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The Reign of George VI 1900-1925: A Forecast Written in the Year 1763

C. Oman · 1899 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Rivingtons, 1899. Cloth. A smart copy of this reprinted exercise in prophecy from 1763, with notes and a preface by British historian Sir Charles Oman. Scarce work. A reprinted edition of the same work from 1763, issued with note and a preface by Sir Charles William Ch...

Lucian of Samosata. From the Greek. With the Comments and Illustrations of Wieland and Others

William Tooke · 1820 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1820. Leather. The complete two-volume first edition of William Tooke's translations of the works of Lucian of Samosata, uniformly bound in half calf. The first edition of this work, uniformly bound in a half calf binding with...

A Collection of Works by J.D. Griffith Davies

J. D. Griffith Davies · 1931 · Rooke Books

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

London, William Heinemann LTD; George G. Harrap & Co LTD; Arthur Baker LTD; John Lane the Bodley Head; Ivor Nicholson and Watson; Lindsa, 1931-39. First edition. Leather. London: William Heinemann LTD; George G. Harrap & Co LTD; Arthur Baker LTD; John Lane the Bodley Head; Ivo...

The Gods of Mexico

C. A. Burland [Cottie Arthur Burland] · 1967 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.53 | ¥8,230)

London, Eyre and Spottiswoode , 1967. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this work by Cottie Arthur Burland on the ancient religions of Mexico, in the original scarce dust wrapper. The first edition. Illustrated with nineteen monochrome plates over eight pages, and on...

Grillion&Apos;S Club, a Chronicle, 1812 - 1913

Various · 1914 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

Oxford, Oxford University Press; Horace Hart, 1914. Vellum. A scarce limited edition work on the history and members of the Grillion's dining club. A very scarce work.Limited edition, limited to two hundred unnumbered copies.This work looks at the history of Grillion&apos...

Historical Records of the 53rd (Shropshire) Regiment, Now the 1st Battalion the King&Apos;S (Shropshire L.I. ), from the Formation of the Regiment in 1755, Down to 1889

Colonel W. Rogerson · 1891 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.85 | $171.78 | ¥27,434)

London, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, & Co, [1891]. Cloth. A scarce account of the 53rd (Shropshire) Regiment of Foot, an illustrated military work. A scarce work.A history of the 53rd (Shropshire) Regiment of Foot, from its formation in 1755, to its amalgamation with the...

Recherches Expãƒâ©Rimentales Sur Les Conditions de L&Apos;Activitãƒâ© Cãƒâ©Rãƒâ©Brale

Henri-Etienne Beaunis · 1886 · Rooke Books

£285.00 (€341.67 | $376.59 | ¥60,143)

Paris, J.-B. Bailliere et FIls, 1886. Paperback. A very scarce treatise on neurophysiology by Henri-Étienne Beaunis, signed by the author. A very scarce work.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper.In the original French.Part II only, of a total of two parts.A...

The 85th King&Apos;S Light Infantry (Now 2nd Battn. The King&Apos;S Shropshire Light Infantry)

One of Them"; C. R. B. Barrett [ed.] · 1913 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Spottiswoode & Co. Ltd. 1913. First edition. Leather. An illustrated first edition copy of this extensive military history, edited by C. R. B. Barrett. The first edition of this work, rebacked in a half morocco binding, with the original backstrip laid down to the spin...

Rãƒâ©Ponse de M. Le Lieutenant-Gãƒâ©Nãƒâ©Ral Canuel, ãƒâ  L&Apos;ãƒâ©Crit Intitulãƒâ© : Lyon En 1817, Par le Colonel Fabvier, Ayant Fait Les Fonctions de Chef de L&Apos;ãƒâ©Tat-Major Du Lieutenant Du Roi Dans Les 7e Et 19e Divisions Militaires.

[Simon Canuel] · 1818 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.52 | $89.85 | ¥14,350)

Paris, J. G. Dentu, 1818. First edition. Unbound. The first edition of this scarce work featuring Simon Canuel's commentary on Charles Fabvier's pamphlet on the Lyon riots caused by Canuel's harsh conduct. The first edition of this scarce work. Written in Frenc...

The History of Thame and Its Hamlets; Including the Abbey of Thame, Prebend, Free School Etc. , Etc. ,

Mr Lupton · 1860 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Thame, J. E. and F. Bradford, 1860. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Mr Lupton's very scarce historical work on Thame and its architecture, with detailed plates throughout. The first edition. Illustrated with a folding monochrome frontispiece and eleven monochr...

The Children of Madagascar

Herbert F. Standing · 1887 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, The Religious Tract Society, 1887. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Herbert F. Standing's Madagascan travel work, written whilst he was a missionary. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, seven plates, and numerous in-text images. Collated comp...

To the Mysterious Lorian Swamp: An Adventurous & Arduous Journey of Exploration Through the Vast Waterless Tracts of Unknown Jubaland

Captain C. Wightwick · 1927 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Seeley, Service, & Co. Limited. 1927 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce, first edition of this thrilling documentation of Captain Wightwick Haywood's expedition to establish a trade route through the largely unexplored area of the Lorian Swamp in Kenya. The first ed...

The Day Was Mr. Pittman&Apos;S Day

G. A. Dunn [George Arthur Dunn] · 1924 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Pelican Press, 1924 . First edition. Hardback. The very scarce first edition of businessman G. A. Dunn's speech upon the retirement of his employee, Mr. Pittman. The vanishingly scarce first edition of this work.A volume presenting the text of a speech given by Ge...

Observations and Reflections on the Bill Now in Progress Through the House of Commons, for "Better Regulating the Medical Profession As Far As Regards Apothecaries" Proving It to Be a Measure, Best Suited to the Public Convenience, and Most Conducive to the Preservation of the Community, from the Effects of Existing Frauds and Abuses.

Robert Masters Kerrison · 1815 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

[London], The Pamphleteer, 1815. Disbound. An 1815 article discussing an upcoming bill to regulate the medical profession, specifically apothecaries. A very scarce article from The Pamphleteer, disbound, but complete (pages 313-332). Dated 1815. 'NO.XII. Pam. VOL.VI. X&ap...

A Collection of Volumes from the Oxford Historical Society

Margaret Evans [editor]; Lilian M. Quiller Couch [editor]; Thomas Hearne; C. E. Doble [editor]; D. W. Rannie [editor] · 1885 · Rooke Books

£270.00 (€323.68 | $356.77 | ¥56,978)

Oxford, The Oxford Historical Society, 1885-1921. First edition. Cloth. A smart collection of first edition volumes from the Oxford Historical Society. Ten volumes. First edition or first thus. From the Oxford Historical Society. This set contains: Letters of Richard Radcliffe...

The Manuscripts of the Earl of Carlisle Preserved at Castle Howard

Historical Manuscripts Commission · 1897 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Printed for Her Majesty's Stationery Office, By Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1897 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this publication of the Historical Manuscripts Commission, presenting manuscripts held at Castle Howard by the Earl of Carlisle. The first edit...

Two Thousand Years of Gild Life; or an Outline of the History and Development of the Gild System from Early Times, with Special Reference to Its Application to Trade and Industry; Together with a Full Account of the Gilds and Trading Companies of Kingston-Upon-Hull from the 14th to the 18th Century

Rev. J. Malet Lambert · 1891 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

Hull, A. Brown & Sons, 1891. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this extensive history of the guilds in England, illustrated throughout with many plates. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and ten plates. Collated complete. An extensive account on the h...

The Book of the Lodge, or, Officer&Apos;S Manual

Rev. G. Oliver · 1849 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

London, R. Spencer, 1849. First edition. Cloth. George Oliver's detailed study on freemason lodges, a scarce copy of the first edition. The first edition of this scarce work.This is a detailed work on the lodges of Freemasonry. The author discusses the history of masonry,...

The Morning Chronicle

John Black [ed.] · 1853 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

London, The Morning Chronicle, 1853-1860 . Unbound. Fifty-five very scarce issues of daily newspaper 'The Morning Chronicle, with issues dating from 1853 and from 1860. Containing issues of the daily broadsheet from No. 26,860 Tuesday January 2 1853, to No. 29,320 Saturda...

The Oxford Illustrated Prehistory of Europe

Barry Cunliffe [editor] · 1994 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.75 | $58.14 | ¥9,285)

Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1994. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition, first impression, of this illustrated historical work on Europe. First edition, first impression. Illustrated with forty-six colour images across twenty-five plates, nineteen maps, and many in-...