Carte geografiche e topografia

Orcadian Sketches; Legendary and Lyrical Pieces

David Vedder · 1832 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

Edinburgh, William Tait, 1832. Cloth. A very scarce collection of poetry inspired by the island of Orkney penned by David Vedder. Penned by David Vedder (1790-1854), an Orkney-based poet, translator and essayist who also served as captain of a number of ships. He edited the Ed...

England and Wales Delineated Historical Entertaining and Commercial Alphabetically Arranged

Thomas Dugdale, William Burnett [ed.] · 0 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.48 | ¥94,931)

London, L. Tallis, c1850. Cloth. A set in ten volumes delineating the whole of England and Wales. With plenty of engravings and maps throughout. Undated. Dated from Jisc.A set in ten volumes of Thomas Dugdale's England and Wales Delineated, part of the series 'Curios...

Bacon&Apos;S Motoring and Cycling Maps New Half-Inch Series Sheffield District

John Bartholomew · 0 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, G. W. Bacon and Co. c1910. Cloth. A very scarce edition containing a map illustrating the best roads to cycle or motor on in the Sheffield district. A very scarce edition. Undated, dated from other copies from the same series on Jisc c1910.A fascinating volume containi...

Londoners Then and Now As Pictures by Their Contemporaries

Malcolm C. Salaman · 1920 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, The Studio, 1920. Cloth. One of the special numbers published by 'The Studio', this volume focusing on the history of London, illustrated throughout. A special number published by 'The Studio' in 1920.Charming topographical look at London as it was ...

Village London: The Story of Greater London

Edward Walford · 1999 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

Edmonton, The Alderman Press, 1999. Cloth. A two volume collection regarding the history of Greater London. Edward Walford (1823-1897) was a British magazine editor, specialising in antiquarian, biographical and genealogical writings. He wrote 'Walford's County Famil...

Lancashire Illustrated

S Austin; J Harwood; G & C Pyne · 1831 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

London, H Fisher, Son and Jackson, 1831. First edition. Leather. A smartly bound collection of illustrated views on nineteenth century Lancashire. The first edition of this work. With an engraved title page and fifty-two plates.  Each plate has two views.Accompanying the pla...

The Local

Maurice Gorham · 1939 · Rooke Books

£770.00 (€922.95 | $1,017.22 | ¥162,437)

London, Cassel & Co LTD, 1939. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of Maurice Gorham's entertaining satire on London pubs, illustrated with colour plates. The first edition of this work. Sought after but hard to find in an acceptable condition. Here in a rather be...

Great Britain Illustrated

Thomas Moule · 1830 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

London, Charles Tilt, 1830. First edition. Leather. A lavishly illustrated first edition of Thomas Moule and William Westall's topographical work on Britain, illustrated with many plates. The first edition of this work.Illustrated with a vignette title page, and fifty-nin...

Souvenir of Blackpool North Wales

0 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

Not Stated, W. R. & S. Reliable Series, c1900. Cloth. Two very scarce souvenir works on North Wales and Blackpool, illustrated with many photographic plates. Very scarceTwo topographical souvenir works showing beautiful views of Blackpool and North Wales.Both works are undated...

The Worthies of Sussex

Mark Antony Lower · 1865 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

Lewes, George P. Bacon, 1865. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Lower's collection of short biographies on the notable and eminent people from Sussex, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work.Printed for subscriber's only.A charming work, con...

The City an Inquiry Into the Corporation, Its Livery Companies, and the Administrations of Their Charities and Endowments

William Gilbert · 1877 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Daldy, Isbister & Co, 1877. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of William Gilbert's scathing study into the city of London in the Victorian era. The first edition of this work.A very scarce work.An interesting study into the city of London, showcasi...

The South Saxon Diocese, Selsey-Chichester Lichfield the Somerset Diocese, Bath and Wells

W. R. W. Stephens; William Beresford; William Hunt · 1881 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1881-5. Cloth. Three volumes in the 'Diocesan Histories' series, by various authors, describing the diocese of Bath, Wells, Lichfield, Selsey, and Chichester. Illustrated with folding maps. In three volumes.Part of t...

A 1920s Photo Album

Anonymous · 1928 · Rooke Books

£600.00 (€719.18 | $792.64 | ¥126,574)

None, None, 1928. Cloth. A charming photo album, a selection of photographs taken in 1928 around the South of England, with ninety-four photographs tipped in. A unique work, a charming photo album with a selection of photographs from Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, and Somerset. Co...

The History of Bath

Richard Warner · 1801 · Rooke Books

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

Bath, R. Cruttwell, 1801. First edition. Leather. A scarce first edition of this interesting and in-depth discussion into the history of the city of Bath in England, illustrated throughout, including with one folding map. The first edition of this work. A scarce work. Illustra...

[a New and Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales]

J Bell · 1833 · Rooke Books

£2,200.00 (€2,637.01 | $2,906.33 | ¥464,105)

London, A Fullarton and Co, [1833]. First edition. Leather. A beautifully bound, first edition of this gazetteer of England and Wales. With all forty-four engraved county maps in a lovely condition. A very scarce first edition copy, not seen at auction since 2002. This particu...

The Charm of Surrey. The Charm of Lancashire. The Charm of Cambridge.

Gordon Home; J. Cuming Walters; S. C. Roberts · 1929 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, A and C Black, 1929-1933. First edition. Cloth. Three fascinating and beautifully illustrated volumes from A. and C. Black's 'The "Charm" Series'; all complete with the original dustwrappers. A. and C. Black were a renowned British book publishing compan...

Country Sketches for City Dwellers

Mrs Willingham Rawnsley [Alice Julia Rawnsley] · 1908 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,915)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1908. First edition. Cloth. A handsome first edition copy of this charming collection of sketches on the English countryside by Alice Julia Rawnsley; copiously illustrated throughout. This copy is lacking the original dustwrapper, as usual. With...

County of Buckingham Calendar to the Sessions Records

William Le Hardy (Ed); Geoffrey Reckitt (Ed) · 1933 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.84 | $151.92 | ¥24,260)

Aylesbury, Published by Guy R. Crouch, 1933-36. Cloth. Volume I, II and III of William Le Hardy's 'County of Buckingham' spanning the years 1678 to 1705. Handsomely bound in the publisher's original cloth binding, each of the three volumes are in excellent ...

Buckinghamshire and Berkshire

G. E. Mitton · 1920 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, A. and C. Black, 1920. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition copy of Geraldine Mitton's charming historical, picturesque and geographical account of the counties of Buckinghamshire and Berkshire; with coloured plates by the renowned English watercolour la...

Buckinghamshire and Berkshire

G. E. Mitton · 1929 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, A and C Black, 1929. Cloth. A pleasing second edition copy of Geraldine Mitton's charming historical, picturesque and geographical account of the counties of Buckinghamshire and Berkshire; with coloured plates by the renowned English watercolour landscape painter,...