Historie

Codice Per la Marina Mercantile Del Regno D&Apos;Italia

Regno d'Italia · 1865 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Torino, Stamperia Reale, 1865 . Hardback. A smart copy of the 1865 merchant shipping code for the Kingdom of Italy. In the original Italian.The merchant shipping code was issued, along with other codes, in what has been called the 'Risorgimento Legal Italian', which ...

Histoire de L&Apos;Empereru Napoleon 1st

Amedee Gabourd · 1870 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Paris, Alfred Mame et Fils, 1870 . Leather. A later, illustrated edition of this history of Napoleon by Amedee Gabourd. A tenth edition copy. In the original French. A French history of Napoleon I who was a French military commander and political leader. He rose to prominenc...

Ouvrage Eãƒâoeã‚âDiteãƒâoeã‚⁠Par le Gouvernement Francãƒâoeã‚â§Ais, aãƒâoeゆL&Apos;Occasion de la Visite En France de Leurs Majesteãƒâoeã‚âS Historiques, le Roi Georges VI Et la Reine Elisabeth

French Government · 1938 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

Paris, Le Gouvernement Francais, 1938 . First edition. Paperback. An interesting, illustrated celebration of the Royal state visit to France, being a limited edition. A limited edition copy, this work is not numbered but was limited to one thousand copies. In the original Fre...

Histoire Generale Synchronique

Pierre Dumoulin de Laplante · 1946 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Paris, Gallimard, 1946-1947. Leather. A complete two volume set of this general history from Laplante, in the original French language. French language. Two volumes. Volume one is illustrated with sixteen maps, volume two is illustrated with fourteen maps. Collated complete. A...

The Memorial Edition of the Works of Sir Richard Burton

Sir Richard Burton; Isabel Burton · 1893 · Rooke Books

£2,700.00 (€3,236.38 | $3,567.08 | ¥569,616)

London, Tylston and Edwards, 1893-94. Cloth. A striking illustrated set of the collected works of noted traveller Sir Richard Burton, a complete set edited by his wife. Complete in seven volumes.The 'Memorial Edition' of Sir Richard Burton's collected works.Rich...

La Russie Et L&Apos;Europe

Henri Martin · 1866 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

Paris, Furne, Jouvet et Cie, 1866. First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of French historian Henri Martin's study of Russia's relationship with Europe in the nineteenth century. In the original French.A fascinating and very scarce first edition examin...

Lexicon Geographicum; in Quo Universi Orbis Vrbes, Provinciae, Regna, Maria, & Flumina Recensentur

Filippo Ferrari [Philippus Ferrarius]; Michael Antonius Baudrand [ed.] · 1670 · Rooke Books

£795.00 (€952.93 | $1,050.31 | ¥167,720)

Parisiis [Paris], Apud Franciscum Muguet, 1670 . Leather. An excellent copy of this lexicon of ancient and modern geography by Filippo Ferrari, brought up to date and edited by Michael Antonius Baudrand. In the original Latin.Complete with two volumes in one, with a title page...

Y Cawg Aur, Yn Llawn O Ddwfr Pur, O Afon Bywyd; Y Fam Gartref; Neu Egwyddorion Y Ddyledswydd Famaidd Yn Cael Eu Hegluro; Sylwedd Pregeth; Dechreuad a Chynnydd Crefydd Yn Yr Enaid: Wedi Eu Hegluro Mewn Amrywiol O Anerchiadau Difrifol Ac Ymarferol

D. Evans; John S.C. Abbott; Isaac Harries; P. Doddridge · 1830 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Abertawy; Llanelli; Albion-Wasg, E. Griffiths; Rees A. Thomas; P. Evans, 1830-1836 . Cloth. A collection of four very scarce Welsh language texts from the mid nineteenth century. The first work in this collection is Daniel Evans's 'Y cawg aur yn llawn o ddwfr pur o A...

Die Nordpolarreisen Adolf Erik Nordenskjold&Apos;S 1858 Bis 1879

Adolf Erik Nordenskjold · 1880 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

Leipzig, F U Brockhaus, 1880. First edition. Leather. The scarce first German edition of this work concerned with the Polar travels of Adolf Erik Nordenskjold. The first German edition, translated from the English edition. A scarce work. Concerned with the polar travels of Ad...

Histoire Generale de la Civilisation En Europe

M. Guizot · 1840 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

Paris, Dider, 1840. Leather. A detailed history of civilisation in Europe from Guizot, in the original French language. French language. A detailed history of civilisation in Europe, from the initial development of societies, through various alliances, to the philosophical rev...

Voyage de Polyclete Ou Lettres Romaines

Baron Alexandre de Theis · 1822 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

Paris, Chez Maradan, 1822. Leather. Two exciting volumes on the journeys of Polyclète, in the original French language. French language. Two volumes. The journeys of Polyclète, an archaeological novel intended to encourage learning about ancient Italian and Roman institution...

Rapports de la Commission Concernant la Creation D&Apos;Une Universite Federale Et D&Apos;Une Ecole Polytechnique

- · 1851 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Switzerland, Départment Fédéral de l'Intérieur, 1851. Leather. A very scarce collection of nineteenth century reports concerning the creation of a Federal University and Polytechnic in Switzerland. A very scarce work containing reports from the commission created to d...

Le Manuscrit de Ma Mãƒâ¨Re Avec Commentaires, Prologue Et ãƒâ‰Pilogue

Alix de Lamartine; Alphonse de Lamartine · 1877 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Paris, Furne, Jouvet et Cie, 1877. Leather. The writings of Alix de Lamartine, compiled and edited by her son the poet Alphonse de Lamartine. An early edition of this work in a quarter calf binding. A collection of excerpts from the diary of Alix de Lamartine (1766-1829), comp...

Walch&Apos;S Tasmanian Almanac for 1917

J. Walch · 1917 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Tasmania, J. Walch & Sons Limited, 1917. Cloth. The fifty-fifth year of publication of Walch's almanac for Tasmania; this edition the year 1917. A 1917 almanac in the publisher's original cloth binding, with blind-stamping to the boards. Ink inscription to the front ...

Catalogue de Manuscrits Tres-Precieux Du XIII Au XVIII Siecle

1864 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Paris, Pillet; Mannheim, 1864 . Paperback. A very scarce mid nineteenth century catalogue advertising the sale of the library of Marie-Caroline de Berry. In the original French.A very scarce catalogue of the March 1864 sale of the library of thirteenth to eighteenth century ma...

A Vindication of the University of Cambridge

Rev. James Henry Monk · 1818 · Rooke Books

£79.00 (€94.69 | $104.37 | ¥16,667)

London , John Murray , 1818. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A first edition copy of this essay by scholar Rev. James Henry Monk. A first edition copy. James Henry Monk was an English divine and classical scholar. This is an essay being A Vindication of the University of Ca...

Kaiser Friedrich Der Zweite

Ernst Kantorowicz · 1963 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Dusseldorf and Munich , Helmut Küpper vormals Georg Bondi, 1963-1964 . Cloth. Two reprint copies of this German work on Frederick II. Two volumes, which are reprint copies, being third reprint copies and a second reprint copy. In the original German. Frederick II was King o...

Neues Land Vier Jahre in Arktischen Gebieten

Kapitan O. Sverdrup · 1903 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.41 | ¥39,029)

Leipzig , F. A. Brockhaus, 1903. First edition. Cloth. A complete two volume set of this work on Arctic exploration, with maps and plates. A complete two volume set. First edition copies. In the original German. Captain O. Sverdrup was a Norwegian sailor and Arctic explorer...

My First Book of Grecian History

Rev. Dr. Brewer · 0 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1850. Paperback. A very scarce work on Grecian history from Reverend Dr. Brewer. Scarce work. Illustrated with a map to the front. A simple guide to Grecian history, with reference to the Heroic Age, Sparta, the Messenian Wars, the Three T...

Tableau Des Revolutions de L&Apos;Europe

M. Koch · 1807 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

Paris, F. Schoell, 1807. Leather. Volumes one and two of Koch's table of revolutions in Europe, in the original French language. French language. Volumes one and two of three. Illustrated with five coloured maps to volume one, collated complete. A detailed historical acco...