Storia moderna

La Science Des Personnes de la Cour de L&Apos;Epe&Apos;E Et de la Robe

Sieur de Chevigni; H. P. de Limiers · 1717 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

Amsterdam, L'Honore & Chatelain, 1717. Leather. A French work exploring the people of the Royal Courts around the world, an interesting work illustrated with folding genealogical plates. In the original French.Volume III only of a total of four volumes.A detailed explorat...

Histoire de Jerusalem

M. Poujoulat · 1855 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Paris, J. Vermot, 1855. Cloth. A smart edition of this illustrated history of Jerusalem, in the French language. French language. Illustrated with frontispiece and eight plates with tissue guards. Collated complete. A history of Jerusalem, from Jacob to Saint Hilarion with ref...

Mr N. Vansittart&Apos;S Speech on Moving Certain Resolutions on Finance

- · 1820 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, W. Pople, 1820. Disbound. A very scarce transcription of this important speech delivered by one of Britain's longest serving Chancellors. In the speech Nicholas Vansittart argues for thirty eight financial resolutions, that were all passed without opposition. Thes...

Histoire de la Rãƒâ©Volution Franãƒâ§Aise

M. A. Thiers · 1865 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.31 | $786.21 | ¥125,563)

Paris, Furne , 1865. Leather. In this illustrated, leather bound set, Adolphe Thiers offers a comprehensive account of the revolutionary years in eighteenth century France. Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers was a French politician and historian. Thiers was a prime minister und...

Histoire de Marie-Antoinette

Edmond et Jules de Goncourt · 1858 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Paris, Firmin Didot Freres, Fils et cie , 1858. First edition. Leather. A French history of Marie-Antoinette. In the original French. First edition copy. This history of Marie-Antoinette is written by Edmond and Jules de Goncourt. Marie-Antoinette was the last Queen of Franc...

Oeuvres Posthumes de Marmontel

Jean-Francois Marmontel · 1804 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Paris , Chez Xhriuet, 1804. First edition. Leather. Four volumes of the memoirs of writer and historian Jean-Francois Marmontel. Four volumes of the posthumous works of Jean-Francois Marmontel, in the first edition. In the original French. Jean-Francois Marmontel was a Frenc...

The Horrors of Bribery; a Penitential Epistle, from Philip Hamlin, Tinman, to the Right Hon H Addington, Prime Minister to Which Is Added a Postscript; Containing Sensible Animadversions on Judge Grose&Apos;S Solemn and Serious Address to the Unfortunate Tinman

Peter Pindar [ed.] [John Wolcot] · 1802 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Printed by W and C Spilsbury , 1802. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce pamphlet discussing bribery by Philip Hamlin, edited by Peter Pindar, Esq. The first edition of this work. A very scarce pamphlet, containing a discussion on the horrors of bribery from tinman...

The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk&Apos;S Colonists [the Pioneers of Manitoba]

George Bryce · 1909 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Winnipeg, Russell, Lang & Co. 1909. Cloth. The story of the settlement of the Red River Colony, now Manitoba in Canada. Scarce work. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece, seven plates, and many in-text images. Collated complete. The story of the settlement made by Lord Sel...

Tools and Machinery Catalogue No. 214 with Price List

Gardiner, Sons & Co. · 1952 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

Bristol, Gardiner, Sons & Co. Ltd. 1952. Cloth. A scarce catalogue from Gardiner, Sons & Co. for their tools and machinery with illustrations. Scarce work. Catalogue No. 214. A detailed account of all tools and machinery parts available from Gardiner, Sons & Co. with illustrat...

The Peerage of England; Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of All the Peers of That Kingdom

Arthur Collins · 1768 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€899.12 | $991.02 | ¥158,272)

London, H. Woodfall, J. Beecroft et al, 1768. Leather. The complete seven volume fourth edition of Arthur Collins's genealogical history of England, illustrated with a wealth of engraved plates. Antiquarian Arthur Collins examines the history and lineage of the peerage fa...

At the Going Down of the Sun: British First World War Memorials; for Your Tomorrow: British Second World War Memorials

Derek Boorman · 1988 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

York, Derek Boorman, 1988-95. Paperback. Early editions of Derek Boorman's war memorials. Second editions, first paperback editions, both printed in the same year as the true first hardback edition. Derek Boorman's war memorials from both the First and Second World ...

The Chronicle of Richard of Devizes Concerning the Deeds of Richard the First, King of England

J. A. Giles · 1841 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

London, James Bohn, 1841. Leather. A smart first edition of this historical work on Richard of Devizes. First edition. Illustrated with a folding map to the rear. Collated complete. The work of Richard of Devises, an English chronicler and monk of St. Swithin's House at W...

A Detection of the Court and State of England During the Four Last Reigns, and the Inter-Regnum. Consisting of Private Memoirs, &C. With Observations and Reflections. And an Appendix, Discovering the Present State of the Nation

Roger Coke · 1696 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.66 | $383.19 | ¥61,199)

London, Not Stated, 1696. Leather. A scarce second edition history of the English Royal Courts from the reigns of James I and James II, written by Roger Coke. The second edition of this scarce work.Two volumes bound in one.ESTC citation number R223923.Volume II bound without t...

Miscellanea

William Temple · 1696 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Jacob Tonson; Awnsham and John Churchill, 1696-97. Leather. The collected essays of the leading statesman William Temple, including his works pondering politics and medical issues. Complete as two volumes in one. Part One is the fifth edition, dated 1697. Part Two is t...

Etat Des Cours de L&Apos;Europe Et Des Provinces de France Pour L&Apos;Annee M. Dcc. LXXXVI. Pubile Pour la Premiere Fois En 1783.

L'Abbe de la Roche-Tilhac · 1786 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

Paris, l'Auteur et le Roy; Les Principaux Libraires de l'Europe, 1786. Paperback. A very scarce French almanac exploring the Courts of Europe in the year 1786, before the upheaval of the French Revolution. A very scarce work.In the original French.A French almanac fo...

A Concise History of the Origin and Progress of Printing; with Practical Instructions to the Trade in General

Philip Luckombe · 1770 · Rooke Books

£1,395.00 (€1,672.37 | $1,843.30 | ¥294,386)

London, W. Adlard and J. Browne, 1770 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of Philip Luckombe's history of the printing press, with vignette illustrations throughout. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece of Johannes Gutenburg - inventor of the movab...

An Essay on the Causes Which Have Produced Dissent from the Established Church in the Principality of Wales

Arthur James Johnes · 1832 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, J. Hatchard and Sons, 1832 . Hardback. The second edition of Welsh county court judge Arthur James Johnes's essay on the causes of dissent in Wales. First published in 1831, this is the second edition of Jonhnes's work, very scarce in all editions. Johnes won...

Early Chronicles of Europe England

James Gairdner · 1879 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London , Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge , 1879. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of England by James Gairdner.  This work is from the series the Early Chronicles of Europe and explores the early history of England by James Gairdner. The work explores the...

A Collection of Curious Discourses Written by Eminent Antiquaries Upon Several Heads in Our English Antiquities Together with Mr Thomas Hearne&Apos;S Preface and Appendix to the Former Edition to Which Are Added a Great Number of Antiquary Discourses Written by the Same Authors Most of the Now First Published from the Original Manuscripts

Thomas Hearne [ed.] · 1771 · Rooke Books

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

London, Printed by and for W. and J. Richardson, 1771. Leather. Very scarce work on English antiquities edited by Thomas Hearne, complete in two volumes in uniform bindings. Originally published in 1720. ESTC T132034. In two volumes. Bound without preliminary advertising leaf ...

A History of Our Own Times: From the Ascension of Queen Victoria to the Berlin Congress

Justin McCarthy · 1879 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.31 | $786.21 | ¥125,563)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1879-80. Leather. A very smart complete four volume set of McCarthy's history of our own time. Four volumes. A history spanning from the accession of Queen Victoria to the general election of 1880, with details of: science and speed, Chartism and ...