Storia moderna

A Short-Title Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland and Ireland and of English Books Printed Abroad 1475-1640. Volume 1 and 2

A. W. Pollard; G. R. Redgrave; W. A. Jackson; F. S. Ferguson and Katherine F. Pantzer · 1976 · Rooke Books

£189.00 (€226.58 | $249.74 | ¥39,885)

London, The Bibliographical Society , 1976-86. Cloth. The second edition of this comprehensive bibliography of English, Scottish and Irish books, in their original dust wrappers. The second and preferred edition, revised and enlarged. Two volumes. Lacking 'Volume 3: Inde...

The World Crisis

Winston Churchill · 1923 · Rooke Books

£1,950.00 (€2,337.72 | $2,576.65 | ¥411,508)

London, Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1923-31. First edition. Leather. A first impression set of Winston Churchill's influential account of the First World War, illustrated with many folding maps. The first editions, first impressions.In five volumes, containing Volumes I...

The Irish Guards in the Great War

Rudyard Kipling · 1923 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.31 | $786.21 | ¥125,563)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1923 . First edition. Cloth. The two volume first edition of Rudyard Kipling's account of the actions of the Irish Guards in the First World War, in the very scarce original dust wrappers. The first edition, first impression of this work.In the v...

Heroes of Our Day or Recent Winners of the Victoria Cross

Walter Richards · 1894 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, J. S. Virtue & Co. Limited, 1894 . First edition. Leather. A scarce, first edition of Walter Richard's historical work on those who have won the Victoria Cross, with illustrations by Harry Payne. First edition, bound in full red calf with gilt tooling to the spine...

A History of the Earth and Animated Nature

Oliver Goldsmith · 1841 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.73 | $310.52 | ¥49,592)

London, Scott, Webster, and Geary, 1841. Leather. An illustrated edition of Oliver Goldsmith's concise history of the Earth, a vivid scientific study complete with detailed engravings. Complete in one volume.Goldsmith's fantastic work on natural history, describing t...

Army Diary 1899-1926

Colonel R. Meinertzhagen · 1960 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

Edinburgh, Oliver & Boyd, 1960. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated diary of British soldier, Richard Meinertzhagen. First edition. Illustrated with thirty-nine plates and twenty-five maps with colour. Collated complete. A highly critical account of...

Switzerland

Mrs. Lina Hug; Richard Stead · 1891 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1891. Leather. A richly illustrated history of Switzerland, unusual to see in a leather binding. The second edition of this work in a half calf binding with marbled boards and end papers. All edges gilt. Ink inscription to the verso of the front free e...

Gaslight and Daylight, with Some London Scenes They Shine Upon

George Augustus Sala · 1872 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.60 | $449.26 | ¥71,750)

London, Tinsley Brothers, 1872 . Leather. An extremely scarce copy of George Augustus Sala's collection of descriptive essays on the people and streets of London. Bound in red half calf with marbled boards.Very scarce. A new edition. First published in 1858. This work is...

Royal Tunbridge Wells

0 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

Tunbridge Wells, Royal Tunbridge Wells Corporation, c1950 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce guide on Royal Tunbridge Wells, with photographs, original advertisements and a folding map. First edition, in the publisher's original paper wraps. Scarce. This work is a ...

A More Extended Discussion in Favour of Liberty of Conscience

Christopher Wyvill · 1809 · Rooke Books

£155.00 (€185.82 | $204.81 | ¥32,710)

London, J. Johnson, 1809. Paperback. The third edition of cleric and landowner Christopher Wyvill's very scarce work. The third edition of this work, very scarce in all editions.Retaining original half title.Wyvill discusses debates held in Parliament regarding the claims...

Military Antiquities Respecting a History of the English Army, from the Conquest to the Present Time

Francis Grose · 1786 · Rooke Books

£2,350.00 (€2,817.26 | $3,105.20 | ¥495,919)

London, S. Hooper, 1786-88. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this illustrated extensive history of the English military, a pioneering historical study by Francis Grose. The first edition.Complete in two volumes.An impressive and extensive history of the English mil...

Owestry Parish Church: The Churchwardens&Apos; Accounts for 1579-1613

William Day · 1970 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

Owestry, Privately printed, 1970. Hardback. A transcription of the churchwardens' accounts of Owestry Parish Church in Shropshire. A very scarce work in pictorial boards. Library bookplate to the front paste down. Small library stamp to the paste downs, preface, rear free...

Memoir of Mary Ann Gilpin of Bristol; Consisting Chiefly of Extracts from Her Diary and Letters

Mary Ann Gilpin; Charles Gilpin · 1842 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.76 | $44.93 | ¥7,175)

London, Privately printed, 1842. Cloth. A very scarce memoir by Mary Ann Gilpin of Bristol, giving an insight into 19th century life. The third edition of this very scarce work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Ink inscription to the front paste down. Bookplate o...

Stories of the Forties

Reginald Moore; Woodrow Wyatt · 1945 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Nicholson & Watson, 1945. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of stories from the forties, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. Detailed as Volume One with confirmation that "there will be further volumes in this series." ...

Blind Jack of Knaresborough Road-Builder Extraordinary

Garry Hogg · 1967 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London , Phoenix House , 1967. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce uncorrected proof of Blind Jack of Knaresborough by Garry Hogg. The uncorrected proof is in the original publisher's wraps.Very scarce. This book explores the story of John Metcalf also known as Blind Jack...

King Henry Beaclerc and Reading Abbey ; the Trail by Combat of Henry Du Essex and Robert de Montfort at Reading Abbey

Jamieson B. Hurry · 1917 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London , Elliot Stock , 1917-1919. First edition. Cloth. Two very scarce works on the history of Reading Abbey. The first edition. Very scarce. King Henry Beaclerc and Reading Abbey tell the story of Reading and the history of its royal founder. King Henry Beaclerc founded Re...

The History of England, in Easy Verse: From the Invasion of Julius Caesar, to the Beginning of the Year 1806

W. R. Johnson · 1806 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Tabart & Co. 1806. Leather. A scarce copy of this history of England in verse, from the invasion of Caesar to the year 1806. Scarce work. Illustrated with a folding map frontispiece. Written in verse to encourage young persons to commit the details to memory, this hist...

The Ecritoire and Its Historical Pictures: Presented by the Ladies and Other Inhabitants of Bath to Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, May 25th, 1870

Jerom Murch [ed.] · 1870 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

Bath, William Lewis, 1870 . First edition. Cloth. Sir Jerom Murch's very scarce work detailing the ecritoire given by the Ladies of Bath to the Princess of Wales on the occasion of her wedding. A vanishingly scarce work, recorded as held by only the Amsterdam's Rijks...

Britain: It&Apos;S Earliest History and Connection with Other Nations

[Francis Sewell Cole] · 1851 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

London, Jas. Bain; Henry Lamb, 1851. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this very scarce history of Britain by Francis Sewell Cole. The first edition. Very scarce. In the publisher's original blind stamped cloth. Inscribed by the author with initials to th...

Choix de Chroniques Et Memoires Sur L&Apos;Histoire de France

J. A. C. Buchon · 1886 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Paris, Librairie ch. Delagrave, 1886. Cloth. A smart and scarce copy of this collection of historical chronicles and memoirs of France, in the original French language. French language. Scarce work. A collection of chronicles and memoirs on the history of France, with chapters...