Storia moderna

Mirabeau&Apos;S Love-Letters

Honore Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau · 1909 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Arthur L. Humphreys, 1909 . Hardback. A bright copy of this English language translation of the erotic love letters of French nobleman and prominent figure in the early French Revolution, the Count of Mirabeau. An English language translation of the love letters of Hon...

Memorial of the Marriage of Hrh Albert Edward Prince of Wales and Hrh Alexandra Princess of Denmark

W. H. Russell [William Howard Russell] · 1863 · Rooke Books

£950.00 (€1,138.73 | $1,255.08 | ¥200,421)

London, Day and Son, 1863. First edition. Cloth. Beautifully illustrated throughout with bright colour chromolithograph plates, this is the first edition of this celebration of the 1863 wedding of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, and Princess Alexandra of Denmark. The first edi...

Article III Extract from the Quarterly Review Volume XIV

1815 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, John Murray, 1815. Leather. A handsomely bound article extract from Volume XIV of The Quarterly Review concerning different works concerning French history and Napoleon Bonaparte. A fascinating early nineteenth century critique of several works about French history and...

The Letters of the Duke of Wellington to Miss J. 1834-1851

Christine Terhume Herrick · 1890 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1890. Leather. A handsomely bound, first edition copy of the published letters between the Duke of Wellington and Miss J. from 1834 to 1851. A fascinating collection of letters exchanged between Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, and Miss J. a w...

A Visit to Flanders, in July 1815, Being Chiefly an Account of the Field of Waterloo. With a Short Sketch of Antwerp and Brussels, at That Time Occupied by the Wounded of Both Armies.

James Simpson · 1816 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, William Blackwood; And Oliphant, Waugh, & Innes: And Baldwin, Cradock, & Joy, Patternoster-Row, 1816. Leather. James Simpson"s captivating depiction of the scene at the battle of Waterloo immediately after the event, with folding map. A fascinating account by James Sim...

Passages from My Life; Together with Memoirs of the Campaign of 1813 and 1814

Baron von Muffling; Colonel Philp Yorke [ed.] · 1853 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, Richard Bentley , 1853. Cloth. The second revised edition of the memoirs of Baron von Muffling, including memoirs of the 1813 and 1814 campaigns. A fascinating second, revised edition of the memoirs of Karl Freiherr von Muffling, Prussian Generalfeldmarschall and milit...

Histoire Des Celtes, Et Particulierement Des Gaulois Et Des Germains

Simon Pelloutier · 1740 · Rooke Books

£1,175.00 (€1,408.42 | $1,552.34 | ¥247,889)

A La Hague [The Hague], Isaac Beauregard, 1740. First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of this two volume mid eighteenth century French language study of the history of the Celts, from 'the fabulous times' to the capture of Rome. In the original French...

The Campaign of 1806

Thomas Miller Maguire · 1913 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, William Clowes & Sons, Limited, 1913. First edition. Cloth. A first edition military treatise on the Campaign of 1806, written by Thomas Miller Maguire and published by William Clowes & Sons, with three folding maps. First Edition, very scarce.Illustrations include thr...

Napoleon: Warrior and Ruler

William O'Connor Morris · 1902 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1902. Cloth. A very smart copy of this biographical and historical work on Napoleon Bonaparte, with engraved and folding plates. A fascinating and comprehensive biographical and historical work on Napoleon Bonaparte, one of the most prolific mi...

The London Magazine; or, Gentleman&Apos;S Monthly Intelligence

Various · 1746 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

London, Printed for T. Astley; R. Baldwin, 1746-61. First edition. Disbound. Four volumes of the first London Magazine, featuring letters, poems, and essays. Four issues of the The London Magazine, or, Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer, founded in 1732 to rival the Tory-s...

Waterloo a Narrative and a Criticism

E. L. S. Horsburgh · 1895 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Methuen & Co, 1895. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition volume looking into the Battle of Waterloo, illustrated with plans of the Battle. The first edition of this uncommon work.An interesting narrative and critical look at the decisive Battle of Waterloo, ...

Life of Napoleon Buonaparte

John Gibson Lockhart · 1975 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Preston, James Askew, c1890 . Cloth. A very scarce late nineteenth century abridged edition of J. G. Lockhart's biographical exploration of the life and career of Napoleon Bonaparte. A late nineteenth century edition of Scottish writer and editor John Gibson Lockhart&apos...

London Geological Field Class: Reports of Excursions During the Summers of 1886-1887

Professor H. G. Seeley · 1887 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, George Philip & Son, 1887-1888. First edition. Paperback. A well presented collection of geological field excursions carried out in 1886 and 1887 by the Geological Field Class in London, with illustrations to the rear of one text. The first and only edition of these re...

Geological Rambles Round London. A Handy Guide to Old-World London.

R. E. B. · 1883 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1883. Paperback. An 1883 geological guidebook to London's various districts in the original paper wraps, complete with in-text illustrations and charming adverts. This 1883 geological guidebook to London takes the reader through various different ...

The Chronicle of Bristol No. VI

1829 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Bristol, Philip Rose, 1829-1830. Cloth. Five issues of a very scarce Bristol periodical, providing insight into the interests of the city inhabitants in 1829. Volume No. VI of this very scarce Bristol based periodical, consisting of five consecutive issues published between Au...

Catalogue of the Tombs in the Churches of the City of London

Major Payne Fisher; G. Blacker Morgan · 1885 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Privately Re-printed, 1885. Paperback. A remarkable account of London's burial places written after the Great Fire of London, reprinted in 1885. Written by Payne Fisher, a poet active in the seventeenth century. Left a pauper after fighting for the wrong side duri...

Reliques of Old London Suburbs North of the Thames

H. B. Wheatley · 1898 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, George Bell and Sons, 1898. Hardback. A signed limited edition of this topographical exploration of the lost suburbs of London with gorgeous lithographs by T. R. Way. With lithographs by Thomas Robert Way, an English painter of landscapes and lithographer. He designed ...

Saint Louis Et Son Siecle

Vicomte Walsh · 1851 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

Paris, Alfred Mame, 1851. Leather. A fascinating, early edition of this work on Louis IX on France, often known as Saint Louis, by Vicomte Walsh. Illustrated throughout. Louis IX was crowned at the age of twelve, and is the only French king to be declared a saint, resulting in...

A Book of Cyphers More Compleat and Regular Than Any Yet Extant

Samuel Sympson · 1716 · Rooke Books

£850.00 (€1,018.86 | $1,122.97 | ¥179,324)

London, Samuel Sympson, B Cole, J Clark et al, 1716. Leather. A scarce edition of Samuel Sympson's book of cyphers. A smart copy of this work. Comprising an engraved title page and 102 leaves of plates containing cyphers. ESTC reference no: T145073. This copy has been bou...

The Mint a Day-Book of the R.A. F. Depot between August and December 1922

T. E. Lawrence · 1955 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)

London, Jonathan Cape , 1955. First edition. Cloth. T. E. Lawrence's memoirs of his time in the Royal Air Force, the first trade edition of this volume in its unclipped dust wrapper. The first trade edition of this work, published in the same year as a limited edition of ...