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Historical Essays

Lord Mahon · 1849 · Rooke Books

£69.99 (€83.89 | $92.47 | ¥14,766)

London , John Murray, 1849. First edition. Cloth. A selection of essays on historical figures by Lord Mahon. First edition. Originally contributed to The Quarterly Review. Including essays on Joan of Arc, Mary Queen of Scots, and the Marquis of Montrose, amongst others. Bookse...

Special Report and Report from the Select Committee on the Education (Provision of Meals) Bill, 1906, and the Education (Provision of Meals) (Scotland) Bill, 1906: Together with the Proceedings of the Committee, Minutes of Evidence and Appendix

Select Committee on the Education (Provision of Meals) Bill · 1906 · Rooke Books

£44.99 (€53.93 | $59.44 | ¥9,491)

London , His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1906 . Cloth. A scarce Edwardian report concerning the provision of midday meals for children by the State. 'Ordered, by the House of Commons, to be Printed&apos. Featuring numerous tables and interview transcripts. With a bo...

The History of the Twentieth (Light) Division

Captain V. E. Inglefield · 1921 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Nisbet and Co. Ltd, 1921. Cloth. A copy of this 'History of the Twentieth (Light) Division' by Captain V. E. Inglefield. With an Introduction by Lieut.-General the Earl of Cavan. With numerous illustrations, and a Frontispiece of Major-General W. Douglas Smit...

The Illuminated Book Its History and Production

David Diringer · 1958 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.84 | ¥14,346)

London, Faber and Faber, 1958. First edition. Cloth. A first edition and first printing copy of 'The Illuminated Book&apos. A comprehensive history of the illuminated books beginning in ancient Egypt. This book includes 61 plates, many of which display several illustratio...

University of Illinois Studies in Language and Literature Vol. XI February, 1926 No. 1 the Child Actors

Harold Newcomb Hillebrand · 1926 · Rooke Books

£129.99 (€155.81 | $171.73 | ¥27,424)

Illinois, The University of Illinois Press, 1926. Paperback. A scarce copy of Harold Hillebrand's 'The Child Actors', including a handwritten letter by the author. In a brown paperback with black lettering. No. 1 only. Harold Newcomb Hillebrand was a professor o...

A Summer&Apos;S Day at Windsor and a Visit to Eton

Edward Jesse · 1841 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, John Murray, 1841. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating work of British topography exploring the British royal landmark, Windsor Castle. A scarce first edition. Following the favourable reception of his guide to Hampton Court Palace and Gardens , Edward Jesse decided to...

Histoire de Grande Conde

M A Lemercier · 1856 · Rooke Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Tours, Ad Mame et Cie, 1856. Cloth. An very scarce and fascinating history of Louis de Bourbon, in decorative cloth binding. An fascinating history of Louis de Bourbon.Louis de Bourbon (1530-1569) was a leading Huguenot figure whose nephew became Henry IV of France. He is susp...

Jeanne D&Apos;Arc Apres Cinq Cents Ans

Gabriel Hanotaux · 1929 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Paris, Librairie Plon, 1929. Leather. A copy of Hanotaux's Jeanne d'Arc Apres Cing Cents Ans, with dedication by the author. A copy of Hanotaux's Jeanne d'Arc Apres Cing Cents Ans. Albert Auguste Gabriel Hanotaux, known as Gabriel Hanotaux, (1853 1944) was ...

Die Griechischen Christlichen Schriftsteller Der Ersten Drei Jahrhunderte

Theodoret Kirchengeschichte · 1911 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

Leipzig, J. C. Hinrich'sche Buchhandlung, 1911. Cloth. A German history of Greek Christian authors, an interesting history by Theodoret Kirchengeschichte. In German and Greek.A scarce copy of Kirchengeschichte's work on the first three centuries of Greek Christian wr...

Charikles: Bilder Altgriechische Sitte

Wilhelm Adolph Becker · 1840 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.85 | $132.10 | ¥21,095)

Leipzig, Freidrich Fleischer, 1840. Leather. A German classical history by Wilhelm Adolf Becker, a beautiful work on the everyday life of Ancient Greeks. In the original German.Complete in two volumes.A handsome set of this work of classical history by Wilhelm Adolf Becker.Bec...

Derniers Essais de Critique Et D&Apos;Histoire

H. Taine · 1894 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Paris, Libraire Hachette, 1894. Cloth. A collection of critical historical essays by H. Taine. In the French language.Hippolyte Adolphe Taine was a French critic and historian. He was one of the first practitioners of historicist criticism. In a cloth binding. Externally, smar...

Une Amitie Historique (France-Amerique)

Tryphose Bates-Batcheller · 1924 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

Paris , Plon-Nourrit, 1924. Leather. A history of the friendship between France and America. With numerous illustrations in the text. Inscribed by the author to the front endpaper. In a half-morocco binding. Externally, smart, though with slight rubbing and wear to the extremi...

Histoire de France, Depuis L&Apos;Invasion Des Francs Sous Clovis Jusqu&Apos;a L&Apos;Avenement de Louis-Philippe 1er in Two Volumes

M. Emile de Bonnechose · 1845 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

Paris , Chez Firmin Didot Freres, Libraires, 1845. Leather. A set of the History of France by M. Emile de Bonnechose. Complete in two volumes. Seventh Edition. In the original French. In half calf bindings with marbled paper covered boards. Externally, sound with slight rubbin...

Trois Femmes de la Revolution

Leopold Lacour · 1900 · Rooke Books

£119.99 (€143.83 | $158.52 | ¥25,314)

Paris, Plon-Nourrit et Cie, 1900. First edition. Leather. A first edition of Leopold Lacour's history of women in the revolution, a presentation copy with the author's signature. First edition. Presentation copy with author's signature. Leopold Lacour was an ard...

Photii Bibliotheca

Immanuelis Bekkeri; [August Immanuel Bekker]; [Photius] · 1824 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

Berlin, Typis et Impensis ge Reimeri, 1824. Leather. This is a scarce copy of edition of this work by August Immanuel Bekker. Printed in Greek. Originally by Photius, 'Bibliotheca' is a ninth-century work of Byzantine Patriarch of Constantinople Photuis. The work con...

Robertson&Apos;S Works: The History of the Reign of Emperor Charles V; the History of America; the History of Scotland; an Historical Disquisition Concerning the Knowledge Which the Ancients Had of India

William Robertson · 1802 · Rooke Books

£1,400.00 (€1,678.12 | $1,849.60 | ¥295,357)

London, T. Cadell, W. Davies, E. Balfour, 1802-1804. Fine Binding. An attractively bound collection of the historical works of William Robertson. William Robertson ( 1721 – 1793) was a Scottish historian, minister of religion, and Principal of the University of Edinburgh. Thi...

The Historical Geography of the Holy Land: Especially in Relation to the History of Israel and of the Early Church

Sir George Adam Smith · 1894 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, c1930 . Cloth. The twenty third edition of this popular biblical geography and a travelogue of Palestine, with folding maps. The twenty-third edition.In the publisher's original red cloth binding. Illustrated with four coloured folding map...

Sir William Petty&Apos;S Plan for a System of Instruction Relative to the Business of the Marine Department

Sir William Petty; Samuel Bentham · 1779 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

London, M'Creery, printer, Black Horse Court, Fleet-Street, 1779 . First edition. Unbound. The very scarce first edition of Samuel Bentham's broadsheet, based on the 1694 work 'What a Compleat Treatise of Navigation Should Contain' by Sir William Petty. Thi...

The Diary of the Late George Bubb Doddington

George Bubb Dodington; Henry Penruddocke Wyndham · 1784 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

Salisbury, E. Easton, 1784. First edition. Hardback. An uncommon first edition of this important biographical work, in half calf. An uncommon first edition work, rebound in half calf and marbled boards, with red tinted page block edges.Blanks and endpapers renewed.An important...

An Account of the Convincement and Call to the Ministry of Margaret Lucas, Late of Leek, in Staffordshire

Margaret Lucas · 1797 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Darton and Harvey, 1797 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this late eighteenth century work on the religious calling of Margaret Lucas. A very scarce work.Rebound in full blue cloth binding. A scarce copy of this late eighteenth century volume by Margaret ...