Storia

A Brief Guide to Inn Signs & More About Inn Signs

Eric R. Delderfield · 0 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

Devon, The Raleigh Press Ltd. c1962. Paperback. Two fascinating and absorbing companion volumes from British historian Eric R. Delderfield on inn signs. Two volumes. From the Brief Guide Series. A detailed and comprehensive history of inn signs, being a pair of companion guide...

Travelling Sketches in the North of Italy, the Tyrol, and on the Rhine; Travelling Sketches on the Rhine, and in Belgium and Holland; Scott and Scotland

Leitch Ritchie · 1832 · Rooke Books

£265.00 (€317.69 | $350.16 | ¥55,923)

London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, 1832-1835. First edition. Leather. A charming collection of three first edition travel works from Scottish novelist and journalist Leitch Ritchie. In morocco bindings, and illustrated throughout. Three first editions by Leitch Ritchie...

Sight Form to Be Used in Conjunction with N.P. 401

0 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

Not Stated, Not Stated, c1950 . First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A vanishingly scarce sight form, not yet filled in, to be used in conjunction with the Nautical Almanac N. P. 401. Bound in the publisher's brown paper wraps. Very scarce work, particularly in this conditio...

The Illustrated London News

1857 · Rooke Books

£260.00 (€311.70 | $343.55 | ¥54,868)

London, William Little; George C. Leighton, 1857-71. Leather. Two volumes of the important newspaper 'The Illustrated London News', with illustrated articles throughout Two volumes of 'The Illustrated London News', presenting Volumes XXX and LVIII.Volume XX...

Charles II

Osmund Airy · 1901 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)

London, Goupil & Co, 1901. Leather. A beautifully bound limited edition of Osmund Airy's extensive illustrated biography on Charles II, bound in crushed half morocco by Bumpus. A limited edition, being number 047 out of 1250 printed on fine paper. Beautifully bound by Bum...

Early Nottingham Printers and Printing

W. J. Clarke · 1942 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Nottingham , Thos. Forman and Sons Ltd, 1942. Cloth. A scarce limited edition history on early Nottingham printing by W. J. Clarke. A limited edition of 200 hundred copies, of which this copy is number 11.Scarce.  In the original quarter cloth binding. A fascinating account of...

Notes on the Nottingham Records

William Henry Smith · 1890 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Nottingham, Frank Murray, 1890. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce volume examining some of the records of Nottingham, a collection which extends over a period of seven hundred years. The first edition of this very scarce volume. In the original pebbled cloth binding.This cha...

East Retford and the Dukeries: A Handbook for Visitors and Residents

C. Moss · 1908 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Frederick Warne and Co. 1908. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce travel guide to East Retford from this 'Homeland Handbooks' series. The first edition (no edition remarks) of this very scarce work. Volume No. 69 from the publisher's 'Homeland Handb...

Old Nottinghamshire

John Potter Briscoe [editor] · 1881 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Hamilton, Adams, and Co. 1881. Leather. An illustrated history of the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, edited by British librarian John Potter Briscoe. With a frontispiece and twenty-two in-text figures. A detailed and comprehensive history of the ceremonial count...

Theodor Fontane

Mario Krammer · 1922 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Berlin, Otto von Holten, 1922. Hardback. A limited edition German volume on eminent novelist and poet, Theodor Fontane. Number 132 of 1,400 numbered copies. A limited run of 1,500 copies in total. In the original decorative paper covered boards.Theodor Fontane is widely consid...

Scottish Arms, Being a Collection of Armorial Bearings, A.D. 1370-1678

Robert Riddle Stodart · 1881 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)

Edinburgh, W. Paterson, 1881 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of Robert Riddle Stodart's limited edition study of medieval Scottish arms, illustrated in colour. A scarce first edition, complete in two volumes.A limited edition work, with the notice "the sm...

An Ecclesiastical History, Ancient and Modern, from the Birth of Christ to the Beginning of the Eighteenth Century

John Lawrence Mosheim; Archibald Maclaine [trans.] · 1839 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

Glasgow, Blackie & Sons, 1839 . Leather. A complete two volume set of this impressive study of ecclesiastical history from German Lutheran church historian John Lawrence Mosheim. Complete in two volumes.With a frontispiece to volume I.A detailed and comprehensive history from ...

Greater Greece and Greater Britain and George Washington the Expander of England

Edward A. Freeman · 1886 · Rooke Books

£118.00 (€141.46 | $155.92 | ¥24,901)

London, Macmillan & Co, 1886 . First edition. Leather. The uncommon first edition of these two historical lectures from celebrated historian Edward A. Freeman, in a full calf prize binding. An uncommon first edition.A charming volume containing two lectures given by English hi...

The Diary of Samuel Pepys

Samuel Pepys; Henry B. Wheatley [ed.] · 1904 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.84 | $1,314.75 | ¥209,974)

London, George Bell and Sons, 1904-1905. Leather. An impressive eight volume edition of Samuel Pepys's important memoirs, beautifully bound in half morocco. Complete in eight volumes.In half morocco bindings, stamped 'bound for William Brown, Edinburgh' to front...

Curries and Bugles: A Memoir and a Cookbook of the British Raj

Jennifer Brennan · 1990 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Viking, 1990. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition, first impression of this historical memoir and cookery book of the British Raj, signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper. Illustrated with eight ...

King of Two Worlds, Philip II of Spain

Edward Grierson · 1974 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, Collins, 1974. First edition. Leather. A Sangorski and Sutcliffe bound first edition of this illustrated history of Philip II of Spain. The first edition, first impression.Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe.A biographical account of the life and reign of Philip II of Spain...

Servants and Their Duties: A Helpful Manual for Mistress and Servant

Mrs. Waldemar-Leverton · 1912 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd, 1912. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce manual on the duties of servants by Edith Waldemar Leverton. The first edition of this very scarce work. In the original cloth binding. An intriguing guide to the typical duties of servants, including ho...

The Art of Landry Work: Practically Demonstrated for Use in Homes and Schools

Florence B. Jack · 1898 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

Edinburgh , T. C. & E. C. Jack, 1898. Cloth. A smart third edition of this comprehensive instructional laundry guide by Florence B. Jack. The third edition of this work. In the original cloth binding. With hints on uses of soda , washing powders, methods of washing, drying, ir...

The History of the Royal Scots Fusiliers (1678-1918)

John Buchan; The Prince of Wales · 1925 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.87 | $151.96 | ¥24,268)

London, Thomas Nelson and Sons LTD, 1925. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of John Buchan's exploration of the history of the Royal Scots Fusiliers, an illustrated military work. The first edition, first impression.An perceptive history of the Royal Scots Fusiliers...

Quatre Bras, Ligny and Waterloo: A Narrative of the Campaign in Belgium, 1815

Dorsey Gardner · 1882 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

Boston, Houghton, Mifflin and Co. 1882. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first US edition of this comprehensive account of the Belgian campaign. The first US edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding. A thorough narrative oft the Belgian campaign, also known...