Storia moderna

Seven Articles from the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society

Various · 1909 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Not Stated, Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, 1909-1935 . Cloth. A scarce collection of articles relating to Yeovil in Somerset and its archaeological history. Seven Articles from the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, rebound tog...

At the Sign of the Grasshopper

Oliver A. Minns · 1913 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Gresham Press, 1913 . First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this scarce and short history of the Gresham press with colour plates. First edition of At the Sign of the Grasshopper by Oliver A. Minns in the original publisher's paper wraps and original uncl...

Recipients of the Long Service & Good Conduct Medal 1833-1916

J. R. Lees · 1986 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1986 . First edition. Paperback. The first edition of J. R. Lees's booklet listing the recipients of the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. First edition of Recipients of the Long Service & Good Conduct Medal 1833-1916 to The Somerset Light Infan...

Recipients of the Distinguished Conduct Medal 1855-1909

P. E. Abbott · 1987 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Suffolk, J. B. Hayward & Son, 1987. Cloth. The scarce second edition of this military history and list of recipients of the conduct medal. Second edition of Recipients of the Distinguished Conduct Medal 1855-1909 compiled by P. E. Abbott, in the original publisher's cloth...

History of the 4th Bn. The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert&Apos;S)

Lt-Col. C. G. Lipscomb · 1946 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Not Stated, The Somerset Light Infantry, 1946 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this military history of a Somerset infantry with a large folding map. First edition of History of the 4th Bn. The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's) in the Campa...

The Civilisation of Sweden in Heathen Times

Oscar Montelius; F. H. Woods · 1888 · Rooke Books

£54.00 (€64.74 | $71.35 | ¥11,396)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1888. Cloth. A smart edition of this illustrated history of Sweden from Oscar Montelius, translated into English. Illustrated with frontispiece and two hundred and five in-text images. A detailed history of Sweden through the Stone Age, Bronze Age, an...

W.N. Froy & Sons Limited Merchants and Manufacturers No. 33

W. N. Froy & Sons · 1850 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, W. N. Froy & Sons Ltd. c1930. Cloth. A scarce illustrated catalogue from W. N. Froy & Sons for their merchandise, issue no. 33. Scarce work. Catalogue no. 33. Illustrated throughout with monochrome images of available products. A detailed catalogue of products availabl...

The House of Warne: One Hundred Years of Publishing

Arthur King; A. F. Stuart · 1965 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Frederick Warne and Co. 1965. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this history of the Frederick Warne & Co. publishing house. First edition. Illustrated throughout with eleven plates, ten of which are in colour, and many in-text images. Collated complet...

Occasional Reports No. 3 and No. 13

W. H. Sharp; Michael West · 1906 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

Bombay; Calcutta, The Government Central Press; Government of India Central Publication Branch, 1906-1926. First edition. Cloth. Two very scarce reports from the Office of the Director General of Education, and the later Bureau of Education, in early 20th century India. Two vo...

A History of Wolverhampton to the Early Nineteenth Century

Gerald P. Mander; Norman W. Tildesley [ed.] · 1960 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton C. B. Corporation, 1960. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this scarce illustrated history of Wolverhampton, from its origins to the early nineteenth century. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding...

Recollections of the Great Lord Palmerston and Old Times in Devon

John Sharland · 1898 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Tiverton, Gregory & Son, 1898. Cloth. Recollections of Devon and Lord Palmerston by John Sharland, who was an active and influential public figure in Tiverton. A scarce work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Ink inscription to the front free end paper. Illustrate...

Christina of Sweden

I. A. Taylor · 1909 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Hutchinson & Co, 1909 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of I. A. Taylor's informative biography of Christina, Queen of Sweden. The scarce first edition of this work.Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece, and sixteen further plates. Collated, comp...

Melbury Abbas a Narrative History of a Dorset Parish

Bob Breach · 1998 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

Dorset, The Melbury Press, 1998. First edition. Paperback. A signed first edition copy of this local history of Melbury Abbas. Signed by the author and the illustrator to the front pastedown. Melbury Abbas is a village and civil parish in North Dorset and this volume forms a ...

Glass-Making in England

Harry J. Powell · 1923 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1923 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated history of glass making in England in the scarce original dust wrapper. First edition of Glass-Making in England by Harry J. Powell in the original publisher's cloth ...

The Monthly Army List

None · 1808 · Rooke Books

£126.00 (€151.05 | $166.49 | ¥26,590)

London, War Office, 1808. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce copy of The Monthly Army List from December, 1808. Scarce work. Dated 1st December, 1808. An official War Office publication, which commenced in 1789 under this title and ceased after May 1940 with no issues published ...

Memoirs, Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn, Esq. F.R. S.

John Evelyn; William Bray · 1818 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.31 | $786.21 | ¥125,563)

London, Henry Colburn; John and Arthur Arch, 1818. First edition. Leather. An extra-illustrated first edition copy of the diaries of John Evelyn, a noted run of memoirs recounting an important period in English history. The first edition.Complete in two volumes.Volume I illust...

The Lighter Side of School Life

Ian Hay [John Hay Beith] · 1914 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, T. N. Foulis, 1914. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this amusing work on boarding school life by John Hay Beith, under the penname Ian Hay, in lovely condition. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated wit...

A Biographical History of England

J. Granger · 1799 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, J. Rivington and Sons; Various, 1799 . Leather. The third edition of this eighteenth century of England in full calf bindings. The uncommon third edition of A Biographical History of England by Rev. James Granger in full calf bindings.Three out of the four volume set.Â...

The Auld Neuk House and Its Story, the Birthplace of the Guthries

D. H. Edwards · 1916 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Brechin, D. H. Edwards, 1916 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first edition of this topographical history of the Auld Neuk House in Brechin. First edition of The Auld Neuk House and its Story, The Birthplace of the Guthries in the original publisher's cloth binding. ...

A Brief History of the Times

Roger l'Estrange · 1678 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London, Charles Brome; R. Sare, 1678-88. First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of Roger L'Estrange's interesting history of his own time, an exploration of the Restoration from the point of view of the Charles II defender. The first edition.Complete as thr...