Storia moderna

Glossaire Roman Des Chroniques Rimes de Godefroid de Bouillon, Du Chevalier Au Cygne, Et de Gilles de Chin

Emile Gachet · 1859 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Hayez, Hayez, 1859. First edition. Fine Binding. An attractive first edition of Emile Gachet's Glossaire Roman des Chroniques Rimes. An attractive first edition [referencing Copac] of mile Gachet's Glossaire Roman des Chroniques Rimes. An eighteenth century French ...

La Mirlitantouille: Episodes de la Chouannerie Bretonne

G Lenotre · 1925 · Rooke Books

£89.99 (€107.88 | $118.91 | ¥18,991)

Paris, Perrin & Cie, 1925. Fine Binding. A very handsome fine binding detailing the history of the Chouannerie in Brittany. A very handsome fine binding detailing the history of the Chouannerie in Brittany. The Choannerie was a series of royalist uprisings in 12 western provin...

Notitia Historica: Containing Tables, Calendars, and Miscellaneous Information for the Use of Historians, Antiquaries and the Legal Profession

Nicholas Harris Nicolas · 1824 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London, Baldwin, Cradock and Joy, 1824. First edition. Leather. This is a first edition collection of historical records. This is a first edition collection of historical records. Nicholas Harris Nicolas was an English antiquary who worked as a barrister alongside studying gen...

Monumenta Anglicana: Being Inscriptions on the Monuments of Several Eminent Persons

John Le Neve · 1717 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

London, W. Bowyer, 1717 and 1718. First edition. Cloth. Three sections of the Monumenta Anglicana, professionally rebound in two attractive volumes. Three sections of the Monumenta Anglicana, professionally rebound in two attractive volumes. The set is comprised of inscription...

La Chevalerie: Nouvelle Edition Accompagnee D&Apos;Une Table Par Ordre Alphabetique Des Matieres

Leon Gautier · 1891 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Paris, Charles Delagrave, 1891. Leather. An uncommon history of the Knights Templar in French. An uncommon history of the Knights Templar in French. New edition. Illustrated throughout with numerous vignette engravings. mile Thodore Lon Gautier (8 August 1832 - 25 August 1897)...

Discours Sur L&Apos;Histoire Universelle and Oraisons Funebres de Bossuet

Jacques-Benigne Bossuet · 1814 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

Paris, De L'imprimerie de P. Didot L'aine, 1814. Fine Binding. A three volume set of the works of Jacques-Benigne Bossuet. A three volume set of the works of Jacques-Benigne Bossuet. Here bound as a set, although originally issued as two separate works. Volumes I & 2...

Souvenirs de Conferences: Prones Et Instructions

Anonymous · 1844 · Rooke Books

£124.00 (€148.66 | $163.85 | ¥26,168)

Paris, D'August Vaton, 1844. Leather. A two volume set of this conference souvenir. A two volume set of this conference souvenir. In French. Sermons and instructions heard of Sainte-Valerie between 1830 and 1835. In embossed morocco bindings. Externally, smart with some r...

L&Apos;Histoire- la Vie- Les Moeurs Et la Curiosite Par L&Apos;Image, le Pamphlet Et le Document (1450-1900)

John Grand-Carteret · 1927 · Rooke Books

£380.00 (€455.56 | $502.12 | ¥80,191)

Paris, Librarie de la Curioste et des Beaux-arts, 1927-28. Leather. This is a five volume set of this work by John Grand-Carteret. This is a five volume set of this work by John Grand-Carteret. Illustrated throughout with full colour plates and fold outs as well as illustratio...

Essai de Bibliographie Canadienne

Phileas Gagnon · 1895 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.87 | $132.12 | ¥21,101)

Quebec, Imprime pour l'Auteur, 1895. Leather. A signed copy of this bibliography noting the works held by the book collector Phileas Gagnon. In the original French.Author's presentation copy, with a neat copperplate inscription to front blank, to Monsieur le Comte Pi...

Histoire de la Revolution de 1848

Louis-Antoine Garnier-Pages · 1861 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,660)

Paris, Pagnerre, 1861. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this history of the 1848 revolution in France by politician Louis-Antoine Garnier-Pages. The first edition of this work.In the original French.In two volumes, being Volumes I and II of a total of eleven volume...

O Full True Un Pertikler Okeawnt

O Felley Fro Rachde [Oliver Ormerod] · 1864 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.87 | $132.12 | ¥21,101)

Rachde, Wrigley un Son, 1864. First edition. Cloth. A book on the Great Exhibition of London in 1862, written in the Lancashire dialect. A book on the Great Exhibition of London in 1862, written in the Lancashire dialect. First published as a series of letters in the Rochdale ...

Memorial de Sainte-Helene

Emmanuel, comte de Las Cases · 0 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

Paris, Gustave Barba, c1862. Cloth. An illustrated French historical work on Napoleon. An historical work on Napoleon. Illustrated throughout, with numerous drawings by Janet-Lange and Gustave Janet. Written by French atlas maker and author, Emmanuel-Augustin-Dieudonne-Jose...

Rois Et Reines de France Depuis L&Apos;Origine de la Monarchie Jusqu&Apos;a Nos Jours

Anon · 0 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

Paris, Mme. Vve. Delpech, c1901. Leather. A collection of portraits of the Kings and Queens of France. From the origins of the French royalty to the time of publication. In French. In a quarter calf leather binding with marbled paper covered boards. Externally, generally smart...

Libro Del Consulado Del Mar: Edicion Del Texto Original Catalan Y Traduccion Castellana de Antionio de Capmany

Antonio de Capmany · 1965 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

Barcelona , Camar Oficial de Comercio y Navegacion, 1965. Vellum. An attractive copy of this history of the Consulate of the Sea (Consolat de Mar), which regulates maritime and commercial activity in the Mediterranean. In Spanish. Illustrated with a frontispiece photograph. Pu...

Les Arts Au Moyen Age Et a L&Apos;ãƒâ©Poque de la Renaissance and Vie Militaire Et Religieuse Au Moyen Age Et a L`Epoque de la Renaissance

Paul Lacroix · 1871 · Rooke Books

£279.99 (€335.66 | $369.97 | ¥59,086)

Paris, Librairie de Firmin Didot Frères, Fils et Cie, 1871-1873. Leather. Two bright volumes from Paul Lacroix's vastly comprehensive and beautifully illustrated Le Moyen Age et La Renaissance. Vie Militaire et Religieuse is a First Edition. Les Arts Au Moyen Age has 19 ...

Grandeur Et Decadence de Rome.

G. Ferrero · 1918 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

Paris, Libraire Plon, 1918. Leather. A very scarce complete French history of the rise and fall of Rome, Ferrero's greatest work. Each volume covers a separate topic or leader, from the small beginnings of the the grand empire, to the importance of the Mediterranean, Juli...

Anecdotes Parisiennes

Anonymous · 1815 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.66 | $383.19 | ¥61,199)

London, J. F. Hamilton, 1815. Leather. A scarce collection of anecdotes on Paris and French life. A scarce work, not widely held institutionally. Held at Glasgow, Edinburgh, the British Library, Aberdeen, and St. Andrews. A nice collection of anecdotes of life in France and Pa...

Inquisitionum Ad Capellam Domini Regis Retornatarum, Quae in Publicis Srchivis Scotiae Adhuc Servantur, Abbreviatio

Thomas Thompson · 1811 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

London, Great Britain Record Commission, 1811. First edition. Leather. Two volumes of this very scarce work on the public archives of Scotland, dating from the early nineteenth century. First Edition. Volume I features a facsimilie of the records. Two volumes from a three volu...

Bibliotheque Des Memoires

Monsieur de Barriere · 1846 · Rooke Books

£1,400.00 (€1,678.37 | $1,849.91 | ¥295,441)

Paris, Librairie de Firmin Didot Freres, 1846-1849. Leather. A set of French memoirs of numerous important and influential people, compiled and edited by Jean-Francois de Barriere. Including Memoires de Mme. de Staal Delaunay, de M. le Marquis d'Argenson et de Madame Mere...

Markham&Apos;S Maister-Peece Containing All Knowledge Belonging to the Smith, Farrier, or Horse-Leech, Touching the Curing of All Diseases in Horses

Gervase Markham · 1651 · Rooke Books

£2,100.00 (€2,517.55 | $2,774.86 | ¥443,162)

London, William Wilson, 1651. Leather. A very scarce seventeenth-century copy of this work on equestrian care from Gervase Markham. Illustrated with two full-page illustrations, decorative head-and-tail pieces, and two marginal diagrams. Seventh edition, according to Copac. Un...