Storia moderna

So Kãƒâ¤Mpfte Und Siegte Die Jugend Der Welt, XI. Olympiade Berlin 1936

Franz Miller; Peter Von Le Fort; Hermann Harster · 1936 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

Munich, Verlag Knorr & Hirth , 1936 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this densely illustrated commentary of the historical 1936 Olympics hosted in Berlin. First edition of So kämpfte und Siegte die Jugend der Welt, XI. Olympiade Berlin 1936 by Franz Miller, Peter ...

Canada

Wilfred Campbell · 1907 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, A. & C. Black, 1907 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated travel guide and history of Canada with colour plates. First edition of Canadda by Wilfred Campbell in the original publisher's cloth binding. Densely illustrated by Tho...

Old Times: A Picture of Social Life at the End of the Eighteenth Century

John Ashton · 1885 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, John C. Nimmo, 1885. First edition. Cloth. A neat first edition of this illustrated history of social life at the close of the eighteenth century. First edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and eighty-eight plates. Collated complete. A study on social aspects of life...

History of England

Lord Macaulay [Thomas Babington Macaulay] · 1903 · Rooke Books

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

London, Longmans, Green and Co. 1903-1906. Fine Binding. A near fine copy of Thomas Babington Macaulay's History of England. The Albany edition of Thomas Babington Macaulay's historical account of late seventeenth century England. With frontispieces selected by the D...

The Distribution of Armour in Ships of War

W. E. Smith · 1885 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London , Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1885. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A scarce pamphlet detailing The Distribution of Armour in Ships of War, in its first edition. A scarce first edition copy of this pamphlet detailing The Distribution of Armour in Ships of Wa...

Histoire D&Apos;Alsace

Rodolphe Reuss · 1925 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Paris, Boivin & Cie, 1925. Leather. A new revised and enlarged edition of this history of Alsace, by French historian Rodolphe Reuss. A 1925 edition of this work in a half marbled calf binding, with marbled boards and end papers. Rodolphe Reuss (1841-1924) was a French histori...

Excursions

Henry David Thoreau · 1864 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.36 | $726.75 | ¥116,066)

Boston, Ticknor and Fields, 1864 . Cloth. A very smart copy of the second printing of Henry David Thoreau's collection of essays, published the year after the first printing. Borst A3.1.b. Only two hundred and eighty copies of this second printing were produced.Consisting...

Illustrated History of England

G M Trevelyan · 1960 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Longmans, 1960. Leather. A sumptuous half crushed morocco bound copy signed Harrods of this pictorial history of England by GM Trevelyan. Second impression of the illustrated edition. A complete history of England from the Iberian and Celtic civilisation through to the...

The Works of Guy de Maupassant

Guy de Maupassant · 1923 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

London and New York, Classic Publication Society, 1923 . Cloth. A scarce privately printed collection of translated works by French author Guy de Maupassant. A lovely illustrated collection of works by Guy de Maupassant in the original publisher's cloth binding. Privatel...

Speeches That Changed the World

Simon Sebag Motefiore · 2007 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London , Quercus, 2007. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition copy of this collection of momentous speeches. A first edition copy. A collection of over fifty momentous and thought-provoking speeches from a wide range of historical eras and nations. Each speech has a co...

Battery Flashes

Wagger [Cecil William Longley] · 1916 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, John Murray, 1916 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this first hand account from the First World War. First edition of Battery Flashes in the original publisher's cloth binding. By Wagger, the pen-name for Cecil William Longley. A scarce work w...

Wellington Role of Honour 1939-1945

George Edinger · 1949 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Newport, R. H Johns Limited, 1949 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this roll of honour from the alumni of Wellington College with illustrations from the library of G. F. H. Berkeley. First edition of Wellington Role of Honour 1939-1945 edited by George Edinger in t...

Sea-Pie

Various · 1919 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, J. J. Keliher & Co. 1919 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of the 1919 issue of the magazine Sea Pie with colour plates. First edition of Sea-Pie for the year 1919.Rebound in cloth, with the original covers bound in to the front and rear. A very sc...

Some of Our Old Pictures

Chris Howell · 1979 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Bath, Not stated; Printed by Fosseway Press Ltd. 1979 . First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this scarce collection of photography from English history, signed by the author. First edition of Some of Our Old Pictures by Chris Howell in the original publisher's p...

William Curtis 1746-1799. Fellow of the Linnean Society. Botanist and Entomologist. With Some Notes on His Son-in-Law Samuel Curtis

W. Hugh Curtis · 1941 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Winchester, Warren and Son, 1941. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this absorbing biography about 18th century botanist, apothecary, and entomologist William Curtis. Found in scarce dust wrapper. Author W. Hugh Curtis draws on the letters of the botanist and apothecary...

Outlines of Universal History: In Three Parts

Henry White · 1854 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Edinburgh, Oliver & Boyd, 1854. Cloth. A very scarce and comprehensive work, giving an overview of history from ancient times to the 19th century, for the use of schools. In the publisher's original blind-stamped cloth binding. Ink inscription to the title page. Henry Whi...

Observations on Mr Thelwall&Apos;S Letter to the Editor of the Edinburgh Review

Francis Jeffrey · 1804 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

Edinburgh, D. Willison, 1804. Cloth. A response to John Thelwall's letter to the editor of the Edinburgh Review; a very scarce work. A very scarce work, rebound in a cloth binding with renewed end papers. John Thelwall (1764-1834) was a radical British political activist....

Mr Cobbett&Apos;S Taking Leave of His Countrymen

William Cobbett · 1817 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

London, William Jackson, 1817. Cloth. A very scarce and important work written by William Cobbett, before he fled to America in fear of being arrested for sedition. An early edition of this work, rebound in a quarter cloth binding with renewed end papers. William Cobbett (1763...

State Purchase of the Liquor Trade; Handbook to the Drink Problem of to-Day; "the Drink Question": What It Is & How to Solve It

Arthur Sherwell; Joseph Rowntree · 1919 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, George Allen & Unwin; Argus Printing Company; et al. 1919. Cloth. A collection of four very scarce essays, promoting the state purchase of the liquor trade by temperance campaigner Arthur Sherwell and philanthropist Joseph Rowntree. Four essays bound in one volume, in ...

The Farmers Club 1795: A Short Account of Its Origin and Proceedings

Kenneth Murchison · 1940 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

Not Stated, Privately printed, 1940. First edition. Cloth. A brief history of the Farmers Club 1795 by the Honorary Secretary of the Club in 1940, Kenneth Murchison. The first edition of this very scarce work in the original cloth binding. In this volume, the honorary secretar...