Storia moderna

Critical and Historical Essays, Contributed to the Edinburgh Review

Lord Macaulay · 1884 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.74 | $290.70 | ¥46,427)

London , Longmans, Green and Co. 1884. Leather. A handsome set with the Critical and Historical Essays, Contributed to the Edinburgh Review by Lord Macaulay which includes essays on: Milton, Machiavelli, Southey's Edition of the Pilgrim's Progress, and Moore's L...

Henry III King of France and Poland His Court and Times

Martha Walker Freer · 1858 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

London , Hurst and Blackett, 1858. Leather. A scarce biography of former French king, Henry III. Including engraved frontispieces to each volume. From numerous unpublished courses, including MS. documents in the Bibliotheque Imperiale, and the Archives of France and Italy etc....

The Holinshed Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland in Six Volumes, Grafton&Apos;S Chronicles in Two Volumes and Monstrelet&Apos;S Chronicles in Five Volumes

Raphael Holinshed et al. · 1807 · Rooke Books

£5,750.00 (€6,893.29 | $7,597.83 | ¥1,213,420)

London , J. Johnson, F. C. and J. Rivington et al, 1807-9. Leather. Three scarce complete sets of early nineteenth-century publications of influential Medieval and Early-Modern Era chronicles, uniformly and finely bound. Holinshed's Chronicles, also known as Holinsheds Ch...

The War Illustrated

Various; John Hammerton [ed.] · 1944 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

London, The Amalgamated Press, 1944-1947. Paperback. A selection of war illustrated magazines focusing on World War II. The War Illustrated was a British war magazine published in London. It was first released in 1914, eighteen days after the United Kingdom declared war on Ger...

Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries and View of the State of Europe During the Middle Ages

Henry Hallam · 1868 · Rooke Books

£475.00 (€569.45 | $627.65 | ¥100,239)

London, John Murray, 1868-1873. Leather. Two of Henry Hallam's best known works. 'Introduction to the Literature of Europe' is a fifth edition (1873), with 'Europe During the Middle Ages' being the twelfth edition (1868). Illustrated, with a portrait f...

The History of England from the Revolution in 1688 to the Death of George the Second Designed As a Continuation of Hume in Five Volumes

T. Smollett · 1822 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London, Baynes and Son , 1822. Cloth. This fascinating historical set explores all the key events which effected society within England between 1688 and 1760. Rare in the publisher's paper boards Tobias George Smollett was a Scottish poet and author. He was best known for...

The History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Tenth Year of the Reign of Queen Victoria

David Hume · 0 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, George Virtue, c1848. Leather. A comprehensive work the history of England, from the invasion of Julius Ceasar to the tenth year of Queen Victoria. Vol I-III of III as published at the time. Volume I - From the invasion of Julius Ceasar to the end of the reign of James...

The Literary Life and Correspondence of the Countess of Blessington

R R Madden · 1855 · Rooke Books

£124.00 (€148.66 | $163.85 | ¥26,168)

London, T C Newby, 1855. Cloth. A complete three volume set of R. R. Madden's work on The Countess of Blessington With illustrated fontispiece Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington (1 September 1789 – 4 June 1849) was an Irish novelist. Richard Robert Madden (22 A...

History of the Second World War the War at Sea in Four Volumes

S. W. Roskill · 1954 · Rooke Books

£525.00 (€629.39 | $693.71 | ¥110,791)

London , HMSO, 1954-1961. Cloth. The complete collection of Roskill's renowned and official history of Britain's contribution to the Second World War. The set comprises of: Volume I: The Defensive, 1954, third impression of the first edition. Volume II: The Period of...

A History of Our Own Times from the Accession of Queen Victoria to the General Election of 1800

Justin McCarthy, M.P. · 1882 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.87 | $132.12 | ¥21,101)

London, Chatto and Windus, 1882. Cloth. A complete, early set of 'A History of Our Own Times From the Accession of Queen Victoria to the General Election of 1800' written by M.P. Justin McCarthy. In four volumes complete. A new edition. Justin McCarthy (1830 - 1912) ...

Somersetshire Archaeological & Natural History Society Proceedings

Anonymous · 1937 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

Taunton; Frome, Somersetshire Archaeological & Natural History Society , 1937-1943. Paperback. A three volume set of the proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society. Volumes include: LXXXII for the year 1936 LXXXVI for the year 1940 LXXXVIII for...

John Graham Convict 1824 an Historical Narrative Written and Illustrated

Robert Gibbings · 1956 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, J M Dent and Sons, 1956. First edition. Cloth. A retelling of a true story regarding a convict sent to Australia. Retold and illustrated throughout by Robert Gibbings. In original dustwrapper, which is price-clipped. First thus, the first of this edition. The work was ...

Merchants of Treason America&Apos;S Secrets for Sale

Thomas B. Allen; Norman Polmar · 1988 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.94 | $52.84 | ¥8,439)

London, Robert Hale, 1988. First edition. Cloth. A historical account of espionage in the USA. First British edition. With photographs and diagrams. Thomas B. Allen (born 1929) is an American author and historian. He resides in Bethesda, MD. He is also the father of science fi...

The Espionage Establishment

David Wise; Thomas Ross · 1968 · Rooke Books

£24.99 (€29.96 | $33.02 | ¥5,274)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1968. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this book of revelations about the secret services. 'The Espionage Establishment' describes in startling detail the intelligence organizations and operations of the United States, the Soviet Union,...

Tables of Interest, Discount, Annuities &C First Published in the Year 1724 by John Smart and Now Revised, Enlarged and Improved

Charles Brand · 1780 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.87 | $132.12 | ¥21,101)

London, T Longman, 1780. Leather. This is an uncommon (fifth) edition of the noted actuary guide by John Smart. To which is added an appendix containing some observations on the general probability of life. John Smart was a pioneer of the actuarial science and his original tab...

The Huntingdon Peerage

Henry Nugent Bell · 1820 · Rooke Books

£620.00 (€743.28 | $819.24 | ¥130,838)

London, Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1820. First edition. Leather. A first edition of Bell's work on the history and restoration of the earldom of Huntingdon. First Edition. Featuring an engraved portrait frontispiece and one engraved portrait plate. Contains a fold-out gen...

A History of the Early Part of the Reign of James the Second; with an Introductory Chapter

Charles James Fox · 1808 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, William Miller, 1808. First edition. Leather. A first edition of Fox's uncompleted history of James II of England. First Edition. Featuring an engraved portrait frontispiece of Charles James Fox. With an appendix to the rear. Charles James Fox was a prominent Brit...

Some Rules and Orders for the Government of the House of an Earle

Richard Brathwait · 1821 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.85 | $171.78 | ¥27,434)

R Triphook, Benjamin Bensley, London, 1821. Leather. Some Rules and Orders for the Government of The House of An Earle Set downe by Richard Brathwait. With a portrait of the author tipped in to title with facsimile signature. Richard Brathwait or Brathwaite (1588 - 1673) was a...

The Young Book-Keeper&Apos;S Assistant

Thomas Dilworth · 1815 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

York, Thomas Wilson & Sons, 1815. Leather. A very scarce copy of this guide to book-keeping by Thomas Dilworth. An extremely scarce work of reference. Title page reads: 'The Young Book-keeper's Assistant: showing him in the most plain and easy manner, the Italian way...

An Historical Sketch of the French Revolution from Its Commencement to the Year 1792

Anon · 1792 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.19 | $918.35 | ¥146,666)

London, J Debrett, 1792. Leather. An historical work on the French revolution. This work discusses the revolution from its inception until the year 1792. A scarce work. The ESTC states that this work is frequently, but doubtfully, attributed to Sir James Macintosh. In a half c...