Storia moderna

The Amateur Antiquary: His Notes, Sketches and Fancies Concerning the Roman Wall in the Counties of Northumberland and Cumberland

R. H. Forster · 1899 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Newcastle-on-Tyne, Mawson, Swan, and Morgan, 1899. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce study of the Roman Wall in Northumberland and Cumberland by the amateur antiquary R H Forster. The first edition of this charming volume by H R Forster, an amateur an...

A Classified Catalogue of Thee Books, Pamphlets, and Maps in the Library of the Societies for the Promotion of Hellenic and Roman Studies

1924 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1924. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this uncommon catalogue of books, pamphlets, and maps in the library for the societies for the promotion of Hellenic and Roman studies. The first edition of this uncommon work. Containing a classified ...

The Pathway

Henry Williamson · 1928 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1928. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of the final novel in Henry Williamson's tetralogy following the life of ex-soldier Willie Maddison. A first edition on Henry Williamson's 1928 novel, complete with original unclipped dustwrapper.&apo...

The Torments of Protestant Slaves in the French King&Apos;S Galleys, and in the Dungeons of Marseilles, 1686-1707 A.D.

Edward Arber · 1907 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Privately Printed; [Elliot Stock], 1907. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this interesting discussion on the lives of Protestant slaves of France, by Edward Arber. The first edition of this work.Privately printed, though Elliot Stock is stated to the tail of ...

Mussolini: His Part in My Downfall

Spike Milligan · 1978 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Michael Joseph , 1978. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of this illustrated volume recounting Spike Milligan's war memoirs. The first edition, first impression of this work by Spike Milligan. The fourth in his series of war memoirs. This book describe...

Liber Scholasticus; or, an Account of the Fellowships, Scholarships, and Exhibitions, at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge; by Whom Founded, and Whether Open to Natives of England and Wales, or Restricted to Particular Places or Persons; Also, of Such Colleges, Public Schools, Endowed Grammar Schools, Chartered Companies of the City of London. Corporate Bodies, Trustees, &C. As Have University Advantages Attached to Them, or in Their Patronage

1829 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Printed for C J G & F Rivington, 1829. First edition. Hardback. A scarce first edition copy of this 1829 account on the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. The first edition of this account of the history of the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, their fellowships...

The Foreign Tour of Messrs Brown, Jones and Robinson

Richard Doyle · 1855 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

London, Bradbury & Evans, 1855. Leather. A beautiful illustrated travelogue by renowned Victorian illustrator Richard Doyle, in a contemporary leather binding. This work humorously describes Brown, Jones and Robinson's travels across Europe, including to Switzerland and I...

The Jewish Family Album: The Life of a People in Photographs

Miriam and Lionel Kochan · 1975 · Rooke Books

£32.00 (€38.36 | $42.28 | ¥6,751)

Boston, Little, Brown and Company , 1975 . First edition. Cloth. A bright first American edition of this collection of photographs illustrating the history of Jewish people. The first American edition, the first impression; originally published in English in the same year in t...

Marble Hill House and Its Owners

Marie P G Draper; W A Eden · 1970 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Greater London Council , 1970. First edition. Cloth. A brilliant volume detailing the history of the beautiful Marble Hill House and the life at Twickenham. The first edition, illustrated. A marvellous copy of this book documenting the complete history of Marble Hill H...

Prize Essays and Transactions of the Highland Society of Scotland

Various · 1829 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, William Blackwood, 1829. Leather. An illustrated two volume collection of essays published for the Highland Society of Scotland, complete with folding plates. The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland was founded in 1784 as the Highland Society of Edinbur...

The Great War 1914-1919 the Book of Remembrance of the 5th Battalion (Prince Albert&Apos;S) Somerset Light Infantry

1930 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

London, Chiswick Press, 1930. Cloth. A scarce work detailing the achievements of the 5th Battalion of the Somerset Light Infantry during the First World War. A scarce work.Privately printed, with five-hundred copies of this work being printed.Illustrated with two maps.The roll...

Napoleon Sa Vie Son Oeuvre Son Temps

G. Lacour-Gayet · 1921 · Rooke Books

£106.00 (€127.06 | $140.04 | ¥22,363)

Paris, Hachette, 1921. Leather. A French illustrated biography on the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte, illustrated with twenty-four colour plates. In the original French.A study of the life, work, and times of Napoleon Bonaparte, looking into his turbulent life on the cent...

Historiarum Ex Trogo Pompeio

Pompeo Trogo; Justin · 1640 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.70 | $290.65 | ¥46,413)

Batavorum Lugdunum, Elzeviriana, 1640. Leather. A Latin history by Pompeo Trogo and Justin, a fascinating look into ancient history. In the original Latin.The collected works of Pompeo Trogo, containing his universal history in forty-four books. Looking at the history of the ...

Contributions to the Flora and Fauna of Repton and Neighbourhood

William Wyatt; C. G. Thornton; William Garneys · 1881 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Bemrose & Sons, 1881. Cloth. The second edition of William Garneys' exploration of the natural flora and fauna in Repton, illustrated with a folding map. The second edition of this work.A study of the natural flora and fauna of Repton, a village in South Derbyshir...

Flora of Kent

Frederick Janson Hanbury; Edward Shearburn Mashall · 1899 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, Frederick J. Hanbury, 1899. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this detailed reference work to the flora of Kent, illustrated with two detailed folding maps, one of which is in colour. The first edition of this work.An account of the flora native to the county ...

The Fables of la Fontaine

La Fontaine, Walter Thornbury [trans.] · 0 · Rooke Books

£975.00 (€1,168.69 | $1,288.11 | ¥205,695)

London, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin , c1870. Leather. A lovely copy, stunningly illustrated, containing an anthology of fables by French author La Fontaine. An undated volume, dated from copies on Jisc c1870. A lovely volume printed on large paper containing various fables by...

Public Characters

1799 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, R. Phillips, 1799-1801. First edition. Leather. Three popular Georgian volumes on the prominent people in their society of the day, illustrated with folding frontispieces. In three volumes.Volumes II and III are the first editions. Volume I is the second edition.Bound ...

Early Japan Heian

Anonymous · 1976 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Tokyo, The Japan Foundation, 1976. Cloth. A smart two volume set detailing the history of Japan in Japanese, in particular the Heian period between 794 and 1185, illustrated and with colour plates. This two volume set focuses on the Heian period of Japanese history, seen to be...

A Tale of Flowering Fortunes

William H. and helen Craig McCullough · 1980 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.37 | ¥68,565)

California, Stanford University Press, 1980. Cloth. A beautiful and uncommon two volume set translating the journals kept by Japanese aristocrats during the Heian period. Translated and with an introduction and notes by Helen Craig McCullough along with her husband William H. ...

Ghenko: The Mongol Invasion of Japan

Nakaba Yamada · 1916 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.19 | ¥71,729)

London, John Murray, 1916. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition copy of this important volume on the Mongol invasion of Japan. A very scarce volume, the first edition. Held institutionally by one library. Detailing the history of the Mongolian invasion of Japan, o...