Storia moderna

Society of the Mayflower Descendents in the State of Illinois

The Society of the Mayflower Descendents in the State of Illinois · 1900 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.50 | $495.43 | ¥79,113)

Chicago, The Society of the Mayflower Descendents in the State of Illinois , 1900. First edition. Fine Binding. A very scarce, first publication by The Society of the Mayflower Descendents in the State of Illinois. From the library of 'Mr Paul Blatchford', the grands...

Les Vies Des Hommes Illustres Grecs Et Romains, Comparees L&Apos;Une Avec L&Apos;Autre Par Plutarque de Chaeronee

Plutarch; Jacques · 1621 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)

Geneve, Jacob Stoer, 1621. Leather. A complete French set of Plutarch's noted collection of biographies on Greek and Roman men. Complete in two volumes.In French.Plutarch's 'Lives of the Noble Greeks and Roman's, commonly called Parallel Lives or Plutarch&a...

A Modern History, from the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon

John Lord · 1857 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Philadelphia, Charles Desilver, 1857. Leather. A concise work discussing modern history, looking into the past few hundred years. A concise look at modern history, specifically from the time of Luther, up to the fall of Napoleon.This work was written for use in schoolsWritten ...

Pharmacopoeia Homoepothica

F F Quin · 1834 · Rooke Books

£5,750.00 (€6,892.29 | $7,596.55 | ¥1,213,071)

London, Veneunt Apud S Highley, 1834. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce, first edition copy of the first systematic work on homeopathy published in England. A presentation copy, presented from the author to his pupil and friend, John Calthorp Williams. Interleaved throughout...

Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of New York One Hundred and Twenty-Fourth Annual Communication May, 1905

1905 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

New York, Press of J. J. Little & Co, 1905. Paperback. A 1906 edition of this work looking into the proceedings of the Grand Lodge of New York, and of the Freemasons in the US, illustrated with two plates. The 1906 edition of the proceedings of the Grand Lodge of New York, whi...

History of Royal Arch Masonry at Whitby from 1782 to 1898, with a Brief Sketch Relating to the Origin of the Degree

Egbert Fox-Thomas · 1898 · Rooke Books

£480.00 (€575.36 | $634.15 | ¥101,265)

Whitby; London, Horner and Son; George Kenning, 1898. Cloth. An author's presentation copy of this very scarce work on Freemasonry in Whitby by Egbert Fox-Thomas, illustrated. Author's presentation copy, with 'With the Author's fraternal regards' to th...

Anton Mariae Gratiani a Burgo S. Sepulchri Epis Copi Amerini de Bello Cyprio Libri Quinq Juxta Exemplar Romae Impressum

Antonio Maria Graziani · 1624 · Rooke Books

£4,300.00 (€5,154.23 | $5,680.90 | ¥907,166)

[Basel], Not Stated, 1624. Leather. A very scarce Latin work looking at the history of Cyprus during the Venetian rule in the fifteenth and sixteenth century, written by Antonio Maria Graziani. Illustrated with an architectonic engraved title page. A very scarce work. Not seen...

Great Brittans Little Calendar: Or, Triple Diarie, in Rememberance of Three Daies. Diuided Into Three Treatises. 1. Britanniae Vota: Or God Saue the King: For the 24. Day of March, the Day of His Majesties Happy Proclamation 2. Caesaries Hostes: Or, the Tragedy of Traytors: For the Fift of August, the Day of the Bloudy Gowries Treason, and of His Highnes Blesses Preseruation. 3. Amphitheatrum Scelerum: Or, the Transcendent of Treason: The Day of a Most Admirable Deliuerance of Our King, Queene,

Samuel Garey · 1618 · Rooke Books

£2,800.00 (€3,356.24 | $3,699.19 | ¥590,713)

London, John Beale; Henry Fetherstone; John Parker, 1618. Disbound. A very scarce work by Samuel Garey discussing three important days in the life of James I, his coronation, and two attempts on his life. A very scarce work, last seen at auction in 2002. A very scarce work. On...

Lettsom His Life, Times, Friends and Descendents

James Johnston Abraham · 1933 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, William Heinemann, 1933. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition copy of this fascinating biographical study of the renowned English physician and philanthropist John Coakley Lettsom. Lettsom was a quaker, physician and philanthropist known for his abolitionist ...

Middle Temple Records Minutes of Parliament

Charles Henry Hopwood · 1903 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.50 | $495.43 | ¥79,113)

London, Published by Order of The Masters of The Bench, 1903-05. Cloth. A smart five volume set of works by Charles Henry Hopwood offering an insight into the prestigious legal organisation Middle Temple from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century. Five volumes. Uniformly bou...

Words of Wellington the Duke- Waterloo- the Ball

Sir William Fraser · 1902 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,916)

London, John C Nimmo, 1902. Cloth. A scarce work of military history profusely illustrated throughout with numerous depictions of the Duke of Wellington. New edition. Each of the illustrations in this work have been reproduced from rare and authentic engravings by Mr Joseph Gr...

From the Limbo of the Past. Famous Fights for English Liberty

J. Scott Harston · 1916 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Hongkong, Printed by The South China Morning Post, 1916-17. Hardback. A two volume set of works by J. Scott Harston being an interesting work of British legal history. Two volumes. In a uniform half paper vellum binding, with paper covered boards. Each volume features an ink i...

Souvenir de la Bretagne

Unamed · 1881 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

Unamed, Unamed, c1881. Cloth. A very scarce french souvenir from Bretagne or Brittany being a large folding plate depicting the local dress. Illustrated by L Caradec. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Undated, dated from the ink inscription to the front pastedown...

A History of the Southern Railway Compiled from Various Sources

C. F. Dendy Marshall · 1936 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London; Edinburgh, The Southern Railway Company, 1936. Cloth. A history of the Southern Railway, written by an authority in the field C. F. Dendy Marshall. The work is illustrated with numerous plates and an additional two folding plates, and is in excellent condition. A inter...

The Life and Letters of Admiral Dewey from Montpelier to Manila

Adelbert M. Dewey · 1899 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

New York, The Woolfall Company, 1899. First edition. Leather. A first edition copy is this fascinating biography of the only recipient of the highest possible rank in the United States Navy, Admiral of the Navy George Dewey. The rank of the 'Admiral of the Navy' is e...

American Secretaries of the Navy

Paolo E. Coletta · 1980 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Annapolis, Naval Institute Press, 1980. Cloth. A two volume set of works being a comprehensive list of the Secretaries of the U. S. Navy, illustrated throughout. A extensive work of naval history documenting the multiple Secretaries of the Navy across two centuries. Lacking th...

Historical Memoirs of My Own Time.

N. Wiliam Waxall · 1818 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)

London, T Cadell and W. Davies, 1818. Leather. Three volumes of Nathaniel William Wraxall's memoirs of life in the late eighteenth century. The third edition of this work. This corrected edition was published in 1818, after Wraxall had suspended the sale of his memoirs (o...

Illustrations of British History, Biography, and Manners, in the Reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary, Elizabeth, & James I, Exhibited in a Series of Original Papers, Selected from the Mss. Of the Noble Families of Howard, Talbot, and Cecil; Containing Among a Variety of Interesting Pieces, a Great Part of the Correspondence of Elizabeth and Her Ministers with George, Sixth Earl of Shrewsbury, During the Fifteen Year Sin Which Mary, Queen of Scots, Remain in His Custody. With Numerous Notes and

Edmund Lodge · 1838 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)

London, John Chidley , 1838. Leather. A three volume set works exploring the history of Britain under several monarchs, bound in an attractive half calf binding. Complete in 3 volumes. Second edition, with additions, revised and corrected. In an attractive uniform half calf bi...

Memoirs of the Life and Times of Sir Christopher Hatton, K.G. , Vice-Chamberlain and Lord Chancellor to Queen Elizabeth. Including His Correspondence with the Queen and Other Distinguished Persons

Harris Nicolas · 1847 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

London, Richard Bentley, 1847. Leather. An uncommon first edition copy of Sir Harris Nicolas's biography of Sir Christopher Hatton in an attractive polished calf binding with marbled endpapers and textblock. Sir Christopher Hatton was an English politician, Lord Chancello...

Scottish Exhibition of National History, Art and Industry Glasgow (1911)

Various; John Glaister · 1911 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

Glasgow, Edinburgh and London, Dalross Limited, 1911. First edition. Cloth. A comprehensive study of the Scottish Exhibition held in Glasgow in 1911. Written across two volumes, this work explores Scottish history, art and industry. With a foreword by the Scottish Fellow of th...