Storia moderna

The Book of the Martyrs of Tolpuddle 1834-1934

1934 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, The Trades Union Congress General Council , 1934. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this large paper history of the Tolpuddle Martyrs, complete with unclipped dust wrapper. A history of the Martyrs of Tolpuddle, six agricultural labourers who were convicted ...

L. Annaei Flori Epitome Rerum Romanarum

Lucius Annaeus Florus; Jo. Georgii Graevii [ed.] · 1692 · Rooke Books

£795.00 (€952.93 | $1,050.31 | ¥167,720)

Amstelaedami [Amsterdam], Henricum Wetstenium , 1692 . Vellum. An illustrated and scarce edition of this classic work examining the history of Rome, noted for its unfettered celebration of the Roman people. A smart vellum-bound copy of the scarce 1696 illustrated Amsterdam edi...

History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution in M. Dcc. LXXXIX. To the Restoration of the Bourbons in M. Dccc. XV.

Archibald Alison · 1848 · Rooke Books

£6,750.00 (€8,090.94 | $8,917.69 | ¥1,424,040)

Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1848. Leather. A wonderful copy of the seventh edition of Alison's exhaustive study of the French Revolution, from 1789 to 1815. In lovely half calf bindings. A complete twenty volume 1848 seventh edition of Scottish advoc...

The History of Galloway from the Earliest Period to the Present Time

William Mackenzie · 1841 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

Kirckcudbright, John Nicholson , 1841. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing copy in the original cloth of this interesting history of Galloway, Scotland in a complete two volume set. The two volume set of The History of Galloway from the Earliest Period to the Present Time written...

Notes on Ancient Britain and the Britons

William Barnes · 1858 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

London , John Russell Smith , 1858. First edition. Cloth. An interesting first edition copy of the History of Ancient Britain and the Britons. This volume grew out of a collection for a course of lectures on "Ancient Britain and the Britons" and considers the food, tattooing a...

David Douglas Miscellanea

David C. Douglas · 1928 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

Various, Various, 1928-52. Leather. An exciting collection of articles by David C. Douglas in two miscellaneous volumes from the author's personal library. A collection of twenty-one historical articles by David C. Douglas, bound in two uniform volumes in full morocco, be...

Memoirs of the Affairs of Scotland

David Moyses [David Moysie] · 1755 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

Edinburgh, Wal. Ruddiman Junior and Company, 1755 . First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of David Moysie's memoirs of Scotland under the reign of James VI at the close of the sixteenth century. The first edition of Scottish notary public David Moysie's st...

Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile

John Hanning Speke · 1863 · Rooke Books

£795.00 (€952.93 | $1,050.31 | ¥167,720)

Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1863. First edition. Leather. A lovely copy of the richly illustrated first edition of John Hanning Speke's first hand account of his discovery of the source of the River Nile. The first edition of Captain John Hanning Spe...

The Birds of Surrey

John A. Bucknil · 1900 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London , R. H. Porter , 1900. First edition. Cloth. A lovely illustrated first edition copy that details the local natural history of Surrey and its Birds. This is an ornithological history of the birds of Surrey with six photogravure plates and further illustrations throughou...

The Diary of Ralph Thoresby

Ralph Thoresby; Joseph Hunter · 1830 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

London, Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley , 1830. First edition. Leather. First edition of the diary of antiquarian Ralph Thoresby, complete with two volumes in one. The diary of Ralph Thoresby, author of 'The Topography of Leeds' (1677-1724). First edition published...

Transcripts of, and Extracts from, Records of the Past

Edward Sayers · 1903 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

Worthing , W. J. C. Long, 1903. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this historical work of Worthing by Edward Sayers, with illustrations. The first edition of this work. A historical work by Edward Sayers of Terringers, Worthing, collected and arranged from inscri...

Lord Chesterfield: Letters Written to His Natural Son on Manners & Morals

Philip Dormer Stanhope · 1936 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

New York, Peter Pauper Press , [1936]. Hardback. A beautiful edition of the moral letters of Lord Chesterfield to his son, housed in its original slipcase. A new edition of the notorious letters exchanged between Philip Dormer Stanhope and his son from 1737 to 1768. Originally...

Union-Castle Chronicle 1853-1953

Marischal Murray · 1953 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,916)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1953. First edition. Cloth. A near fine copy of this fascinating history of the Union-Castle Line, a worldwide successful shipping company, in the original dust wrapper. The fascinating, one hundred year history of the Union-Castle Line, a worl...

Court Rolls of the Manor of Wakefield Vol. I. 1274 to 1297; Court Rolls of the Manor of Wakefield Vol. II. 1297 to 1309.

William Paley Baildon · 1901 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

Yorkshire , The Yorkshire Archaeological Society , 1901-1906. First edition. Cloth. A handsome two volume collection of Court Rolls from the Manor of Wakefield as part of The Yorkshire Archaeological Society's Record Series. A handsome two volume set of The Yorkshire Arch...

Patagonia Revisited

Bruce Chatwin; Paul Theroux · 1986 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Boston , Houghton Mifflin Company , 1986 . First edition. Cloth. An interesting literary journey into the notion of Patagonia by two esteemed travel writers in its first edition. An intriguing collaboration between Paul Theroux and Bruce Chatwin revisiting the literary and geo...

A General History of England

Thomas Carte · 1752 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Printed for the author, 1752. First edition. Leather. An uncommon first edition of Thomas Carte's third volume in his monumental history of England, this volume looking at the depth of the Tudor era. An uncommon first edition.The third volume only out of a total o...

Fondation de L&Apos;Ecole Royale Militaire

Robert Laulan · 1936 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

Paris , Société de l'Histoire de Paris, 1936. Brochure/Pamphlet. A fascinating, scarce French pamphlet on the founding of the Royal Military School in Paris, accompanied by a handwritten English translation. A very interesting pamphlet on the founding of the Royal Milit...

Glossarium Ad Scriptores Mediae Et Infimae Latinitatis

Charles du Fresne, Domini du Cange · 1681 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

Frankfurt, Johannes Davidis Zunneri, 1681. First edition. Leather. The very scarce first Frankfurt edition of Charles du Fresne's significant study of the development of the Latin language. Volumes I and II only are present here. In the original Latin.The first Frankfurt ...

Madame de Pompadour Et le Contrãƒâ´Leur Gãƒâ©Nãƒâ©Ral Bertin

Georges Bussiere · 1908 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Paris, Librairie Historique des Provinces; Emile Lechevalier, 1908. First edition. Paperback. An interesting biographical pamphlet on the life of Madame de Pompadour, and her relation to Henri Bertin, the controller of finances under Louis XV, written by George Bussiere and di...

Native Notes from the Land of Earthquake and Fire

Thomas Sanchez · 1979 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

California, Sandpiper Press, 1979. First edition. Paperback. A limited edition memoir by Thomas Sanchez of the Second Great Coyote Fire in Santa Barbara, California, signed by the author. A harrowing and beautifully written short memoir by Thomas Sanchez about the Second Great...