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The Royal Kalendar and Court and City Register for England, Scotland, Ireland, and the Colonies

None stated · 1856 · Rooke Books

£285.00 (€341.62 | $376.52 | ¥60,126)

London, R. & A. Suttaby, 1856. First edition. Leather. A scarce volume of the 'Royal Kalendar', an annual publication providing historical insight into the government of the nineteenth century. The first edition, being a scarce volume from the year 1856. In the publi...

St Mildred and St Margaret Moyses Dedication of War Memorial Window

None stated · 1922 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

None stated, None stated, 1922. First edition. Leather. A beautifully bound order of service for a dedication of a war memorial window, bound in full crushed morocco by Zaensdorf. Bound in full crushed morocco binding by Zaehnsdorf. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece. ...

Shades and Echoes of Old London

John Stoughton · 1889 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, The Religious Tract Society , 1889 . Cloth. A pleasing second edition of this social and cultural history of London by John Stoughton. The second edition of this work. In the original decorative cloth binding.Illustrated with a frontispiece, three plates and numerous v...

Ye Parish of Camerwell: A Brief Account of the Parish of Camberwell, Its History and Antiquities

William Harnett Blanch · 1875 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, E. W. Allen , 1875. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this comprehensive illustrated survey of Camberwell, including its geology, old families and literary assocations. First edition. In the original decorative cloth binding.A delightful volume on the history ...

The London Life of Yesterday

Arthur Compton-Rickett · 1909 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Constable and Company Ltd. 1909. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this historical study of London life from English writer Arthur Compton-Rickett. First edition. A series of clearly defines pictures of certain notable epochs into which London history may ...

The Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield, K.G. , and His Times

Alexander Charles Ewald · 1881 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, William Mackenzie, 1881-1882. First edition. Cloth. A first edition complete set exploring the life of former Prime Minister and influential Conservative politician, Benjamin Disraeli, illustrated throughout. Complete in two volumes, bound in five. First edition. Each ...

Old England: A Pictorial Museum of Regal, Ecclesiastical, Municipal, Baronial, and Popular Antiquities

Charles Knight · 1845 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.68 | $310.47 | ¥49,578)

London, Charles Knight & Co, 1845. First edition. Cloth. The two volume first edition of Charles Knight's beautifully illustrated study of the antiquities and history of England, illustrated with chromolithographic plates throughout. The first edition of this work.Complet...

Annual Reports of the London and Home Counties Traffic Advisory Committee

Ministry of Transport · 1920 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,181)

London, HMSO, 1920-1932 . First edition. Paperback. A fascinating collection of six first edition and very scarce early 20th century annual reports regarding the management of traffic in London and the surrounding area. First editions of six very scarce annual reports of the &...

The Passing of the Stewarts

Agnes Mure Mackenzie · 1937 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Alexander Maclehose & Co. 1937. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this history of the long story leading up to the victory of Cromwell, from Scottish historian Agnes Mure Mackenzie. First edition. With the vanishingly scarce original unclipped dust wrapper...

Moore&Apos;S Almanack Improved; or Will&Apos;S Farmer and Countryman&Apos;S Calendar, for the Year 1852

Francis Moore · 1852 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,228)

Chiswick, C. Whittingham, 1852 . Leather. A charming example of Francis Moore's annual almanack, which offers agricultural advice aimed at rural readers. An 1852 edition of 'Moore's Almanack Improved; Or Will's Farmer and Countryman's Calendar', i...

A Copy of the Statistical Report on the Health of the Navy for the Year 1867

Lord John Hay · 1869 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, The House of Commons, 1869 . First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of this report on the health of the navy for the year 1867, signed by Sir Alexander Armstrong, Director General of the Medical Department of the Navy. A scarce first edition.Inscribed to the ...

The Lives of the Right Honourable Francis North, Baron Guilford, Lord Keeper

Roger North · 1826 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

London, Henry Colburn, 1826 . Leather. A complete three volume edition of Roger North's biography on himself and his two brothers, prominent figures in the courts of Charles II and James II. Complete in three volumes, a New Edition of this work.A biographical work on the ...

The Pictorial History of England During the Reign of George the Third: Being a History of the People, As Well As a History of the Kingdom.

George L. Craik; Charles Mac Farlane · 1841 · Rooke Books

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

London, Charles Knight and Co, 1841-44. Leather. A smartly bound complete set of this profusely illustrated and extensive historical account of England during the reign of George the third, bound in half calf. The second edition. A complete four volume set. The series is split...

Natural History Rambles: Lane and Field

Rev. J. G. Wood · 1879 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1879. Leather. A leather bound copy of this illustrated study of natural history from English writer John George Wood. Natural History Rambles series. Illustrated throughout. An exploration of the natural history of the mammal...

Histoire Des Rã©Volutions de Portugal

Rene-Aubert Vertot · 1722 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

Amsterdam, D'Etienne Roger, 1722. Leather. Vertot's history of Portugal's revolutions, in the original French, complete with folding plates. In the original French.'Histoire des Revolutions de Portugal' delves into the history of the revolutions in Por...

The Greville Memoirs: A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV

Charles C. F. Greville; Henry Reeve [ed.] · 1874 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1874 . First edition. Leather. The first two volumes of the first edition of the memoirs of Charles Greville, detailing the reigns of King George IV and King William IV. The first edition of this work.Present here are volumes I and II only of a...

History of Ancient Pottery: Egyptians, Assyrian, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman

Samuel Birch · 1873 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.92 | ¥59,071)

London, John Murray, 1873. Leather. Samuel Birch's detailed history on ancient pottery, bound in a beautiful decorative vellum binding, with numerous coloured plates throughout. The new and revised edition, being the first edition to be condensed into one volume.Illustrat...

A Glossary of Tudor and Stuart Words Especially from the Dramatists

Walter W. Skeat; A. L. Mayhew · 1914 · Rooke Books

£300.00 (€359.60 | $396.34 | ¥63,291)

Oxford , Clarendon Press, 1914. First edition. Leather. The first edition of A. L. Mayhew's dictionary of Tudor and Stuart words, collected by Walter Skeat, and bound in a half calf prize Oxford binding. The first edition. In a half calf prize binding with a gilt crest to...

As Contrastarias Em Portugal

Laurindo Costa · 1926 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Porto, Tipografia Fonseca , 1926. First edition. Leather. A very scarce account of Portugal's assay offices, illustrated with photogravures and engravings. First edition. A very scarce volume. Bound in quarter crushed morocco, with marbled paper covered boards. With origi...

Sketches of Hampshire; Embracing the Architectural Antiquities, Topography, &C. Of Country Adjacent to the River Itchen

John Duthy · 1972 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,173)

Alresford , Laurence Oxley, 1972. Cloth. An excellent facsimile of this 1839 history and topographical study of Hampshire. A facsimile of the 1839 edition. With the publisher's original dust wrapper, clipped.With the original illustrations, including eight plates, a map f...