Storia moderna

The Oyster & Dredgers of Whitstable

Allan Ovenden Collard · 1902 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Joseph Collard, 1902. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this illustrated study of the oysters and dredgers of Whitstable, a town on the north coast of Kent, England. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and numerous in-text images including a doub...

The Great Plague in London in 1665

Walter George Bell · 1924 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, John Lane at The Bodley Head, 1924. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this informative study of the Great Plague in London during 1665, with illustrations. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, five folding plates, seventeen plates, and ten in-te...

Manuscripts Relating to the County of Nottingham in the Possession of Mr. James Ward

John T. Godfrey · 1900 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Henry Sotheran & Co. 1900. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated first edition of this collection of manuscripts on the history of the county of Nottingham. First edition. Limited to two hundred copies. Illustrated with a frontispiece and numerous in-text facsimile imag...

Nooks and Corners of Old England

Allan Fea · 1907 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London and Bombay, George Bell and Sons, 1907. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this historical work on England published for distribution in India and the Colonies, from British historian Allan Fea. First edition issued for circulation in India and the Colonies...

Civilisation

Kenneth Clark; Andre de Vilmorin [translator] · 1974 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.43 | ¥10,129)

Paris, Hermann, 1974. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first French translated edition of this exploration of the history of Western art, architecture, and philosophy from Kenneth Clark. French. First French edition. Illustrated with two hundred and ninety-four images, many ...

The History of England

Rapin de Thoyras; N. Tindal · 1732 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.56 | $495.51 | ¥79,136)

London, James, John, and Paul Knapton; John and Paul Knapton, 1732-43. Leather. Paul de Rapin de Thoyras' important and influential history of England, an illustrated work translated to English by Nicholas Tindal. A mixed edition set, with Volume I being the second editio...

A History of Wymeswold

Sidney Pell Potter · 1915 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, J. Miles & Co. Ltd. 1915. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this meticulously researched history of Wymeswold, richly illustrated with black-and-white plates, drawn from rare parish records. In the publisher's original cloth binding.This volume ...

Histoire de la Conquete de L&Apos;Angleterre Par Les Normands de Ses Causes Et Ses Suites Jusqu&Apos;a Nos Jours En Angleterre, En Ecosse, En Irelande Et Sur le Continent

Augustin Thierry · 1856 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

Paris , Furne et Cie , 1856. Leather. A smart edition of Augustin Thierry's history of the Norman Conquest, presented here in two calf-bound volumes. The tenth edition of this work. Complete in four volumes, bound here in two.Uniformly bound in full calf, with gilt decora...

Cranborne Chase

Desmond Hawkins · 1980 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd , 1980. First edition. Cloth. An excellent signed first edition of this compelling history of Cranborne Chase, from author and BBC features producer Desmond Hawkins. Signed by the author to the title page. First edition. With the publisher's ...

Beeton&Apos;S Dictionary of Natural History

Samuel Orchart Beeton · 0 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Ward, Lock and Co. Limited, c1884. Cloth. An illustrated encyclopaedia of the animal kingdom from English publisher Samuel Orchart Beeton. Scarce edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and sixty-seven plates. A comprehensive encyclopaedia of the animal kingdom, conta...

The Life of the Late Princess Charlotte

1818 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, T. Kinnersley, 1818. First edition. Leather. A touching biography on the life of Princess Charlotte of Wales, the first edition of this illustrated work published shortly after her death. The first edition of this touching biography, published shortly after the early d...

17 Vols Histoire de France Depuis Les Temps Les Plus Reculãƒâ©S Jusqu&Apos;En 1789

Henri Martin · 1855 · Rooke Books

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

Paris, Furne, Jouvet et Cie, 1855-1859 . Leather. A smart, thirteen-volume collection of the fourth edition of Henri Martin"s acclaimed Histoire de France, spanning from ancient Gaul to the eve of the French Revolution, richly illustrated with steel-engraved frontispieces and ...

The Royal Exchange: A Note on the Occasion of the Bicentenary of the Royal Exchange Assurance

A.E.W. Mason · 1920 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, The Royal Exchange, 1920. Leather. A richly illustrated bicentenary history of the Royal Exchange Assurance by The Four Feathers author A. E. W. Mason, complete with scarce matching slipcase. In the publisher's original full green crushed morocco binding...

Diary and Correspondence of Count Axel Fersen Grand-Marshal of Sweden Relating to the Court of France

Hans Axel von Fersen; Katherine Prescott Wormeley [Translator] · 1902 · Rooke Books

£265.00 (€317.69 | $350.16 | ¥55,923)

London, William Heinemann, 1902. Leather. A vanishingly scarce copy of this intimate window into the French court and Marie-Antoinette"s inner circle, from the diaries and correspondence of Count Axel Fersen. Bound in half morocco leather with marbled paper boards. With 7 ill...

The Island Empire; or, the Scenes of the First Exile of the Emperor Napoleon I

Sir Henry Drummond Wolff · 1855 · Rooke Books

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

London, T. Bosworth, 1855 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of Henry Drummond Wolff's informative account of Napoleon's first exile, in a half morocco signed binding. The very scarce first edition of this work.Illustrated with a hand coloured li...

Brief Inquiry Into the Causes and Mitigation of Pestilential Fever

Thomas Forster · 1824 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, [The Pamhleteer], 1824 . Unbound. A bright second edition of Thomas Forster's very scarce study of managing diseases and pestilential fevers. The second edition of this work, which is very scarce in all editions.In this work, medical doctor Thomas Forster discusse...

Modern Maladies and Present State of Medicine

David Uwins · 1818 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

London, [The Pamphleteer], 1818 . First edition. Unbound. An excellent example of the very scarce first edition of physician and medical writer David Uwins's discussion of the state of medicine in early 19th century England. A very scarce first edition.The publication of ...

An Argument on Military Obedience

A Half-Pay Officer · 1820 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, [The Pamphleteer], 1820 . First edition. Unbound. The very scarce first edition of this anonymously authored argument that unchecked authority within the army leads to injustice, and that soldiers have a duty to refuse commands that violate their conscience. The very s...

The Island of Fu Manchu

Sax Rohmer · 1947 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Cassell and Company Limited, 1947. Cloth. An early edition of Sax Rohmer's thrilling murder mystery, in the striking original dust wrapper baring the same design as the sought after first edition. The cheap edition, being an early edition of this novel, published ...

Curious Survivals

Dr. George C. Williamson · 1925 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1925 . Cloth. A comprehensive study of the traditions, customs and ceremonies that have survived through the ages of English history. Second edition, revised and enlarged. First published in 1923. Bound in the publisher's cloth, with the o...