Storia regionale e locale

The Story of the Iliad; Adventures of Odysseus; Andersen&Apos;S Fairy Tales; Tales of Travel and Exploration

F.S. Marvin; R. J. G. Mayor F. M. Stawell; Sir E. Shackleton; Hans Christian Andersen; Sir A. T. Quiller Couch ed. · 1921 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, J. M. Dent & Sons LTD. 1921-1928. Cloth. A varied collection of works published as part of The King's Treasuries of Literature series between 1921 and 1928. A collection of four works published as part of The King's Treasuries of Literature series. In cloth b...

Where Four Worlds Meet: Hindu Kush 1959

Fosco Maraini; Peter Green [translator] · 1964 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1964. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this exciting account of mountain-climbing expeditions in the Himalayas, with photographs. First edition. Translated from the original Italian. Illustrated with one hundred and sixty-three photographs, man...

Message from the President of the United States in Answer to a Resolution of the 6th Instant, Transmitting a Report from the Secretary of State Concerning the International Monetary Conference Held at Paris in June 1867

Various · 1867 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

-, -, 1867. Unbound. A very scarce copy of the US President Andrew Johnson's response to the first International Monetary Conference. A very scarce copy of this report on the first International Monetary Conference, and the response of the then US President, Andrew Johnso...

The Voyage of the Fox in Arctic Seas. A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and His Companions.

Sir Francis Leopold M'Clintock · 1859 · Rooke Books

£680.00 (€815.21 | $898.53 | ¥143,500)

London, John Murray, 1859. First edition. Cloth. An excellent example of the fascinating first edition of the journey to locate John Franklin's lost expedition. Illustrated throughout. The first edition of Sir Francis Leopold McClintock's account of his journey to lo...

Tropical Africa

Henry Drummond · 1888 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1888. Cloth. An illustrated work on the terrain and atmosphere of tropical Africa. Seventh thousand. Illustrated throughout with six folding maps. Collated complete. A detailed narrative on the culture and environment of tropical Africa, with refe...

Travels in the Coastlands of British East Africa and the Islands of Zanzibar and Pemba, Their Agricultural Resources and General Characteristics

William Walter Augustine Fitzgerald · 1898 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.24 | $858.88 | ¥137,169)

London, Chapman and Hall, Ltd. 1898. First edition. Cloth. A first edition work detailing William Fitzgerald's travels in British East Africa, with folding maps and illustrations. The first edition. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. With a portrait...

Travel and Adventure in South-East Africa. Being the Narrative of the Last Eleven Years Spent by the Author on the Zambesi and Its Tributaries; with an Account of the Colonisation of Mashunaland and the Progress of the Gold Industry in That Country.

Frederick Courteney Selous · 1893 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

London , Rowland Ward and Co. Limited, 1893. First edition. Cloth. Frederick Courteney Selous recounts eleven years of hunting game and gathering fauna specimens in this first edition of 'Travel and Adventure in South East Africa' A first edition of 'Travel and ...

Fountains in the Sand: Rambles Among the Oases of Tunisia

Norman Douglas · 1912 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

London , Martin Secker, [1912]. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Norman Douglas' Tunisian travelogue, complete with 15 photographic illustrations A first edition of this travelogue of Tunisia, with 15 illustrations, collated and complete. Alongside captivating des...

Gordon in Central Africa 1874-1879

George Birkbeck Hill (ed) · 1899 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London , Macmillan and Co. 1899. Cloth. A fascinating account of travels and experiences of Colonel Gordon in Central Africa, with a folding map. A Macmillan edition of Gordon in Central Africa 1874-1879, from original letters and documents that have been edited by George Birk...

People of the Veil: Being an Account of the Habits, Organisation and History of the Wandering Tuareg Tribes Which Inhabit the Mountains of Air or Asben in the Central Sahara

Francis Rennell Rodd · 1926 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1926. First edition. Cloth. Scarce first edition of this study of the history of the wandering Tuareg tribes by Francis Rennell Rodd. The scarce first edition of this work. A study in the history of the wandering Tuareg tribes of Central Sahara by Fra...

The Lake Regions of Central Africa: A Record of Modern Discovery

John Geddie · 1881 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, T. Nelson and Sons, 1881. First edition. Cloth. A first edition travel work of Central Africa by John Geddie. The first edition of this work. Written by John Geddie, Scots-Canadian missionary known as the "father of Presbyterian missions in the South Seas." A record of...

Queer Things About Egypt

Douglas Sladen · 1911 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.35 | $62.10 | ¥9,918)

Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincourt Company, 1911. Cloth. The first US edition of Douglas Sladen's study of Egypt, illustrated through with numerous plates and a folding map. An extensive study of people and culture of Egypt, discussing the society, ethnography, and topography...

Travels in Various Countries of the East; Being a Continuation of Memoirs Relating to European and Asiatic Turkey, &C.

Robert Walpole · 1820 · Rooke Books

£1,600.00 (€1,918.13 | $2,114.18 | ¥337,647)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1820. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition travel work, vividly describing a few counties including Greece, complete with illustrations. The first edition of this very scarce work.Illustrated with two folding plates...

Summer Isles of Eden

Frank Burnett · 1923 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.73 | $77.96 | ¥12,451)

London , Sifton, Praed & Co. Ltd. 1923. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this extensive travelogue of Oceania and Asia, by the explorer, Frank Burnett. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With a frontispiece, 79 photograph plates and...

No Latitude for Error

Sir Edmund Hillary · 1961 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1961. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition, first impression of Sir Edmund Hillary's account of the 1955-8 Commonwealth Transantarctic Expedition, in the unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first printing of this work. Sir Edmund ...

L&Apos;Aventure Aero-Polaire

Conte-Admiral R Lepotier · 1958 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

Paris , Editions France Empire , 1958. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this volume telling of aero-polar expeditions, in the unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this work by Admiral Lepotier, in the original French. Recounting of the fifth Antarctic exp...

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 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

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 ...

With the Mission to Menelik

Count Gleichen · 1898 · Rooke Books

£345.00 (€413.60 | $455.87 | ¥72,805)

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 Birds of Tropical West Africa

David Armitage Bannerman · 1930 · Rooke Books

£440.00 (€527.49 | $581.40 | ¥92,853)

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...

The Vices of Macao Stones

Lindsay and May Ride; Jason Wordie · 1999 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

Hong Kong , Hong Kong University Press, 1999. Cloth. An excellent edition of this fascinating volume on the history of the region of Macau in the People's republic of China, thoroughly illustrated. An early edition of this volume, published in 1999. An excellent copy in t...