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Broken Thread

F. S. G. Piggott · 1951 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)

Tokyo, The Jiji Press, Ltd. 1951. Cloth. A unique association copy of this Japanese edition of F. S. G. Piggott's military memoir, with his presentation inscription to his daughter Juliet Piggott. The author's presentation copy to his daughter, Juliet Piggott, with h...

London or Interesting Memorials of Its Rise, Progress, & Present State

Sholto Percy; Reuben Percy · 1824 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, T. Boys , 1824. Hardback. An early edition of this scarce three-volume history of London, published under the pseudonyms Sholto and Reuben Percy. The second edition of this work. Complete in three volumes. Scarce.Rebacked, with the original boards. With a frontispiece ...

Loose Leaves from Japanese History

Frank Cary · 1878 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Kobe, J. L. Thompson & Co. c1935. Cloth. A very scarce collection of essays on Japanese history from American pilot Frank Cary. Very scarce work. A collection of essays on Japanese history on subjects such as sacred laws, Mediaeval mathematicians, dining, Harakiri or Seppuku, ...

Iron and Brass Implements of the English House

J. Seymour Lindsay; Ralph Edwards [introduction] · 1964 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Alec Tiranti, 1964. Cloth. A revised and enlarged edition of this highly illustrated historical study of iron and brass implements of the English house. Revised and enlarged edition. Illustrated with four hundred and eighty images. The first work written in English abo...

Essais de Critique Et D"Histoire

H. Taine · 1913 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Paris, Hachette, 1913 . Leather. The twelfth edition of Taine"s Essais de critique et d"histoire, smartly bound in green quarter morocco, collecting his influential essays on French literature, history, and cultural thought. Bound in a green quarter morocco binding with marble...

The Four Georges Sketches of Manners, Morals, Court and Town Life; Lovel the Widower

W. M. Thackeray · 1861 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

Leipzig , Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1861. Leather. This calf-bound volume containing two of Thackeray's works comes from the library of Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster, in personalised Halloway binding. This smart volume includes two works from English novelist and illu...

Pendennis and St. Mawes: An Historical Sketch of Two Cornish Castles

S. Pasfield Oliver · 1875 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Truro; London, W. Lake; Simpkin, Marshall & Co. 1875. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated history of two Cornish castles from English antiquary Samuel Pasfield Oliver. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece and twelve in-text im...

Croydon and the Second World War

W. C. Berwick Sayers · 1949 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

Croydon, The Croydon Corporation , 1949. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated history of the town of Croydon during the Second World War, with a folding map. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, fifty-five plates, and a folding map to the ...

The Book of Public Arms: A Complete Encyclopaedia of All Royal, Territorial, Municipal, Corporate, Official, and Impersonal Arms

Arthur Charles Fox-Davies · 1915 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, T. C. & E. C. Jack, 1915. Cloth. A pleasing and heavily illustrated new edition of this heraldic encyclopaedia by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies. A new edition of this work. In the original cloth binding.An extensive encyclopaedia documenting the public arms of many differe...

The Life and Reign of Her Late Excellent Majesty Queen Anne. To Which Is Annexed Some Political Remarks on Bishop Burnet&Apos;S History of the Reign of Queen Anne.

[Thomas Salmon] · 1738 · Rooke Books

£265.00 (€317.64 | $350.10 | ¥55,907)

London, for the Compiler, 1738 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this scarce biographical work on the tumultuous life of Queen Anne, including some of Bishop Burnet's political remarks, illustrated with folding plates. The first edition. Scarce work.Bound in ...

London Rediscoveries and Some Others; Life in London"S Great Prisons; Ghosts of London; 10 Downing Street: The Romance of a House

Walter George Bell; T. Whyte Mountain; H. V. Morton; Egon Jameson · 1929 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, John Lane the Bodley Head; Methuen; Francis Aldor , 1929-1945. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating selection of historical volumes on London, including the ghosts of its past and enlightening later discoveries. First editions except for 'Ghosts of London' whi...

The Historie of the Holy Warre; the Holy State

Thomas Fuller · 1639 · Rooke Books

£690.00 (€827.07 | $911.59 | ¥145,569)

Cambridge, Thomas Buck; Roger Daniel, c1642 . First edition. Leather. Two important mid 17th century moral and religious works by Thomas Fuller bound in a single volume. Present here is the scarce first edition of Fuller's 'The Holy State', alongside his history...

Den Norske Klub I London: 17 Mai 1887 17 Mai 1937

G. Conradi · 1937 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Den Norske Klub Limited, 1937. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this very scarce work on the prominent London social club for Norwegian citizens living in the UK, with signatures of the author and other members. The first edition.Signed by the author and ot...

Grocers&Apos; Hall Pitt Centenary Festival Order of Service

None · 1884 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

None, None, 1884. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce order of service for a festival held at Grocers' Hall to celebrate the 100th anniversary of William Pitt's 'Freedom of the City of London' award. The first edition.A very scarce work. Illustrated with a ...

The Royal Manor of Richmond with Petersham, Ham and Kew

Mrs. Arthur B. Bell · 1907 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, George Bell and Sons , 1907. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this charming history of Richmond Palace, complete with lovely colour plates by her husband. First edition. In the original cloth binding. Beautifully illustrated with a colour frontispiece and nin...

Hyde Park from Domesday-Book to Date

John Ashton · 1896 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Downey & Co. 1896. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this history of Hyde Park from the Domesday Book to the time of publication, with numerous illustrations. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty plates. Collated complete. The history of H...

Her Majesty&Apos;S Tower

William Hepworth Dixon · 1900 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Cassell & Company, Limited, 1900. Cloth. The seventh edition of this illustrated history of the Tower of London from English historian William Hepworth Dixon. Complete in two volumes. Seventh edition. Volume one is illustrated with a frontispiece and ten plates, one of...

The Book of Nottingham: Presented to the Delegates at the Annual Conference of the National Association of Head Teachers

Various; A. J. Bates [ed.] · 1938 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Elkin Mathews and Marrot , 1938. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce souvenir book handed out at the Nottingham conference for the National Association of Head Teachers. Limited edition of 550 copies, originally handed out to delegates at the 1938 annual conference of ...

A Collection of Articles Extracted from the Transactions of the Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire

Various · 1961 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

Nottinghamshire , Transactions of the Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire , 1961-1980. Paperback. A fascinating selection of archaeological and historical surveys of Nottinghamshire, extracted from the Transactions of the Thoroton Society. Offering a collection of seven extrac...

A Brief Guide to Inn Signs & More About Inn Signs

Eric R. Delderfield · 0 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Devon, The Raleigh Press Ltd. c1962. Paperback. Two fascinating and absorbing companion volumes from British historian Eric R. Delderfield on inn signs. Two volumes. From the Brief Guide Series. A detailed and comprehensive history of inn signs, being a pair of companion guide...