Storia moderna

L&Apos;Histoire Ancienne Racontee Aux Enfants

M. Lame Fleury · 1848 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Brussels , Meline, Cans et Cie , 1848. Leather. A particularly scarce edition of this children's ancient history work by Jules Raymond Lame Fleury. A vanishingly scarce edition of this ancient historical work for young readers, published by Meline, Cans et Cie.In the orig...

The War Drama of the Eagles: Napoleon&Apos;S Standard-Bearers on the Battlefield in Victory and Defeat from Austerlitz to Waterloo a Record of Hard Fighting, Heroism and Adventure

Edward Fraser · 1912 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, John Murray, 1912. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this intriguing study of Napoleon's standard bearers. First edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding.Illustrated with a frontispiece, eight plates and seven maps, three of which...

Journal of the Sieges in Spain Carried on by the Army Under the Duke of Wellington in Spain During the Years 1811 to 1814; with Notes and Additions: Also Memoranda Relative to the Lines Thrown Up to Cover Lisbon in 1810

Major-General Sir John T. Jones · 1998 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

Cambridge , Ken Trotman Ltd. 1998. Cloth. A fine limited edition facsimile of this three-volume account of British sieges in the Peninsular war. This facsimile of the third edition by Ken Trotman is limited to 125 copies. In the original cloth binding. A diligent account of ...

Private Diary of Travels, Personal Services, and Public Events

General Sir Robert Wilson; Rev. Herbert Randolph [editor] · 1861 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, John Murray, 1861. Cloth. A smart two volume set of this private diary from British general and politician Sir Robert Wilson. Complete in two volumes. The private diaries of General Sir Robert Thomas Wilson, a British general and politician who served in Flanders, Egyp...

Recollections of Marshal Macdonald Duke of Tarentum

Marshal Macdonald; Camille Rousset [editor]; Stephen Louis Simeon [translator] · 1893 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Richard Bentley and Son, 1893. Cloth. A smart new and revised edition of this memoir from French Marshal of the Empire and military leader, Etienne Macdonald. New and revised edition. With a portrait frontispiece and one plate to the rear of the text. The recollections...

A History of the Ancient World: The Orient and Greece & Rome

M. Rostovtzeff; J. D. Duff [translator] · 1945 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, His Majesty's Stationary Office by Arrangement with Oxford University Press, 1945. Cloth. A smart two volume set of this detailed history of the ancient world from Russian historian Mikhail Ivanovich Rostovtzeff. Complete in two volumes. Second edition. Volume one...

History of the War in the Peninsula Under Napoleon: Atlas

General Foy · 1989 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Felling , Worley Publications , 1989 . Cloth. A limited edition facsimile Atlas volume of General Foy's History of the War in the Peninsula under Napoleon, this volume being complete with 8 plans and folding maps. The Atlas volume from a three-volume set, lacking volume I...

La Guerre Napoleonienne, and, le System de Guerre de Napoleon

Hubert Camon · 1907 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.24 | $858.88 | ¥137,169)

Paris, Militaire R. Chapelot et Cie; Berger-Levrault, 1907-23. First edition. Cloth. Two works by Colonel Hubert Camon on the Napoleonic Wars and the military movements during the war, signed by the author. Two volumes on the Napoleonic Wars by Hubert Camon bound in one volume...

Memoirs Illustrative of the History and Antiquities of Bristol

Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland · 1853 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.53 | $76.64 | ¥12,240)

London, Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland; George Bell, 1853 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this illustrated mid-19th century guide to the history of Bristol. The scarce first edition of this production of the Archaeological Institute o...

Tales of Travel: Consisting of Narratives of Various Journeys Through Some of the Most Interesting Parts of the World

F. B. Miller · 1833 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Harvey and Darton, 1833 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of F. B. Miller's illustrated children's guide to various global journeys and voyages. A vanishingly scarce first edition.Illustrated with a frontispiece and three engraved plates...

Every Mother&Apos;S Book November, 1949

1949 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Sussex, Alfred Fennings, 1949. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very smart copy of this illustrated guide for mothers from Alfred Fennings chemist. Scarce work. With illustrations throughout. A charming pamphlet from the chemist Alfred Fennings, who established Fennings Pharmaceuticals in...

Lafite: The Story of Chateau Lafite-Rothschild

Cyril Ray · 1968 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Peter Davies, 1968. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this illustrated history of the Chateau Lafite-Rothschild, signed by the author to the title page. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page, to "good friends in Pickering...

Les Grands Vins de la Gironde

Henry Guillier · 1908 · Rooke Books

£1,650.00 (€1,978.07 | $2,180.25 | ¥348,199)

Libourne-Bordeaux, Henry Guillier, 1908 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this impressive collection of photographic plates depicting the great wine estates of Bordeaux, serving as both a historical record and a promotional tool for the most renowned chateaux...

Text Book of Gunnery: Part 1

[George Mackinlay] · 1907 · Rooke Books

£69.00 (€82.72 | $91.17 | ¥14,561)

London, His Majesty's Stationary Office, 1907. Cloth. George Mackinlay's study on military gunnery, with many detailed diagrams and folding plates. An expanded edition published in two volumes. First published in one volume in 1883. Illustrated with seventeen plates...

Chemicals in War

Augustin M. Prentiss · 1937 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

New York and London, McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc, 1937 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, second impression of this early treatise on modern chemical warfare, written by Augustin Prentiss, a Lieut-Col in the chemical warfare division of the US Army. First edition, se...

3 Vols Licensed Houses and Their Management

W. Bently Capper · 1950 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Caxton Publishing Company, Limited. 1950. Cloth. A scarce three volume set, discussing pub and hotel management, illustrated throughout with photograph facsimile plate illustrations. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding with blind stamp.This is a set of ...

The Nonesuch Century

A. J. A. Symons; Francis Meynell; Desmond Flower · 1936 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)

London, The Nonesuch Press, 1936 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptional example of the first edition of this limited edition celebration marking the achievements of the Nonesuch Press during its first decade of operation. Illustrated throughout. No. 361 of 750 copies produced....

A Letter to Sir William Windham II. Some Reflections on the State of the Nation III. A Letter to Mr. Pope

Henry St. John, Lord Viscount Bolingbroke · 1753 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Printed for the Editor and sold by A Millar, 1753. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Henry St. John's letters to William Wyndham and to his friend Alexander Pope, written during his exile. First edition, complete with half title. With a portrait frontispi...

Permanent Commissions in the General Duties Branch of the Royal Air Force: Regulations for Appointment of University Candidates

Command of the Air Council · 1931 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, His Majesty's Stationery Office , 1931. Paperback. A very scarce pamphlet detailing the qualifications and regulations for promotion to the Royal Air Force general duties branch. The fourth edition of this very scarce pamphlet issued by the Air Council. In the pu...

British Zoology: Vol IV Crustacea Mollusca Testacea

Thomas Pennant · 1777 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

London, Benj. White, 1777. Leather. An eighteenth century edition of Thomas Pennant's renowned study of British zoology, with this volume focusing on crustaceans and molluscs, embellished with many fantastic engraved plates. The fourth edition. Illustrated with ninety-th...