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Who&Apos;S Who in Nottinghamshire

1935 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,227)

Worcester , Ebenezer Baylis and Son Ltd , 1935. Cloth. A very scarce limited edition record of Nottinghamshire's leading inhabitants. Number 197 of this limited edition. Unknown how many copies were printed. A very scarce copy.In the original cloth binding. A valuable r...

Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries

Henry Hallam · 1873 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, John Murray, 1873. Leather. An attractive complete fifth edition of Henry Hallam's European literary history, bound by Zaehnsdorf in full tree calf. The fifth edition of this work. Complete in three volumes. Uniformly bound in full signed tree calf by Zaehnsdorf,...

The Homes and Haunts of Henry Kirk White with Some Account of the Family of White, of Nottingham and Norfolk

John T. Godfrey; James Ward · 1908 · Rooke Books

£42.00 (€50.34 | $55.48 | ¥8,860)

London, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Co. Ltd , 1908. First edition. Cloth. A smart illustrated biography centred around the homes and family of English poet, Henry Kirk White. First edition. In the original cloth binding. This volume offers a detailed account of the...

A Short Account of the Brunts&Apos; Family and Samuel Brunts&Apos; Charity

A. S. Buxton · 1911 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.55 | ¥30,589)

Mansfield, Mansfield Reporter , 1911. Paperback. A very scarce history of the family and charities of Samuel Brunts of Mansfield. Very scarce. In the original wraps, with string binding.Samuel Brunt is most known today for his bequest in 1709 which led to the establishment of...

Notes on the History of Ancient and Loyal Borough of Newark-Upon-Trent in the County of Nottingham

R. F. B. Hodgkinson · 1928 · Rooke Books

£54.00 (€64.73 | $71.34 | ¥11,392)

Newark, J. Stennett, 1928. Paperback. A very scarce copy of this souvenir of the Royal visit to Newark-upon-Trent on the 9th of July 1928, being a history of the borough. Very scarce work. Published as a souvenir of the Royal visit to the borough of Newark-upon-Trent on the 9t...

The Oyster & Dredgers of Whitstable

Allan Ovenden Collard · 1902 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, Joseph Collard, 1902. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this illustrated study of the oysters and dredgers of Whitstable, a town on the north coast of Kent, England. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and numerous in-text images including a doub...

The Great Plague in London in 1665

Walter George Bell · 1924 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, John Lane at The Bodley Head, 1924. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this informative study of the Great Plague in London during 1665, with illustrations. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, five folding plates, seventeen plates, and ten in-te...

Manuscripts Relating to the County of Nottingham in the Possession of Mr. James Ward

John T. Godfrey · 1900 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, Henry Sotheran & Co. 1900. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated first edition of this collection of manuscripts on the history of the county of Nottingham. First edition. Limited to two hundred copies. Illustrated with a frontispiece and numerous in-text facsimile imag...

Nooks and Corners of Old England

Allan Fea · 1907 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London and Bombay, George Bell and Sons, 1907. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this historical work on England published for distribution in India and the Colonies, from British historian Allan Fea. First edition issued for circulation in India and the Colonies...

Civilisation

Kenneth Clark; Andre de Vilmorin [translator] · 1974 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.53 | $63.41 | ¥10,126)

Paris, Hermann, 1974. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first French translated edition of this exploration of the history of Western art, architecture, and philosophy from Kenneth Clark. French. First French edition. Illustrated with two hundred and ninety-four images, many ...

The History of England

Rapin de Thoyras; N. Tindal · 1732 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.49 | $495.40 | ¥79,109)

London, James, John, and Paul Knapton; John and Paul Knapton, 1732-43. Leather. Paul de Rapin de Thoyras' important and influential history of England, an illustrated work translated to English by Nicholas Tindal. A mixed edition set, with Volume I being the second editio...

A History of Wymeswold

Sidney Pell Potter · 1915 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, J. Miles & Co. Ltd. 1915. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this meticulously researched history of Wymeswold, richly illustrated with black-and-white plates, drawn from rare parish records. In the publisher's original cloth binding.This volume ...

Histoire de la Conquete de L&Apos;Angleterre Par Les Normands de Ses Causes Et Ses Suites Jusqu&Apos;a Nos Jours En Angleterre, En Ecosse, En Irelande Et Sur le Continent

Augustin Thierry · 1856 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.55 | ¥30,589)

Paris , Furne et Cie , 1856. Leather. A smart edition of Augustin Thierry's history of the Norman Conquest, presented here in two calf-bound volumes. The tenth edition of this work. Complete in four volumes, bound here in two.Uniformly bound in full calf, with gilt decora...

Cranborne Chase

Desmond Hawkins · 1980 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd , 1980. First edition. Cloth. An excellent signed first edition of this compelling history of Cranborne Chase, from author and BBC features producer Desmond Hawkins. Signed by the author to the title page. First edition. With the publisher's ...

Beeton&Apos;S Dictionary of Natural History

Samuel Orchart Beeton · 0 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Ward, Lock and Co. Limited, c1884. Cloth. An illustrated encyclopaedia of the animal kingdom from English publisher Samuel Orchart Beeton. Scarce edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and sixty-seven plates. A comprehensive encyclopaedia of the animal kingdom, conta...

The Life of the Late Princess Charlotte

1818 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

London, T. Kinnersley, 1818. First edition. Leather. A touching biography on the life of Princess Charlotte of Wales, the first edition of this illustrated work published shortly after her death. The first edition of this touching biography, published shortly after the early d...

17 Vols Histoire de France Depuis Les Temps Les Plus Reculãƒâ©S Jusqu&Apos;En 1789

Henri Martin · 1855 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.06 | $918.14 | ¥146,615)

Paris, Furne, Jouvet et Cie, 1855-1859 . Leather. A smart, thirteen-volume collection of the fourth edition of Henri Martin"s acclaimed Histoire de France, spanning from ancient Gaul to the eve of the French Revolution, richly illustrated with steel-engraved frontispieces and ...

The Royal Exchange: A Note on the Occasion of the Bicentenary of the Royal Exchange Assurance

A.E.W. Mason · 1920 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, The Royal Exchange, 1920. Leather. A richly illustrated bicentenary history of the Royal Exchange Assurance by The Four Feathers author A. E. W. Mason, complete with scarce matching slipcase. In the publisher's original full green crushed morocco binding...

Diary and Correspondence of Count Axel Fersen Grand-Marshal of Sweden Relating to the Court of France

Hans Axel von Fersen; Katherine Prescott Wormeley [Translator] · 1902 · Rooke Books

£265.00 (€317.64 | $350.08 | ¥55,904)

London, William Heinemann, 1902. Leather. A vanishingly scarce copy of this intimate window into the French court and Marie-Antoinette"s inner circle, from the diaries and correspondence of Count Axel Fersen. Bound in half morocco leather with marbled paper boards. With 7 ill...

The Island Empire; or, the Scenes of the First Exile of the Emperor Napoleon I

Sir Henry Drummond Wolff · 1855 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.65 | $1,314.46 | ¥209,902)

London, T. Bosworth, 1855 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of Henry Drummond Wolff's informative account of Napoleon's first exile, in a half morocco signed binding. The very scarce first edition of this work.Illustrated with a hand coloured li...