Search Results: Authors starting with W from Rooke Books

London: Longmans and Co., 1912. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 10" by 6.5". None. A catalogue of Printed Music Published Between 1487 and 1800 now in the British Museum printed by the order of the Trustees of the British Museum and written by W. Barclay Squire. First edition. In two volumes complete. Volume one is A-K, volume two L-Z together with the first supplement to rear to volume two. With a preface by G. K. Fortescue from the British Museum, dated 1912 to front of volume one. The dates covered in the catalogue (1487 - 1800) are those generally accepted as marking the division between the earlier and the modern schools of music. In cloth bindings. Externally, generally smart but with slight wear to extremities and with slight rubbing and marks to boards. Front hinges strained. Internally, generally firmly bound although strained in places, with first page to volume two starting. Bright and generally clean throughout but with slight scattered foxing to first and last few pages.… Read More

London : Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co.; William Reeves; Kegan Paul, Trench & Co.; Simpkin, Marshall & Co, et al. , 1880-84. Leather. Very Good. 7" by 4.5". None. An interesting sammelband of eighteen pamphlets regarding politics, socialism and land ownership, bound in smart half morocco. A sammelband of eighteen pamphlets from various academics and writers, regarding politics, socialism, and the British and Irish land questions. Notable writers featuring in this collection include the American political economist and journalist, Henry George, whose writing sparked several reform movements of the Progressive Era, the British historian and philosopher, Arnold J. Toynbee, and the English political activist and athiest, Charles Bradlaugh. Bound in full morocco with gilt detail to the spine. This sammelband comprises of: 'Our Land Laws of the Past', by W. E. Baxter. First edition. 'The Land Question: What it is, and how only it can be Settled. An Appeal to Nations; Shewing the Evils of… Read More

London : Longmans, Green and Co. , 1895 . Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. An interesting insight into the Roman times of Augustus, translated from the original German. A second edition of the English translation, translated from the original German of W. A. Becker by Frederick Metcalfe. The original German edition of this work was published in 1838 and opened up fresh ground within the field of Roman Antiquities. This work is an interesting insight into the Roman times of Augustus with notes of the manners and customs of the Romans. With a catalogue to the rear.Previous owner bookplate to the front pastedown for S. Sproston. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with some fading to the joints and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and a mark to the rear board. Previous owner bookplate to the front pastedown for S. Sproston and inscription to the page after the front free endpaper. Pages are lightly age toned but remain clean. Firmly bound. Very Good

London: G. Bell and Sons Ltd., 1921. Cloth. Near Fine. 7" by 4.5". None. An illustrated guide to dominoes and solitaire. With publisher's advertisements to the front of the work. Profusely illustrated with many demonstrative vignettes throughout. Part of The Club Series of instructional guides to a variety of parlour games, including whist, backgammon and billiards. In brown pictorial paper wraps. Externally in excellent condition, with just some very light edgewear to the extremities. Slight creasing to the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with just some very marginal age toning. Near Fine

Nairobi : Patwa New Agency, 1959 . Cloth. Near Fine. 6.5" by 4.5". Not Stated. A smart volume of the various animals of Eastern Africa, with illustrations. A seventh revised copy. A fascinating guide to game animals of Eastern Africa including the hyaena, giraffe, gazelle and puku. With twenty seven full page illustrations. Collated, complete. With a bookplate from Desmond Morris to the front pastedown. From the library of Desmond Morris, a zoologist best known for his 1967 sociobiological work "The Naked Ape". Alongside achieving great acclaim as a zoologist, Morris was also known for being an ethnologist and surrealist painter, and for popular television programmes, including "Zoo Time".  In the original cloth binding. Externally, lovely with light fading to the head and tail of the spine. With a bookplate from Desmond Morris to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1952. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 8.5" by 6" . None . The first edition of CW Previte-Orton's illustrated medieval history in two volumes. The first edition of this work. In two volumes. A history of medieval Europe by Charles Previte-Orton, prepared for publication by Philis Grierson. Volume I: The Later Roman Empire to the Twelfth Century; Volume II: The Twelfth Century to the Renaissance. Consisting of a condensed and revised edition of 'The Cambridge Medieval History', published in eight volumes during the interwar period. With numerous illustrations in text.  In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor bumping to head and tail of spine, back strip gently and lightly faded. Previous ownership ink inscription to front free endpaper, dated 1953. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine

London: Alston Rivers, Ltd. , 1913. First edition. Cloth. Good Only. 8.5" by 6". Various. A first edition copy of this fascinating history and development of the Royal Australian Navy, by Charles Edwin Woodrow Bean. Charles Edwin Woodrow Bean was a renowned Australian World War I war correspondent and historian, best remembered as the editor (and one of the authors) of the monumental twelve volume 'Official History of Australia in the War of 1914–1918', that was praised for its incredibly detailed account of the Australian armed forces, whilst maintaining accessibility for a non-military reader. Bean was also an instrumental force in establishing the Australian national War Memorial, and played a key role in the creation and popularisation of the ANZAC legend; a concept that suggests that New Zealand and Australian soldiers possess shared characteristics such as endurance, courage, good humour,and mateship, allegedly exemplified on the battlefields of the First World War. This copy is… Read More

New York: George P Putnam and Co, 1854. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 10" by 7". C W Webber; Alfred J Miller. A beautifully bound, uncommon work of natural history and ornithology. Sumptuously illustrated, with brightly coloured chromolithographs after Alfred Jacob Miller. Extremely scarce in this original publisher's deluxe morocco binding. This morocco binding is seldom seen, and not recorded by Bennett. (Bennett p.111). The first edition, first issue of this work. With twenty chromolithographs, after illustrations by Mrs C W Webber and Alfred J Miller. Miller contributes five illustrations, notable for their depictions of Native American life. Miller was a pioneering Baltimore-born artist, who accompanied Sir William Drummond Steward on his hunting journey to the Rocky Mountains. This is one of two works published containing Miller's illustrations. Collated, complete. The title page states that there are twenty-five coloured lithographs. This is misprint and this edition… Read More

London: African Publications Ltd, 1920 . Leather. Very Good Indeed. 10" by 7.5". Capt. A. W. Lloyd. The second issue of A. W. Lloyd's scarce collection of illustrations depicting the East Africa campaign of the First World War. The 1920 edition of this work, which was first published in Cape Town in 1917. Referred to as the first edition, second issue (SABIB 3"141).The second issue is a far more substantial publication, with the illustrations bearing a coloured double rule border, and a superior quality of paper. Illustrated with thirty-two captioned plates. Collated, complete.Rebound in half morocco, with endpapers renewed.In his introduction, Sir Percy Fitzpatrick explains that the artist worked as a cartoonist with the Johannesburg Sunday Times and Sunday Post, and with Punch in London. Lloyd drew these whilst convalescing from a war wound received in East Africa. With seven pages of advertisements.The illustrations depict the war between the Allies (represented by South Africa) and… Read More

London: Offices of "South Africa", [1926]. Hardback. Good. 7.5" by 5". Fred Struben. A very scarce account of the first gold-mining operation in the Rand in South Africa, managed by the Struben brothers. A very scarce copy of this work in the original paper boards. Inscription to the front free end paper. The brothers Harry and Frederick Struben founded the Sterkfontein Junction Mining Syndicate in 1884, and managed the first gold-mining operation on the Witwatersrand (locally the Rand or, less commonly, the Reef), a 56-kilometre-long scarp in South Africa. Due to the extraordinary quantities of gold extracted from the Witwatersrand rocks, the South African currency was named the rand in 1961 upon the declaration of the republic. In this volume, Luffman gives an account of the history of the discoveries of the Struben brothers. There is also a reproduction of 1885 map compiled by Fred Struben to the rear, showing the position of the gold. Undated, dated through copies held at the British… Read More

London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1911. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". Not Stated. A scarce first edition study on the influence of British government in Nigeria, complete with folding maps. The scarce first edition of this work.Illustrated with a colour folding map to the frontispiece, one colour folding map, one monochrome folding map, and one map.Collated, complete.Written whilst the author was the British Resident in Northern Nigeria, this is a detailed and insightful history of the changes Britain made since gaining responsibility of governing the inhabitants of Africa in 1900. An interesting look at a decade of Britain's influence on the continent.by Captain Charles William James Orr.Label of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society to the front paste down.Two pages of adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light rubbing and a little discolouration to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the… Read More

London: Gale & Polden, LTD. , 1912. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. A historical account of military campaigns of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1805, written by Maycock with eight folding maps throughout the text. First Edition. Illustrations include eight folding maps throughout the text, which depict the positions of the French Corps as well as military actions that took place. This is a comprehensive account on the Campaign of 1805, in which the Austrian and Russian Armies were overthrown, resulting in the downfall of the Third Coalition and the rise of the fame of Napoleon Bonaparte. Contents include 'Causes Rendering the Campaign Inevitable', 'The Austrian Advance into Bavaria', 'Escape of Werneck's Corps', and 'The Chronology of the Campaign'. This work ends with an appendix to page 105. Written by Captain F. W. O. Maycock, who was the author of 'Napoleon's European Campaigns' as well as being part of the Suffolk Regiment.One page of publisher's adverts to front of text,… Read More

London: Wells Gardner, c1880. Cloth. Very Good. 7" by 5". None stated . An uncommon charming beginners guide to the art of bell ringing, written by Charles A. W. Troyte. The fourth edition. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, figures and three plates. Collated complete. This informative guide was written by Charles A. W. Troyte and provides helpful instructions along with figures and diagrams to guide beginners in the art of Church and hand bell ringing. Undated, dated by copies found on Jisc. In the publisher's original moire blind stamped cloth. Externally smart with bumping to the extremities, fading to the spine, slight rubbing to the joints, backstrip lifting, slight cockling to the front board and small tidemarks to the rear board. Front hinge starting with offsetting to the free endpapers with an old ink inscription dated 1912 to the front and scattered spotting. Internally firmly bound with very lightly age toned pages with the odd spot. Very Good

London : Charles H Clarke, c1856. Cloth. Good. 6.5" by 4.5". None. A U.K Edition of Charles Webber's Old Hicks The Guide. Undated, dated from WorldCat which references the British Library's catalogue. This work was originally published in New York, 1848. Webber was a United States journalist and explorer. This work explains Webber's mining expedition in Camanche/Comanche Country in the nineteenth century. A scarce work, in any edition. In a full cloth binding with gilt stamping to the spine. Externally, generally smart with minor rubbing to the extremities and minor bumping to the head and tail of spine. Front hinge is slightly strained but firm after endpapers. Prior owner's inscription to the title page Thomas Flint. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age toned with the odd spot throughout. Good

London: Grayson & Grayson, Ltd. , 1940 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 9" by 6". Col. A. W. S. Wingate. The uncommon first edition of this autobiographical account of a journey through the interior of China, in the very scarce dust wrapper. First edition of A Cavalier in China by A. W. S. Wingate in the original publisher's cloth binding and very scarce unclipped dust wrapper. With a foreword by Sir Francis Younghusband. Wingate's autobiographical account of his journey through the interior of China, compiled and edited by his widow after his death.Illustrated with fifteen monochrome plates from photographs taken by the author. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. There is some wear and slight loss to the extremities of the dust wrapper, including some tears. To the binding, there is some minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright… Read More

London: H. F. & G. Witherby , 1934. First edition. Hardback. Good. 7.5" by 5". None stated . The first edition of this scarce illustrated study on the bird life on the Isle of Man. The first edition of this scarce work. In the publisher's original pictorial hardback. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and eleven monochrome photographic plates. Collated complete. This work was written by Henry William Madoc and provides a descriptive study on the bird life on the Isle of Man. The work describes a large variety of species including the Wren, Yellow Wagtail and the Raven. In the publisher's original pictorial hardback. Externally smart with tape re-enforcements to the spine with minimal loss to the head and fading to the spine and extremities. Age toning to the endpapers. Internally generally firmly bound with slight strain between pp. 64 and the plate, with clean and age toned pages. Good

London: Williams & Norgate, Ltd, 1924. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". Not Stated. A smart first edition of this illustrated account of the rise and progress of lawn tennis. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty-three plates. Collated complete. A detailed account of the rise of lawn tennis from around 1880 to 1920, with chapters on the Renshaws, the Dohertys, advice to young players, grass courts, hard courts, covered courts, and much more. Written by George Whiteside Hillyard, a British Royal Navy Commander and tennis player. Under his supervision as secretary of the All England Club the Wimbledon Championships moved to its current site at Church Road. With a collection of newspaper articles on early lawn tennis. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine and the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light… Read More

London: Cecil Palmer, 1925. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5". None. The very scarce first U.K. edition of this interesting novel, combining English and Spanish society in the interwar period. The very scarce first U.K. edition of this work.'Grobo' follows a sophisticated London nobleman, who buys a Spanish youth and takes him around London Society.Written by E. H. W. Meyerstein. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Eternally, smart. Spine and boards are a little faded, with a couple of very minor marks to the boards. A few spots to the fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some odd spots, mostly to the first and last few pages. Very Good Indeed

London: Vernor, Hood and Sharpe, etc., 1806. First edition. Leather. Good. 9.5" by 6". Not Stated. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated topographical work on Suffolk, Norfolk, and Northamptonshire. A fascinating topographical work on Suffolk, Norfolk, and Northamptonshire, illustrative of the works of Robert Bloomfield, with a memoir of the poet's life. The first edition of the work.With an engraved title page and fourteen copper engraved plates. Half title present. Collated complete. Engravings by John Greig and James Storer.Written by Edward Wedlake Brayley, an English historian and topographer, known as one of the co-editors of The Beauties of England and Wales. This work offers a memoir of British working class poet, Robert Bloomfield, who wrote extensively of his home county of Suffolk and the surrounding areas. Brayley describes the various areas, including Sapiston, Whittlebury Forest and Shooter's Hill, to name a few, with many accompanying engravings.Containing a previous… Read More

London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1872. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 12.5" by 10". None. A fantastic copy of Edward William Cooke's noted creative work Grotesque Animals'. Cooke's work depicts imaginary creatures who have been created through combining elements from marine and terrestrial fossils as well as living specimens. Collated, complete with all 24 plates. Every plate has an accompanying description providing the witty name of the creatures and their contributing features. A very bright copy of Edward Cooke's satirical take on Darwin and evolution. This work is frequently compared to the 'nonsense botany' of Edward Lear. Rebacked, as is often common with this work as it was in a gutta-percha binding. Edward William Cooke was one of the leading maritime artists of his time. He held a great personal interest in natural history and was a member of the Zoological society of London as well as the Linnean Society. An important work.  In the publisher's original binding. Rebacked with the original… Read More