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Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Tuesday, June 2nd, 1953: Blindley Heath Coronation Celebrations Official Souvenir Programme (No. 198)

1953 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

Horley, Invicta Press, 1953. Brochure/Pamphlet. A terrific archival record of the celebrations of Queen Elizabeth's Coronation Day held in Blindley Heath. A vanishingly scarce pamphlet. Bound with a red, blue and white tassel string and with a coloured portrait of Queen ...

The Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne, Translated Into English

Michel de Montaigne; Charles Cotton [trans.] · 1759 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.12 | $858.69 | ¥137,122)

London, S. and E. Ballard; J. Clarke; D. Browne et al, 1759 . Leather. The seventh edition of the English language translation of the important and highly influential essays of Michel de Montaigne. The seventh edition, complete in three volumes, 'with very considerable am...

The Mystery of Maria Stella Lady Newborough

Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey · 1907 · Rooke Books

£1,295.00 (€1,552.24 | $1,710.77 | ¥273,189)

London, Edward Arnold , 1907 . First edition. Leather. An exceptionally scarce, first edition of Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey's account of Lady Maria Stella, the self-proclaimed legitimate daughter of Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orleans, smartly bound by Bayntun. First edition....

Stories of the English

F" [Froe] · 1910 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

Edinburgh; London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1910. Leather. A very scarce collection of fictionalised accounts of real British historical events for children, in a leather prize binding. A very scarce work in a half calf binding, with the gilt crest of Gordon College, Whitle...

Cheshire at the Opening of the Twentieth Century

Robert Head; W. T. Pike [ed] · 1904 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

Brighton, W. T. Pike & Co , 1904. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce illustrated historical work by Robert Head on notable figures from Cheshire. The first edition. Illustrated throughout with photographic monochrome vignettes, including many portrait...

Lineage Book of the National Society of Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America Volume XXIV

1935 · Rooke Books

£32.00 (€38.36 | $42.27 | ¥6,751)

Massachusetts, National Society of Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America , 1935. Paperback. The twenty-fourth volume of the lineage book of the National Society of Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America. Volume XXIV. Very scarce volume. A history of the family o...

Memoirs of the English Affairs, Chiefly Naval, from the Year 1660, to 1673 .

H. R. H. James, Duke of York · 1729 · Rooke Books

£370.00 (€443.50 | $488.79 | ¥78,054)

London, Not Stated, 1729 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this scarce memoir documenting James II's illustrious naval career, illustrated with a frontispiece. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece.Bound in full calf. The naval memoirs of James II, ...

Roman History Prints & a Description of a Set of Prints of Roman History

Mrs. Trimmer [Sarah Trimmer] · 1817 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1817 . Leather. A very scarce educational work comprised of a set of prints of Roman history alongside a set of "easy lessons", written by eighteenth-century educational reformer, Sarah Trimmer. Very scarce work. Complete in two volumes. Boun...

The Great War: I Was There, 1914-1918

Sir John Hammerton [Ed.] · 1938 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, The Amalgamated Press, 1938. Leather. Three bound volumes of a fascinating periodical edited by Sir John Hammerton, printing first hand accounts of British soldier's experiences in the First World War. Published in fifty-one issues, and commonly found in either in...

A New Roman History, from the Foundation of Rome to the End of the Common-Wealth

Richard Johnson · 1784 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)

London, E. Newbery, 1784 . Hardback. An early edition of Richard Johnson's very scarce history of Rome, 'designed for the use of young ladies and gentlemen', and illustrated throughout. An early edition of this work which was first published in 1770, this work i...

Criminal Trials in Scotland, from A.D. M. CCCC. LXXXVIII to A.D. M. Dc. XXIV, Embracing the Entire Reigns of James IV. And V. , Mary Queen of Scots, and James VI

Robert Pitcairn · 1833 · Rooke Books

£1,275.00 (€1,528.27 | $1,684.35 | ¥268,970)

Edinburgh, William Tait; Longman, Rees, Orme et al, 1833 . First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of this impressive compilation of early criminal cases seen in the Scottish courts from the late medieval period to the early modern era. A scarce first edition.Complete...

The Irish Roadside Camera (an Illustrated History of Motoring in Ireland): The Pioneering Years - 1896-1906; the Years of Growth - 1907-1918

Bob Montgomery · 1997 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

Dublin; Tankardstown, Marino; Dreoilin , 1997-2002. First edition. Cloth. Two volumes of this excellent photographic history of Ireland's automobiles. The first edition, first impressions of these works. Volume One and Two from 'The Irish Roadside Camera: An Illustr...

Egypt Exploration Fund Graeco-Roman Branch: The Great Oxyrhynchus Papyri Part IV

Bernard P. Grenfell; Arthur S. Hunt · 1904 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.58 | ¥35,863)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co. 1904. First edition. Hardback. A very scarce first edition of Part IV from this discussion of the Oxyrhynchus Papryi, discovered by Grenfell and Hunt. First edition. Part IV of this series analysing the Oxyrhynchus Papryi, a group o...

Egypt After the War. Being a Tour of Inspection Including Experiences Among the Natives, with Descriptions of the Homes and Habits.

Villiers Stuart · 1883 · Rooke Books

£265.00 (€317.64 | $350.08 | ¥55,904)

London, John Murray, 1883 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce work presenting a "tour of inspection" undertaken of Egypt in 1883, following the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882, profusely illustrated throughout. First edition. Bound in the publisher's maroon cloth. Scarce work.Il...

The Chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet

Enguerrand de Monstrelet; Thomas Johnes [trans.] · 1809 · Rooke Books

£475.00 (€569.35 | $627.50 | ¥100,205)

Hafod, Hafod Press, by James Henderson, 1809. First edition. Leather. The complete first edition of Thomas Johnes translation of Enguerrand de Monstrelet's important account of fourteenth century European history. The first edition, complete in five volumes.The first edit...

German, French, Middle English, and Nordic Language Studies

Fitz Burg; Dr Sigmund Feist; Dr Eduard Schwan; et al. · 1884 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.40 | ¥39,027)

Munster; Berlin, Weidmannsche Buchhandlung; Fues's Verlag; Verlag Von Heinrich Schoningh et al. 1884-8. First edition. Leather. A collection of language studies covering topics such as Nordic runic inscriptions, and German and French grammar, bound together in one volume ...

The Artistry of Leslie Cole: Today I Worked Well-the Picture Fell Off the Brush. With a Note on the Interesting Life of Brenda Cole

Malcolm Yorke; · 2010 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.37 | ¥33,753)

Huddersfield, Fleece Press, 2010. First edition. Cloth. A limited edition work on the art and life of the British war artist Leslie Cole, with many lovely plates in colour. A limited edition, with this being one of only five hundred. Illustrated with a frontispiece and one hu...

The Poems of William Dunbar

William Dunbar; John Small [ed]; AE. J. G. Mackay [ed] · 1883 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

Edinburgh, William Blackwood and Sons, 1883. Leather. Three volumes of poetry from the fifteenth and sixteenth century Scottish court poet, William Dunbar, bound in half morocco. The 'Scottish Text Society' edition, printed for the society by Blackwood. Bound in hal...

Historisch Kritisches: Lehrgebaude Der Hebraischen Sprache (Vol 1); Syntax Der Hebrãƒâ¤Ischen Sprache (Vols 2. 1 and 2. 2)

Dr. Friedrich Eduard Konig · 1881 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

Leipzig , J. C. Hinrich'sche Buchhandlung , 1881-1897. First edition. Leather. A scarcely complete set offering a critical doctrine of the Hebrew language. The first edition of this critical doctrine of the Hebrew language. Complete in three volumes. In the original Germ...

The Lycian Shore

Freya Stark · 1956 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, John Murray, 1956 . First edition. Cloth. A profusely illustrated travelogue documenting Freya Stark's time spent in Asia Minor, the first edition, complete with fifty photographs and the original, unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression. In th...