Storia moderna

An Ancient Manuscript of the Eighth or Ninth Century: Formerly Belonging to St. Mary&Apos;S Abbey, or Nunnaminster, Winchester.

Walter De Gray Birch · 1889 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Simpkin and Marshall , 1889. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this translation of an ancient manuscript from the eighth or ninth century. First edition. With a folding frontispiece, being a facsimile of the original manuscript. Collated complete. The...

Domesday and Feudal Statistics

A. H. Inman · 1900 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Elliot Stock, 1900. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this uncommon study of the Domesday, by A. H. Inman. The first edition of this work.An uncommon work.Presentation copy, with a stamp to the head of the title.A. H. Inman's study on the Domesday, presen...

1957 Margaret the First: A Biography of Margaret Cavendish Duchess of Newcastle 1623-1673

Douglas Grant · 1957 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1957. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this biography on Margaret the First by Douglas Grant, in the original vanishingly scarce dust wrapper and previously owned by the author, with a letter addressed to him. The first edition. Previously ...

Punch&Apos;S Pocket-Book Containing a Calendar, Cash Account, Diary and Memoranda

1877 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Punch Office, 1877-1879. First edition. Leather. A pleasing pair of morocco-bound Punch Pocket-Books, containing a calendar, humorous short stories and more. First editions. Both bound in the original full red morocco, with a working wallet-style closure that closes th...

Old Flanders; or, Popular Traditions and Legends of Belgium

Octave Delepierre · 1845 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, T. C. Newby, 1845. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition of this collection of legends from Belgium, in two volumes. Complete in two volumes. First edition. Very scarce. A collection of the popular traditions and legends of Belgium, including: Antigon or ...

Lettres En Partie Inedites de Madame Roland (Mademoiselle Phlipon) Aux Demoiselles Cannet Suivies Des Lettres de Madame Roland a Bosc Servan, Lanthenas, Robespierre, Etc. Et de Documents Inedits Avec Une Introduction Et Des Notes Par C.A. Dauban

Madame Roland; C. A. Dauban [intro.] · 1867 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Paris , Henri Plon, 1867. Leather. A valuable selection of the famous letters from French revolutionary and writer, Madame Roland. Complete in two volumes. Uniformly bound in quarter crushed morocco. With a tissue-guarded portrait frontispiece to Volume I.Madame Roland was a h...

Nordic Twilight

E. M. Forster · 1940 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1940. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. The first edition of this Macmillan War Pamphlet containing E. M. Forster's important statement of his belief in the British effort during the Second World War. The first edition of the work. One o...

Dress Worn by Gentlemen at His Majesty&Apos;S Court and on Occasions of Ceremony

H. Graham Bennet [ed.] · 1903 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Harrison & Sons, 1903 . Cloth. A scarce 'new edition, revised and enlarged' of this illustrated account of the clothing worn by gentlemen in British courts. A scarce work, 'collected from official sources with the sanction of the Lord Chamberlain&apos.Il...

Ten Chapters 1942 to 1945

B. L. Montgomery; Winston Churchill · 1946 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Hutchinson and Co, 1946. First edition. Leather. A unique British history of the Second World War, as told in chapters by a senior Army Officer and facsimile prints of Winston Churchill's own impressions. The first edition. In the publisher's original morocco...

The History of the Rebellion and CIVIL Wars in England

Edward Earl of Clarendon · 1826 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

Oxford, The Clarendon Press, 1826 . Leather. A complete collection of the new edition of Edward, Earl of Clarendon's important historical work surrounding the English civil wars. A new edition. Complete in eight volumes. Uniformly bound in full calf. An important historic...

The Greville Memoirs

Charles C. F. Greville; Henry Reeve · 1875 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.13 | $858.74 | ¥137,130)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1875-87. First edition. Leather. A first edition set of Greville's monumental series of journals, an in-depth look at the reigns of three monarchs. The fifth edition of Volumes I, II, and III, the first edition of Volumes IV to VIII.Comple...

Loyaute M&Apos; Oblige Historical Record of the Eighty-First Regiment

1872 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

Gibraltar, The Twenty-Eighth Regimental Press, 1872. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this very scarce history of the Eighty-First Regiment, with two hand-coloured plates. A very scarce work, the first edition.Illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece, one hand...

A History of the Cries of London: Ancient and Modern

Charles Hindley · 1884 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Charles Hindley , 1884. Cloth. The second edition of this intriguing study of the cries, stories, and street traders of London, with many woodcuts from Thomas and John Bewick. The second edition of this work. Rebound in full navy cloth. Undated, dated from several copi...

The Wykehamist

1901 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

Winchester, P. & G. Wells, 1901-06 . First edition. Leather. A collection of issues of The Wykehamist, the Winchester-College periodical detailing events and pupils from the esteemed school, whose name originates from its founder, William of Wykeham. Bound in half calf with th...

Figaro Illustre: November 1893 (No 44), December 1894 (No 57), February 1897 (No 83)

Various · 1893 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Paris , Boussod, Valadon & Cie, 1893-1897. Magazine. A pleasing set of three colour-illustrated magazines, 'Le Figro Illustre', being monthly supplements for the popular French magazine 'Figaro&apos. Three monthly supplements published by prominent French newspa...

A Sammelband of Eighttracts on Irish Politics

Henry Grattan; William Smith; Charles Butler · 1795 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€898.99 | $990.85 | ¥158,227)

Dublin; London; Edinburgh, J. Milliken; J. Moore; Marchbank; J. Taylor; J. White; J. Moir; J. Hatchard; J. Debrett; Thomas Burnside, 1795-1812 . First edition. Leather. A sammelband of eight late eighteenth century and early nineteenth century tracts on politics and religion i...

Old Inns

Cecil Aldin · 1925 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, William Heinemann, 1925 . Cloth. Cecil Aldin's charming collection of illustrations of old inns, in the uncommon original dust wrapper. The third impression of this work, which was first published in 1921.In the uncommon publisher's original unclipped dust wr...

Bibliographia Brasiliana: A Bibliographical Essay on Rare Books About Brazil Published from 1504 to 1900 and Works of Brazilian Authors Published Abroad Before the Independence of Brazil in 1822

Rubens Bora de Moraes · 1958 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Amsterdam and Rio De Janeiro, Colibris Editora Ltda. 1958. First edition. Cloth. A complete two volume set of this limited edition, illustrated, bibliographical work on Brazilian books and books on Brazil. Complete in two volumes. First edition. Limited edition of which this i...

Patrins, to Which Is Added an Inquirendo Into the Wit & Other Good Parts of His Late Majesty King Charles the Second

Louise Imogen Guiney · 1897 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Boston, Copeland and Day, 1897. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon collection of essays by Louise Imogen Guiney, a smart copy of the first edition. The first edition of this uncommon work.A series of essays by Louise Imogen Guiney, including 'On the Rabid versus the Harmle...

Ramses II and His Time: A Volume in the Ages in Chaos Series

Immanuel Velikovsky · 1978 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Sidgwick and Jackson, 1978. First edition. Cloth. A radical reconstruction of the chronology concerning Ramses II, presented by Immanuel Velikovsky as an instalment for his 'Ages in Chaos' series. The first UK edition. In the publisher's original unclipp...