Storia regionale e locale

Under the Pole Star: The Oxford University Arctic Expedition, 1935-6

A. R. Glen; N. A. C. Croft · 1937 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Methuen Publishers, 1937. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of this travel account of the Oxford University expedition to the Polar regions of 1935-6. A lovely copy of this first edition retracing the Arctic expedition undertaken by Oxford University in 1935...

Explorations & Adventures in Equatorial Africa

Paul B. Du Chaillu · 1861 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London, John Murray, 1861. First edition. Cloth. A smartly rebacked first edition of Paul Du Chaillu's significant work on his explorations across Africa, which details his encounters with gorillas. Written by Paul du Chaillu, a traveller and zoologist known for being the...

Inside Africa

John Gunther · 1955 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1955. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of John Gunther's exploration of Africa, a detailed and exciting travel work inscribed by the author to his friend Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. The first edition of this work, stating 'First Editio...

Ismailia: A Narrative of the Expedition to Central Africa for the Suppression of the Slave Trade, Organised by Ismail Khedive of Egypt

Samuel W Barker · 1874 · Rooke Books

£950.00 (€1,138.89 | $1,255.29 | ¥200,478)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1874. First edition. Cloth. A two volume set completing the first edition of this sought after account of the Central Africa expedition for the suppression of the slave trade of 1869. The first edition, first impression of this work. Complete in two v...

The Kilima-Njaro Expedition: A Record of Scientific Exploration in Eastern Equatorial Africa and a General Description of the Natural History, Languages, and Commerce of the Kilima-Njaro District

H H Johnston · 1886 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.66 | $383.19 | ¥61,199)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, and Co. 1886 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce copy of Harry Johnston's account of the scientific expedition to Mount Kilimanjaro in 1884. Harry Johnston was a British explorer and colonial administrator, prolific author of travel books on Afric...

James Lyne&Apos;S Survey: Or, As It Is More Commonly Known the Bradford Map

William Loring Andrews · 1900 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

New York, Dodd, Mead & Company, 1900. First edition. Cloth. A very smart, scarce copy of this analysis of the James Lyne's Survey, or the Bradford Map, printed on Holland paper on a limited edition printing. One of the scarce 170 copies of this work printed on Holland pap...

Colony of Seychelles: A Collection of the Ordinances Passed by the Legislative Council

1921 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

Victoria, Seychelles, The Government Printing Office, 1921-23. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce and fascinating three volumes detailing the ordinances passed by the legislative council of the Seychelles between 1921 and 1923. The Seychelles became a colony of Britain in the ea...

Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer (1st Series - "Wanderjahre")

William Charles Scully · 1913 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1913. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of William Charles Scully's memoir on his life and a pioneering South African, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work.A second volume, 'Further Reminiscences', was also issued...

Little Blue Books on Herbert Hoover

E. Haldeman-Julius · 1573 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Kansas, Haldeman-Julius Publications, c1931 . Brochure/Pamphlet. Two Little Blue Books on Herbert Hoover's life before and during his Presidency, edited by E. Haldeman-Julius. Comprising No. 1573 'Herbert Hoover - the Fatuous Failure in the White House' and no. ...

A Scrapbook of the Uss General Hugh J. Gaffey

0 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.19 | $918.35 | ¥146,666)

Not Stated, Not Stated, c1950. Hardback. A unique scrapbook documenting a voyage of the USS General J. Gaffey to Japan, with over two-hundred monochrome photographs throughout. A charming and unique scrapbook, documenting a voyage of the USS. General J. Gaffey to Japan.Contain...

Walks in Canaan

John Ashworth · 1869 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Manchester, Tubbs and Brook, [1869]. Cloth. An early edition of John Ashworth's travel book exploring the country of Palestine. In this volume, John Ashworth narrates of his travels through Palestine, as he explores Alexandria, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and more, giving an ac...

Landet Der Genopbygges: Indtryk Fra En Rejse Gennem Palaestina

M Friediger · 1936 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

Copenhagen, Berlingske Forlag, 1936. First edition. Paperback. An excellent very scarce first edition in the original Danish of this charming travelling journal of Palestine by M Friediger. In the very scarce dust wrapper. The first edition of this work in the original Danish ...

A History of the Cadiz Short Line Railroad

Robert W. White; Norman W. Forgue · 1966 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

Chicago, The Black Cat Press, 1966. First edition. Leather. A miniature volume looking at the history of the Cadiz Railroad, a charming work illustrated with plates. The first edition of this work.A charming miniature work on the Cadiz Railroad, looking at the history of the r...

Au Pole Antarctique

Otto Nordenskjol; Charles Rabot · 1904 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

Paris, Ernest Flammarion, 1904. Leather. A French translation of this account of polar exploration, illustrated and in a leather binding with the original paper wraps bound in. Otto Nordenskjold (1869-1928) was a Finnish-Swedish polar explorer and geologist remembered for lead...

A Voyage to Spitzbergen; Containing an Account of That Country, of the Zoology of the North; of the Shetland Isles; and of the Whale Fishery

John Laing · 1818 · Rooke Books

£800.00 (€959.07 | $1,057.09 | ¥168,824)

Edinburgh, Printed for Adam Black , 1818. Cloth. The scarce second edition of this fascinating little book narrating John Laing's experiences as a surgeon on a whaling voyage to the Arctic. The second edition of this work, corrected and enlarged.Comprising John Laing&apos...

Travels in Southern Africa in the Years 1803, 1804, 1805, and 1806

Henry Lichtenstein; [Hinrich Lichtenstein]; Anne Plumptre · 1928 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

Cape Town, The Van Riebeeck Society, 1928-30. Cloth. A reprint of Hinrich Lichtenstein's exciting travel account of his time spent in South Africa, illustrated throughout, including with folding maps and plates. Complete in two volumes.Volume I illustrated with five plate...

Africa Being an Accurate Description of the Regions of Aegypt Barbary Lybia and Billedulgerid

John OGilby · 1670 · Rooke Books

£4,750.00 (€5,694.45 | $6,276.47 | ¥1,002,390)

London, Tho Johnson, 1670. Hardback. The first edition of John Ogilby's important work on the African continent. The first title in a proposed atlas of the world series. Following this volume Ogilby published volumes on America, Japan, China and Asia. Intended for a Briti...

With Boat and Gun in the Yangtze Valley

Henling Thomas Wade · 1910 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.56 | $495.51 | ¥79,136)

Shanghai, Shanghai Mercury, 1910. Cloth. The second edition of this fascinating and detailed guide to the Yangtze Valley, illustrated throughout. The second edition of this work.Henling Thomas Wade's comprehensive guide to shooting in the lower reaches of the Yangtze vall...

Pekin, Jeddo, and San Francisco. The Conclusion of a Voyage Round the World

Marquis de Beauvoir; Agnes Stephenson; Helen Stephenson · 1872 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

London, John Murray, 1872. First edition. Cloth. The first English edition of this exciting voyage account, illustrated with beautiful folding plates throughout. The first English edition of this work.An account of the conclusion of de Beauvoir's voyage around the world, ...

Japanesiska Studier Och Skizzer

Konni Zilliacus · 1896 · Rooke Books

£400.00 (€479.53 | $528.54 | ¥84,412)

Helsingfors, Wentzel Hagelstams Forlag, 1896. First edition. Cloth. A wonderfully illustrated travel work on Japan, written by the Finnish Independence activist Konni Zilliacus. The very scarce first edition of this work.In the original German.A beautiful study on Japan, compl...