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Anekdota Heterouriaka, or, the Secret History of the House of Medicis
Antoine Varillas; Ferrand Spence · 1686 · Rooke Books
£750.00 (€898.98 | $990.80 | ¥158,218)
London, R. E. for R. Bentley and S. Magnes, 1686. First edition. Leather. The first English edition of Antoine Varillas' anecdotal history of Florence and the Medici's, a fascinating work. The first English edition of this work.ESTC citation number R2059.A fascinating …
True Stories of Foreign History; the Bank Clerk"S Secret and Other Tales; Little Lois; the Little Red Purse or, a Strange Mistake; Caravan Cruises: Or, Five Children in a Caravan â Not to Mention Old Dobbin; Mrs. Green
Jennie Chappell; Phil Ludlow; Evelyne Elyse Rynd et. al. · 1882 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)
London, Blackie and Son Limited; Wells Gardner, Darton and Co; S. W. Partridge and Co. Ltd et. al. 1882-1919. Cloth. A charming selection of children's books, including historical and pious stories from authors such as E. Everett-Green and Jennie Chappell. A delightful set …
The Secret History of the Most Renowned Q. Elizabeth, and Earl of Essex
A Person of Quality · 1761 · Rooke Books
£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.93 | ¥104,424)
Cologne [London], Printed for Will with the Wisp, at the Sign of the Moon in the Ecliptick, 1761. Cloth. A scandalous "secret history" of Queen Elizabeth I which purports to reveal the relationship between her and Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex. One of the few copies with th…
Terrae-Filius: Or, the Secret History of Oxford
Nicholas Amhurst · 1726 · Rooke Books
£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.37 | ¥33,753)
London, R. Francklin, 1726 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce two volume second edition of Nicholas Amhurst's entertaining and humorous collection of satirical essays about life at Oxford University, based on his own experiences. The scarce second edition of this work, with…
Secret History of the English Occupation of Egypt: Being a Personal Narrative of Events
Wilfrid Scawen Blunt · 1922 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)
New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1922. First edition. Cloth. A first US edition of this historical account of the events surrounding the English occupation of Egypt from English writer Wilfrid Scawen Blunt. First US edition. With a frontispiece. A historical account focused on the pol…
Secret History of the English Occupation of Egypt
Wilfrid Scawen Blunt · 1907 · Rooke Books
£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.98 | ¥34,808)
London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1907. Cloth. Smart alternative history of the British influence in Egypt from prominent British poet and author Wilfrid Scawen Blunt. First trade edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding.Frontispiece portrait of Sheykh Mohammed Abdu with t…
The Freemasons, a history of the world's most powerful secret Society
Ridley, Jasper · 2011 · Antiquariaat Colombine
€18.54 ($20.43 | £15.47 | ¥3,263)
New York, Arcade Publishing, 2011, 355p, half linen, with cover, fine
CHURCHILL'S LAST WARTIME SECRET The 1943 German Raid Airbrushed from History
SEARLE Adrian · 2017 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd
£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)
Pen & Sword Military, 2017. 9781473823815 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered dark blue cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. x + 180, illus with b&w plates and maps (no inscriptions).
THE SECRET HISTORY
PROCOPIUS, WILLIAMSON G.A. [Translator] · 1990 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd
£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)
Folio Society, 1990 8vo. Original decorated cloth boards (VG) slipcase (VG). Pp. xix + 151, illus with coloured plates and map (previous owner's light pencil inscription on front endpaper).
STALIN'S FOLLY The Secret History Of The German Invasion of Russia June 1941
PLESHAKOV Constantine · 2005 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd
£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)
Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2005. 9780297846260 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original gilt lettered brown cloth (page edges tanned - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (VG, not price clipped). Pp. 326, illus with b&w plates and maps (previous owner's neat inscription on half title).
THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE CABINET OF BONAPARTE Including His Private Life Character Domestic Administration and His Conduct to Foreign Powers Together with Secret Anecdotes of the Different Courts of Europe and of the French Revolution
GOLDSMITH Lewis · 1811 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)
Printed for J. Richardson and J. Hatchard, 1811 5th edn. 8vo (8¼ x 5½ ins). Rebound by Hatchards in later half calf on marbled paper-laid boards, raised-ribbed spine in six compartments with contrasting gilt lettered labels (headcap and corners lightly scuffed - otherwise VG). P…
A HISTORY OF THE RUSSIAN SECRET SERVICE
DEACON Richard · 1972 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd
£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,531)
Purnell [&] Frederick Muller, 1972 Book club edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered maroon cloth (VG), dustwrapper (spine faded - in protective cover). Pp. viii + 568, illus with b&w photos (previous owner's neat inscription on front endpaper).
THE CAMBRIDGE APOSTLES A History of Cambridge University's Elite Intellectual Secret Society
DEACON Richard · 1985 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd
£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,531)
Robert Royce, 1985. 0947728139 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. x + 214, illus with b&w photos (light annotations on verso of front endpaper; no other inscriptions).
Empire of Pain; The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
Keefe, Patrick Radden · 2021 · Bison Books - ABAC/ILAB
CA$18.08 (€11.50 | $12.67 | £9.59 | ¥2,023)
Canada Bond Street Books pp. xii, 535. 8vo. Light shelfwear; very good in very good-, rubbed dustjacket.
The London Cage; The Secret History of Britain's World War II Interrogation Centre
Fry, Helen · 2017 · Bison Books - ABAC/ILAB
CA$21.72 (€13.81 | $15.22 | £11.52 | ¥2,430)
New Haven Yale University Press pp. ix, 244. 8vo. Black and white photographs. Light shelfwear; very good+ in very good, lightly rubbed dustjacket.
The Abortive Fenian Raid on Manitoba: Account by one who knew its secret history; A paper read before the Society, May 11, 1888
McMicken, Gilbert · 1888 · Bison Books - ABAC/ILAB
CA$36.17 (€23.00 | $25.35 | £19.19 | ¥4,047)
Winnipeg, Manitoba Manitoba Free Press pp. 11. 8vo. Minor sunning to covers, internally clean and unmarked. The Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba, Transaction No. 32 - Season 1887-8. Peel 582.
The Secret History of the Zohar
Berg, Michael · 2008 · Bison Books - ABAC/ILAB
CA$17.33 (€11.02 | $12.14 | £9.19 | ¥1,939)
New York The Kabbalah Centre pp. 121. 8vo. Light shelfwear, ink line to bottom edge; very good in very good dustjacket.
The Pentagon's Brain; An Uncensored History of DARPA, America's Top Secret Military Research Agency
Jacobsen, Annie · 2015 · Bison Books - ABAC/ILAB
CA$17.33 (€11.02 | $12.14 | £9.19 | ¥1,939)
New York Little, Brown & Co pp. 552. 8vo. Light shelfwear; very good+.
The Last Tycoons; The Secret History of Lazard Frères & Co
Cohan, William D. · 2007 · Bison Books - ABAC/ILAB
CA$18.08 (€11.50 | $12.67 | £9.59 | ¥2,023)
New York Doubleday pp. 742. 8vo. Light shelfwear; very good+ in very good+ dustjacket. "A tale of unrestrained ambition, billion dollar fortunes, Byzantine power struggles and hidden scandal."
Ghost Wars; The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
Coll, Steve · 2004 · Bison Books - ABAC/ILAB
CA$19.47 (€12.38 | $13.64 | £10.33 | ¥2,179)
New York Penguin Books pp. xvii, 695. 8vo. Light shelfwear, ink mark to bottom edge, pulling at gutter following half-title page; very good- in very good, rubbed dustjacket with residue to front.