Storia

A Popular History of British Zoophytes or Corallines

Rev. D. Landsborough · 1852 · Rooke Books

£114.00 (€136.67 | $150.64 | ¥24,057)

London, Reeve and Co. 1852 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this illustrated natural history volume by natural historian David Landsborough. The first edition of the work.In publisher's original decorative red cloth binding.Illustrated with a coloured front...

The Eighteen Nineties

Holbrook Jackson · 1913 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, Grant Richards Ltd, 1913. First edition. Cloth. A bright and attractive example of the first edition of Holbrook Jackson's study of society and culture of the 1890s, beautifully illustrated throughout. The first edition.'The Eighteen Nineties' explores t...

Memoirs Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn

John Evelyn; William Bray [ed.] · 1819 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)

London, Henry Colburn, 1819 . Leather. Two beautifully illustrated volumes of John Evelyn's life and writings, edited by William Bray. The second edition of this work, frequently regarded as the best edition of the publication. The illustrated two volume second edition of...

The Royal Kalendar; the Court and Country Companion; Ridgway&Apos;S Peerage; Ridgway&Apos;S Baronetage

James Ridgway · 1837 · Rooke Books

£335.00 (€401.61 | $442.66 | ¥70,695)

London, James Ridgway and Sons; Suttaby; Longman, Rees, Orme & Co, 1837 . Leather. Two handsomely bound and scarce volumes of peerages and reference works for 1837, with both the Royal Calendar and Ridgway's Peerage and Baronetage for the year present. Beautifully bound i...

The History of the Ancient Parish of Sandbach, Co. Chester

J. P. Earwaker · 1890 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

London and Redhill, For Private Circulation, 1890. First edition. Cloth. Scarce limited first edition of Earwaker's illustrated history of Sandbach with the bookplate of Robert Crewe-Milnes and five pages of handwritten historical notes to front of text. First edition. Sc...

Narrative of a Five Years&Apos; Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the Wild Coast of South America; from the Year 1772, to 1777: Elucidating the History of That Country, and Describing Its Productions, Viz. Quadrupedes, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Trees, Shrubs, Fruits, & Roots; with an Account of the Indians of Guiana, & Negroes of Guinea Vol. II

Capt. J. G. Stedman [John Gabriel Stedman] · 1796 · Rooke Books

£1,295.00 (€1,552.49 | $1,711.16 | ¥273,283)

London, J. J. Johnson, 1796. First edition. Leather. Captain John Gabriel Stedman's strikingly illustrated first-hand account of his deployment to the Dutch-controlled colony of Surinam. First edition. A deluxe large paper first edition with hand-coloured plates was publi...

William Strang Catalogue of His Etched Work

William Strang; Laurence Binyon [intro.] · 1906 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

Glasgow, James Maclehose and Sons, 1906. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this illustrated catalogue of works by Scottish artist William Strang. A very scarce first edition, in original green cloth.Features 97 unlisted double-sided plates.No other collation...

Tunis: The Land and the People

The Chevalier De Hesse-Wartegg · 1882 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1882 . First edition. Cloth. An illustrated first edition copy of this historical account of nineteenth century Tunis. The first edition of the work.In publisher's original brown decorative cloth binding. Illustrated with a frontispiece and 5 pla...

Mellificium Chirurgiae: Or, the Marrow of Chirurgery Much Enlarged

James Cooke · 1676 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.66 | $383.19 | ¥61,199)

London, J. D. for Benj. Shirley, 1676 . Leather. A very scarce and highly impressive late 17th century medical work, offering unparalleled insight into developments in surgery in the late 1600s. First published in 1648, this is a later corrected edition. This work is very scar...

A New History of England by Question and Answer, Extracted from the Most Celebrated English Historians

[John Lockman] · 1756 · Rooke Books

£260.00 (€311.70 | $343.55 | ¥54,868)

London, T. Astley , 1756. Leather. A revised edition of this popular question-and-answer history book, complete with thirty-two beautiful copper plates. The ninth edition, corrected. First published in 1729.In a full contemporary calf binding. Retaining the original endpapers,...

Scent O&Apos; the Broom and Other Verses

Barbara Ross M'Intosh · 1923 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Edinburgh, David Macdonald Ltd, 1923. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce true first edition of Scots and English poetry, by Barbara Ross M'Intosh. A very scarce true first edition of this book of poetry by Scottish poet, or makar, Barbara Ross M'IntoshBound in its o...

History of the Three Royal Exchanges, the Gresham Lectures, and Gresham Almshouses

J. G. White · 1896 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Effingham Wilson, 1896. First edition. Hardback. A detailed history of London"s three Royal Exchanges and the Gresham charitable endowments, tracing the architectural and civic legacy of Sir Thomas Gresham. In the publisher's original paper covered boards.Inscribe...

Souvenirs Historiques Sur la Revolution de 1830

S. Berard · 1834 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

Paris, Perrotin, Editeur, 1834. First edition. Hardback. An uncommon copy of the only edition of this title, bound in decoratively tooled half calf. An uncommon copy of this title, one of the first and only edition.Published in 1834, this work features 2 folding facsimile lett...

Les Salles de D&Apos;Armes de Paris

A. de Saint-Albin · 1875 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

Paris, Glady Freres Editeurs, 1875. Leather. A handsome 3 quarter morocco copy of this uncommon illustrated title. A handsome and uncommon copy of this limited edition work, bound in smart 3 quarter scarlet morocco, with marbles boards.Decorated with charmingly delicate gilt t...

2 Vols the Family History of England: CIVIL, Military, Social, Commercial and Religious Volumes I and II

Rev. James Taylor · 1813 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, William Mackenzie , c1870. Cloth. The first two volumes of Taylor"s richly illustrated "The Family History of England", an accessible Victorian survey of the nation"s civil, military, social, commercial, and religious development. In the publisher's original cloth...

Amusements Serious and Comical and Other Works

Tom Brown · 1927 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, George Routledge & Sons, Ltd. 1927. First edition. Cloth. The illustrated first edition of this depiction of London life in later Stuart times, with a frontispiece and 15 plates. The first edition of the work.In publisher's original blue cloth binding.With a front...

The Diary of Samuel Pepys Vols. I-III: 1659-1663; the Diary of Samuel Pepys Vols. IV-VI: 1664-1667; the Diary of Samuel Pepys Vols. VII-VIII: 1667-1669.

Samuel Pepys; Henry B Wheatley · 1926 · Rooke Books

£440.00 (€527.49 | $581.40 | ¥92,853)

London, G. Bell and Sons Ltd. 1926 . Leather. Complete full-calf Henry B. Wheatley edition of Pepys' diaries, the important account from the English Restoration period. In full calf binding with marbled endpapers. Binding signed by Bickers & Son Ltd.Complete in eight volu...

West-End Gazette of Gentlemen&Apos;S Fashions

Various; E. B. Giles [ed.]; F. T. Prewett [ed.]; P. Donlan [ed.]; F. J. Terry [ed.]; Walter S. Ward [ed.] · 1889 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)

London, Simpkin Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. 1889-1892. Leather. An incredibly scarce illustrated publication of the magazine, containing sketches, articles, and diagrams of sewing patterns. A very scarce publication of the men's fashion magazine title that began publis...

The Book of the Army Pageant Held at Fulham Palace 20th June to 2nd July, 1910

F. R. Benson [ed.]; Algernon Tudor Craig [ed.] · 1910 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, Sir Joseph Causton & Sons Limited, 1910. First edition. Cloth. A well-illustrated first edition copy of this title, in smart original binding. A lovely copy of this 1910 work in its original pictorial cloth binding, with striking colour illustration to front board.This...

The Book of Dignities

Joseph Timothy Haydn · 1851 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1851. Cloth. A modernised political index of government figures across the British Empire during the mid-nineteenth century. An intriguing source for political historians. The Book of Dignities, an extensive political index written ...