Storia moderna

Trial of Mrs Maybrick

H. B. Irving · 1912 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

Edinburgh, William Hodge & Company, 1912 . First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition of this account of the trial of a famous London murderer, a case that has since been linked to the unsolved identity of Jack the Ripper. The first edition of this account of the trial of ...

The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali Book I: Concentration Book II: Means of Concentraion Book III: Attention Book IV: The Essential Nature of Isolation

Patanjali · 1922 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

Not Stated , Not Stated , [1922]. Cloth. A pocket sized edition of the important yoga aphorisms of Patanjali. A copy of the English translation of the important yoga aphorisms of Patanjali, complete in four books focused on concentration, discipline, attention, and isolation. ...

The Book of Churchilliana

Douglas Hall · 2006 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.35 | $48.88 | ¥7,806)

Not Stated , New Cavendish Books Dist, 2006. Hardback. A definite collection of memorabilia concerning Winston Churchill, a new edition sealed in its shrink wraps. A tribute to Winston Churchill, a definite collection of memorabilia concerning the celebrated UK Prime Minister ...

R.A. F. Middle East

1945 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, His Majesty's Stationery Office , 1945. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this official account of air operations in the Middle East during the Second World War. The official account of the air operations in the Middle East during the Second World War...

Masters and Commanders: How Roosevelt, Churchill, Marshall and Alanbrooke Won the War in the West

Andrew Roberts · 2008 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, Allen Lane; Penguin Books, 2008. First edition. Cloth. A splendid first edition of this historical study of the war, signed by the author to the title page. The first edition, first impression of this work, describing how Roosevelt, Churchill, Marshall and Alanbrooke s...

Picture Post Vol. 7 No. 8

Stefan Lorant [ed.] · 1940 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)

London, Hulton Press , 1940. First edition. Paperback. A number of 'Picture Post,' a popular British photojournalistic magazine in the mid-twentieth-century. The 1940 May issue of Picture Post, a popular British photojournalistic magazine that ran from 1938 to 1957, ...

Nature in Eastern Norfolk

Arthur H. Patterson · 1906 · Rooke Books

£43.00 (€51.54 | $56.81 | ¥9,072)

London, Methuen & Co. 1906. Cloth. A second edition of Arthur Patterson's natural exploration of Norfolk, illustrated with delightful plates in colour by Frank Southgate. This work contains a catalogue of the birds, fish, mammals, reptilia, amphibia, crustacea, and mollus...

The Diary of a Staff Officer Air Intelligence Liaison Officer at Advanced Headquarters North B.A. F. F 1940

[Philip Gribble] · 1941 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

London, Methuen and Co, 1941. Fine Binding. A finely bound copy of this anonymously published memoir regarding the Battle of France. Told through diary entries of an Air Liaison Officer. This first-hand account provides an overview of the German advance from May-June 1940 and ...

King Edward the Seventh

Philip Magnus · 1964 · Rooke Books

£675.00 (€809.09 | $891.77 | ¥142,404)

London, John Murray, 1964. First edition. Fine Binding. A finely bound copy of this biography regarding King Edward VII of the United Kingdom. In a fine binding by renowned firm Sangorski and Sutcliffe. From the library of socialite and patron of the arts Audrey Pleydell-Bouve...

King George VI His Life and Reign

John W Wheeler-Bennett · 1958 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.07 | $918.19 | ¥146,623)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1958. First edition. Fine Binding. A sumptuously bound copy of this biography regarding King George VI of England. In a fine binding by renowned firm Sangorski and Sutcliffe as a Christmas gift from Stanley Bray to socialite and close friend Audrey Pl...

Charles II, Henry VIII, and James I and VI

Osmund Airy; A. F. Pollard; T. F. Henderson · 1901 · Rooke Books

£460.00 (€551.38 | $607.72 | ¥97,046)

London, Goupil & Co. 1901-4. First edition. Leather. Three large paper first limited editions of these biographies of important British regents. Three first limited edition comprising extensive biographies of three British Kings: Charles II, Henry VIII and James I and VI. Each...

Annuaire Des Deux Mondes

Various · 1857 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.70 | $290.65 | ¥46,413)

Paris, Bureau de la Revue des Deux Mondes, 1857-1867. Leather. Six volumes of this French political and cultural periodical, which has been published monthly since 1829. Commenced in the year 1829, Revue des Deux Mondes is a French monthly journal regarding current affairs, cu...

Concerning Some Scotch Surnames

Cosmo Innes · 1860 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Edinburgh, Edmonston and Douglas, 1860. First edition. Leather. A fascinating account of Scottish surnames and their origins, being a first edition. Written by Scottish antiquary and judge Cosmo Innes, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Scotland who was an expert in deciphering ...

The Coldstream Guards 1914-1918

John Ross-of-Bladensburg · 1928 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.68 | $310.47 | ¥49,578)

London, Oxford University Press, 1928. First edition. Cloth. Three volumes concerning the oldest serving regular regiment of the British Army, the Coldstream Guards. The first edition, complete with the third volume of maps. An extensive account of the history of the Coldstrea...

Old Paris: Its Court and Its Salons

Catherine Charlotte Lady Jackson · 1895 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

Boston, Joseph Knight Company , 1895. Cloth. An exceptional complete collection of Lady Jackson's retracing of the history of old Paris in two volumes. Prolific author Lady Jackson was the daughter of Thomas Wakefield, specialised in the area of European history and of th...

Appendix to Reports from the Commissioners Appointed by His Majesty to Execute the Measures Recommended by a Select Committee of the House of Commons Respecting the Public Records of the Kingdom

1819 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.41 | ¥39,029)

London, The House of Commons, 1819. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this interesting collection of facsimiles of important political reports from the history of Britain, with many of the facsimiles on folding plates. The first edition of this work.An immense work co...

True Stories from English History from the Conquest to the Present Time

Oscar Browning · 1886 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.41 | ¥10,127)

London, Griffith, Farran, Okeden & Welsh, 1886. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of Oscar Browning's educational history of England for children, complete with illustrations throughout. The scarce first edition of this work.A concise history of England for chi...

Haydn&Apos;S Dictionary of Dates

Benjamin Vincent · 1878 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London, E. Moxon, Son & Co. 1878. Leather. A handy dictionary of dates regarding all manner of things, customs and events from across the globe. The sixteenth edition of this popular work. Covering all sorts of things, from oysters to pantomimes, and ventriloquism to the Battl...

Essays Upon Several Moral Subjects

Jeremy Collier · 1709 · Rooke Books

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

London, D. Brown; George Strahan; W. B. for S. Keeble, 1709-22. First edition. Leather. A mixed edition uniformly bound set of Jeremy Collier's popular 'Essays', the third volume here being the first edition. Complete in three volumes.Jeremy Collier's &apos...

Old Paris: Its Social, Historical and Literary Associations Including an Account of the Famous Cabarets, Hotels, Cafes, Salons, Clubs, Pleasure Gardens, Fairs and Fetes, and the Theatres of the French Capital in Bygone Times

Henry C. Shelley · 1912 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Andrew Melrose, 1912. First edition. Cloth. The first impression of this charming volume dedicated to the history and antiquities of old Paris by Henry Shelley. A lovely volume exploring the history and antiquities of old Paris, with chapters on the famous cabarets, ca...