Storia moderna

The Monarchy of the Middle Classes. France, Social, Literary, Political

Henry Lytton Bulwer · 1836 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

London , Richard Bentley, 1836. Cloth. A two volume set of this work by Henry Lytton Bulwer. With one folding table. Henry Lytton Bulwer was a British liberal politician, diplomat and writer who wrote broadly on history, topography and society. In cloth bindings with paper cov...

London Rebuilt 1897-1927

Harold Clunn · 1927 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

London , John Murray, 1927. First edition. Cloth. An interesting volume that charts the history of London from 1897-1927. First Edition. It includes sections on some notable buildings and streets such as Adelaide House, Aldwych and Oxford Street. With 75 photographic plates. I...

A History of Advertising

Henry Sampson · 1875 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London , Chatto and Windus, 1875. Cloth. A fascinating volume on the history of publishing from the times of the Ancient Romans through to the 20th century. Includes chapters on the development of advertising and newspapers. It is the first volume on the history of advertising...

The Cartoon History of Britain

Michael Wynn Jones · 1971 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Tom Stacey, 1971. First edition. Cloth. The history of Britain, as told through cartoons and caricatures of the time First edition. Michael Wynn-Jones (born 1941 is a Welsh-born writer, editor and publisher. Illustrated with reproductions from Bunbury, Tenniel, Dyson a...

Old and Happy

W. Pett Ridge · 1930 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London , Blades, East and Blades, 1930. Cloth. A very scarce limited edition presentation copy signed by the author being number 148 of 500 with a list of subscribers to rear. An account by William Pett Ridge of his visit to the Almshouses in Wood Green along with a short stor...

The Priest and the Huguenot; or Persecution in the Age of Louis XV

L. Bungener · 1854 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

Boston, Guild and Lincoln, 1854. First edition. Cloth. A history of the principal religious aspects of France from the age of Louis XV. Written in three parts A Sermon at Court, A Sermon in the City and A Sermon in the Desert. First American edition. In two volumes complete. L...

Early Charters of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, London Camden Third Series Volume LVIII

The Royal Historical Society by Marion Gibbs · 1939 · Rooke Books

£16.99 (€20.37 | $22.45 | ¥3,585)

London , Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1939. Cloth. Early Charters of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, London from Camden Third Series Volume LVIII. Edited for the Royal Historical Society by Marion Gibbs. St Paul's Cathedral, London, is a Church of England ca...

A Journal of the Swedish Embassy in the Years 1653 and 1654

Bulstrode Whitelocke and Charles Morton; Edited by Henry Reeve · 1855 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.87 | $151.96 | ¥24,268)

London , Longmans, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1855. Cloth. An account of the activities within the Swedish Embassy in 1653 and 1654. A new edition, edited by Henry Reeve. First published from the original manuscript by Dr. Charles Morton. Sir Bulstrode Whitelocke (6 August 160...

The Main Stream of European History

Rev. Frederick Harrison · 1915 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London , Blackie and Son Limited, 1915. Cloth. A useful book on European History from the Overthrow of the Roman Empire to the Modern Alliances and the Great War. Binding design by Talwin Morris By Rev. Frederick Harrison, Senior History Master, Rutherford College, Newcastle. ...

London Tradesmen

Anthony Trollope; foreword by Michael Sadleir · 1927 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

London , Elkin Mathews and Marrot Ltd. 1927. Cloth. A limited numbered edition of only 530 copies printed of which only 500 were for sale, nos. 326 to 500 in the United States of America. This is number 487. First edition thus. A collection of eleven sketches by Trollope which...

Cromwelliana; a Chronological Detail of Events in Which Oliver Cromwell Was Engaged; from the Year 1642 to His Death 1658

James Caulfield · 1810 · Rooke Books

£590.00 (€707.31 | $779.60 | ¥124,507)

Westminster , Machell Stace, 1810. Cloth. A limited edition collection of primary sources on Oliver Cromwell during the civil war period. The work draws together contemporary documents, including newspaper articles and other ephemera, which shed a light on Cromwell, his charac...

Introduction to the Survey of English Place-Names and the Chief Elemts Used in English Place-Names

Allen Mawer and F. M. Stenton · 1924 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London , The Cambridge University Press, 1924-1925. Cloth. A two volume set of publications from English Place-Name Society. Volume I part I and II. The English Place-Name society was founded in 1923 to carry out a survey of English Place Names. It has now published more than ...

The Cretan Runner His Story of the German Occupation

George Psychoundakis · 1955 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

London , John Murray, 1955. Cloth. A first edition of this historical work by George Psychoundakis. With photographs. Translation and Introduction by Patrick Leigh Fermor. Annotated by the translator and Xan Fielding. In a green cloth binding with gilt lettering to the spine a...

The History of the Life of Thomas Ellwood or an Account of His Birth, Education, Etc. , with Divers Observations on His Life and Manners When a Youth; and How He Came to Be Convinced of the Truth; with His Many Sufferings and Services and for the Same; Also Several Other Remarkable Passages and Occurrences Written by His Own Hand.

C. G. Crump (Ed) · 1900 · Rooke Books

£20.00 (€23.98 | $26.43 | ¥4,221)

London, Methuen and Co. 1900. Cloth. A biography on The History of the Life of Thomas Ellwood edited by C. G. Crump. Uncommon. Thomas Ellwood (1639 – 1 March 1714) was an English religious writer. He is remembered for his relationship with poet John Milton, and some of his wr...

The Log of the Caroline: Notes and Documents

Richard Cleveland, E · 1938 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

None, Pacific Northwest Quarterly, 1938. Cloth. A scarce book detailing the voyage of Captain Richard Cleveland from Canton to NW America. Scarce. The article is taken from the Pacific Northwest Quarterly, a peer-reviewed academic journal of history. Richard Jeffry Cleveland, ...

The Poll for the Election of a Representative in Parliament for the University of Cambridge

Henry Gunning · 1829 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.87 | $132.12 | ¥21,101)

Cambridge , J. J. Deighton, 1829. Cloth. A documentation of a poll set in the University of Cambridge on 16th - 18th June 1829, to elect representation within parliament. Candidates for the election were William Cavendish and George Bankes. Recorded by Henry Gunning, senior Es...

Lord Strafford: A Lecture

Rev. Arthur Cazenove · 1860 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London , David Batten, 1860. Cloth. A scarce lecture on Lord Strafford given by Arthur Cazenove of Exeter College, Oxford Very scarce, originally printed by request. Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford was an English statesman and a major figure in the period leading up to...

St. Peter&Apos;S College Register Radley 1847-1923

Anonymous · 1923 · Rooke Books

£24.99 (€29.96 | $33.02 | ¥5,274)

Oxford , Radleian Society, 1923. Cloth. A fourth edition copy of the St. Peter's College of Radley Register, spanning the dates 1848-1923. Includes a frontispiece, fold-out map of the College grounds and several more plates within. In an armorial cloth binding. Externally...

Memorial of the Royal Progress in Scotland

Sir Thomas Dick Lauder · 1843 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.80 | $224.63 | ¥35,875)

Edinburgh, London and Dublin, Adam and Charles Black John W Parker and J Cumming, 1843. Cloth. A fascinating illustrated work on the royal progress in Scotland. Illustrated throughout, with a frontispiece and thirteen plates. Loosely inserted are three beautiful plates, two ha...

Down the Road

C.T.S. Birch Reynardson · 1875 · Rooke Books

£230.00 (€275.73 | $303.91 | ¥48,537)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1875. Cloth. A handsome copy of Charles Thomas Samuel Birch-Reynardson's 'Down The Road', in very attractive decorative binding. With the full title 'Down The Road' or 'Reminiscences of a Gentleman Coachman', ...