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De Maisse a Journal of All That Was Accomplished by Monsieur de Maisse Ambassador in England from King Henri IV to Queen Elizabeth Anno Domini 1597

G. B. Harrison; A. Jones · 1931 · Rooke Books

£44.99 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London , The Nonesuch Press, 1931. First edition. Cloth. The first English edition of this history of the court of Elizabeth I, and the place of Monsieur de Maisse. Translated from the original French. G. B. Harrison (14 July 1894 – 1 November 1991) was one of the leading Sha...

The Panorama of the World, or an Enquiry Into the Manners and Customs of the Principal Foreign Inhabitants of the Globe

Anonymous · 1820 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.85 | $171.78 | ¥27,434)

London, R. Miller , 1820. Leather. A truly charming work exploring the different cultures throughout the world. Illustrated with hand coloured illustrations throughout. Featuring seven of the eight original plates. As well as a vignette title page. Bound without the original p...

Dr Goldsmith&Apos;S Roman History

Dr Goldsmith · 1802 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Rivington, 1802. Leather. A scarce edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Ancient Rome. Abridged by the author for the use in schools, this volume traces Rome from its kingdom to the Republic. Contains illustrative plate and ink inscription. A scarce and hugely inf...

A History of the Early Part of the Reign of James the Second: With an Introductory Chapter

The Right Hon. Charles James Fox · 1808 · Rooke Books

£215.00 (€257.75 | $284.09 | ¥45,371)

London, William Miller, 1808. Leather. A history of the early part of the reign of the Catholic English King James II. First printing for W. Bulmer and Co. Including frontispiece of Charles James Fox. Fox was born in 1749, and served as a long term member of parliament. Openly...

Captain John Smith

A G Bradley · 1908 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1908. Leather. A lovely prize bound copy of this biographical work, by A G Bradley An illustrated edition of this biography of Captain John Smith. With a portrait frontispiece and a folding map of Virginia. John Smith was an English solider, and explo...

Introductory Lectures on Modern History

Thomas Arnold · 1874 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, Longmans, Green and Co, 1874. Leather. A scarce edition of Thomas Arnold's 19th Century lectures on Modern History. Scarce. The headmaster of The Rugby School from 1828-1841, Arnold's lectures are transcribed here from exactly how they were delivered, and thu...

A New History of England in English and French by Question and Answer Extracted from the Most Celebrated English Historians Particularly M de Rapin Thoyras

John Lockman · 1729 · Rooke Books

£260.00 (€311.70 | $343.55 | ¥54,868)

London, N Prevost and Comp and B Motte, 1729. Leather. A scarce eighteenth century history work. A history of England, in a question and answer format. Written in both English and French this work discusses the Roman history, the Saxons all the way to Queen Anne. The author us...

Stories of the Wars. 1574-1658

John Tillotson · 1865 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, S O Beeton, 1865. Leather. A history of the wars between 1574-1658, in very attractive leather binding. With eight colour plates, as well as numerous other illustrations throughout, the work focusses on the rise of the Dutch Republic up until the death of Cromwell. An ...

Report from the Select Committee of the House of Lords on the Public Health Acts (Amendment) Bill (H.L. ): Together with the Proceedings of the Committee. Minutes of Evidence. By the Select Committee on the Public Health Acts (Amendment) Bill

Anonymous · 1905 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,549)

London, His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1905. Cloth. A scarce Edwardian report on the Public Health Acts Amendment Bill, containing numerous interview transcripts. 'Ordered, by the House of Commons, to be Printed&apos. With a bookbinder's stamp for W. Easy, Lon...

Style and Title a Complete Guide to Social Forms of Address

Ellen Countess of Desart; Constance Hoster · 0 · Rooke Books

£34.99 (€41.95 | $46.23 | ¥7,384)

London, Christophers, c1925. Cloth. A comprehensive introduction social conventions of address, style and title. Written in a collaboration between Constance Holster and Ellen Countess of Desart, an Irish politician and company director. In the publisher's original blue c...

Asiatic Studies Religious and Social by 1906 - London - ;

Alfred C Lyall · 1906 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, John Murray, 1906. Cloth. A smart copy of the British civil servant, literary historian and poet Alfred C Lyall's 'Asiatic Studies', in its second series. Following a career in the Indian Civil Service and as Home Secretary to the Government of India Lya...

Memoirs of the Count de Gramont the Amorous History of the English Court Under the Reign of Charles II

Count Anthony Hamilton; Henry Vizetelly (ed.) · 1889 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Vizetelly & Co, 1889. Cloth. An illustrated edition of this work by Anthony Hamilton, originally published in French under the title 'Memoires du Comte de Gramont&apos. The subject of this text is Philibert de Gramont a French nobleman, and brother-in-law of the a...

The American Indian As a Sea-Fighter in Colonial Times

Horace P Beck · 1959 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Connecticut, The Marine Historical Association, 1959. Paperback. A fascinating historical work on the indigenous people of America. This work looks into the colonial times and the indigenous Americans that travelled the seas. There are chapters on 'The Indian as a Mariner...

Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress at the Commencement of the First Session of the Thirty-Fourth Congress Part IV Illustrations Belonging to Reports Accompanying This Message

United States 34th Congress, 1st Session · 1856 · Rooke Books

£600.00 (€719.30 | $792.82 | ¥126,618)

Washington, A C F Nicholson, 1856. First edition. Cloth. A work published relating to the first session of the thirty-fourth congress. This volume is a collection of maps and plans to accompany the reports from the meeting at congress. The first edition of this work. Collated,...

Britain Long Ago

E.M. Wilmot-Buxton · 1914 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London , George G. Harrap and Company, 1914. Cloth. A uncommon, decorative history volume with original dustwrapper. Scarce in the dustwrapper. With plates throughout, the work focuses on several historical and mythological happenings in Britain's history. Contains a book...

Godoy the First Dictator of Modern Times the End of the Old Spanish Empire

Hans Rodger Madol and G. D. H. Pidcock · 1934 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London , Hurst and Blackett , 1934. First edition. Cloth. An insightful biographical look into the life and dictatorship of Manuel Godoy. First translated edition, from the original German by Hans Roger Madol. Featuring rare original dustwrapper, and eight illustrations throug...

The Old Public School-Boys&Apos; Who&Apos;S Who Series Eton

Rev. Edward Lyttelton · 1933 · Rooke Books

£44.99 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London , St. James's Press, 1933. First edition. Cloth. The Old Public School-Boys' Who's Who Series: Eton, with a prefatory essay by the Hon. and Rev. Edward Lyttelton who was Headmaster of Eton from 1905-16. With a portrait of founder Henry VI to frontispiece....

The Fall of the Roman Empire: A Reappraisal

Michael Grant · 1976 · Rooke Books

£44.99 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Radnor , The Annenberg School Press, 1976. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating companion to Edward Gibbon's seminal work The Fall of the Roman Empire. Michael Grant (1914 – 2004), an English classicist, numismatist, and author of numerous popular books on ancient history...

This Generation

Thomas Cox Meech · 1927 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.43 | ¥10,129)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1927-28. First edition. Cloth. A scarce two volume set of this work by Thomas Meech The first edition, complete in two volumes. A history of Great Britain and Ireland between 1900 - 1926. Thomas Meech was an English journalist, author and lawyer best k...

The Wonderland of Big Game Being an Account of Two Trips Through Tanganyika and Kenya

Major A. Radclyffe Dugmore · 1925 · Rooke Books

£69.99 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,770)

London, Arrowsmith, 1925. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this illustrated travel book. By Major A. Radclyffe Dugmore, Author of 'Camera Adventures in the African Wilds', 'The Romance of the Beaver', 'The Romance of the Caribou', 'Th...