Storia regionale e locale

Discovery II in the Antarctic

John Coleman-Cooke · 1963 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

London, Odhams Press Ltd. 1963. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated account of the author's experiences on the Discovery II as part of a voyage to the Antarctic, with a handwritten letter signed by the author. First edition. With a handwritten ...

Uganda for a Holiday

Sir Frederick Treves · 1910 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Smith, Elder and Co. 1910. Cloth. A smart early impression of this illustrated travelogue from prominent British surgeon, Sir Frederick Treves. The second impression of this work. In the original cloth binding. Illustrated with photographs by the author in the form o...

Japan: Its Land, People and Culture

Japanese National Commission for Unesco · 1958 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Tokyo, Printing Bureau, Ministry of Finance , 1958. Cloth. A substantial guide to the history and culture of Japan from the Japanese National Commission for Unesco. First edition. In full cloth binding. Covering all aspects of Japanese life together with its geographical, hi...

The Vegetation of Nigeria: Descriptive Terms

Forest Department Nigeria · 1948 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Lagos, Government Printer, 1948 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce mid 20th century account of the forestry and vegetation of Nigeria, issued by the government, and with illustrations throughout. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce publication from the Forest Depar...

Gobierno de Los Regulares de la Amãƒâ©Rica

Pedro Jose de Parras · 1783 · Rooke Books

£1,200.00 (€1,438.60 | $1,585.63 | ¥253,235)

Madrid, Joachin Ibarra, 1783. First edition. Vellum. The first edition of this important Spanish study of the missionary work in the Americas. The first edition.Complete in two volumes.In the original Spanish.Half-title is present to each volume.A brilliant exploration of the ...

Royal Commission St. Louis International Exhibition 1904: The British Section

Sir Isidore Spielmann · 1906 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

Stationer's Hall, London, The Royal Commission , 1906. Cloth. A smart copy of this historical account of the British exhibition at the St. Louis World's Fair of 1904. Illustrated with a frontispiece and four hundred and fifty-two figures in text, some of which are fu...

Anecdotes Secrettes Pour Servir a L&Apos;Histoire Galante de la Cour de Pekin

[Gabriel-Charles de Lattaignant] · 1746 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

Pekin; [Paris], Not Stated, 1746. First edition. Leather. A very scarce French work on court life, by Lattaignant. The first edition of this very scarce work.In French.'Anecdotes Secrettes Pour Servir a l'Histoire Galante de la Cour de Pekin' offers anecdotes on...

Where Three Empires Meet: A Narrative of Recent Travel in Kashmir, Western Tibet, Gilgit, and the Adjoining Countries

E. F. Knight · 1905 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1905. Cloth. A smart new impression of this illustrated travelogue with a folding map. New impression. Illustrated with a frontispiece, one folding map, twenty-six plates, and twenty-seven in-text images. Collated complete. A detailed travelogu...

With Seaplane and Sledge in the Arctic

George Binney; Professor W. J. Sollas · 1925 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Hutchinson & Co, 1925. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of George Binney's account of his pioneering expeditions to the Arctic, compete with a folding map and plates. The first edition.George Binney's account of his pioneering expeditions to the Arctic...

Lost Cities of Asia

Wim Swaan · 1966 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Elek, 1966. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this brightly illustrated travel work on Ceylon, Burma, and Cambodia. First edition. Illustrated with one hundred and three plates, many of which are in colour, and eighteen in-text figures. Collated complete. ...

Forbidden Journey from Peking to Kashmir

Ella K. Maillart · 1937 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.75 | $58.14 | ¥9,285)

London, William Heinemann, 1937. Cloth. An early edition of this detailed travel writing works from Swiss adventurer Ella Maillart. First published August 1937, here published September 1937. Illustrated with a frontispiece, a folding map, and many images across thirty-seven p...

From Edinburgh to India & Burmah

W. G. Burn Murdoch · 1908 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

London, George Routledge & Sons, 1908. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this illustrated travel guide to India and Burma from Scottish painter and travel writer William Gordon Burn Murdoch, signed in presentation to his sister. First edition. Signed by the author to th...

Clouds in the East: Travels and Adventures on the Perso-Turkoman Frontier

Valentine Baker · 1876 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Chatto and Windus, 1876 . Cloth. The second edition of Valentine Baker's uncommon account of her travels on the Perso-Turkoman frontier. The second edition of this uncommon work, published in the same year as the first edition.The author describes his adventures i...

Through the Unknown Pamirs: The Second Danish Pamir Expedition 1898-99

O. Olufsen · 1904 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

London, William Heinemann, 1904 . First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition of Danish explorer Ole Olufsen's account of the Second Danish Pamir Expedition. The first edition of this work.Illustrated with sixty full page and vignette illustrations, and with two folding ...

A Text Book of Punjab Agriculture

Sir William Roberts; S. B. S. Katar Singh · 1947 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Lahore , Civil and Military Gazette Ltd, 1947. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce work on Punjab agriculture by Sir William Roberts and S. B. S. Katar Singh, with maps and diagrams. The first edition. Scarce. In the publisher's original cloth. Illus...

The Travels of Richard and John Lander, Into the Interior of Africa, for the Discovery of the Course and Termination of the Niger; from Unpublished Documents in the Possession of the Late Capt. John William Barber Fullerton, Employed in the African Service

Robert Huish · 1836 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)

London, John Saunders, 1836. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Robert Huish's illustrated travel work on the Lander Brothers, following their important exploration of Africa. The first edition.Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title, one map, and six plat...

Cassell&Apos;S History of the United States: Volume III

Edmund Ollier · 1877 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.35 | $62.10 | ¥9,918)

London, Cassell, Petter, & Galpin, 1877. Leather. Volume III of Cassell's series concerning the history of the United States, illustrated throughout. Volume III of a three-volume set in a half morocco binding. An extensive and detailed history of the United States written...

Americans in Antarctica 1775-1948

Kenneth J Bertrand · 1971 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

New York, American Geographical Society , 1971. First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition of this uncommon survey of American polar exploration by Kenneth J Bertrand. The first edition of this work. American Geographical Society special publication no. 39. A history of Ame...

Walks in Algiers and Its Surroundings

Lisbeth G. Seguin · 1888 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Chatto & Windus , 1888 . Cloth. An uncommon early edition of this travel journal with maps and illustrations. Early edition of Walks in Algiers and its Surroundings by Lisbeth G. Seguin in the original publisher's cloth binding. An uncommon new edition. A lovely...

Across Unknown South America

A. Henry Savage-Landor · 1913 · Rooke Books

£850.00 (€1,019.01 | $1,123.16 | ¥179,375)

Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 1913. First edition. Cloth. The superb first U.S. edition of Savage-Landor's work exploring his travels in South America, complete with colour plates and folding maps. The first U.S. edition.In the original very scarce unclipped dust wra...