Carte geografiche e topografia

Highways and Byways in Sussex in Three Volumes

E. V. Lucas · 1937 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1937. Cloth. A three volume set of the Highways and Byways guide to Sussex. First published as three volumes in 1937 although originally published as a single volume. Complete in three volumes. Illustrated throughout by Frederick L Griggs. E.V. Lucas ...

Middlesex and Hertfordshire Notes and Queries

Anon · 1895 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.85 | $132.09 | ¥21,094)

London , Hardy and Page, 1895. First edition. Cloth. A copy of the Notes and Queries on the history, landmarks and persons of interest relevant to Middlesex and Hertfordshire, which borders the greater London area. Includes several plates and in-text illustrations throughout. ...

My Liverpool

Frank Shaw · 1971 · Rooke Books

£23.99 (€28.76 | $31.69 | ¥5,061)

London, Wolfe Publishing Ltd, 1971. First edition. Cloth. An interesting work on Liverpudlian life and history. First edition. Frank Shaw was an authority on Liverpool and the life of the people in Liverpool post war. With numerous illustrations. In a paper covered binding wit...

The Lake Counties the King&Apos;S England Cumberland and Westmorland

Arthur Mee · 1947 · Rooke Books

£44.99 (€53.93 | $59.43 | ¥9,491)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1947. Cloth. An interesting book on the topography of the Lake Counties. Illustrated with sepia frontispiece and further illustrations including folding map. Part of the Series "The King's England", county by county covering 10,000 towns, vil...

Essex and Sugar Historic and Other Connections

Frank Lewis · 1976 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,327)

London and Chichester, Phillimore & Co. Ltd, 1976. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Frank Lewis' 'Essex and Sugar&apos. "A significant addition to the published history of Essex, this book is, at the same time, an important contribution to the history of the ...

British Cities Series Salisbury and York

R. L. P. Jowitt and John Roders · 1951 · Rooke Books

£24.99 (€29.95 | $33.01 | ¥5,272)

London, B. T. Batsford, 1951. First edition. Cloth. Two volumes from the British Cities series on the historic towns of Salisbury and York. First editions. Illustrated with many monochrome photographic plates, and maps of the cities. Including chapters on Salisbury Cathedral, ...

The Geology of the Country Around Bridport and Yeovil

Vernon Wilson, Welch, Green · 1971 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,546)

London, Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1971. First edition. Cloth. A geological survey of the land around the Dorset coast. First edition, second impression. Illustrated throughout with numerous plates, including one folding map. In an orange cloth binding with original...

A Survey of the City of Worcester

Valentine Green · 1764 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.58 | ¥35,863)

Worcester, J. Butler, 1764. Leather. An uncommon Eighteenth Century study of Worcester. A lovely work of topography. With pull out illustrations, throughout, this early work is an informed and detailed survey and history, tracing the city from its time under Roman and Saxon ru...

Excursions in the County of Essex Comprising a Brief Historical and Topographical Delineation of Every Town and Village

Thomas Kitson Cromwell · 1819 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1819. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this illustrated travel and topographical guide to Essex. The second volume only. Lacking volume I. First edition of this volume. Illustrated throughout. Lacking 'Remains of ...

Cameleon Sketches

John Timbs · 1828 · Rooke Books

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

London, For the Author, 1828. Leather. A scarce work of topography, exploring the city of London. Presentation copy, inscribed "With the Authors best compliments". All of Timbs works are rare and this is considered the hardest to find of all. With original printers' error...

Our Own Country; Various Articles and a Scrapbook of English Places

Anonymous · 1881 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,546)

London , Cassell and Co et al, c1924. Leather. A fascinating collection of "Our Own Country" periodicals dating from approximately 1881 to 1882, bound together with scrapbook pages of illustrations of English views and landmarks. With various ink inscriptions of one Irene M Ha...

Views of Fashionable Folkestone, Sandgate, Hythe and Neighbourhood

Anon · 1905 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

Folkestone, P. C. Upton , c1905. Cloth. A scarce collection of turn of the century views of Folkestone. With 36 plates. Folkestone is a port town on the English channel which was an important harbour during the 19th and 20th century. The scenes in this collection cover some of...

The New Album of Folkestone Views

Anon · 0 · Rooke Books

£89.99 (€107.87 | $118.88 | ¥18,984)

N/A, N/A, c1889. Cloth. A collection of photographs of views of Folkestone. In black and white. Including shots of the Clock Tower & Marine Parade, Clifton Crescent and the View from the West Cliff In an decorative red cloth binding. Externally, sound with slight rubbing. Join...

A London Reverie

J.C. Squire · 1928 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.91 | $79.25 | ¥12,655)

London, Macmillan and Co Limited, 1928. Cloth. This is a beautifully illustrated celebration of the city of London. Taken from the works of Joseph Pennell and arranged with notes and essays. Joseph Pennell was an American artist and author who produced numerous books and works...

Old Time Aldwych, the Kingsway and Neighbourhood

Charles Gordon · 1903 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,546)

London , T. Fish Unwin, 1903. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated first edition of this interesting text about historical Aldwych. Aldwych is a place and road in the city of Westminster in London. This work follows the history of the redevelopment plans at the turn...

Rural Nooks Round London (Middlesex and Surrey)

Charles G. Harper · 1907 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,227)

London , Chapman & Hall, Ltd. 1907. Cloth. A local interest book on Rural Nooks Round London by Charles G. Harper. Illustrated from photographs by W. S. Campbell. With two fold-out maps one to the front, and one to the rear of the volume. In a green cloth binding with gilt let...

The Ouse

A. J. Foster, M.A. · 0 · Rooke Books

£24.99 (€29.95 | $33.01 | ¥5,272)

London , Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, c1895. Cloth. An uncommon copy of The Ouse by the Rev. A. J. Foster, M. A. Vicar of Wooton, Bedfordshire. With twenty illustrations by the author and a foldout map. Published under the direction of the committee of general li...

The Cheshire and Lancashire Historical Collector

T. Worthington Barlow · 1853 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.91 | $79.25 | ¥12,655)

London , W. Kent and Co. 1853. Cloth. A collection of issues of the periodical The Chesire and Lancashire Collector. The Collector aimed to, "become a receptacle for those scraps of information relating to local history which at present are bandied about as mere "waifs and str...

Bloomsbury and St Giles&Apos;S Past and Present with Historical and Antiquarian Notices of the Vicinity

George Clinch · 1890 · Rooke Books

£47.99 (€57.52 | $63.40 | ¥10,124)

London , Truslove and Shirley, 1890. Cloth. A history of Bloomsbury and the surrounding area. With illustrations throughout, including portraits, views of Bloomsbury, and maps. Including chapters on celebrated local figures, significant historical events, and more. In a cloth ...

Charing Cross to St. Paul&Apos;S

Justin McCarthy and Joseph Pennell · 1891 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)

London, Seeley and Co Limited, 1891. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated topographical work on London. With 12 full page plates from drawings of Joseph Pennell. Lacking one plate, Exeter Hall. A charming look at the notable landmarks of London between Charing Cross and St Paul&ap...