Storia moderna

A Descriptive and Statistical Account of the British Empire: Exhibiting Its Extent, Physical Capacities, Population, Industry, and CIVIL and Religious Institutions

J. T. McCulloch · 1847 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.74 | $290.70 | ¥46,427)

London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1847. Cloth. A very smart set of volumes on the British Empire, by John Ramsay McCulloch. A study of the British Empire exhibiting its extent, physical capacities, population, industry, and civil and religious institutions. Written ...

Rider&Apos;S British Merlin: For the Year of Our Lord God 1744. Being the Bissextile or Leap-Year

Cardanus Rider; [Richard Saunders] · 1744 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London, R. Nutt, 1744. Leather. A mid-eighteenth century almanac, one of the earliest to be published, written under the curious pseudonym Cardanus Rider. The 1744 almanac of 'Rider's British Merlin', 1744 being a leap year.'Rider's British Merlin&apos...

Scottish National Exhibition Glasgow

1911 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Edinburgh, T. & R. Annan & Sons, 1911 . Cloth. A scarce issue of this photographic souvenir from the Scottish Exhibition in Glasgow 1911. Early edition of Scottish National Exhibition Glasgow in quarter cloth binding and blue and green tartan paper boards and gilt lettering an...

Jewels of the Pharaohs Egyptian Jewellery of the Dynastic Period

Cyril Aldred · 1971 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Thames and Hudson, 1971 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this history of Ancient Egypt regarding its jewellery with illustrations. First edition of Jewels of the Pharaohs, Egyptian Jewellery of the Dynastic Period by Cyril Aldred in the original publisher&a...

Journal of Bores Put Down in the Dalmellington Mineral Field

Dalmellington Iron Company · 1849 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Not Stated, None, 1849-1851. Paperback. A fascinating handwritten mid-nineteenth century account of bores put down in the Scottish mining town of Dalmellington. A handwritten manuscript 'Journal of Bores Put Down in the Dalmellington Mineral Field' by the Dalmellingt...

Ancient Nubia Egypt&Apos;S Rival in Africa

David O'Connor · 1993 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.43 | ¥10,129)

Philadelphia, The University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology University of Pennsylvania , 1993. First edition. Paperback. A first edition copy of this work exploring Ancient Nubia, published to accompany an exhibition, with illustrations throughout. A first edition copy...

The Life of Oliver Goldsmith in Two Volumes

James Prior · 1837 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, John Murray, 1837 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this two volume biography of Oliver Goldsmith in leather bindings. First edition of The Life of Oliver Goldsmith by James Prior in half calf bindings and cloth boards. Complete in two volumes and told fr...

King Arthur and the Holy Grail: An Examination of the Early Literature Pertaining to the Legends of King Arthur and of the Holy Grail Together with a Brief Review of the Theories Relating to the Latter-Intended to Serve As an Introduction to Further Reading and More Extended Research

Robert Jaffray · 1928 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

New York - London, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1928. First edition. Cloth. Bright copy of this literary study of texts relating to King Arthur and the Holy Grail, a scarce first edition of this work. Scarce first edition of this work. A study of early literature underlying the l...

New Tales of Old Rome; Ancient Rome in the Light of Recent Discoveries; Pagan and Christian Rome

Rodolfo Lanciani · 1902 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.80 | $224.63 | ¥35,875)

Boston and New York, Houghton, Mifflin and Company , [1902]. Cloth. A group of three bright studies of ancient Rome by Rodolfo Lanciani, lavishly illustrated. Three bright volumes in uniform publisher's bindings. Comprising archaeological studies of Rome by Rodolfo Lancia...

High Minds the Victorians and the Birth of Modern Britain

Simon Heffer · 2013 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Random House Books, 2013 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, second impression of this extensive history book of Victorian Britain, signed by the author. First edition of High Minds The Victorians and the Birth of Modern Britain by Simon Heffer in the original p...

The Electress Sophia and the Hanoverian Succession

Adolphus William Ward · 1903 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, Paris and New York, Goupil & Co. 1903 . First edition. Paperback. The first limited edition of this historical biography with beautiful illustrations. First limited edition of The Electress Sophia and the Hanoverian Succession by Adolphus William Ward in the original p...

The Treatments of Tuberculous Affections with Umckaloabo

Adrien Sechehaye · 1938 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London, B. Fraser & Co. 1938 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of these observations from a study attempting to treat tuberculosis with interesting letters from the Ministry of Health. First edition of The Treatments of Tuberculous Affections with Umckaloab...

The Fatal Shore, a History of the Transportation of Convicts to Australia 1787-1868

Robert Hughes · 1999 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, The Folio Society, 1999 . Cloth. A lovely edition of this historical study into Australian convict transportation with illustrations and maps, in the original slipcase. First edition of The Fatal Shore, A History of the Transportation of Convicts to Australia 1787-1868...

Westward Ho! or the Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh

Charles Kingsley · 1897 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1897 . Leather. Early edition of this adventure novel by Charles Kingsley in full Relfe Brothers signed calf binding. Early edition of Westward Ho! Or The Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh by Charles Kingsley.In full Relph Brothers Li...

Time & Space Measuring Instruments from the 15th to the 19th Century

Samuel Guye, Henri Michel · 1971 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Pall Mall Press, 1971 . Cloth. The first English language edition of this intriguing book on instruments used to measure time throughout history. The first English language edition of Time & Space Measuring Instruments from the 15th to the 19th Century by Samuel Guye a...

The Romans on the Riviera and the Rhone, a Sketch of the Conquest of Liguria and the Roman Province

W. H. (Bullock) Hall · 1898 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1898 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this historical and archaeological study of the Roman Empire with maps and illustrations. First edition of The Romans on the Riviera and the Rhone, A Sketch of the Conquest of Liguria and the ...

English Church Plate 597-1830

Charles Oman · 1957 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Oxford University Press, 1957. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated work on the history of the English church plate. A fascinating and comprehensive work on the history of the English church plate, including chapters on mass plates, a...

The Memoirs of the Duke of Saint-Simon on the Reign of Louis XIV and the Regency

Louis de Rouvroy, Bayle St. John (Translator) · 1936 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

New York, Willey Book Company , 1936. Cloth. The complete two volume set of memoirs by the French soldier, Louis de Rouvroy, giving an account of the reign of Louis XIV. A new American edition. Complete with four works in two volumes. In the publisher's original full clot...

The Cemeteries of Qasr Ibrim, a Report of the Excavations Conducted by W.B. Emery in 1961

A. J. Mills · 1982 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Egypt Exploration Society , 1982. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this fascinating archaeological work regarding the cemeteries at the Qasr Ibrim site in Egypt. The first edition. Handsomely bound in the original full cloth with gilt lettering, alongside ...

The 85th King&Apos;S Light Infantry (Now 2nd Battn. The King&Apos;S Shropshire Light Infantry)

C. R. B. Barrett · 1913 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London, Spottiswoode & Co. Ltd. 1913 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this extensive military history study with colour plates and maps. First edition of The 85th King's Light Infantry (Now 2nd Battn. The King's Shropshire Light Infantry) by 'One of ...