Historie

Neues Land Vier Jahre in Arktischen Gebieten

Kapitan O. Sverdrup · 1903 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.41 | ¥39,017)

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 | ¥11,600)

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 | ¥20,036)

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...

Adventures Et Conquetes de Fernand Cortez Au Mexique

Henri Lebrun · 1864 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

Paris, Alfred Mame et Fils, 1864. Leather. A scarce edition of this detailed biography of Fernand Cortez, in the original French language. French language. Scarce edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and two plates. Collated complete. The life of Fernand Cortez, or Hernan Co...

Annual Report on the Health of the City, for the Year 1871 and on the Operations of the Sanitary Department

W. T. Gairdner; Kenneth M. Macleod · 1872 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

Glasgow, Robert Anderson, 1872. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce report on the health and sanitation of Glasgow in 1871. With two folding plates. This very scarce report on the health of Glasgow by William Tennant Gairdner includes a report on the operations of the sani...

Promenades Archeologiques: Rome Et Pompei

Gaston Boissier · 1895 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

Paris, Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1895. Leather. A fifth edition of this study of the archaeology of Rome and Pompeii in 'archaeological walks', by French historian Gaston Boissier. The fifth edition of this work in a quarter calf binding. Gaston Boissier (1823-1908)...

University-Politicks. Or, the Study of a Christian, Gentleman, Scholar, Set Forth in Three Sermons on the King&Apos;S Inauguration Before the University of Oxford, at St. Mary&Apos;S Church

John Burton · 1760 · Rooke Books

£425.00 (€509.42 | $561.49 | ¥89,634)

Oxford, J. Fletcher, 1760. First edition. Disbound. A very scarce copy of this collection of three sermons by the scholar and clergyman John Burton, on King George III's inauguration. The first edition of this work, disbound but intact. John Burton (1696–1771), a clergym...

Beaumarchais Et Son Temps: Etudes Sur la Societe E France Au XVIII Siecle D&Apos;Apres Des Documents Inedits

Louis de Lomenie · 1856 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

Paris, Michel Levy Freres , 1856. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Louis de Lomenie's biographical study of the life and times of Beaumarchais in two volumes. The first edition of this work. Written by Louis de Lomenie. Complete in two volumes. Rebound in modern...

The Army List, for July, 1836

1836 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)

London, Printed by C Roworth and Sons, 1836. Paperback. A very scarce reference work containing the Army list for July 1836. A very scarce work, rarely seen in commerce. Containing a complete Army list for July, 1836, including field marshals, general and field officers, aides...

De la Decadence de L&Apos;Angleterre

Ledru-Rollin · 1850 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

Bruxelles, Imprimerie de A Labroue et Compagnie, 1850. Leather. A detailed historical study on the decline of England by Alexandre Auguste Ledru-Rollin, in the original French language. French language. Two volumes. A detailed study of the state of England, with reference to a...

Marc-Aurele Et la Fin Du Monde Antique

Ernest Renan · 1882 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

Paris, Calmann Levy, 1882. Leather. A smart fourth edition of this biographical sketch of Marcus Aurelius with a detailed history of the end of the Roman Empire, in the French language. French language. Fourth edition. The life and work of Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor and St...

A Collection of Historical Works by F.A. Mignet

F. A. Mignet · 1852 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)

Paris, Didier, 1852-1862. Leather. A set of eight volumes of historical studies from Francois Mignet, in the French language. French language. Eight volume set. Second edition. Scarce work. Written by Francois Auguste Mignet, a French journalist and historian of the French Rev...

A Letter to a Convocation-Man Concerning the Rights, Powers, and Priviledges of That Body

[Bartholomew Shower]; [Francis Atterbury] · 1697 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.70 | $290.65 | ¥46,399)

London, E. Whitlock, 1697. First edition. Disbound. A very scarce first edition pamphlet by Bartholomew Shower and Francis Atterbury, in which they lament moral decline and discuss religious politics. The first edition of this very scarce pamphlet.ESTC citation number R21144.H...

ãƒâ‰Tudes Historiques Et Biographiques Sur Les Principaux Personnages

François Guizot · 1852 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

Paris, Didier, 1852. Leather. A second edition of the Francois Guizot's account of the English Revolution. This leather bound copy is published in French. An attractive copy of François Pierre Guillaume Guizot's account of the seventeenth century English Revolution ...

A Letter to a Late Noble Commander of the British Forces in Germany

1759 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

London , R. Griffiths, 1759. Disbound. A fourth edition of this pamphlet containing A Letter to a Late Noble Commander of the British Forces in Germany. A fourth edition copy which has been revised and corrected. This volume contains a letter to a Noble commander, with the La...

The History of the Monument of London from Its Completion by Sir Christopher Wren, Until the Present Time

0 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

London , Thomas Woodward, c1850. Brochure/Pamphlet. An uncommon pamphlet on the Monument of London, which remembers the Fire of London. A very rare pamphlet detailing the history of the Monument of London. The Monument of London was completed by Sir Christopher Wren who is one...

Oeuvres Completes de Edgar Quinet

Edgar Quinet · 1857 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

Paris, Pagnerre, 1857 . First edition. Leather. A first edition copy of this volume of historical works by Edgar Quinet. A first edition of this work. In the original French. Edgar Quinet was a French historian and intellectual. This volume of his works contains The Jesuits,...

The Spirit of Despotism Dedicated to Lord Castlereagh

William Hone · 1821 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

London, William Hone, 1821. Paperback. The seventh edition of this scarce satirical pamphlet by William Hone in new wraps. The seventh edition of this work. With vignette illustration to title page by celebrated cartoonist George Cruikshank. Satirical pamphlet concerned with ...

The Royal Marriage Supplement. A Complete History of the Princess Royal of England with Prince Frederick William of Prussia

Various · 1858 · Rooke Books

£200.00 (€239.73 | $264.23 | ¥42,181)

London, Illustrated News of the World, 1858. First edition. Leather. This very scarce Royal Wedding Supplement published by the Illustrated News of the World provides insight into the wedding of Victoria, Princess Royal, and Frederick III, Prince of Prussia in 1858. This very ...

Africa Waiting or the Problem of Africa&Apos;S Evangelization

Douglas M. Thornton · 1897 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, Student Volunteer Missionary Union, 1897. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of Thornton's scarce missionary study concerning Africa. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Douglas M. Thornton (1873-1907), with...