Storia moderna

Nouveaux Dialogues Des Morts

[Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle] · 1687 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

Amsterdam, Abraham Wolfgang, 1687. Vellum. An early edition of Fontenelle's interesting series of imaginary conversations between notable figures across history and mythology. Complete in three parts, with 'Nouveaux Dialogues des Morts' parts I and II, and &apos...

History of Old Sheffield Plate

Frederick Bradbury · 1968 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

Sheffield , J. W. Northend , 1968. Leather. A well presented and extensive history of Old Sheffield plate, richly illustrated. This is an extensive history of the highly valued Old Sheffield plated wares. Bradbury traces the origin of the production process and details the wor...

Maples Fine Furnishers a Household Name for 150 Years

Hugh Barty-King · 1992 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London , Quiller Press , 1992. First edition. Cloth. An interesting and insightful history of Maples in a beautifully presented first edition, illustrated copy. The book follows the story of one of the largest furnishing establishments in the world, contributing to the social ...

Das Licht IM Dienste Wissenschaftlicher Forschung

Dr. Med. S. Th. Stein [Sigmund Theodor Stein] · 1877 · Rooke Books

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

Leipzig, Verlag von Otto Spame, 1877. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this illustrated and important guide to the application and role of photography in science and medicine. A scarce work. In the original German.The scarce first edition of Dr. Sigmund Theodore St...

Autour Du Drapeau 1789-1889

Charles Antoine Thoumas · 1889 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Paris, A. Le Vasseur et cie, 1889. First edition. Leather. A leather bound copy of Thoumas' historical work, which details French military campaigns from 1789-1889, with over two hundred lovely illustrations by Lucien Sergent. First edition. Bound in half crushed-morocco...

The Royal Office of Master of the Horse

M. M. Reese · 1976 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Threshold Books Limited, 1976. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated first edition of "The Royal Office of Master of the Horse", with 41 colour plates and over 200 further illustrations. In the original, unclipped dust wrapper. A fine first edition of "The Ro...

1985 Royal Mail: The Post Office Since 1840 by M.J. Daunton Foreward by Asa Briggs

M.J. Daunton; Asa Briggs · 1985 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, The Athlone Press, 1985. First edition. Cloth. An extremely smart first edition of M. J. Daunton"s interesting account of the remarkable history of the Post Office. A charming first edition in the original, unclipped dust wrapper. "Royal Mail: The Post Office Since 184...

The Services of the Royal Regiment of Artillery in the Peninsular War 1808 to 1814

Major John H. Leslie · 1908 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Hugh Rees, Limited , 1908. First edition. Paperback. A report of the Royal Regiment of artillery during the Peninsular War, complete in three chapters, the first edition. The first edition of this uncommon work. Complete in three chapters with continuous pagination, ea...

Les Memoires de Messire Jacques de Chastenet, Chevalier, Seigneur de Puysegur

Jacques Francois de Chastenet, Marquis de Puysegur · 1690 · Rooke Books

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

Amsterdam, Abraham Wolfgang, 1690 . First edition. Vellum. The very scarce first edition memoir of seventeenth century French military and navy commander Jacques Francois de Chastenet, Marquis de Puysegur. With both volumes bound together in full vellum. In the original French...

A Sketch of the Waterloo Campaign: A Short Tactical Study

Major Seymour Clarke · 1903 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

London, Gale & Polden LTD. 1903. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy containing a concise military sketch of the Waterloo Campaign, written by Major Seymour Clarke and intended as a 'short tactical study for young officers&apos. First Edition, very scarce. In the ...

Correspondance Inedite de la Comtesse de Sabran Et Du Chevalier de Boufflers 1778-1788

Comtesse de Sabran; Chevalier de Boufflers; E. de Magnieu (ed); Henri Prat (ed) · 1875 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

Paris, E. Plon, 1875. First edition. Leather. A leather bound, first edition copy of letters from the Comtesse de Sabran and the Chevalier de Boufflers, written during the French Revolution. The first edition of this work. Illustrated with a frontispiece depicting the Comtess...

History of Napoleon I. Compiled from the Most Reliable Authorities, French and English

Anonymous · 0 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Henry Lea, c1855. Cloth. A very scarce illustrated volume on the rise and fall of Napoleon I, an interesting work with illustrations by Horace Vernet. A very scarce work.A detailed look into the life and career of Napoleon Bonaparte, tracing his rise to Emperor and sub...

The Silver Crescent

Somerset de Chair · 1943 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)

London, The Golden Cockerel Press, 1943. Leather. A limited edition work by Somerset de Chair, recounting his experiences in World War Two, in the binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. A limited edition work, limited to five hundred copies, of which this is numbered two-hundred an...

Historic Warwickshire

J. Tom Burgess; Joseph Hill · 1893 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Simpkin, Marshall, Kent, & Co. 1893. Cloth. The second edition of this fascinating late 19th century historical work of Warwickshire, heavily illustrated throughout. A comprehensive and interesting historical and topographical work on Warwickshire, including chapters o...

Interesting Facts Relating to the Fall and Death of Joachim Murat

Francis Macirone · 1817 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)

London, Ridgways, 1817. Leather. A handsomely bound copy of this very scarce work on the life and death of King Joachim Murat of Naples, written by Colonel Francis Maceroni. A fascinating work on the life, fall, and death of Joachim Murat, formerly the King of Naples. Includin...

A History of the Campaigns of General Pichegru

Citizen David [Pierre Drapeyron de David] · 1796 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, G.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1796. Leather. A handsomely bound copy of this scarce work on the military campaigns of 18th century French general Jean-Charles Pichegru. A fascinating and comprehensive work detailing the campaigns of 18th century French general, Jean-Charles ...

The Life of Arthur, Duke of Wellington

G. Lathom Browne · 1856 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1856. Cloth. A very scarce short biography on the life of the Duke of Wellington, published just a few years after his death. A very scarce work work.A concise study on the life and career of Arthur Wellesley, the 1st Duke of ...

The Last Days of the Consulate

Claude Charles Fauriel; Ludovic Lalanne [ed.] · 1885 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 1885 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first English language edition of Claude Charles Fauriel's posthumously published account of Napoleon's rise to Emperor. The scarce first English language edition of this hist...

Relation Des Evenemens Politiques Et Militaires Qui One Eu Lieu a Naples En 1820 Et 1821

General Guillaume Pepe · 1824 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

Paris et London, Not Stated, 1824. Brochure/Pamphlet. An uncommon French pamphlet regarding the start of the revolution in Naples in 1820 and 1821. A fascinating pamphlet on the events of the 1820 revolution, which commenced in Sicily and Naples against King Ferdinand of the T...

From Valmy to Waterloo: The Diary of a Soldier of Napoleon

trans. and ed. Robert B. Doublas; Jules Claretie · 1906 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Everett & Co. 1906. Cloth. A smart copy of this scarce work on the French Revolution, translated into English by R. B. Douglas. Translated and edited by R. B. Douglas from the diaries of Charles Francois, marquis de Bonnay. Bonnay was appointed page to King Louis in 17...