Storia

The Plantagenet Ancestry

Lt.-Col. W. H. Turton · 1928 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, Phillimore & Co. Ltd, 1928. First edition. Leather. A smart first edition of this comprehensive history of the ancestors of Elizabeth (daughter of Edward IV and wife of Henry VII). First edition. A collection of tables showing over 7,000 of the ancestors of Elizabeth o...

Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review

Thomas Babington Macaulay · 1844 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1844. Leather. A complete set of Thomas Babington Macaulay's critical and historical essays. Three volumes. A collection of critical and historical essays, originally published for the Edinburgh Review, some of which include: &...

Adams&Apos;S Chronicle of Bristol

Francis F. Fox [Preface.] · 1910 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.52 | $76.62 | ¥12,235)

Bristol, J. Arrowsmith, 1910. Cloth. This chronicle of Bristol offers insight into the city in the fifteenth century. First published in 1623, Adams's Chronicle of Bristol comprises a list of the city magistrates for each year, and the events that happened under them. A c...

A General Inventorie of the History of France

Jean de Serres; Edward Grimeston [trans.] · 1607 · Rooke Books

£1,725.00 (€2,067.66 | $2,278.83 | ¥363,901)

London, George Eld. 1607 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first English language translation of Jean de Serres's 'Inventaire General de l"Histoire de France&apos. The very scarce first English language edition of this history of sixteenth century France, tra...

Annals of the Reign of King George the Third; from Its Commencement to the Year 1760, to the General Peace in the Year 1815

John Aikin · 1816 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.29 | ¥58,013)

London , Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1816. First edition. Leather. A complete two volume set of Annals of the Reign of King George the Third, bound in leather. A complete two-volume set. First edition copies. These volumes contain Annals of the Reign of King Georg...

The History of Bristol CIVIL and Ecclesiastical; Including Biographical Notices of Eminent and Distinguished Natives

John Corry · 1816 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Bristol, W. Sheppard, 1816. First edition. Leather. Two volumes in one of The History of Bristol Civil and Ecclesiastical, with plates. A complete two volume set of The History of Bristol Civil and Ecclesiastical; including Biographical Notices of Eminent and Distinguished Nat...

Chilcott&Apos;S Descriptive History of Bristol Ancient and Modern

John Chilcott · 1835 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

Bristol, J. Chilcott, 1835. Cloth. A third edition copy of this local guide to Bristol, with folding maps. A third edition copy of Chilcott's Descriptive History of Bristol Ancient and Modern or, a guide to Bristol, Clifton and the Hotwells, containing an account of the B...

Pictorial History of the Russian War 1854-5-6

George Dodd · 1856 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.82 | ¥83,328)

Edinburgh and London, W. & R. Chambers, 1856 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated history of the Russian War with colour plates and maps. First edition of Pictorial History of the Russian War 1854-5-6 in half morocco binding and marbled b...

The Tryal of Henry Baron Delamere for High-Treason, in Westminster-Hall, the 14th Day of January, 1685. Before the Right Honourable George Lord Jeffreys, Baron of Wemm, Lord High Chancellour of England, Constituted Lord High Steward on That Occasion. On Which Day, After a Full Hearing, the Lord Delamere Was Acquitted from All Matters Laid to His Charge

1686 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, Dorman Newman, 1686. First edition. Leather. A scarce first edition account of Henry Booth's trial for high treason, looking into his involvement in the Monmouth Rebellion. A scarce first edition.ESTC citation number R23568.The scarce leaf A1 is present.Register r...

Celtic Britain

J. Rhys · 1884 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1884. Cloth. An interesting work on Celtic Britain by Welsh language and Celtic scholar John Rhys. The second edition of this interesting history of Celtic Britain by Oxford University's first professor of Celtic, John Rh...

Stories from Froissart

Henry Newbolt · 1899 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.32 | ¥23,205)

London, Wells, Gardner, Darton & Co. 1899. First edition. Leather. Henry Newbolt spotlights thirteen episodes from Jean Froissart's Chronicles in this illustrated first edition. Thirteen episodes of Jean Froissart's Chronicles are reproduced in this attractive first ...

Pleas of the Crown for the Hundred of Swineshead and the Township of Bristol

Edward James Watson · 1902 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

Bristol, W. Crofton Hemmons, 1902. Cloth. A scarce transcript of part of the Assizes Roll 271, detailing the pleas of the crown for the Hundred of Swineshead and the Township of Bristol. A scarce work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Ink inscription to the verso...

The Oxford History of England

Sir George Clark [ed.] · 1969 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1969-1997. Cloth. Five bright volumes from the 'Oxford History of England' series, in the original dust wrappers. Five volumes in the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original dust wrappers, all unclipped apart from the volu...

Miscellanies by the Most Noble George Lord Saville, Late Marquis and Earl of Halifax

George Lord Saville · 1717 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, B. Tooke and J. Hooke, 1717 . Leather. A smart copy of the third edition of this collection of essays by George Lord Savile, covering a wide range of topics including politics, literature, religion, and morality. The seven essays within this volume include 'Advice...

Olympialaiset 1928

Yrjo Halme · 1928 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)

Helsingissa, Kustannusosakeyhtio Otava, 1928 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this Finnish overview of the 1928 Olympics with illustrations. First edition of Olympialaiset 1928 by Yrjo Halme in the original publisher's cloth binding. An official commen...

United States 1952 Olympic Book

Asa S. Bushnell · 1953 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

New York, United States Olympic Association, 1953 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this overview and commentary on the American performance in the Olympics of 1952 held in Helsinki and Oslo. First edition of United States 1952 Olympic Book in the original publisher...

So Kãƒâ¤Mpfte Und Siegte Die Jugend Der Welt, XI. Olympiade Berlin 1936

Franz Miller; Peter Von Le Fort; Hermann Harster · 1936 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

Munich, Verlag Knorr & Hirth , 1936 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this densely illustrated commentary of the historical 1936 Olympics hosted in Berlin. First edition of So kämpfte und Siegte die Jugend der Welt, XI. Olympiade Berlin 1936 by Franz Miller, Peter ...

Canada

Wilfred Campbell · 1907 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London, A. & C. Black, 1907 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated travel guide and history of Canada with colour plates. First edition of Canadda by Wilfred Campbell in the original publisher's cloth binding. Densely illustrated by Tho...

Old Times: A Picture of Social Life at the End of the Eighteenth Century

John Ashton · 1885 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, John C. Nimmo, 1885. First edition. Cloth. A neat first edition of this illustrated history of social life at the close of the eighteenth century. First edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and eighty-eight plates. Collated complete. A study on social aspects of life...

History of England

Lord Macaulay [Thomas Babington Macaulay] · 1903 · Rooke Books

£895.00 (€1,072.78 | $1,182.35 | ¥188,806)

London, Longmans, Green and Co. 1903-1906. Fine Binding. A near fine copy of Thomas Babington Macaulay's History of England. The Albany edition of Thomas Babington Macaulay's historical account of late seventeenth century England. With frontispieces selected by the D...