Carte geografiche e topografia

Bodiam Castle, Sussex

The Marquis Curzon of Kedleston; George Curzon · 1926 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1926. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated history of the impressive fourteenth century Bodiam Castle. The first edition.A detailed history of Bodiam Castle, the fourteenth century moated castle in East Sussex.The castle was built ...

Bath and Bristol, with the Counties of Somerset and Gloucester

John Britton · 1829 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, Jones and Company, 1829. First edition. Leather. An uncommon volume by John Britton, in which he explores the history of Bath and Bristol, an illustrated first edition. The first edition of this uncommon work.Illustrated with a frontispiece, an engraved title, and twen...

Southwell (Nottinghamshire): A Concise Guide for Visitors

Various · 0 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

Derby and Cheltenham, The New Centurion Publishing and Publicity Co. c1960. Brochure/Pamphlet. A smart fourth edition of this very scarce local guide to Southwell in Nottinghamshire, England. Fourth edition. Very scarce. Illustrated throughout. A local guide to Southwell, a mi...

Illustrative Papers on the History and Antiquities of the City of Coventry

Thomas Sharp; William George Fretton · 1871 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)

Not Stated, Printed for the Subscribers, 1871. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce study on the antiquities of Coventry, an illustrated work by Thomas Sharp. A very scarce work.The first edition thus, printed from the collection of Thomas Sharp's largely unpublished docum...

Imperial Album of London Views

Eyre & Spottiswode, Ltd. · 1920 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Eyre & Spottiswode, Ltd. 1920. Cloth. A delightful 1920s album of black-and-white photographs of famous London sights. An album in the publisher's original pebbled cloth binding, with a black-and-white plate inset to the front board. Previous owner's ink insc...

An Old-Fashioned Journey Through England and Wales

James John Hissey · 1884 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London, Richard Bentley and Son, 1884. Cloth. A smart copy of this detailed account of the author's journey through England and Wales. With a frontispiece. A detailed account of the author's own journey through England and Wales by motor, with chapters on Windsor For...

Cambridge Described & Illustrated: Being a Short History of the Town and University

Thomas Dinham Atkinson; John Willis Clark · 1897 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, Macmillan and Company, Limited, 1897. First edition. Leather. A first edition of this work concerning the historical town and university of Cambridge, with illustrations. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty-eight plates. Collated complete. A detai...

Excursions Through Ireland, Kent and Sussex: Comprising Brief Historical and Topographical Delineations; Together with Descriptions of the Residences of the Nobility and Gentry, Remains of Antiquity, and Other Interesting Subjects of Curiosity Forming a Complete Guide for the Traveller & Tourist.

[Thomas Cromwell] · 1820 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.48 | ¥94,931)

London , Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, [1820]-22. First edition. Leather. Four volumes from Thomas Cromwell's 'Excursions' series, including Kent, Sussex and two volumes in Ireland, illustrated throughout and bound in full straight grain morocco. Four v...

The General Almanack of Scotland, and British Register for 1810

1810 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

Edinburgh, David Ramsay; Robert Allan; John Watson, 1810 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce 1810 edition of the General Almanack of Scotland. This very scarce and impressively detailed reference work provides information on taxes, stamp duties, fairs, and roads, while a...

Welsh Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil

Richard Lovett · 1892 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, The Religious Tract Society, [1892]. Cloth. A lovely volume celebrating the beauties of Wales, an illustrated work with contributions by many authors, edited by Richard Lovett. A beautiful topographical work exploring the scenery of Wales.Each chapter focuses on a diff...

History of the City and County of Lichfield, &C.

John Jackson · 1795 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

Lichfield; London, John Jackson; Robinsons, [1795]. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition work on the city of Lichfield, Staffordshire, extra-illustrated by a prior owner with folding plates bound in. The first edition of this very scarce work.ESTC citation numbe...

The History and Antiquities of the County of Norfolk: Containing an Account of the Hundred of Forehoe

[Francis Blomefield] · 1781 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)

Norwich, Stevenson and Matchett, [1781]. Leather. Francis Blomefield's detailed history on the Hundred of Forehore, an interesting illustrated topographical work. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and two plates.An extract from Francis Blomfield's important county his...

The Description of Britain

Richard of Cirencester; [Charles Bertram] · 1809 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, J. White and Co, 1809. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this interesting historical work by Charles Bertram, a forged fourteenth century topographical work complete with folding maps. The first edition.An interesting work, being a forgery by Charles Bertra...

A Memoir of Hawarden Parish, Flintshire, Containing Short Introductory Notices of the Princes of North Wales; So Far As to. Connect, and Elucidate, Distant and Obscure Events.

[Richard Willett] · 1822 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

Chester, J. Fletcher, 1822. First edition. Hardback. A very scarce first edition of this memoir of Hawarden Parish in Flintshire, with a folding map. A first edition of the work. In the original publisher's paper boards. Amateurly rebacked.With a folding map to the front...

A Sketch of Old England from a New England Man

A New England Man [James Kirke Paulding] · 1822 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

London, Sir Richard Phillips & Co. 1822. Hardback. A very scarce copy of the UK printing of this collection of letters, supposedly written by an American traveller on visiting England. Very scarce. Originally published in New York by Charles Wiley, re-printed in London by Sir ...

From Paddington to Penzance

Charles G. Harper · 1893 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1893. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this travelogue in which Charles George Harper describes and illustrates is journey from London to Cornwall. A first edition of this travelogue in which Charles George Harper describes and illustrates is j...

The Somerset Coast

Charles G. Harper · 1909 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Chapman & Hall, 1909. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this comprehensive illustrated guide to the Somerset coast. The first edition of this uncommon work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Bookplates to the front paste down and fron...

Bath & Bristol

Stanley Hutton · 1915 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London , A & C Black , 1915. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this volume on Bath & Bristol with colour plates. A first edition copy. This volume is a rich and detailed guide to the history of the wonderful cities of Bath and Bristol. With twenty colour plates a...

Unbeaten Tracks

P. E. Barnes · 1927 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

Bristol, Western Daily Press, 1927-1931. Cloth. Two neat illustrated volumes of Barnes' rambler's guides to Bristol and the West. Two volumes. Written by P. E. Barnes. Unbeaten Tracks, A Rambler's Guide Around Bristol, Bath and Weston-Super-Mare (1927) A collect...

The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson

James Boswell · 1813 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, T. Cadell, 1813. Cloth. The sixth revised and corrected edition of this tour of the Hebrides. Sixth edition. Revised and enlarged. With portrait frontispiece. Includes some poetical pieces by Dr. Samuel Johnson never before published; a series of conversations, literar...