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L Annaei Flori Epitome Rerum Romanarum
L Annaei Flori Epitome Rerum Romanarum
L Annaei Flori; Florus · 1692 · Rooke Books
£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.37 | ¥68,565)
Amsterdam, Henricum Wetstenium, 1692. Leather. An uncommon, illustrated edition of this historical work attributed to the Roman cognomen, Florus. From the library of the Crum Ewings and the Hamiltons of Lowood house. 25 pages of engravings and one folding plate.  Other copie...
Quintus Curtius Rufus de Rebus Gestis Alexandrim Macedonum Regis
Quintus Curtius Rufus de Rebus Gestis Alexandrim Macedonum Regis
Quinus Curtius Rufus · 1687 · Rooke Books
£415.00 (€497.44 | $548.27 | ¥87,552)
Amsterdam, Henricum Wetstenium, 1687. Leather. A scarce imprint of Quintus Curtius Rufus' only surviving work, his history of Alexander the Great. In the original Latin.From the library of the Crum Ewings and the Hamiltons of Lowood house.Illustrated, with four plates and...
Three Bembridge Fables and Thy Youth and Cause
Three Bembridge Fables and Thy Youth and Cause
John Howard Whitehouse · 1933 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)
London; Cambridge, George Allen & Unwin; The Yellowsands Press, 1933-1934. First edition. Cloth. Two scarce works from MP and founder of Bembridge School, John Howard Whitehouse. Two scarce works, both in their first editions, from social reformist and Liberal MP J. Howard Whi...
Recollections of the Table-Talk of Samuel Rogers
Recollections of the Table-Talk of Samuel Rogers
Rec. Alexander Dyce · 1887 · Rooke Books
£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)
New Southgate, H. A. Rogers, 1887. Leather. A limited edition, one of only eight copies printed on handmade paper. A lovely assortment of the recollections of Samuel Rogers.Rogers (1763-1855) was a Romantic contemporary of the likes of Byron, Wordsworth and Coleridge, enjoying...
Cathedrals
Cathedrals
Anonymous · 1924 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)
London, The Great Western Railway, [1924]. First edition. Cloth. A richly illustrated first impression of this volume detailing the architectural features and history of British cathedrals. The first impression of this charming volume illustrating the architectural features an...
Observations on the Different Species of Asiatic Elephants
Observations on the Different Species of Asiatic Elephants
John Corse · 1799 · Rooke Books
£2,500.00 (€2,996.65 | $3,302.85 | ¥527,422)
[London?], From the Philosophical Transactions, 1799. First edition. Paperback. A signed, presentation copy of this very scarce study on Asiatic elephants. The first and only edition of this work. In contemporary paper wraps. A scarce work, regarded to be one of the most detai...
Napoleon, la Republique, le Consulat, L&Apos;Empire, Sainte-Helene
Napoleon, la Republique, le Consulat, L&Apos;Empire, Sainte-Helene
1895 · Rooke Books
£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)
Paris, Hachette et Cie, 1895. Cloth. A French illustrative work on the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte, a lavishly illustrated work. In the original French.An illustrated study of the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte, with full-paged and smaller illustrations to each page, show...
De Coniuratione Catilinae
De Coniuratione Catilinae
Sallust · 1556 · Rooke Books
£675.00 (€809.09 | $891.77 | ¥142,404)
[Lyon], [John and Francis Frelon], 1556. Leather. A sixteenth century edition of Sallust's popular historical account of the second Catilinarian conspiracy. A Latin edition of 'The Conspiracy of Catiline', a history chronicling the attempts to overthrow the gove...
Holland House
Holland House
Princess Marie Liechtenstein · 1875 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)
London, Macmillan And Co. 1875. Cloth. A third edition on the subject of Holland House in a decorative binding, profusely illustrated and with folding plates. Princess Marie Henrietta Adelaide of Liechtenstein (1850-1878) was an English writer who was adopted by a nobleman and...
Airshipwreck
Airshipwreck
Len Deighton; Arnold Schwartzman · 1978 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1978. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Len Deighton's tribute to airship travel in its heyday, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.Original promotional postcard loosely inserted.&apo...
Rules and Regulations Governing Navigation of the Panama Canal and Adjacent Waters
Rules and Regulations Governing Navigation of the Panama Canal and Adjacent Waters
1931 · Rooke Books
£400.00 (€479.46 | $528.46 | ¥84,388)
Mount Hope, The Panama Canal Press, 1931. Paperback. A very scarce collection of rules regarding navigation on the Panama Canal, illustrated throughout. A very scarce work.An interesting study into the rules and regulations about navigating the Panama Canal and its adjacent wa...
Report of the Select Committee Appointed by the House of Commons, England, &Apos;to Inquire Into the Practicability of Providing, by Means of the Commercial Steam Marine of the Country, a Reserve Steam Navy, Available for the National Defence When Required&Apos;
Report of the Select Committee Appointed by the House of Commons, England, &Apos;to Inquire Into the Practicability of Providing, by Means of the Commercial Steam Marine of the Country, a Reserve Steam Navy, Available for the National Defence When Required&Apos;
1854 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)
New York, J. H. Burnet, 1854. Paperback. A very scarce pamphlet on the Victorian defence system in Britain regarding their Navy and reserve Navy. A very scarce work.An interesting report into whether it was possible to provide a reserve steam navy in Britain, ready for nationa...
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples
Winston Churchill · 1956 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)
London, Cassell and Company LTD, 1956-8. First edition. Cloth. First editions of Volumes II and IV of Churchill's important history of Great Britain. In two volumes.The first editions, first impressions, of these works.Volumes II and IV of a total of four volumes.Volume I...
The Letters from and to Sir Dudley Carleton, Knt. During His Embassy in Holland, from January 1615/16, to December 1620
The Letters from and to Sir Dudley Carleton, Knt. During His Embassy in Holland, from January 1615/16, to December 1620
Dudley Carleton · 1780 · Rooke Books
£1,100.00 (€1,318.52 | $1,453.25 | ¥232,066)
London, Not Stated, 1780. Leather. A finely bound collection of Dudley Carleton's letters written during his embassy in Holland, illustrated with a frontispiece. The third edition of this work. In a fine morocco binding.Illustrated with a frontispiece.A collection of lett...
History of Education in Bihar Under British Rule
History of Education in Bihar Under British Rule
Bhagvati Sahay · 1928 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)
Not Stated, [Bhagalpur Untied Pr.], 1928. Cloth. A very scarce work detailing the development of education system in Bihar whilst it was under British rule. A very scarce work.Bound without title page, publishing information is taken from WorldCat.                   ...
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Edward Gibbon · 1903 · Rooke Books
£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.37 | ¥68,565)
London, John Murray, 1903-1925. Cloth. A bright, smartly bound set of Edward Gibbon's seminal work 'The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire&apos. With an illustrated frontispiece of Edward Gibbon and a folding map to the rear of volume I. Folding map...
Rerum Britannicarum, Libri Septem, Quibus Res in Anglia, Scotia, Hibernia, Ab Anno Mdcxlv Bello Gest, Exponuntur. Horn, Georg.
Rerum Britannicarum, Libri Septem, Quibus Res in Anglia, Scotia, Hibernia, Ab Anno Mdcxlv Bello Gest, Exponuntur. Horn, Georg.
Georg Horn · 1648 · Rooke Books
£425.00 (€509.43 | $561.48 | ¥89,662)
Lugd Batav, Francisci Hackii, 1648. First edition. Leather. This very scarce work details the British history from 1645 to 1646 when the King Charles I was captured. In LatinFirst editionBy the German historian Georg Horn, who also wrote "Arca No" in 1666. Seven books in one v...
Aulae Turcicae Othomannicique Imperii Descriptio: Qua Turcarum Palatina Officia Mores Religio Sectae Item Mahometicae, Imperiorumq III Ex Ea Prodenntium Status Luculenter Enarruntur
Aulae Turcicae Othomannicique Imperii Descriptio: Qua Turcarum Palatina Officia Mores Religio Sectae Item Mahometicae, Imperiorumq III Ex Ea Prodenntium Status Luculenter Enarruntur
Antoine Gueffroy · 1577 · Rooke Books
£4,900.00 (€5,873.43 | $6,473.58 | ¥1,033,748)
Basileae, Per Sebastianum Henricpetri, 1577. Fine Binding. A finely bound set of this scarce history regarding the Ottoman empire and Turkey. Finely bound in uniform calf bindings, and held in a custom slipcase.Being two volumes with the signatures, [alpha]-[epsilon]8, [zeta]4...
Mercurius Politicus. Comprising the Summe of All Intelligence, with the Affairs and Designs Now on Foot in the Three Nations of England, Ireland, and Scotland. In Defence of the Common-Wealth, and for Information of the People
Mercurius Politicus. Comprising the Summe of All Intelligence, with the Affairs and Designs Now on Foot in the Three Nations of England, Ireland, and Scotland. In Defence of the Common-Wealth, and for Information of the People
[Marchamont Nedham] · 1651 · Rooke Books
£11,250.00 (€13,484.91 | $14,862.82 | ¥2,373,401)
London, Tho. Newcomb, 1651-2. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition collection of these five issues of the influential political English Civil War magazine 'Mercurius Politicus', in a beautiful binding by Andrew Grieve of Edinburgh. The first edition of...
Notes on the Ceremony of Installation
Notes on the Ceremony of Installation
Henry Sadler · 1889 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)
London, George Kenning, 1889. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition looking into the yearly Ceremony of Installation within the Freemasons, illustrated with a frontispiece, written by Henry Sadler. The first edition of this work. A very scarce work. This work discu...