Storia moderna

The Life of Samuel Johnson

James Boswell; Roger Ingpen [ed.] · 1925 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

Bath, George Bayntun, 1925. Cloth. A two-volume illustrated edition of Boswell's important biography of Samuel Johnson, edited with notes by Roger Ingpen. A new two-volume edition of this work uniformly bound in the publisher's original cloth binding, with pictorial ...

Mary Davies and the Manor of Ebury

Charles T. Gatty · 1921 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Cassell and Company, 1921 . First edition. Cloth. The two volume first edition of this illustrated account of the life of Mary Davies. The first edition, complete in two volumes.Volume one is illustrated with a frontispiece and eighteen plates, with the odd in-text ima...

Little Arthur&Apos;S History of the Twentieth Century

Cicely Hamilton · 1933 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.78 | $244.45 | ¥39,040)

London, J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd, 1933. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce novel by Cicely Hamilton which recounts the twentieth century from the point of view of a future civilisation, in the original dust wrapper and illustrated by John Farleig...

Menagerie Royale: A Collection of Twenty-Four Caricatures, Which Have Appeared in Paris, Since the Late Revolution; with an Introduction, and Explanatory Remarks Annexed to Each Plate.

1831 · Rooke Books

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

London, Charles Tilt , 1831 . First edition. Leather. A tremendously scarce, very charming collection of twenty-four satirical caricatures, accompanied by an amusing description. The first edition. Vanishingly scarce work. Bound in half calf with paper-covered boards. An enter...

English Country Bookshops: Being a Further Part of a Pictorial Record of the Antiquarian Book Trade: Portraits and Premises

Various · 2010 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Middlesex , Private Libraries Association , 2010. First edition. Cloth. A charming pictorial record of English antiquarian bookshops, being a limited copy of eight hundred that were printed for sale A limited edition of 1,500 copies of which 800 for sale. In the publisher&apo...

The History of England from the Accession of James II

Thomas Babington Macaulay · 1849 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1849-1861. Cloth. The second edition five-volume set of Lord Macaulay's History of England, uniformly bound in the original cloth. The second edition. First published in 1848. Complete in five volumes. Uniformly bound in the ...

History of the Commonwealth of England. From Its Commencement, to the Restoration of Charles the Second

William Godwin · 1824 · Rooke Books

£1,200.00 (€1,438.60 | $1,585.63 | ¥253,235)

London, Henry Colburn, 1824-28. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of William Godwin's impressive exploration of the Interregnum, scarce to see in the original paper boards. The first edition.Complete in four volumes.In the original paper covered boards, strikingl...

The English Language

Robert Burchfield · 2006 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Folio Society, 2006. Cloth. A lovely copy of Robert Burchfield's study of the English language, still sealed in shrinkwrap and thus in immaculate condition. A superb copy of this work in the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with the original slipcas...

A History of the Weald of Kent, with an Outline of the Early History of the County

Robert Furley; Henry B. Mackeson · 1871 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

Ashford, Henry Igglesden, 1871-1874. First edition. Cloth. A complete three volume set of this history of the Weald of Kent from English scholar Robert Furley. Complete in three volumes. First edition. A detailed history of Kent with volume one containing reference to the Roma...

The Jubilee Years, 1887-1897

Roger Hudson · 1996 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, The Folio Society, 1996. First edition. Cloth. A richly illustrated first edition of this celebration of the decade between Queen Victoria's Golden and Diamond Jubilees, with the original slipcase. The first edition of this work in a quarter cloth binding with pic...

Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham, and Newcastle Upon Tyne

John Buddle; H. T. Liddell; R. R. Wingate; et al. · 1831 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

Newcastle, Emerson Charnley, 1831-8. Leather. Two illustrated volumes depicting the natural world, from the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham and Newcastle, bound in half calf. Two volumes. This set includes '1831 Volume I' and '1838 Volume II&ap...

The History of St. Kilda

Kenneth Macaulay · 1974 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

Edinburgh , James Thin, 1974. Cloth. A pleasing facsimile copy of this history of St. Kilda from Scottish church minister, Kenneth Macaulay. A facsimile copy of the 1764 edition of this work. With the publisher's original clipped dust wrapper. With a folding map frontis...

Points of the Horse: A Treatise on the Confirmation, Movements, Breeds, and Evolution of the Horse

M. Horace Hayes · 1903 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London, Hurst and Blackett, Limited, 1903. Cloth. A smart third edition of this illustrated work on the horse and its evolution from veterinarian M. Horace Hayes. Third edition, revised and enlarged with two hundred and seventy-nine images added. Illustrated with six hundred a...

The Life of the Late Princess Charlotte

1818 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, T. Kinnersley, 1818. First edition. Leather. A touching biography on the life of Princess Charlotte of Wales, the first edition of this illustrated work. The first edition of this touching biography, published shortly after the early death of Princess Charlotte of Wale...

Women of the War; Their Heroism and Self Sacrifice

Frank Moore · 1867 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

Hartford, S.S. Scranton & Co. 1867. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, second printing of this illustrated celebration of the heroism and self-sacrifice of American women during the American Civil War. The first edition, second printing of this work, rebacked in a cloth bi...

Avis Aux Negociateurs Sur Les Nouveaux Plans de Partage

George Ridpath · 1712 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

A Londers, Not Stated, 1712 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first French language translation of George Ridpath's discussion of diplomatic negotiations in Europe. The very scarce first French language edition of this work.George Ridpath provides an account of th...

The Works of the Right Honourable Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu · 1817 · Rooke Books

£485.00 (€581.43 | $640.86 | ¥102,349)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1817. Leather. The five volume sixth edition of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu's works, including her correspondences, poems and essays. The sixth edition of this work, complete in five volumes.Montagu's letters and writings ...

Nineveh and Its Ruins: Or, the History of the Great City

Rev. Robert Ferguson · 1855 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, T. J. Allman, c1855. Cloth. A scarce copy of this fascinating history of Ninevah, an ancient city of Upper Mesopotamia, adorned with illustrations throughout. A new edition of this work. Circa dated from an institutional copy, originally published in 1855 by Partridge...

Great Contemporaries

Sir Winston S. Churchill · 1947 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1947. Cloth. A smart second edition of this collection of biographical essays by Sir Winston S. Churchill. Second edition. A collection of twenty-five short biographical essays about famous people, including: Joseph Chamberlain, Hindenburg, L...

English Farming; the English Poets; English Music; English Country Houses; Horses of Britain; British Dogs; Sporting Pictures of England; English Glass

Various · 1942 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, William Collins , 1942. Hardback. A delightful set of eight colourfully illustrated volumes from Collins' 'Britain in Pictures' series, including works such as Vita Sackville-West's 'Country Houses&apos. A mixed edition set of eight volumes fro...