Storia

Annals of English Drama 975-1700 an Analytical Record of All Plays, Extant or Lost, Chronologically Arranged and Indexed by Authors, Titles, Dramatic Companies, &C.

Alfred Harbage; S. Schoenbaum (Revised) · 1964 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)

London, Methuen & Co LTD, 1964. Cloth. A lovely example of this notable work of English theatrical history, charting eight centuries worth of English history. Written and revised by two notable Shakespearean and theatrical scholars of the twentieth century. A pleasing copy of ...

The Babees Book, Aristotle&Apos;S a B C, Urbanitatis, Stans Peur Ad Mensam, the Lytille Childrens Lytil Boke, the Bokes of Nurture of Hugh Rhodes and John Russell, Wynkyn de Worde&Apos;S Boke of Keruynge, the Booke of Demeanor, the Boke of Curtasye, Seager&Apos;S Schoole of Vertue, &C. &C. With Some French & Latin Poems on Like Subjects, and Some Forewords on Education in Early England

Frederick J. Furnivall · 1868 · Rooke Books

£210.00 (€251.75 | $277.49 | ¥44,316)

London, The Early English Text Society, 1868. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this educational work on manners and meals provided through Early English, French, and Latin poetry, edited by Frederick Furnivall. The first edition of this work. A collection of Early ...

A Gladdening River

D. G. Manuel · 1914 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, A. & C. Black, Limited, 1914. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition copy of this fascinating study of the influence of the 'Young Men's Guild' of the Church of Scotland in the Eastern Himalayas. Featuring a tipped in presentation bookplate to t...

Travels of a Victorian Photographer

Roger Hudson (Ed) · 2001 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, The Folio Society, 2001. Cloth. A excellent copy of this work of Victorian photography, featuring the art of the notable photographer and keen international traveller Francis Frith. In the publisher's original cloth binding, held in the original slipcase. This pro...

Account Rolls of University College Oxford

A. D. M. Cox; R. H. Darwall-Smith (ed.) · 1999 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Oxford, Oxford Historical Society, 1999-2001. First edition. Cloth. A handsomely bound and detailed transcription of the College account rolls of University College, Oxford, between 1381 and 1597, transcribed by noted academic Anthony Cox. The first edition. In Latin with Engl...

A History of Vijayanagar the Never to Be Forgotten Empire

Bangalore Suryanarain Row · 1905 · Rooke Books

£245.00 (€293.71 | $323.73 | ¥51,702)

Madras, Addison & Co, 1905. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this work looking at the Vijayanagara Empire, with a telegram signed by the author loosely inserted, and plates throughout. A very scarce work. The first edition of this work. With a telegram sign...

The Adventure of Sail 1520-1914

Donald Macintyre · 1975 · Rooke Books

£42.00 (€50.35 | $55.50 | ¥8,863)

London, Paul Elek, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A second impression copy of this fascinating historical record of sailing ships, by the British naval officer and renowned author of numerous books on British naval history, Donald Macintyre. Tracing the development of sails, rigg...

De la Manoeuvre Des Vaisseaux, Ou Traite de Mechanique Et de Dynamique; Dans Lequel on Reduit a Des Solutions Tres-Simples Les Problemes de Marine Les Plus Difficiles, Qui Ont Pour Objet le Mouvement Du Navire

Pierre Bouguer · 1757 · Rooke Books

£2,100.00 (€2,517.55 | $2,774.86 | ¥443,162)

Paris, H. L. Guerin, 1757. First edition. Leather. A scarce first edition of Pierre Bouguer's work on naval problems and mechanics, written in French, illustrated with multiple folding plates. The first edition of this work. A scarce work. In the original French. 'De...

Memoires Du Regne de Pierre le Grand, Empereur de Russie, Pere de la Patrie &C. &C.

Iwan Nestesurandoi · 1726 · Rooke Books

£470.00 (€563.45 | $621.04 | ¥99,184)

A La Haye; A Amstead, Chez R.C. Alberts; Chex Her. Uytwerf, 1726. Leather. Three volumes of this work by Iwan Nestesurandoi exploring the reign of the notable Russian leader Peter Alexeyevich. Scarce to find more than one volume of this set. Lacking volume I. In the original F...

Sir Walter Ralegh and His Colony in America. Including the Charter of Queen Elizabeth in His Favor, March 25, 1584, with Letters, Discourses, and Narratives of the Voyages Made to America at His Charges, and Descriptions of the Country, Commodities, and Inhabitants.

Increase N. Tarbox · 1884 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

Boston, Prince Society, 1884. Cloth. A limited edition work on Walter Ralegh's expeditions to America in the sixteen century, illustrated with two portraits. A limited edition with only two-hundred and fifty copies printed. This work documents Sir Walter Ralegh's exp...

A Review of the Chandos Peerage Case, Adjudicated 1803, and of the Pretensions of Sir Samuel-Egerton Brydges, Bart. To Designate Himself Per Legem Terrae Baron Chandos of Sudeley

George Frederick Beltz · 1834 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, 1834 , 1834. Paperback. A exploration of the Chandos Peerage case, written by the Lancaster Herald, George Frederick Beltz. A scarce volume. When the Chandos barony became vacant in the late 18th century, Samuel Egerton Brydges took legal action to adopt the position. ...

The History of England. From the Revolution to the Death of George the Second (Designed As a Continuation of Mr. Hume&Apos;S History).

Tobias Smollett · 1785 · Rooke Books

£425.00 (€509.50 | $561.58 | ¥89,688)

London, T. Cadell, 1785. Leather. Five complete volumes of Tobias Smollett's continuation of 'The History of England', carrying on from David Hume's work in an original binding. Complete in five volumes. Five volumes of Tobias Smollett's continuation o...

The Life and Reign of William the Fourth

Reverend G. N. Wright · 1837 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.66 | $383.19 | ¥61,199)

London & Paris, Fisher, Son, & Co, 1837. First edition. Leather. An illustrated biography about King William IV, documenting his successful reign and personal life, written by George Wright. The first edition of this work. Complete in two volumes. William IV was only on the th...

Things Japanese Being Notes on Various Subjects Connected with Japan for the Use of Travellers and Others

Basil Hall Chamberlain · 1927 · Rooke Books

£950.00 (€1,138.89 | $1,255.29 | ¥200,478)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co Limited, 1927. Leather. A beautifully bound copy of this fascinating Japanese travel work, signed by the author and with an excellent folding map to the rear of the work. With binder's stamp of Henry Sotheran to recto of front fr...

Cavis Calendaria; or, a Compendious Analysis of the Calendar: Illustrated with Ecclesiastical, Historical, and Classics Anecdotes

John Brady · 1815 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Ormer, and Brown, 1815. Leather. A two volume set of John Brady's look at the history of significant days of the year. Complete in two volumes. This work looks at the history of significant days of the year, including saints days, days of cor...

La Premiãƒâ¨Re Renaissance Rome Au Temps de Jules II Et de Lãƒâ©on X. La Cour Pontificale Les Artistes Et Les Gens de Lettres la Ville Et le Peuple le Sac de Rome En 1527

Emmanuel Rodocanachi · 1912 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

Paris, Librairie Hachette, 1912. First edition. Leather. A lovely scarce first edition copy of this fascinating history of Renaissance Rome in the period from the papacy of Julius II to that of Leo X by Emmanuel Rodocanachi. Emmanuel Rodocanachi was a French historian and biog...

Intercepted Correspondence

Various; Leonora Countess of Tankerville · 1934 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Sequana LTD, 1934. Cloth. A scarce collection of the Chevalier de Boufflers' letters, translated and complied by Leonora the Countess of Tankerville. A scarce work. These letters document events in an interesting time in history, just preceding the French Revoluti...

Time and Western Man

Wyndham Lewis · 1927 · Rooke Books

£525.00 (€629.39 | $693.71 | ¥110,791)

London, Chatto and Windus, 1927. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of Wyndham Lewis's philosophical work 'Time and Western Man&apos. A first edition copy, held in the original dustwrapper. 'Time and Western Man' is an important work by the artist a...

The History of Charles XII King of Sweden

Voltaire · 1735 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

London, C Davis, 1735. Leather. The sixth edition of Voltaire's historical novel regarding Charles XII of Sweden. Illustrated, with a frontispiece of King Charles XII, and a folding map of Europe. Written by Voltaire, otherwise known as Francois-Marie Arouet. With the boo...

The Sheffield Assay Office, with a Few Notes on the Silver Trade of the Town

Arnold T. Watson · 1890 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Sheffield, Leader and Sons, 1890. Cloth. A very scarce volume, ideal for those with an interest in the industry and trade of the city of Sheffield. A paper read before the Sheffield Literary and Philosophical Society, October 1st, 1889. Written by Arnold T. Watson the presiden...