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The Survey of London: Mediaeval London & London in the Eighteenth Century

Sir Walter Besant · 1906 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1906-1925. Cloth. A three volume set of this survey of London through the ages, from English historian, Sir Walter Besant. Three volumes of a ten volume set from the Survey of London series. Written by Sir Walter Besant, an English novelist and ...

A Calendar of the Middle Temple Records

Charles Henry Hopwood · 1903 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Published by Order of The Masters of The Bench, 1903. Cloth. A smart volume from Charles Henry Hopwood offering an insight into the prestigious legal organisation Middle Temple from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century. One volume of a five volume set on the Middle ...

A History of the Stationers" Company"S School 1858-1983

Robert Baynes · 1987 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

Bristol, Published Privately for the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers, 1987. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this vanishingly scarce history of the Stationers" Company"s School, with illustrations. First edition. Very scarce. Illustrate...

About London

Anonymous · 1926 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Not Stated, 1926-1927 . Cloth. A charming late 1920s scrapbook of newspaper clippings offering snappy and informative facts about the city of London and its history. A delightful personalised scrapbook with clippings from a newspaper tipped in, each with the heading &a...

Echoes of the Year Eighteen Hundred and Eighty-Three

George Augustus Sala · 1884 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Remington and Co. Publishers , 1884. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce volume, offering an entertaining collection of George Augustus Sala's articles written in 1883. First edition. In the original cloth binding.With an engraved portrait...

The Old Snuff House of Fribourg & Treyer at the Sign of the Rasp and Crown, No. 34 St. James&Apos;S Haymarket, London, S.W. 1720, 1920

George Evans · 1921 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Donald Macbeth , 1921. Cloth. A very scarce privately printed history of old British snuff retailer, Fribourg and Treyer. Illustrated with photographs of its products. Limited to 1,000 copies. Privately printed for the author by Donald Macbeth at the Artists Press. Ve...

The Story of Whitehall Palace

The Viscount Dillon · 1905 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, William Clowes and Sons, Limited , 1905. Hardback. A very scarce copy of this illustrated history of Whitehall Palace, told by Harold Dillon, 17th Viscount Dillon. The third edition of this very scarce work. In the original pictorial paper covered boards. Illustrated...

A Survay of London

John Stow; Henry Morley [editor] · 1890 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, George Routledge & Sons, 1890. Cloth. A smart copy of John Stow's survey of London under Elizabeth I, written in the year 1598 from The Carisbrooke Library . Published as part of The Carisbrooke Library, being volume VIII. Stow's best known work, originally p...

London Diary for 1957 and 1964

1957 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Franey & Co. Ltd. 1957-1964. Leather. Two smart London diaries for the years 1957 and 1964, being calendars for the year with guides to the city. Two volumes. Scarce works. First edition. With illustrations throughout. A set of two diaries for the years 1957 and 1964 i...

Memorials of St. Paul&Apos;S Cathedral

William Macdonald Sinclair · 1909 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, Chapman & Hall, 1909. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated historical commentary on St Paul's Cathedral in London. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, thirty-one plates, and numerous in-text images. Collated complete. A history o...

Minutes of Agriculture, Made on a Farm of 300 Acres of Various Soils, Near Croydon, Surry.

Mr. Marshall [William Marshall] · 1778 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)

London, J. Dodsley , 1778 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of William Marshall's pioneering agricultural work, in which he documented his triumphs and lessons learnt from running a 300 acre farm. The first edition. Very scarce work. Complete with fo...

Peking: A Historical and Intimate Description of Its Chief Places of Interest

Juliet Bredon · 1922 · Rooke Books

£138.00 (€165.41 | $182.31 | ¥29,112)

Shanghai, Kelly & Walsh, 1922 . Cloth. Illustrated throughout, this is a vibrant example of the second edition of Juliet Bredon's impressive study of the history of Beijing and its cultural sites. The second edition of this work, beautifully bound in the publisher's ...

Old England: A Pictorial Museum of Regal, Ecclesiastical, Municipal, Baronial, and Popular Antiquities

Charles Knight · 1845 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.55 | ¥30,589)

London, James Sangster, c1864 . Cloth. A vibrant two volume edition of Charles Knight's beautifully illustrated study of the antiquities and history of England, illustrated with chromolithographic plates throughout. First published in 1845, this is a later edition, comple...

Die Welt Ist Schon

Albert Renger-Patzsch · 1928 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

Munchen [Munich], Kurt Wolff, 1928 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this important volume of photography from Albert Renger-Patzsch, a copy inscribed from Sigmund von Weech to Ambrose Heal. In the original German.The first edition of this influential photobook by G...

A Collection from the Things Seen in Series

Various · 1931 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)

London, Seeley & Co. Limited, c1910-1931. Cloth. A collection of twelve volumes from the Things Seen In series by Seeley and Co. with detailed descriptions of different countries and regions. Twelve volumes. A series of travel books published in the early twentieth century by ...

Miniature History of England

0 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, Goode Bros. c1900. Paperback. Two copies of this scarce miniature illustrated history of England's Kings and Queens. Offering two copies of this scarce miniature history of England, published by Goode Bros. In the original wraps, with one copy's title rubbed...

Korea and Her Neighbors

Isabella Bird Bishop; Sir Walter C. Hiller · 1898 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.19 | $786.03 | ¥125,519)

New York; Chicago; Toronto, Fleming H. Revell Company, 1898. First edition. Cloth. The first U.S. edition of this insightful history on Korea by Isabella Bird Bishop, complete with plates and folding maps. The first U.S. edition of this uncommon work.An insightful history of K...

A Complete System of Practical Book-Keeping, Applicable to All Kings of Business

C. Morrison · 1828 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

Edinburgh, Stirling & Kenney, 1828 . Leather. A scarce early 19th century instructional guide to double-entry bookkeeping, including comparison of various methods of bookkeeping. The fourth edition of this work, which is scarce in all editions.With an engraved title page, lett...

Landmarks of the City of London in the Eighteenth Century: Eighteen Engravings in the Guildhall Library

Guildhall Library · 1975 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)

London, Guildhall Library, 1975. First edition. Paperback. A fantastic collection of plates depicting reproductions of original engravings held at the Guildhall, illustrating historic landmarks in London. The scarce first edition. The scarce first edition.Illustrated with eigh...

France for the Last Seven Years; or, the Bourbons.

W. H. Ireland · 1822 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, G. and W. B. Whittaker , 1822 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of William Henry Ireland's scarce and detailed account of the social and political climate in France during the final seven years of the Bourbon rule, just prior to the French Revolution. Th...