Storia moderna

The Story of France

Mary Macgregor · 1911 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

New York, Frederick A. Stokes Company, c1913. First edition. Cloth. First edition of this delightful children's history of France, profusely illustrated with twenty plates by William Rainey. First edition.In publisher's original blue cloth binding.With illustrated en...

Costumes of the Ancients

Thomas Hope · 1841 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Henry G. Bohn, 1841. Leather. Uncommon study of the costumes worn in ancient civilisations, profusely illustrated with 321 plates. Uncommon new edition.Complete in two volumes.Bound in half morocco with cloth-covered boards.Volume One features 155 plates with plate 122...

The Golden Bough; a Study in Magic and Religion

Sir James George Frazer · 1950 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1950 . Cloth. A smart copy of the abridged edition of this work on the mysteries of religion and magic. The abridged edition of the work.In publisher's original green cloth binding. With the front of the original dust wrapper pasted to t...

In Forbidden China; the D&Apos;Ollone Mission 1906-1909 China-Tibet-Mongolia

Victome D'Ollone; Bernard Miall [trans.] · 1912 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1912 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition, second impression of this translation of Victome D'Ollone's early twentieth century mission. The first edition, second impression of this translation. Written by Victome D'Ollone,...

Notting Hill in Bygone Days

Florence M. Gladstone · 1924 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, T. Fisher Unwin Ltd. 1924 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this historical account of Notting Hill, abundantly illustrated with a frontispiece and 32 plates. The first edition of the work.In publisher's original decorative blue binding.Illustrated w...

Vom Kriege Zum Frieden! Zeitgedichte

Hans von Wolzogen · 1914 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Leipzig, Xenien-Verlag, 1914. First edition. Hardback. A very scarce first edition copy of this volume of German poetry, reflecting on WWI. A very scarce book of German verse, reflecting on the First World War.Bound in original pictorial boards, and contemporary ink inscriptio...

The Family History of England CIVIL, Military, Social, Commercial & Religious

Rev. James Taylor · 1880 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, William Mackenzie, [1880] Undated. Cloth. An uncommon example of 4 volumes from this history, illustrated, and with intricate colour title pages. The latter 4 volumes of an uncommon set of 6.In original purple cloth, and decorated with a gorgeous gilt motif to each fro...

Horae Mathematicae Vacuae: Or, a Treatise of the Golden and Ecliptick Numbers

Arthur Bedford · 1743 · Rooke Books

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

London, J. Clarke, 1743 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first and only edition of Vicar and writer Arthur Bedford's fascinating mathematical study of 'Golden and Ecliptick Numbers&apos. A very scarce first edition work, of which only 500 copies were printed...

George Monoux: The Man and His Work

George F. Bosworth · 1927 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

Walthamstow, Walthamstow Antiquarian Society, 1927 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce first edition biographical study of Tudor merchant and London benefactor George Monoux, complete with plates, a fold-out genealogical table. In the publisher's original paper wrap...

Historical Notices of Chelsea, Kensington, Fulham, and Hammersmith with Some Particulars of Old Families and an Account of Their Antiquities and Present State

Isabella Burt · 1871 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

Kensington, J. Saunders, 1871 . First edition. Cloth. A lovely work on the intricacies of four English parishes, with 4 plates depicting the church of each. The first edition of the work.In publisher's decorative blue cloth binding.With 4 plates, depicting the churches of...

Cassell&Apos;S Family Magazine 1883 Cassell&Apos;S Family Magazine 1884

Various · 1883 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Cassell & Company, Limited, 1883-1884. Hardback. A handsome half calf illustrated set of Cassell's Family Magazine publications - a varied literary insight into Victorian Britain. A very scarce pair of titles, encapsulating the monthly publications of Cassell&apos...

The Preservation of St Paul&Apos;S Cathedral & Other Famous Buildings

William Harvey · 1925 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, The Architectural Press, 1925. First edition. Hardback. A richly illustrated first edition copy, dedicated to exploring the art of maintaining historical architecture. A first edition copy of this comprehensive textbook title, exploring the role, and contemporary growi...

The Royal Exchange: A Note on the Occasion of the Bicentenary of the Royal Exchange Assurance

A.E.W. Mason · 1920 · Rooke Books

£42.00 (€50.34 | $55.49 | ¥8,861)

London, The Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation, 1920. Leather. A lovely decorative edition of a privately commissioned bicentenary history of The Royal Exchange, written by novelist Alfred Edward Woodley Mason. A lovely decorative edition of The Royal Exchange: A Note on the...

The Treasury of History: Consisting of a Series of Separate Histories of the Principal States and Kingdoms in the World

Samuel Maunder · 1844 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1844. Cloth. The charming second edition of Samuel Maunder's popular Treasury of History, a general world history that focuses on the reigns of rulers and kings. The second edition of The Treasury of History, Consisting of a Se...

Bygone Richmond

H.M. [Herbert Minton] Cundall · 1925 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd, 1925. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Bygone Richmond, a loving and informative local history of the leafy London borough. Contains an inbound theater pamphlet to rear paste down. The first edition of Richmond Bygone, by art au...

Bristol and Its Adjoining Counties

C.M. MacInnes [ed.]; W.F. Whittard [ed.] · 1955 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

Bristol, Published for the British Association for the Advancement of Science by the Local Executive Committee, 1955. First edition. Cloth. A comprehensive account of the Englcity of Bristol, with a coloured frontispiece, 11 double sided plates and a folding map. The first edi...

Eden Versus Whistler: The Baronet & the Butterfly

James McNeil Whistler · 1899 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

Paris, Louis-Henry May, 1899 . Cloth. Decorative and engaging recount of the Eden-versus-Whistler art trial relayed by James McNeill Whistler himself. Mostly unopened copy. In publisher's original cloth binding.From renowned painter and art critic James McNeill Whistler, ...

Abrege Chronologique Des Grands Fiefs de la Couronne de France

Pierre Nicholas Brunet · 1759 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

Paris, Desaint & Saillant; J. Th. Herissant, 1759 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of Pierre Nicolas Brunet's highly detailed and informative account of the French peerage, and of the conquests of Louis XIII, Louis XIV and Louis XV. In the original French.The f...

Kearsley&Apos;S Complete Peerage, of England, Scotland Ireland

Catharine Kearsley; George Kearsley · 1791 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, C & G Kearsley, 1791 . Leather. A wonderful example of this scarce two volume detailed account of titled aristocracy in England, Scotland and Ireland, with engraved heraldic illustrations throughout. An early edition of this work, the first edition of which was publish...

The Earlier Tudors 1485-1558 by J.D. Mackie, 1952 First Editionâ  the Thirteenth Century 1216-1307 by Sir Maurice Powicke, 1953 First Edition the Fourteenth Century 1307-1399 by May Mckisack, 1959 First Edition the Fifteenth Century 1399-1485 by E.F. Jacob, 1961 First Edition Anglo-Saxon England by F.M. Stenton, 1963 Second Edition Reprintâ  from Domesday Book to Magna Carta 1087-1216 by Austin Lane Poole, 1964 Second Edition Reprintâ 

Various Authors · 1952 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Oxford Clarendon Press , 1952-1964. Cloth. An excellent six-volume collection of works from The Oxford History of England in the publisher's original cloth.  A six-volume collection of historical Oxford Clarendon Press works on England during the Middle Ages and T...