its aims and objectives early in the First World War. Very scarce. Union of Democratic Control Leaflet No. 14B. Second Edition. A detailed leaflet e…
T.H. Huxley&Apos;S Diary of the Voyage of H.M. S. Rattlesnake
T. H. Huxley; Julian Huxley [editor] · 1935 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)
London, Chatto & Windus, 1935. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this fascinating account from English biologist and anthropologist T. H. Huxley, with illustrations. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and twelve black-and-white plates. Collated co…
Love Among the Ruins
Evelyn Waugh · 1953 · Rooke Books
£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)
London, Chapman & Hall, 1953 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated dystopian short novel by Evelyn Waugh. First edition, in the publisher's original red cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper.This intriguing work is one …
The Home of Boxing
A. F. Bettinson; B. Bennison · 1922 · Rooke Books
£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)
London, Odhams Press Limited, 1922 . First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this work presenting the National Sporting Club in London as the home of boxing. First edition, in the publisher's original red cloth binding. Scarce. Written by Arthur Frederick Bettin…
The Overlanders of &Apos;62
Mark Sweeten Wade; John Hosie · 1931 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)
Victoria, Charles F. Banfield, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A first edition history of the 1862 Overlanders, an interesting piece of Canadian history, complete with illustrations. The first edition.An interesting study on the 'Overlanders of 1862', a group of about 250 …
Through Siberia the Land of the Future
Fridtjof Nansen; Arthur G. Chater · 1914 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.08 | ¥50,617)
London, William Heinemann, 1914. First edition. Cloth. A striking first English edition of this ode to Siberia, by the Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work in English, translated by Arthur G. Chater.An interesting travel work…
The Cabinet History of England
Charles Macfarlane · 1845 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,816)
London, Charles Knight and Co. 1845-1847. First edition. Leather. The complete twenty-six volume set of Macfarlane's comprehensive work on the history of England, uniformly bound in thirteen volumes. The first editions of these twenty-six volumes in thirteen books in half c…
Ten Works on the Duke of Wellington, Napoleon and the Battle of Waterloo
Various · 1969 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)
London; Barnsley, Various, 1969-2016. First edition. Cloth. Ten historical studies of the Duke of Wellington, Napoleon and the Battle of Waterloo by various historians and biographers. Ten works in the publisher's original cloth bindings. All volumes are in the original unc…
The Norman Balliols in England Compiled in Part from Mr. Wentworth Huyshe&Apos;S Harold and the Balliols
Benjamin J. Scott · 1914 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,036)
London, Blades, East, & Blades, Printers, 1914. First edition. Cloth. A delightful presentation copy of this historical look at the Norman Balliols in England. First edition. Presentation copy with an inscription to the front endpaper "with the compilers kind regards" dated 1915…
The Wye
A. G. Bradley · 1910 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)
London, Adam and Charles Black, 1910. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this colourfully illustrated on the River Wye, with a folding map. First edition. From the Rivers of England series. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, twenty-three colour plates, and a fol…
To Let
John Galsworthy · 1921 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)
London, William Heinemann, 1921. First edition. Leather. A smart first edition of this conclusion to the Forsyte Saga from English novelist and playwright, John Galsworthy. First edition. The conclusion to the Forsyte Saga. When second cousins Fleur and Jon Forsyte meet, they fa…
Extreme Oriental Mixture
Gilbert Collins · 1925 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)
London, Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1925. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated account of the author's experiences travelling across China. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty plates. Collated complete. A detailed account of the autho…
As I Walked out One Midsummer Morning
Laurie Lee · 1969 · Rooke Books
£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)
London, Andre Deutsch, 1969. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of Laurie Lee's sequel to the famous memoir "Cider with Rosie." First edition, first impression. Illustrated throughout. The sequel to award-winning poet Laurie Lee's acclaimed autobiographical wo…
Enclosures and Defences in the Neolithic of Western Europe
Colin Burgess; Peter Topping; et al. · 1988 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.29 | ¥52,726)
Oxford, BAR International Series, 1988 . First edition. Paperback. A pair of scarce, first editions of this interesting study of Neolithic enclosures and defences in Western Europe, illustrated throughout. First editions, in the publisher's original paper wraps. Very scarce…
Palmerston&Apos;S Borough: A Budget of Electioneering Anecdotes, Jokes, Squibs, and Speeches
F. J. Snell · 1894 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)
Tiverton, Gregory, Son, & Tozer, 1894 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this fascinating study of Lord Palmerston's elections at his constituency, Tiverton. The first edition of this very scarce work from historian Frederick John Snell.Illustrated wit…