Storia moderna

A History of the Early Part of the Reign of James the Second

Right Hon. Charles James Fox · 1808 · Rooke Books

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

London, William Miller, 1808 . First edition. Leather. An extra-illustrated example of the first edition of Charles James Fox's posthumously published study of the reign of James II, a work with a decidedly Whig view of history. An extra-illustrated first edition of this ...

Woburn Abbey and Chenies

Robert Hobbes; J. A. Froude · 1913 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

London, Privately Printed by J.M. Dent & Sons, 1913 . Leather. Inscribed by Hebrand Russell, the 11th Duke of Bedford, this is a very scarce privately published work gathering together historical writings on his family seats. A very scarce, privately printed work. The second e...

A History of Greater Ealing

Cyril M. Neaves · 1931 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

Brentford, The Brentford Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd. 1931. Cloth. A very scarce second edition of this illustrated history of Greater Ealing, with the scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. Second edition. With the vanishingly scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. Illust...

The Expedition to Borneo of H.M. S. Dido for the Suppression of Piracy

Captain the Hon. Henry Keppel · 1846 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.84 | $1,314.75 | ¥209,974)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1846 . Cloth. Illustrated throughout with tinted lithographs and folding maps, this is a wonderful example of the two volume second edition of Henry Keppel's account of the 1843-44 campaign against Borneo pirates. The second edition of this work,...

The Historie of That Most Famous Saint and Souldier of Jesus Christ; St George of Cappadocia

Peter Heylyn · 1631 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London, B. A. and T. F. for Henry Seile, 1631 . First edition. Leather. The scarce and sought-after first edition of Peter Heylyn's seventeenth century account of St. George of Cappadocia. The first edition. A scarce work. Bound in half calf with marbled paper-covered boa...

Two Years in the French West Indies

Lafcadio Hearn · 1890 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1890. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Lafcadio Hearn"s illustrated travel guide on Martinique, capturing its colonial life, creole culture, and folklore. In the publisher's original pictorial green cloth binding. This volume is a f...

A Collection from the Yale Edition of the Private Papers of James Boswell

Frederick A. Pottle; William K Wimsatt Jr.; Charles H. Bennett; Charles Ryskamp · 1952 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.80 | $224.63 | ¥35,875)

London, Heinemann, 1952-1963. First edition. Cloth. A collection of four smart volumes from the Yale Editions of The Private Papers of James Boswell. Four volumes. From the Yale Editions of The Private Papers of James Boswell. A set of detailed and comprehensive historical and...

The Leaguer of Ladysmith

Captain C. M. Dixon · 1900 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1900. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this collection of humorous sketches chronicling the Siege of Ladysmith during the Second Boer War. First edition. Illustrated with eighteen full-page colour scenes. Collated complete. A collection of ...

The Art of the Theatre

Edward Gordon Craig; R. Graham Robertson [preface] · 1905 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

Edinburgh & London, T. N. Foulis, 1905 . First edition. Paperback. Illustrated throughout, this is the uncommon first edition of Gordon Edward Craig's charming and detailed history of theatre. An uncommon first edition, housed in a cloth slip case.A fascinating study into...

Kearsley&Apos;S Complete Peerage of England Scotland and Ireland

C & G Kearsley · 1791 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

London, C & G Kearsley, [1791]. First edition. Leather. A two volume detailed account of titled aristocracy in England, Scotland and Ireland, in full contemporary calf bindings. An early edition.Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, and thirty-six monochrome plates depic...

Views of British North Borneo with a Brief History of the Colony

The British North Borneo Company · 1899 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)

London, William Brown & Co. Limited, 1899. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce record of the British North Borneo Company and their developments in the railway and trade industries, with many photographs taken by members of the company. The first edition.A s...

Some Account of London

Thomas Pennant · 1791 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

Dublin, John Archer, 1791. Leather. The third edition of this influential topographical treatise on the city of London, an illustrated account by antiquarian Thomas Pennant, bound in full diced calf and adorned with a folding map. The third edition. Illustrated with a frontisp...

A New and Compleat History and Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, the Borough of Southwark, and Parts Adjacent: From the Earliest Accounts, to the Beginning of the Year 1770

Henry Chamberlain · 1771 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

London, J. Cooke, [1771]. Leather. A detailed and richly illustrated history and survey of London, edited by Henry Chamberlain, and bound in full calf and with coloured folding map. The revised, corrected and improved edition by Henry Chamberlain. Illustrated with a monochrom...

Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England) an Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London: Vol. III. Roman London

The Royal Commission · 1928 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, His Majesty's Stationery Office , 1928. Cloth. A pleasing volume on Roman London, from the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. First edition. In the original cloth binding.Illustrated with a frontispiece, sixty-eight plates (four in colour, o...

Yakuza: The Explosive Account of Japan&Apos;S Criminal Underworld

David E. Kaplan; Alec Dubro · 1987 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Queen Anne Press (MacDonald), 1987. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first UK hardcover edition of this history of Japan's organized crime syndicates recognised as Yakuza. First UK edition. The scarce hardcover edition of this work with the original unclipped du...

The River War: An Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan

Sir Winston S. Churchill · 1933 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1933. Cloth. The first cheap edition of Winston Churchill's interesting historical work on the Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of the Soudan. First cheap edition. Illustrated with eight folding maps, two plates, and twelve in-text plans. Collated co...

Burnham Beeches

Francis George Heath · 1879 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1879. Cloth. A smart second edition of this illustrated study of the beautiful Burnham Beeches from Francis George Heath. Second edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, seven plates, and a map. Collated complete. A detailed ...

The Address Presented by the Corporation of the City of London, to His Imperial Majesty Napoleon III

City of London, Court of Common Council · 1855 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, [City of London], 1855 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce publication of London's address to Napoleon III upon his visit to London, and the Emperor's reply. A very scarce first edition.A commemorative publication recording the forma...

The Guilds of the City of London and Their Liverymen

John Charles Thornley; George W. Hastings · 1911 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, The London & Counties Press Association, 1911 . First edition. Leather. A wonderful example of this scarce limited edition catalogue of the guilds of the city of London, illustrated throughout and in a handsome full morocco binding. The scarce first edition of this wor...

Dunn&Apos;S Furniture Store 250th Anniversary Advertisement

Geoffrey Dunn · 1960 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.74 | $290.70 | ¥46,427)

None stated, Westerham Press, 1960. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce advertisement produced for the 250th anniversary of 'Dunn's' furniture store in Bromley, providing a history of the company, with a signed letter from the Chairman of the company Geoffre...