Storia moderna

One-Hundred and Forty-Four Postcards of Military Uniforms

1930 · Rooke Books

£895.00 (€1,072.95 | $1,182.62 | ¥188,871)

Munich; Potsdam; Edinburgh; Paris, Not Stated, c1936 . Leather. A fascinating collection of one-hundred and forty-four postcards of military uniforms, a number of which depict 1930s Germany. A total of one-hundred and forty-four twentieth century postcards, the majority depict...

A History of Germany, from the Invasion of Germany by Marius to the Battle of Leipzig, 1813

Mrs. Markham [Elizabeth Penrose] · 1847 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, John Murray, 1847. Cloth. A scarce copy of this historical study of Germany from Mrs. Markham's Histories. Scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece and many in-text images. A detailed and comprehensive history of Germany for young persons, with chapters on the...

The Palace at Westminster and Other Historical Sketches

W. D. Arnold · 1855 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

London, John W. Parker and Son, 1855. Leather. A very scarce collection of lectures on historical British institutions, from British author William Delafield Arnold. Very scarce work. A collection of four historical lectures, two of which relate to India and the personal exper...

Her Majesty&Apos;S Tower

William Hepworth Dixon · 1869 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.66 | $383.19 | ¥61,199)

Leipzig, Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1869-1871. Leather. A complete four volume set of the Tauchnitz edition of this detailed historical work on the Tower of London. Complete in four volumes. Tauchnitz edition. A detailed historical commentary on Her Majesty's Tower, or the Tower...

Winston Spencer Churchill: An Exhibition of Manuscripts and Books in Honour of His Eightieth Birthday

None Stated · 1954 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, The Times Bookshop, 1954. First edition. Paperback. A scarce first edition of this exhibition guide for the manuscripts and books displayed on behalf of Winston Spencer Churchill. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece and two plates. The ...

The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff

[Richard Steele]; [Joseph Addison] · 1749 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, H. Lintot; D. Midwinter; J. and P. Knapton; W. Innys; et al, 1749. Leather. The collected 'Tatler' essays, published under the pseudonym often used by Steele and Jonathan Swift. Complete in four volumes.'The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff' is the...

Naval Chronology; or, an Historical Summary of Naval and Maritime Events

Isaac Schomberg · 1802 · Rooke Books

£1,500.00 (€1,798.25 | $1,982.04 | ¥316,544)

London, T. Egerton, 1802 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this five volume work of naval history, charting the course of maritime events from the Romans to the start of the nineteenth century. The first edition of this work, complete in five volumes.The work of h...

The Trials of Oz

Tony Palmer · 1971 · Rooke Books

£1,750.00 (€2,097.96 | $2,312.38 | ¥369,302)

Manchester, Blond & Briggs, 1971. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this interesting look at the Oz obscenity trial, a brilliant copy signed by the author and the editors of 'Oz', Richard Neville, Jim Anderson, and Felix Dennis.  The first edition.A bri...

If I Die in a Combat Zone

Tim O'Brien · 1973 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Calder & Boyars , 1973. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this moving autobiographical account of the author's experiences of the Vietnam War. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. This work ...

The 7th (Queen&Apos;S Own) Hussars

C. R. B. Barrett · 1914 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

London, Royal United Service Institution, 1914. First edition. Leather. A smart complete first edition of this detailed and illustrated history of the 7th Queen's Own Hussars cavalry regiment. Complete in two volumes. First edition. Volume one is illustrated with a colour...

The Growth of Stuart London

Norman G. Brett-James · 1935 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1935. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce work on London during the Stuart dynasty, written by Norman G. Brett-James. The first edition. Very scarce. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, vignettes and twenty-th...

The History of Petersfield

Rev. J. Williams · 1857 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Petersfield , G. Duplock; The Petersfield Bookshop , c1980 . Leather. A smartly bound facsimile of Rev. J. Williams's scarce work on the history of Petersfield. A smart facsimile of 'The History of Petersfield', being the substance of a lecture delivered in the ...

London

Various; Charles Knight [ed.] · 1841 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

London, Charles Knight and Co. 1841-1844. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of articles and essays on London life, complete in a six-volume set. The first edition of this work in a half cloth binding with paper boards. All edges gilt. Bookplate of Geor...

The Trail of the Shadow

H. Bedford Jones · 1924 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, Hurst & Blackett, 1924 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this thrilling crime novel from Henry Bedford-Jones, featuring the recurring character of 'The Shadow&apos. The first edition, first impression of this very scarce work.The work of Can...

A History of Our Own Times: From the Accession of Queen Victoria to the General Election of 1880 & from 1880 to the Diamond Jubilee

Justin McCarthy · 1881 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1881. Leather. A smartly bound set of this history of Britain from the accession of Queen Victoria to the General Election of 1880. Complete in four volumes together with a new edition volume. A detailed history of Britain, from the accession of Queen ...

A Thin Ghost and Others

Montague Rhodes James · 1919 · Rooke Books

£1,395.00 (€1,672.37 | $1,843.30 | ¥294,386)

London, Edward Arnold, 1919. First edition. Cloth. A sought after first edition copy of this collection of cheerful horror stories by Montague Rhodes James. The scarce to see and sought after first edition, first impression, of this work.Half-title is present.Collated, complet...

La Revolution Russe

Fernand Grenard · 1933 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Paris , Librairie Armand Colin , 1933. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Fernand Grenard's work on the Russian Revolution, bound in quarter calf. The first edition. Illustrated with two full page maps and a double page map. Collated complete. This work, writt...

Czarism and Revolution

Arsene de Goulevitch; N. J. Couriss [translator] · 1962 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

California , Omni Publications, 1962. Cloth. A smart scarce copy of this translated edition of Goulevitch's insightful work on Czarism and the Russian Revolution. Scarce work. An insightful work on the Czarism system of government and revolution in Russia, with chapters o...

The British Campaign in France and Flanders: January to July 1918

Arthur Conan Doyle · 1919 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1919 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of the fifth volume of Arthur Conan Doyle's study of the British campaign in France and Flanders during the First World War. The first edition thus of this work, which collects together article...

In Lionland: The Story of Livingstone and Stanley

M. Douglas · 1900 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1900. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition copy of this volume about missionary work and travel in Africa, written by Mary Douglas. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. This work recoun...