Storia moderna

Secret War: Espionage and Counter-Espionage

Thomas M. Johnson · 1930 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Jarrolds, 1930. Cloth. A very scarce work on American espionage and counter-espionage, with anecdotes from the First World War. A very scarce work in the publisher's original cloth binding. An intriguing collection of anecdotes from the First World War, on espiona...

Lawrence of Arabia Memorial

Various · 1935 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.53 | $76.64 | ¥12,240)

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1935 . First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A pamphlet proposing plans for the 'Lawrence of Arabia' memorial, set to be unveiled at St. Paul's Cathedral the following year. The first edition of this work. A single sheet of paper, folded in h...

Four Centuries of Fine Printing: Two Hundred and Seventy-Two Examples of the Work of Presses Established between 1465 and 1924

Stanley Morison · 1949 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, Ernest Benn Limited, 1949. Cloth. A second revised edition of this sweeping study of the printing press between 1465 and 1924, illustrated with numerous plates. The second revised edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original un...

Four Portraits: Studies of the Eighteenth Century

Peter Quennell · 1946 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Collins, 1946 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the second impression of Peter Quennell's biography of four key eighteenth century figures: James Boswell, Edward Gibbon, Laurence Sterne and James Wilkes. A signed second impression of this work,...

The History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain.

Robert Watson · 1792 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

Basil, J. J. Tourneisen , 1792 . Cloth. A new edition of this biographical work surrounding Philip the Second, King of Spain, written by Scottish academic and historian, Robert Watson. A new edition. Volumes I and II of this biographical work, first published in 1777 in two vo...

New and Comprehensive Lessons; Containing a General Outline of Antient History

Sarah Trimmer · 1820 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Harris and Son, 1820. Leather. A scarce work educating children on ancient history by Sarah Trimmer, complete with engravings throughout. A scarce educational work by Sarah Trimmer on ancient history, presented through concise and accessible lessons.Illustrated with fo...

A New Roman History, from the Foundation of Rome to the End of the Commonwealth

Mr. W. D. Cooper [Richard Johnson] · 1812 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.74 | $290.70 | ¥46,427)

London, J. Harris; Scatcherd and Letterman, 1812 . Leather. Richard Johnson's very scarce history of Rome, 'designed for the use of young ladies and gentlemen', illustrated with an attractive frontispiece. First published in 1770, this work is very scarce in all...

The Scottish Nation; or the Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours, and Biographical History of the People of Scotland

William Anderson · 1867 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Edinburgh, A. Fullarton & Co. 1867. Leather. A complete three volume set of this history of the Scottish people and families, with illustrations. Complete in three volumes. Volume one, ABE to CUR, is illustrated with a frontispiece, six portrait plates, five tables, and numero...

Memoirs of the Life of the Late John Mytton, Esq. , of Halston, Shropshire

Nimrod [Charles James Apperley] · 1914 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. 1914 . Leather. A lovely example of Nimrod's biography of British eccentric and rake, John 'Mad Jack' Mytton, illustrated with hand-coloured plates, in a signed binding from Morrell. A later 1914 edition of this work, wi...

The Chronicles of Rabbi Joseph Ben Joshua Ben Meir, the Sphardi

C. H. F. Bialloblotzky · 1836 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

London, Oriental Translation Fun of Great Britain and Ireland; A. J. Valpy, 1836. First edition. Cloth. A two volume first UK edition set featuring the English translation of the historical chronicles of Rabbi Joseph Ben Joshua Ben Meir. A vanishingly scarce complete two volum...

Les Premieres Civilisations

Gustave Le Bon · 1889 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

Paris, C. Marpon Et E. Flammarion , 1889. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this French study on the earliest civilisations by Gustave Le Bon, illustrated throughout and bound in quarter morocco. The first edition. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, nine m...

Bath Tramways; Bath Water: The Effect of the Waters on the History of Bath and of Medicine; the Bath Blitz

Colin Maggs; George D. Kersley; Martin Wainwright · 1971 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

Bath , The Oakwood Press; Victor Morgan Books Ltd; Kingston Press , 1971-1975. Paperback. A bright trio of booklets exploring the various historical aspects of Bath, Somerset. These three stapled booklets offer a variety of historical discussions of Bath, one of the great spa ...

Transactions of the Royal Historical Society Third Series

1909 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

London, Offices of the Royal Historical Society , 1909-1917. Cloth. A smart collection of seven volumes on the transactions of the Royal Historical Society, from the third series. Seven volumes of an eleven volume set. The flagship academic journal of the Royal Historical Soci...

De Medicina Aegyptiorum

Prosperi Alpini; Prospero Alpini · 1591 · Rooke Books

£5,950.00 (€7,133.05 | $7,862.10 | ¥1,255,626)

Venetiis, Franciscis Senensem, 1591. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this important work on Egyptian medicine, by Prosper Alpini, a very scarce work. The very scarce first edition. Title page is in the second state, with the correct "scarificationes", and lines s...

J&Apos;Accuse

A German [Richard Grelling] · 1915 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Hodder and Stoughton , 1915. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this anti-war book which was banned in Germany due its condemning of their foreign policies. The first UK edition. Translated by Alexander Gray.In the publisher's original orange cloth. Pu...

Recognition Handbook of British Aircraft: Part 2. Sections E to J.

Air Ministry · 1480 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

London , Air Ministry, c1943 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce handbook published by the Air Ministry presenting the different types of British aircraft in photographs and diagrams, with this volume containing sections E to J. The first edition.Very scarce work.Bound in th...

On the Parish Books of St. Margaret-Lothbury, St. Christopher-le-Stocks, and St. Bartholomew-by-the-Exchange, in the City of London

Edwin Freshfield · 1876 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

London, J. B. Nichols and Sons, 1876. First edition. Cloth. A scarce illustrated work on the parish churches of St. Margaret-Lothbury, St. Christopher-le-Stocks, and St. Bartholomew-by-the-Exchange in London. The first edition of this scarce work in the publisher's origin...

Kiss of the Whip

Edwin J. Henri · 1964 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.81 | $211.42 | ¥33,765)

London, Walton Press, 1964. Cloth. A scarce early reprint of this illustrated work on the history of whipping and flogging, with the original unclipped pictorial dust wrapper. The fourth reprint of the work. This work was originally published in 1961 and was reprinted for the ...

Memories of Merry Wakefield: An Octogenarian&Apos;S Recollections: Being Personal Reminiscences, Anecdotes, and Impressions During the Greater Part of the Nineteenth Century

Henry Clarkson · 1887 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

Wakefield , W. H. Milnes, 1887. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this scarce autobiographical account of life in 19th-century Wakefield, England. The very scarce first edition of this work. In a half morocco binding with cloth boards.A charming series of anecdotes...

Turner on Landscape: The Liber Studiorum

Gerald Wilkinson · 1982 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Barrie & Jenkins, 1982. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this work on the English Romantic painter, William Turner, written by Gerald Wilkinson. The first edition. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and many monochrome vignettes. This work was writt...