Storia moderna

The Rise of the Dutch Republic

John Lothrop Motley · 1888 · Rooke Books

£117.00 (€140.26 | $154.60 | ¥24,690)

London, Bickers & Son, 1888. Fine Binding. A finely bound copy of J. L. Motley's history of the rise of the Dutch Republic, complete in one volume. A lovely copy of John Lothrop Motley's history of the rise of the Dutch Republic. The Dutch Republic was a federal rep...

The Rainbow and the Rose

Nevil Shute · 1958 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Heinemann, 1958. First edition. Cloth. A wonderful first edition copy of Nevil Shute's thriller novel, first published in 1958, in the original dust wrapper. First edition, first impression. In the original price-clipped dust wrapper. 'The Rainbow and the Ro...

Garnered Sheaves: Essays, Addresses, and Reviews

Sir James George Frazer · 1931 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1931. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of essays and reviews by Sir James George Frazer. The first edition, first impression of this work. Sir James George Frazer's collection of essays and reviews concerning a variety o...

Things Not Generally Known Familiarly Explained

John Timbs · 1859 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Kent and Co. 1859. Cloth. A charming little volume containing all manner of general knowledge anecdotes. With sections of all manner of important things, such as law, foods, money, customs, the weather and language.Written by John Timbs, an antiquary and writer.With a ...

Foot-Prints of the Creator: Or, the Asterolepsis of Stromness

Hugh Miller · 1851 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Edinburgh, Johnstone and Hunter, 1851. Cloth. A smart fourth edition of Hugh Miller's geological work, illustrated with vignettes throughout. Written by Hugh Miller, a prominent Scottish geologist.This work first appeared in 1850, with this being the fourth edition. Illu...

Abstract of the Answers and Returns Pursuant to an Act Passed in the Forty-First Year of His Majesty King George III

[John Rickman] · 1801 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.80 | $224.63 | ¥35,875)

London, UK Parliament for His Majesty King George III, 1801-02. First edition. Leather. A scarce report of the first census taken in England, Wales, and Scotland, the first edition published in 1801 and 1802. Rebound in half calf with marbled boards. Presenting the a report of...

The History, Antiquities, & Geology, of Bacton, in Norfolk

Charles Green · 1842 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

Norwich, Josiah Fletcher, 1842 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this study of the geological history of Bacton, featuring illustrations of dinosaur fossils found in the region. The very scarce first edition of Burgh Castle rector Charles Green's st...

Forty Years of the Rajkumar College: An Account of the Origin and Progress of the Rajkumar College, Rajkot Prepared and Abridges from the Papers of the Late Chester Macnaghten, M.A. First Principal of the College and Other Sources

Chester MacNaghten; H. H. Sir Bhavsinhji · 1911 · Rooke Books

£440.00 (€527.49 | $581.40 | ¥92,853)

London & Aylesbury, Printed and bound by Hazell, Watson and Vine, [1911]. First edition. Cloth. A uniformly bound set of four retracing the history of Rajkumar College from 1870 to 1910, the first edition of this remarkable work. Rajkumar College in Rajkot is one of the oldest...

Letter to Oxford

Tom H. Harrisson · 1933 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Gloucestershire, Reynold Bray the Hate Press, [1933]. First edition. Magazine. The first edition of this account of the University of Oxford by Tom Harrisson, including a signed letter by the author loosely inserted. An undated copy, dated from Jisc 1933, first and only editio...

Everybody&Apos;S Pepys: The Diary of Samuel Pepys 1660-1669

Samuel Pepys; O. F. Morshead [ed.] · 1927 · Rooke Books

£400.00 (€479.53 | $528.54 | ¥84,412)

London, G. Bell and Sons, 1927. Leather. E. H. Shepard's illustrated edition of the diaries of Samuel Pepys, in a beautiful signed binding from Bumpus. A beautifully bound fourth impression of this edition of Samuel Pepys' diaries, featuring the illustrations of E. H...

The Life and Career of Major John Andre, Adjutant-General of the British Army in America

Winthrop Sargent · 1861 · Rooke Books

£825.00 (€989.04 | $1,090.12 | ¥174,099)

Boston, Ticknor and Fields, 1861. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce biography of the head of the British Army's Secret Service in America during the War of Independence, with a signed letter from the author. The first edition of this very scarce biographical study of sp...

The Child&Apos;S Guide to Knowledge; Being a Collection of Useful and Familiar Questions and Answers on Every-Day Subjects, Adapted for Young Persons, and Arranged in the Most Simple and Easy Language

A Lady [Fanny Umphelby] · 1876 · Rooke Books

£57.00 (€68.33 | $75.32 | ¥12,029)

London, Simpkin, Marshall and Co. 1876. Leather. A later impression of this fascinating guide to knowledge for children written in question-answer format. A fascinating primer which became a standard book in the classroom in its time. Exploring questions on life and general kn...

A Short History of the English People

J. R. Green · 1902 · Rooke Books

£435.00 (€521.49 | $574.79 | ¥91,798)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1902-03. Leather. A lovely illustrated edition of J. R. Green's extensive and thorough history of the English people, beautifully illustrated in colour throughout. Complete in four volumes.Bound by Ramage.A revised illustrated edition, e...

The Dance, an Historical Survey of Dancing in Europe

Cecil J. Sharp; A. P. Oppe · 1924 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Halton & Truscott Smith Ltd. 1924. First edition. Cloth. A smart, first edition copy of this fascinating work on the history of dance in Europe. Beautifully illustrated with tipped-in colour frontispiece and numerous black and white plates. A fascinating history of dan...

River War, an Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan

Winston Churchill · 1951 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1951 . Cloth. A smart edition of Churchill's history of Kitchener's triumph in the Sudan, illustrated with a wealth of folding maps and in the publisher's original dust wrapper. The 1951 printing of this historical study written by S...

Voyage to the Great South Land: Willem de Vlamingh, 1696-1697

Gunter Schilder [ed.] · 1985 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Sydney, Royal Australian Historical Society, 1985 . First edition. Cloth. A fascinating study of Dutch Captain William de Vlamingh's late seventeenth century exploration of the west coast of Australia, here in the first English language edition. The first English language...

A Churchill Anthology

Winston Churchill; F. W. Heath [ed.] · 1962 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.66 | $383.19 | ¥61,199)

London, Odhams Press, 1962 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition anthology of the speeches and writings of Winston Churchill. Illustrated, and in the publisher's original dust wrapper. The first edition of this anthology of the writings and speeches of statesman and for...

Frontiers and Wars: His Four Early Books Covering His Life As Soldier and War Correspondent

Winston S. Churchill · 1962 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.81 | $211.42 | ¥33,765)

London, Eyre & Spottiswood , 1962. First edition. Cloth. An advance reading copy of this omnibus of Winston Churchill's early war books, the first edition in the unclipped dust wrapper. The first omnibus edition of this work, comprising four of Winston Churchill's ea...

Old Cavalry Stations

B. Granville Baker · 1934 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Heath Cranton Limited , 1934. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this work exploring old cavalry stations around the UK, illustrated. A volume revisiting the history of old cavalry stations around the United Kingdom by B. Granville Baker. With a foreword by Fie...

Frontiers and Wars: His Four Early Books Covering His Life As Soldier and War Correspondent

Winston S Churchill · 1995 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

New York, Smithmark, 1995. First edition. Cloth. A lovely copy of this omnibus of Winston Churchill's early war books, in the unclipped dust wrapper. The first US edition. The first US omnibus edition of this work, comprising four of Winston Churchill's early war boo...