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A Short History of the English People

John Richard Green · 1902 · Rooke Books

£480.00 (€575.36 | $634.15 | ¥101,265)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1902-03. Leather. A illustrated four volumes set of the historical work by John Richard Green This is a four volume set of this history of England. Complete in four volumes. Illustrated throughout with maps, full page plates and vignettes. John Richar...

The History of Ancient Greece, Its Colonies, and Conquests Part the First; from the Earliest Accounts Till the Division of the Macedonian Empire in the East Including the Literature, Philosophy and the Fine Arts

John Gillies · 1820 · Rooke Books

£425.00 (€509.43 | $561.48 | ¥89,662)

London, T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1820. Leather. A four volume leather set of John Gillies' comprehensive history of Ancient Greece. John Gillies' comprehensive history of Ancient Greece. Sixth edition. Volume I is part of the first four volumes of an eight-volume set...

The Lives of the Rakes

E. Beresford Chancellor · 1924 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

London , Philip Allan and Co. 1924-1925. Cloth. A signed four volume set of this biography of rakes. Four of original six volumes. Volumes include: Volume II- The Restoration Rakes, Volume IV- The Hell Fire Club, Volume V- Old Q and Barrymore, Volume VI- the Regency Rakes. One...

The Age We Live in: A History of the Nineteenth Century from the Peace of 1815 to the Present Time

James Taylor · 1813 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, William Mackenzie, c1899. Cloth. James Taylor's history of Great Britain in the nineteenth century. A new and enlarged edition, supplied to subscribers only. Illustrated throughout with thirty-five coloured plates, including coloured maps (no collation available)....

Memoirs of Maximilien de Bethune Duke of Sully Prime Minister of Henry the Great to Which Is Annexed the Trial of Francis Ravaillac for the Murder of Henry the Great

Maximilien de Bethune · 1812 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.68 | $310.47 | ¥49,578)

Lackington, Allen & Co et al. 1812. Leather. The memoirs to the assistant of King Henry IV of France. With a frontispiece to volume I. Complete in five volumes, this is a 'New Edition' of this work. Translated into English from the original French. Maximilien de Beth...

About Britain

Various · 1951 · Rooke Books

£36.99 (€44.34 | $48.87 | ¥7,804)

London, Collins and Son, 1951. Paperback. A four volume set of the 'About Britain', illustrated throughout. Discussing a vast range of British regions from the South West to the Lowlands of Scotland. The set includes: About Britain No. 1 - 'West Country', A...

England in the Eighteenth Century Essays in Verse

O F Christie · 1921 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Basil Blackwell, 1921. Leather. An historical work on the Eighteenth Century, in verse. Written in rhyming verse. A scarce work, and a fascinating interpretation of key events in the Eighteenth century. The work is a series of essays which provide the reader a few aspe...

American Literature: An Historical Sketch

John Nichol · 1882 · Rooke Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Edinburgh, Adam and Charles Black, 1882. Leather. A handsome leather volume of John Nichol exploration of American literature. John Nichol was a Scottish literary academic. This volume contains a rounded view of American Literature, with detailed historical context including s...

Nineteenth Century Autograph Book

None · 1882 · Rooke Books

£200.00 (€239.73 | $264.23 | ¥42,194)

None, None, c1882. Paperback. A blank 19th century volume, effectively 'ex' autograph book. Dating from the Nineteenth Century, with a insert dated 1882. The majority of the volume is blank, aside from two inserts. Contains a signed insert by Lady Florence Dixie, the...

Science and Art Department of the Committee of Council on Education, South Kensington Directory (Revised to February 1869) with Regulations for Establishing and Conduction Science School and Classes

Committee of Council on Education · 1869 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.93 | $52.83 | ¥8,437)

London, George E. Eyre, 1869. Leather. An early copy of this report on science classes in Victorian England. Nineteenth edition. A directory by the The Science and Art Department of the Committee of Council on Education, of South Kensington. A interesting insight into the educ...

Report from the Select Committee of the House of Lords Appointed to Consider the Laws Relating to the Parochial Assessment

Various · 1850 · Rooke Books

£69.99 (€83.89 | $92.47 | ¥14,766)

London, Not Stated, 1850. Leather. A fascinating insight into the political workings of the passing of laws and investigation into change especially this insight into the interaction between politics and religion. Ordered to be printed 18th July 1850. Includes detailed minutes...

V.R. I. Her Life and Empire

Marquis of Lorne · 1901 · Rooke Books

£44.99 (€53.93 | $59.44 | ¥9,491)

London, Harmsworth Bros Ltd, 1901. Leather. A detailed and illustrated exploration into the life and reign of Queen Victoria. Copiously illustrated throughout, with many photographic plates and decorative bordering. Featuring two coloured frontispieces which both depict Queen ...

Scenes from the Life of a Soldier in Active Service

F W Hacklander · 1850 · Rooke Books

£540.00 (€647.28 | $713.42 | ¥113,923)

London, John Murray, 1850. Leather. A collection of tales by Friedrich Wilhelm Hacklander. Containing 'The Austrian Campaign in Piedmont 1849', translated from the German of F W Hacklander; 'Notice of the Defence of Temeswar'; and 'The Camp of the Ban....

Old Faces in New Masks

Robert Blakey · 1859 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, W. Kent and Co, 1859. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition of this intriguing collection of essays - some concerning fish - including 'Fishwives', 'Dances of Death' and 'Historical Sketch of British Caricature&apos. Bound in red clot...

Two Doges of Venice Being a Slight Sketch of the Lives and Times of Tomaso Mocenigo and Francesco Foscari

Alethea Wiel · 1891 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.85 | $132.10 | ¥21,095)

London, The Chiswick Press, 1891. First edition. Cloth. Alethea Wiel's sketches of the lives of Tomaso Mocenigo and Francesco Foscari, the 'Two Doges of Venice&apos. Bound in half paper vellum with paper covered boards and gilt lettering. Limited edition of five hund...

Bearers of the Burden Being Stories of Land and Sea

William Price Drury · 1899 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,173)

London, Lawrence & Bullen, Ltd. 1899. Cloth. A fictional work on naval themes by the Royal Marine Light Infantry officer, novelist and playwright William Price Drury. Lieutenant-Colonel William Price Drury was the author of a range of plays and novels, many with naval themes. ...

New England: Indian Summer 1865-1915

Van Wyck Brooks · 1940 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,327)

New York, E. P. Dutton and Company, inc. 1940. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of 'New England: Indian Summer 1865-1915', the sequel to Van Wyck Brooks' award winning text 'The Flowering of New England, 1815-1865&apos. Bound in cloth with gilt le...

Court Rolls of the Bishop of London&Apos;S Manor of Hornsey 1603-1701

William McBeath Marcham and Frank Marcham · 1929 · Rooke Books

£44.99 (€53.93 | $59.44 | ¥9,491)

London , Grafton and Co, 1929. Cloth. A volume containing the Court Rolls of the Bishop of London's Manor of Hornsey 1603-1701, transcribed and edited by William McBeath Marcham and Frank Marcham. With a fold-out letter to the front of the volume. Two hundred and thirty f...

Publishing and Bookselling a History from the Earliest Times to the Present Day

Frank Mumby · 1954 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,916)

London , Jonathan Cape, 1954. Cloth. The third edition of this work by author and historian Frank Mumby. This book discusses the history of the written word in Britain, spanning a time period from Roman Britain, through the Dark Ages, to the Modern Day. With 10 illustrations b...

Cartulary of St. Mary Clerkenwell

W. O. Hassall · 1949 · Rooke Books

£19.99 (€23.96 | $26.41 | ¥4,217)

London , Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1949. Cloth. A reprint of the medieval manuscript containing transcriptions of original documents relating to the foundation, privileges, and legal rights of the Nunnery of St. Mary Clerkenwell. Camden third series, volume LXXI...