Storia

V.R. I. Her Life and Empire

Marquis of Lorne · 1901 · Rooke Books

£44.99 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Harmsworth Bros Ltd, 1901. Leather. A detailed and illustrated exploration into the life and reign of Queen Victoria. Copiously illustrated throughout, with many photographic plates and decorative bordering. Featuring two coloured frontispieces which both depict Queen ...

Scenes from the Life of a Soldier in Active Service

F W Hacklander · 1850 · Rooke Books

£540.00 (€647.37 | $713.54 | ¥113,956)

London, John Murray, 1850. Leather. A collection of tales by Friedrich Wilhelm Hacklander. Containing 'The Austrian Campaign in Piedmont 1849', translated from the German of F W Hacklander; 'Notice of the Defence of Temeswar'; and 'The Camp of the Ban....

[Modern Travels Through Every Important Country of the Old and New Continent Etc. ]

[Rev William Bingley] · 1823 · Rooke Books

£200.00 (€239.77 | $264.27 | ¥42,206)

[London], [Harvey and Darton], 1823. Leather. A collection of plates from Modern Travels Through Every Important Country. The original work had six parts, Africa, South America, North America, North Europe, South Europe and Asia. This book is several plates from the sections o...

Military Dictionary

Henry Lee Scott · 1861 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, D. Van Nostrand, Trubner , 1861. First edition. Leather. A fascinating referential dictionary of truly varied information relating to all aspects of the military, full of military techniques and terminology of the era of the American Civil War. First edition. Extended ...

Old Faces in New Masks

Robert Blakey · 1859 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, W. Kent and Co, 1859. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition of this intriguing collection of essays - some concerning fish - including 'Fishwives', 'Dances of Death' and 'Historical Sketch of British Caricature&apos. Bound in red clot...

Two Doges of Venice Being a Slight Sketch of the Lives and Times of Tomaso Mocenigo and Francesco Foscari

Alethea Wiel · 1891 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.87 | $132.12 | ¥21,101)

London, The Chiswick Press, 1891. First edition. Cloth. Alethea Wiel's sketches of the lives of Tomaso Mocenigo and Francesco Foscari, the 'Two Doges of Venice&apos. Bound in half paper vellum with paper covered boards and gilt lettering. Limited edition of five hund...

Bearers of the Burden Being Stories of Land and Sea

William Price Drury · 1899 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.76 | $44.93 | ¥7,175)

London, Lawrence & Bullen, Ltd. 1899. Cloth. A fictional work on naval themes by the Royal Marine Light Infantry officer, novelist and playwright William Price Drury. Lieutenant-Colonel William Price Drury was the author of a range of plays and novels, many with naval themes. ...

New England: Indian Summer 1865-1915

Van Wyck Brooks · 1940 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

New York, E. P. Dutton and Company, inc. 1940. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of 'New England: Indian Summer 1865-1915', the sequel to Van Wyck Brooks' award winning text 'The Flowering of New England, 1815-1865&apos. Bound in cloth with gilt le...

Court Rolls of the Bishop of London&Apos;S Manor of Hornsey 1603-1701

William McBeath Marcham and Frank Marcham · 1929 · Rooke Books

£44.99 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London , Grafton and Co, 1929. Cloth. A volume containing the Court Rolls of the Bishop of London's Manor of Hornsey 1603-1701, transcribed and edited by William McBeath Marcham and Frank Marcham. With a fold-out letter to the front of the volume. Two hundred and thirty f...

Publishing and Bookselling a History from the Earliest Times to the Present Day

Frank Mumby · 1954 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.35 | $62.10 | ¥9,918)

London , Jonathan Cape, 1954. Cloth. The third edition of this work by author and historian Frank Mumby. This book discusses the history of the written word in Britain, spanning a time period from Roman Britain, through the Dark Ages, to the Modern Day. With 10 illustrations b...

Cartulary of St. Mary Clerkenwell

W. O. Hassall · 1949 · Rooke Books

£19.99 (€23.96 | $26.41 | ¥4,218)

London , Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1949. Cloth. A reprint of the medieval manuscript containing transcriptions of original documents relating to the foundation, privileges, and legal rights of the Nunnery of St. Mary Clerkenwell. Camden third series, volume LXXI...

Camden Miscellany Vol. XVIII

C. Collin Davies, Charles Webster, and F. J. Varley · 1948 · Rooke Books

£19.99 (€23.96 | $26.41 | ¥4,218)

London , Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1948. Cloth. A collection of historical papers printed for the Royal Historical Society. Containing The Benares Diary of Warren Hastings (edited by C. Collin Davies), Some Letters of the Duke of Wellington to His Brother Willia...

Report of the Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-18 Volume XII: The Copper Eskimos

D Jenness · 1923 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Ottawa, F A Acland, 1923. Cloth. A volume of the report of the Canadian Arctic Expedition. This volume focuses on the life, traditions and background of the 'Copper Eskimos' of the Canadian Arctic. Includes a second section on the physical characteristics of the &apo...

A Collection of the Public General Statutes Passed in the Tenth Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Fourth

Anonymous · 1829 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, George Eyre, 1829. Cloth. A collection of general statutes from the third session of the eighth parliament. For centuries, English official public documents have been dated by the regal years of the ruling monarch. Traditionally, parliamentary statutes are referenced b...

Indexs to the Charters and Rolls in the Department of Manuscripts British Museum

Henry J. Ellis and Francis B. Bickley · 1900 · Rooke Books

£79.99 (€95.89 | $105.70 | ¥16,880)

London , Longmans and Co. 1900. Cloth. A catalogue of charters and rolls contained in the department of manuscripts in the British Museum. Arranged by county. Bookplate of Alfred Trego Butler to front pastedown. Complete in two volumes. In blue cloth bindings. Externally, soun...

Printing in the Twentieth Century

Anonymous · 1930 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London , The Times Publishing Company, 1930. Cloth. A history of printing in the twentieth century. Published by The Times newspaper, the work contains colour plates and numerous interesting advertisments to the rear of the volume. In cloth binding with gilt detailing. Externa...

Stat Nominus Umbra

Junius · 1807 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.53 | $76.64 | ¥12,240)

Edinburgh, James Ballantyne and Co. 1807. Cloth. An illustrated edition of the letters of Junius. With 12 portrait engravings. Junius was the pseudonym of a writer who contributed a series of letters to the Public Advertiser between 1769 and 1772. The identity of the author ha...

Deserts Idle

Michael H. Mason · 0 · Rooke Books

£54.99 (€65.92 | $72.66 | ¥11,605)

London , Hodder and Stoughton Limited, c1924. Cloth. An edition of Desert Idles by Michael H. Mason, Author of The Arctic Forests. Illustrated from photographs. With a map inserted into a pocket into the rear of the volume. In a blue cloth binding with gilt lettering to the sp...

The New Army List; Exhibiting the Rank, Standing, and Various Services of Every Regimental Officer in the Army Serving on Full Pay

Colonel H. G. Hart · 1869 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,660)

London , John Murray, 1869. Cloth. The comprehensive list of serving military in 1869. Published quarterly, this is No. CXXIV, 1st October 1869. Armorial bookplate to front pastedown. Including 'The Royal Marines, and Indian Staff Corps, distinguishing those who have serv...

Narrative of an Expedition to the East Coast of Greenland Sent by Order of the King of Denmark, in Search of the Lost Colonies Under the Command of Captain W a Graah.

Captain W A Graah · 1837 · Rooke Books

£895.00 (€1,072.95 | $1,182.62 | ¥188,871)

London, John W Parker, 1837. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first English edition of this work on Arctic exploration. Collated: Complete with folding map of Greenland. With 16 pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. A detailed account of the expedition of Wilhelm...