Storia moderna

Camden Miscellany Vol. XVIII

C. Collin Davies, Charles Webster, and F. J. Varley · 1948 · Rooke Books

£19.99 (€23.96 | $26.41 | ¥4,217)

London , Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1948. Cloth. A collection of historical papers printed for the Royal Historical Society. Containing The Benares Diary of Warren Hastings (edited by C. Collin Davies), Some Letters of the Duke of Wellington to His Brother Willia...

A Collection of the Public General Statutes Passed in the Tenth Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Fourth

Anonymous · 1829 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, George Eyre, 1829. Cloth. A collection of general statutes from the third session of the eighth parliament. For centuries, English official public documents have been dated by the regal years of the ruling monarch. Traditionally, parliamentary statutes are referenced b...

Indexs to the Charters and Rolls in the Department of Manuscripts British Museum

Henry J. Ellis and Francis B. Bickley · 1900 · Rooke Books

£79.99 (€95.88 | $105.68 | ¥16,875)

London , Longmans and Co. 1900. Cloth. A catalogue of charters and rolls contained in the department of manuscripts in the British Museum. Arranged by county. Bookplate of Alfred Trego Butler to front pastedown. Complete in two volumes. In blue cloth bindings. Externally, soun...

Printing in the Twentieth Century

Anonymous · 1930 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London , The Times Publishing Company, 1930. Cloth. A history of printing in the twentieth century. Published by The Times newspaper, the work contains colour plates and numerous interesting advertisments to the rear of the volume. In cloth binding with gilt detailing. Externa...

Stat Nominus Umbra

Junius · 1807 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.52 | $76.63 | ¥12,236)

Edinburgh, James Ballantyne and Co. 1807. Cloth. An illustrated edition of the letters of Junius. With 12 portrait engravings. Junius was the pseudonym of a writer who contributed a series of letters to the Public Advertiser between 1769 and 1772. The identity of the author ha...

The ã‚âoeconomy of the Fleete: Or an Aapologeticall Answeare of Alexander Harris (Late Warden There) Unto XIX Articles Sett Forth Against Him by the Prisoners

Augustus Jessopp · 1879 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.93 | $52.83 | ¥8,437)

London, Printed for the Camden Society, 1879. Cloth. The ÂÂOeconomy of the Fleete: Or an Aapologeticall Answeare of Alexander Harris (Late Warden there) unto XIX Articles Sett Forth Against him by the Prisoners. Edited, from the original Ms. in the possession of His Grace the...

Description of the Banquet Given in Honour of Sir Robert Peel

Anonymous · 1837 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

Glasgow, John Smith and Son , 1837. Cloth. A very scarce account of the banquet in honour of Sir Robert Peel's election as Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow. Detailing the proceedings at the election and inauguration; the addresses of various public bodies; and rep...

Pitt and Napoleon Essays and Letters

J Holland Rose · 1912 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, G Bell and Sons, 1912. Cloth. An interesting work on William Pitt and Napoleon, handsomely bound in the publisher's original cloth binding. The essays to the first section of this work trace the career and characters of both men. The second part is a collection of...

Fasti Etonenses a Biographical History of Eton Selected from the Lives of Celebrated Etonians

Arthur Christopher Benson · 1899 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.93 | $52.83 | ¥8,437)

Eton , R. Ingalton Drake, 1899. Cloth. A history of Eton College, told through the lives of some of its famous students. Illustrated throughout with numerous plates, some of which are coloured. Including chapters on De Quincey, Charles Simeon, Tennyson and many others. In a cl...

Rural Sanitation in the Tropics

Malcolm Watson · 1915 · Rooke Books

£32.00 (€38.36 | $42.28 | ¥6,751)

London, John Murray, 1915. Cloth. A fascinating volume on the Sanitary Organisation in Panama. This work is an informative investigation into the controls put in place in order to maintain the health of the large work force in Panama, India and Hong Kong. With 40 plates throug...

Mexico Its Progress and Commercial Opportunities

E. J. Howell · 1892 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, W. B. Whittingham and Co, Ltd, 1892. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this scarce book: 'Mexico; its Progress and Commercial Opportunities', by E. J. Howell, which has been signed by the author. Inscribed by the author to the title page with a note to...

La Religion Romaine D&Apos;Auguste Aux Antonins

Gaston Boissier · 1874 · Rooke Books

£79.99 (€95.88 | $105.68 | ¥16,875)

Paris, Librairie Hachette, 1874. First edition. Leather. Gaston Bossier's work on the religion of Ancient Rome. First edition. In French. Marie-Louis-Antoine-Gaston Boissier (15 August 1823 – 1908) was a French classical scholar, and secretary of the Académie francaise....

Oeuvres Completes de M.T. Ciceron

Cicero; Jos. Vict. Le Clerc [ed.] · 1827 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.67 | $1,314.53 | ¥209,914)

Paris, Werdet et Lequien Fils, 1827. Leather. A scarce thirty-five volume set of Cicero's complete works, written in French and in attractive half-calf bindings. A towering figure of Roman philosophy, Cicero was a notable polymath, finding his profession in philosophy, po...

Beautes de L&Apos;Histoire D&Apos;Italie

Giraud · 1820 · Rooke Books

£320.00 (€383.57 | $422.76 | ¥67,510)

Paris, Libraire D'Education D'Alexis Eymery, 1820. Leather. A history of Italy with many beautiful engravings. A history of Italy with many beautiful engravings. Complete in two volumes. In French. Deuxieme edition. This interesting work charts the history of Italy f...

Napoleon: Sa Vie, Son Oeuvre, Son Temps

G. Lacour-Gayet · 1921 · Rooke Books

£200.00 (€239.73 | $264.23 | ¥42,194)

Paris, Hachette, 1921. Leather. A French history of the life, time, and works of Napoleon. A French history of the life, time, and works of Napoleon. Illustrated throughout with twenty-four coloured plates tipped onto cartridge paper (collated, complete), and numerous other il...

Bibliographie Des Chansonniers Francais

Gaston Raynaud · 1884 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Paris, F. Vieweg, 1884. Leather. A scarce set of books listing all French Chansonniers through the thirteenth to fourteenth centuries. A very scarce work.In the original French.Complete in two volumes.A 'Chansonnier' is a collection of chansons, or polyphonic and mon...

Histoire de Donjon Et Du Chateau de Vincennes, Depuis Leur Origine Jusqu&Apos;a la Chute de Napoleon Buonaparte

Pierre-Jean-Baptiste Nougaret · 1814 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

Paris, Chez Brunot Labbe, Lerouge, 1814. Leather. A three volume set of this work by Pierre-Jean-Baptiste Nougaret. A three volume set of this work by Pierre-Jean-Baptiste Nougaret. The second edition. Complete in three volumes with a frontispiece to each volume. With the book...

Origines de L&Apos;Allemagne L&Apos;Empire Germanique

Jules Zeller · 1872 · Rooke Books

£71.99 (€86.29 | $95.11 | ¥15,188)

Paris, Didier , 1872. Leather. This is the first volume of Zeller's history of Germany and goes up to the Carolingian period. In the original French. An interesting history of Germany. Written by Jules Sylvian Zeller. Zeller became professor of History at the Facult de Le...

Histoire Du Peuple Francais

Edmond Pognon; Georges Duveau · 1962 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Paris, National Libraire de France, 1962. Hardback. A nicely bound two volume set looking at the history of France. Two handsome volumes from the History of French People series. Volume 2 by Edmund Pognon, explores history from 1380-1715, from the French heroine Joan of Arc to...

La Rue Saint-Honore, Des Origines a la Revolution

Robert Henard · 1908 · Rooke Books

£74.99 (€89.89 | $99.07 | ¥15,821)

Paris, Emile Paul, 1908. Leather. An illustrated history of the origins of the French Revolution in the Rue Saint-Honore. A fascinating historical account of the origins of the French Revolution in relation to la Rue Saint-Honore in Paris, in a fine decorative binding. Featuri...