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The Four Georges a Revaluation of the Period from 1714-1830

Sir Charles Petrie · 1946 · Rooke Books

£19.99 (€23.96 | $26.41 | ¥4,218)

London , Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1946. Cloth. A history of the Georgian era by Sir Charles Petrie. With a frontispiece. Sir Charles Alexander Petrie (28 September 1895 - 13 December 1977) was a British historian. In a cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externall...

Regiments: Regiments and Corps of the British Empire and Commonwealth 1758-1993 a Critical Bibliography of Their Published Histories

Roger Perkins · 1994 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

Newton Abbott, Devon, Roger Perkins, 1994. Cloth. A bibliography of published works about the forces of the British Empire and the Commonwealth. First Edition Thus This work is the result of years of extensive research by over two hundred individuals from around the globe, ass...

A Captive Missionary in Mendiland the Story of the Rev. C.H. Goodman&Apos;S Wonderful Deliverance from Death and His Strange Experiences During the Sierra Leone Rebellion.

William Vivian · 1899 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

London, Andrew Crombie, 1899. Cloth. An account of the Reverend. C. H. Goodman's time in Mendiland The Reverend William Vivian describes the time spent by Goodman in Mendiland as a missionary, the man himself being too ill upon his return for the effort of recording his e...

Pioneers of Fertility

Crichton Porteous · 0 · Rooke Books

£19.99 (€23.96 | $26.41 | ¥4,218)

London , The Clareville Press, c1940. Cloth. An attractive little volume of short biographies of agricultural pioneers. Containing "22 short histories of pioneers who have groped through the fog of folk-lore and old wives tales", including Jethro Tull, Wren Hoskyns and The Dra...

The House of Blackwood 1804-1954 the History of a Publishing Firm

DF. D. Tredrey · 1954 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.94 | $52.84 | ¥8,439)

London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1954. First edition. Cloth. A history of the Edinburgh-based publishing company William Blackwood and Sons. First edition. Illustrated throughout with numerous plates. In a blue cloth binding. Externally sound, though with some marks and lig...

World Freemasonry: An Illustrated History

John Hamill and R.A. Gilbert · 1991 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London , The Aquarian Press, 1991. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this illustrated history of world Freemasonry. With photographic plates and vignettes throughout, this book attempts to 'set the record straight' about the organisation, its origins and its e...

Historical Essays

Lord Mahon · 1849 · Rooke Books

£69.99 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,770)

London , John Murray, 1849. First edition. Cloth. A selection of essays on historical figures by Lord Mahon. First edition. Originally contributed to The Quarterly Review. Including essays on Joan of Arc, Mary Queen of Scots, and the Marquis of Montrose, amongst others. Bookse...

In the Wake of Napoleon

Oakley Williams (Ed) · 1931 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, The Bodley Head Limited, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A first English edition of the memoirs of Ferdinand Von Funck, edited by Oakley Williams. Complete with twelve monochrome plates. The full title reads: 'In the Wake of Napoleon. Being the Memoirs (1807-1809) of ...

Special Report and Report from the Select Committee on the Education (Provision of Meals) Bill, 1906, and the Education (Provision of Meals) (Scotland) Bill, 1906: Together with the Proceedings of the Committee, Minutes of Evidence and Appendix

Select Committee on the Education (Provision of Meals) Bill · 1906 · Rooke Books

£44.99 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London , His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1906 . Cloth. A scarce Edwardian report concerning the provision of midday meals for children by the State. 'Ordered, by the House of Commons, to be Printed&apos. Featuring numerous tables and interview transcripts. With a bo...

The French Conquest of Algeria

Major G B Laurie · 1909 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, Hugh Reeds, Ltd, 1909. First edition. Cloth. A scarce copy of this work on the French conquest of Algeria. First edition. Complete with three folding coloured maps in excellent condition. The French conquest of Algeria took place between 1830 and 1847. George Brenton L...

The History of the Twentieth (Light) Division

Captain V. E. Inglefield · 1921 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Nisbet and Co. Ltd, 1921. Cloth. A copy of this 'History of the Twentieth (Light) Division' by Captain V. E. Inglefield. With an Introduction by Lieut.-General the Earl of Cavan. With numerous illustrations, and a Frontispiece of Major-General W. Douglas Smit...

The Illuminated Book Its History and Production

David Diringer · 1958 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.52 | $89.85 | ¥14,350)

London, Faber and Faber, 1958. First edition. Cloth. A first edition and first printing copy of 'The Illuminated Book&apos. A comprehensive history of the illuminated books beginning in ancient Egypt. This book includes 61 plates, many of which display several illustratio...

University of Illinois Studies in Language and Literature Vol. XI February, 1926 No. 1 the Child Actors

Harold Newcomb Hillebrand · 1926 · Rooke Books

£129.99 (€155.84 | $171.76 | ¥27,432)

Illinois, The University of Illinois Press, 1926. Paperback. A scarce copy of Harold Hillebrand's 'The Child Actors', including a handwritten letter by the author. In a brown paperback with black lettering. No. 1 only. Harold Newcomb Hillebrand was a professor o...

A Summer&Apos;S Day at Windsor and a Visit to Eton

Edward Jesse · 1841 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, John Murray, 1841. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating work of British topography exploring the British royal landmark, Windsor Castle. A scarce first edition. Following the favourable reception of his guide to Hampton Court Palace and Gardens , Edward Jesse decided to...

Histoire de Grande Conde

M A Lemercier · 1856 · Rooke Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

Tours, Ad Mame et Cie, 1856. Cloth. An very scarce and fascinating history of Louis de Bourbon, in decorative cloth binding. An fascinating history of Louis de Bourbon.Louis de Bourbon (1530-1569) was a leading Huguenot figure whose nephew became Henry IV of France. He is susp...

Jeanne D&Apos;Arc Apres Cinq Cents Ans

Gabriel Hanotaux · 1929 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Paris, Librairie Plon, 1929. Leather. A copy of Hanotaux's Jeanne d'Arc Apres Cing Cents Ans, with dedication by the author. A copy of Hanotaux's Jeanne d'Arc Apres Cing Cents Ans. Albert Auguste Gabriel Hanotaux, known as Gabriel Hanotaux, (1853 1944) was ...

Die Griechischen Christlichen Schriftsteller Der Ersten Drei Jahrhunderte

Theodoret Kirchengeschichte · 1911 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

Leipzig, J. C. Hinrich'sche Buchhandlung, 1911. Cloth. A German history of Greek Christian authors, an interesting history by Theodoret Kirchengeschichte. In German and Greek.A scarce copy of Kirchengeschichte's work on the first three centuries of Greek Christian wr...

Charikles: Bilder Altgriechische Sitte

Wilhelm Adolph Becker · 1840 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.87 | $132.12 | ¥21,101)

Leipzig, Freidrich Fleischer, 1840. Leather. A German classical history by Wilhelm Adolf Becker, a beautiful work on the everyday life of Ancient Greeks. In the original German.Complete in two volumes.A handsome set of this work of classical history by Wilhelm Adolf Becker.Bec...

Derniers Essais de Critique Et D&Apos;Histoire

H. Taine · 1894 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Paris, Libraire Hachette, 1894. Cloth. A collection of critical historical essays by H. Taine. In the French language.Hippolyte Adolphe Taine was a French critic and historian. He was one of the first practitioners of historicist criticism. In a cloth binding. Externally, smar...

Une Amitie Historique (France-Amerique)

Tryphose Bates-Batcheller · 1924 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

Paris , Plon-Nourrit, 1924. Leather. A history of the friendship between France and America. With numerous illustrations in the text. Inscribed by the author to the front endpaper. In a half-morocco binding. Externally, smart, though with slight rubbing and wear to the extremi...