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Rapports de la Commission Concernant la Creation D&Apos;Une Universite Federale Et D&Apos;Une Ecole Polytechnique

- · 1851 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

Switzerland, Départment Fédéral de l'Intérieur, 1851. Leather. A very scarce collection of nineteenth century reports concerning the creation of a Federal University and Polytechnic in Switzerland. A very scarce work containing reports from the commission created to d...

Le Manuscrit de Ma Mãƒâ¨Re Avec Commentaires, Prologue Et ãƒâ‰Pilogue

Alix de Lamartine; Alphonse de Lamartine · 1877 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Paris, Furne, Jouvet et Cie, 1877. Leather. The writings of Alix de Lamartine, compiled and edited by her son the poet Alphonse de Lamartine. An early edition of this work in a quarter calf binding. A collection of excerpts from the diary of Alix de Lamartine (1766-1829), comp...

Walch&Apos;S Tasmanian Almanac for 1917

J. Walch · 1917 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Tasmania, J. Walch & Sons Limited, 1917. Cloth. The fifty-fifth year of publication of Walch's almanac for Tasmania; this edition the year 1917. A 1917 almanac in the publisher's original cloth binding, with blind-stamping to the boards. Ink inscription to the front ...

Catalogue de Manuscrits Tres-Precieux Du XIII Au XVIII Siecle

1864 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Paris, Pillet; Mannheim, 1864 . Paperback. A very scarce mid nineteenth century catalogue advertising the sale of the library of Marie-Caroline de Berry. In the original French.A very scarce catalogue of the March 1864 sale of the library of thirteenth to eighteenth century ma...

A Vindication of the University of Cambridge

Rev. James Henry Monk · 1818 · Rooke Books

£79.00 (€94.71 | $104.39 | ¥16,671)

London , John Murray , 1818. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A first edition copy of this essay by scholar Rev. James Henry Monk. A first edition copy. James Henry Monk was an English divine and classical scholar. This is an essay being A Vindication of the University of Ca...

Kaiser Friedrich Der Zweite

Ernst Kantorowicz · 1963 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Dusseldorf and Munich , Helmut Küpper vormals Georg Bondi, 1963-1964 . Cloth. Two reprint copies of this German work on Frederick II. Two volumes, which are reprint copies, being third reprint copies and a second reprint copy. In the original German. Frederick II was King o...

Neues Land Vier Jahre in Arktischen Gebieten

Kapitan O. Sverdrup · 1903 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.78 | $244.45 | ¥39,040)

Leipzig , F. A. Brockhaus, 1903. First edition. Cloth. A complete two volume set of this work on Arctic exploration, with maps and plates. A complete two volume set. First edition copies. In the original German. Captain O. Sverdrup was a Norwegian sailor and Arctic explorer...

My First Book of Grecian History

Rev. Dr. Brewer · 0 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1850. Paperback. A very scarce work on Grecian history from Reverend Dr. Brewer. Scarce work. Illustrated with a map to the front. A simple guide to Grecian history, with reference to the Heroic Age, Sparta, the Messenian Wars, the Three T...

Tableau Des Revolutions de L&Apos;Europe

M. Koch · 1807 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

Paris, F. Schoell, 1807. Leather. Volumes one and two of Koch's table of revolutions in Europe, in the original French language. French language. Volumes one and two of three. Illustrated with five coloured maps to volume one, collated complete. A detailed historical acco...

Adventures Et Conquetes de Fernand Cortez Au Mexique

Henri Lebrun · 1864 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Paris, Alfred Mame et Fils, 1864. Leather. A scarce edition of this detailed biography of Fernand Cortez, in the original French language. French language. Scarce edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and two plates. Collated complete. The life of Fernand Cortez, or Hernan Co...

Annual Report on the Health of the City, for the Year 1871 and on the Operations of the Sanitary Department

W. T. Gairdner; Kenneth M. Macleod · 1872 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

Glasgow, Robert Anderson, 1872. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce report on the health and sanitation of Glasgow in 1871. With two folding plates. This very scarce report on the health of Glasgow by William Tennant Gairdner includes a report on the operations of the sani...

Promenades Archeologiques: Rome Et Pompei

Gaston Boissier · 1895 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Paris, Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1895. Leather. A fifth edition of this study of the archaeology of Rome and Pompeii in 'archaeological walks', by French historian Gaston Boissier. The fifth edition of this work in a quarter calf binding. Gaston Boissier (1823-1908)...

University-Politicks. Or, the Study of a Christian, Gentleman, Scholar, Set Forth in Three Sermons on the King&Apos;S Inauguration Before the University of Oxford, at St. Mary&Apos;S Church

John Burton · 1760 · Rooke Books

£425.00 (€509.50 | $561.58 | ¥89,688)

Oxford, J. Fletcher, 1760. First edition. Disbound. A very scarce copy of this collection of three sermons by the scholar and clergyman John Burton, on King George III's inauguration. The first edition of this work, disbound but intact. John Burton (1696–1771), a clergym...

Beaumarchais Et Son Temps: Etudes Sur la Societe E France Au XVIII Siecle D&Apos;Apres Des Documents Inedits

Louis de Lomenie · 1856 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Paris, Michel Levy Freres , 1856. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Louis de Lomenie's biographical study of the life and times of Beaumarchais in two volumes. The first edition of this work. Written by Louis de Lomenie. Complete in two volumes. Rebound in modern...

The Army List, for July, 1836

1836 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Printed by C Roworth and Sons, 1836. Paperback. A very scarce reference work containing the Army list for July 1836. A very scarce work, rarely seen in commerce. Containing a complete Army list for July, 1836, including field marshals, general and field officers, aides...

De la Decadence de L&Apos;Angleterre

Ledru-Rollin · 1850 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Bruxelles, Imprimerie de A Labroue et Compagnie, 1850. Leather. A detailed historical study on the decline of England by Alexandre Auguste Ledru-Rollin, in the original French language. French language. Two volumes. A detailed study of the state of England, with reference to a...

Marc-Aurele Et la Fin Du Monde Antique

Ernest Renan · 1882 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Paris, Calmann Levy, 1882. Leather. A smart fourth edition of this biographical sketch of Marcus Aurelius with a detailed history of the end of the Roman Empire, in the French language. French language. Fourth edition. The life and work of Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor and St...

A Collection of Historical Works by F.A. Mignet

F. A. Mignet · 1852 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

Paris, Didier, 1852-1862. Leather. A set of eight volumes of historical studies from Francois Mignet, in the French language. French language. Eight volume set. Second edition. Scarce work. Written by Francois Auguste Mignet, a French journalist and historian of the French Rev...

A Letter to a Convocation-Man Concerning the Rights, Powers, and Priviledges of That Body

[Bartholomew Shower]; [Francis Atterbury] · 1697 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.74 | $290.70 | ¥46,427)

London, E. Whitlock, 1697. First edition. Disbound. A very scarce first edition pamphlet by Bartholomew Shower and Francis Atterbury, in which they lament moral decline and discuss religious politics. The first edition of this very scarce pamphlet.ESTC citation number R21144.H...

ãƒâ‰Tudes Historiques Et Biographiques Sur Les Principaux Personnages

François Guizot · 1852 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

Paris, Didier, 1852. Leather. A second edition of the Francois Guizot's account of the English Revolution. This leather bound copy is published in French. An attractive copy of François Pierre Guillaume Guizot's account of the seventeenth century English Revolution ...