Storia moderna

The English Way: Studies in English Sanctity from St. . Bede to Newman

Maisie Ward [ed.]; M. C. D'arcy; Hilaire Belloc; G. K. Chesterton; Christopher Dawson; et al. · 1933 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

London & New York, Sheed & Ward, 1933 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce collection of biographical essays on a range of religious English figures. First edition. Commercially very scarce. In the publisher's original cloth binding. A curious compilat...

2vols in 1 Paris Qui Danse; Ce Qu"on Mange a Paris

Pierre Delcourt; Louis Bloch · 1889 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

Paris, A la Librairie Illustree; Librairie Henry du Parc, [1889]. First edition. Leather. The scarce first editions of two engaging studies of Parisian life bound in one volume, offering insight into the dance, food, and drink culture of 19th century Paris. In a contemporary h...

Adventures in Arabia: Among the Bedouins, Druses, Whirling Dervishes, & Yezidee Devil Worshipers

W.B. Seabrook · 1935 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)

New York, Blue Ribbon Books, 1935. Cloth. An intriguing travel book telling of the rituals, customs and beliefs Seabrook witnessed while experiencing the hospitality of Bedouin tribes. Adventures in Arabia: Among the Bedouins, Druses, Whirling Dervishes, & Yezidee Devil Worshi...

(1963) the Legacy of Persia; (1965) the Legacy of Islam.

A. J. Arberry; Sir Thomas Arnold; Alfred Guillaume · 1963 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,036)

Oxford, At the Clarendon Press, 1963-1965. Cloth. A scholarly set of two historical works in the Oxford University "Legacy" series, highly illustrated and presented in the original, uniform dust wrappers. Collection comprised of: (1963) The Legacy of Persia by A. J. Arberry; (...

Wilding&Apos;S Directory of Shrewsbury and Surrounding Districts, 1906; 1910; 1916

Anonymous [Longworth Wilding] · 1906 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)

Shrewsbury, Longworth Wilding, 1906-1916. Cloth. Three editions within the very scarce series of Wilding's Directories of Shrewsbury and its environs, compiled by Longworth Wilding. Three editions within the very scarce series of Wilding's Directories of Shrewsbury, ...

Directory for the County of Salop, Containing Classified Trade and Commercial Lists of Towns, Parishes, Villages and Hamlets

Frank Porter · 1888 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

Liverpool, Frank Porter, 1888. Cloth. A very scarce directory offering the occupations of residents in the rural county of Salop during late Victorian Britain. The very scarce Directory for the County of Salop, Containing Classified Trade and Commercial Lists of Towns, Parishe...

Worrall&Apos;S Directory of North Wales: Comprising the Counties of Anglesey, Carnarvon, Denbigh, Flint, Merioneth, and Montgomery, with Chester, Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Aberystwyth.

John Worrall · 1874 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.68 | $310.47 | ¥49,562)

Oldham, John Worrall, 1874. Cloth. A very scarce directory for North Wales, containing hundreds of advertisements that will transport the reader to the region in the late Victorian period. The very scarce Worrall's Directory of North Wales: Comprising the counties of Angl...

Prejudice and Judgement

P. J. Grigg [Sir James Grigg] · 1948 · Rooke Books

£57.00 (€68.32 | $75.31 | ¥12,021)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1948. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition autobiography of WWII Secretary of State for War James Grigg, with dust wrapper. A scarce first edition, with the original decorated dust wrapper, clipped, but with original price remaining. Within, the ...

Official Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue of the Great Exhibition

The Great Exhibition · 1851 · Rooke Books

£1,450.00 (€1,738.04 | $1,915.66 | ¥305,809)

London, Spicer Brothers & W. Clowes & Sons, 1851 . First edition. Cloth. The richly illustrated three volume catalogue of the exhibits of the 1851 Crystal Palace Exhibition, the first in a series of World's Fairs. With a further supplementary volume also present. The firs...

The Delco-Remy Coil Ignition System

Anonymous [Delco-Remy Hyatt Ltd.] · 1937 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,225)

London, Delco-Remy Hyatt Ltd. c1937. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce handbook illustrating the principles behind Delco-Remy's new Coil Ignition System, an intriguing piece for looking into the development of motor technology. A very scarce pamphlet and handbook on the De...

The Racing Car: Development and Design

Cecil Clutton, Cyril Posthumus, Denis Jenkinson · 1956 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

London, B. T. Batsford, 1956. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of an attractive illustrated history on the development of the racing car, including intricate drawings by George A. Oliver. The first edition of The Racing Car: Development and Design, an attractive illustr...

Forty Drawings of Fishes Made by the Artists Who Accompanied Captain James Cook on His Three Voyages to the Pacific

P. J. P. Whitehead · 1968 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

London, Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History), 1968 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderful example of this impressive first edition study of the drawings of fish made by artists accompanying Captain James Cook on his monumental voyages. The first edition of this work, ...

The Annals of Hampstead

Thomas J. Barratt · 1912 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,453)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1912. First edition. Cloth. A complete limited edition set of Barratt's beautifully illustrated history of Hampstead, signed by the author. The first edition, first impression of this three-volume set, one of 550 limited edition copies in t...

1816 a Historical Account Interspersed with Biographical Anecdotes of the House of Saxony, Tracing the Decent of the Present Royal and Ducal Branches; and Containing a Memoir of the Life of His Serene Highness Leopold George Christian Frederic, Duke of Saxony

Frederic Shoberl · 1816 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,472)

London, Ackermann, 1816. First edition. Leather. A handsome copy of the first edition of this historical collection of anecdotes and memoirs on the Duke of Saxony (Leopold George Christian Frederic) bound in full calf. Bound in full calf with gilt decoration to the spine. A co...

Sinbad of the Coast Guard

George F. Foley · 1945 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

New York, Dodd, Mead & Company, 1945. First edition. Cloth. A scarce signed first edition recounting the true story of Sinbad, the celebrated canine mascot of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Campbell, illustrated throughout by by official Coast Guard Artist, George Gray.  In the p...

The Diary of a Dead Officer: Being the Posthumous Papers of Arthur Graeme West

Arthur Graeme West; [C. E. M. Joad] · 1918 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.37 | ¥68,543)

London, At the Office of The Herald, 1918. First edition. Hardback. Very scarce first edition of the posthumous First World War diary of writer and pacifist Arthur Graeme West. Very scarce first edition.In publisher's original paper-backed boards.The posthumous First Worl...

The New Present State of Great-Britain

None Stated [William Knox] · 1776 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.85 | ¥83,307)

London, J. Almon, 1776. Hardback. A scarce copy of the 'New Present State', a British history offering an important record of the government, inhabitants, trade and customs of the period. The second edition of The New Present State. Anonymously published (though cred...

The French Colonial Venture

Constant Southworth · 1931 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

London, P. S. King & Son, 1931. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a comprehensive dive into the trade and geography of the Third French Republic, including folding plates of statistics to the rear. The first edition of The French Colonial Venture, written by historian...

Voyages D&Apos;Antenor En Grã¨Ce Et En Asie, Avec Des Notions Sur L&Apos;ã‰Gypte: Manuscrit Grec Trouve a Herculanum Tome Premier, Tome Second, Tome Troisiã¨Me

E. F. Lantier · 1801 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

Paris, F. Buisson, 1801. Leather. A scarce, three-volume French translation of the supposed ancient voyages of Antenor, discovered by Étienne-François de Lantier. A pleasing fourth edition of Étienne-François de Lantier's popular fictional voyage, originally published in ...

The Man of Egypt

Clayton Sedgwick · 1913 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1913 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition copy of this illustrated account of twentieth century Egypt by Clayton Sedgwick. The first edition.In the publisher's original decorative brown cloth binding.Illustrated with a frontispiece, a...