Carte geografiche e topografia

The Tourist in Wales, Comprising Views of Picturesque Scenery, Towns, Castles, Antiquities, Seats of the Nobility, Gentry, &C

Anonymous · 1851 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.34 | ¥68,561)

London, George Virtue, 1851. Leather. A scarce and beautifully illustrated insight into the towns and landscape of Wales in the first half of the nineteenth century, with seventy-two engraved plates. Two volumes bound in one, with engraved title page and plates to the start of...

Stanford&Apos;S Map of the River Thames from Richmond to Lechlade

O. M. Watts · 1950 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Edward Stanford, Ltd. 1950 . Paperback. A scarce large folding colour map of the River Thames published by Edward Stanford Ltd. Stanford's Map of The River Thames From Richmond to Lechlade from 1950 prepared under the supervision of Capt. O. M. Watts. A scarce ed...

Yesterday&Apos;S Yeovil: A Sketchbook of Places Past

Leslie Brooke · 1989 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

Buckingham, Barracuda Books Limited, 1989. First edition. Cloth. A limited edition of this beautifully illustrated book on the history of Yeovil, signed by the author. First edition. Yesterday's Yeovil 1989 has been published in a Limited Edition of which this is number 7...

Reminiscences of Old Edinburgh

Daniel Wilson · 1878 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

Edinburgh, David Douglas, 1878. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of David Wilson's investigation into Edinburgh's historic buildings Reminiscences of Old Edinburgh continues in a similar vein to Daniel Wilson's 1848 publication, the Memorials of Edinburgh i...

Ferguson&Apos;S Tourists&Apos; Guide to Callander, the Trosachs, Loch Katrine, Loch Lomond, Strathyre, Balquhidder, Killin, Loch Tay &C

Malcolm Ferguson · 1890 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

Glasgow, Thomas Murray & Son, 1890 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the very scarce first edition of this late nineteenth century guide to the small Scottish town of Callander, and its surrounding region. Illustrated with a large folding map. A signed pres...

On Southern English Roads

James John Hissey · 1896 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

London , Richard Bentley & Son, 1896 . First edition. Cloth. An illustrated chronicle of James John Hissey's stagecoach tour of Southern Roads, signed by the author. A signed copy of James John Hissey's account of a holiday in the South, with 15 wood cuts by the auth...

Caledonia Illustrated in a Series of Views Taken Expressly for the Work

William Beattie · 1838 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, George Virtue, 1838. Leather. One of William Beattie's lavishly illustrated topographical studies, this volume focusing on the beauty of Scotland. Volume II only of a two volume work, lacking Volume I.A beautiful topographical work by William Beattie, looking in p...

The Ambulator; or, a Pocket Companion for the Tour of London and Its Environs

1811 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.84 | $151.92 | ¥24,260)

London, Scatcherd and Letterman; et al, 1811. Leather. An illustrated guide to London, a detailed exploration of the city during the Georgian era, illustrated with plates and a folding map. The eleventh edition.Illustrated with a colour folding map to the frontispiece, and thi...

Collegiorum Scholarumque Publicarum Academiae Oxoniensis Topographica Delineatio

Thoma Nelo; [Thomas Neale] · 1882 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

Oxford, Jul. Guggenheim, 1882. Cloth. A very smart and very scarce rebound facsimile of John Neale's fascinating study on the colleges at Oxford University during the Elizabethan era. Very scarce.Preface and notes in English, the rest of the work in the original Latin. I...

A History of the Cheltenham Training Colleges (St. Paul and St. Mary)

Canon W. E. Beck · 1947 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

Bath, Dawson & Goodall Limited, 1947. First edition. Cloth. A vanishingly scarce first edition history of what is today known as the University of Gloucestershire, an illustrated work by Canon W. E. Beck. A vanishingly scarce work.Only one record of this work being held instit...

Ancient Deeds Belonging to the Corporation of Bath XIII-XVI Cent

Rev. C. W. Shickle · 1921 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

Bath, Bath Records Society, 1921. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Rev. Shickle's signed Limited Edition study of the ancient deeds of bath between the twelfth and sixteenth century. The signed, Limited Edition first edition of Reverend C. W. Shickle's st...

Some Account of the Manor of Apuldrefield in the Parish of Cudham, Kent

G. Steinman Steinman · 1851 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, J. B. Nichols and Son, 1851. First edition. Cloth. An association copy of G. Steinman Steinman's very scarce study of this Kent manor house, with detailed pedigrees of the Apuldrefields. The first edition of this scarce work from author, biographer and book collec...

Historia Comitum Wunstorpiensium Ex Diplomatibus Allisque Monumentis Fide Dignis

Polykarp Leyser · 1726 · Rooke Books

£775.00 (€928.95 | $1,023.82 | ¥163,492)

Helmstadl, Hessianis, 1726. Hardback. A very scarce Latin genealogical study of the Counts of Eberstein and Wunstorp, illustrated with folding tables, by Polykarp Leyser IV. A very scarce work.In the original Latin.Illustrated with two folding genealogy tables, and one folding...

The Isles of Scilly

Jessie Mothersole · 1919 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

London, The Religious Tract Society , 1919. Cloth. A lovely and uncommon guide to the Isles of Scilly by Jessie Mothersole. With beautiful coloured plates to embellish the volume. The third edition of this work, reprinted with two additional plates. A lovely work by Jessie Mo...

Scotland Described: Or, a Topographical Description of All the Counties

Robert Heron · 1797 · Rooke Books

£245.00 (€293.67 | $323.66 | ¥51,684)

Edinburgh, John Moir, 1797. Leather. A scarce topographical work relating to Scotland from the turn of the eighteenth century, complete with a folding map. A topographical description of Scotland's counties, describing the geographical and geological qualities of the coun...

The Oxford University and City Guide

Anon · 1843 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.37 | ¥33,753)

Oxford, Henry Slatter, 1843. Paperback. Scarce in the original wraps. A bright edition of this nineteenth century guide to Oxford University and the city. There is also a description of Blenheim Palace. In the publisher's original binding.Complete, with an engraved fronti...

An Historical and Topographical Description of Chelsea, and Its Envrions

Thomas Faulkner · 1829 · Rooke Books

£950.00 (€1,138.71 | $1,255.01 | ¥200,409)

Chelsea, T. Faulkner, 1829. Leather. An extra illustrated signed copy of Thomas Faulkner's extensive detailed topographical work on Chelsea. The second edition of this work. This second edition was dedicated to George Cadogan, the British Royal Navy officer and politicia...

The Natural History of Stafford-Shire

Robert Plot · 1686 · Rooke Books

£1,700.00 (€2,037.69 | $2,245.80 | ¥358,627)

Oxford, The Theatre, 1686. First edition. Leather. A lovely first edition of this important history of Staffordshire, written by Robert Plot. Illustrated throughout, including with a folding map, and many double-paged plates. The first edition of this work.ESTC citation number...

The Eaton Tourist or a Colloquial Description of the Hall Grounds Gardens &C at Eton, the Seat of the Right Hon. Earl Grosvenor [with] the Original Bath Guide [with] a Guide to Kenilworth, Containing a Brief Historical Account of the Castle, Priory, and Church [with] the Coventry Guide, Containing a Concise Account of the Ancient History of the City, and Particular Descriptions of the Churches, St. Mary Hall and Other Public Buildings,

1825 · Rooke Books

£590.00 (€707.20 | $779.43 | ¥124,465)

Chester, J Seacome , 1825. First edition. Leather. A selection of travel guides for a variety of locations in Britain, charmingly illustrated and bound together in one smart volume. Comprising of, The Eaton Tourist or a Colloquial Description of the Hall Grounds Gardens &c at ...

An Account of What Seemed Most Remarkable in the Five Days Peregrination of the Five Following Persons, Viz. Messieurs Tothall, Scott, Hogarth, Thornhill, and Forrest. Begun on Saturday, May 27th, 1732, and Finished on the 31st of the Same Month

Ebenezer Forrest · 1782 · Rooke Books

£2,800.00 (€3,356.20 | $3,698.97 | ¥590,679)

London, R. Livesay, 1782. First edition. Leather. The first edition of William Hogarth and Ebenezer Forrest's saricial and humorous account of a short and impromptu journey undertaken by the two men alongside three others. Illustrated with nine plates. The first edition o...