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History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster
Edward Baines · 1836 · Rooke Books
£390.00 (€467.47 | $515.21 | ¥82,273)
London , Fisher, Son & Co , 1836. First edition. Leather. The four volume first edition set of Edward Baines' detailed and illustrated historical study of Lancaster, bound in half calf. The first edition.A complete four volume set.Bound in half calf with marbled paper to ...
Rome
M. A. R. Tuker; Hope Malleson · 1905 · Rooke Books
£79.00 (€94.69 | $104.36 | ¥16,666)
London, Adam and Charles Black , 1905. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated guide to Italy's capital city, complete with numerous colour plates from Alberto Pisa. The first edition of this delightful guide to Rome. In the original cloth...
Stonehenge Today and Yesterday
Frank Stevens · 1916 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)
London, Sampson Low, Marston and Co. Ltd , 1916. First edition. Paperback. A scarce first edition of this discussion of Stonehenge, offering intriguing insight to century-old views of this ancient wonder. The scarce first edition of this work. In the original wraps. This boo...
Old Nottingham: Its Streets, People, &C.
James Granger · 1902 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)
Nottingham, Nottingham Daily Express Office , 1902. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce volume comprising James Granger's articles on Nottingham's topography and notable residents. First edition of these articles in a single book volume. Reprinted from the Nottingham...
The Wiltshire Register for 1825
1825 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)
Melksham, J. Cochrane, 1825. Hardback. A very scarce copy of the Wiltshire Register for the year 1825, in modern binding. Very scarce work. A copy of the annually produced register for the ceremonial county of Wiltshire in South West England, this edition for the year 1825. Wi...
Die Selbstmorder Mit Besonderer Berucksichtigung Der Militarischen Selbstmorder
Dr. Anton Brosch · 1909 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)
Leipzig, Franz Deuticke, 1909. Cloth. A scarce copy of this detailed medical study into suicide and military suicide from Austrian military doctor Anton Busch, in the original German. German. Scarce work. A detailed statistical, psychiatric, and anatomical study into the theor...
The First Annual City of Nottingham Exposition Programme
1938 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)
Nottingham, Cooke & Vowles, Ltd. 1938. Cloth. A smart copy of this vanishingly scarce programme for the first City of Nottingham Exposition of July 1938. Very scarce work. The official programme for the First Annual City of Nottingham Exposition of July 13th to 23rd, 1938. Con...
The Annals of Newark-Upon-Trent Comprising the History, Curiosities, and Antiquities of the Borough
Cornelius Brown · 1879 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)
London, H. Sotheran & Co. 1879. First edition. Cloth. A smartly bound first edition of this historical study of Newark-Upon-Trent from English historian Cornelius Brown. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, eight plates, and the odd in-text image. Collated complete....
History of the Conquest of Mexico with a Preliminary View of the Ancient Mexican Civilization and the Life of the Conqueror Hernando Cortes
William H. Prescott · 1866 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)
London, George Routledge & Sons, 1866. Leather. The author's authorised edition of this historical study of the conquest of Mexico from American historian and Hispanist William Hickling Prescott. Author's authorised edition. With a portrait frontispiece. A sweeping a...
The Annals of Kendal
Cornelius Nicholson · 1861 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)
London, Whitaker & Co. 1861 . Cloth. The second edition of Cornelius Nicholson's historical and descriptive account of Kendal, complete with six plates, one of which is a folding plan of the town. The second edition. Bound in the publisher's original cloth, rebacked ...
The Early History of Charles James Fox
Trevelyan George Otto · 1880 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)
London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1880 . First edition. Leather. A smartly bound first edition of Trevelyan"s acclaimed biography of Charles James Fox, charting the Whig statesman"s early rise and political career. Rebound in half crushed crimson morocco with red cloth boards a...
History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution to the Restoration of the Bourbons
Sir Archibald Alison · 1833 · Rooke Books
£1,950.00 (€2,337.35 | $2,576.07 | ¥411,366)
Edinburgh, William Blackwood, 1833-1842 . First edition. Leather. Handsomely bound in full calf, this is the scarce complete ten volume first edition of Sir Archibald Alison's impressive study of European history. The scarce first edition of this work, complete in ten vol...
Remarkable Occurrences in the Life of Jonas Hanway, Esq.
John Pugh · 1788 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)
London, For the Author by J. Davis; Payne and Son, 1788 . Cloth. The second edition of John Pugh's very scarce biography of the fascinating life of philanthropist Jonas Hanway. The second edition of this very scarce work, which was first published the year prior.John Pugh...
A History of British Quadrupeds, Including the Cetacea
Thomas Bell; Robert F. Tomes; Edward Richard Alston · 1874 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)
London, John Van Voorst, 1874 . Cloth. The preferred second edition of Thomas Bell's history of British quadrupeds, illustrated with woodcuts throughout. The second edition of this work, in the publisher's original cloth binding. A charming history of British quadru...
The King&Apos;S England
Arthur Mee [ed.] · 1939 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1939-1959. Cloth. A very smart selection of county histories from 'The King's England' series, edited by Arthur Mee, with a signed hand-typed letter. A set of six volumes from 'The King's England', a county history se...
The Romance of Empire
Philip Gibbs · 1906 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)
London, Edward Arnold , 1906. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition of this history of the British Empire from Philip Gibbs, in smart full calf prize binding. A very scarce first edition of this work. In full gilt-decorated calf prize binding. Illustrated with ...
Magnae Britanniae Notitia: Or, the Present State of Great Britain
Edward Chamberlayne; John Chamberlayne · 1728 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.05 | ¥50,630)
London, D. Midwinter; J. Tonson; T. Wotton; B. Motte; T. Osborn; J. Shuckburgh, 1728. Leather. A smartly bound copy of Chamberlayne's thorough history of Britain, illustrated with a portrait frontispiece. A comprehensive history of Britain, examining the state of the coun...
Meisterbuch Der Schrift: Ein Lehrbuch Mit Vorbildlichen Schriften Aus Vergangenheit U. Gegenwart Fãâ¼R Schriftenmaler, Graphiker, Bildhauer, Graveure, Lithographen, Verlagshersteller, Buchdrucker, Architekten Und Kunstschulen
Jan Tschichold · 1952 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)
Ravensburg, Otto Maier, 1952. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this masterclass in the art of lettering and typography, presenting scripts and type from history to modernity for designers and typographers. In the publisher's original green cloth binding.This volum...
6 Vols the War Illustrated Album de Luxe: The Story of the Great European War Told by Camera, Pen and Pencil
Various · 1915 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)
London, The Amalgamated Press, Limited, 1915-1916. Cloth. A smart six volume set of this illustrated account of The Great War, profusely illustrated with maps, colour plates, and numerous in-text illustrations. In the publisher's original red half morocco binding with clo...
Dress and Insignia Worn at His Majesty&Apos;S Court
Herbert A. P. Trendell [ed.] · 1921 · Rooke Books
£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.37 | ¥33,753)
London, Harrison & Sons, 1921 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this study of the court dress of King George V, illustrated throughout in colour. The scarce first edition of this work, examining the court dress of King George V.Illustrated with a colour front...