Storia moderna

Les Trois Couleurs France, Son Histoire Par G. Montogueil Image Par Job

G. Montorgueil · 1900 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

Paris, Charavay, Martin, editeurs, 1900. Cloth. A profusely illustrated work, written in the original French by Georges Montorgueil. In the publisher's original cloth binding. In the original French. With the previous owners ink inscription to the front endpaper that read...

Modern Practical Farriery; a Complete to All That Relates to the Horse. Its History, Varieties, and Uses- Breaking, Training, Feeding, Stabling, and Grooming- How to Buy, Keep, and Treat a Horse in Health and Disease, Etc. , Etc. Forming a Complete System of the Veterinary Art, As at Present Practised at the Royal Veterinary College, London.

W. J. Miles; J. I. Lupton · 0 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, William Mackenzie, c1880. Leather. An unusually attractive copy of this copiously illustrated copy of this fascinating study of modern veterinary practices, primarily focusing on the management of horses. The first section of this work examines the history of the horse...

Le Roman D&Apos;Une Impãƒâ©Ratrice Catherine II de Russie

K. Waliszewski · 1893 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Paris, E. Plon, Nourrit et cie, 1893. First edition. Leather. A first edition copy of this fascinating study of the life of Catherine II by Kazimierz Waliszewski, in an half crushed morocco signed Mudie binding. Kazimierz Waliszewski was a notable Polish author, renowned for h...

Histoire Des Revolutions D&Apos;Angleterre Depuis le Commencement de la Monarchie

Pierre-Joseph of Orleans · 1729 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.19 | ¥71,729)

The Hague, Isaac van der Kloot, 1729. Leather. A French work on the history of English Revolutions, written by the French historian Pierre-Joseph of Orleans. With a frontispiece. Complete, being three volumes bound as one. In the original French. This is a new, revised, and co...

Geschichte Derm Stadt Rom IM Mitteldalter Von V Bis Zum XVI Jahrhundert

Ferdinand Gregorovius · 1913 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Berlin, JG Cottasche Buchhandlung, 1913-22. Cloth. Ferdinand Gregorovius' monumental eight volume work of the history of Rome in the Middle Ages, written in the original German. Complete in eight volumes. In the original German. 'Geschichte Derm Stadt Rom im Mittelda...

Relation de Voyage a la Recherche de la Perouse, Fait Par Ordre de L&Apos;Assemblee Constituant, Pendant Les Annees 1791, 1792, Et Pendant la 1st Et la 2nd Anee de la Republique Francoise

La Billardiere · 1791 · Rooke Books

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

Paris, H. J. Jansen, c1800. Leather. Labillardiere's account of his time on the voyage in search of Jean de le Perouse's lost expedition. In two volumes. This work looks at the mysterious disappearance of the French naval officer Jean de le Perouse, who vanished on a...

Histoire Du Commerce Et de la Navigation Des Anciens. Par M. Huet, Ancien Eveque D&Apos;Avranches, Sous-Precepteur de Feu Monseigneur le Dauphin, & L&Apos;Un Des Quarante de L&Apos;Academie Francoise. Troisieme Edition.

Pierre Daniel Huet · 1727 · Rooke Books

£345.00 (€413.54 | $455.79 | ¥72,784)

Paris; Bruxelles, Chez Antonine-Urbain Coustelier; Chex Jean Leonard, 1727. Leather. A very scarce work of French history by the scholar and churchman Pierre Daniel Huet. A lovely example of this work ancient history, extensively compiled and written by Huet. Third edition. In...

Rope Yarns from the Old Navy

Caspar F. Goodrich · 1931 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

New York, The Naval History Society, 1931. First edition. Hardback. A lovely first limited edition copy of this fascinating naval reminiscences by Rear-Admiral Caspar F. Goodrich, published by the Naval History Society. The Naval History Society (the American equivalent of the...

Autobiography and Journals of Admiral Lord Clarence E. Paget, G.C. B.

Right Hon. Sir Arthur Otway (Ed) · 1869 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1869. Cloth. A very scarce copy of the life and journals of the navy of Admiral Lord Clarence, compiled and edited by Sir Arthur Otway. In the publisher's original cloth binding. An autobiographical work by the sailor and politician of the ninete...

The History and the Life of King Henry the Second and of the Age in Which He Lived in Five Books to Which Is Prefixed a History of the Revolutions of England

George Lord Lyttelton · 1767 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, J Dodsley, 1767-71. First edition. Leather. Two volumes from George Lyttelton's biographical work on King Henry II. In lovely contemporary bindings, this comprehensive work looks at this esteemed monarch. Lacking volume II, and IV, being volumes I and III only. Th...

The Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon Lord High Chancellor of England and Chancellor of the University of Oxford

Edward Hyde · 1760 · Rooke Books

£365.00 (€437.51 | $482.22 | ¥77,004)

Oxford, Clarendon Printing House, 1760. Paperback. An early edition of Edward Hyde, the Duke of Clarendon's autobiography. Printed from his original manuscripts given to the University of Oxford. Complete in two volumes. The first edition of this work was issued the year ...

A Topographical History of Surrey

Edward Wedlake Brayley; Gideon Mantell. · 1850 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.19 | ¥71,729)

London, G. Willis, 1850. Cloth. A fascinating and copiously illustrated study of the topography of Surrey by Edward Wedlake Brayley, complete in five volumes. Edward Wedlake Brayley was an English antiquary and topographer, born in Lambeth, Surrey in 1773. Brayley is best reme...

Saint Louis Et Son Siecle

Vicomte Joseph-Alexis Walsh · 1845 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

Tours, Ad Mame et Cie Imprimeurs-Libraires, 1845. Leather. An interesting work on Louis IX on France, often known as Saint Louis, illustrated throughout. Louis IX was crowned at the age of twelve, and is the only French king to be declared a saint, resulting in many of his suc...

The Northern Atalnatis: Or, York Spy. Displaying the Secret Intrigues and Adventures of the Yorkshire Gentry; More Particularly the Amours of Melissa. With a Description of the Ancient and Famous City of York, and What Is Most Remarkable Therein, Viz. The Minster, Round-Tower, Castle, King&Apos;S Palace &C. Also the Celebrated Story of the Fryar and the Nun, Occasion&Apos;D by a Piece of Carv&Apos;D Work in the Chapter-House.

[Captain Bland] · 1713 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, A. Baldwin, 1713. Hardback. A limited edition copy reprint copy of 'The Northern Atalantis of York Spy' a scarce parody work from the eighteenth century. A limited edition reprint, of which there are only 250 standard and 6 large copies. This is a standard co...

Dancing in All Ages

Edward Scott · 1899 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Swan Sonnenschein & Co, 1899. First edition. Cloth. A charming first edition of Edward Scott's study of dance throughout history. Written by the eminent English Dancing Master Edward Scott, this text provides a comprehensive study of Dance throughout the ages and ...

La Malice Des Femmes, Avec la Farce de Martin Baton [with] la Malice Des Femmes Ou Les Fourberies Feminines [with] le Merite Des Femmes Poeme Par Gabriel Legouve [with] le Demerite Des Femmes Par Auguste Imbert

Various; Jules Andrieu; Auguste Imbert · 1864 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)

Rouen; Paris; Valois; , J F Behourt; Derchhe; Taride; Terry, c1700-1864. Leather. A sammelband of works representing the mischief, malice and cunning of women. Being a variety of poetry, prose and essay bound in one volume. Four uncommon works bound as one. With a frontispiece...

Sunshine and Storm in Rhodesia: Being a Narrative of Events in Matabeleland

Frederick Courteney Selous · 1896 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Rowland Ward, 1896. Cloth. A prolific adventurer's fascinating personal account of experiences leading an expeditionary force during the Second Matabele War. The second edition of Sunshine and Storm in Rhodesia: Being a Narrative of Events in Matabeleland, Both Be...

Shropshire. The Rodington Estate, Situate between Wellington and Shrewsbury, in the Parishes of Ercall Magna, Rodington, and Withington. Particular Plans and Conditions of Sale of a Valuable Freehold Estate

1911 · Rooke Books

£335.00 (€401.55 | $442.58 | ¥70,675)

Salop, Messrs. Barber & Son, 1911. Cloth. An interesting source of Shropshire history in the form of a very rare auction catalogue for the 1911 sale of Rodington Estate. Vanishingly scarce.  With the original wraps bound in, including the fly leaves and pockets. Accompanied w...

The Will of King Alfred with the Will of King Alfred, Reprinted from the Oxford Edition of 1788; with a Preface, and Additional Notes

[O. Manning, trans.]; [Sir Herbert Croft, ed.] · 1788 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

Oxford; London, At the Claredon Press; W. Pickering, 1788-1828. First edition. Paperback. The first printed edition of King Alfred's will; translated from the original manuscript by Owen Manning and reprinted in 1828. The first printed edition of King Alfred's Will, ...

The Escapes of Captain O&Apos;Brien, 1804-1808

Donat Henchy O'Brien [intro. by A.J. Evans] · 1932 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, The Bodley Head, 1932. Cloth. A new edition of O'Brien's gripping account of how he escaped imprisonment during the Napoleonic Wars, with illustrations by Wyndham Payne. A new edition of The Escapes of Captain O'Brien, written by Rear-Admiral Donat Hench...