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The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk&Apos;S Colonists [the Pioneers of Manitoba]

George Bryce · 1909 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Winnipeg, Russell, Lang & Co. 1909. Cloth. The story of the settlement of the Red River Colony, now Manitoba in Canada. Scarce work. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece, seven plates, and many in-text images. Collated complete. The story of the settlement made by Lord Sel...

Cook&Apos;S Guide to Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, Including Iceland

1897 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Thos. Cook & Son, 1897. Cloth. A bright third edition of this guide to Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. Thomas Cook's handbook for tourists of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, including Iceland, aimed at a middle-class audience. The series was issued to advertise Cook&apo...

Tools and Machinery Catalogue No. 214 with Price List

Gardiner, Sons & Co. · 1952 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

Bristol, Gardiner, Sons & Co. Ltd. 1952. Cloth. A scarce catalogue from Gardiner, Sons & Co. for their tools and machinery with illustrations. Scarce work. Catalogue No. 214. A detailed account of all tools and machinery parts available from Gardiner, Sons & Co. with illustrat...

The Peerage of England; Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of All the Peers of That Kingdom

Arthur Collins · 1768 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€899.12 | $991.02 | ¥158,272)

London, H. Woodfall, J. Beecroft et al, 1768. Leather. The complete seven volume fourth edition of Arthur Collins's genealogical history of England, illustrated with a wealth of engraved plates. Antiquarian Arthur Collins examines the history and lineage of the peerage fa...

At the Going Down of the Sun: British First World War Memorials; for Your Tomorrow: British Second World War Memorials

Derek Boorman · 1988 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

York, Derek Boorman, 1988-95. Paperback. Early editions of Derek Boorman's war memorials. Second editions, first paperback editions, both printed in the same year as the true first hardback edition. Derek Boorman's war memorials from both the First and Second World ...

The Chronicle of Richard of Devizes Concerning the Deeds of Richard the First, King of England

J. A. Giles · 1841 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

London, James Bohn, 1841. Leather. A smart first edition of this historical work on Richard of Devizes. First edition. Illustrated with a folding map to the rear. Collated complete. The work of Richard of Devises, an English chronicler and monk of St. Swithin's House at W...

A Detection of the Court and State of England During the Four Last Reigns, and the Inter-Regnum. Consisting of Private Memoirs, &C. With Observations and Reflections. And an Appendix, Discovering the Present State of the Nation

Roger Coke · 1696 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.66 | $383.19 | ¥61,199)

London, Not Stated, 1696. Leather. A scarce second edition history of the English Royal Courts from the reigns of James I and James II, written by Roger Coke. The second edition of this scarce work.Two volumes bound in one.ESTC citation number R223923.Volume II bound without t...

Miscellanea

William Temple · 1696 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Jacob Tonson; Awnsham and John Churchill, 1696-97. Leather. The collected essays of the leading statesman William Temple, including his works pondering politics and medical issues. Complete as two volumes in one. Part One is the fifth edition, dated 1697. Part Two is t...

Etat Des Cours de L&Apos;Europe Et Des Provinces de France Pour L&Apos;Annee M. Dcc. LXXXVI. Pubile Pour la Premiere Fois En 1783.

L'Abbe de la Roche-Tilhac · 1786 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

Paris, l'Auteur et le Roy; Les Principaux Libraires de l'Europe, 1786. Paperback. A very scarce French almanac exploring the Courts of Europe in the year 1786, before the upheaval of the French Revolution. A very scarce work.In the original French.A French almanac fo...

A Concise History of the Origin and Progress of Printing; with Practical Instructions to the Trade in General

Philip Luckombe · 1770 · Rooke Books

£1,395.00 (€1,672.37 | $1,843.30 | ¥294,386)

London, W. Adlard and J. Browne, 1770 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of Philip Luckombe's history of the printing press, with vignette illustrations throughout. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece of Johannes Gutenburg - inventor of the movab...

An Essay on the Causes Which Have Produced Dissent from the Established Church in the Principality of Wales

Arthur James Johnes · 1832 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, J. Hatchard and Sons, 1832 . Hardback. The second edition of Welsh county court judge Arthur James Johnes's essay on the causes of dissent in Wales. First published in 1831, this is the second edition of Jonhnes's work, very scarce in all editions. Johnes won...

Early Chronicles of Europe England

James Gairdner · 1879 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London , Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge , 1879. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of England by James Gairdner.  This work is from the series the Early Chronicles of Europe and explores the early history of England by James Gairdner. The work explores the...

A Collection of Curious Discourses Written by Eminent Antiquaries Upon Several Heads in Our English Antiquities Together with Mr Thomas Hearne&Apos;S Preface and Appendix to the Former Edition to Which Are Added a Great Number of Antiquary Discourses Written by the Same Authors Most of the Now First Published from the Original Manuscripts

Thomas Hearne [ed.] · 1771 · Rooke Books

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

London, Printed by and for W. and J. Richardson, 1771. Leather. Very scarce work on English antiquities edited by Thomas Hearne, complete in two volumes in uniform bindings. Originally published in 1720. ESTC T132034. In two volumes. Bound without preliminary advertising leaf ...

A History of Our Own Times: From the Ascension of Queen Victoria to the Berlin Congress

Justin McCarthy · 1879 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.31 | $786.21 | ¥125,563)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1879-80. Leather. A very smart complete four volume set of McCarthy's history of our own time. Four volumes. A history spanning from the accession of Queen Victoria to the general election of 1880, with details of: science and speed, Chartism and ...

Memoirs of the Reign of King Charles the First

Sir Philip Warwick · 1813 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Edinburgh and London, John Ballantyne and Co.; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1813 . Leather. An early nineteenth century reprint of Philip Warwick's collection of memoires of King Charles I with illustrations. First edition of Memoirs of the Reign of King Charles...

The Land of Burns, a Series of Landscapes and Portraits, Illustrative of the Life and Writings of the Scottish Poet

Professor John Wilson; Robert Chambers · 1840 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

Glasgow, Edinburgh, and London, Blackie & Con , 1840 . Leather. A lovely illustrated biography of the life and work of Robert Burns complete in two volumes. Early edition of The Land of Burns, a Series of Landscapes and Portraits, Illustrative of the Life and Writings of The S...

The Silk Road

Frances Wood · 2002 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, The Folio Society, 2002. First edition. Cloth. A first Folio edition of this fascinating history of the Silk Road, in a lovely decorated silk binding, in the original slipcase. The first Folio edition of this work in a decorated silk binding, in the original pictorial ...

The Life and Times of James II and Queen Anne

Peter Earle; Gila Curtis; Antonia Fraser [ed.] · 1972 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1972. First edition. Cloth. Two biographies on the British monarchs King James II and Queen Anne, in the unclipped dust wrappers. The first edition of these volumes in the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original unclipped du...

British Ports and Harbours; the Port of London

Leo Walmsley; John Herbert · 1946 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Collins, 1946-47. First edition. Hardback. History of British ports and of the port of London from the 'Britain in Pictures' series by Collins, second and first impressions. From the 'Britain in Pictures: The British People in Pictures' series, illu...

British Military Prints

Ralph Nevill · 1909 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, The Connoisseur Publishing Company , 1909. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this charming collection of military prints by Ralph Nevill. The first edition of this work. Dedicated to military prints, featuring a series of illustrations illustrative of the mili...