Storia moderna

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Captain Frederick Marryat; Michael Sadleir · 1929 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London, Constable and Co Ltd , 1929. Cloth. The complete two-volume limited edition of Captain Frederick Marryat's Napoleonic war novel, with illustrations. A limited edition of 750 unnumbered copies. Complete in two volumes. Uniformly bound in the publisher's blind...

Memories of the Old College of Glasgow: Some Chapters in the History of the University

David Murray · 1927 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Glasgow , Jackson, Wylie and Co , 1927. First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first edition of this wonderfully illustrated history of the University of Glasgow. The first edition of this work. In the publisher's original cloth binding. A fascinating history of the Univers...

Pictures of English History. From the Earliest Times to the Present Period.

1868 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, George Routledge & Sons , 1868. Cloth. An uncommon educational history of England for children, strikingly examples through bright chromolithograph plates. An uncommon work.A comprehensive history of England for children, tracing the history of the country from the tim...

The Tablet of Memory, Shewing Every Memorable Event in History

[Philip Luckombe] · 1783 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, G. Robinson, 1783. Leather. A pocket-sized reference work, detailing memorable historical events from across the centuries. The fifth edition.'The Tablet of Memory' is a useful reference guide to historical events. It includes accidents, incidents, remarkable...

Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland · 1914 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

Edinburgh , Neill and Company Ltd, 1914-34. Cloth. An extensive collection of volumes detailing the proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, providing fascinating information on the history of Scotland, and heavily illustrated throughout. The first editions. In ...

Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Volumes 100-144

Various · 1969 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€899.12 | $991.02 | ¥158,272)

Edinburgh, National Museum of Antiquaries of Scotland, 1969-2014. First edition. Cloth. A smart collection of forty-nine first edition volumes of the proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Forty-nine volumes. First edition. A collection of the records of procee...

New and Correct Tables of Interest

John Bettesworth · 1778 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Alex Hogg, 1778. First edition. Cloth. A scarce mathematical volume presenting various interest rates through accessible tables, the first edition of this work by John Bettesworth. The first edition of this scarce work.Illustrated with a frontispiece, depicting the Ban...

Jonas Paxton&Apos;S Labour Time Book

Mr. Jonas Paxton · 1879 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€335.67 | $369.98 | ¥59,088)

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1879-1880 . First edition. Hardback. The employee and labour log-book of Victorian era auctioneer and land agent Joseph Paxton, covering the years 1879 and 1880. The fascinating handwritten time book of Joseph Paxton, an auctioneer and land agent who is...

Archaeologia Scotica; or, Transactions of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

Society of Antiquaries of Scotland · 1792 · Rooke Books

£1,700.00 (€2,038.01 | $2,246.31 | ¥358,750)

Edinburgh, Printed for the Society, 1792-1890 . First edition. Leather. A scarce complete first edition set of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland's 'Archaeologia Scotica', illustrated throughout and in signed calf bindings from Andrew Grieve. The scarce comp...

Napoleon a Sainte-Helene 1815-1821

Frederic Masson · 1912 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Paris , Librairie Paul Ollendorff, 1912. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this French history of Napoleon's exile on St Helena. The first edition. Bound in half crushed morocco, with marbled boards. A fascinating account of Napoleon's last years spent d...

The Patriot&Apos;S Progress

Henry Williamson · 1930 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Geoffrey Bles, 1930. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Henry Williamson's illustrated account of an ordinary soldier's experiences of the First World War, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust ...

Recollections of Edward Bury

Priscilla Susan Bury · 1860 · Rooke Books

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

Windermere, John Garnett, 1860. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this touching memoir on the life of locomotive manufacturer Edward Bury, a very scarce work written by his widow. The first edition of this very scarce work.Original wraps are bound in.Illustrated with ...

Baddeley Brothers

Baddeley Brothers · 1946 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Baddeley Brothers Limited, c1950. Paperback. A vanishingly scarce, limited edition catalogue from the historic printers of luxury stationary, 'Baddeley Brothers', offering a glimpse into their history and examples of their products and processes. A limited ed...

Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Tuesday, June 2nd, 1953: Blindley Heath Coronation Celebrations Official Souvenir Programme (No. 198)

1953 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

Horley, Invicta Press, 1953. Brochure/Pamphlet. A terrific archival record of the celebrations of Queen Elizabeth's Coronation Day held in Blindley Heath. A vanishingly scarce pamphlet. Bound with a red, blue and white tassel string and with a coloured portrait of Queen ...

The Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne, Translated Into English

Michel de Montaigne; Charles Cotton [trans.] · 1759 · Rooke Books

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

London, S. and E. Ballard; J. Clarke; D. Browne et al, 1759 . Leather. The seventh edition of the English language translation of the important and highly influential essays of Michel de Montaigne. The seventh edition, complete in three volumes, 'with very considerable am...

The Mystery of Maria Stella Lady Newborough

Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey · 1907 · Rooke Books

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

London, Edward Arnold , 1907 . First edition. Leather. An exceptionally scarce, first edition of Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey's account of Lady Maria Stella, the self-proclaimed legitimate daughter of Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orleans, smartly bound by Bayntun. First edition....

Stories of the English

F" [Froe] · 1910 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Edinburgh; London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1910. Leather. A very scarce collection of fictionalised accounts of real British historical events for children, in a leather prize binding. A very scarce work in a half calf binding, with the gilt crest of Gordon College, Whitle...

Cheshire at the Opening of the Twentieth Century

Robert Head; W. T. Pike [ed] · 1904 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

Brighton, W. T. Pike & Co , 1904. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce illustrated historical work by Robert Head on notable figures from Cheshire. The first edition. Illustrated throughout with photographic monochrome vignettes, including many portrait...

Lineage Book of the National Society of Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America Volume XXIV

1935 · Rooke Books

£32.00 (€38.36 | $42.28 | ¥6,753)

Massachusetts, National Society of Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America , 1935. Paperback. The twenty-fourth volume of the lineage book of the National Society of Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America. Volume XXIV. Very scarce volume. A history of the family o...

Memoirs of the English Affairs, Chiefly Naval, from the Year 1660, to 1673 .

H. R. H. James, Duke of York · 1729 · Rooke Books

£370.00 (€443.57 | $488.90 | ¥78,081)

London, Not Stated, 1729 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this scarce memoir documenting James II's illustrious naval career, illustrated with a frontispiece. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece.Bound in full calf. The naval memoirs of James II, ...