Carte geografiche e topografia

The Letters of Tim. Tunbelly, Gent. Free Burgess, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Anonymous · 1823 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

Newcastle Upon Tyne, W. A. Mitchell, 1823. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this very scarce satirical commentary on life in Newcastle in the early nineteenth century. Highlighting the corruption, mismanagement and poor governance of Newcastle in the early 1800s, ...

The Shaping of the Countryside

Ralph Whitlock · 1979 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London , Robert Hale, 1979. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition, signed copy of this work exploring the Wiltshire countryside. A first edition copy. Signed by the author to the front pastedown and with a signed Christmas card from the author. This book explores the c...

Views of the English Lakes

0 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

Windemere, J. Garnet, c1860. Cloth. A volume of engraved views of English Lakes. A smart album of engraved views of English Lakes, published by J. Garnet. Some of the views are of Windermere, Newby Bridge, Grasmere, Brothers' Water and Ulswater. With publisher adverts t...

Two Excursions to the Ports of England, Scotland and Ireland in 1816, 1817 and 1818 with a Description of the Breakwater at Plymouth and of the Caledonian Canal

Charles Dupin · 1819 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London , Sir Richard Phillips, 1819. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A first English translated edition of this account of travels to the ports of England, Scotland and Ireland. A first English translated copy of Charles Dupin's Two Excursions to the Ports of England, S...

The Story of the Tweed

Sir Herbert Maxwell · 1905 · Rooke Books

£575.00 (€689.22 | $759.61 | ¥121,300)

London, James Nesbit and Company, Limited, 1905. First edition. Cloth. A delightfully illustrated limited collection of tales and memories of the valley of the River Tweed. First edition. Limited to 375 copies. This copy is not numbered being out of series. With twenty-one ill...

The History of Cheltenham and Its Environs: Including an Inquiry Into the Nature and Properties of the Mineral Waters, &C. &C. &C. And a Concise View of the County of Gloucester

[Thomas Frognall Dibdin] · 1803 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

Cheltenham, H. Ruff, 1803. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of one of Thomas Frognall Dibdin's important histories, an interesting study of Cheltenham. The first edition.Thomas Frognall Dibdin's extensive history and study of Cheltenham, and its natural minera...

One Hundred Years&Apos; History of Broadmead Sunday School One Hundred Years&Apos; History of Bristol Friends&Apos; First-Day (Boys) School

1901 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

Bristol, Young & Humphreys; F. R. Hemmings, 1901-10. First edition. Cloth. Two topographical studies on schools in Bristol, both volumes published on the school's centenary, complete with illustrations. Two charming topographical appreciations on schools in Bristol.Both o...

The Stranger&Apos;S Guide Through Cheltenham; Containing an Account of Its Mineral Waters; with Descriptions of the Various Pump Rooms, Public Institutions, and Places of Fashionable Amusement. And an Account of the Principal Places in the Environs; with Maps of the Town and Surrounding Country, and Seventeen Superior Wood Engravings.

Henry Davies · 1834 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

Cheltenham, H. Davies, Montpellier Library, 1834. Cloth. The second edition of Davies's guide to Cheltenham, with folding maps. In a quarter cloth binding with paper boards. Ink inscription to the paste down, dated 1934. Ink inscription to first blank page, dated 1836. Fu...

An Historical and Descriptive Account of the Coast of Sussex

J. D. Parry · 1833 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

Brighton, Wright & Son, 1833. First edition. Leather. A lovely first edition of this guide to the coast of Sussex by J. D. Parry, complete with all engravings. J. D. Parry's guide to the coast and the watering places of Sussex, including Brighton, Eastbourn, Hastings, St....

A New Map of the River Thames from Thames Head to London

Henry Taunt · 1878 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.05 | ¥50,630)

London, Taunt & Co. c1878. Cloth. The fifth edition of Henry Taunt's detailed map on the journey of the River Thames, illustrated throughout with folding maps and tipped in original photographs. A delightful and comprehensive map of the River Thames, from the Thames head ...

Windsor

Sir Richard Rivington Holmes · 1908 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,915)

London, A. & C. Black, 1908. Cloth. A bright copy of this topographical work on the British town of Windsor, beautifully illustrated throughout with colour plates. A fascinating historical and topographical work on the British town of Windsor, located near London along the Riv...

Views in Suffolk, Norfolk, and Northamptonshire

E.W. Brayley · 1806 · Rooke Books

£118.00 (€141.44 | $155.89 | ¥24,893)

London, Vernor, Hood and Sharpe, etc. 1806. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated topographical work on Suffolk, Norfolk, and Northamptonshire. A fascinating topographical work on Suffolk, Norfolk, and Northamptonshire, illustrative of the w...

Appendicia Et Pertinentiae; or, Parochial Fragments of West Tarring

John Wood Warter · 1853 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, Francis and John Rivington , 1853. First edition. Cloth. An interesting work regarding the parish of West Taring, notably containing a life of Thomas A Becket. With a leaf of publisher's advertisements to the rear of the work. The first edition of the work, in the...

Domesday Book in Relation to the County of Sussex

W. D. Parish · 1886 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.52 | $76.62 | ¥12,235)

Sussex , H. Wolff, 1886. Cloth. Domesday Book for Sussex edited by W. D. Parish, containing a facsimile of the original record. A complete topographical work on Sussex from the Domesday Book, edited by W. D. Parish for the Sussex Archaeological Society. Historical and topograp...

An Historical and Descriptive Account of the Coast of Sussex

J. D. Parry · 1833 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

Brighton; London, Wright & Son; Longman & Co, 1833. Leather. A large paper first edition copy of Parry's lovely descriptive history of the coast of Sussex, an extra illustrated copy. The first edition, a large paper copy.This volume has been extra illustrated by a prior o...

The New Album of Brighton Views

John E. Stafford · 0 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

Brighton, Not Stated , c1900. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce book containing a series of views of Brighton by John E. Stafford. A very scarce volume, containing a large folding sheet illustrative of twenty-four places of interest in Brighton, including West-Pier, Hotel Metro...

Extended Tape Indicator Map of London

C. Smith & Son · 1902 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.94 | ¥12,446)

London, C. Smith & Son, 1902 . Cloth. A map of London for measuring distances, complete with a tape measure attached. Accompanied by an alphabetical list of streets, public buildings and railways.The map, which is backed on cloth and is in colour, is ruled in quarter-mile squa...

Tape Indicator Map of London

E. J. Larby · 1910 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, C. Smith & Son, 1910 . Cloth. A smart folding map of London printed by C. Smith & Son's, printed in colour for measuring distances. Map measures 36" by 24", is backed on cloth and in colour. Complete with an alphabetical list of seven thousand streets.The map is ...

The Land of Scott: Or, Abbotsford, the Country of the Tweed and Its Tributaries, and St. Mary&Apos;S Loch

1859 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.52 | $76.62 | ¥12,235)

London, T. Nelson and Sons , 1859. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this topographical work regarding the 'Land of Scott,' with plates and a folding map. The first edition of this topographical work descriptive of Abbotsford, the country of the tweed and i...

The Cathedrals of the United Kingdom: Their History, Architecture, Monuments, and Traditions

Mackenzie Walcott · 1860 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Edward Stanford, 1860. Cloth. A scarce, second edition copy of Mackenzie Walcott's book on cathedrals in the United Kingdom, in publisher's original decorative cloth binding. A charming, second edition copy of Mackenzie Walcott's book on cathedrals in th...