Storia

Orientations; from an Antique Land

Ronald Storrs; Julian Huxley · 1939 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, Readers Union; Max Parrish, 1939-1961. Cloth. Two smart works on the Middle East, one based upon personal experiences when working in the British foreign office, and the other a travel account from a fascinated scientist. Orientations, and From an Antique Land, two sma...

The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: From Marathon to Waterloo

Sir Edward Creasy · 1876 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.53 | ¥8,230)

London, Richard Bentley & Son, 1876. Leather. A smartly bound twenty-second edition of this insightful history on the great battles of the world. The twenty-second edition, originally published 1851.In full brown calf binding. A detailed commentary on important historical bat...

Lives of the British Admirals Containing and Accurate Naval History from the Earliest Periods

Dr John Campbell · 1817 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London, C J Barrington, 1817. Leather. Dr John Campbell's biographical work, 'Lives of the British Admirals&apos. With a frontispiece to each volume. Complete in eight volumes. With the bookplate of one John Foster to the front pastedown of all volumes. The bookplate...

The History of the Rebellion and CIVIL Wars in England

Edward Earl of Clarendon · 1839 · Rooke Books

£475.00 (€569.45 | $627.65 | ¥100,239)

Oxford , Oxford University Press, 1839. Cloth. A voluminous work on the English Civil War and Rebellions. Complete in seven volumes. This is a New Edition, printed from Clarendon's original manuscript which therefore contains previously suppressed passages from the first ...

The Great War in Twenty-Six Parts

Winston Churchill · 1933 · Rooke Books

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

London , George Newnes Limited , 1933. Paperback. An uncommon collection of these periodicals dealing with the scenes and various fronts associated with the first world war, in the original 26 fortnightly parts. Bound in their original pictorial wrappers. Fully illustrated wit...

Robertson&Apos;S Works. In Seven Volumes

William Robertson · 1797 · Rooke Books

£270.00 (€323.68 | $356.77 | ¥56,978)

London , T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies, 1797-1802. Leather. A collection of the Scottish historian Robertson's works Works include: 'The History of Scotland' (3 Vols, Fifteenth Edition, 1797), 'The History of America' (3 Vols, Eighth Edition, 1800) and ...

The New England Quarterly a Historical Review of New England Life and Letters

Various · 1990 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

Boston, The New England Quarterly Inc. 1990-1991. Paperback. A selection of three works from 'The New England Quarterly&apos. These works are from September 1990, June 1991 and September 1991. All contain scholarly articles on the history and life of New England settlers ...

The Gloucestershire Domesday

Dr Ann Williams; R W H Erskine · 1989 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Alecto Historical Editions, 1989. Cloth. A beautiful three volume set of the Domesday Book. Comprising of the Domesday Book Studies, which is a detailed explanation of the Domesday Book and therefore a companion to the other two volumes. The work explains the making of...

Advocate for the Dead the Story of the Dead

Alex Weissberg; Constantine Fitzgibbon; Andrew Foster-Melliar · 1958 · Rooke Books

£44.99 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Andre Deutsch, 1958. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this biography about Joel Brand. The dramatic story of Joel Brand, leader of a Jewish organisation in Budapest, who was offered one million Jews by the Germans in exchange for army lorries. First edition. ...

Modern Ireland a Bibliography on Politics, Planning, Research and Development

Michael Owen Shannon · 1981 · Rooke Books

£24.99 (€29.96 | $33.02 | ¥5,274)

London, The Library Association, 1981. First edition. Cloth. An interesting and comprehensive guide to Modern Ireland. The first edition of this work. Comprehensive guide examining all apspects of Modern Ireland with chapters on, history, politics, government, geography and na...

Cheshire V.C.

Russell Braddon · 1954 · Rooke Books

£22.99 (€27.56 | $30.38 | ¥4,852)

London, Evans Brothers Limited, 1954. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this story of Group-Captain Leonard Cheshire. By the author of 'The Naked Island&apos. "Russell Braddon takes the Cheshire story from its earliest days up to the present time, with a wealth of ...

The Rise of the Dutch Republic a History

John Lothrop Motley · 1899 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,549)

London, George Routledge and Sons, 1899. Leather. J. L. Motley's popular history of the Netherlands, first published in 1856. With a frontispiece. A new edition, complete in one volume. In a calf binding. Externally, sound, though with some rubbing. Internally, firmly bou...

Great Events from Little Causes

Adrien Richer · 1767 · Rooke Books

£239.99 (€287.71 | $317.11 | ¥50,645)

London, F Newbury, 1767. Leather. A scarce copy of the English translation of Great Events from Little Causes. Bound in roan leather with gilt bands. Scarce. Adrienne Rich (1720-1798) was a French historian and biographer. Bound in roan leather with gilt bands. There is some w...

Country Life in the Seventeenth Century Being a Note Upon Lord Macaulay&Apos;S Caricature of the Country Squires of Charles the Second&Apos;S Reign. Reprinted from the Introduction to a Volume of Old Family Letters.

Sir George Sitwell · 1901 · Rooke Books

£270.00 (€323.68 | $356.77 | ¥56,978)

Scarborough, The Author, 1901. First edition. Leather. A very scarce edition of Sir George Sitwell's Country Life in the Seventeenth Century with black and white illustrations throughout. Printed in 1901 by Sitwell at his private Scarborough press, this copy is signed by ...

The Story of the Last Days of Jerusalem. From Josephus

the Rev. A.J. Church · 1908 · Rooke Books

£215.00 (€257.75 | $284.09 | ¥45,371)

London, Seely and Co. Limited, 1908. Leather. A decoratively bound scarce edition of this history of Jerusalem. Focussing on the fall of the city in the first Jewish-Roman war from the era of Josephus, the book contains eight colour plates and the embossed seal of Bristol Gram...

Heroes of Modern Days

Mrs. Herbert Percival · 0 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. c1903. Leather. A series of profiles of "Heroes of Modern Days" by Mrs. Herbert Percival, having first appeared in the pages of Friendly Work. Subjects include Frederick III, German Emperor, the publisher Daniel Macmillan, and the Rev. Edwar...

Detailed List of the Old Parochial Registers of Scotland. (23 & 24 Vict. C. 85, Sets. 6 and 7; and 17 & 18 Vict. C. 80, Sect. 20)

Unknown · 1872 · Rooke Books

£215.00 (€257.75 | $284.09 | ¥45,371)

Edinburgh, Murray and Gibb, 1872. Leather. A handsomely rebound copy of 'Detailed List of the Old Parochial Registers Of Scotland' Very scarce. With pages of remarks relative to blanks, defects, condition of registers &c. to accompany each list of entries. The term P...

Nineteenth Century Personal and Business Expenditure Ledger.

Anonymous · 1900 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Unknown, C1892-1900. Leather. A very scarce personal and business expenditure ledger, estimated to be dated from the years 1892-1900. Although anonymous, this is particularly notable as a document of London businesses in the late Nineteenth Century, many of which have ...

A New History of Great Britain; from the Invasion of Julius Ceaser to the Present Time

John Adams · 1812 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, C. Law, 1812. Leather. A pocket sized book on the History of Great Britain, by the Rev. John Adams. The Fourth Edition Lacking two of the six plates called for. 'Exhibiting to the minds of youth a variety of instructive and pleasing information, adapted to the cap...

An Inquiry Historical and Critical Into the Evidene Against Mary Queen of Scots and an Examination of the Histories of Dr Robertson and Mr Hume with Respect to That Evidence

William Tytler · 1772 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

Edinburgh, W Drummond Sold by Him and Other Booksellers in that City, 1772. Leather. An historical and critical work regarding Mary Queen of Scots, by William Tytler This work is famously known as being against the view of William Robertson. It analyses Robertson's histor...