Storia moderna

New and Popular History of England

Robert Ferguson · 1850 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, John Cassell, 1850. Leather. Four volumes of Ferguson's history of England bound together in a single leather-bound volume. A charming pocket-sized history of England. This work begins with the subjugation of Britain by Julius Caesar, following through the Norman ...

An Account of the Preservation of King Charles II

Charles II · 1801 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Edinburgh, Archibald Constable, 1801. Leather. A new edition of Charles II's account of the Restoration period in English history, an important work illustrated with a frontispiece. A new edition of this work.King Charles II's account of his restoration to the throne...

London to Ladysmith Via Pretoria

Winston Churchill · 1900 · Rooke Books

£700.00 (€839.06 | $924.80 | ¥147,678)

London, Longmans, Green and Co, 1900. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Winston Churchill's volume recounting his personal experiences during the Second Boer War, illustrated with folding maps. The first edition of this work.Half-title is present.Illustrated with...

Appearances: Fashion Photography Since 1945

Martin Harrison · 1991 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Jonathan Cape , 1991. First edition. Cloth. An exciting first edition on the development of post-war fashion by Martin Harrison,, with plenty of photographs. The first edition of this work by Martin Harrison. A very charming volume on the development of post-war fashi...

La Colonne de la Grande Armee D&Apos;Austerlitz, Ou de la Victoire, Monument Triomphal Eleve a la Gloire de la Grande Armee Par Napoleon

None · 1871 · Rooke Books

£390.00 (€467.48 | $515.24 | ¥82,278)

Paris, Depot de l'Atlas Geographique, c1833. Cloth. A French engravings study of the commemorate column for the Battle of Austerlitz. In the original French.An artistic account of the Vendome Column, built to commemorate the Battle of Austerlitz. The column was torn down...

A Vertebrate Fauna of Lakeland

H. A. Macpherson; R. S. Ferguson · 1892 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

Edinburgh, David Douglas, 1892. First edition. Leather. A leather bound first edition of Macpherson's beautifully illustrated guide to the fauna of the Lake District. The first edition of this work.An exploration of the fauna common in Cumberland and Westmorland, the area...

The Battle of Britain August-October 1940 an Air Ministry Account of the Great Days from 8th August-31st October 1940

Anonymous · 1941 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

London, His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1941. First edition. Paperback. An interesting first edition copy of this account of the Battle of Britain from August to October 1940. The first edition stated of this work, issued by the Ministry of Information on behalf of the A...

A Fleet in Being

Rudyard Kipling · 1898 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, Macmillan And Co. 1898. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A well-preserved first edition of this account of the Royal Navy at sea by Rudyard Kipling. Most renowned for 'The Jungle Book', 'Kim' and 'Just so Stories', Rudyard Kipling (1865-1...

A Companion and Key to the History of England

George Fisher · 1832 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Simpkin and Marshall, 1832. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition of George Fisher's genealogical history of Great Britain, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work.A very scarce work.An extensive guide to the genealogical history of Br...

Letter of Philip Gawdy

Philip Gawdy; Isaac Herbert Jeayes · 1906 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

London, J B Nichols and Sons, 1906. First edition. Leather. A very smartly bound scarce collection of Philip Gawdy. Gawdy was admitted to the Inner Temple in 1578, and sat in Parliament from 1589 until his death. Prior owner's inscription to the recto of front endpaper a...

The World Crisis

Winston Churchill · 1923 · Rooke Books

£4,500.00 (€5,393.96 | $5,945.13 | ¥949,360)

London, Thornton Butterworth, 1923-1931. First edition. Cloth. A very important association copy of the first edition of Winston Churchill's noted account of the First World War from the library of World War I Gallipoli commander, Granville Egerton. All volumes are first ...

Within an Hour of London Town Among Wild Birds and Their Haunts

[Denham Jordan] · 1892 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1892. First edition. Leather. A finely bound first edition of this charming topographical work about the areas outside of London in the late nineteenth century. In a signed binding by Mudie.The first edition of this work.A charming topograph...

Remaines Concerning Britaine

William Camden · 1637 · Rooke Books

£555.00 (€665.26 | $733.23 | ¥117,088)

London, Thomas Harper for John Waterson, 1637. Leather. An early edition of William Camden's historical and cultural essays, an important source on the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. An early edition of this work.'Remaines Concerning Britaine' is a collect...

The Historie of France the Four First Books

La Popeliniere · 1595 · Rooke Books

£9,800.00 (€11,746.85 | $12,947.17 | ¥2,067,496)

London, John Windet, 1595. First edition. Leather. An exceedingly scarce, first English edition of Lancelot Voisin de la Popeliniere's controversial history of France. With the illustrated title page, as called for. Lancelot Voisin de la Popeliniere was a Protestant autho...

Historie de Russie

Pierre Charles Levesque · 1782 · Rooke Books

£500.00 (€599.33 | $660.57 | ¥105,484)

Paris, Debure, 1782. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Pierre Charles Levesque's noted history of Russia. Written using primary sources acquired during his seven years living in Russia. The first edition. In the original French. Illustrated, with a folding map ...

The Miners in Crisis and War a History of the Miners&Apos; Federation of Great Britain (from 1930s Onwards)

R. Page Arnot · 1930 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, George Allen and Unwin LTD, c1961. Leather. The third installment of R. Page Arnot's comprehensive series on the History of the Miner's Federation of Great Britain. Arnot's 'The Miners In Crisis and War' presents the history of the Miners'...

A New Genealogical, Historical, and Chronological Atlas; Being a Complete Guide to History, Both Ancient and Modern, Exhibiting an Accurate Account of the Origin, Descent, and Marriages of All the Royal Families, from the Beginning of the World to the Present Time

C. V. Lavoisne; C. Gros · 1807 · Rooke Books

£1,200.00 (€1,438.39 | $1,585.37 | ¥253,163)

London, J. Barfield, 1807. First edition. Leather. A collection of atlas inspired maps that show the genealogical and history of the world, organised in hand-coloured easy to read plates. The first edition of this work. A scarce work. With thirty-five hand-coloured double page...

A Narrative of the Loss of the H.M. S. Royal George, of 108 Guns, Sunk at Spithead, August 29th, 1782; with a Concise Account of the Colonel Pasley&Apos;S Operations on the Wreck in 1839 & 1840

1840 · Rooke Books

£585.00 (€701.22 | $772.87 | ¥123,417)

Portsmouth, John Miller, 1840. Leather. A very scarce copy of this interesting and concise history of the H.M.S. Royal George, bound with wood from the ship to the boards. A very scarce work. Bound with wooden boards, the wood taken from the H.M.S Royal George. A work accounti...

Roll of King Richard II. , Containing the Armorial Ensigns of the Barons and Knights of England, Commencing A.D. 1377, Collated and Emblazoned from the Original M. Ss. Roll, by Messrs. A.R. Harrison and Sons.

[A. P. Harrison] · 1848 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Unamed, A. P Harrison and Son, 1848. Cloth. A very scarce work of British armorial history compiled and edited by A. P Harrison and Son. Undated, dated using Copac. Rebound in a quarter cloth binding, with marbled paper covered boards. Bound with numerous additional blanks to ...

Boswell in Holland 1763-1764 Including His Correspondence with Belle de Zuylen (Zelide)

Frederick A Pottle (Ed) · 1952 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1952. Vellum. A vellum bound deluxe edition of this work by James Boswell, with an introduction by Frederick A. Pottle. An excellent example of this work, this being a deluxe edition bound in a quarter vellum binding with cloth covered boards. Li...