Storia moderna

The Diary of Samuel Pepys

Samuel Pepys; Robert Latham (ed.); William Matthews (ed.) · 1971 · Rooke Books

£330.00 (€395.61 | $436.05 | ¥69,640)

London, G. Bell and Sons Ltd. 1971-1983. Cloth. An eleven volume set comprising the diaries of Samuel Pepys, complete in dust wrappers and with a companion volume and index volume. Samuel Pepys (1633-1703) was an English politician, bibliophile and author. He kept a diary for ...

C Crispus Sallustius Et L Annaeus Florus

C Crispus Sallustius; L Annaeus Florus; [Sallust]; [Florus] · 1773 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

Birmingham, Joannis Baskerville, 1773. First edition. Leather. A smartly bound, first Baskerville edition of Sallust and Florus' historical writings. In a full diced calf binding.ESTC reference no T133320. Collated, complete. Armorial bookplate of Rev. Thomas Briggs of K...

Sir William Trumbull in Paris 1685-1686

Ruth Clark · 1938 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Cambridge University Press, 1938. First edition. Cloth. A scarce biography of a British diplomat's unsuccessful year as envoy extraordinary in seventeenth century France. A scarce book with original dustwrapper, frontispiece, map illustration, and three plates. Co...

The Patriot&Apos;S Progress

Henry Williamson · 1930 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Geoffrey Bles, 1930. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Henry Williamson's illustrated account of an ordinary soldier's experiences of the First World War. A first edition, illustrated throughout with lino cuts from Australian artist William Kermode.Haw...

Beric the Briton; a Story of Roman Invasion

G. A. Henty · 1832 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, Blackie & Son Limited, c1905 . Cloth. G. A. Henty's work of adventure fiction, following Beric the Briton, illustrated by W. Parkinson, and presented in a pictorial binding. This work follows the adventures of Beric the Briton as he bravely faces the Roman conques...

The History of the South Wales Miners

Ness Edwards · 1926 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, The Labour Publishing Company, 1926. First edition. Hardback. A scarce first edition Welsh Labour politician's account of the history of mining in South Wales. A scarce first edition with dustwrapper.Welsh trade unionist and Labour Party MP Ness Edwards details th...

Early Britain: Roman Britain

Rev. H. M. Scarth · 1883 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge , [1883]. Cloth. A scarce edition of this fascinating study of the history of Roman Britain. A scarce early edition of this fascinating historical work regarding Roman Britain by Harry Mengden Scarth. A thorough study pf the h...

Les Actes Et Gestes Merveilleux de la Cite de Geneve

Gustave Revillion · 1854 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Geneve, Iules Guillaume Fick, 1854. Cloth. A smartly rebound account detailing the work of Calvanist Protestant reformer Anthoine Froment. Anthoine Froment (1508-1581) was a Calvinist Protestant reformer active in Geneva in the sixteenth century. He solidified the Reformation ...

A Complete History of the Algiers

J Morgan · 1728 · Rooke Books

£2,500.00 (€2,997.08 | $3,303.40 | ¥527,574)

London, J Bettenham, 1728-1729. Leather. A scarce first edition set of John Morgan's seventeenth century study on the history of Algiers. With the title page printed in red and black, and the subscriber's list present. To the rear of volume II there is also the "Arti...

Propheties Pour Les Grandes Annees

Lamy du Desert · 1948 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

Paris, G. Duhamel, 1948. Paperback. A French limited edition prophecy for the years 1944 to 1948, a unique work with illustrations. A limited edition work, limited to one-thousand nine-hundred and ninety-nine copies, of which this is numbered two-hundred and seventy-nine.In Fr...

The Complete Insomniac

Hilary Rubinstein · 1974 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Jonathan Cape , 1974. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this fascinating study on sleep by Hilary Rubinstein. An excellent example inscribed and signed by the author. The first edition of this work, published in 1947.Inscribed and signed by the author to the t...

The Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy 1660-1815

David Syrett; R. L. DiNardo · 1994 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

England, Scolar Press, 1994. Cloth. An important reference work on the Royal Navy, noting the commissioned sea officers between 1660 to 1815. An immense reference work detailing the commissioned sea officers of the Royal Navy during the period of 1660 to 1815, encompassing an ...

The Flora of Suffolk

W. M. Hind; Churchill Babington · 1889 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Gurney and Jackson, 1889. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this topographical study of Suffolk's flora, illustrated with a colour folding map. The first edition of this work.A topographical work on the native flora of Suffolk, observing the plants in the...

Napoleon

Philippe de Segur · 1912 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.66 | $383.19 | ¥61,199)

Paris, Ernest Flammarion, 1912. Cloth. A French account of the 1812 invasion of Russia, illustrated beautifully with colour plates throughout. In the original French.Illustrated with fifty-five colour plates and two monochrome plates.Collated, complete.Extracted from Philippe ...

The Vertebrate Fauna of North Wales

H. E. Forrest · 1907 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.56 | $495.51 | ¥79,136)

London, Witherby & Cod, 1907. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Forrest's illustrated study of the fauna of North Wales, illustrated with a folding map. The first edition of this work.Signed by the author to the recto to the front endpaper, 'With kind r...

A Contribution to the Flora of Derbyshire

William Hunt Painter · 1889 · Rooke Books

£89.00 (€106.70 | $117.60 | ¥18,782)

London, George Bell & Sons, 1889. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of William Hunt Painter's important reference work on the natural flora of Derbyshire, illustrated with a colour folding map. The first edition of this work.A concise and important work looking to t...

The Vertebrate Fauna of North Wales

H. E. Forrest · 1907 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Witherby & Co, 1907. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated study of the common vertebrate fauna native to North Wales, illustrated with a folding map. The first edition of this work.An exploration of the vertebrate fauna commonly found...

The World of Anecdote: An Accumulation of Facts, Incidents, and Illustrations, Historical and Biographical, from Books and Times Recent and Remote

Edwin Paxton Hood · 1870 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1870. Leather. A leather bound collection of anecdotes from across the globe written by non-conformist, Edwin Paxton Hood. This work details all manner of events, characters, occurrences and customs from across the world.Written by Edwin Paxton Ho...

Fact and Fiction, Past and Present

Ben Charles Jones · 1884 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Messrs. Williams & Norgate, 1884 . Cloth. A lovely copy of this theist and historic work exploring religion and ancient Egypt. Comprises three works by Ben. Charles Jones bound as one: 'Allegories, Discourses, Dissertations, Disquisitions, Episodes, Legends, Parab...

The Trial, by Impeachment, of Henry Lord Viscount Melville, for High Crimes and Misdemeanors, Before the House of Peers, in Westminster Hall, between the 29th of April and the 17th of May, 1806

1806 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.66 | $383.19 | ¥61,199)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1806. First edition. Leather. A diced calf bound first edition of this detailed account of the 1806 trial of impeachment against Henry Dundas, Lord Melville. Illustrated with a frontispiece. The first edition of this work.An account of t...