Storia moderna

Recollections of a Rebel Reefer

James Morris Morgan · 1917 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Constable and Company Ltd, 1917. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first English edition of this fascinating autobiography by James Morris Morgan, a member of the Confederate States Navy, who served on the Confederate States Ship 'Georgia&apos. The Confederate Sta...

Memorial of the Royal Progress in Scotland

Sir Thomas Dick Lauder · 1843 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.80 | $224.63 | ¥35,875)

Edinburgh, Adam and Charles Black, 1843. Leather. A handsomely bound work of British royal history, charting the journey through Scotland of Queen Victorian and Prince Albert. Written by Sir Thomas Dick Lauder, Bart. of Fountainhill. This interesting volume charts Queen Victor...

Selected Waqi of the Deccan 1660-1671 A.D.

Dr Yusuf Husain (Ed) · 1953 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Hyderabad, Central Records Office Hyderabad Government, 1953. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce work regarding the history of journalism in seventeenth century India. In English and Urdu. The first edition of the work. Dr Yusuf Husain was a lecturer and re...

Authentic Copies of Letters between Sir Henry Clinton, K.B. And the Commissioners for Auditing the Public Accounts

Henry Clinton · 1793 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Not Stated, 1793. Paperback. An uncommon collection of letters from Henry Clinton, a British Army officer, to the commissioners for auditing the public accounts. Henry Clinton was a British Army officer best known for his service during the American War of Independence...

A Catalogue of Letters and Historical Documents Exhibited in the Library of Welbeck

S. Arthur Strong · 1903 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, John Murray , 1903. First edition. Leather. A first edition copy of this interesting collection of documents and letters exhibited at the Welbeck library. With numerous portraits and facsimiles throughout. First edition. With the bookplate of the City of Leeds Public L...

Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological & Natural History Society for the Year 1895 Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological & Natural History Society for the Year 1896

1895 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

Taunton, Barnicott and Pearce, 1895 - 1896. First edition. Leather. Two volumes bound in one of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society 'Proceedings' from 1895 and 1896, illustrated with folding plates. Two volumes in one, being volumes XLI and XLII o...

The History of the Revolutions in Sweden, Occasioned by the Change of Religion, and Alteration of the Government in That Kingdom.

J Mitchel; Abbot Vertot · 1696 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.62 | $429.44 | ¥68,585)

London, A Swall and T Child, 1696. Leather. The second English translation of this revolutionary history of Sweden. A scarce work, translated from the French of the Abbot Vertat by J Mitchel. Illustrated, with a folding map. The Abbot Vertat as stated to this title page, is al...

History of the Smithfield Club from 1798 to 1900

E. J. Powell · 1902 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, The Smithfield Club, 1902. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating look at the history of the Smithfield Club, with several plates throughout. First edition. With the bookplate of Guildhall Library London to the front and rear pastedowns. Written by the secretary, E. J. Po...

Our Fleet to-Day and Its Development During the Last Half-Century Revised Edition of &Apos;the Development of Navies During the Last Half-Century&Apos;

Captain S. Eardley-Wilmot · 1900 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Seeley and Co. 1900. Cloth. A greatly revised second edition copy of Captain S. Eardley-Wilmot work of naval history, with numerous illustrations of naval ships throughout. Second edition. In its first edition the work charted the changes and history of naval fleets ac...

The Halifax Equitable Benefit Building Society

J. W. Alderson; A. E. Ogden · 1921 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

Halifax, Unamed, 1921. Paperback. A very scarce piece of local history from the north of England with numerous portraits of committee members throughout. Undated, dated using Copac. A very scarce volume exploring the history of 'The Halifax Equitable Benefit Building Soci...

Henry Pestalozzi, and His Plan of Education; Being an Account of His Life and Writings; with Copious Extracts from His Works and Extensive Details Illustrative of the Practical Parts of His Method

E. Biber · 1831 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

London, John Souter, 1831. Cloth. A scarce copy of E. Biber's exploration of the work and practice of an hugely influential educational reformer, Henry Pestalozzi. Rebound. Pestalozzi was a incredibly influential educational reformer who helped to significantly reduce ill...

The Southern El Dorado

A. N. Homer · 1913 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Dobson, Molle & Company, 1913. Cloth. A delightful work of travel writing, documenting a journey from England, across the ocean to South America. Plenty of period pictures. A charming travel work, charting the voyage of the S.S. "Highland Rover". The work records the s...

Une France Oubliee L&Apos;Acadie

Gaston du Boscq de Beaumont · 1902 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

Paris, Librairie Hachette , 1902. Leather. Gaston du Boscq de Beaumont informative book about the former colony of Acadia. Acadia was a colony in New France in North America, which included Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Cape Breton Island. The French rule of Acadia began in ...

An Englishman in Paris: Notes and Recollections

Albert Dresden · 1892 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London , Chapman & Hall , 1892. Leather. A two volume set of the 'An Englishman in Paris: Notes and Recollections' in a half leather binding. Albert Dresden Vandam's book 'An Englishman in Paris' was originally anonymously published. A collection note ...

Anecdotes Orientales

[Edme Mentelle]; [Gabriel Mailhol] · 1773 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Paris, Chez Vincent, Imprimeur-Libraire, 1773. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this French 18th-century work attributed to Edme Mentelle, giving historical tales of various Asian dynasties. First edition.  Complete in two volumes.  In a contemporary full mottled...

Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference

[eds. by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder] · 1993 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Washington, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1993. Cloth. The second edition of an extensive record listing the thousands of different mammal species discovered up to 1993, with details of distribution and locality interspersed. The second edition of Mammal Species of the World:...

L&Apos;Art Francais Dans le Livre D&Apos;Oiseaux (Elements D&Apos;Une Iconographie Ornithologique Francaise)

René Ronsil · 1957 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Paris, Société Ornithologique de France et de L'Union Française, 1957. First edition. Leather. The first edition of a celebration of bird painting and ornithological artists over French history, with beautiful plates throughout. The first edition of L'art Francais...

The Enemy at Trafalgar

Edward Fraser · 1906 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1906. First edition. Cloth. A smart and uncommon volume of illustrated military history, in the first edition. A first edition history of the Battle of Trafalgar and the death of Nelson. Smartly bound in original publisher's green cloth, with...

War Impressions: Being a Record in Colour

Dorothy Menpes; Mortimer Menpes · 1901 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Adan & Charles Black, [1901]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this attractive collection of war paintings by Mortimer Menpes from his time as a war artist. First edition. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. Undated, dated from a copy held b...

America

Hendrik Van Loon · 1928 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, George G. Harrap & Co. 1928. Cloth. The first UK edition of this fantastic work by estimed Dutch-American historian, Hendrik van Loon. Rarely seen in its original dust wrapper. The first, UK edition of this history of America by Dutch-American historian, Hendrik Willem...