Storia moderna

Europe Unite: Speeches 1947 and 1948

Winston S. Churchill; Randolph S. Churchill [ed.] · 1950 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Cassell and Company Ltd , 1950. First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression of this collection of postwar speeches delivered by Winston Churchill. The first edition, first impression. In the publisher's original cloth binding.'Europe Unite&apos...

Les Femmes Illustres de la France

Oscar Havard · 1896 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

Tours, Alfred Mame et Fils, 1896 . Cloth. The fourth edition of Oscar Havard's beautifully illustrated biographical study of notable women hailing from France. In the original French.The fourth edition of this work.The work of French journalist Oscar Havard, a prominent C...

The Great Betrayal: Or, the Invasion of East Anglia; the Retrospect of a Gladstonian M.P.

A Gladstonian M.P. · 1893 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

Hertford, The "Herts. Guardian" Newspaper Co. 1893. Paperback. A second edition copy of this very scarce sketch. The second edition of this work in the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps. This sketch, written by an anonymous Gladstonian M.P. was designed to teach ...

The Life of Saint Werburge of Chester

Henry Bradshaw; Carl Horstmann [ed] · 1887 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, N. Trubner & Co, 1887. Paperback. A vanishingly scarce sixteenth century work on Saint Werburg, re-edited and published by the 'Early English Text Society&apos. The 'Early Reprint Text Society' edition. First printed in 1521 by Pynson. The society was de...

Barry Jackson and the London Theatre

G. W. Bishop · 1933 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Arthur Barker Ltd, 1933 . First edition. Hardback. A bright example of the signed, limited edition of G. W. Bishop's vibrantly illustrated study of the role of Barry Jackson in the management of England's theatres. A signed, limited edition work. No. 174 of 2...

Most Secret; the Chequer Board; No Highway; a Town Like Alice; Round the Bend; the Far Country; in the Wet; Requiem for a Wren; Beyond the Black Stump

Nevil Shute · 1945 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, William Heinemann, 1945-1956. First edition. Cloth. A handsome set of first edition war and romance novels by aeronautical engineer and author, Nevil Shute. First editions. A handsome set of Nevil Shute books, bound in the publisher's original red cloth. 'R...

The West Highlands and the Hebrides: A Geologist&Apos;S Guide for Amateurs

Alfred Harker · 1941 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Cambridge, Cambridge at the University Press, 1941. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated guide to the geology of the West Highlands and Hebrides. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with a portrait plate, eighty-one in-text figures, and eight map...

Short Studies on Great Subjects

James Anthony Froude · 1884 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1884. Leather. A complete four volume collection of historical studies by James Anthony Froude, bound in full tree calf by Riviere and Son. The new edition. A complete four volume set. Bound in full tree calf by Riviere and Son with their bin...

Fruit: An Illustrated History

Peter Blackburn-Maze · 2002 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, The Royal Horticultural Society; Scriptum Editions, 2002 . First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated first edition work on the history of fruit by Peter Blackburn-Maze. The first edition, first impression, with a complete numberline. Illustrated profusely throug...

Charles II

Osmund Airy · 1901 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Goupil & Co. 1901 . First edition. Hardback. A brightly illustrated, limited edition work containing an extensive biography on Charles II, written by Osmund Airy. Limited edition, of three hundred copies printed on Japanese paper. Bound in the publisher's original...

The Laws Respecting Tithes. Comprizing All the Cases and Statutes on the Subject of Tithes

The Author of The Laws of Landlord and Tenant [James Barry Bird] · 1800 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London, W. Clarke and Son, 1800 . First edition. Leather. An extremely scarce work surrounding tithe laws in the early nineteenth century, the first edition of the work, written by James Barry Bird. The first edition. Bound in quarter calf with paper-covered boards. A very sca...

Quellekunde Der Deutschen Reformationsgeschichte

Gustav Wolf · 1965 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Nieuwkoop, B. de Graaf, 1965. Cloth. A scarce copy of this history of the German Reformation from historian Gustav Wolf, in the original German. Three volumes bound in two. German. Complete in three volumes, bound in two. A reprographic reprint of the Gotha edition of 1915. A ...

Charlemagne

Alphonse Vetault; Leon Gautier · 1880 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

Tours, Alfred Mame et Fils, 1880. Leather. A smartly bound second edition of this history of the life of Charlemagne, in the original French. French. Second edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, two colour plates, seventeen plates, one folding plate, and one colour ...

Statistics Relative to Schools in Scotland Collected by the Registrars of Births, Deaths, and Marriages Under Instructions from Her Majesty&Apos;S Commissioners Appointed to Inquire Into the Schools in Scotland

Education Commission (Scotland) · 1865 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Edinburgh, Her Majesty's Stationery Office , 1865. Leather. A very scarce leather-bound report containing thorough statistics of Scotland's schools. A very scarce report carried by the Education Commission of Scotland, with a series of statistics collected under inst...

The Poll for the Election of Two Representatives to Serve in Parliament for Lindsey, the Northern Division of Lincolnshire, Taken on Friday and Saturday, the 21st and 22nd December, 1832, Being the First Election Under the Reform Act, and the Consequent Separation of the County Into Two Electoral Divisions

1832 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

Lincoln, Brooke and Sons, 1832. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce account of the 1832 election in Lincolnshire, the first edition of this work detailing who voted and for whom they voted. The first edition of this very scarce work.Original wraps are bound in.A detailed acc...

Oeuvres Completes de Francois Arago: Voyages Scientifiques

Francois Arago · 1865 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

Paris, Legrand, Pomey et Crouzet, 1865. Leather. François Arago's 'Voyages Scientifiques', in a smart full calf Bickers prize binding. In the original French.Volume IX of the second edition of Arago's complete works.This volume features Arago's '...

The Handbook of Folklore

Charlotte Sophia Burne · 1914 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, The Folk-Lore Society, 1914. Cloth. A new edition of this detailed guide to the study of folklore, from English author and editor Charlotte Sophia Burne. New edition, revised and enlarged. A detailed and comprehensive guide to the study of folklore, with chapters on ho...

Le Vieux Rennes En Flanant

Lucien Jegou; Henri Freville · 1977 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

Rennes, Librairie Cheminant, 1977. Loose Pages, Articles. A collection of original lithographs of old Rennes by Pierre Mahut, with descriptions by Lucien Jegou, in the paper wraps with the slipcase. No. 1498 of 1442 copies, numbered 509 to 1950, of the deluxe limited edition, ...

A Brief Study of Mummies and Mummification; Mummies

H. S. K. Bakry; Richard A. Martin · 1965 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Cairo; Chicago, Al-Takaddum Press; Chicago Natural History Museum , 1965. First edition. Paperback. Two very smart short studies on mummies and mummification, with charming coloured illustrations to one and both containing photographs. A pleasing set of two booklets containing...

Newton: The Man

Lieut-Col R. de Villamil · 1931 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Gordon D. Knox , [1931]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this biographical work on the celebrated English scientist Sir Isaac Newton, with a foreword by the famous theoretical physicist, Professor Albert Einstein. The first edition. Illustrated with a monoc...