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The History of the French Revolution

Adolphe Thiers; Felix Bodin · 1825 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Geo. B. Whittaker, 1825. First edition. Leather. The scarcely complete first English edition of this monumental history of the French Revolution by M. A. Thiers and Felix Bodin. The first English edition. Preceding Richard Bentley's English edition, translated and i…

The History of Napoleon the First

Pierre Lanfrey · 1871 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1871-1879 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce complete first English language translation of Pierre Lanfrey's biographical analysis of the correspondences of Napoleon I. The scarce complete first English language edition of French historian and poli…

The Miscellaneous Works of the Late Dr. Arbuthnot

Dr. [John] Arbuthnot · 1751 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Glasgow, James Carlile, 1751. Leather. The second edition of this scarce posthumous anthology of the works of London polymath, John Arbuthnot. The second edition, with additions. Complete in two volumes, with reverse calf boards.  'A Supplement to the Miscellaneous Works&a…

The Cat in the Hat Beginner Book Dictionary

Dr. Seuss; P. D. Eastman · 1964 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

New York, Beginner Books (Random House), 1964. Hardback. A brightly colourful children's dictionary from Dr. Seuss's Cat in the Hat. Illustrated in colour throughout. Learn the alphabet with Dr. Seuss's ABCs. A fantastically colourful and entertaining learning too…

Words on Wellington the Duke- Waterloo-the Ball

Sir William Fraser · 1900 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, John C Nimmo, 1900. Cloth. An illustrated copy of this biographical work on the Duke of Wellington by Sir William Fraser. In the publisher's original cloth with gilt crest to the front board.Originally published in 1889. With a frontispiece, vignettes and 11 plates.…

The Rise of the Dutch Republic. A History.

John Lothrop Motley · 0 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Ward, Lock & Co. c1883. Leather. A comprehensive historical guide to the rise of the Dutch Republic, by American author and diplomat, John Lothrop Motley. A new edition. Dated from the British Library. In a half, crushed, morocco binding with gilt detail. With an engrave…

Twelve Discourses Upon the Law and the Gospel

William Romaine · 1760 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.95 | ¥12,447)

London, J. Worrall, 1760 . First edition. Leather. The informative first edition of evangelical divine William Romaine's very scarce collection of twelve Anglican sermons. The very scarce first edition.Church of England evangelical divine William Romaine offers a collection…

The Rulers of the South in Two Volumes

Francis Marion Crawford · 1900 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London; New York, Macmillan and Co. Limited; The Macmillan Company, 1900. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition pair of well-illustrated and insightful travel works, with folding maps. A pair of first edition travel and foreign history titles by American novel writer Franc…

Dress Regulations for the Officers of the Army

1883 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office; W. Clowes & Sons; Harrison & Sons; et al, 1883. First edition. Cloth. A first edition guide to the many dress regulations of the British Army, an informational military volume. The first edition.Army Regulations Volume VII.Adverts to…

The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff Esq [the Tatler]

Isaac Bickerstaff [Richard Steele; Joseph Addison] · 1733 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

London, E. Nutt, J. Knapoton et al. 1733. Leather. A complete and early edition of the highly influential early periodical, The Tatler. Revised and corrected edition.  Duodecimo.  Preface to volume four erroneously bound to rear of work, paginated as iii-vi, with i and ii made…

The Treasure in the Forest [and Other Stories]

Wells, H.G. · 1929 · Black’s Fine Books & Manuscripts

$195.00 (€176.92 | £147.60 | ¥31,139)

London W. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. The Piccadilly Novels pp. [1-4], 5-244. Duodecimo (12 x 18 cm). Publisher's original light-green lacquered boards, bordered in black with like black lettering and ornamentation to the spine. Faint tidemarks boards, light wear to the spine ends, …

Political Parties and Policies: A Popular Explanation of the Principles of the Chief Political Parties and a Guide to the Understanding of Current Politics.

PIKE, E. Royston. · 1976 · The Book Firm

A$26.00 (€15.98 | $17.62 | £13.33 | ¥2,813)

Greenwood, 1976 (1948). Reprint of third edition. Hardcover. Good condition. No DJ. 101pp. ISBN 0837184995.

The School of the French Revolution : A Documentary History of the College of Louis-le-Grand and Its Director, Jean-Francois Champagne, 1762-1814.

PALMER, R.R. ed. & trans. · 1975 · The Book Firm

A$19.00 (€11.68 | $12.87 | £9.74 | ¥2,056)

Princeton University Press, 1975. Hardcover. Condition very good in dj. 300pp. ISBN 0691052298.

The New Elites of Tropical Africa. Studies Presented at the Sixth International African Seminar at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, July 1964.

LLOYD, P.C. ed. · 1966 · The Book Firm

A$23.00 (€14.14 | $15.58 | £11.79 | ¥2,488)

Oxford University Press, 1966. Hardcover. Some wear to dj, a little rubbing to bottom of spine, o/wise contents good. Several papers in French, the rest in English. 390pp.

William Wordsworth Anf the Theology of Poverty

SNOW, HEIDI J. · 2013 · Bookcase

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Surrey, Ashgate. 2013. Hard, 8vo. Pages bright with occasional light markings/annotations (pencil). Binding firm. Light shelf wear including rubbing. Good.

The Apparently Marginal Activities of Marcel Duchamp

FILIPOVIC, ELENA · 2016 · Bookcase

£100.00 (€119.87 | $132.11 | ¥21,097)

Massachusetts, The MIT Press. 2016. Hard, 4to. Pages clean and bright. Binding firm. Front board slightly bowed. Light shelf wear. Very Good.

Towns and Townspeople in the Fifteenth Century

THOMSON, JOHN A.F. (ED) · 1988 · Bookcase

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

UK, Alan Sutton. 1988. Hard, 8vo. Pages clean and bright. Binding firm. Slight lean. Light-moderate shelf wear. Very Good/Good.

Horrendous Evils and the Goodness of God.

ADAMS, Marilyn McCord. · 1999 · The Book Firm

A$33.00 (€20.28 | $22.36 | £16.92 | ¥3,570)

Melbourne University Press, 1999. Hardcover. Good condition in dust jacket. 220pp. ISBN 0522848761.

Solonetz Soils of the World: A Bibliography.

MISKA, John P. · 1975 · The Book Firm

A$37.00 (€22.74 | $25.07 | £18.97 | ¥4,003)

Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux, 1975. Paperback. Ex-library, otherwise good (no markings to text). 136pp.

Piet Mondrian - The Man That Changed Everything

2017 · Bookcase

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

Netherlands, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag. 2017. Soft, 4to. Exhib Cat, Pages clean and bright. Binding firm. Light shelf wear. Small sticker to front cover. Very Good.