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Memoirs of the Duke de Lauzun

Armand Louis de Gontaut · 1822 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

London, John Onwhyn, 1822. Leather. A very smart copy of this scarce English translation of the memoirs of the Duke of Lauzun, in full calf binding. Armand Louis de Gontaut, duc de Lauzun, later duc de Biron, and usually referred to by historians of the French Revolution simpl...

The Married Life of Anne of Austria, Queen of France, Mother of Louis XIV and Don Sebastian, King of Portugal; the Regency of Anne of Austria, Queen Regent of France, Mother of Louis XIV

Martha Walker Freer · 1864 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, Tinsley Brothers, 1864-1866. First edition. Leather. Four first edition volumes detailing the life of Anne of Austria, Queen of France, during her marriage and time as regent of France. The work of English writer on French history Martha Walker Freer. Her works were po...

History of the Hundred of Carhampton in the County of Somerset

James Savage · 1830 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

Bristol, William Strong, 1830. First edition. Leather. A comprehensive exploration of the history of this Somerset region, with folding colour geological map. A scarce first edition.All copes we have seen are this size. Including those marked large paper copies. Large octavo.Â...

War Letters to a Wife: France and Flanders, 1915-1919

Rowland Fielding · 1929 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)

London, The Medici Society, 1929. Cloth. An early impression of this scarce work, signed by the author. A fascinating first person account of a British soldier's experiences in the First World War. A signed third impression of Rowland Fielding's work, with the inscri...

A Concise Description of the Endowed Grammar Schools in England and Wales

Nicholas Carlisle · 1818 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.93 | ¥104,424)

London, Printed for Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1818. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this work concerning English education in the eighteenth and early nineteenth century by Nicholas Carlisle, complete in two volumes. Nicholas Carlisle was an English antiquary and...

Les Chroniques Du Chateau de Fontainebleau

Leon Deroy · 1925 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.94 | ¥12,446)

Paris , Pierre Roger , 1925. Paperback. A history of one of the largest medieval French royal chateau by Leon Deroy, an early printing of 1925, complete with sixteen full page plates. A charming volume exploring the history of Chateau de Fontainebleu, one of the largest French...

The History of the Rebellion and CIVIL Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641

Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon · 1702 · Rooke Books

£1,900.00 (€2,277.42 | $2,510.02 | ¥400,818)

Oxford, Theatre, 1702-04. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Edward Hyde's important first-hand account and history of the English Civil War, an immense and essential historical resource on the War. The first edition of this work.Complete in three volumes.Volume...

Charles I

John Skelton · 1898 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Goupil & Co, 1898. First edition. Paperback. A beautifully illustrated work on Charles I by Scottish author, Sir John Skelton. Published to a high quality by renowned fine art publisher, Goupil and co. The first trade edition of this work, issued the same year as a lim...

Combined Operations 1940-1942

Various · 1943 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, His Majesty's Stationary Office, 1943. Paperback. A unique work containing information about the Combined Operations from 1940-1942, published by His Majesty's Stationary Office. Prepared for the Combined Operations Command by the Ministry of Information. Pub...

The Grounds for the Serious Charges Brought by Italy Against Abyssinia

Legionarius · 1935 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

Rome , Ardita , c1935. First edition. Paperback. A scarce pamphlet justifying Italy's charges brought against Abyssinia during the Abyssinian crisis, a lovely copy. An interesting historical pamphlet published by 'Ardita' publishers as noted on Jisc, a scarce fi...

Abyssinia, Italy and the League of Nations: A Guide to the Italo-Abyssinian Dispute and an Outline of Its Possible Settlement

1936 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

London, British-Italian Bulletin, 1936. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce illustrated pamphlet delineating the Italo-Abyssinian dispute and the involvement of the League of Nations. An interesting historical pamphlet published by the British-Italian Bulletin, a very scar...

A Candid Investigation of the Present Prevailing Topic

[George Rous] · 1784 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Not Stated, 1784. Disbound. A very scarce first edition copy of this pamphlet regarding the proposed bill to regulate the East India Company. The author is not stated to this work, but has been attributed to George Rous. Rous was a lawyer and politician who became Coun...

Edward Wortley Montagu, 1713-1776 : The Man in the Iron Wig

Jonathan Curling · 1954 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, Andrew Melrose, 1954. First edition. Cloth. An exciting first edition biographical study of this scholar, traveller, MP and gambler. The first edition of this biographical study, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper. With a number of illustrate...

The History of the Christmas Card

George Buday · 1964 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Spring Books, 1964 . Cloth. A delightful history of the origins and production of the Christmas card. Illustrated throughout, and with colour plates. The work of Hungarian born British author and printmaker and author George Buday, a fellow of the Society of Wood Engra...

History of the Reign of Philip II and Charles V

William H. Prescott · 1855 · Rooke Books

£245.00 (€293.67 | $323.66 | ¥51,684)

London, Richard Bentley; Routledge, 1855-1859 . First edition. Cloth. A collection of informative biographies and histories of the reigns of these two important Spanish kings. The history of Philip II, as well as an additional account of Charles V's life post-abdication, ...

A Vindication of the Sacramental Test

1789 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, Not Stated, 1789. Disbound. A very scarce pamphlet on the subject of the Test Acts, most particularly that of 1673, a heated subject in the Roman Catholic religion. A very scarce pamphlet.ESTC citation number T64822.'A Vindication of the Sacramental Test' is ...

A History of the Earth and Animated Nature

Oliver Goldsmith · 1824 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.34 | ¥68,561)

London, William Charlton Wright, 1824. Cloth. A very scarce three volume edition of Goldsmith's study of the animal kingdom, with numerous engraved illustrations. The very scarce three volume illustrated 1824 edition of Anglo-Irish novelist, playwright and poet Oliver Gol...

The Communion Plate of the Churches in the City of London; of the Parish Churches in the County of London; of the Parish Churches in the County of Middlesex; of the Parish Churches in the County of Essex

Edwin Freshfield · 1894 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.90 | ¥59,068)

London, Rixon and Arnold, 1894-9. First edition. Cloth. Four presentation copies, signed by the author, of these illustrated works exploring the communion plate of London, Middlesex, and Essex. A collection of four volumes documenting the communion plate in the churches of Lon...

Old Oxford Plate

Harold Charles Moffatt · 1906 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Archibald Constable & Co. 1906. First edition. Cloth. An extensive volume describing some old Oxford plates and their owners, the uncommon first edition. A history told through this collection of old Oxford plates by Harold Charles Moffatt. In 1895, a loan collection o...

Colony of Seychelles: A Collection of the Ordinances Passed by the Legislative Council

1921 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

Victoria, Seychelles, The Government Printing Office, 1921-23. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce and fascinating three volumes detailing the ordinances passed by the legislative council of the Seychelles between 1921 and 1923. The Seychelles became a colony of Britain in the ea...