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Royal Yachts

C. M. Gvin · 1932 · Rooke Books

£800.00 (€959.07 | $1,057.09 | ¥168,824)

London, Rich and Cowan Ltd. 1932. First edition. Leather. An exceptional and original copy of this limited first edition of this work, a study of Royal Yachts by Charles Murray Gavin, copiously illustrated throughout. Providing a history of Yachts, and specifically Royal Yacht...

Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland from the Dissolution of Parliament Until the Capture of the French and Spanish Fleets at Vigo

Sir John Dalrymple · 1771 · Rooke Books

£1,240.00 (€1,486.55 | $1,638.49 | ¥261,677)

London, W Strahan, T Cadell; A Strahan, T Cadell, 1771-8. First edition. Leather. The complete three volumes of Sir John Dalrymple's comprehensive history of Great Britain and Ireland from the dissolution of the last Parliament of Charles II until the turn of the eighteen...

English Seamen Under the Tudors

H. R. Fox Bourne · 1868 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Richard Bentley, 1868. Cloth. An attractive and complete copy of Henry Fox Bourne's work on the sea life under the Tudors, illustrated with five coloured maps. Complete in two volumes. The first volume in this set looks at the exploration and trade by sea during t...

Brassey&Apos;S Annual the Armed Forces Year-Book 1954

Rear-Admiral H. G. Thursfield · 1954 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, William Clowes & Son Limited, 1954. Cloth. An illustrated copy of H. G. Thursfield's navy yearbook 'Brassey's Annual&apos. This work is the 1954 edition of 'Brassey's Annual', now renamed 'The Naval Annual&apos. The annual brings toge...

The American Navy 1789-1860 a Bibliography

Myron J. Smith Jr · 1974 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

Metuchen, The Scarecrow Press, Inc, 1974. Cloth. A bibliographical work on the American Navy, written by Myron J Smith Jr. 'The American Navy 1789-1860' is a bibliographical work on the American Navy, with this volume documenting the years from 1789 to 1860. The Amer...

The Year After the Armada and Other Historical Studies

Martin A. S. Hume · 1896 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1896. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this fascinating collection of historical studies by the English historian Martin Andrew Sharp Hume. Collated, complete with five illustrated portrait plates. Featuring an author's advertisement ...

Europe: Lines on the Present War

Reginald Heber · 1809 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Printed for J. Hatchard, 1809. Disbound. A scarce copy of Reginald Hebers's work of European history. The work is influenced by Heber religious background, with deemed worthy of salvation. Disbound, this copy starts at the half-title page, and ends on page 32, the...

The Oxford Companion to British History

John Cannon · 1997 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)

Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1997. First edition. Cloth. A thorough companion to British history, detailing significant events, people, and places throughout the entirety of British history, edited by John Cannon, and held in the original unclipped dustwrapper. In the orig...

A Complete History of England, from the Descent of Julius Caesar, to the Treaty of Aix la Chapelle, 1748. Containing the Transactions of One Thousand Eight Hundred and Three Years

Thomas Smollett · 1758 · Rooke Books

£475.00 (€569.45 | $627.65 | ¥100,239)

London, James Rivington and James Fletches, 1758 - 1759. Leather. A nine volume set (of 10) of Tobias Smollett's 'History of England', illustrated throughout, including with folding plates to Volume I all with the original binding. A nine volume set, lacking Vol...

The History of the Rebellion and CIVIL Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641.

Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon · 1705 · Rooke Books

£1,600.00 (€1,918.13 | $2,114.18 | ¥337,647)

Oxford, Printed at the Theatre, 1705-1712 . First edition. Hardback. A mixed edition collection in their original bindings, of the most influential contemporary history of the Civil War, 'The History Of The Rebellion and Civil Wars In England' by Edward Hyde, 1st Ear...

Skeavington&Apos;S Modern Farriery Including the Management of Horses, Dogs, Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Poultry, Etc. , Etc,: Their Treatment in Health and Disease; with Practical Information on All That Relates to Farming, Gardening, Shooting, Angling, Etc.

George Skeavington; John Sherer (ed.) · 0 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London, John G. Murdoch, c1880. Leather. A very scarce edition of this fascinating study of modern veterinary practices, primarily focusing on the management of horses. This copy also contains information regarding the management of other farm animals, such as dogs, cattle, sh...

Reims Et le Fort de la Pompelle

1920 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

Paris, Michelin & Co, 1920. Cloth. An informative guide to the town of Reims, illustrated throughout and held in the original unclipped dustwrapper. In the original unclipped dustwrapper. An interesting tour of the town Reims in France, looking at political and military histor...

A History of the Reign of Queen Anne

John Hill Burton · 1880 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

Edinburgh, William Blackwood and Sons, 1880. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating history of the life and reign of Queen Anne by the notable Scottish advocate, historian and economist John Hill Burton. Complete in three volumes, in the publisher's original cloth binding. F...

The Exiles of the Cebenna: A Journal Written During the Decian Persecution, by Aurelius Gratianus, Priest of the Church of Arles; and Now Done Into English; the Quay of the Dioscuri: A History of Nicene Times; Written in Greek by Macarius, Merchant of Tunnies and Palamydes and Now Translated Two Alexandrian Manuscripts; the Northern Light: A Tale of Iceland and Greenland in the Eleventh Century; the Lily of Tiflis: A Sketch from Georgian Church History; the Lazar-House of Leros: A Tale of the Ea

John Mason Neale · 1859 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

London, John Henry and James Parker, 1859-60. Cloth. An attractively bound five volume set of works largely authored by the priest, John Mason Neale. A handsomely rebound collection of works, four of which are attributed to the author John Mason Neale. Neale was a Anglican pri...

Ronsard Et Son Temps Avec 24 Phototypies Hors Texte

Pierre Champion · 1925 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

Paris, Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, 1925. Cloth. A fascinating look into the life and time of the important French poet, Pierre de Ronsard. Illustrates throughout and in the original French, this volume was written by the historian, Pierre Champion. In the original fre...

Specimina Condicvm Latinorvm Vaticanorvm

Franciscvc Ehrle; Pavlvs Liebaert · 1912 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Oxoniae; Romae, Bonnae A marcvs Et E Eber , 1912. Hardback. A profusely illustrated volume featuring numerous facsimiles of religious documents, collected and introduced by notable Vatican archivist. Volume III. In the original Latin. The work is profusely illustrated with fac...

Lettres de Mme de Maintenon, Precedees de Sa Vie Augmentees de Notes Historiques, Et de Notices Biographiques Sur Plusieurs Personnages Celebres Du Siecle de Louis XIV.

Francoise d'Aubigne Maintenon · 1815 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

Paris, Tardieu Denesle, 1815. Leather. Three volumes of Francoise d'Aubigne's letters. The Marquise de Maintenon was King Louis XIV's second wife. The second edition of these letters. Frontispiece of Maintenon to volume I. Being volumes I II and III only of this...

History of England from the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Versailles 1713-1783

Lord Mahon · 1853 · Rooke Books

£790.00 (€947.08 | $1,043.88 | ¥166,713)

London, John Murray, 1853-4. Leather. A uniformly bound seven volume set of works by the fifth Earl of Stanhope, Philip Henry Stanhope. In seven volumes. Third edition, revised. Rebacked, and in a uniform calf binding, with tree calf boards. This work offers a fascinating insi...

Early Charters of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, London Edited for the Royal Historical Society by Marion Gibbs

Marion Gibbs · 1939 · Rooke Books

£28.00 (€33.57 | $37.00 | ¥5,909)

London, Offices of The Royal Historical Society, 1939. Cloth. An interesting work by Marion Gibbs in relation to London's iconic landmark, St. Paul's Cathedral. An interesting historical work documenting the early charters of St. Paul's Cathedral in England&apos...

The Soldier&Apos;S Life, from Enlistment to His Return Home, Exhibiting the Trials and Hardships of Battle

0 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, W. S. Fortey, c1900. Paperback. A very scare copy of this interesting pamphlet looking at the life of solider, with two poems included telling of life in battle. A very scarce work. This work is a very charming and interesting look at the life of the soldier, offering ...