Storia moderna

Gran Teatro la Fenice

Giandomenico Romanelli · 1999 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.36 | $48.89 | ¥7,808)

Koln, Everygreen, 1999. First edition. Hardback. A very smart first English language translated edition of this history of the Teatro La Fenice opera house in Venice. First English language edition, translated from the Italian. Illustrated with three hundred and thirty photogr...

Experiments and Observations Concerning Agriculture and the Weather

Mr. Marshall [William Marshall] · 1779 · Rooke Books

£575.00 (€689.33 | $759.78 | ¥121,342)

London, J. Dodsley , 1779 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of William Marshall's detailed study of the relationship between farming and weather, bound in a lovely full polished calf. The first edition. Bound in an elegant full polished calf. Illustr...

Myths and Legends of Japan

F. Hadland Davis · 1917 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London, George G. Harrap & Company , 1917 . Cloth. A beautifully illustrated collection of Japanese legends compiled by F. Hadland Davis, bound in the publisher's decorative cloth. The third edition. First published in 1912. Bound in the publisher's original decorati...

The History of the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators, 1929-1964

David B. Brown · 1967 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London, Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators, 1967 . First edition. Leather. A signed first edition of this history of two aviation guilds. A presentation copy specially bound for the Lord Mayor of London. The first edition of this work, flat signed by author to the title pa...

The Langham Hotel Guide to London

The Langham Hotel Management · 1912 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, The Langham Hotel Company, 1912 . Hardback. The scarce 1912-1913 guide for guests produced by London's Langham Hotel, offering a wealth of advice for visitors to the capital. Scarce in all editions, this is the 1912-1913 twenty-sixth edition.Illustrated with a fro...

The History of England, the English in Ireland, and Short Studies on Great Subjects

James Anthony Froude · 1870 · Rooke Books

£2,500.00 (€2,997.08 | $3,303.40 | ¥527,574)

London, Longmans, Green and Others , [1870]-1883. Leather. A beautifully bound collection of works by James Anthony Froude, including his extensive history of England, bound in a uniform half calf signed binding by Mudie. A beautifully bound set of works from James Anthony Fro...

Fur and Feather or Fur, Feather and Fin Series

Alfred E. T. Watson [editor] · 1894 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

London, Longmans, Green & Co. 1894-1913. Cloth. A collection of eleven volumes of the Fur and Feather or the Fur, Feather and Fin series, edited by British journalist Alfred Edward Thomas Watson. Eleven volumes of a twelve volume set. A series written to present monographs, as...

Navy (Health). Statistical Report on the Health of the Navy

Algernon Egerton; C. Inigo Thomas; O. Murray et al. · 1869 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.66 | $383.19 | ¥61,199)

London, HMSO, 1869-1915 . First edition. Paperback. Six fascinating and very scarce volumes of Royal Navy medical reports and statistical health data, offering insight into the health of the navy between 1869 and 1915. Six very scarce 19th and 20th century reports of the healt...

The Battle of France

Andre Maurois; F. R. Ludman · 1940 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, John Lane: The Bodley Head, 1940. First edition. Cloth. A compelling firsthand account of France's swift fall in 1940, illustrated with monochrome plates by Edward Ardizzone. In the publisher's original red cloth binding. Complete with the publisher's o...

Other Days Other Ways: Silhouettes of the Past in French Canada

Georges Bouchard; Alan Hunt Holley [Translation] · 1928 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.53 | ¥8,230)

Montreal; New York, Louis Carrier & Co, 1928. First edition. Cloth. A first English edition of Georges Bouchard"s vivid sketches of rural French-Canadian life, illustrated with woodcuts by renowned artist Edwin Holgate. In the publisher's original cloth binding.This volum...

Military Antiquities Respecting a History of the English Army

Francis Grose · 1801 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.24 | $858.88 | ¥137,169)

London, T. Egerton, 1801 . Leather. Impressively illustrated throughout with a wealth of engraved plates, this is the two volume second edition of Francis Grose's study of British Military history, in handsome calf bindings. The second edition, 'with material additio...

Tales of Irish Life and Character

Mrs. S. C. Hall [Anna Maria Hall] · 1909 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Edinburgh & London, T. N. Foulis, 1909. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this illustrated collection of Irish tales, with reproductions of the paintings of Erskine Nicol. First edition. Illustrated with sixteen tipped-in colour plates. Collated complete. A charmin...

The Illustrated London News Volume 27 & 44

Various; Herbert Ingram [Ed.]; William Charles Ingram [Ed.] · 1855 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€335.67 | $369.98 | ¥59,088)

London, William Little; George C. Leighton , 1855-1864 . First edition. Cloth. A pair of uniformly bound copies of The Illustrated London News, Volume 27 and 44, richly illustrated throughout with engravings and full page illustrations. Uniformly bound in half cloth with paper...

The Invasion of the Crimea; Its Origin, and an Account of Its Progress Down to the Death of Lord Raglan

Alexander William Kinglake · 1863 · Rooke Books

£2,400.00 (€2,877.20 | $3,171.27 | ¥506,471)

Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1863-87. First edition. Leather. A beautifully bound first edition set of Alexander William Kinglake's magnum opus, studying the history and causes of the Crimean War. A rare to see full first edition set of this renowned ...

Sarum Close: A History of the Life and Education of the Cathedral Choristers for 700 Years

Dora H. Robertson · 1938 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, Jonathan Cape , 1938. First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of this excellent history concerning the Choristers School in Salisbury Cathedral Close. Signed inscription by the author to the half title. First edition. In the original cloth binding. Illustrated with a fr...

An Illustrated Seckfordian History (Ancient and Modern)

J. C. Titcombe · 1900 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

Woodbridge , George Booth, 1900. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce history of Thomas Seckford, his family and his works, including their charitable legacies. The first edition of this very scarce title. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated with a fro...

Who&Apos;S Who in Nottinghamshire

1935 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.53 | ¥8,230)

Worcester , Ebenezer Baylis and Son Ltd , 1935. Cloth. A very scarce limited edition record of Nottinghamshire's leading inhabitants. Number 197 of this limited edition. Unknown how many copies were printed. A very scarce copy.In the original cloth binding. A valuable r...

Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries

Henry Hallam · 1873 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, John Murray, 1873. Leather. An attractive complete fifth edition of Henry Hallam's European literary history, bound by Zaehnsdorf in full tree calf. The fifth edition of this work. Complete in three volumes. Uniformly bound in full signed tree calf by Zaehnsdorf,...

The Homes and Haunts of Henry Kirk White with Some Account of the Family of White, of Nottingham and Norfolk

John T. Godfrey; James Ward · 1908 · Rooke Books

£42.00 (€50.35 | $55.50 | ¥8,863)

London, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Co. Ltd , 1908. First edition. Cloth. A smart illustrated biography centred around the homes and family of English poet, Henry Kirk White. First edition. In the original cloth binding. This volume offers a detailed account of the...

A Short Account of the Brunts&Apos; Family and Samuel Brunts&Apos; Charity

A. S. Buxton · 1911 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

Mansfield, Mansfield Reporter , 1911. Paperback. A very scarce history of the family and charities of Samuel Brunts of Mansfield. Very scarce. In the original wraps, with string binding.Samuel Brunt is most known today for his bequest in 1709 which led to the establishment of...