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London: How the Great City Grew

George Rose Emerson · 1862 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Routledge, Warne, and Routledge , 1862. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition history of London's political, social and architectural growth. First edition. In the original embossed cloth binding. A complete and compact history of the growth of London, ...

A Survey of London

John Stow; Charles Lethbridge Kingsford · 1908 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.63 | $196.88 | ¥31,443)

Oxford, Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1908. Cloth. A smart two volume set of this facsimile of Stow's major work the Survey of London. Complete in two volumes. A facsimile of the 1603 edition of this major historical work, being the second edition, with revisions. With a...

The Langham Hotel Guide to London

The Langham Hotel Management · 1914 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, The Langham Hotel Company, 1914. Hardback. The scarce 1914-1915 guide for guests produced by London's Langham Hotel, offering a wealth of advice for visitors to the capital. Scarce in all editions, this is the 1914-1915 twenty-eighth edition.Illustrated with a fro...

Moroccan Journal & the Beauty of Morocco

Rom Landau · 1952 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Robert Hale Limited; Evans Brothers Limited, 1952-1953. First edition. Cloth. Two smart volumes on Morocco from Polish-born British author and Foreign Service Officer Rom Landau. Two volumes. Written by Romauld Landau, a writer born in Poland who became a British citiz...

The History of Great Britain

Robert Henry · 1788 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€899.12 | $991.02 | ¥158,272)

London, A. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1788-1795. Leather. A handsome complete twelve volume second edition of Robert Henry's study of British history, illustrated with folding plates and maps. The second edition of this work, complete in two volumes.Illustrated with a foldin...

The Illustrated London News: Vol XXXVI Jan. To June 1860

Various; Herbert Ingram [Ed.] · 1860 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, George C. Leighton, 1860 . First edition. Leather. Volume XXXVI of The Illustrated London News, filled with topical British news from January to June, 1860, accompanied by illustrations throughout. Bound in half calf with paper-covered boards. Comprising Volume XXXVI, ...

Political and Military Memoirs of Europe, from the Renewal of the War on the Continent in 1798, to the Peace of Amiens in 1802

T. E. Ritchie · 1802 · Rooke Books

£1,950.00 (€2,337.72 | $2,576.65 | ¥411,508)

Edinburgh , T. Maccliesh and Co , 1802. First edition. Leather. A beautifully bound exceptionally scarce, first edition of Thomas Edward Ritchie's comprehensive memoirs of Europe from 1798 to 1802, complete in three volumes, the first of which contains a folding map. The ...

The Lost Village: Rural Life between the Wars & a Victorian Village

Ralph Whitlock · 1988 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, Robert Hale Limited, 1988-1990. First edition. Cloth. Two smart first edition volumes from English farmer and journalist Ralph Whitlock, signed by the author and illustrator. Two volumes. First edition. Both volumes are signed by the author, with the illustrator's...

A Vertebrate Fauna of the Outer Hebrides

J. A. Harvie-Brown; T. E. Buckley · 1888 · Rooke Books

£265.00 (€317.69 | $350.16 | ¥55,923)

Edinburgh, David Douglas, 1888 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first and only edition of J. A. Harvie-Brown and T. E. Buckley's well-illustrated study of the fauna of the Outer Hebrides. The first and only edition. Scarce work.Illustrated with a large coloured folding ...

History of Sheffield Old Plate

Frederick Bradbury · 1912 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1912 . First edition. Cloth. Illustrated throughout, this is the first edition of Frederick Bradbury's history of Sheffield old plate, with a 'Presentation Copy' blind stamp. The first edition of this work, with a 'Presentation Cop...

English Past and Present: Eight Lectures

Richard Chenevix Trench · 1881 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1881. Leather. A collection of lectures on the study of the English language from Richard Chenevix Trench, bound in full morocco. The eleventh edition, revised.Bound in full morocco. A collection of eight lectures on the English language delivered or...

Ancient Streets and Homesteads of England

Alfred Rimmer; Rev. J. S. Howson · 1879 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1879. Cloth. A comprehensively illustrated historical work on English streets and homesteads from English artist and author Alfred Rimmer. With one hundred and fifty illustrations, including a frontispiece and thirteen plates. Collated complete. A his...

History of Scotland

Patrick Fraser Tytler · 1845 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.19 | $918.35 | ¥146,666)

Edinburgh, William Tait , 1845. Leather. The complete seven‑volume set of the third edition of Patrick Fraser Tytler"s landmark, source‑rich history of Scotland, complete with folding map and extensive documentary notes, in a handsome, signed full calf bind...

Medals and Decorations of the British Army and Navy

John Horsley Mayo · 1897 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.87 | $151.96 | ¥24,268)

Westminster, Archibald Constable and Co, 1897 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this colourfully illustrated guide and history of the medals in the British Army and Navy, complete in two volumes and illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work, complete in...

A Hand-Book of the Orders of Chivalry

Charles Norton Elvin · 1892 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Dean & Son, 1892. First edition. Cloth. The vibrant first edition of Charles Norton Elvin's detailed guide to the orders of chivalry, illustrated throughout with vibrant chromolithographs. The first edition of this work.With a chromolithographic title page, and th...

London and Its Celebrities

J. Heneage Jesse · 1850 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Richard Bentley, 1850 . First edition. Leather. The finely bound two volume first edition of J. Heneage Jesse's charming guide to London and the noteworthy individuals that have been associated with it. In crushed morocco bindings. A first edition.Complete in two ...

The History of Spain, from the Establishment of the Colony of Gades by the Phoenicians, to the Death of Ferdinand, Surnamed the Sage.

[Charles Hereford] · 1793 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London, C. and C. Kearsely, 1793. First edition. Leather. The three volume first English edition of this history of Spain by Charles Hereford, bound in half calf. The first English edition. A three volume complete set. Bound in half calf with marbled paper to the boards and ...

Three Pamphlets on Fine Arts, Science, Literature, and Medicine

James Elmes; Charles Butler; Lawson Whalley · 1814 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, The Pamphleteer, 1814-19. Disbound. A set of three very scarce pamphlets on the arts, science, and medicine, all from 'The Pamphleteer&apos. A set of three very scarce pamphlets, all of which had originally been issued in 'The Pamphleteer&apos. Begun in Marc...

Short Studies on Great Subjects

James Anthony Froude · 1909 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1909-1912 . Leather. A complete four volume collection of the historical studies and essays by James Anthony Froude, uniformly bound in half morocco. 'New Impressions' of Froude's works, complete in four volumes, and uniformly bo...

4 Vols Four Novels by John Masters

John Masters · 1954 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Michael Joseph, 1954-1962. First edition. Cloth. A compelling four-volume set of historical novels by John Masters, exploring colonialism, identity, and conflict across India and Africa. These are first editions in the original dust wrappers. In the publisher's or...