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An Universal Etymological English Dictionary

Nathan Bailey · 1757 · Rooke Books

£1,200.00 (€1,438.60 | $1,585.63 | ¥253,235)

London, Various, 1757 . Leather. An early edition of Bailey's dictionary from the eighteenth century rebound in leather. Early edition of An Universal Etymological English Dictionary by Nathan Bailey rebound in quarter calf with marbled boards. A lovely copy of the most ...

The Soldier&Apos;S Friend

Sarah Robinson; Earl Roberts · 1913 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1913 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this autobiography and memoir of Sarah Robinson with illustrations. First edition of The Soldier's Friend A Pioneer's Record by Sarah Robinson in the original publisher's cloth bin...

German Aircraft of the First World War

Peter Gray; Owen Thetford · 1962 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Putnam, 1962. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this comprehensive study of German aircraft from World War I, with illustrations throughout. First edition. Illustrated with black and white photographs and diagrams throughout. A study of German aircraft from th...

Statutes of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire 1957 & the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire Service of Dedication in St. Paul&Apos;S Cathedral, Wednesday 22 May 1974 at 11: 30

None · 1957 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Curwen Press, 1957-1974. Paperback. Two scarce volumes from the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, with ephemera. Two volumes. Scarce publications. Statutes of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire 1957. Includes an initial statute from G. Lloyd-Georg...

The Plantagenet Ancestry

Lt.-Col. W. H. Turton · 1928 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Phillimore & Co. Ltd, 1928. First edition. Leather. A smart first edition of this comprehensive history of the ancestors of Elizabeth (daughter of Edward IV and wife of Henry VII). First edition. A collection of tables showing over 7,000 of the ancestors of Elizabeth o...

Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review

Thomas Babington Macaulay · 1844 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1844. Leather. A complete set of Thomas Babington Macaulay's critical and historical essays. Three volumes. A collection of critical and historical essays, originally published for the Edinburgh Review, some of which include: &...

Adams&Apos;S Chronicle of Bristol

Francis F. Fox [Preface.] · 1910 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.53 | $76.64 | ¥12,240)

Bristol, J. Arrowsmith, 1910. Cloth. This chronicle of Bristol offers insight into the city in the fifteenth century. First published in 1623, Adams's Chronicle of Bristol comprises a list of the city magistrates for each year, and the events that happened under them. A c...

A General Inventorie of the History of France

Jean de Serres; Edward Grimeston [trans.] · 1607 · Rooke Books

£1,725.00 (€2,067.99 | $2,279.35 | ¥364,026)

London, George Eld. 1607 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first English language translation of Jean de Serres's 'Inventaire General de l"Histoire de France&apos. The very scarce first English language edition of this history of sixteenth century France, tra...

Annals of the Reign of King George the Third; from Its Commencement to the Year 1760, to the General Peace in the Year 1815

John Aikin · 1816 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

London , Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1816. First edition. Leather. A complete two volume set of Annals of the Reign of King George the Third, bound in leather. A complete two-volume set. First edition copies. These volumes contain Annals of the Reign of King Georg...

The History of Bristol CIVIL and Ecclesiastical; Including Biographical Notices of Eminent and Distinguished Natives

John Corry · 1816 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Bristol, W. Sheppard, 1816. First edition. Leather. Two volumes in one of The History of Bristol Civil and Ecclesiastical, with plates. A complete two volume set of The History of Bristol Civil and Ecclesiastical; including Biographical Notices of Eminent and Distinguished Nat...

Chilcott&Apos;S Descriptive History of Bristol Ancient and Modern

John Chilcott · 1835 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Bristol, J. Chilcott, 1835. Cloth. A third edition copy of this local guide to Bristol, with folding maps. A third edition copy of Chilcott's Descriptive History of Bristol Ancient and Modern or, a guide to Bristol, Clifton and the Hotwells, containing an account of the B...

Pictorial History of the Russian War 1854-5-6

George Dodd · 1856 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

Edinburgh and London, W. & R. Chambers, 1856 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated history of the Russian War with colour plates and maps. First edition of Pictorial History of the Russian War 1854-5-6 in half morocco binding and marbled b...

The Tryal of Henry Baron Delamere for High-Treason, in Westminster-Hall, the 14th Day of January, 1685. Before the Right Honourable George Lord Jeffreys, Baron of Wemm, Lord High Chancellour of England, Constituted Lord High Steward on That Occasion. On Which Day, After a Full Hearing, the Lord Delamere Was Acquitted from All Matters Laid to His Charge

1686 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Dorman Newman, 1686. First edition. Leather. A scarce first edition account of Henry Booth's trial for high treason, looking into his involvement in the Monmouth Rebellion. A scarce first edition.ESTC citation number R23568.The scarce leaf A1 is present.Register r...

Celtic Britain

J. Rhys · 1884 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1884. Cloth. An interesting work on Celtic Britain by Welsh language and Celtic scholar John Rhys. The second edition of this interesting history of Celtic Britain by Oxford University's first professor of Celtic, John Rh...

Stories from Froissart

Henry Newbolt · 1899 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

London, Wells, Gardner, Darton & Co. 1899. First edition. Leather. Henry Newbolt spotlights thirteen episodes from Jean Froissart's Chronicles in this illustrated first edition. Thirteen episodes of Jean Froissart's Chronicles are reproduced in this attractive first ...

Pleas of the Crown for the Hundred of Swineshead and the Township of Bristol

Edward James Watson · 1902 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Bristol, W. Crofton Hemmons, 1902. Cloth. A scarce transcript of part of the Assizes Roll 271, detailing the pleas of the crown for the Hundred of Swineshead and the Township of Bristol. A scarce work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Ink inscription to the verso...

The Oxford History of England

Sir George Clark [ed.] · 1969 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1969-1997. Cloth. Five bright volumes from the 'Oxford History of England' series, in the original dust wrappers. Five volumes in the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original dust wrappers, all unclipped apart from the volu...

Miscellanies by the Most Noble George Lord Saville, Late Marquis and Earl of Halifax

George Lord Saville · 1717 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, B. Tooke and J. Hooke, 1717 . Leather. A smart copy of the third edition of this collection of essays by George Lord Savile, covering a wide range of topics including politics, literature, religion, and morality. The seven essays within this volume include 'Advice...

Olympialaiset 1928

Yrjo Halme · 1928 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

Helsingissa, Kustannusosakeyhtio Otava, 1928 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this Finnish overview of the 1928 Olympics with illustrations. First edition of Olympialaiset 1928 by Yrjo Halme in the original publisher's cloth binding. An official commen...

United States 1952 Olympic Book

Asa S. Bushnell · 1953 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

New York, United States Olympic Association, 1953 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this overview and commentary on the American performance in the Olympics of 1952 held in Helsinki and Oslo. First edition of United States 1952 Olympic Book in the original publisher...