Cerca libri
Risultati della ricerca
727236 risultati
Redgauntlet a Tale of the Eighteenth Century
Sir Walter Scott · 1824 · Rooke Books
£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)
Edinburgh and London, Archibald Constable and Co and Hurst, Robinson and Co, 1824. First edition. Hardback. A first edition of this historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, in the publisher's original boards. Complete in three volumes with all three half title present. Two lea…
Tales and Miscellaneous Pieces by Maria Edgeworth
Maria Edgeworth · 1825 · Rooke Books
£595.00 (€713.31 | $786.21 | ¥125,563)
London , Printed for R. Hunter et al, 1825. Leather. An uncommon complete set of Tales and Miscellaneous Pieces by Maria Edgeworth with vignette title pages to each volumes. In fourteen volumes complete. Contents are as follows: Volume I: Castle Rackrent; Essay on Irish Bulls an…
Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries
Henry Hallam · 1855 · Rooke Books
£115.00 (€137.87 | $151.96 | ¥24,268)
London, John Murray, 1855. Cloth. A uniformly bound set of Henry Hallam's survey of European literature. Hallam (9 July 1777 Â 21 January 1859) was an English historian and the father of the prematurely deceased Arthur Henry Hallam, about whom Tennyson's 'In Memo…
The Works of the Camden Society 1838: Historie of the Arrivall of Edward IV. In England and the Finall Recouerye of His Kingdomes from Henry VI. Edited by John Bruce 1839: Plumpton Correspondence Edited by Thomas Stapleton 1839: The Political Songs of England Edited and Translated by Thomas Wright 1839: A Chronicle of the First Thirteen Years of the Reign of King Edward the Fourth by John Warkworth, D.D. Edited by James Orchard Halliwell 1840: Chronica Jocelini de Brakelonda Edited by Johanne Ga
Various · 1838 · Rooke Books
£950.00 (€1,138.89 | $1,255.29 | ¥200,478)
London, The Camden Society; Longmans, Green, and Co, 1838-1900. Cloth. An uncommon, thoroughly interesting twenty-four volume set of 'The Camden Society' publications rare to find in such a nice uniform run. An uncommon, thoroughly interesting twenty-four volume set of…
The Life and Pontificate of Leo the Tenth
William Roscoe · 1805 · Rooke Books
£160.00 (€191.81 | $211.42 | ¥33,765)
Liverpool, T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1805. First edition. Leather. A scarce first edition four volume set of this work on Leo X. In four volumes as issued. Collated: Lacking frontispiece to volume II but otherwise complete. Including a dissertation on the character of Lucretia Bo…
Preston Fight, or the Insurrection of 1715
William Harrison Ainsworth · 1875 · Rooke Books
£895.00 (€1,072.95 | $1,182.62 | ¥188,871)
London, Tinsley Brothers, 1875. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this historical novel, which tells the story of the Jacobite uprising and the siege of Preston. This is a late novel by William Ainsworth, who published his first work in 1834. He had intended to be …
History of English Literature
H. A. Taine, H. van Laun (translator) · 1873 · Rooke Books
£59.99 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,660)
Edinburgh, Edmonston and Douglas, 1873. Leather. A study of the history of English literature from French author and critic H. A. Taine. Hippolyte Taine was one of the first practitioners of 'historicist criticism', a literary approach that utilises the historical peri…
The Complete Works in Ten Volumes the History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary, and of King James VI. The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V. The History of America. An Historical Disquisition Concerning the Knowledge Which the Ancients Had of India and the Progress of Trade with That Country.
William Robertson · 1803 · Rooke Books
£290.00 (€347.66 | $383.19 | ¥61,199)
London, A. Strahan, 1803. Leather. A set of historical books penned by William Robertson, historian and Church of Scotland minister. The History of Scotland was published in two volumes on 1 February in London, and its reception was all that he could wish. By March Robertson fou…
The British Classics
Various · 1804 · Rooke Books
£475.00 (€569.45 | $627.65 | ¥100,239)
London, John Sharpe , 1804. Leather. A wonderful collection of these classic works. Containing articles from great British newspapers of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and compiled by John Sharpe. Fourteen volumes of the original thirty-four within The British Classics…
The Caterpillar Cop
James McClure · 1972 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)
London, Victor Gollancz, 1972. First edition. Cloth. An uncorrected proof edition of this crime novel by James McClure. A second thriller set in South Africa by the author whose first 'The Steam Pig' won the Crime Writers' Award for the best crime novel of 1971. J…
Rostnikov&Apos;S Corpse
Stuart M. Kaminsky · 1981 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)
London, Macmillan, 1981. First edition. Cloth. A first edition crime novel by Stuart M. Kaminsky. Stuart M. Kaminsky (September 29, 1934 Â October 9, 2009) was an American mystery writer and film professor. He is known for three long-running series of mystery novels featuring t…
Livia or Buried Alive
Lawrence Durrell · 1978 · Rooke Books
£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)
London, Faber and Faber, 1978. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of 'Livia or Buried Alive' by Lawrence Durrell. 'Livia', published in 1978 and sub-titled Buried Alive, is the second volume in Lawrence Durrell's 'The Avignon Quintet&apos. The no…
Bolt
Dick Francis · 1986 · Rooke Books
£99.99 (€119.87 | $132.12 | ¥21,101)
London, Michael Joseph, 1986. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this thriller by Dick Francis. An author's presentation copy, with an ink inscription to a label on front free endpaper reading, 'John, Best wishes, Dick Francis. 1986&apos. In a cloth covered bindi…
The Spire
William Golding · 1964 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)
London, Faber and Faber, 1964. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of William Golding's sixth novel, 'The Spire&apos. Utilising a stream of consciousness style, the book deals with the construction of a spire and its creator Dean Jocelin. As well as its style of writ…
Phantoms
Dean R. Koontz · 1983 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)
London, W. H. Allen, 1983. First edition. Cloth. The first English edition of this thrilling novel from Dean R. Koontz. Featuring the original dustwrapper. Koontz's novels can broadly be described as suspense thrillers, but also frequently incorporate elements of horror, sc…
Risk
Dick Francis · 1977 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)
London, Michael Joseph, 1977. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this crime thriller by Dick Francis. An author's presentation copy, with an ink inscription to front free endpaper: 'Christmas 1977. John, very best wishes, Dick Francis.' In a cloth covered bi…
Roots of Involvement the U.S. In Asia 1784-1971
Marvin Kalb; Elie Abel · 1971 · Rooke Books
£19.99 (€23.96 | $26.41 | ¥4,218)
London, Pall Mall Press, 1971. First edition. Cloth. A fascintating historical works on the US in Asia 1784-1971. "How did the United States become bogged down in a seemingly endless Asian conflict?" Elie Abel (October 17, 1920 Â July 22, 2004) was a Canadian-American journalis…
The Wood Beyond
Reginald Hill · 1996 · Rooke Books
£39.99 (€47.94 | $52.84 | ¥8,439)
London, Harper Collins, 1996. First edition. Cloth. A thrilling crime thriller by Reginald HIll. A smart copy of this fast-paced crime thriller, being part of Hill's Dalziel and Pascoe series. First edition. Neatly signed by the author to the title page. Featuring the origi…
Mr. Lloyd George: A Study
Sir Charles Mallet · 1930 · Rooke Books
£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
London, Ernest Benn, 1930. First edition. Cloth. An interesting biography about the politician, David Lloyd George. A first edition of this work on Lloyd George's political career, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. First Edition. Sir Charles Edward Mallet (2 December 1…
One Virgin Too Many
Lindsey Davis · 1999 · Rooke Books
£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)
London, Century, 1999. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Lindsey Davis' historical novel. Signed by the author to the title page. Lindsey Davis (born 1949) is an English historical novelist, best known as the author of the Falco series of historical crime stor…