Storia moderna

A Collection of Fold-out Illustrations of German Engineering

1910 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

Not Stated, Not Stated, c1910 . Cloth. A collection of seven intricately illustrated fold-outs of different mechanisms, each accompanied by a description, in German. A collection of seven works, each containing a fold-out illustration of a different mechanism, with a descripti...

The Beauties of Sincerity, or, a Selection of Passages, Prompted by Heart-Felt Love, Indited by Sincere Affection, and Delivered from the Pulpit

Various · 1818 · Rooke Books

£950.00 (€1,138.73 | $1,255.08 | ¥200,421)

London, Wetton and Jarvis; T. Boys, 1818. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce work published to commiserate the death of Princess Charlotte of Wales, the first edition of this touching volume of sermons. The first edition of this very scarce work.Collated, bound without th...

The Historian&Apos;S History of the World Vol X

Various; Henry Smith Williams [ed.] · 1907 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London , The Times , 1907. Vellum. A comprehensive volume from Henry Smith William's collaborative world history series, bound in full vellum. In full vellum binding with gilt detailing. This volume from 'The Historians' History of the World' (published in...

Memoirs of John Abernethy, with a View of His Lectures, His Writings, and Character; with Additional Extracts from Original Documents, Now First Published

George Macilwain · 1856 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Hatchard and Co , 1856. Cloth. A carefully compiled book of memoirs relating to the popular English surgeon, John Abernethy, a reputable contributor to the field of digestion. Third edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With an illustrated frontisp...

Early London, Prehistoric, Roman, Saxon and Norman

Sir Walter Besant · 1908 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,916)

London, A. & C. Black, 1908. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Walter Besant's uncommon illustrated work on the history of London. The first edition. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, monochrome vignettes and seven monochrome plates. Collate complete.Â...

France

Lady Morgan · 1818 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

London, Henry Colburn, 1818. Leather. The third edition of this popular survey of French society and politics under the Bourbon Restoration, uniformly bound in full tree calf. The third edition of this detailed study of the state of France under the Bourbon Restoration. Comple...

Camillus

Georges Dumezil; Udo Strutynski [ed.]; Annette Aronowicz; Josette Bryson [translated] · 1980 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Berkeley , University of California Press, 1980. Cloth. A fascinating translated work containing Georges Dumezil's theory of the mythological origins of the character Camillus. The first English translated edition of this selection from Georges Dumezil's Mythe et epo...

Together Against Hitler & Tomorrow: A Plan for the British Future

D. N. Pritt; A. K. Chesterton · 1965 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London; Croydon, The National Committee, People's Convention; Candour Publishing Company, c1941-1965. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. Two smart, very scarce pamphlets on British politics. Two volumes. First thus. Very scarce. This set includes: Together Against Hitler, ...

The Red Knight: A Tale of the Days of King Edward III

G. I. Whitham · 1911 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Blackie & Son Limited, 1911. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this illustrated historical fiction from British author G. I. Whitham. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and four black-and-white plates. Collated complete. A charming fictional s...

Albert Einstein: A Biographical Portrait

Anton Reiser [Rudolf Kayser] · 1931 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, Thornton Butterworth Limited , 1931. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of Anton Reiser's biography on the celebrated theoretical physicist, Albert Einstein, with a foreword by the incredible scientist himself. The very scarce first UK edition. First publi...

Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review

Lord Macaulay [Thomas Babington Macaulay] · 1860 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1860. Cloth. A two volume collection of historical essays by the noted Lord Macaulay. A later edition. First published in the 'Edinburgh Review' and then as 'critical and historical essays' in 1843.Two volume co...

France in the Middle Ages 987-1460: From Hugh Capet to Joan of Arc

Georges Duby; Juliet Vale [translator] · 1992 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

Oxford, Blackwell, 1992. Cloth. A smart later edition of this translated work on France in the Middle Ages from French historian Georges Duby. First English translation published 1991, second impression 1992. With ten maps and six genealogical tables. Collated complete. A deta...

Guerrilla

Lord Dunsany · 1944 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1944. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this novel set during World War II, written by Lord Dunsany and in the original uncommon dust wrapper. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth with the uncommon original unclippe...

Licensers to the Press, &C. To 1640: A Biographical Index Based Mainly on Arber&Apos;S Transcript of the Registers of the Company of Stationers

W. W. Greg · 1962 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Oxford, The Oxford Bibliographical Society, 1962 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of W.W. Greg's biographical index of seventeenth century 'licensers for the press', in the very scarce original glassine. The first edition of this work, a publication of ...

The Naval and Military Library of Entertainment

William Maginn; et al. · 1834 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, Henry Colburn, 1834 . First edition. Cloth. A collection of six first editions from The Naval and Military Library of Entertainment, a scarce work compiled by Irish author William Maginn. First editions, in a uniform cloth binding. Six volumes of the series of works fr...

England in the Age of Improvement 1783-1867

Asa Briggs · 1999 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, The Folio Society, 1999. Cloth. A very smart illustrated copy of this detailed history of England from The Folio Society, with the original slip case. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, eight colour plates, and sixteen black-and-white plates. Collated complete. A ...

Mary Davies and the Manor of Ebury

Charles T. Gatty · 1921 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Cassell & Company, Limited, 1921. First edition. Leather. A smartly bound first edition of this illustrated account of the life of Mary Davies. Complete in two volumes. First edition. Volume one is illustrated with a frontispiece and eighteen plates, with the odd in-te...

Ships and Ship Models: A Magazine for All Lovers of Ships and the Sea Volumes III & V

1933 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London, Percival Marshall & Co. Ltd. 1933-1936. Cloth. Two smart illustrated volumes of 'Ships and Ship Models' magazine, with fascinating articles for lovers of the sea. Two volumes. Illustrated throughout. A fascinating magazine for lovers of the sea and sea travel...

Leaves from an Unwritten Log-Book

Captain Walter H. Parker · 1931 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this illustrated autobiographical commentary on the author's experiences at sea. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and ten images over nine plates. Collated complete. An au...

The Leopidopterist&Apos;S Guide Intended for the Young Collector, Containing Full Instructions for the Collecting, Management, Observation, Preservation, of Lepidoptera, in All Their Stages.

H. Guard Knaggs · 1869 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

London, John Van Voorst , 1869. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce entomological work on butterflies and moths by H. Guard Knaggs. The very scarce first edition of this scarce work. In the publisher's original cloth. This entomological work was writt...