Storia regionale e locale

History of the Conquest of Peru

William Hickling Prescott · 1847 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, George Routledge & Sons, Ltd. [1847]. Cloth. William H. Prescott's historical work on the conquest of Peru in two volumes. Part of 'The Complete Works of William Hickling Prescott' series by Routledge. Two volumes, complete in themselves. Illustrated w...

Lights & Shades of Hill Life in the Afghan and Hindu Highlands of the Punjab

F. St. J. Gore · 1895 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, John Murray, 1895. First edition. Cloth. Frederick St. John Gore's interesting study of India, an illustrated first edition. The first edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, two folding maps, seventy-one plates, and in-text illustrations.Collated, complete.A f...

Bristol and America: A Record of the First Settlers in the Colonies of North America, 1654-1685

N. Dermott Harding [preface]; Wm. Dodgson Bowman [intro.]; R. Hargreaves-Mawdsley [transcriptions] · 1929 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, R. Sydney Glover, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this scarce historical study of the first settlers in North America between 1654 and 1685, with the separate index loosely inserted. The first edition of this scarce work in the publisher'...

The Soul of Central Africa: A General Account of the Mackie Ethnological Expedition

Rev. John Roscoe · 1922 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, Cassell & Company, Limited, 1922. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated account of the Mackie Ethnological Expedition in Central Africa. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, fifty-five plates, and a folding map to the rear. Collated...

Farther North Than Nansen Being the Voyage of the Polar Star

Duke of Abruzzi · 1901 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.31 | $786.21 | ¥125,563)

London, Howard Wilford Bell, 1901. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce travel work following Prince Luigi Amedeo's exploration of the North Pole. The first edition of this scarce work.Illustrated with a frontispiece, one folding plate, and two plates.Co...

Gombo Zhebes: Little Dictionary of Creole Proverbs, Selected from Six Creole Dialects

Lafcadio Hearn · 1885 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

New York, Will H. Colman, 1885 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Lafcadio Hearn's guide to Creole dialect, idioms and proverbs, published early in his career, and prior to his ventures in Japan. The first edition of this work, only the second work Hearn publish...

India, Burma, and Ceylon Information for Travellers and Residents

1921 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Thos. Cook & Son, 1921. Cloth. A smart copy of this detailed handbook for travellers and residents of India, Burma, and Ceylon, with maps. Illustrated with four colour folding maps. Collated complete. A detailed handbook for travellers and residents of India, Burma, an...

Terry&Apos;S Guide to the Japanese Empire Including Korea and Formosa: A Handbook for Travelers

T. Philip Terry · 1926 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

Boston, Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1926. Cloth. A smart travel guide to the Japanese Empire, with illustrations and folding maps. Scarce work. Illustrated with thirteen maps and sixteen plans, eleven of which are folding. Collated complete. A detailed and comprehensive tra...

A Traveller&Apos;S Notes, or Notes of a Tour Through India, Malaysia, Japan, Corea, the Australian Colonies and New Zealand

James Herbert Veitch · 1896 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

Chelsea, James Veitch & Sons, 1896. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of Veitch's horticultural travels across Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, with a folding map and numerous illustrations. First edition. For private circulation only. Illustrated with a f...

The Lycian Shore

Freya Stark · 1956 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, John Murray, 1956. First edition. Cloth. A very smart copy of the first edition of Freya Stark's vivid travelogue on Asia Minor, illustrated with the author's photographs. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Freya Stark&...

A Modern Wayfarer in Persia

Constance M. Alexander · 1931 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

London, Arthur H. Stockwell , [1931]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce work by Constance Alexander on their travels to Persia. First edition. Very scarce. Illustrated with a map of Persia. This work was written by Constance M. Alexander and provides an...

The American Commonwealth

James Bryce · 1889 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1889. Leather. A smartly bound two volume set of this history of the North American colonies and the United States, with a map. Complete in two volumes. Volume one is illustrated with a folding map. Collated complete. An historical account of...

A Journey in Northern Persia

W. Leonard Flinn · 1910 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1910 . Leather. W. Leonard Flinn's very scarce discussion of his early twentieth century adventures in Northern Persia, bound in half calf. A very scarce article, initially 'addressed to the Society in the Geographical Hall, on Tuesday, Octobe...

The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia, and the Sword Hunters of the Hamran Arabs

Sir Samuel W. Baker · 1867 · Rooke Books

£380.00 (€455.56 | $502.12 | ¥80,191)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1867. First edition. Cloth. Samuel Baker's exploration of the River Nile, a vivid history and travelogue of his expedition along the river, complete with plates and a folding map. The first edition, with the printing mistake to the illustrations ...

The Cave Dwellers of Southern Tunisia. Recollections of a Sojourn with the Khalifa of Matmata

Daniel Bruun · 1898 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, W. Thacker & Co , 1898. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce autobiographical account of the author's time with the cave dwellers in Tunisia, written by Daniel Bruun and illustrated throughout. The first edition. Scarce. Illustrated with a fron...

The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death

David Livingstone; Horace Waller · 1874 · Rooke Books

£445.00 (€533.48 | $588.01 | ¥93,908)

London, John Murray, 1874. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the collected final journals of David Livingstone, edited by his close friend, complete with plates and folding maps. The first edition.Complete in two volumes.The final journals of noted explorer David Livi...

The Junks and Sampans of the Yangtze: A Study in Chinese Nautical Research

G. R. G. Worcester · 1947 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Shanghai, The Statistical Department of the Inspectorate General of Customs, 1947. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this detailed illustrated study into Chinese nautical research, volume one only. Volume one only. Introduction; and Craft of the Estuary and Shangh...

Glimpses of the Yangtze Gorges

Cornell Plant · 1921 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.62 | $429.44 | ¥68,585)

Shanghai, Kelly & Walsh, 1921 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of Samuel Cornell Plant's account of his journey along the Yangtze river. The very scarce first edition of this work.The author journeyed along the upper Yangzte for many years, and was kn...

A First Book of South African Flowers

H. M. L. Bolus · 1928 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

Capetown, The Speciality Press of South Africe, 1928 . Cloth. An excellent example of H. M. L. Bolus's delightfully informative and beautifully illustrated guide to the flowers of South Africa. The second edition of this work, first published three years prior. In the ver...

From Pharaoh to Fellah

C. F. Moberly Bell · 1888 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Wells Gardner, Darton & Co, 1888. First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition copy of this travel work on Egypt by Charles Frederic Moberly Bell. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Ink inscription to the first blank, dated 1...