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Histoire de la Guerre de Chypre

Antoine Maria Gratiani · 1685 · Rooke Books

£7,500.00 (€8,991.24 | $9,910.21 | ¥1,582,722)

Paris, Andre Pralard , 1685. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this historical work regarding the War of Cyprus by Antoine Maria Gratiani. Atabey notes this book as being one of the basic sources for the Turkish conquest of Cyprus in 1572. A very scarce and importan...

Historia Delle Guerre CIVILI Di Francia. Nella Quale Si Contengono le Operationi de Quattro Re, Francesco II. Carlo IX. Henrico III. & Henrico IV. Cognominato IL Grande.

Henrico Caterino Davila; [Enrico Caterino Davila] · 1641 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

Venetia; [Venice], Not Stated, 1641. Leather. A smartly rebound copy of an early edition of Enrico Caterino Davila's enriched and illuminating history of the French Civil Wars between the years 1562 and 1598, written here in the original Italian. With a half-title. Writte...

A Narrative of the Campaign of the British Army in Spain, Commanded by His Excellency Lieut. -General Sir John Moore, K.B. &C. &C. &C. Authenticated by Official Papers and Original Letters, by James Moore, Esq. The Third Edition

James Moore · 1809 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London, J Johnson, 1809. Leather. A smart copy of this important account regarding the military campaign of Sir John Moore during the Peninsular War, and therefore the Napoleonic Wars. The third edition of this work, printed the same year as the first. Illustrated, with two ha...

Report by the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Manufactures for Forfarshire Report by the Free Library Committee to the Town Council of Dundee for the Year 1898 Report of Committee on Nursing Observations by the Kirk-Session on a Report by a Committee Appointed by the Parish Meeting, on the Pauperism of Dundee Educational Endowments (Scotland) Commission Report by a Committee of the Kirk Session of Dundee on the Mortifications, or Charitable and Educational Trusts, Either Exclusively Unde

1824 · Rooke Books

£470.00 (€563.45 | $621.04 | ¥99,184)

Dundee, James Chalmers et al. 1824-1899. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce collection of pamphlets discussing various aspects of politics in Scotland between the years 1824 and 1899. A very scarce work. A collection of works looking at the politics, reports, and trades in Sc...

History of Hertfordshire Volume I Volume III

John Edwin Cussans; W. Branch Johnson · 1972 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

Wakefield, EP Publishing Limited , 1972. Cloth. Volumes I and III of this fascinating history of the county of Hertfordshire, from the 'Classical Country Histories' series edited by Professor Jack Simmons. This set contains a reprinted edition of John Edwin Cussan&ap...

The Roll of the Royal College of Physicians of London

William Munk · 1878 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.81 | $211.42 | ¥33,765)

London, The Royal College of Physicians, 1878-1955. Cloth. The second edition of William Munk's 'Munk's Roll', documenting the roll of the Royal College of Physicians of London. In four volumes. The second revised edition of Volumes I, II, and III. Volume I...

The Roll of the Royal College of Physicians of London; Comprising Biographical Sketches of All the Eminent Physicians, Whose Names Are Recorded in the Annals from the Foundation of the College in 1518 to Its Removal in 1825, from Warwick Lane to Pall Mall East Lives of the Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians of London 1826-1925

William Munk; G. H. Brown · 1878 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.81 | $211.42 | ¥33,765)

London, Royal College of Physicians, 1878-1955. Cloth. Four volumes of William Munk's impressive collection of biographies of the Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians. In four volumes. This work, also known as Munk's Roll, is a series of biographical entries of...

The Lake Regions of Central Africa a Picture of Exploration

Richard F Burton · 1860 · Rooke Books

£3,500.00 (€4,195.91 | $4,624.76 | ¥738,603)

London, Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1860. Fine Binding. A finely bound copy of the first edition of this account of Richard Burton's tantalising nineteenth century explorations of the African Great Lakes. Charmingly illustrated, with chromoxylographs. In a smart ...

Memorial of the Count de Guines, the French Ambassador to the Court of London; Against Messieurs Tort and Roger, Formerly His Secretaries, and Against Mr. Delpech.

[Count de Guines] · 1776 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Unamed, Unamed, 1776. Cloth. A very scarce memorial by Count de Guines from the eighteenth century. Translated from the original French into English, this work offers an insight into the diplomatic career of this notable French nobleman. Translated for the Paris Copy. Rebound ...

Historic Bye-Ways

C. F. Lascelles Wraxall · 1864 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, John Maxwell and Company, 1864. First edition. Leather. A very scarce copy of this fascinating collection of articles by Frederic Charles Lascelles Wraxall, originally contributed to 'the leading periodicals' and centered on 'neglected points of modern h...

The Xviiith Century Its Institutions, Customs, and Costumes. France; 1700 - 1789

Paul Lacroix · 1876 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

London, Bickers and Son, 1876. Cloth. A comprehensive history of the eighteenth century in France, illustrated profusely throughout, written by the French journalist Paul Lacroix. This work looks at turbulent eighteenth century France from the years 1700 to 1789, discussing th...

Lessons of the War with Spain and Other Articles

Alfred T. Mahan · 1899 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Sampson Low, Marston and Company, 1899. Cloth. A collection of essays looking at naval history, mostly at the effect of the Spanish War, illustrated with two folding maps. This work is an essay discussing the lessons of the war with Spain, looking at how the war affect...

Reminiscences of Admiral Montagu

Victor A. Montagu · 1910 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Edward Arnold, 1910. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this entertaining collection of reminiscences of Victorian naval and social life, by Admiral Victor A. Montagu. Victor Montagu was a British Naval officer who saw considerable service in the latter half...

Histoire Abregee Des Campagnes Modernes

J. Vial · 1876 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Paris, J. Dumaine, 1876. Leather. A two volume set of works, in the original French, by J. Vial, exploring this history of military campaigns from as early at the seventeenth century. Second edition. This interesting work of military history explore the history of military cam...

Great Horton in Bye-Gone Days Historical Sketches of Great Horton and History and Opening of the Lidget Green Tramway. August, 1900

James Parker · 1900 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Bradford, J Feather & Son, 1900. Cloth. A very scarce work exploring the history and opening of the tramways of Lidget Green Tramway, in Great Horton West Yorkshire. A lovely piece of local history, perfect those with an interest in the tramways of England. A very scarce work....

The History of England

David Hume; Tobias Smollett; T. S. Hughes · 1834 · Rooke Books

£700.00 (€839.18 | $924.95 | ¥147,721)

London, A. J. Valpy, 1834 - 1836. Cloth. A twenty volume set documenting the history of England, from B.C. 55 to A.D. 1813 Incomplete in twenty volumes out of twenty-one. Lacking Volume XX, which documents to years 1814 to 1824. "The History of England" by David Hume From the ...

The Snuff Shop

John Arlott · 1974 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London, Michael Joseph, 1974. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this interesting illustrated work detailing the history of snuff. A review copy, with review slip loosely inserted to the front of the work. Profusely illustrated with one coloured plate and many other mo...

Memorable Days in America: Being a Journal of a Tour to the United States

W. Faux · 1823 · Rooke Books

£390.00 (€467.54 | $515.33 | ¥82,302)

London, W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 1823 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of Faux"s first-hand account of American travel and British emigration, with particularly important observations on Birkbeck"s Illinois settlement. In a contemporary half calf binding with mar...

Dictionary of Dates and Universal Reference, Relating to All Ages and Nations; Comprehending Every Remarkable Occurrence, Ancient and Modern- the Foundation, Laws, and Governments of Countries- Their Progress in Civilization, Industry, and Science- Their Achievements in Arms- the Political and Social Transactions of the British Empire- Its CIVIL, Military, and Religious Institutions- the Origin and Advance of Human Arts and Inventions, with Copious Details of England, Scotland, and Ireland;

Joseph Haydn · 1841 · Rooke Books

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

London, Edward Moxon, 1841. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this extensive history of the world by British journalist Joseph Timothy Hind, rarely seen on the market and in its original cloth binding. The first edition of this work.  Exceptionally scarce on the...

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Edward Gibbon · 1802 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.84 | $1,314.75 | ¥209,974)

London, A. Strahan; T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies, 1802 . Leather. An impressive twelve volume edition of Gibbon's magnum opus, handsomely bound in tree calf, tracing Western civilization from the height of the Roman Empire to the fall of Byzantium in the 15th century.  C...