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The History of France

Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot · 1884 · Rooke Books

£1,150.00 (€1,378.66 | $1,519.57 | ¥242,684)

London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1884-1894. Leather. A beautiful bound eight volume history of France, illustrated throughout. The complete eight volume set of the English translation of Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot's history of France, in signed Zaeh...

The Coastal Trade: Sailing Craft of British Waters 900-1900

Basil Greenhill · 1975 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, The Bourton Press, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this in-depth history of British vessels covering over a millenia, richly illustrated in colour throughout and presented in the original dust wrapper and slipcase. Detailing coastal vessels, local vessel...

Traveller from Tokyo

John Morris · 1943 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, The Cresset Press, 1943 . First edition. Cloth. A presentation copy of the first edition of this fascinating account of a British traveller's experiences in Tokyo prior to and following Pearl Harbour. The first edition of this work, relaying the author's expe...

Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

George Paston · 1905 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Methuen & Co. 1905 . First edition. Cloth. An insightful exploration into the social climate of Britain during the 1700s, richly illustrated throughout. Containing chapters on the Beau Monde, dramatic and musical, literary and artistic, sport and games, royalty and pop...

The Expedition in Holland 1572-1574

Duncan Caldecott-Baird · 1976 · Rooke Books

£42.00 (€50.35 | $55.50 | ¥8,863)

London, Seeley Service and Company, 1976. Leather. A handsomely bound, limited edition copy of this work on Dutch history by Duncan Caldecott-Baird, in the original slipcase as called for. Covering the period of 1572 to 1574, this work is a comprehensive overview of the revolt...

Causeries on English Pewter

Antonio de Navarro · 0 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London, The Country Life, c1912. Cloth. A smart copy of this work on the history and evolution of English pewter, by Antonio de Navarro. Based on a collection of essays that were previously individually published in the periodical 'Country Life', these works now appe...

The Aeroplane Spotter

Roland E. Dangerfield [ed.] · 1941 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Temple Press , 1941-1943 . First edition. Cloth. The first seventy-seven issues of this popular wartime magazine issued to aid civilians in recognising aircraft types. The complete first three volumes of this magazine, with the first three issues of volume IV also pres...

Visit of the Royal Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland: Reception at the Mansion House, on Wednesday 12 July, 1893, by the Right Hon. Stuart Knill, the Lord Mayor Hand-List of Maces, Swords of State, and Other Objects Exhibited by the Courtesy of the Various Mayors and Corporations

1893 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1893. Leather. A very scarce programme commemorating the visit of the Royal Archaeological Institute to Mansion House, listing the maces and swords exhibited in the Egyptian Hall there. A very scarce programme noting the visit of the Royal Archaeologica...

A Critical Examination of Dr. Macculloch&Apos;S Work on the Highlands and Western Isles of Scotland

[James Browne] · 1826 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

Edinburgh, Printed for Daniel Lizars, 1826. Leather. A scarce second edition of James Browne's critical examination of Dr. MacCulloch's work on the Highlands and Western Isles of Scotland. A work attributed to James Browne, a critical examination of the four tomes wr...

Histoire Des Cafes de Paris

Francois Fosca · 1934 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Paris, Firmin-Didot et Cie, 1934. First edition. Cloth. A scarce, first edition of this work on the history of cafes in Paris. In French, written by French artist and writer, Francois Fosca. Containing twelve illustrated plates, collated and complete. Containing eight chapters...

Inside Hbo&Apos;S Game of Thrones; Inside Hbo&Apos;S Game of Thrones II: Seasons 3 & 4

C. A. Taylor; Bryan Cogman · 2012 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Gollancz, 2012-2014. Hardback. Two brightly illustrated companion guides to the hugely successful 'Game of Thrones' series. Two volumes of informative and extensively illustrated companions to the television adaptation of American author George R. R. Martin&a...

Quarrels of Authors; or, Some Memoirs for Our Literary History, Including Specimens of Controversy to the Reign of Elizabeth

Isaac D'Israeli · 1814 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€335.67 | $369.98 | ¥59,088)

London, John Murray, 1814. First edition. Leather. A smartly bound three volume set of anecdotes, relating authors quarrels throughout history, written by Isaac D'Israeli. Complete in three volumes. This humorous and informative work looks at various author quarrels throu...

La Vie de Londres

Mars · 1849 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Paris, Libraire Plon, c1894. Cloth. A delightfully illustrated account of London life in the nineteenth century, written in French and illustrated by Maurice Bonvoisin. Detailing the bars, exhibitions, boat-houses, clubs and celebrations of London, England.Written and illustra...

The Disastrous Marriage: A Study of George IV and Caroline of Brunswick

Joanna Richardson · 1960 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.85 | $171.78 | ¥27,434)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1960. First edition. Leather. A beautifully bound first edition of this historical account of the marriage of Caroline of Brunswick and King George IV. The first edition, first impression of this work. Rebound in an attractive crushed morocco, the bindin...

The Eighteen-Seventies

Harley Granville-Barker; Various · 1929 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.76 | $44.93 | ¥7,175)

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1929. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of these historical essays on the Victorian era by Fellows of the Royal Society of Literature, in the original scarce dustwrapper. The first edition of this work.In the original scarce price-clipped...

Thirty-Seventh Report of the Department of Science and Art of the Committee of Council on Education

1890 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Printed for Her majesty's Stationary Office by Eyre and Spottiswood , 1890. Leather. A very scarce copy of the thirty-seventh report of the Department of Science and Art. The very scarce annual report of the Department of Science and Art of the committee of counci...

Fair Touraine: Stories and Legends of the Loire

Margaret Aulton · 1925 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, John Lane the Bodley Head , 1925. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this incredibly charming collection of stories and legends from the French valley of Loire. A very charming, large volume by Margaret Aulton, comprising a recounting of sixteen stories and leg...

The Life of Lorenzo de Medici

William Roscoe · 1897 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.36 | $726.75 | ¥116,066)

London, A Strahan, T Cadell and W Davies, 1897. Leather. The third edition of this two volume biography of the famous Lorenzo de' Medici, written by historian William Roscoe. The third edition of this work, published the year after the first and second editions. With an e...

The Early Lives of Dante

Giovanni Boccaccio; Philip H. Wicksteed · 1904 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Alexander Moring Limited the de la More Press, 1904. Hardback. Philip H. Wicksteed's scarce translation of Boccaccio's 'Life of Dante', this volume focusing on the early life of the monumental Italian poet. A scarce translation of Boccaccio's b...

Journal Des Scavans

Various · 1736 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Amsterdam, Jansons a Waesberge, 1736. Leather. Four issues of the popular French academic journal 'Journal des Scavans', containing a variety of articles on history and literature. In the original French.Four issues of 'Journal des Scavans' bound in one, be...