Carte geografiche e topografia

Unpublished Pages Relating to the Manor and Parish of Ecclesall Including the Enclosure of the Common and Waste Lands There

Carolus Paulus · 1927 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Sheffield, J. W. Northend, 1927. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this scarce volume on the history of Ecclesall, Sheffield, with a stress on the parliamentary enclosures of its common and waste lands in the mid-nineteenth century. With three folding maps. A first edit...

Greater London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places

Edward Walford · 1898 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, Cassell and Company , 1898. Hardback. Striking illustrated guide and history of London in two volumes by Edward Walford. Complete in two volumes. Bound without frontispieces. A striking pictorial guide to London, exploring the history with descriptive notes of areas in...

A Handbook for Residents and Travellers in Shropshire and Cheshire

None · 1897 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, John Murray, 1897. Cloth. A very smart third edition of this Murray's guide to Shropshire and Cheshire, with folding maps. Third edition, revised. Illustrated throughout with seven fold-out maps and a larger folding map inserted to the rear. Murray's Handbook...

A Handbook for Travellers in North Wales

- · 1885 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, John Murray, 1885. Cloth. The fifth edition of this nineteenth century travel guide to North Wales. With four maps. The fifth edition of this travel guide to Northern Wales, produced by London-based publisher John Murray. With three folding maps, one plate, and a map i...

London Types

W. E. Henley · 1898 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)

London, William Heinemann, 1898. First edition. Cloth. The first trade edition of William Nicholson and William Ernest Henley' entertaining look at the figures of Victorian London. The first trade edition.A collection of lithographs by William Nicholson, showing the diffe...

A Pictorial and Descriptive Guide to the English Lake District; Bideford; the Cotswolds; Exeter; Dartmouth; Lynton and Lynmouth

Various · 1950 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Ward, Lock & Co. 1950. Cloth. A group of six volumes from Ward, Lock, and Co.'s pictorial guides to Great Britain. Containing complete guides with folding maps, photographic plates, index of streets, and numerous leaves of advertisements. All dated via Jisc. Compr...

The Claygate Book: A History of a Surrey Village

Malcolm W. H. Peebles · 1983 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

Dorset, The Blackmore Press, 1983. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this illustrated history of the village of Claygate, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the front endpaper. Illustrated throughout with photographs and sketches. A history of ...

Dorset&Apos;S First Book: Coker&Apos;S Survey of Dorsetshire

Thomas Gerard · 1980 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Sherborne, Dorset Publishing Company , 1980. Cloth. Limited modern edition of Thomas Gerard's survey of Dorsetshire, with folding maps and plates of illustrations. Modern limited edition of this work, this copy out of series. Scarce in this edition. Though originally attr...

A History of London

William John Loftie · 1884 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Edward Stanford, 1884. Fine Binding. A second edition of William John Loftie's historical study of London. With 42 illustrations, including a colour plate and several folding maps. A second edition of William John Loftie's historical study of London, with 42 ...

Tourist&Apos;S Guide to Somersetshire, North Devon and the County of Kent

R. N. Worth; G. Phillips Bevan · 1888 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London , Edward Stanford, 1888-1891. Cloth. Three tourist's guides to Somersetshire, North Devon and Kent, with folding maps. Three volumes from the Tourist's Guide. The first volume is the Tourist's Guide to Somersetshire: rail and road by R. N. Worth, being th...

Black&Apos;S Popular Series of Colour Books

Various · 1922 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

London , A & C Black , 1922-1929. Cloth. Four volumes from Black's Popular Series of Colour Books exploring the counties of England and its lakes, richly illustrated in colour. Four volumes from Black's Popular Series of Colour Books, including Wild Lakeland, Surrey,...

The Land of the "Babes in the Wood" or the Breckland of Norfolk

Charles Kent · 1910 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, Jarrold & Sons, [1910]. Cloth. The first edition of Charles Kent's work on Norfolk, richly illustrated with photographs. The first edition of this work, in the publisher's original cloth binding. Ink inscriptions to the front paste down and the front free end...

Philips&Apos; Cyclists&Apos; Maps of the Counties of England, Shewing the Main Roads Distinctly Coloured. Reduced from the Ordnance Survey. Surrey.

George Philip & Son · 0 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, George Philip & Son, c1895. Cloth. A very scarce cyclists' map of the county of Surrey, published by George Philip & Son. In the publisher's original cloth binding. George Philip was a prolific publisher of maps and atlases of the counties of England, updatin...

Topographical and Historical Account of Buckinghamshire

Daniel Lysons; Samuel Lysons · 1806 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Printed for T. Cadell, c1810. Leather. A detailed topographical and historical work dedicated to the county of Buckinghamshire by Samuel and Daniel Lysons. A striking large paper volume detailing the history and topography of Buckinghamshire. Complete in itself. Writte...

The Ordnance Survey Guide to Smugglers&Apos; Britain

Richard Platt · 1991 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Cassell , 1991. First edition. Cloth. Bright first edition of this survey of Britain's smugglers by Richard Platt, complete with unclipped dust wrapper. Richard Platt's fascinating history of the smuggling activities, once a part of life around the varied coa...

Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Century

Timothy J. McCann · 2004 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

Sussex, Sussex Record Society, 2004. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition work on the development of cricket in Sussex in the eighteenth century, an important work on the subject, complete with plates. The first edition of this work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper...

The Sea-Board and the Down; or, My Parish in the South

[John Wood Warter] · 1860 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Rivingtons, 1860. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of John Wood Warter's intriguing study on West Tarring in the mid Victorian era. Complete in two volumes.The first edition of this scarce work.A charming topographical history and study on West Tarri...

England: Picturesque and Descriptive

Joel Cook · 1900 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

Philadelphia , Henry T. Coates & Co. 1900. Cloth. Bright first US edition of this work exploring England, complete in two volumes. A survey of England with notes both descriptive and historical, exploring the country from Liverpool through the Welsh Coast, the Scottish border,...

Brighton Views

0 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Not Stated, Not Stated, c1884. Leather. A nice scrapbook of Brighton, showing a variety of views of the city, including many illustrations of the Pavillion. A charming scrapbook comprising of a plethora of plates and illustrations depicting Brighton, all taken from other works...

An Angler&Apos;S Season

W. Earl Hodgson · 1909 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.76 | $44.93 | ¥7,175)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1909. First edition. Cloth. A wonderful first edition work by W. Earl Hodgson which gives an account of his experience fishing in Scotland throughout an entire year, with eleven illustrated plates. First Edition. Illustrations include a frontisp...