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P. E. Abbott and J. M. A. Tamplin · 1981 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.93 | $52.83 | ¥8,436)

London , Nimrod Dix and Co, 1981. Cloth. A comprehensive work on medal collecting. With three colour photographic plates and numerous black and white photographic illustrations in the text. In a cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally excellent, with very...

The History of the Commonwealth of England, from Its Commencement to the Restoration of Charles II. Volumes I and IV

William Godwin · 1824 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London , Henry Colburn, 1824. Disbound. Volumes one and four of the radical intellectual's history of the Commonwealth. Godwin was one of the first proponents of Utilitarianism, as well as of Anarchism, and was married to the feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft. His daugh...

Oliver Cromwell a Eulogy and an Appreciation

the Right Hon Earl of Rosebery [Archibald Primrose] · 1894 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, Andrew Melrose, c1900. Cloth. A scarce edition of this work on Oliver Cromwell. Dated from copac. Archibald Philip Primrose was a British liberal statesmen and Prime Minister between 1894 and 1895. In a cloth binding. Externally, slightly rubbed with some wear to head ...

The Worm Forgives the Plough

John Stewart Collis · 1988 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London, Barrie and Jenkins, 1988. Cloth. A scarce copy of The Worm Forgives the Plough by John Stewart Collis. With an Introduction by Michael Holroyd. With illustrations. In a grey cloth binding in an unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, very smart. Dustwrapper is very smart. I...

The Country of the Passion-Play: The Highlands and Highlanders of Bavaria

L. G. Seguin · 1890 · Rooke Books

£74.99 (€89.89 | $99.07 | ¥15,820)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1890. Cloth. An illustrated, late nineteenth century edition of Seguin's history of Bavaria and the Passion-Play. Rebacked in cloth with the original gilt lettering on cloth laid down as spine labels. Third Edition, with a new preface. With twenty...

Crecy and Calais; from the Original Records in the Public Record Office

George Wrottesley · 1898 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.65 | $1,314.46 | ¥209,902)

London, Harrison and Sons, 1898. First edition. Cloth. This is a scarce first edition of this history of the battle and banners of Crecy and Calais. Limited to 100 copies. This edition is signed "Stirling", a relation to John De Stirling who is mentioned throughout the book. S...

A Biographical Catalogue of Portraits and a List of Books, Documents and Relics Relating to Our Congregational History in the Custody of the Chapel Trustees

N/A · 0 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,327)

Nottingham, Printed by the Direction of the Congregation, c1905. Cloth. A interesting catalogue of the historical assets of the Unitarian High Pavement Chapel, Nottingham. A fascinating list of all the portraits held by the chapel trustees, accompanied by biographies of each o...

Bacon&Apos;S Essays

Sydney Humphries (ed.) · 1912 · Rooke Books

£35.99 (€43.14 | $47.54 | ¥7,592)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1912. Disbound. A pleasing copy of this 'Sydney edition' collection of fifty eight essays by the renowned philosopher, statesman and jurist Francis Bacon. This work was reprinted from the edition dated MDCLXXIII. Illustrated with a vig...

A History of York Minster

G. A. Aylmer; Reginald Cant · 1977 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1977. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of A History of York Minster edited by G. E. Aylmer and Reginald Cant. With numerous illustrations. "The object of the present volume is to coordinate all this new knowledge in a single work." York Minster, i...

The History of England from the Ascension of James the Second with Memoir and Portrait Volumes I - V and the Miscellaneous Writings of Lord Macaulay Volumes I & II

Lord Macaulay · 1874 · Rooke Books

£699.99 (€839.04 | $924.73 | ¥147,668)

London, Longmans, Green and Co. 1874 - 1877. Leather. A bright, uniform set of 'The History of England' and 'Macaulay's Miscellaneous Writings&apos. Bound in half leather and marbled paper-covered boards, with gilt lettering and spine decoration.Volume V of...

De Vita & Rebus Gestis Serenissmiae Principis Mariae Scotorum Reginae, Franciae Dotariae, Quae Scriptis Tradidere Autores Sedecim, in Duo Volumina Distributa Et Ad Optimae Fidei Codices Recensita a Samuele Jebb.

Samuele Jebb · 1725 · Rooke Books

£900.00 (€1,078.78 | $1,188.95 | ¥189,861)

London, Jacob Woodman and David Lyon, 1725. First edition. Leather. A scarce first edition of De Vita & Rebus Gestis Serenissmiae Principis Mariae Scotorum Reginae. Two Volumes, complete. This work is the life of Mary, Queen of Scots, in Latin. The binding could do with streng...

Glossaire Roman Des Chroniques Rimes de Godefroid de Bouillon, Du Chevalier Au Cygne, Et de Gilles de Chin

Emile Gachet · 1859 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

Hayez, Hayez, 1859. First edition. Fine Binding. An attractive first edition of Emile Gachet's Glossaire Roman des Chroniques Rimes. An attractive first edition [referencing Copac] of mile Gachet's Glossaire Roman des Chroniques Rimes. An eighteenth century French ...

La Mirlitantouille: Episodes de la Chouannerie Bretonne

G Lenotre · 1925 · Rooke Books

£89.99 (€107.87 | $118.88 | ¥18,984)

Paris, Perrin & Cie, 1925. Fine Binding. A very handsome fine binding detailing the history of the Chouannerie in Brittany. A very handsome fine binding detailing the history of the Chouannerie in Brittany. The Choannerie was a series of royalist uprisings in 12 western provin...

Notitia Historica: Containing Tables, Calendars, and Miscellaneous Information for the Use of Historians, Antiquaries and the Legal Profession

Nicholas Harris Nicolas · 1824 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

London, Baldwin, Cradock and Joy, 1824. First edition. Leather. This is a first edition collection of historical records. This is a first edition collection of historical records. Nicholas Harris Nicolas was an English antiquary who worked as a barrister alongside studying gen...

Monumenta Anglicana: Being Inscriptions on the Monuments of Several Eminent Persons

John Le Neve · 1717 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)

London, W. Bowyer, 1717 and 1718. First edition. Cloth. Three sections of the Monumenta Anglicana, professionally rebound in two attractive volumes. Three sections of the Monumenta Anglicana, professionally rebound in two attractive volumes. The set is comprised of inscription...

La Chevalerie: Nouvelle Edition Accompagnee D&Apos;Une Table Par Ordre Alphabetique Des Matieres

Leon Gautier · 1891 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

Paris, Charles Delagrave, 1891. Leather. An uncommon history of the Knights Templar in French. An uncommon history of the Knights Templar in French. New edition. Illustrated throughout with numerous vignette engravings. mile Thodore Lon Gautier (8 August 1832 - 25 August 1897)...

Discours Sur L&Apos;Histoire Universelle and Oraisons Funebres de Bossuet

Jacques-Benigne Bossuet · 1814 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

Paris, De L'imprimerie de P. Didot L'aine, 1814. Fine Binding. A three volume set of the works of Jacques-Benigne Bossuet. A three volume set of the works of Jacques-Benigne Bossuet. Here bound as a set, although originally issued as two separate works. Volumes I & 2...

Souvenirs de Conferences: Prones Et Instructions

Anonymous · 1844 · Rooke Books

£124.00 (€148.63 | $163.81 | ¥26,159)

Paris, D'August Vaton, 1844. Leather. A two volume set of this conference souvenir. A two volume set of this conference souvenir. In French. Sermons and instructions heard of Sainte-Valerie between 1830 and 1835. In embossed morocco bindings. Externally, smart with some r...

L&Apos;Histoire- la Vie- Les Moeurs Et la Curiosite Par L&Apos;Image, le Pamphlet Et le Document (1450-1900)

John Grand-Carteret · 1927 · Rooke Books

£380.00 (€455.48 | $502.00 | ¥80,164)

Paris, Librarie de la Curioste et des Beaux-arts, 1927-28. Leather. This is a five volume set of this work by John Grand-Carteret. This is a five volume set of this work by John Grand-Carteret. Illustrated throughout with full colour plates and fold outs as well as illustratio...

Essai de Bibliographie Canadienne

Phileas Gagnon · 1895 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.85 | $132.09 | ¥21,094)

Quebec, Imprime pour l'Auteur, 1895. Leather. A signed copy of this bibliography noting the works held by the book collector Phileas Gagnon. In the original French.Author's presentation copy, with a neat copperplate inscription to front blank, to Monsieur le Comte Pi...