Storia moderna

A Collection of Historical Studies of North West England

R. C. Richardson · 1971 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.87 | $151.96 | ¥24,268)

Manchester; Chichester , Manchester University Press; Phillimore and Co. Ltd et al, 1971-1980. First edition. Cloth. A terrific set of artistic, social and industrial histories of the north west region of England. All first editions except for 'The Danes in Lancashire&apo...

The Death of Christopher Marlowe

J. Leslie Hotson · 1925 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, The Nonesuch Press, 1925 . First edition. Cloth. A fascinating exploration of the death of Christopher Marlowe by Leslie Hotson. Second impression published 1925, originally published earlier the same year. Illustrated with a fold out facsimile frontispiece and four pl...

The Miniatures of the Sacra Parallela: Parisinus Graecus 923

Kurt Weitzmann · 1979 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Princeton, Princeton University Press, 1979. First edition. Cloth. A richly illustrated landmark study of Byzantine visual theology by art historian, Kurt Weitzmann. This copy is a first edition. Bound in the publisher's original blue cloth.A facsimile edition of the manu...

Criminal Trials, Illustrative of the Tale Entitled "the Heart of Mid-Lothian", Published from the Original Records: With a Prefatory Notice, Including Some Particulars of the Life of Captain John Porteous

Anonymous · 1818 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

Edinburgh, Archibald Constable and Company, 1818 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this informative work offering the legal background to Walter Scott's novel 'The Heart of Mid-Lothian', in which the death of John Porteous is discussed. The first edit...

An Overland Journey to Lisbon at the Close of 1846; with a Picture of the Actual State of Spain and Portugal.

T. M. Hughes · 1847 · Rooke Books

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

London, Henry Colburn, 1847 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally scarce work presenting a gentleman's account of his staggering journey from London to Lisbon in 1846, the first edition, complete in two volumes. The first edition. Complete in two volumes. Very scarce w...

Gibbon

G. M. Young · 1932 · Rooke Books

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

London, Peter Davies, 1932 . First edition. Cloth. Artist Rex Whistler's personal copy of the first edition of this biography of historian Edward Gibbon, signed to the title page by Whistler and with a small illustration in his hand. The first edition of English historian...

Bulgy the Barrage Balloon

Enid Marx · 1941 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

London, Oxford University Press, 1941 . First edition. Paperback. The first edition of Enid Marx's scarce children's book, published during World War Two to educate children about barrage balloons and air attacks, with fantastic colour illustrations throughout. The f...

Peace in Our Time: Addresses on Europe and the Empire

Sir Austen Chamberlain · 1928 · Rooke Books

£895.00 (€1,072.95 | $1,182.62 | ¥188,871)

London, Philip Allan & Co. 1928. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of speeches from British statesman Sir Joseph Austen Chamberlain, a limited edition signed by the author. First edition. Limited to twenty-five special copies signed by the author t...

Marlborough: His Life and Times

Winston S. Churchill · 1933 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.36 | $726.75 | ¥116,066)

London, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1933-1938. First edition. Cloth. A smart four set collection of Winston Churchill's biography on his ancestor, the first Duke of Marlborough. Complete in four volumes. First editions with volume one being the second impression, and volu...

The Old Service-Books of the English Church

Christopher Wordsworth; Henry Littlehales · 1910 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1910. Cloth. A smart second edition of this scarce work from British writers and antiquaries Christopher Wordsworth and Henry Littlehales. Second edition. Scarce. With a colour frontispiece and thirty-eight plates, three of which are in colour. Colla...

The Manchester Grammar School: A Biographical Register of Old Mancunians 1910-1993

2001 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

Hertford , Stephen Austin and Sons Limited, 2001. Cloth. A comprehensive biographical register of Manchester Grammar School alumni, being the scarce third edition. The scarce third edition of this work, which spans from 1910-1993. With the publisher's original unclipped ...

A Collection of 19th and 20th Century School and College Registers

Various · 1902 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, H. & J. Pillans & Wilson; Wilding & Son; King's College Association et al , 1902-1998. Cloth. A substantial selection of school and college registers, each offering comprehensive accounts of the faculty and attended students. An impressive set of thirty-two volume...

Hitchin Worthies: Four Centuries of English Life

Reginald L. Hine · 1932 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1932. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this history of English life from English historian Reginald Leslie Hine, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper. Illustrated with a colour fron...

British Soldiers in the Field

Sir Herbert Maxwell; George A. B. Dewar [editor] · 1902 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, George Allen, 1902. First edition. Leather. A first edition of this illustrated historical study of the British Army from The Young England Library. First edition. The Young England Library. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, five folding maps and plans, three col...

A Manual of Monumental Brasses

Rev. Herbert Haines · 1861 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Oxford and London, J. H. and Jas. Parker, 1861. First edition. Cloth. A first edition set of this informative work on monumental brasses from British clergyman Reverend Herbert Haines. Complete in two volumes. First edition. With a colour frontispiece to volume one and two hun...

An Illustrated Itinerary of the County of Lancaster

1842 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, How and Parsons, 1842. First edition. Leather. A first edition of this illustrated nineteenth century history of the county of Lancaster. First edition. Illustrated with one hundred and seventy-nine images, nine of which are on plates, including the frontispiece. A det...

Memoir of the Services of the Bengal Artillery

Captain E. Buckle; J. W. Kaye · 1852 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Wm. H. Allen & Co, 1852. First edition. Cloth. A scarce history of the Bengal Army, the first edition of this work penned by its former captain. The first edition of this scarce work.A study on the Bengal Army, a presidency army which existed from 1756 to 1908. At its ...

A New and Universal English Dictionary; Including Not Only an Explanation of Different Words and Technical Terms, in All Faculties and Professions.

James Barclay · 0 · Rooke Books

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

London, Thomas Kelly, c1843. Leather. A considerably enlarged edition of James Barclay's comprehensive English dictionary featuring a history of England, pronouncing guides and many detailed engravings throughout, bound in a smart half calf binding. The new and improved e...

Garibaldi and the Thousand, and, Garibaldi and the Making of Italy

George Macaulay Trevelyan · 1912 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Longmans, Green and Co, 1912. Cloth. Two of George Macaulay Trevelyan works lauding the life of Giuseppe Garibaldi, illustrated copies in their original dust wrapper. Each volume is in their original very scarce unclipped dust wrapper.Two historical studies on Giuseppe...

The British Classics, and Drake&Apos;S Essays

Richard Steele; Joseph Addison; Nathan Drake et al. · 1804 · Rooke Books

£1,100.00 (€1,318.72 | $1,453.50 | ¥232,133)

London, C. Whittingham for John Sharpe, 1804-1813 . First edition. Leather. A beautifully bound straight grain morocco set of 'The British Classics', an impressive work compiling the major literary periodicals of the eighteenth century, and with the three volume firs...