Storia moderna

The Subaltern

G. R. Gleig · 1872 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.73 | $77.96 | ¥12,451)

London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1872. Leather. A smartly bound copy of this new edition of Gleig's account of the Peninsular War. New edition, revised and corrected, with a new preface. A historical narrative following a young subaltern officer's experiences duri...

London&Apos;S Markets: Their Origin and History

W. J. Passingham · 1935 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Sampson Low, Marston & Co. 1935 . First edition. Cloth. An uncommon, first edition of W. J. Passingham's exploration of the market scene in London, with the very scarce original dust wrapper. First edition. Dated using Jisc, from a copy of the work held at the Bri...

Rough Notes of Seven Campaigns in Portugal, Spain, France, and America, During the Years 1809-10-11-12-13-14-15.

John Spencer Cooper · 1914 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.78 | $244.45 | ¥39,040)

Carlisle, G. & T. Coward, Ltd. 1914. Cloth. A smart, scarce second edition personal account of several major campaigns during the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812. In the publisher's original cloth binding.This edition includes a frontispiece portrait photograph of Joh...

The Operations in the Peninsula 1808-1809: A Lecture Delivered at Aldershot on June 5th, 1905

Major General H. D. Hutchinson · 1905 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Hugh Rees, 1905 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this lecture in the original wraps with folding map and battle plan, distilling Peninsular War lessons on Wellington"s 1808-09 campaign. In the publisher's original paper wraps with quarter cloth backst...

The Life of St Edmund King and Martyr: John Lydgate&Apos;S Illustrated Verse Life Presented to Henry VI

Various; A. S. G. Edwards [Intro.] · 2004 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, The British Library, 2004 . First edition. Cloth. A faithfully reproduced facimile by the British Library of Lydgate"s manuscript Harley 2278, one of the most remarkable surviving illustrated manuscripts of Middle English verse in the 15th century. In the publisher&apo...

The Sports and Pastimes of the People of England. Including the Rural and Domestic Recreations, May Games, Mummeries, Shows, Processions, Pageants, and Pompous Spectacles, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time.

Joseph Strutt · 1831 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.73 | $77.96 | ¥12,451)

London, Thomas Teg, 1831. Cloth. Joseph Stutt's historical account of the sports and pastimes of England, with his fantastic engravings throughout. A new edition, with a copious index by William Hone. Illustrated with one hundred and forty engravings throughout the text....

Loupiac de Cadillac Au Cours Des Ages

Maurice Ferrus · 1933 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Bordeaux, Delmas Editeur , 1933. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this very scarce history of Loupiac de Cadillac, including its topography and history. The first edition of this very scarce work. In the publishers' wraps.With commentaries on the topography...

The Silver Jubilee Dinner Party

Directors of the Limited Editions Club · 1954 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

New York, Limited Editions Club, 1954. Cloth. A scarce copy of this Silver Jubilee keepsake from the Limited Editions Club, listing a selection of past dinners and prominent guests. First edition. Scarce. In the publisher's original silver cloth.The 'Silver Jubilee&...

Old Country Inns

Henry P. Maskell; Edward W. Gregory · 1912 · Rooke Books

£36.00 (€43.16 | $47.57 | ¥7,597)

London, Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd , 1912. Cloth. A new edition of this illustrated study of old English inns. A new edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding.A charming survey of old English inns, including coaching inns, alehouses, hospices, and haunted inns....

A Short History of the English People

J. R. Green; Mrs. J. R. Green; Kate Norgate · 1892 · Rooke Books

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

London, Macmillan and Co. 1892-94. Leather. A lovely Zaehnsdorf bound illustrated edition of J. R. Green's extensive and thorough history of the English people, beautifully illustrated in colour throughout. Bound by Zaehnsdorf.Complete in four volumes.'A Short Histor...

Reminiscences of a Port Shipper, 1930-1975

Wyndham Fletcher · 1997 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Hanover, Port lover's Library, 1997. First edition. Paperback. A signed, very scarce, limited, first edition of this memoir, chronicling the life of a seasoned shipper in the port shipping industry. This is a first edition, signed by the author, Wyndham Fletcher.In the pu...

Histoire de Francois I Et de la Renaissance

M. Eug. De La Gournerie · 1847 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Tours , Ad Mame et Cie, 1847. First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first edition of this French history of Francis I and the Renaissance, in the publisher's attractive decorative cloth. The uncommon first edition of this work. In the publisher's beautiful decorative c...

Bollinger: The Story of a Champagne; Krug: House of Champagne; Bollinger: Tradition of a Champagne Family

Cyril Ray; John Arlott · 1971 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, Peter Davies; Davis-Poynter; Heinemann, 1971-1982. First edition. Cloth. A terrific set exploring the histories of two major Champagne houses, Bollinger and Krug. With signed presentation slip from Lily Bollinger. A set of three volumes offering histories of two major ...

Facts About Champagne: Collected During Numerous Visits to the Champagne District

Henry Vizetelly · 1890 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London, Vizetelly and Co. 1890. Cloth. A very scarce edition of Henry Vizetelly's study of Champagne, richly illustrated with engravings throughout. The new and revised edition of this scarce work from British publisher Henry Vizetelly, offering a charming history of Cham...

Old Edinburgh Taverns

Marie W. Stuart · 1952 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Robert Hale Limited , 1952. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce history of Edinburgh taverns, complete with the very scarce dust wrapper. The first edition of this scarce volume. With the publisher's very scarce original clipped dust wrapper. ...

A Descriptive Catalogue of the London Traders, Tavern, and Coffee-House Tokens Current in the Seventeenth Century; Presented to the Corporation Library by Henry Benjamin Hanbury Beaufoy

Jacob Henry Burn · 1853 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

London, Printed for the Use of the Members of the Corporation of the City of LOndon, 1853. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this catalogue, detailing 17th-century tokens donated by Henry Benjamin Hanbury Beaufoy. The very scarce first edition of this work.Â...

Old Cornish Inns and Their Place in the Social History of the County

H. L. Douch · 1966 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

Truro , D. Bradford Barton Ltd, 1966. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon social history of inns and drinking culture in Cornwall, particularly through the 18th and 19th centuries. First edition, first impression. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. This...

List of Forms, Publications, and Diagrams, Together with Information Regarding the Supply of Office Machinery and Other Stationary Requirements

1940 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Not Stated, Air Ministry, 1940. Paperback. A very scarce reference booklet on the forms, stationery, and other essential supplies of the Air Ministry during the Second World War. A very scarce work.Published by the Air Ministry this is Number 113 in their 'Air Publication...

A Practical Treatise on Rail-Roads, and Interior Communication in General

Nicholas Wood · 1838 · Rooke Books

£795.00 (€953.07 | $1,050.48 | ¥167,768)

London, Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1838 . Cloth. The third edition of Nicholas Wood's nineteenth century treatise on railroads, illustrated throughout with detailed folding plates. The thoroughly expanded third edition of this nineteenth-century treatise on ...

County Records of the Surnames of Francus, Franceis, French, in England A.D. 1100-1350

A. D. Weld French · 1896 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Boston, Privately Printed , 1896. First edition. Cloth. A limited edition collection of county records referencing those with Francus, Franceis and French surnames. A limited edition of five hundred and twenty-five copies, this copy being number 142. A comprehensive selection...