Carte geografiche e topografia

Sketch of the History of Glasgow

James Pagan · 1847 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)

Glasgow, Robert Stuart & Co, 1847. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this scarce history of Glasgow by James Pagan, an illustrated work bound by Ramage. The first edition.A scarce work.Bound by Ramage.Illustrated with an engraved title page, one folding map, and twe...

Midland Counties&Apos; Railway Companion

1840 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

Nottingham; Leicester, R. Allen; E. Allen, 1840. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce guide to the places one could visit by railway in the Midlands, the first edition of this illustrated work. A very scarce work.The first edition.A guide to the Midland counties of England, a "...

Hampshire

Rev. Telford Varley · 1909 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, Adam & Charles Black, 1909. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this colourfully illustrated work on the county of Hampshire. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, seventy-four colour plates, and a folding map. Collated complete. A charming ...

C1949 Geographers&Apos; Premier Map of Birmingham and Surrounding Districts

Ph. Pearsall · 0 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, Geographers' Map Co Ltd, c1949. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce large map depicting Birmingham in the mid-twentieth century, with an useful index depicting transport facilities, markets and more. A very scarce map of Birmingham. With a large full colour f...

Skelton&Apos;S Engraved Illustrations of the Principal Antiquities of Oxfordshire

Joseph Skelton · 1823 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.48 | ¥94,931)

London, J. Skelton, 1823 . First edition. Leather. A large paper copy of the first edition of this impressive collection of fifty engravings of Oxfordshire antiquities. Engraved by the author, Joseph Skelton, after the work of Frederick Mackenzie. The first edition of English ...

Oxford

Edward Thomas · 1903 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.16 | ¥71,725)

London, A. & C. Black, 1903. First edition. Cloth. A lovely example of this very scarce signed Edition de Luxe of Edward Thomas and John Fulleylove's charming celebration of the city of Oxford. No. 33 of 300 copies of the Edition de Luxe produced, signed by the publisher ...

Vestiges of Old London

John Wykeham Archer · 1851 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

London, David Bogue, 1851. First edition. Leather. An exploration of the antiquities of London, the first edition of this uncommon and illustrated work. The first edition of this uncommon work.Exploring the beautiful vestiges of London, looking at the ancient and contemporary ...

The Date Book for Lincoln and Neighbourhood, from the Earliest Time to the Present

1866 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)

Lincoln, R. E. Leary, Sen, c1866. Cloth. An uncommon exploration on the history of Lincolnshire, detailing significant events year by year. An uncommon work.A useful reference work for Lincoln and its surrounding areas, listing the extensive history of the area year by year.Th...

History, Gazetteer and Directory of Nottinghamshire, Comprising a General Survey of the County

William White · 1885 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

Sheffield, William White, 1885-1886 . Cloth. A very scarce late nineteenth century directory to Nottinghamshire, with a folding map to the start of the work. The very scarce 1885-1886 second edition of William White's guide to Nottinghamshire.Illustrated with a folding ma...

St. James&Apos;S Chronicle, and London Evening Post

1820 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Not Stated, 1820. Unbound. Two issues of this popular London based broadise, both issues dating from early in the reign of George IV. Two issues of 'St. James's Chronicle, and London Evening Post', a widely read broadside which started publication in 176...

Leigh&Apos;S New Picture of England and Wales

1820 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.82 | $171.74 | ¥27,424)

London, Samuel Leigh; W. Clowes, 1820. Leather. A very scarce illustrated topographical guide to England and Wales, published by Samuel Leigh, including a folding map. A very scarce work.Illustrated with a frontispiece, a folding map, and twenty-nine plates.A fantastic topogra...

Poll Book of the North Lincolnshire Election, Taken in July, 1852

Thomas Fricker · 1852 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

Boston; London, J. Morton; Simpkin, Marshall, and Co, 1852. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce account of the 1852 election in Lincolnshire, the first edition of this work detailing who voted and for whom they voted. The first edition of this very scarce work.A detailed acc...

Coaching Days and Coaching Ways

W. Outram Tristram · 1914 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited , 1914. Leather. A very smart copy of this popular record of English coach routes, with an array of charming illustrations throughout. A later printing of the second edition. In signed half calf by Ramage London. A pleasing copy containing W...

The West End of Yesterday & Today: Being Studies in London&Apos;S History and Topography During the Past Century

E. Beresford Chancellor · 1926 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, The Architectural Press, 1926. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated topographical and historical work on the area of the West End in London First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, over one hundred images across sixty-six plates, and mappe...

Wild England of to-Day

C. J. Cornish · 1913 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1913. Cloth. A smart copy of this charming collection of writings on England, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. With the vanishingly scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. With frontispiece. A collection of writings on the natural wonders...

Photographic View Album of Inverness

0 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Dundee, Valentine & Sons, Limited, c1910. Cloth. A smart copy of this scarce view album of photographs of Inverness, Scotland. Scarce work. A collection of twenty-eight black-and-white photographs across twenty-four plates. A charming collection of views across Inverness, a ci...

Bath and Its Hot Mineral Springs

1842 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

Bath, Green & Simms, 1842. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce pamphlet on the hot mineral springs of Bath, the popular waters which resulted in the city's popularity. A very scarce pamphlet promoting and detailing the hot mineral springs of Bath, including a price list of f...

Just One Village 1910-1960

E. J. Standen · 1910 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

Not Stated, Not Stated, c1960. Paperback. A typed manuscript for this very scarce history of the village of Pembury, signed by the author. A very scarce work, this being a typed manuscript.Signed by the author to the title page.Only one copy held institutionally, at the Univer...

The History and Antiquities of the City and Suburbs of Worcester

Valentine Green · 1796 · Rooke Books

£380.00 (€455.48 | $502.00 | ¥80,164)

London, W. Bulmer and Co; G, Nicol; et al, 1796. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this uncommon topographical study on Worcester, a beautifully illustrated work by Valentine Green. The first edition of this uncommon work.Complete as two volumes bound in one.Volume ...

Sussex

Wilfrid Ball · 1913 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.35 | $48.88 | ¥7,805)

London, Adam & Charles Black , 1913. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated work on Sussex by artist Wilfrid Ball. Reprint. First published in July 1906. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and seventy-four colour plates by Wilfrid Ball and a folding sketch map to the rear. Colla...