Storia moderna

The Memoirs and Secret Negotiations of John Ker, of Kersland

John Ker · 1726 · Rooke Books

£1,295.00 (€1,552.49 | $1,711.16 | ¥273,283)

London, Printed in the Year, 1726-1727 . First edition. Leather. An exceptionally lovely complete first and third edition set of John Ker's fascinating memoirs, including an account of the French in Louisiana and Mississippi, and illustrated with a folding map. The comple...

Early British Trackways, Moats, Mounds, Camps, and Sites

Alfred Watkins · 1922 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

Hereford , The Watkins Meter Co. 1922. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this fascinating lecture on early trackways by ley line pioneer Alfred Watkins, illustrated with the author's photographs. First edition.In the publisher's quarter cloth binding, with p...

Anecdotes of British Topography

[Richard Gough] · 1768 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)

London, Printed by W. Richardson and S. Clark, 1768. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this extensive 18th-century reference history of England, by Richard Gough. First edition. Bound in half calf, with marbled paper covered boards. Renewed endpapers and blanks. A...

The Christian Year Thoughts in Verse the Hidden Life of the Soul the Spiritual Combat a Selection from the Spiritual Letters of S. Francis de Sales of the Imitation of Christ

N/A; Laurence Scupoli · 1876 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€335.67 | $369.98 | ¥59,088)

Oxford and Cambridge, Rivingtons, 1876. Leather. A lovely set of very scarce full calf publications from Rivington's Library of Spiritual Works for English Catholics. A very scarce set of 5 theological titles, collected for a 19th Century Catholic audience.Bound in handso...

A. Favier & Cie Album- Tarif No. 4 Tournages, Moulures, Sculptures

1913 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Pont De Beauvoisin, A. Favier & Cie, 1913. Paperback. A very scarce twentieth century French furniture catalogue, abundantly illustrated with their products, and a price list. A very scarce work.In the original paper wrap binding.A twentieth century French catalogue of turning...

Fabrique de Bois de Lits de Repos & Divans Cosy-Corners Chassis Sommiers Et Chassis En Hetre Establissments Jamet Cornelis, Gorand & Cie

0 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Paris, Cornelius, Gorand & Cie, c1930 . Paperback. A smart very scarce copy of this abundantly illustrated French furniture catalogue. A very scarce work.In the publisher's original paper wraps.An excellent copy of this French furniture catalogue.Abundantly illustrated wi...

General John Jacob; Commandant of the Sind Irregular Horse and Founder of Jacobabad

Alexander Innes Shand · 1901 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Selley and Co. Limited , 1901 . Cloth. A scarce copy of this illustrated historical account of the General John Jacob. The 'Cheaper Edition' of the work.In publisher's original red cloth binding.A work by Alexander Innes Shand, a Scottish barrister and a...

Pre-Historic Times As Illustrated by Ancient Remains and the Manners and Customs of Modern Savages

Lord Avebury · 1900 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)

London, Williams and Norgate , 1900 . Cloth. A very scarce sixth edition of this abundantly illustrated archaeological work. The sixth edition of the work, revised.In publisher's original maroon cloth binding.Illustrated with a frontispiece, 40 plates, and in text illustr...

The History of the Royal Society of London, for the Improving of Natural Knowledge

Thomas Sprat · 1734 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

London, J. Knapton, J. Walthoe, D. Midwinter, 1734 . Leather. Illustrated with two folding engraved plates, this is the fourth edition of Thomas Spratt's defence of the necessity of the Royal Society, and his history of its beginnings. The fourth edition of this work.Illu...

Naval Tactics and Trials of Sailings

George Biddlecombe · 1850 · Rooke Books

£260.00 (€311.70 | $343.55 | ¥54,868)

London, Charles Wilson, 1850 . First edition. Cloth. Illustrated throughout with diagrams and charts, this is the scarce first edition of George Biddlecombe's impressive and informative discussion of naval tactics and avoiding collisions. A scarce first edition.Illustrate...

Shropshire Word-Book

Georgina F. Jackson · 1982 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Shrewsbury, John Thornhill, 1982 . Cloth. Pristine copy of the significant Shropshire glossary, including archaic and provinicial words native to the county. In publisher's original red cloth binding.Featuring a frontispiece map of Shropshire.First published in 1879, this...

The Siege of Carlaverock with the Arms of the Earls, Barons, and Knights, Who Were Present on the Occasion; with a Translation, a History of the Castle, and Memoirs of the Personages Commemorated by the Poet

Nicholas Harris Nicolas · 1828 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, J. B. Nichols and Son, 1828. First edition. Leather. A brightly illustrated account of the 'Siege of Carlaverock', a fascinating roll of arms in Old French verse which documented each noble or knight present. First edition.Handsomely bound in full green moroc...

English Medieval Kingship (a Handwritten Historical Dissertation with Original Hand-Coloured Illustrations)

R. J. Campbell · 0 · Rooke Books

£440.00 (€527.49 | $581.40 | ¥92,853)

Not Stated , None, c1960. Hardback. A curious hand-drawn and hand-written research paper on Medieval English Kings by one R. J. Campbell. A handwritten and hand-drawn history paper titled 'English Medieval Kingship&apos.Paper is mostly held in the contemporary 'Loxon...

Journal, 1803

Washington Irving; Stanley T. WIlliams [ed.] · 1934 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

1934, Oxford University Press, 1934. First edition. Fine Binding. An incredibly scarce presentation copy of this already uncommon work, signed and inscribed by the editor. An excellent first edition copy of this uncommon title. Bound in original marbled pictorial boards, with...

Dthe History of Don Quixote de la Mancha

Miguel de Cervantes; Shelton [trans.] · 1922 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Constable and Company Ltd. 1922. Cloth. A richly illustrated edition of the classic tale, featuring scenes rendered by Belgian artist and writer Jean de Bosschere. A heavily illustrated edition of the story regarded as the first modern novel, written by 17th Century Sp...

The Jacobite Relics of Scotland

James Hogg · 1819 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, William Blackwood, T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1819. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a compilation of songs, poems and folktales associated with the Jacobites, edited by prolific Scottish poet James Hogg. The first edition of the Jacobite Relics of Scotland, a ...

History of Cheadle, in Staffordshire, and Neighbouring Places

Robert Plant [contributions by Charles Lynam and W. Molyneux] · 1881 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

Leek, Staffordshire, William Clemesha, 1881. Cloth. A scarce local history of the peaceful market town of Cheadle in Staffordshire, which was a manufacturing and agricultural center during the Industrial Revolution. A scarce local history of Cheadle in Staffordshire, written b...

Newbold Astbury and Its History

J.E. Gordon Cartlidge [assist. by Henry Barlow, Ernest Hitchens] · 1915 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Congleton, Cheshire, Thomas Gordon, 1915. First edition. Cloth. The scarce signed presentation copy of a local history of the ancient parish of Newbold Astbury in Cheshire, dating back to early Roman settlement. The scarce signed presentation copy of Newbold Astbury and its Hi...

Christopher Robins Set: The Invisible Air Force (Signed), the Ravens (Signed) and the Test of Courage (Biography)

Christopher Robbins · 1979 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.80 | $224.63 | ¥35,875)

London; New York; London, Macmillan; Crown Publishers; Century, 1979-1999. First edition. Cloth. First edition works by a British journalist and author who specialised in covert operations and espionage during the Cold War, including two signed works. The first editions of thr...

2 Vols Connãƒâ©Tables Et Marãƒâ©Chaux de France

Louis d'Harcourt · 1912 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.84 | $1,314.75 | ¥209,974)

Paris, Émile-Paul Frères, 1912-1913. Leather. A very scarce two-volume limited edition of d"Harcourt"s authoritative history of the Constables and Marshals of France, richly illustrated in colour. Bound in a handsome half morocco by Bayntun, from the library of Captain Richa...