Carte geografiche e topografia

The History of Chichester

Alexander Hay · 1804 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

Chichester, J. Seagrave; Longman and Co, 1804. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this uncommon topography exploring the history of Chichester. The first edition of this uncommon work.An informative account of Chichester's ecclesiastical and civil history, focus...

The Chronicles of Church Farm; Rural Reflections; the Special Smile

Monica M. Hutchings · 1945 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Hodder & Stoughton Limited, 1945-1951 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce, first edition, three-volume collection of Hutching's reflections on English rural life, capturing its landscapes and quiet charm, illustrated with photographs taken by the author. In the publi...

Visitation of England and Wales

Frederick Arthur Crisp; Joseph Jackson Howard · 1893 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Privately Printed, 1893-1898. First edition. Hardback. The first and third volume of Frederick Arthur Crisp's monumental heraldic study. Signed, limited edition volumes, which are illustrated throughout. The first editions of volumes I and III of Frederick Arthur ...

The Hastings Guide

[John Stell] · 1804 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, James Barry, 1804. Hardback. A scarce guide to Hastings, a concise yet detailed history of the town complete with illustrations. The third edition of this scarce work.A concise topographical guide to the town of Hastings, a seaside town in East Sussex. This work offer...

The Natural History of Selborne

Gilbert White; Grant Allan · 1902 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

London, John Lane the Bodley Head, 1902. Leather. A smart edition of the important work of natural history by Gilbert White, an illustrated work bound by Riviere. Bound by Riviere.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and many full-paged and in-text illustrations. Collated, complet...

The Rivers of Great Britain: Descriptive, Historical, Pictorial

Various · 1889 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Cassell & Company, Limited, 1889-1897. First edition. Cloth. Two smart volumes exploring the rivers of the East, South, and West of Great Britain, with illustrations throughout. First edition. Each volume is illustrated with a frontispiece and numerous in-text images. ...

London Docks. An Act to Consolidate and Amend the Several Acts for Making the London Docks.

Doringtons and Jones, House of Common · 1828 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)

London, George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1828 . First edition. Unbound. Illustrated with a folding colour map, this is a very scarce legal act aiming to consolidate existing legislation relating to the London Docks. A very scarce 1828 act, being 9 Geo. IV. Sess. 1828The London ...

Barber&Apos;S Picturesque Illustrations of the Isle of Wight Comprising Views of Every Object of Interest on the Island Engraved from Original Drawings Accompanied by Historical and Geographical Descriptions

Thomas Barber · 1834 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London, Simpkin & Marshall, [1834]. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this visual study on the beauty of the Isle of Wight by Thomas Barber with his detailed engravings throughout, and bound in half calf. The first edition. Illustrated with a folding monochrome fro...

The Cyclist&Apos;S Companion and Road Guide for London District

J. Henry Iles · 1898 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Iliffe & Son, 1898. Paperback. A very scarce copy of this road map and guide to London for cyclists in 1898. Very scarce work. A charming road guide for cyclists traveling in and around London, with thirteen sectional maps and notices for places worth seeing. Providing...

A Tour to Scarborough in 1803

W. Hutton · 1817 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, Nichols, Son, and Bentley, 1817. Leather. A scarce topographical history of Scarborough by William Hutton, the second edition, complete with a frontispiece. A scarce work.The second edition.By the significant topographical history William Hutton, this volume is focused...

London

A. R. Hope Moncrieff · 1910 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, A. & C. Black, Ltd. 1910. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this brightly illustrated guide to the city of London. First edition. Illustrated with thirty-two colour plates. Collated complete. A charming guide to the city of London, with chapters on the cit...

Chester

Francis R. G. Duckworth · 1910 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

London, A. & C. Black, Ltd. 1910. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this brightly illustrated guide to Chester, England. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, nineteen colour plates, and a folding plan to the rear. Collated complete. A charming ac...

Bartholomew&Apos;S New Reduced Survey

0 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.32 | ¥23,205)

Edinburgh, John Bartholomew & Co, c1920. Paperback. A set of seven colourful folding maps, depicting detailed dissections of England, for tourists and cyclists. Seven folding maps from 'Bartholomew's New Reduced Survey' series.In the original slipcase, in a good...

History of Wardley Hall Lancashire and Its Owners in Bygone Days

Henry Vaughan Hart-Davis · 1908 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

Manchester and London, Sherratt & Hughes, 1908. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this very scarce historical account of the medieval Wardley Hall in Lancashire, bound in full crushed morocco, being a very scarce extra illustrated edition. The first edition. Illust...

The Thames and Its Tributaries

Charles Mackay · 1840 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.25 | $726.58 | ¥116,026)

London, Richard Bentley, 1840. First edition. Leather. Charles MacKay's very scarce study of the River Thames, the first edition of this illustrated history. The first edition.A very scarce work.Complete in two volumes.A sweeping history of the River Thames, tracing the r...

The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester

George Ormerod · 1819 · Rooke Books

£1,350.00 (€1,618.17 | $1,783.43 | ¥284,792)

London, Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, and Jones, 1819. First edition. Leather. The limited large paper edition of George Ormerod's impressive history of Cheshire, an illustrated work complete with hand-coloured plates. The first edition of this work, the striking la...

Liverpool Cathedral

1956 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

Liverpool, Eaton Press, 1956. Paperback. A very scarce illustrated booklet detailing the features of Liverpool Cathedral. A very scarce book of captioned photographs offering a tour of the Liverpool Cathedral. In the publisher's original stapled wraps.With details of arc...

Rambles in Surrey

J. Charles Cox · 1910 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, Methuen and Co. Ltd, 1910. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this descriptive travelogue around Surrey, with illustrations. The scarce first edition of this work. In the publisher's original decorative cloth binding. With a sketched map to the fr...

A Tourist&Apos;S Guide to Ireland

Liam O'Flaherty · 1929 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London, The Mandrake Press, 1929 . First edition. Cloth. A bright copy of this very scarce tourist's guide to Ireland, written by Irish novelist, Liam O'Flaherty. First edition.Dated using Jisc from a copy held at the British Library. Bound in the publisher's q...

Bath Spa Attractions Week: May 26 to June 3

1922 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

Bath, Bath Spa Attractions Week Committee, 1922. Paperback. A charming historical catalogue promoting Bath's attractions, such as the shopping centre and Roman baths. A very scarce booklet containing all highlights of the Bath Spa Attractions Week and Special Shopping Dis...