Carte geografiche e topografia

The New Bath Guide

Christopher Anstey; John Britton · 1832 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, Henry Washbourne, 1832. Leather. The popular poem by Christopher Anstey in which he satirises the society of Bath during its heyday, complete with plates by George Cruikshank. The second edition of this work to be illustrated by George Cruikshank.Illustrated with a fro...

Bartholomew&Apos;S Revised "Half-Inch" Contoured Maps: Kent; Wye Valley; Vale of Severn; English Lakes; the Solway;

John Bartholomew & Son Ltd. · 1930 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

Edinburgh, At The Edinburgh Geographical Institute by John Bartholomew & Son Ltd. 1930-1948. Paperback. Five maps from the series Bartholomew's Revised "Half-Inch" Contoured Maps, recording the topography of Britain. Five maps in the publisher's original paper wraps....

Charters Granted to Swansea, the Chief Borough of the Seignory of Gower in the Marches of Wales and Co. Of Glamorgan

Geo. Grant Francis · 1867 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

London, Not Published, 1867 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of George Grant Francis's richly illustrated and highly informative guide to the charters of Swansea, in a full morocco binding. A very scarce first edition.Only one-hundred unnumbered cop...

A Journey Through Scotland

[John Macky] · 1732 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, J. Pemberton, 1732. Cloth. An extra-illustrated copy of John Macky's volume detailing his travels through Scotland. The second edition.An extra-illustrated copy, with a frontispiece, and eleven plates, bound in by a prior owner.Volume III only, of a total of three...

Street-Lore of Bath, a Record of Changes in the Highways and Byways of the City

R. E. M. Peach · 1893 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London; Bath, Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; E. R. Blackett, 1893. First edition. Cloth. Peach's nineteenth century history of the development of the streets and architecture of the beautiful city of Bath. The first edition of this uncommon work in the publisher's original...

Gloucestershire Record Series Volume 22 & 23

Irene Wyatt; M. A. Faraday · 2008 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

Bristol, The Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society, 2008-2009. First edition. Cloth. Two smart first edition volumes from the Gloucestershire Record Series. Two volumes. First edition. An annual hardback volume of records relating to the history of Gloucestershire...

The Natural History of Orkney

R. J. Berry · 1985 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.82 | ¥83,328)

London, Collins, 1985. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of the first volume to be published on the natural history of Orkney, an illustrated volume from 'The New Naturalist&apos. The first edition, first impression, in the second state lighter green cloth bindi...

Westminster Abbey

Henry John Feasey; J. T. Micklethwaite; Edward Bell · 1899 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, George Bell & Sons, 1899. Vellum. A scarce limited edition work on the beauty and history of Westminster Abbey, an illustrated volume. A limited edition of three hundred and sixty copies, of which this is numbered one hundred and fifty seven, a scarce work.Illustrated ...

Diagrams of the Parish of Saint Mary Abbotts, Kensington

1847 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)

Brompton, A. Peers, 1847. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce topographical study on the parish of Saint Mary Abbotts, Kensington. The first edition of this very scarce volume of diagrams, laying out the parish of Saint Mary Abbots in Kensington, London...

Folk Lore of East Yorkshire

John Nicholson · 1890 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London; Hull; Driffield, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, & Co; et al, 1890. First edition. Leather. A scarce work on the local legends and folklore of East Yorkshire, the first edition of this illustrated work. The first trade edition of this scarce work.John Nicholson&apos...

The North Lincolnshire Monthly Illustrated Journal

Anonymous · 1868 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.60 | $196.84 | ¥31,433)

North Lincolnshire, The North Lincolnshire Monthly Illustrated Journal, 1868-1869 . Leather. Twelve consecutive issues of the vanishingly scarce periodical 'The North Lincolnshire Monthly Illustrated Journal&apos. A very scarce periodical described as 'a local magazi...

A History of Clee and the Thorpes of Clee, and, Clee Church

C. Ernest Watson; J. W. M. Vyse · 1901 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

Grimsby; Not Stated, Grimsby News Co Ltd; Not Stated, 1901-46. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of two scarce topographical works on Clee bound in one, one of which is signed by the author. The first edition of two scarce works.With 'Clee Church, Some notes on the ...

The Local Register, and Chronological Account of Occurrences and Facts Connected with the Town and Neighbourhood of Sheffield

1830 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

Sheffield, John Thomas; Robert Leader, 1830-65. Leather. An uncommon history of the city of Sheffield, with continuations for the work up until the year 1865. An incredibly detailed "local register" for Sheffield, a history on the city of Yorkshire. An uncommon work.This volu...

London As It Is to-Day: Where to Go, and What to See

1854 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, H. G. Clarke and Co, 1854. Cloth. An illustrated scarce tourist guide to London as it was during the Victorian era. A charming mid-nineteenth century travel guide to London, a brilliant tourist guide to the city.A scarce work.Illustrated with a frontispiece, depicting ...

The Annals of the Strand: Topographical and Historical

E. Beresford Chancellor · 1912 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Chapman & Hall, 1912. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated historical and topographical work on the Strand. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and thirty-two plates, one of which is folding. Collated complete. A detailed historica...

Mcian&Apos;S Highlanders at Home, or, Gaelic Gatherings

James Logan · 1900 · Rooke Books

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

Glasgow, David Bryce and Son, 1900. Cloth. A beautiful example of this volume of R. R. McIan's striking and colourful illustrations of the clans of Scotland, in a striking and early dust wrapper. In the original very scarce unclipped dust wrapper, a brilliant example of a...

Travels in Town

James Grant · 1839 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, Saunders and Otley, 1839. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition complete set of this collection of travel writing on London from James Grant. Complete in two volumes. First edition. A collection of writing on the city of London, with chapters on the streets, the ...

Cary&Apos;S Traveller&Apos;S Companion, or a Delineation of the Turnpike Roads of England and Wales

John Cary · 1814 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.69 | $297.24 | ¥47,465)

London, John Cary, 1814 . Leather. A wonderfully illustrated copy of Cary's Traveller's Companion for England and Wales, with forty-two hand coloured maps. Bound in half calf with marbled boards. Cary's Traveller's Companion was a compilation of maps illust...

The Old Deeside Road (Aberdeen to Braemar) Its Course, History, and Associations

G. M. Fraser · 1921 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

Aberdeen, The University Press, 1921. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this history of the route from Aberdeen to Braemar, an illustrated work by G. M. Fraser. The first edition.A study of the 'old deeside road', a long road which ran from Aberdeen to Braem...

Select Views on the River Clyde

John M. Leighton · 1830 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.05 | ¥50,630)

Glasgow; London, Joseph Swan; Moon, Boys & Graves, 1830. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this charming volume of forty-two plates, showing the beautiful scenes along the River Clyde. The first edition.Bound by W. H. Balton. Illustrated with an engraved title, and...