Storia moderna

Across England in a Dog-Cart: From London to St. David&Apos;S and Back

James John Hissey · 1891 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

London, Richard Bentley and Son, 1891. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated travel guide across England in a Dog-Cart. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, fifteen plates, and a fold out map to the rear. Collated complete. A chronicle of a...

History of the Names of Men, Nations, and Places. In Their Connection with the Progress of Civilization.

Eusebius Salverte; Rev L. H. Mordacque [Trans] · 1862 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

London, John Russell Smith, 1862-4. First edition. Cloth. The first UK translated edition of Salverte's interesting history of civilisation, in two volumes. The first translated edition.An uncommon work.  A two volume, complete set. In the publisher's original clo...

Intelligible Heraldry: The Application of a Medieval System of Record and Identification to Modern Needs

Sir Christopher Lynch-Robinson; Adrian Lynch-Robinson · 1948 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Macdonald, 1948. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this fascinating delve into the origins and advancements of heraldry into the twentieth century, with colour plates throughout. The first edition, first impression.Illustrated throughout with a colour frontispie...

Benenden Letters: London, Country, and Abroad 1753-1821

Charles Frederic Hardy [ed.] · 1901 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London , J. M. Dent & Co. 1901. First edition. Cloth. A scarce work curated of letters of five Benenden residents or visitors across the span of the Georgian era. The first edition of this scarce work.Illustrated with a frontispiece facsimile copy of a letter.In the publisher&...

The Only Way to Cross

John Maxtone-Graham · 1974 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

New York, Macmillan Publishing Co. Inc. 1974. First edition. Leather. A finely bound first edition, fourth printing, of this illustrated history of ocean liners from John Maxtone-Graham. Bound by Maltbys of Oxford. First edition, fourth printing. Illustrated with numerous phot...

Universal Register Uber Die Sechs Theile Der Westphalischen Friedens-Handlungen Und Geschichte, Imgleichen Uber Die Zween Theile Der Nurnbergischen Friedens-Executions-Handlungen Und Geschichte

Johann Ludolph Walther · 1740 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)

Gottingen, Uniiversitats-Buchhandlung, 1740. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition copy of this German study on the Peace of Westphalia. The first edition of this very scarce work.In the original German, printed in black letter.Illustrated with one vignette, one ...

A Complete Collection of State-Trials, and Proceedings for High-Treason, and Other Crimes and Misdemeanours

Francis Hargrave · 1778 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, T. Wright; C. Bathurst, Wilson, and Nicholl; J. F. and C. Rivington; et al, 1778. Leather. Volumes VII and VIII of this extensive study of trials of English history, in particular relating to treason. The fourth edition.Two volumes bound in one.Volumes VII and VIII of ...

The Queen&Apos;S Book of the Red Cross, with a Message from Her Majesty the Queen and Contributions by Fifty British Authors and Artists, in Aid of the Lord Mayor of London&Apos;S Fund for the Red Cross and the Order of St. John of Jerusalem

Various · 1939 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1939. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this tribute to the work of the British Red Cross, with contributions from fifty authors and artists. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth bindi...

Pushed and the Return Push

Quex [G. H. F. Nichols] · 1919 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1919. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this autobiographical account of an Artillery Officer of the 18th Division during the First World War. First edition. An autobiographical account of life as an Artillery Officer for the 18...

Through the Gates of Death

Dion Fortune [Violet Mary Firth] · 1957 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)

London, The Aquarian Press, 1957 . Paperback. A very scarce contemporary copy of Dion Fortune's study of death, in the original paper wraps. First published in 1932, this work is very scarce in all contemporary editions. Present here is the very scarce posthumously publis...

The History of the Great War

Newman Flower [Ed.]; et al. · 1915 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, The Waverley Book Company, Limited, 1915-22. First edition. Cloth. A highly illustrated collection of seven volumes from Newman Flower's historical study of the Great War. Uniformly bound in the publisher's red cloth.Subscribers edition. Dated using Jisc, fr...

Saint-Cyr: Histoire de la Maison Royale de Saint-Louis

1843 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Paris, Typographie Lacrampe et Ce, 1843 . First edition. Leather. An exceptionally scarce, first edition of this historical work on The Maison Royale de Saint-Louis, a boarding school set up for girls at Saint-Cyr. A first edition of this very scarce work, bound in quarter mor...

Heroes of Britain in Peace and War

Edwin Hodder · 0 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.35 | $48.88 | ¥7,806)

London, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880. Cloth. A two volume set of this illustrated account of great figures in British history. Complete in two volumes. Volume one is illustrated with a frontispiece, nine plates, and many in-text figures. Volume two is illustrated with a ...

Boer War Operations in South Africa 1899-1901: Extracts from the Reports of Captain S L&Apos;H Slocum and Captain Carl Reichmann

Captain S. L. 'H Slocum; Captain Carl Reichmann · 1987 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

Mellville, Scripta Africana, 1987. Cloth. A limited edition copy of the facsimile reproduction of this fascinating work on the Boer War in South Africa, with the original slipcase. No. 583 of 1000 limited edition copies of this work in the publisher's original leatherette...

Scenery of the Rhine, Belgium and Holland

Capt. Batty · 1826 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

London, Robert Jennings, 1826 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Batty's collection of sixty engravings illustrating the Rhine, Belgium and Holland. The first edition of this work.Collated, lacking the frontispiece, but retaining all ...

Moscow Tram Stop: A Doctor&Apos;S Experiments with the German Spearhead in Russia

Dr. Heinrich Haape · 1957 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Collins, 1957. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this historic account of the Second World War from the viewpoint of Dr. Heinrich Haape. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and sixteen images across ten plates. Collated complete. Dr. Haape'...

The German Spy System from Within

Ex-Intelligence Officer · 1914 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1914. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce first edition of this exciting investigation into the German spy system at the start of the First World War. First edition. Very scarce. A detailed work exploring the spy system in Germany at the start...

Manuale Medicaminum Simplicium Et Commistorum Formulas Continens: In Usum Valetudinarii Bristoliensis Accommodatum

1816 · Rooke Books

£600.00 (€719.20 | $792.68 | ¥126,581)

Bristoliae [Bristol], J. Evans, 1816 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this very scarce 'materia medica' adapted specifically for the use of Bristolian hospitals. In the original Latin.The very scarce first edition of this medical work, in which pharmaco...

Russia (the Old Regime) 1903-1919 "Personal Recollections" of Madame Olga de Smolianinoff

Madame Olga de Smolianinoff; Madame Honora Bozka · 1935 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

New York , H. C. Brewer Check Company , 1935. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this detailed collection of personal anecdotes of Russia from 1903 to 1919, with illustrations. Very scarce work. Illustrated with twenty-four images. Collated complete. A detailed account of the author...

A Sketch of the Political History of Persia, Iraq and Arabia, with Special Reference to the Present Campaign

A. T. Wilson [attributed] · 1917 · Rooke Books

£7,950.00 (€9,529.33 | $10,503.06 | ¥1,677,203)

Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1917. Cloth. A scarce copy of this important guide prepared for the Indian Expeditionary Force "D" providing an account of the political and historical context of the British Mesopotamian campaign of the First World War. Scarce wor...