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Memorandum of Provisions in Acts of Parliament Relating to Other Companies and Bodies Inserted for the Protection of or Which May Affect the Interests of the Great Western Railway Company

L. B. Page; H. F. A. Hoskins · 1915 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1915. Cloth. A scarce account of the parliamentary acts relating to the Great Western Railway. Detailing various acts of Parliament relevant to the Great Western Railway Company, which was famed as the 'Holiday Line', taking Londoners to the S...

Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer (1st Series - "Wanderjahre")

William Charles Scully · 1913 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1913. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of William Charles Scully's memoir on his life and a pioneering South African, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work.A second volume, 'Further Reminiscences', was also issued...

The Childhood of Man

Leo Frobenius; A. H. Keane · 1909 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.79 | ¥37,972)

London, Seeley & Company Limited, 1909. First edition. Cloth. The first English edition of this important history of man and the primitive races, illustrated throughout. The first English edition of this work.An immense account of the history of man, looking into the lives, cu...

A Selection of Books, Manuscripts, Engravings and Autograph Letters Remarkable for Their Interest and Rarity: Being the Five Hundredth Catalogue Issued by Maggs Bros. Booksellers

Maggs Bros · 1928 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Maggs Bros, 1928. First edition. Paperback. A fascinating catalogue of scarce books, engravings and manuscripts, illustrated throughout. The first edition of the five hundredth catalogue of this kind published by Maggs Bros, one of the oldest antiquarian booksellers i...

The Speech of the Right Honourable John, Earl of Clare, Lord High Chancellor of Ireland, in the House of Lords in Ireland, Monday, February 19, 1798, on a Motion Made by the Earl of Moira

John FitzGibbon · 1798 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

Dublin, Printed for John Milliken, 1798. First edition. Disbound. A very scarce disbound pamphlet comprising a speech by the Lord of Clare in response to a motion made by the Lord of Moira in the House of Lords in Ireland in 1798. A very scarce pamphlet, rarely found on the ma...

Brackles: Memoirs of a Pioneer of CIVIL Aviation

Frida H. Brackley · 1952 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

Chatham, W. & J. Mackay & Co. 1952. First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition of this affectionate biography of pioneer of civil aviation, Herbert George Brackley by his wife Frida. The first edition of this affectionate biography of Herbert G. Brackley, a pioneer of civil ...

Letters of Lady Russell from the Manuscript in the Library at Woburn Abbey

Lady Rachel Russell · 1801 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

London, J. Mawman, 1801. Leather. A collection of the correspondences of Lady Rachel Russell, the seventeenth-century noblewoman. In the sixth edition. Containing a frontispiece portrait of Lady Rachel Russell, and a plate of Lord William Russell to the verso of page cxli. Rac...

Lives of Cardinal Alberoni, the Duke of Ripperda, and Marquis of Pombal, Three Distinguished Political Adventures of the Last Century. Exhibiting a View of the Kingdoms of Spain and Portugal During a Considerable Portion of That Period

George Moore · 1814 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, J. Rodwell, 1814. Leather. The second edition of George Moore's immense biographical work on three prominent political adventurers of the eighteenth century. The second edition of this work.George Moore's extensive biographical work on Cardinal Alberoni, the ...

English Saga; the Years of Endurance 1793-1802; Years of Victory 1802-1812; the Age of Elegance 1812-1822; the Turn of the Tide 1939-1943; and Triumph in the West 1943-1946

Arthur Bryant · 1941 · Rooke Books

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

London, Collins, 1941-59. First edition. Leather. A beautiful collection of six historical works by Arthur Bryant, in a uniform R. W. and R. B. signed binding. All first editions, some later impressions. A collection of six historical works by Arthur Bryant, historian and colu...

A Distant Summer

Edith Saunders · 1947 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.37 | ¥33,753)

London, Sampson, Low, Marston & Co, LTD, 1947. Leather. A morocco bound second edition of Edith Saunders' history of Queen Victoria's important state visit to Paris in 1855. The second edition of this work.An account of Queen Victoria's 1855 state visit to Paris...

Field Marshal Lord Ligonier : A Story of the British Army 1702-1770

Rex Whitworth · 1958 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.58 | ¥35,863)

Oxford , At the Clarendon Press , 1958. First edition. Fine Binding. Rex Whitworth explores the career and life of field marshal Lord Ligonier from 1702 until his death in 1770 in this scarce volume. The first edition, in an attractive fine binding. The first edition of this w...

The Martial Music of the Clans

Fionn · 1904 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

Glasgow, John Mackay, 1904. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this work, allocating various Scottish clans the music associated with them in history and tradition. The first edition of this work, illustrated throughout with numerous photographic plates of clan chiefs ...

A Defence of the Constitution of Great Britain & Ireland, As by Law Established, Against the Innovating and Levelling Attempts of the Friends to Annual Parliaments and Universal Suffrage

John Somers, Lord Somers · 1817 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

Not Stated, The Pamphleteer, 1817. Brochure/Pamphlet. A scarce pamphlet by John Somers, Lord Somers regarding Britain's constitution. This pamphlet advocates against the Parliamentary Reform as proposed by 'the most pernicious of Demagogues&apos. A fascinating, and c...

Some Notes on the Early History of Stowe

A Member of the Sixth Form · 1932 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

Not Stated , Privately Printed, 1932. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce and informative pamphlet on the early history of Stowe, by a member of the sixth form. A very scarce pamphlet by a member of the Sixth form, on Jisc noted as Anthony Alister Hutton Radice. An informa...

How Did They Get There? or, the Non-Conforming Ministers of 1662. A Question for Those Who Would Celebrate the Bi-Centenary of St. Bartholomew&Apos;S Day, 1662

George Venables · 1886 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, Wells Gardner , 1886. Disbound. A discussion regarding the Great Ejection that followed the introduction of the Act of Uniformity of 1662 into British law by George Venables. A discussion by George Venables on the Great Ejection of 1662, which saw the expulsion of over...

Orations

Alessandro Gavazzi · 1851 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.53 | $63.41 | ¥10,126)

London, David Bogue, 1851. First edition. Disbound. The very scarce first edition of father Gavazzi's orations on the evils of Catholicism. The first edition of this collections of orations by Alessandro Gavazzi, known for his provocative speeches against Catholicism in t...

The History of the Dutch Usurpations. Their Maxims and Politicks in Point of Government, and Their Remarkable Ingratitude to England. Particularly Their Unheard of Cruelties at Amboyna , and the Debates Theron in the English Council, in the Reign of King James I. With Their Useful Method of Managing Treaties

1712 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Not Stated , 1712. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce pamphlet regarding the history of the Dutch usurpations. A very scarce early eighteenth century historical pamphlet. This fascinating pamphlet looks at the Dutch history of usurpations, with a particul...

Aphorisms on Authors and Their Ways; with Some General Observations on the Humours, Habits, and Methods of Composition of Poets - Good, Bad, and Indifferent

Augustine Birrell; Samuel Johnson · 1917 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

London, Privately Printed , 1917. First edition. Hardback. The first and only edition printed in one hundred copies of this series of aphorisms on authors and their ways by Augustine Birrell. A signed presentation copy, including a letter by the author. A first edition of this...

A Century of Greek Epigrams, Done in English Verse

Sir Edward Fry; Lady Fry; Agnes Fry · 1915 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

Not Stated, Privately Printed, [1915]. Paperback. A very scarce collection of Greek epigrams in English verse by Sir Edward Fry, from the author's library. A very scarce anthology of Greek epigrams by Edward Fry, Lady Fry, and Agnes Fry; this work was derived from the rev...

The Story of the Christmas Card

George Buday · 1937 · Rooke Books

£29.00 (€34.76 | $38.31 | ¥6,118)

London, Odhams Press Limited, 1937. Hardback. A delightful little festive history of the Christmas card written by George Buday. Written by George Buday (1907-1990), a British printmaker and author. He was a fellow of the Society of Wood Engravers and the Royal Society of Pain...