Storia moderna

A Short Sketch of the History of Protestant Nonconformity, and of the Society Assembling in Hanover-Square, Newcastle

William Turner · 1811 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

Newcastle, S. Hodgson, 1811. First edition. Leather. A very scarce study on Protestant Nonconformists of Manchester by minister William Turner. The first edition of this very scarce work.An interesting study on the Protestant Nonconformists of Newcastle, written by one of the ...

A New History of the City of Edinburgh from the Earliest Periods to the Present Time. With a Description of All the Principal Public Buildings; Embellished with Elegant Engravings.

Anonymous · 1800 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

Edinburgh , T. Brown, 1800. Hardback. The fourth edition of this very scarce illustrated historical work on Edinburgh, in the original publisher's boards. The fourth edition, with corrections and additions. Very scarce. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, a foldi...

Excerpta Historica, or, Illustrations of English History

Samuel Bentley · 1831 · Rooke Books

£950.00 (€1,138.89 | $1,255.29 | ¥200,478)

London, Samuel Bentley, 1831 . First edition. Leather. A very scarce presentation copy of the first edition of this comprehensive study of English history, bound in full morocco. First edition, bound in a smart, full morocco with gilt detailing.Extremely scarce. Written and pu...

On the Shores of the Infinite

Mrs. G. Stuart · 1931 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London; Norwich, Simpkin Marshall LTD; Jarrold & Sons, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition spiritual novel following a spirit as they adventure through different realms, signed by the author to the title page. The first edition of this scarce work.Signed by...

View of the State of Europe During the Middle Ages

Henry Hallam · 1872 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, John Murray, 1872. Leather. A smart complete set of the new edition of this history of Europe during the Middle Ages. Complete in three volumes. A historical study of the state of Europe during the Middle Ages, with chapters on the invasion of Naples by Charles VIII, t...

Miniature Portraits; or, Brief Biography: Displaying a Choice Selection of Eminent British Characters

William Hill · 1815 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, J. Booth, 1815 . First edition. Hardback. The vanishingly scarce first edition of this collection of biographies of 'eminent British characters', intended for young readers. The first edition of this very scarce work by William Hill.Alphabetically arranged, t...

Nunhead Cemetery and the Battle of Waterloo

Jeffrey M. Hart · 2018 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Friends of Nunhead Cemetery , 2018 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce historical work documenting the Waterloo campaign veterans who are buried at All Saints Cemetery in Nunhead. First edition, in the publisher's original paperback binding, with pictorial d...

Down Dublin Streets 1916

Eamonn Mac Thomais · 1965 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Dublin, Irish Book Bureau , 1965 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce first edition of this work commemorating the Golden Jubilee of the 1916 Easter Week Rising. First edition, in the publisher's original paperback binding. This fascinating work presents the Easter R...

In the Clink: The Story of England&Apos;S Oldest Prison

E. J. Burford · 1977 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, New English Library, 1977. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition of E. J. Burford's fascinating historical study of the oldest "clink" in England. First edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper.Th...

A Complete Memoir of Richard Haines (1633-1685), a Forgotten Scottish Worthy

Charles Reginald Haines · 1899 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Harrison and Sons, 1899 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of Charles Reginald Haines's memoir of his ancestor, 'forgotten Sussex worthy' Richard Haines. The scarce first edition of this work.Illustrated with a frontispiece and fourteen pla...

The Great Within

Maurice Collis · 1941 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Faber and Faber Limited, 1941. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this episodic sketch of Chinese dynastic history, with the original price-clipped dust wrapper. First edition. Illustrated with sixteen plates and three maps, one of which is folding. Collate...

True Stories from Roman History

Alice Pollard · 1892 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London, Griffith Farran Browne & Co. Limited, 1892. Leather. A smartly bound copy of this collection of historical stories of Roman times, with illustrations throughout. Dated from the British Library. Illustrated with frontispiece and twenty-five images, many of which are ful...

Caledonia Romana: A Descriptive Account of the Roman Antiquates of Scotland.

Robert Stuart; David Thomson [ed.] · 1852 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

Edinburgh , Sutherland and Knox , 1852. Leather. A very scarce edition of this study of Roman Scotland complete with plates and maps. The second edition. Very scarce. Handsomely rebound in a quarter calf binding. The revised second edition of this work by the historian Robert ...

Panorama of the City of Chester Containing Its Curiosities, Antiquities and Ancient and Present State with a Visit to Easton Hall Intended As a Pocket Directory to the Inquisitive Traveller and Curious Tourist

John Trevor · 1843 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Chester , Edward Parry, 1843. Cloth. A very scarce copy this work exploring the history and hidden treasures of Chester. The second edition. Very scarce. The history of Chester through its curiosities, monuments, and antiquates. This is a guide intended as a pocket directory. ...

Campagne de Monsier le Marechal Duc de Noailles, En Allemagne L&Apos;an M. Dcc. XLIII

1761 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

Amsterdam, Marc-Michel Rey, 1761. Leather. A very scarce account of the campaign of the Marshal Duke of Noailles in Germany during the year 1743, in the original French language. Complete in two volumes. A detailed historical account of the campaign of Adrien Maurice de Noaill...

The Works of Lord Macaulay

Lord Macaulay · 1898 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.36 | $726.75 | ¥116,066)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1898. Leather. The complete twelve volume set of works by Lord Macaulay bound in half calf. Twelve volumes. Complete in twelve.  The Albany Edition. Bound in half calf with cloth to the boards. Raised bands and gilt text to the spine. With m...

A Short History of the English People

J. R. Green; Mrs. J. R. Green (ed.); Kate Norgate (ed.) · 1892 · Rooke Books

£345.00 (€413.60 | $455.87 | ¥72,805)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1892. Leather. A smart complete four volume set of this history of the English people, with illustrations throughout. Complete in four volumes. A history of the English people, from the English conquest and the development of kingdoms, throug...

The History and Antiquities of the Parish of Darlington in the Bishoprick

W. Hylton Dyer Longstaffe · 1854 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.87 | $151.96 | ¥24,268)

Darlington, Darlington and Stockton Times, 1854 . First edition. Cloth. A well presented first edition of this work presenting the history of the parish of Darlington, with illustrations. First edition, rebound in a smart cloth binding. Written by English historian W. Hylton D...

Vies de Haydn, de Mozard Et de Metastase; Storia Della Economia Pubblica in Italia

M. de Stendhal; M. Schlichtegroll; Giuseppe Pecchio · 1829 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)

Paris; Lugano, Alphonse Levavasseur; Presso G. Ruggia e Comp, 1829-1831. Leather. A vellum-bound work concerning the lives of the important composers Haydn and Mozart, and the librettist Pietro Metastasio, with a history of the economy of Italy. The second edition of this work...

The Birds of Yorkshire

T. H. Nelson · 1907 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London, A. Brown and Sons, 1907 . First edition. Leather. The beautifully bound first edition of Thomas Hudson Nelson illustrated study of the native avifauna of Yorkshire. The two volume first edition of this work by British ornithologist Thomas Hudson Nelson.Nelson had an ex...