Storia moderna

The Pageant of Empire: Souvenir Volume

E. V. Lucas; Martin Hardie [Ed]; Rt Hon. J. H. Thomas [Pref.] · 1924 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.07 | $918.19 | ¥146,623)

London, Fleetway Press Ltd. 1924. First edition. Leather. A striking commemorative volume for the British Empire Exhibition, pairing E. V. Lucas"s lyric tribute to empire with Elgar"s celebrated Pageant songs, illustrated in full colour. Bound in a smart red half morocco with ...

Records of an Old Cheshire Family: A History of the Lords of the Manors of Delves Near Uttoxeter in the County of Stafford & Doddington in the County of Chester

Sir Delves L. Broughton · 1908 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)

London, Arnold Fairbairns & Company, 1908 . First edition. Leather. Charmingly illustrated throughout, this is a very scarce limited edition study of the Delves family and their history, in a handsome quarter calf binding. A very scarce limited edition first edition, with this...

Monarchy, Money & Medals by Jeremy Cheek

Jeremy Cheek · 2018 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Spink & Son Ltd, 2018 . First edition. Cloth. Pristine illustrated first edition on the Royal Collection's impressive array of coins, banknotes and medals. First edition.In publisher's original blue cloth binding. With unclipped dust wrapper.Profusely illustr...

Souvenirs D&Apos;Un Paria: Les Mã©Moires de Sanson

Honore de Balzac · 1944 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

Paris, Nouvelle Société d'Edition, 1944 . Leather. A limited edition of "Souvenirs d"un Paria", bound in half calf and illustrated in colour, presenting the sensational memoirs of the Sanson executioner dynasty long attributed to Balzac. Bound in a smart blue half calf bi...

Bermondsey: Its Historic Memories and Associations

Edward T. Clarke · 1901 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London , Elliot Stock, 1901 . First edition. Cloth. A lovely illustrated first edition on Bermondsey, with a folding frontispiece, 15 full page plates, and a folding map. The scarce first edition of the work. In publisher's original decorative brown cloth binding. With gi...

Memoirs of the Kings of Great Britain of the House of Brunswic-Lunenburg

W. Belsham · 1796 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

London, Printed for G. G. and J. Robinson, 1796. Leather. The second edition of William Belsham's two-volume history of King George I and II. Second edition. Complete in two volumes. Uniformly bound in a contemporary full speckled calf, with morocco spine labels.A detaile...

Paddington: Past and Present

William Robins · 1853 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, For the Author, Caxton Steam Printing Offices, [1853]. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this work, bound in red variant cloth. An uncommon red cloth copy of this title, published in 1853.This title traces the growth of Paddington across centuries of histor...

Collected Correspondence of J.M. W. Turner Edited by John Gage Hodge and His Masters by Richard Jefferies Rossetti and the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood by G.H. Fleming

John Gage; Richard Jefferies; G. H. Fleming · 1967 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

Oxford; Stroud; London, Clarendon Press; Alan Sutton; Rupert Hart-Davis, 1967; 1980; 1992. Hardback. Oxford; Stroud; London: Clarendon Press; Alan Sutton; Rupert Hart-Davis, 1967; 1980; 1992. Hardback. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6"; 9" by 6.5"; 9.5" by 6.5". None. A 3 v...

The Gentleman&Apos;S Magazine Library: Being a Classified Collection of the Chief Contents of the Gentleman&Apos;S Magazine from 1731 to 1868: English Traditional Lore

George Laurence Gomme [ed.] · 1880 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

Boston, Houghton, Mifflin and Company, c.1880. Cloth. A very good copy of the English Traditional Lore edition of The Gentleman's Magazine Library in the publisher's original half brown cloth. The English Traditional Lore edition of The Gentleman's Magazine Libr...

Paris Depuis Ses Origines Jusqu&Apos;En L&Apos;an 3000

Leo Claretie · 1886 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Paris, Charavay Brothers, 1886. Cloth. A scarce edition of Leo Claretie's popular history of the iconic French capital, with lovely illustrations by P. Kauffmann. A scarce edition of Paris Depuis ses Origines jusqu'en l'an 3000 (Paris From Its Origins to the yea...

Chaucer and the Mediaeval Sciences by Walter Clyde Curry Chaucer&Apos;S Early Poetry by Wolfgang Clemen

Walter Clyde Curry; Wolfgang Clemen · 1960 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd. ; Methuen, 1960-1963. Cloth. A two volume set of works on Chaucer in original binding, with both original unclipped dust wrappers. A 2 volume set analysing the works of Chaucer.This set offers a variety of critical engagement with the writings...

Virgil: Volume I Eclogues Georgics Aeneid I-VI Revised Edition Virgil: Volume II Aeneid VII-XII the Minor Poems Horace: Satires, Epistles and Ars Poetica Aristotle: The Poetics "Longinus" on the Sublime Demetrius on Style Boethius: The Theological Tractates the Consolation of Philosophy Prudentius: Volume I

H.J. Thomson [trans.]; H.F. Stewart [trans.]; E.K. Rand [trans.]; T.E. Page [ed.]; H. Rushton Fairclough [trans.]; · 1925 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

London, William Heinemann, 1925-1970. Cloth. A comprehensive six volume set of Ancient Greek and Latin literature belonging to the Loeb Classical Library, with translations into English. A comprehensive 6 volume set of works that are part of the Loeb Classical Library.The Loeb...

Consuetudines Kanciae: A History of Gavelkind and Other Remarkable Customs in the County of Kent

Charles Sandys · 1851 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London; Philadelphia, John Russell Smith, 1851 . First edition. Cloth. Illustrated with folding maps, this is a bright example of Charles Sandys's historical exploration of the customs of Kent. The first edition of this work.Illustrated with a folding frontispiece and thr...

Old England&Apos;S Worthies: Being Full and Original Biographies of the Most Eminent Statesmen, Lawyers, Warriors, Men of Letters and Science, and Artists of Our Country

Lord Brougham · 1880 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

London, James Sangster and Co. 1880. Leather. A lavishly illustrated biographic work on prominent English figures, with engravings and colour plates throughout. A charming biographical work on well-known English figures, compiled by Lord Brougham and other distinguished author...

The Oxford History of England

J.B. Black; Godfrey Davies; Sir George Clark; Basil Williams; J. Steven Watson; Sir Llewellyn Woodward; Sir Robert Ensor; A.J.P. Taylor · 1985 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1985-1986. Cloth. The last eight volumes of the esteemed Oxford History of England, with a selection of Britain's greatest 20th century historians delving into modern English history. The esteemed Oxford History of England, an eight volume set fro...

History of the Thirty-Third Foot, Duke of Wellington&Apos;S (West Riding) Regimen

Albert Lee · 1922 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, Jarrold & Sons, Ltd, 1922 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderful association copy of the scarce first edition of Lee's study of the Thirty-Third Foot, inscribed by Arthur Charles Wellesley, 4th Duke of Wellington. The first edition of this scarce historical study, an...

The Early Days of the Sun Fire Office

Edward Baumer · 1910 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Sir Joseph Causton & Sons, Limited, 1910. First edition. Hardback. A smart copy of this work, produced for the bicentenary of the Sun Fire Office, tracing the founding and growth of one of Britain"s earliest and most influential fire insurance companies, richly illustr...

Line Upon Line: An Epigraphical Anthology

John Sparrow · 1967 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

Cambridge , Brooke Crutchley at the University Printing House , 1967. Hardback. An excellent limited edition anthology of inscriptions, compiled by John Sparrow. Limited to five hundred unnumbered copies. "Printed by the University Printer for His Friends at Christmas, Cambrid...

A Sienese Painter of the Franciscan Legend

Bernard Berenson · 1910 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd. 1910. Cloth. An illuminating illustrated study by Bernard Berenson, analysing an anonymous Sienese painter of the Franciscan cycle. In the publisher's original quarter beige cloth with paper covered boards.First published in December, 1909,...

The Rifle Brigade Chronicle for 1924 (Thirty-Fifth Year)

Major H. G. Parkyn · 1925 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Eccleston Square, 1925. Cloth. A scarce copy of the Rifle Brigade Chronicle for the year 1924, compiled by British Army Officer H. G. Parkyn. The Rifle Brigade Chronicle for the year 1924, being the thirty-fifth printing of this annual work. Scarce edition. Illustrated...