Storia moderna

A Book About Doctors

John Cordy Jeaffreson · 0 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Hurst and Blackett, c1861. First edition. Leather. A first edition copy of this work of the history of the medical profession in England by John Cordy Jeaffreson, bound in full morocco by Edwin Slater. A fascinating historical account of the history of doctors and the ...

Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress Part III

34th Congress of the United States · 1855 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Washington, Beverley Tucker, 1855. Cloth. A smart copy of Part III of this report from the President of the United States to the two houses of congress ahead of the first session of the thirty-fourth congress, an uncommon work. Presenting this report from the President of the ...

A Practical Inquiry on Disordered Respiration; Distinguishing, the Species of Convulsive Asthma, Their Causes and Indications of Cure.

Robert Bree · 1803 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, T. N Longman and O. Rees, 1803. Leather. A remarkable and very scarce early edition of this British physician's study of asthma and its causes, in which he uses his own experiences as a case study. The very scarce third edition of English physician Robert Bree&apo...

La Chronique Scandaleuse de Paris Ou Histoire Des Mauvais Lieux

Henri Sauval · 1883 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Bruxelles, Gay, 1883. First edition. Leather. A smart copy of this historical work of the scandalous parts of Paris, originally written in the mid-seventeenth century by Henri Sauval. In French. A fascinating, mid-seventeenth-century account of Paris and the history, particula...

The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus

Washington Irving · 1830 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, John Murray, 1830. Leather. A smart copy of this abridged edition of Washington Irving's biographical work on Christopher Columbus, complete with illustrated plates and folding maps. A fascinating biographical work of well-known Italian explorer Christopher Columb...

The Gezira Irrigation Scheme: Canalization of the Gezira; Sluices and Machinery of the Gezira Irrigation Scheme: Blue Nile Dam and Canalization

Harmood Victor Carruthers Johnstone; James Robertson Russell · 1929 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

London, The Institution of Civil Engineers , 1929. Paperback. Two very scarce papers discussing the construction of Sudan's Gezira Irrigation Scheme, illustrated with folding diagrams. Two very scarce papers submitted to the Institution of Civil Engineers regarding the Ge...

The Taylors of Ongar

Doris Mary Armitage · 1939 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

Cambridge, W. Heffer & Sons Ltd, 1939. First edition. Cloth. A remarkable sketch of an English family through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Following the Taylor family and their circle, their works and lifestyle.Complete with errata slip.Written by the great-great n...

The History of Bristol, CIVIL and Ecclesiastical; Including Biographical Notices of Eminent and Distinguished Natives

John Corry; John Evans · 1816 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

Bristol, W. Sheppard, 1816. First edition. Cloth. A set complete in two volumes exploring the history of Bristol, the first edition in a signed Fazakerley full cloth binding. Complete in two volumes, the first edition of 1816. A charming set exploring the civil and ecclesiasti...

Uppingham School Roll 1880-1921

Anonymous · 1922 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Edward Stanford, Ltd. 1922. Cloth. A meticulous school roll containing the names of prior students and professors of Uppingham School across some forty years at the turn of the twentieth century. Founded in 1584 by Robert Johnson, Uppingham School is a public school si...

Caledonia Romana: A Descriptive Account of the Roman Antiquities of Scotland

Robert Stuart; David Thomson [ed.] · 1852 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.60 | $196.85 | ¥31,434)

Edinburgh, Sutherland and Knox, 1852 . Cloth. A scarce edition of this study of the Roman antiquities of Scotland, illustrated with numerous plates and folding maps. The scarce revised second edition of this work from historian Robert Stuart, edited by his brother-in-law, the ...

Regulations for the Instruction and Movements of Cavalry

1876 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Her Majesty's Stationary Office , 1876. First edition. Cloth. An official reference work concerning the cavalry branch of the British Army. The first edition of this reference work of 1876 by issued by Her Majesty's Stationery Office. A scarce copy of this w...

Collected Works of Thomas Babington Macaulay

Thomas Babington Macaulay · 1854 · Rooke Books

£720.00 (€863.03 | $951.22 | ¥151,898)

London, Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1854-61. Fine Binding. A fine, Winstanley-bound collection of the essays and British history of Whig Thomas Babington Macaulay. Two uniformly bound collections by Babington Macaulay, being 'Critical and Historical Essays contrib...

The Love of an Uncrowned Queen Caroline the Illustrious a Queen of Tears

W. H. Wilkins · 1900 · Rooke Books

£1,200.00 (€1,438.39 | $1,585.37 | ¥253,163)

London, Hutchinson & Co, 1900-04. First edition. Leather. A striking Riviere bound set of three fascinating biographies on Hanoverian figures, Sophia Dorothea, Caroline of Ansbach, and Caroline Matilda. Illustrated throughout. The first edition of these works.In a smart Rivier...

The History of France

Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot · 1884 · Rooke Books

£1,150.00 (€1,378.46 | $1,519.31 | ¥242,614)

London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1884-1894. Leather. A beautiful bound eight volume history of France, illustrated throughout. The complete eight volume set of the English translation of Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot's history of France, in signed Zaeh...

The Coastal Trade: Sailing Craft of British Waters 900-1900

Basil Greenhill · 1975 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, The Bourton Press, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this in-depth history of British vessels covering over a millenia, richly illustrated in colour throughout and presented in the original dust wrapper and slipcase. Detailing coastal vessels, local vessel...

Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

George Paston · 1905 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Methuen & Co. 1905 . First edition. Cloth. An insightful exploration into the social climate of Britain during the 1700s, richly illustrated throughout. Containing chapters on the Beau Monde, dramatic and musical, literary and artistic, sport and games, royalty and pop...

The Expedition in Holland 1572-1574

Duncan Caldecott-Baird · 1976 · Rooke Books

£42.00 (€50.34 | $55.49 | ¥8,861)

London, Seeley Service and Company, 1976. Leather. A handsomely bound, limited edition copy of this work on Dutch history by Duncan Caldecott-Baird, in the original slipcase as called for. Covering the period of 1572 to 1574, this work is a comprehensive overview of the revolt...

Causeries on English Pewter

Antonio de Navarro · 0 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, The Country Life, c1912. Cloth. A smart copy of this work on the history and evolution of English pewter, by Antonio de Navarro. Based on a collection of essays that were previously individually published in the periodical 'Country Life', these works now appe...

The Aeroplane Spotter

Roland E. Dangerfield [ed.] · 1941 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Temple Press , 1941-1943 . First edition. Cloth. The first seventy-seven issues of this popular wartime magazine issued to aid civilians in recognising aircraft types. The complete first three volumes of this magazine, with the first three issues of volume IV also pres...

Visit of the Royal Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland: Reception at the Mansion House, on Wednesday 12 July, 1893, by the Right Hon. Stuart Knill, the Lord Mayor Hand-List of Maces, Swords of State, and Other Objects Exhibited by the Courtesy of the Various Mayors and Corporations

1893 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1893. Leather. A very scarce programme commemorating the visit of the Royal Archaeological Institute to Mansion House, listing the maces and swords exhibited in the Egyptian Hall there. A very scarce programme noting the visit of the Royal Archaeologica...