Carte geografiche e topografia

3 Vols Winkles&Apos;S Architectural and Picturesque Illustrations of the Cathedral Churches of England and Wales

Thomas Moule · 1836 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

London , Effingham Wilson; Charles Tilt; Tilt and Bogue, 1836-1842 . First edition. Cloth. A complete first edition three-volume set of Winkle"s celebrated illustrated survey of England and Wales"s cathedral churches, profusely illustrated with plates. In the publisher's ...

Maps of London

1930 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.93 | ¥104,424)

London; Southampton; , George Philip & Son, Ltd.; G.W. Bacon & Co, Ltd.; Gall & Inglis; Ordnance Survey Office; Geographia, c1900-1930. Paperback. A lovely six volume set of twentieth century folding maps and guides of London and its' suburbs. A fantastic six volume set o...

Up and Down the River. Bennet&Apos;S Map and A.B. C. Guide to the Thames from Oxford to Gravesend with Useful Notes for Boating and Angling.

None Stated · 1897 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, J. F. Bennet, 1897. Cloth. A scarce copy of the eleventh edition of this charming Thames boating and angling guide, complete with Bennett"s large linen-backed folding map. In the publisher's original green cloth binding.The eleventh edition. Illustrated with a fr...

Bacon&Apos;S Road-Atlas of 70 Miles Around London for Motorists and Cyclists; Daily Mail Road Map of London and 10 Miles Round, or Daily Mail Motor Road Map of South-East England; Philip&Apos;S Pocket Map of London; "Geographia" Rambler&Apos;S Map to London&Apos;S Countryside: S.W. Section: North Downs and Thames Side; Bartholomew&Apos;S Plan and Guide: London; Central London Map with Schedules.

1931 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.79 | ¥37,972)

London, G. W. Bacon & Co. Limited; Associated Newspapers, Ltd.; George Philip & Son, Limited; "Geographia" Ltd.; Librairie de L'entente, [n.d.]; [1931]; [n.d.]; [1932]. Cloth. London: G. W. Bacon & Co. Limited; Associated Newspapers, Ltd.; George Philip & Son, Limited; "G...

Guide to London; It Isn&Apos;T Far from London; London from the Bus-Top

H. V. Morton; S. P. B. Mais; Lucy Masterman · 1937 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, Methuen & Co. Ltd; The Richards Press; Dennis Dobson, 1937; 1948; 1951. First edition. Cloth. Lovely collection of London guidebooks, each illustrated, with map endpapers, from various eminent writers. Bound in the publisher's original cloth. With dust wrappers. I...

London Is London; Fashion in London; the Savoy of London

D. M. Low [Ed.]; Barbara Worsley-Gough; Compton Mackenzie; Various · 1949 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.82 | $171.74 | ¥27,424)

London, Chatto & Windus; Alan Wingate; George G Harrap & Co. Ltd. 1949-1953. First edition. Cloth. A  three-volume collection of illustrated first editions celebrating mid-century London, from its poetry and post-war fashion to the history of the iconic Savoy Hotel, with thei...

Round London: An Album of Pictures from Photographs of the Chief Places of Interest in and Round London

None Stated · 1896 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

London, George Newnes Limited , 1896. Cloth. A descriptive album of London's chief places of interest, this being a particularly scarce edition issued across twelve parts. This edition complete in twelve parts, in the original wraps. All parts are preserved in the publish...

Sylva Britannica; or, Portraits of Forest Trees

Jacob George Strutt · 1830 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

London, For the Author, by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1830 . Leather. Illustrated with fifty plates on India paper, this is the first quarto edition of Jacob George Strutt's celebration of the greatest 19th century trees in England and Scotland. First publishe...

A Travelling Dictionary: Or, Alphabetical Tables

Daniel Paterson · 1792 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, T. N. Longman, 1792 . Leather. A charmingly bound example of the sixth edition of Daniel Paterson's informative guide to the distances between the 'principal cities, borough, market, and sea-port towns, in Great Britain&apos. The sixth edition of this work.A ...

The Little Guides from Methuen & Co. Ltd.

Various · 1920 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1920-1933. Cloth. A collection of eight volumes from the popular series of illustrated guidebooks "The Little Guides". Eight volumes. From "The Little Guides" series, a popular series of illustrated, regional guidebooks published by Methuen & Co. Ltd...

Old Humphrey&Apos;S Walks in London and Its Neighbourhood

Old Humphrey [George Mogridge] · 1843 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, The Religious Tract Society , 1843. Cloth. A charming copy of George Mogridge's walks through London, published under his popularly used pen-name "Old Humphrey". This work offers a series of walks through London and its surrounding areas, as told through the eyes ...

A Walk from London to Fulham

Thomas Crofton Croker; T. F. Dillon Croker [editor] · 1860 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, William Tegg, 1860. Cloth. An illustrated copy of this historical account of the author's observations during a journey from London to Fulham. Illustrated throughout. Intended to preserve the memory of places that may soon be lost due to urban development, this ac...

A Wanderer in London

E. V. Lucas · 1914 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1914. Leather. A leather bound seventeenth edition of this tour of London during the interwar period, with colour plates. Seventeenth edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, fifteen colour plates, and thirty-six monotone plates. Collated com...

The Rural Economy of Glocestershire; Including Its Dairy: Together with the Dairy Management of North Wiltshire; and the Management of Orchards and Fruit Liquor, in Herefordshire

William Marshall · 1796 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€898.98 | $990.80 | ¥158,218)

London, G. Nicol, 1796. Leather. The second edition of William Marshall's work on 18th century agricultural practices in Gloucestershire and Herefordshire, in a fantastic contemporary half calf binding. The second edition.Folding map of Gloucestershire to Volume I. Collat...

A Frenchman&Apos;S London

Paul Morand; Desmond Flower [translator] · 1934 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Cassell & Company, Limited, 1934. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this very scarce guide to London from French author Paul Morand. First edition. A very scarce work. Having studied at Oxford University, in both 1913 and 1939, Morand was appointed cultura...

A Statistical Vindication of the City of London; or, Fallacies Exploded and Figures Explained

Benjamin Scott · 1867 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1867. Cloth. A scarce second edition defending the City of London after the 1866 banking panic, featuring five fold-out statistical plates. Bound in a red cloth binding with blind stamping, a signed binding by W. Bone and Son, London....

A Pilgrimage in Surrey

James S. Ogilvy · 1914 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, George Routledge & Sons Limited, 1914. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of James S. Ogilvie's two volume illustrated topographical study of the county of Surrey, and its various towns and villages. Complete in two volumes. First edition. Illustrated with ni...

Three Volumes on England from Dorothy Hartley

Dorothy Hartley · 1943 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, B. T. Batsford Ltd; Macdonald, 1943-1979. First edition. Cloth. Three smart volumes on England and its topography from English social historian Dorothy Hartley, with illustrations. Three volumes. Written by Dorothy Rosaman Hartley was an English social historian, illus...

Remarks on the Present System of Road Making

John Loudon McAdam · 1822 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.82 | $171.74 | ¥27,424)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, And Brown, 1822 . Hardback. The fifth edition of John Loudon McAdam's influential guide to road construction, in which he presents his method of laying crushed stone or gravel in layers, which are then compacted by traffic. The fifth ed...

Glimpses of Our Ancestors in Sussex

Charles Fleet · 1878 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

Brighton; Lewes, W. J. Smith; Francombe & Co, 1878-83. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the first and second series of Charles Fleet's exploration of Sussex, both volumes signed by the author. The first edition.Both volumes are signed by the author. The first se...