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Memoires de la Maison de Conde

Louis Joseph de Bourbon · 1820 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

Paris, Pouthieu, 1820. Leather. A scarce work on the House of Conde from Louis Joseph de Bourbon, in the original French language. French language. Two volumes. Scarce work. Volume one is illustrated with two portraits and twelve folding plates. Volume two is illustrated with ...

An Answer to One Part of a Late Infamous Libel, Intitled, Remarks on the Craftsman&Apos;S Vindication of His Two Honourable Patrons; in Which the Character and Conduct of Mr. P. Is Fully Vindicated

[William Pulteney] · 1731 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

London, R. Francklin, 1731. First edition. Disbound. A very scarce first edition pamphlet by William Pulteney, defending his own character after John Hervey published a work attacking the Earl of Bath. The first edition of this very scarce work.ESTC citation number T22028.Will...

An Account and Defence of the Protestation Made by the Lower House of Convocation April 30th 1707. In Behalf of the Queen&Apos;S Supremacy : Together with Some Reflections on an Account of the Proceedings in Convocation, in a Cause of Continuancy, Lately Publish&Apos;D

Francis Atterbury · 1707 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, -, 1707. Unbound. A very scarce pamphlet discussing the 1707 Convocations of the Church of England. A very scarce pamphlet attributed to the politician and bishop Francis Atterbury on the changes to the convocations of Canterbury and York. Predominantly in English, wit...

An Arabic History of Gujarat

Abdullah Muhammad Al-Makki Al-Asafi; Al-Ulughkhani Hajji Ad-Dabir; M. F. Lokhandwala [Translator]. · 1970 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.82 | ¥83,328)

Baroda, Oriental Institute, 1970-1974. First edition. Cloth. These two scarce volumes offer a detailed history of the Mughal Empire in Western India. A first edition of this scarce two-volume work on the history of the Mughal Empire in Gujurat Subah. Translated into English. T...

Etudes D&Apos;Histoire Moderne

M. Villemain · 1856 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

Paris, Didier, 1856. Leather. Abel-François Villemain discusses fifteenth century Europe, the life of Michel de l'Hopital, and Greek history in this collection of essays. Abel-François Villemain offers several studies in modern history in this leather bound volume. Publ...

Bibliotheque Historique: Guillaume II

Emil Ludwig; P. Lebrun [trans.] · 1930 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

Paris, Payot, 1930. Leather. A first edition copy of Emil Ludwig's biography of the German Emperor Wilhelm II, translated by Lebrun, in an exquisite binding. The first edition of this work in a full polished calf binding, with gilt decoration to the boards, spine, and squ...

Reasons in Support of the War in Germany in Answer to Considerations on the Present German War

1761 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, G. Woodfall, 1761. First edition. Disbound. A very scarce first edition copy of this response to Israel Mauduit's popular pamphlet Considerations on the Present German War. The first edition of this very scarce work, disbound but intact. A political pamphlet outli...

Considerations on the Present State of Affairs in Europe, and Particularly with Regard to the Number of Forces in the Pay of Great-Britain

1730 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, J. Robert, 1730. First edition. Unbound. An uncommon first edition copy of this fascinating pamphlet discussing the affairs in Europe with regard to the British forces. The first edition of this work, unbound with the sewing intact. An interesting political pamphlet di...

Fantãƒâ´Mes Et Silhouettes

Comte Fleury [Comte Maurice Napoléon Fleury] · 1910 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

Paris, Emile Paul, 1910. Leather. A third edition copy of this uncommon collection of historical essays in French, regarding fascinating historical figures. The third edition of this work in a quarter calf binding with marbled boards and end papers. Top edge gilt. A collection...

Australians in the Frozen South, Living and Working in Antarctica

Elizabeth Chipman · 1978 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

Melbourne, Thomas Nelson, 1978 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this account of the lives of Australians living in Antarctica, presented by Antarctic meteorologist Kenn Back to a ship captain. The first edition of this work, illustrated throughout and with the publ...

On the Outskirts of Empire in Asia

The Earl of Ronaldshay · 1904 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

Edinburgh and London , William Blackwood and Sons, 1904. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, signed copy of On the Outskirts of Empire in Asia, with illustrations. A first edition copy. Signed by the author to the half title page, but has been covered by black marker pen. ...

The Tower of London: Fortress, Palace, and Prison

Charles G. Harper · 1909 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London, Chapman & Hall, 1909. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated first edition of this historical and topographical study of the Tower of London. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, forty-two plates and fifteen in-text images. Collated complete. A comprehensive s...

The Royal Institution of Great Britain: Particulars of Membership of the Institution

The Royal Institution of Great Britain · 1931 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, Royal Institution, 1931. Paperback. A scarce publication on the particulars of membership to the Royal Institution of Great Britain. Scarce work. Illustrated with sixteen in-text images. Collated complete. A detailed presentation of the particulars of the Royal Institu...

Lettres Sur L&Apos;Histoire de France Pour Servir D&Apos;Introduction a L&Apos;Etude de Cette Histoire

Augustin Thierry · 1883 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)

Paris, Firmin-Didot et Cie. 1883. Leather. A smart edition of this introduction to the history of France, in the original French language. French language. Dated from the Hathi Trust Library. An introduction to the study of the history of France, with reference to: the importa...

Geschichte Des Hellenistischen Zeitalters

Julius Kaerst · 1901 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

Leipzig, Druck und Verlag von B. G. Teubner, 1901-1909. Leather. A complete two volume set of this history of the Hellenistic Age, in the original German language. German language. Two volumes. Scarce work. A detailed study of the Hellenistic Age, with reference to religion, c...

La Fin Du Xviiie Siecle le Duc de Nivernais 1768-1798

Lucien Perey · 1891 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

Paris, Calmann-Levy, 1891. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this French history focusing on the career of the Duke of Nevers. The first edition.In the original French.A detailed history focusing on France at the end of the eighteenth century, particularly from 1763...

Histoire Du Mon Temps. Memoires Du Chancelier Pasquier

Chancelier Pasquier [Étienne-Denis] · 1893 · Rooke Books

£265.00 (€317.64 | $350.08 | ¥55,904)

Paris, E. Plon; Nourrit, 1893-1895. First edition. Leather. In this leather bound memoir, the French statesmen Étienne-Denis Pasquier provides offers a biographical account of the revolutionary period in France. This memoir by Étienne-Denis Pasquier provides insight into the...

The British Academy Presidential Address, 13 July, 1932

Right Hon. H. A. L. Fisher · 1932 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Humphrey Milford, 1932. First edition. Paperback. The very scarce Presidential Address for the British Academy by H. A. L. Fisher, who was president from 1928 to 1932. The first edition of this very scarce work in the publisher's original paper wraps. The British ...

Rider&Apos;S British Merlin: For the Year of Our Lord God 1795. Being the Third After Bissextile, or Leap Year.

Cardanus Rider [Richard Saunders] · 1795 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, The Company of Stationers, 1795. Disbound. A Rider's British Merlin for the year 1795, disbound but in smart condition. A very scarce 1795 almanac, disbound but intact. Stamp to the title page. Rider's British Merlin was one of the earliest and most popular a...

Dictionnaire Des Operas

Felix Clement; Pierre Larousse · 1897 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

Paris, Larousse, 1897 . Leather. A lovely copy of Felix Clement and Pierre Larousse's dictionary of French operas and comic operas. In the original French.This work provides an index of nearly six thousand operas, with information on their plot, significant actors, and th...