Storia regionale e locale

Trekking the Great Thirst

Arnold W. Hodson · 1914 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London and Leipzig, T. Fisher Unwin, 1914. Cloth. A fascinating memoir of Sir Arnold Hodson's time spent travelling the Kalahari Desert in Southern Africa, illustrated with folding maps and photographs. The third impression of this work, which was first published in 1912....

Wanderings in Wild Africa

C.T. Stoneham · 1936 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Hutchinson & Co. 1936. Cloth. A fascinating, illustrated early twentieth-century work on travel in Africa, written by big game hunter and naturalist Charles Thurley Stoneham. A fascinating, early twentieth-century work on big game hunting and travels through Africa. In...

The Olden Time Series

Henry M. Brooks · 1886 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

Boston, Ticknor and Company , 1886. First edition. Leather. The complete collection of the first edition 'The Olden Time Series' edited by Henry M. Brooks, in uniform bindings signed Blackwell. The first edition of this work. Complete in six volumes. 'The Olden ...

The National Geographic Magazine Vol XLVIII, No 5: The Macmillan Arctic Expedition Returns

Donald B. MacMillan · 1925 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Washington D. C. and Great Britain, National Geographic Society, 1925. Cloth. A remarkable account of Donald MacMillan's important Arctic expedition, which provided surveys of Baffin and Ellesmere Islands. Illustrated with a folding map and photographs throughout. This ex...

Fighting the Polar Ice

Anthony Fiala · 1907 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1907. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition Polar work by Anthony Fiala, exploring his Polar expeditions, complete with beautiful colour plates. The first edition of this work.An exciting travel account of Anthony Fiala's experiences in ...

Fridtjof Nansen&Apos;S &Apos;Farthest North&Apos;: Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship Fram 1893-96 and of a Fifteen Months&Apos; Sleigh Journey

Fridtjof Nansen · 1898 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, George Newnes, 1898. Leather. The second edition of Nansen's account of his extraordinary Fram expedition of 1893, complete in two volumes with its folding map. The second edition of this work by Fridtjof Nansen. Complete in two volumes, with half title. Comprisi...

Antarctic Adventure: Scott&Apos;S Northern Party

Raymond E. Priestley: Sir Vivian Fuchs · 1974 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, C. Hurst & Company , 1974. Cloth. A facsimile reprint of Raymond's account of early Antarctic exploration, a lovely copy. A facsimile reprint of this volume concerning early Antarctic exploration by Raymond Priestley, English geology and early Antarctic explorer. ...

Traveller from Tokyo

John Morris · 1943 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, The Cresset Press, 1943 . First edition. Cloth. A presentation copy of the first edition of this fascinating account of a British traveller's experiences in Tokyo prior to and following Pearl Harbour. The first edition of this work, relaying the author's expe...

Fridtjof Nansen&Apos;S &Apos;Farthest North&Apos;

Fridtjof Nansen; Otto Sverdrup · 1898 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, George Newnes LTD, 1898. Cloth. The second edition of Fridtjof Nansen's popular account of his Polar expedition, an exciting work illustrated throughout, including with a colour folding map. The second edition of this work.Complete in two volumes.Nansen's exc...

Lake Ngami; or, Explorations and Discoveries, During Four Years&Apos; Wanderings in the Wilds of South Western Africa

Charles John Andersson · 1856 · Rooke Books

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

London, Hurst and Blackett, 1856. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Charles John Andersson's detailed travel account of his time at Lake Ngami, illustrated throughout, including with a folding map. The first edition of this work.Illustrated with a frontispiece, o...

A Naturalist on Lake Victoria

G. D. Hale Carpenter · 1920 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1920. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Carpenter's important study of Lake Victoria and the natural science of the area, illustrated throughout. The first U.K. edition of this work.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, one colour plate...

Shanghai

Ellen Thorbecke · 0 · Rooke Books

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

Shanghai, North-China Daily News & Herald Limited, c1940. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this beautifully and colourfully illustrated guide to Shanghai, a unique and lovely work. The first edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.A beautiful wo...

Young Americans in Japan

Edward Greey · 1902 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

New York, John R. Anderson, 1902. Cloth. A beautiful and lavishly illustrated novel narrating the adventures of an American family along with a young Japanese man, educated in the US. Edward Greey (1835-1888) was a novelist, diplomat and dealer in Japanese and Chinese art. He ...

The Pageant of Peking

Donald Mennis; Putnam Weale · 1920 · Rooke Books

£4,500.00 (€5,394.75 | $5,946.13 | ¥949,633)

Shanghai, China, A S Watson and Co , 1920. First edition. Cloth. A very bright copy of this beautiful photogravure work on Peking/Beijing at the start of the twentieth century. One of only 1000 copies printed of this edition. This is number 716. With 66 photogravure plates by...

Cuatro aãƒâ±Os En Los Hielos Del Polo

Otto Sverdrup · 1921 · Rooke Books

£400.00 (€479.53 | $528.54 | ¥84,412)

Madrid, Calpe, 1921. Cloth. A lovely two volume Spanish edition of this Norwegian sailor's biographical work on his four years spent in the Arctic regions. Otto Svendrup (1854-1930) was an Arctic explorer hailing from Norway, who travelled with Fridtjof Nansen's expe...

The Silence Calling: Australians in Antarctica 1947-97

Tim Bowden · 1997 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

Australia, Allen & Unwin, 1997. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating work detailing the history of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition, with maps and colour illustrations. Tim Bowden (b. 1937) is an Australian author and historian, known for producing several ...

Intimate Glimpses of Mysterious Tibet and Neighbouring Countries

G. E. O. Knight · 1930 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

London, The Golden Vista Press, 1930. First edition. Hardback. A thorough and early Western account of Tibet by G. E. O. Knight, and with a dedication from the author. G. E. O. Knight, F.R.G.S, waas a corresponding member to the Royal Botanic Society of London, and he led a Br...

Travels in Upper and Lower Egypt, Undertaken by Order of the Old Government of France

C. S. Sonnini · 1800 · Rooke Books

£575.00 (€689.33 | $759.78 | ¥121,342)

London, J. Debrett, 1800. First edition. Leather. The first edition thus of Charles-Nicolas Sonnini's travelogue on his time in Egypt, illustrated throughout, including with a folding map. The first English edition of this work published in one volume. A 1799 edition was ...

An Account of the Gold Coast of Africa with a Brief History of the African Company

Henry Meredith · 1812 · Rooke Books

£2,800.00 (€3,356.73 | $3,699.81 | ¥590,883)

London, Longman, Hurst , Rees, Orme and Brown, 1812. First edition. Leather. A scarce, first edition copy of this important account of the Gold Coast of Africa by Henry Meredith. With the folding map, and the errata to the contents. Collated, complete. Occasional manuscript...

The History of the State of Maine from Its First Discovery to the Separation

William D Williamson · 1832 · Rooke Books

£1,400.00 (€1,678.37 | $1,849.91 | ¥295,441)

London, Glazier, Masters and Co, 1832. First edition. Leather. A very scarce, first edition set of William D Williamson's American history, regarding the state of Maine. Written by the second Governor of the U.S state of Maine. The first edition of this work. Extremely sc...