Storia moderna

The Cambridge Ancient History

William C. Hayes; I. E. S. Edwards; T. G. H. James; W. Stevenson Smith; Elise J. Baumgartel; et al. · 1962 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1962-1971. Paperback. Twelve fascicles of the revised edition of Volumes I and II of the Cambridge Ancient History, published before the complete edition. Twelve volumes of fascicles of the revised edition of Volumes I and II of this work...

London Past and Present; Its History, Associations, and Traditions

Henry B. Wheatley · 1891 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, John Murray , 1891. First edition. Cloth. The complete three volume, first edition set of works on London's history by Henry B. Wheatley. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth. A three volume, complete set. This three volume set features Whe...

L&Apos;Histoire de France, Racontee Aux Enfants

Lame Fluery · 1837 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Brussels , Societe Belge de Librairie , 1837. Leather. An attractively calf-bound copy of this charming history of France for young readers. The fifth edition, containing both volumes in one. In full mottled calf binding. A captivating history of France, told through excitin...

Who Was Who in Egyptology: A Biographical Index of Egyptologists

Warren R. Dawson; Eric P. Uphill · 1972 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, The Egypt Exploration Society, 1972. Cloth. A smart second revised edition of this biographical index of important Egyptologists. Second revised edition. With a frontispiece. A biographical index of Egyptologists, travellers, explorers, and excavators of Egypt. With re...

Fertility and Sterility in Marriage

Th. H. Van de Velde [Theodoor Hendrik Van de Velde] · 1931 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.56 | $495.51 | ¥79,136)

London, William Heinemann, 1931 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of the third part of Theodoor Van de Velde's "Ideal Marriage" series, this volume surrounding the much debated subject of contraception. The first edition. Bound in the publisher's cloth,...

The Priest and the Huguenot; or, Persecution in the Age of Louis XV

L. Louis Felix Bungener [Laurence Louis Felix Bungener] · 1854 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London, T. Nelson and Sons, 1854. Cloth. An early UK edition of Bungener's three part history of religious persecution in France, complete in one volume. An early UK edition of this uncommon work in the publisher's original cloth binding. A history of the religious p...

Nouvelles Etudes de Litterature Et de Morale

Albert de Broglie · 1872 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.87 | $151.96 | ¥24,268)

Paris , Librairie Academique , 1872. Leather. The second edition of this series of literary and moral essays by former French Prime Minister, Albert de Broglie, bound in Riviere full calf. The second edition. In full calf binding by Riviere. Rebacked with the original gilt-de...

Consideratons Sur Les Causes de la Drandeur Des Romains Et de Leur Decadence

Montesquieu · 1838 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Paris, Librairie de A. Pougin, 1838. Leather. An exploration of the decline of the Roman Empire from French judge and historian Montesquieu, in the original French. French. A historical study into the decline of the Roman Empire and the loss of their decadence, with reference ...

Jerusalem

0 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Not Stated, Not Stated, c1917. Cloth. A strikingly bound collection of eleven illustrated scenes from Jerusalem, with carved wood adhered to the panels. This decorative work is strikingly bound in red cloth with carved wood to the panels, with a cross to the front and title pr...

The Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Knight

Sir Joshua Reynolds; Edmond Malone · 1801 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, T. Cadell, Jun. and W. Davies, 1801 . Leather. The three volume third edition of the works of noted painter Joshua Reynolds, here with a life of the painter by his friend Edmond Malone. The third edition of this work, complete in three volumes.Illustrated with a portra...

Synopsis of the Extinct Baronetage of England

William Courthope · 1835 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, J. G. and F. Rivington, 1835 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of William Courthope's comprehensive study of the baronetcies of England that had become extinct by the time of publication. A scarce first edition.Courthope's work provides extensi...

The Contrast, a Political Pasticcio a New Miscellany for the Year 1734

Carlo Reynardo; [Charles James Fox]; Jonathan Swift · 1734 · Rooke Books

£1,950.00 (€2,337.72 | $2,576.65 | ¥411,508)

London, T. and J. Egerton, 1734-84. Leather. A very scarce political satire by Charles James Fox, bound with four poems by Jonathan Swift. A very scarce work.The second edition.Illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece, depicting Charles James Fox.A political satire by Cha...

Characteristic Sketches of Young Gentlemen

Quiz" Junior [Charles Dickens] · 1838 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, William Kidd, 1838 . Cloth. The uncommon first edition of this early satirical work from Charles Dickens, a response to Edward Caswall's 'Sketches of Young Ladies&apos. An uncommon early printing of this early Charles Dickens work. First published by Chapman ...

Ancient Egypt

George Rawlinson · 1920 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, T. Fisher Unwin Ltd. 1920. Cloth. A reputable history of ancient Egypt from British scholar George Rawlinson, embellished with pleasing illustrations and folding maps. A later impression of this work.In the publisher's original cloth binding.Illustrated with a mon...

King of the Two Lands: The Pharaoh Akhenaten

Jacquetta Hawkes · 1966 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1966. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Jacquetta's Hawkes thoroughly engaging work, reconstructing the life and times of the Pharaoh Akhenaten and Queen Nefertiti. The first edition, first impression of this uncommon work in the publisher&...

Beyond Belief: Enter the Mysterious World of Ghosts, Vampires and Strange Creatures in This Fantastic Pop-Up

Alain Presencer; Ron van der Meer · 1991 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

New York, Crescent Books, 1991 . First edition. Hardback. A signed first edition of this thrilling pop-up book about ghosts, vampires and other strange creatures, by Ron van der Meer. The first edition of this work, flat signed by paper engineer and illustrator Ron van der Mee...

Physical Expression: Its Modes and Principles

Francis Warner · 1885 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Limited, 1885. Cloth. A smart second edition of this illustrated work on psychical expression from English writer Francis Warner. Second edition. The International Science Series. Illustrated with fifty-one figures. A detailed commenta...

Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency

The Government Central Press · 1926 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

Bombay, The Government Central Press, 1926-1927 . Cloth. Five 1920s printings of this reference publication on the Bombay Presidency, produced by the British colonial administration. Five volumes of this very scarce publication are present here, each updating the material pres...

The History of the Rebellion in Scotland in 1745

John Home · 1822 · Rooke Books

£265.00 (€317.69 | $350.16 | ¥55,923)

Edinburgh, Peter Brown; Ogle, Duncan & Co, 1822. Leather. A lovely copy of John Home's study of the Jacobite uprising in 1745, in a Riviere binding. A lovely edition of a work which was first issued in 1802. Written by John Home, a Scottish minister, soldier and author. H...

Suleiman the Magnificent: Sultan of the East

Harold Lamb · 1956 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

New York, Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1956. Cloth. A smart copy of this painstaking study of the life of Suleiman the Magnificent and his reign. With a portrait frontispiece. Scarce. A study of the history and legend of Suleiman I, commonly known as Suleiman the Magnificent in W...