Carte geografiche e topografia

England Described: Being a Concise Delineation of Every County in England and Wales; with an Account of Its Most Important Products; Notices of the Principal Seats; and a View of Transactions CIVIL and Military &C.

John Aikin · 1818 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Printed for Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1818. Leather. A concise account of England and Wales by John Aikin illustrated with a large folding map in colour. Originally published as 'England Delineated' in 1788; this edition first thus under new title. Containin...

The Idyllic Avon, Being a Simple Description of the Avon from Tewkesbury to Above Stratford-on-Avon, with Songs & Pictures of the River and Its Neighbourhood.

John Henry Garrett · 1906 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)

New York; London , G. P. Putnam's Sons , 1906. First edition. Leather. A first edition copy of this interesting topographical work regarding the River Avon, bound in beautiful half morocco by Maltbys. The first edition. Rebound in a neat half morocco binding by Maltbys of...

Pleasant Days in Pleasant Places

Edward Walford · 1896 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, W. H. Allen, c1885. Leather. A smart Relfe Brothers bound topographical exploration of Britain, a charming illustrated work. In a signed binding by the Relfe Brothers, a smart prize binding for Gainsborough Grammar School, with their prize label to the recto to the fro...

A Historical Tour Through Pembrokeshire

Richard Fenton · 1903 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

Brecknock, Davies & Co. 1903. Cloth. Enlarged second edition of this topographical work on Pembrokeshire by Richard Fenton, complete with all plates and maps. Topographical and historical work on Pembrokeshire by Richard Fenton. Second enlarged edition with additional notes by...

Kelly&Apos;S Directory of Berkshire and Oxfordshire. With New Maps.

ed. A. Lindsay Kelly · 1899 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London, Kelly's Directories Limited, 1899. Cloth. A very scarce 1899 edition of Kelly's Directory covering Berkshire and Oxfordshire, with a large folded map. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Stamped to the fore edge to distinguish the parts on Berkshi...

British Association Excursions, Bristol

British Association · 1898 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)

Bristol, W. C. Hemmons, 1898. First edition. Cloth. A collection of seventeen booklets from the British Association excursions guides to Bristol and neighbourhood. First edition of this work. Seventeen of eighteen booklets in the original publisher's cloth casing, contain...

A Topographical History of Surrey

Edward Wedlake Brayley; Gideon Mantell · 1850 · Rooke Books

£260.00 (€311.65 | $343.48 | ¥54,849)

London, G. Willis, 1850. Leather. A lavishly illustrated descriptive history of Surrey, an extensive work on the county by Edward Wedlake Brayley. Complete in five volumes.An immense topographical history of the county of Surrey, looking into the rich history and geography of ...

The &Apos;Passer by&Apos; in London

W. S. Campbell · 1908 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London, Chapman and Hall , 1908. First edition. Cloth. Bright first edition of this volume celebrative of London architecture and history by W. S. Campbell. The first edition of this work. A tribute to Wren Gibbons and John Stow, celebrating London's beautiful architectur...

Irish Bogs Sport and Country Life in the Irish Free State

J. W. Seigne · 1928 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. LTD. 1928. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated volume looking into the sports of hunting and fishing in the Irish Free State during the interwar period, an interesting sporting work. The first edition of this work.An exp...

Antiquities of Chester

J. S. Prout [John Skinner Prout] · 1839 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.11 | ¥61,177)

London, Ackermann & Co, 1839 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this scarce collection of lithographic plates depicting picturesque views of Chester in the first half of the nineteenth century. The scarce first edition of this charming collection of illustrated pla...

Edinburgh

John Fulleylove; Rosaline Masson · 1912 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Adam and Charles Black , 1912. Cloth. An early printing of this work exploring the Scottish city of Edinburgh, beautifully depicted in colour by John Fulleylove. An early printing of this work, originally published in 1904. A volume dedicated to the city of Edinburgh, ...

Bibliotheca Somersetensis a Catalogue of Books, Pamphlets, Single Sheets, and Broadsides in Some Way Connected with the County of Somerset

Emanuel Green · 1902 · Rooke Books

£425.00 (€509.42 | $561.45 | ¥89,657)

Taunton, Barnicott and Pearce, 1902. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Emanuel Green's invaluable reference bibliography pertaining to the county of Somerset, an interesting work on the county. A first edition of this work.Complete in three volumes.An extensive b...

A New Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales

James Bell · 1833 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.19 | $786.03 | ¥125,519)

Glasgow, Archibald Fullarton & Co, 1833-34. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of James Bell's important gazetteer on England and Wales, complete with all forty-four folding maps, here in the scarce to find original parts. The first edition of this work.Complete i...

History of the Town of Cirencester, in the County of Gloucester, with an Account of the Public Buildings, Institutions, Roman Antiquities, &C

Anonymous · 1858 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

Cirencester, Charles H. Savory; Piper, Stephenson, and Spence, 1858. Cloth. A scarce topographical history looking into Cirencester, a wonderful volume looking into the antiquities and history of the market town. A scarce history on the market town of Cirencester, Gloucestersh...

A Thousand Shops Boots Jubilee Year Report of the Celebration Ceremonies in London and Galashiels Thursday, October 19th, 1933

1933 · Rooke Books

£1,250.00 (€1,498.30 | $1,651.33 | ¥263,696)

Not Stated, Boots, 1933. First edition. Leather. A Zaehnsdorf bound first edition of this charming photobook celebrating the opening of the thousandth branch of Boots the chemist, a striking work with many photographic plates. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce work....

Isis and Thamesis: Hours on the River from Oxford to Henley

Alfred J. Church · 1886 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, Seeley & Co. 1886. First edition. Cloth. The first trade edition of this journey along the river Thames by Alfred J Church. The first trade edition of this work, which takes the reader on a personal journey on the river Thames from Oxford to Henley, passing through Abi...

Woburn Abbey and Its Collections

Various · 1965 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, Apollo Magazine, 1965 . Hardback. A fascinating and illustrated examination of the collection of Woburn Abbey, signed by one of its most important inhabitants, the 13th Duke of Bedford. Detailing the portraits, family silver, French furniture and Ducal acquisitions of ...

Country Sketches from &Apos;Our Village&Apos;

Mary Russell Mitford · 1902 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London, Blackie & Son Limited, 1902. Cloth. A scarce edition of selected chapters from Mary Russell Mitford's 'Our Village', an important and popular topographical work. In a lovely Talwin Morris binding.A volume of select extract chapters from 'Our Village...

English Place-Names

Various · 1935 · Rooke Books

£975.00 (€1,168.68 | $1,288.03 | ¥205,683)

Cambridge , Cambridge University Press, 1935-74. First edition. Cloth. A scarce collection of thirty-seven first editions by the English Place-Names Society, covering the place names of numerous English counties. The English Place-Name Society is a learned society, concerning ...

Edinburgh Revisited

James Bone · 1911 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.37 | ¥33,753)

London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1911. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated first edition dedicated to the 'relics of elegance and harmony' found in early twentieth century Edinburgh. The first edition of this work from British journalist James Bone, the author...