Storia

The Cambrian Quarterly Magazine and Celtic Repertory

1829 · Rooke Books

£575.00 (€689.22 | $759.61 | ¥121,300)

St. Martin's-le-Grand, H. Hughes, 1829-1833. First edition. Leather. A complete five volume set of the Cambrian Quarterly Magazine and Celtic Repertory. The first edition of this five volume set in half calf bindings. Illustrated with a folding pedigree each to Volume I a...

Border Wars of Texas Being an Authentic and Popular Account, in Chronological Order, of the Long and Bitter Conflict Waged between Savage Indian Tribes and the Pioneer Settlers of Texas

James T. de Shields; Matt Bradley [ed.] · 1912 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.49 | $495.40 | ¥79,109)

Tioga, The Herald Company, 1912. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this history of conflicts between Native Americans and Texan settlers, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Illustrated wi...

Ranching with Roosevelt

Lincoln A. Lang · 1926 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)

Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Company, 1926. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this history of Theodore Roosevelt"s ranching days in the Badlands of western North Dakota. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with pictorial...

The Life of Samuel Johnson

James Boswell; J. Wilson Croker [ed.]; John Wright [ed.] · 1859 · Rooke Books

£1,700.00 (€2,037.69 | $2,245.80 | ¥358,627)

London, Henry G. Bohn, 1859 . Leather. A lovely ten volume edition of Boswell's life of Johnson, in half morocco bindings, and illustrated throughout. An attractively bound ten volume edition of this work by James Boswell, featuring additions from J. Wilson Croker and Joh...

The Story of the Domus Dei of Stamford (Hospital of William Browne)

H. P. Wright · 1890 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)

London, Parker & Co, 1890 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce history of the medieval almshouse of Browne's hospital in Stamford, Lincolnshire. The first edition of this very scarce work.Browne's Hospital was founded in 1485 by wealthy wool ...

In the Polar Regions or, Nature and Natural History in the Frozen Zone with Anecdotes and Stories of Adventure and Travel

Anonymous · 1894 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.35 | $48.88 | ¥7,805)

London, T. Nelson and Sons, 1894. Cloth. A scarce illustrated account of polar expeditions, with anecdotes of adventure, travel, and nature in the frozen regions. Illustrated with a frontispiece and sixteen plates, with many in-text images. Collated complete. Accounts of exper...

The Traveller for Whom the World Is a Playground

Various · 1900 · Rooke Books

£795.00 (€952.92 | $1,050.24 | ¥167,711)

London, Geo. Newnes, LTD., 1900-02. Leather. A very scarce illustrated travel magazine from the beginning of the twentieth century, a total of seventy-eight issues exploring the globe. A very scarce set, only held at four institutions; the University of Oxford, National Librar...

Dom Boc. A Translation of the Record Called Domesday, So Far As It Relates to the County of York

Rev. William Bawdwen · 1809 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)

Doncaster, W. Sheardown, 1809 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of William Bawdwen's translation of the Domesday Book as it relates to York. The first edition of this work from Church of England clergyman, school teacher and English antiquary William Bawdwen.Thi...

The Birds of Surrey

John A. Bucknill · 1900 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, R. H. Porter, 1900 . First edition. Leather. A lovely copy of the first edition of Sir John Strachey's illustrated ornithological study of the birds of Surrey. The first edition of this work by British lawyer and Judge John Alexander Strachey Bucknill, who served ...

Stories from Indian Wigwams and Northern Camp-Fires

Egerton Ryerson Young · 1897 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, Charles H. Kelly, 1897 . Cloth. The ninth thousand of this illustrated collection of tales about Native American life. The ninth thousand of this work by Methodist missionary, lecturer, and author Egerton Ryerson Young.Illustrated with an illustrated title page and fro...

Keramic Art of Japan

George A. Audsley; James L. Bowes · 1881 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Henry Sotheran, 1881 . Cloth. The second edition of this vibrantly illustrated celebration of Japanese ceramics, by George A. Audsley and James L. Bowes. The second edition of this work, first published in 1875. In the bright publisher's original cloth binding.Rar...

The Whiteford Papers Being the Correspondence and Other Manuscripts of Colonel Charles Whitefoord and Caleb Whitefoord from 1739 to 1810

W.A.S Hewins · 1898 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

Oxford, Clarendon Press , 1898. First edition. Cloth. A collection of letters and correspondence of Colonel Charles Whitefoord and Caleb Whiteford. The first edition. Very scarce. These letters and correspondence were published after the death of Rev. Caleb Whiefoord, Rector o...

A Brief History of Civilisation

John S. Hoyland · 1925 · Rooke Books

£42.00 (€50.34 | $55.48 | ¥8,860)

London, Oxford University Press, 1925. Leather. An illustrated copy of this work on the beginnings of history and civilisation, bound by Bickers & Son. Illustrated with frontispiece and many in-text images. A comprehensive history of the beginnings of civilisation, with accoun...

Memoranda of Springhead and Its Neighbourhood During the Primeval Period

Alfred John Dunkin · 1848 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

Not Stated, Private Circulation, 1848. Cloth. An illustrated study on the primeval period in Springhead, limited to one hundred copies, with the author's presentation remarks. Limited to one hundred copies printed. Author's presentation copy with an inscription to th...

Two Journeys to Japan. 1856-7.

Kinahan Cornwallis · 1859 · Rooke Books

£4,900.00 (€5,873.34 | $6,473.20 | ¥1,033,689)

London, Thomas Cautley Newby, 1859. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of Sir Kinahan Cornwallis's account of his travels in Japan in the late 1850s, beautifully illustrated by the author himself with hand coloured lithographs. An exceptionally scarce and orig...

Bayard (1495 - 1524)

Edouard Hardy de Perini · 1887 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

Paris, Libraire Militaire de L. Baudoin et Cie, 1887. Cloth. A very scarce French biographical study on the important military leader Pierre Terrail, popularly known as Chevalier de Bayard. The second edition of this very scarce work.Original wraps bound in. In the original F...

Reims: La Ville Des Sacres

I. Taylor [Baron Isidore Taylor] · 1860 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

Paris, A. F. Lemaitre, 1860. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition copy of this history of Reims, best known for its Cathedral of Notre Dame, written in the original French. The very scarce first edition of this work in a quarter morocco binding, with gilt detail...

Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England) an Inventory of Historical Monuments in London

None Stated · 1924 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

London , His Majesty's Stationary Office, 1924-1930. First edition. Cloth. This 5 volumes set celebrates London's historical monuments, it includes illustrations, folding plates and maps. First edition. This 5 volume set is a comprehensive inventory of historical mon...

The Paston Letters A.D. 1422-1509

Various; James Gairdner · 1904 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€898.98 | $990.80 | ¥158,218)

London; Exeter, Chatto & Windus; James G. Commin, 1904. Leather. A finely bound edition of the important 'Paston Letters', comprising of over one-thousand letters of one family dating from 1422 to 1509. Complete in six volumes.In an armorial binding with a coat of ar...

The History of Devonshire

Reverend Richard Polwhele · 1793 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

Exeter, Cadell, Johnson, and Dilly; Cadell, Dilly, and Murray; Messrs. Cadell and Davies, 1793-1806. First edition. Leather. A scarce first edition copy of this topographical study of Devonshire in three volumes, bound in one volume. The first edition of this scarce work rebou...