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Lacon or Many Things in Few Words Addressed to Those Who Think.

Reverend C C Colton · 1823 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,549)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1823. Leather. A popular collection of observations and comments on society and life by the Reverend C. C. Colton. Sixteenth edition. Reverend Colton was a Fellow of King's College, Cambridge, and author of Hypocrisy: A Satir...

The Bastille

Capt. the Hon. D. Bingham · 1888 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.66 | $383.19 | ¥61,199)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1888. Leather. A superb documentary concerning the siege of the Bastille. First Edition Making reference to much primary source material and replete with index, this excellent history will be of great interest to the student of Revolutionary history. ...

A Short History of Our Own Times from the Accession of Queen Victoria to the General Election of 1880

Justin McCarthy · 1897 · Rooke Books

£88.00 (€105.50 | $116.28 | ¥18,571)

London, Chatto and Windus, 1897. Leather. A smart copy of this Justin McCarthy history of the British Empire. New edition. In a half-calf binding. Externally, smart, with just some rubbing to the extremities. Fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and ...

Letters on English History for the Use of Schools

J Bigland · 1817 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1817. First edition. Leather. A first edition of this work on history. John Bigland was an English schoolmaster and later an historian who produced works for the use of schools. In a full calf binding. Externally, rubbed with bump...

Army Lists of the Roundheads and Cavaliers, Containing the Names of the Officers in the Royal and Parliamentary Armies of 1642.

Edward Peacock · 1874 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.81 | $211.42 | ¥33,765)

London, Chatto and Windus, 1874. Leather. A scarce copy of these army lists. The Second Edition; revised, corrected, and enlarged. With letter illustrations throughout, and a preface by the editor. In a quarter morocco binding with cloth covered boards. Externally, sound with ...

Lives and Times of the Early Valois Queens Jeanne de Bourgogne, Blanch de Navarre, Jeanne D&Apos;Auvergne Et de Boulogne

Catherine Bearne · 1899 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.85 | $171.78 | ¥27,434)

London, T Fisher Unwin, 1899. First edition. Leather. A history of the Lives and Times of the Early Valois Queens illustrated by Edwards H. Bearne from ancient drawings, prints, etc. A history of three Queens who were powerful and influential, taking part in the most important...

North American Bows, Arrows and Quivers

Otis Tufton Mason · 1893 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

[Washington], [The Smithsonian Institution], [1893]. Disbound. A fascinating work on North American bows, arrows and quivers. An excerpt from the Smithsonian Report of 1893, this article itself is complete. With sixty two plates and accompanying descriptions, plates numbered 6...

Parliament in Elizabethan England: John Hooker&Apos;S Order and Usage

Vernon F. Snow · 1977 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, Yale University Press, 1977. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this historical and critical work by Vernon F. Snow. The work centres on the English historian and civic adminstrator, John Hooker (c1527-1601), and his influential treatise on parliamentary procedur...

Charles I and Oliver Cromwell in Two Volumes.

Sir John Skelton and Samuel Rawson Gardiner · 1898 · Rooke Books

£390.00 (€467.54 | $515.33 | ¥82,302)

Edinburgh, Goupil and Co. 1898-1899. Cloth. An uncommon two volume set of books on Charles I and Oliver Cromwell. Commanding conflicting forces during the English Civil War, Charles' belief in the Divine Right Of Kings as well his marriage to a Roman Catholic was at odds ...

In the Name of the Bodleian and Other Essays

Augustine Birrell · 1905 · Rooke Books

£34.99 (€41.95 | $46.23 | ¥7,384)

London , Elliot Stock, 1905. Cloth. A collection of essays on Victorian and Georgian art and society from Augustine Birrell. Augustine Birrell (19 January 1850 – 20 November 1933) was an English politician, barrister, academic and author. Including titles such as Bookworms, C...

Abbotsford

W. S. Crockett · 1905 · Rooke Books

£89.99 (€107.88 | $118.91 | ¥18,991)

London , Adam and Charles Black, 1905. Cloth. A first edition of this history of Abbotsford, the one time residence of the historical novelist and poet, Walter Scott. With twenty full-page illustrations in colour by William Smith. From the Preface: "That Abbotsford merits a vo...

Letters to, "the Times" Upon War and Neutrality (1881-1909) with Some Commentary

Thomas Erskine Holland · 1909 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London , Longmans, Green and Co, 1909. Cloth. A collection of letters on the concept of conflict versus neutrality from Thomas Erskine Holland. Sir Thomas Erskine Holland (17 July 1835 – 24 May 1926) was a British jurist. Inscribed to the front endpaper, 'To E. A. Whitta...

Poverty and Opportunity: 100 Years of the Birmingham Settlement

Jon Glasby · 1999 · Rooke Books

£69.99 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,770)

Studley , Brewin Books, 1999. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating history of the Birmingham Settlement, a charity set up in 1899 to help people living in deprivation. First edition. With many interesting monochrome photographs illustrating the work of the charity over the year...

The Miscellany of the Spalding Club

John Stuart · 1842 · Rooke Books

£34.99 (€41.95 | $46.23 | ¥7,384)

Abderdeen, The Spalding Club, 1842. Cloth. An anthology of the scholarly editions of texts and archaeological studies relevant to the history of Aberdeenshire and its region, which were published on behalf of The Spalding Club. The original club was founded by Joseph Robertson...

The History of Africa

Jane Marcet · 1830 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

London , Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this account of the history, georgraphy and customs of Africa by Jane Marcet. Featuring several engraved plates - including a frontispiece - and several woodcuts. The third volume...

Emigrant Life in Kansas

Percy G. Ebbutt · 1886 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, Swan Sonneschein and Co. 1886. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Percy G Ebbutt's 'Emigrant Life in Kansas', an account of his time spent in America. First edition. An fascinating work of American history from the nineteenth century, written by Pe...

A Pictorial History of World War I a Pictorial History of World War II 2 Volumes

G D Sheffield; Charles Messenger · 1988 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)

London, Bison Books, 1988. Cloth. A two volume set of work offering a pictorial history of both the First and Second World War, both held in the original dustwrappers. Two volumes of The Pictorial History of World War I and II. Messenger and Sheffield are both war historians a...

The Arctic Crusoe a Tale of the Polar Seas

Percy B. St. John · 1885 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

London , Charles H. Clarke, c1856. Cloth. A tale inspired by Robinson Crusoe, and informed by the Polar expeditions of Franklin and Parry. Wants front board reattaching professionally but an extremely scarce title. Would make a nice copy once done. Dating from Copac. In a gree...

A Summary View of Heraldry in Reference to the Usages of Chivalry and the General Economy of the Feudal System with an Appendix Respecting Such Distinctions of Rank As Have Place in the British Constitution

Thomas Brydson · 1795 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London, Nicol, Egerton, Edwards, Faulder, 1795. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this heraldic work written by Thomas Brydson. The first edition. With writings on chivalry, tournaments, crusades, political departments of heraldry as well as distinctions in rank an...

History of England

George Macaulay Trevelyan · 1929 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Longmans, Green and Co. 1929. Cloth. A lovely example of George Macaulay Trevelyan's 'History of England', featuring several folding maps. Seventh impression. A comprehensive work spanning from pre-Roman Britain to the death of Queen Victoria. Illustrate...