Historie

Charles II, Henry VIII, and James I and VI

Osmund Airy; A. F. Pollard; T. F. Henderson · 1901 · Rooke Books

£460.00 (€551.38 | $607.73 | ¥97,015)

London, Goupil & Co. 1901-4. First edition. Leather. Three large paper first limited editions of these biographies of important British regents. Three first limited edition comprising extensive biographies of three British Kings: Charles II, Henry VIII and James I and VI. Each...

Annuaire Des Deux Mondes

Various · 1857 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.70 | $290.65 | ¥46,399)

Paris, Bureau de la Revue des Deux Mondes, 1857-1867. Leather. Six volumes of this French political and cultural periodical, which has been published monthly since 1829. Commenced in the year 1829, Revue des Deux Mondes is a French monthly journal regarding current affairs, cu...

Concerning Some Scotch Surnames

Cosmo Innes · 1860 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

Edinburgh, Edmonston and Douglas, 1860. First edition. Leather. A fascinating account of Scottish surnames and their origins, being a first edition. Written by Scottish antiquary and judge Cosmo Innes, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Scotland who was an expert in deciphering ...

The Coldstream Guards 1914-1918

John Ross-of-Bladensburg · 1928 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.68 | $310.47 | ¥49,562)

London, Oxford University Press, 1928. First edition. Cloth. Three volumes concerning the oldest serving regular regiment of the British Army, the Coldstream Guards. The first edition, complete with the third volume of maps. An extensive account of the history of the Coldstrea...

Old Paris: Its Court and Its Salons

Catherine Charlotte Lady Jackson · 1895 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)

Boston, Joseph Knight Company , 1895. Cloth. An exceptional complete collection of Lady Jackson's retracing of the history of old Paris in two volumes. Prolific author Lady Jackson was the daughter of Thomas Wakefield, specialised in the area of European history and of th...

With Napoleon in Russia

Mrs. Stewart · 1904 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)

London, Gall and Inglis, 1904 . Cloth. A beautifully bound piece of military fiction describing the hero's time spent at battle in Russia with Napoleon. Written by Mrs. Stewart.With a prize bookplate from the Wesleyan Sunday School awarded to Henry Butcher for Regular Att...

Appendix to Reports from the Commissioners Appointed by His Majesty to Execute the Measures Recommended by a Select Committee of the House of Commons Respecting the Public Records of the Kingdom

1819 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.41 | ¥39,017)

London, The House of Commons, 1819. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this interesting collection of facsimiles of important political reports from the history of Britain, with many of the facsimiles on folding plates. The first edition of this work.An immense work co...

True Stories from English History from the Conquest to the Present Time

Oscar Browning · 1886 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.53 | $63.42 | ¥10,123)

London, Griffith, Farran, Okeden & Welsh, 1886. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of Oscar Browning's educational history of England for children, complete with illustrations throughout. The scarce first edition of this work.A concise history of England for chi...

Haydn&Apos;S Dictionary of Dates

Benjamin Vincent · 1878 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)

London, E. Moxon, Son & Co. 1878. Leather. A handy dictionary of dates regarding all manner of things, customs and events from across the globe. The sixteenth edition of this popular work. Covering all sorts of things, from oysters to pantomimes, and ventriloquism to the Battl...

A Discourse on the Character and Public Services of Dewitt Clinton, Delivered Before the Association of the Alumni of Columbia College, at Their Anniversary, 6th May 1829

James Renwick · 1829 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

New York, G. & C. H. Carvill, 1829. First edition. Disbound. A scarce first edition speech by James Renwick, a salute to the American political figure DeWitt Clinton, given at Clinton's alma mater Columbia College. The scarce first edition of this work.A speech given for ...

Essays Upon Several Moral Subjects

Jeremy Collier · 1709 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥115,997)

London, D. Brown; George Strahan; W. B. for S. Keeble, 1709-22. First edition. Leather. A mixed edition uniformly bound set of Jeremy Collier's popular 'Essays', the third volume here being the first edition. Complete in three volumes.Jeremy Collier's &apos...

Old Paris: Its Social, Historical and Literary Associations Including an Account of the Famous Cabarets, Hotels, Cafes, Salons, Clubs, Pleasure Gardens, Fairs and Fetes, and the Theatres of the French Capital in Bygone Times

Henry C. Shelley · 1912 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

London, Andrew Melrose, 1912. First edition. Cloth. The first impression of this charming volume dedicated to the history and antiquities of old Paris by Henry Shelley. A lovely volume exploring the history and antiquities of old Paris, with chapters on the famous cabarets, ca...

Antiente Epitaphes (from A.D. 1250 to A.D. 1800) Collected and Set Forth in Chronological Order

Thomas F. Ravenshaw · 1878 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.95 | ¥12,443)

London, Joseph Masters & Co. 1878. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this collection of ancient epitaphs comllected by Thomas F. Ravenshaw. A collection of ancient epitaphs collected and set forth in chronological order by Thomas F. Ravenshaw, spanning from A...

Historic Pictures

A Baillie Cochrane · 1865 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,453)

London, Hurst and Blackett , 1865. First edition. Fine Binding. A handsomely bound two volume set of 'Historic Pictures', a work on Spanish history by A. Baillie Cochrane. A prize copy given by the University of Cambridge Local Examinations. A handsomely bound two vo...

With the Mission to Menelik

Count Gleichen · 1898 · Rooke Books

£345.00 (€413.53 | $455.80 | ¥72,762)

London, Edward Arnold, 1898. First edition. Cloth. A smart presentation copy of this autobiographical travel work regarding Count Gleichen's travels to Addis Ababa, complete with a folding map. Detailing a mission to Addis Abbaba and back, including spending time at Harra...

The Rhine and Its Picturesque Scenery: Rotterdam to Mayence and the Upper Rhine: The Scenery of Its Banks and the Manners of Its People

Henry Mayhew · 1856 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)

London, David Bogue; George, Routledge and Co. 1856-1858. First edition. Cloth. Henry Mayhew explores the Rhine and its beauty in this charming and scarce collection of two volumes illustrated by Birket Forster. The first edition of both volumes. The first edition of this char...

The Birds of Tropical West Africa

David Armitage Bannerman · 1930 · Rooke Books

£440.00 (€527.40 | $581.30 | ¥92,797)

London, The Crown Agents for the Colonies, 1930-51. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of these eight volumes by David Armitage Bannerman, cataloguing the many birds native to the tropical areas of West Africa, illustrated beautifully in colour. The first edition of these...

An Earnest Dissuasive from Intemperance in Meats and Drinks

Edmund Gibson · 1798 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

London, F. and C. RIvington, 1798. Disbound. A sixteenth edition of this scarce piece of persuasive writing, written to guide people away from the temptations of liquor. Written by Edmund Gibson (1669-1748), a British divine and antiquary who served as Bishop of Lincoln and Bi...

Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain Engraved from Authentic Pictures in the Galleries of the Nobility and the Public Collections of the Country. With Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Their Lives and Actions

Edmund Lodge · 1823 · Rooke Books

£725.00 (€869.02 | $957.83 | ¥152,905)

London, Printed for Harding, Mavor, Lepard, 1823-1835. Cloth. A complete set in twelve volumes of Edmund Lodge's collection of portraits of eminent people in British History. A lovely set complete in twelve volumes of Edmund Lodge's elaborate collection of eminent pe...

The Early History of the North Riding

William Edwards · 1924 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

London, A. Brown and Sons, Limited, 1924. Cloth. A wonderfully illustrated history of the North Riding, a subdivision of Yorkshire. A rich exploration into the history of the North Riding of Yorkshire.Written by William Edwards, Headmaster of the Middlesbrough High School.Illu...