Storia moderna

Greeks & Barbarians

J A K Thomson · 1921 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, George Allen & Unwin, 1921. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of J A K Thomson's 'Greeks & Barbarians&apos. This copy is in the publisher's original cloth binding, with gilt detailing to the spine. A highly regarded scholar of classical history and l...

The Kalender of Abbot Samson of Bury St Edmunds and Related Documents

R. H. C. Davis · 1954 · Rooke Books

£19.99 (€23.96 | $26.41 | ¥4,217)

London , Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1954. Cloth. The Royal Historical Society's reprint of the records of the abbey of St Edmund at Bury. With frontispiece map. Camden third series, volume LXXXIV. In a purple cloth binding. Externally sound, though with some...

London Stories

Various · 0 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,546)

London, N/A, c1920. Leather. A scarce and engrossing collection of tales of life in the city of London through history. With a folding frontispiece depicting a parade of influential figures in London's history, including Charles Dickens, Henry V, Samuel Johnson and many o...

Cartulary of the Priory of St. Gregory, Canterbury

Audrey M. Woodcock · 1956 · Rooke Books

£16.99 (€20.37 | $22.45 | ¥3,584)

London , Offices of The Royal Historical Society, 1956. Cloth. An historical work presenting the cartulary of St. Gregory in its original Latin, and prefaced with an informative introduction about both the priory and the manuscript itself by editor Audrey Woodcock. The 88th of...

Transactions and Proceedings of the Second International Library Conference.

Morrison and Gibb Limited · 1898 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.91 | $79.26 | ¥12,656)

Edinburgh , Morrison and Gibb Limited. 1898. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of talks given at the second international library conference. The conference included the American Library Association and representatives from Austria to Japan. Chapters on female libra...

Nicholas II. Prisoner of the Purple

Mohammed Essad-Bey · 1936 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Hutchinson & Co. 1936. Cloth. This is an illustrated biography of Nicholas II of Russia. Translated into English by Paul Maerker Branden and Elsa Branden. Disbound with original boards present. Externally, rubbed with bumping to extremities. Joints starting. Some damps...

Histoire Des Sultans Mamlouks de L&Apos;Egypte Ecrite En Arabe

Taki-Eddin-Ahmed-Makrizi, Etienne Marc Quatremere · 1842 · Rooke Books

£288.00 (€345.21 | $380.49 | ¥60,759)

Paris , Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland, 1842. Cloth. One part of the impressive translation of this historical work on Mamluk Egypt from French Orientalist Quatremere. Volume Two, Part One only. One Part of Four. Some pages are unopened. The binding is ...

The Pageant of Empire Souvenir Volumes

E. V. Lucas; Martin Hardie (Ed); Rt Hon. J. H. Thomas (Preface) · 1924 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.67 | $1,314.53 | ¥209,914)

London, Fleetway Press Ltd, 1924. Hardback. A scarce limited edition of this lavishly illustrated anthology of the British Empire. Scarce. The LNER presentation edition, with the extra page and plate tipped-in. With stunning full-colour lithographs throughout. Written by E. V....

Calendar of Knights; Containing Lists of Knights Bachelors, British Knights of Foreign Orders, Also Knights of the Garter, Thistle, Bath, St. Patrick, and the Guelphic and Ionian Orders, from 1760 to the Present Time.

Francis Townsend · 1828 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, William Pickering, 1828. Cloth. An interesting historical reference work documenting the recipients of knighthoods and orders, written by Francis Townsend An interesting historical work. This volume compiles a large list of the names and details of knights, dating from...

Various Historical Writings of Notable Figures

Frantz Funck-Bretano; Duc de Saint-Simon; Louis Bertrand; C A Sainte-Beuve; Pierre de Nolhac; Pierre Gauthiez; Jacques Bainville · 1926 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

Paris, Tallandier, 1926-28. Leather. A collection of eight volumes of historical and biographical works by various authors, in French. A collection of eight volumes of historical and biographical works. Titles are as follows: Quelques Figures de L'Histoire by C A Saint-Be...

Le Bresil Et Java Rapport Sur la Culture Du Cafe En Amerique, Asie Et Afrique

C. F. van Delden Laerne · 1883 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

La Haye, Martinus Nijhoff, 1883. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this report on the coffee culture. A very scarce copy of this report on the coffee culture. In French. The formation of culture around coffee and coffeehouses dates back to 14th century Turkey. Coffeehouses in Weste...

Histoire Du Bas-Empire in Twenty One Volumes

Lebeau and M. De Saint-Martin · 1824 · Rooke Books

£2,250.00 (€2,696.98 | $2,972.56 | ¥474,680)

Paris, De L'Imprimerie de Firmin Didot, 1824. Leather. A rare fascinating collection of works exploring the history of the later Roman Empire. A rare fascinating collection of works exploring the history of the later Roman Empire. New edition written in French. The declin...

Archivum Revue Internationale Des Archives

Various · 1951 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,181)

Paris, Presses Universaitaires de Franc, 1951-64. Paperback. A set of twelve volumes of the 'Archivum' periodical. Twelve volumes of Archivum, containing the proceedings of the International Congress of Archives, along with the first volume of the supplementary bibli...

Les Abonnes de L&Apos;Opera

Ernest Boysse · 1881 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

Paris, A. Quantin, 1881. Leather. A beautiful illustrated history on opera lovers of France. In the original French.An attractively-bound copy of this work on eminent opera-lovers from Ernest Boysse.Illustrated with a frontispiece and four other engraved plates.With original p...

Le Crucifix Dans L&Apos;Histoire Et Dans L&Apos;Art, Dans L&Apos;Ame Des Saints Et Dans Notre Vie

J. Hoppenot · 1902 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

Paris, Societe De Saint Augustin, Desclee, De Brouwer Et Cie, 1902. Vellum. A fascinating descriptive text exploring the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, both through history, and art. Featuring an engraved title page, many illustrations and plates, both coloured and black and whi...

Histoire de France, Depuis L&Apos;Etablissement Des Francs Dans la Gaule Jusqu&Apos;En 1830. In Two Volumes

Theodose Burette · 1840 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Paris, Librairie de E. Ducrocq, 1840. Leather. A nicely illustrated set of this work on French history, in a decorative full leather binding. 'Since the establishment of the Franks in Gaul until 1830&apos. 'Enriched with 500 drawings by Jules David&apos. Featuring ti...

Histoire Abregee de la Litterature Romaine in Four Volumes Bound As Two Volumes

F. Schoell · 1815 · Rooke Books

£260.00 (€311.65 | $343.50 | ¥54,852)

Paris , Chez Gide Fils, 1815. Leather. A set of Histoire Abregee de la Litterature Romaine. By F. Schoell, Consellor to the Court of the King of Prussia. Complete here in four volumes, bound as two. In French. A history of Roman literature, a French historian and librarian. In...

Histoires Des Litteratures Etrangeres Considerees Dans Leurs Rapports Avec le Developpement de la Litterature Francais

J. Demogeot · 1897 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.85 | $132.10 | ¥21,095)

Paris, Librairie Hachette, 1897 - 1900. Leather. Two volumes of Jacques Claude Demogeot's 'History of Literature&apos. Jacques Claude Demogeot (5 July 1808 - 1894) was a French man of letters. He was born in Paris. He was professor of rhetoric at the lycee Saint Loui...

Histoire de Notre-Dame Du Mont-Serrat the Nouvelle Edition, Revue, Corrigee & Augmentee de Nouvelles Reflexions, Avec la Desciption de L&Apos;Abbaye, de la Montagne & Des Hermitages.

R. P. Dom Louis Montagut · 1733 · Rooke Books

£2,820.00 (€3,380.22 | $3,725.61 | ¥594,932)

Paris, Jean Anisson, 1733. Leather. A bright copy of Montagut's scarce Histoire de Notre-Dame du Mont-Serrat. Bound in calf leather with gilt lettering and spine decoration. This work is written in the French. The New Edition, Revised, Corrected, with a Description of the...

A New History of England, by Question and Answer

John Lockman · 1801 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, G. G. and J. Robinson, W. Richardson, 1801 . Leather. An early 19th century edition of John Lockman's educational and entertaining history of England, told in question-and-answer style. The twenty-fourth edition of this work, first published in 1729.A practical qu...