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The Story of the London Parks
The Story of the London Parks
Jacob Larwood · 1876 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)
London, Chatto and Windus , 1876. Cloth. A charming history of parks in London, complete with four colour plates from George Cruikshank. An illustrated Undated, dated from copies institutionally. With a coloured frontispiece and three further coloured plates, all the work of e...
The Review and Abstract of the County Reports to the Board of Agriculture
The Review and Abstract of the County Reports to the Board of Agriculture
William Marshall · 1818 · Rooke Books
£895.00 (€1,072.95 | $1,182.62 | ¥188,871)
York, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818. Leather. The rare to see complete five volume first collected edition of William Marshall's reviews of the 'Board of Agriculture's' reports, smartly bound in a modern crushed morocco binding. The first coll...
The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine
The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine
Various · 1854 · Rooke Books
£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)
Devizes , Henry Bell, 1854-1876 . First edition. Leather. Twelve volumes from the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine, richly illustrated with folding plates, maps and vignettes throughout. Scarce to see in a run. Twelve volumes from The Wiltshire Archaeologi...
A Scrapbook of Newspaper Cuttings from John Farr&Apos;S Tenure As the Sheriff of Nottingham
A Scrapbook of Newspaper Cuttings from John Farr&Apos;S Tenure As the Sheriff of Nottingham
1922 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)
None, None, 1922-3 . Cloth. A fascinating and unique handmade scrapbook of newspaper cuttings surrounding John Farr's tenure as the Sheriff of Nottingham, from 1922-3, including a Royal visit from the Prince of Wales in August 1923. Bound in green cloth with "Newspaper Cu...
The Registers of Headon, Co. Notts. 1566-1812
The Registers of Headon, Co. Notts. 1566-1812
Various; Edith Hobday [Transcription] · 1902 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)
London, Parish Register Society, 1902. First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally scarce, privately printed transcription of Headon parish registers (1566–1812), preserving baptisms, marriages, burials, banns, and local parish life in detail, with a signed binding. In the origina...
Men of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire: Being Biographical Notices of Five Hundred Men and Women Who Were Born, or Worked, or Abode, or Died in the County or City of Nottingham, and Who, in Some Way, Were Distinguished for Usefulness to Others.
Men of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire: Being Biographical Notices of Five Hundred Men and Women Who Were Born, or Worked, or Abode, or Died in the County or City of Nottingham, and Who, in Some Way, Were Distinguished for Usefulness to Others.
Robert Mellors · 1924 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
Nottingham, J. & H. Bell, 1924-1925. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce, first edition of this comprehensive biographical dictionary of 500 notable Nottinghamshire figures, including medical, civic, and scientific leaders, with supplement. In the publisher's original gre...
History of the Conquest of Mexico, and Peru
History of the Conquest of Mexico, and Peru
William H. Prescott · 1864 · Rooke Books
£160.00 (€191.81 | $211.42 | ¥33,765)
Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott & Co, 1864-5. Leather. Two complete sets of historical works by William Prescott, on the conquests of Mexico and Peru, in uniform full calf bindings. A five volume set, featuring the complete three volume set of 'History of the Conquest of M...
Cambridge Described and Illustrated: Being a Short History of the Town and University
Cambridge Described and Illustrated: Being a Short History of the Town and University
Thomas Dinham Atkinson · 1897 · Rooke Books
£115.00 (€137.87 | $151.96 | ¥24,268)
London, Macmillan and Company, Limited , 1897. First edition. Cloth. A first edition history of the town and university of Cambridge, complete with engraved plates. The first edition of this work.In the original cloth binding. Illustrated with a frontispiece, two folding maps...
Naval Biography; or, the History and Lives of Distinguished Characters in the British Navy
Naval Biography; or, the History and Lives of Distinguished Characters in the British Navy
[Edward Harding] · 1805 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)
London, John Scott, 1805. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this very scarce study of the eminent figures of the Royal Navy throughout history, complete with portrait plates. The first edition.A very scarce work.Complete in two volumes.An educational work on the his...
The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V
The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V
William Robertson · 1806 · Rooke Books
£590.00 (€707.31 | $779.60 | ¥124,507)
London, Cadell and Davies; T. Payner; Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe; et al, 1806. Leather. William Robertson's insightful and fascinating biography on the life and reign of the Emperor Charles V. Complete in four volumes.A detailed biography and history on the life and reign o...
Her Majesty&Apos;S Navy
Her Majesty&Apos;S Navy
Charles Rathbone Low · 1890 · Rooke Books
£1,175.00 (€1,408.63 | $1,552.60 | ¥247,960)
London, J. S. Virtue & Co. Limited, 1890 . First edition. Leather. A handsomely bound three volume first edition of Charles Rathbone Low's brilliant history of the Royal Navy, complete with striking chromolithographs. The first edition.Complete in three volumes, uniformly...
Modern Maladies and Present State of Medicine
Modern Maladies and Present State of Medicine
David Uwins · 1818 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)
London, [The Pamphleteer], 1818. First edition. Unbound. The very scarce first edition of physician and medical writer David Uwins's discussion of the state of medicine in early 19th century England. A very scarce first edition.The publication of Dr. David Uwins's le...
The King&Apos;S Grace 1910-1935
The King&Apos;S Grace 1910-1935
John Buchan · 1935 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1935 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally bright example of John Buchan's impressively illustrated biographical account of 25 years of Britain under the reign of King George V. The first edition of this work, a large paper edition.Illustrat...
Hoffmanns Schriftatlas: Ausgewahlte Alphabete Und Anwendungen Aus Vergangenheit Und Gegenwart
Hoffmanns Schriftatlas: Ausgewahlte Alphabete Und Anwendungen Aus Vergangenheit Und Gegenwart
Julius Hoffmann; Alfred Finsterer [editor] · 1952 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)
Stuttgart, Verlag Julius Hoffmann , 1952. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this historical study of fonts and writing styles, in the original German. Main body of text is in German, with English and French translations. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated wit...
The History of Charles the Twelfth, King of Sweden; and Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia
The History of Charles the Twelfth, King of Sweden; and Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia
Voltaire; Tobias Smollett [translator] · 1817 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)
London, Walker and Edwards, 1817. Leather. A smartly bound copy of these histories from French Enlightenment writer Voltaire, translated by Tobias Smollett. With a frontispiece and engraved title page. Detailed historical studies into the lives of Charles XII, King of Sweden f...
The Security of English-Mens Lives, or the Trust, Power, and Duty of the Grand Jurys of England.
The Security of English-Mens Lives, or the Trust, Power, and Duty of the Grand Jurys of England.
[John Somers] · 1682 · Rooke Books
£1,400.00 (€1,678.37 | $1,849.91 | ¥295,441)
London, Benj. Alsop, 1682. Leather. The second edition, being a very scarce early edition, of John Somer's important work defending the authority and role of juries. An influential and historic work written as a response to public outrage at the legal system, bound in ful...
The Leisure Hour: A Family Journal of Instruction and Recreation
The Leisure Hour: A Family Journal of Instruction and Recreation
1865 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)
London, Not Stated [Religious Tract Society], 1865-1867. Leather. Two large illustrated volumes containing the 1865 and 1867 issues of British periodical 'The Leisure Hour&apos. Comprising the complete issues for 1865 and 1867 of 'The Leisure Hour', a popular Vi...
Life of Oliver Cromwell
Life of Oliver Cromwell
M. Francois Guizot · 1868 · Rooke Books
£115.00 (€137.87 | $151.96 | ¥24,268)
London, Richard Bentley, 1868 . Leather. A charmingly illustrated and handsomely bound example of François Guizot's informative biography of Oliver Cromwell. A 'new edition' of François Guizot's biography of Oliver Cromwell.A detailed biography of Oliver ...
Story of the Peninsular War
Story of the Peninsular War
General Charles William Vane · 1848 · Rooke Books
£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)
New York, Harper & Brothers, 1848. First edition. Cloth. A scarce revised edition of this authoritative account of the Peninsular War, one of the major conflicts of the Napoleonic era, by a distinguished British cavalry officer and diplomat. In the publisher's original re...
The Parian Chronicle, or the Chronicle of the Arundelian Marbles; with a Dissertation Concerning Its Authenticity
The Parian Chronicle, or the Chronicle of the Arundelian Marbles; with a Dissertation Concerning Its Authenticity
Joseph Robertson · 1788 · Rooke Books
£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)
London, J. Walter, 1788 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of Joseph Robertson's translation and analysis of an ancient Greek inscription dating from around 264–263 BCE. A very scarce first edition.Joseph Robertson translates the inscription, which is ...