Carte geografiche e topografia

Magna Britannia: Being a Concise Topographical Account of the Several Counties of Great Britain Volume II, Part I: Containing Cambridgeshire

Rev. Daniel Lysons; Samuel Lysons · 1808 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

London, T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1808. First edition. Leather. A first edition of this topographical guide to Cambridgeshire from Daniel and Samuel Lysons. Volume II, Part I. Illustrated throughout with thirty-three plates (collated, complete), including a coloured plate and a...

A New Picture of London, Being a Practical and Historical Guide to the Public Establisments; Courts of Law; Literary, Scientific, and Commerical Institutions; and Charitable Associations, of the Metropolis, and of the United Kingdom for the Year 1823

Various · 1823 · Rooke Books

£255.00 (€305.70 | $336.95 | ¥53,813)

London, George Offor, 1823. Leather. A topographical guide to London for the year 1823. Including details of the naval department, the law department, commercial establishments, schools, and more. Bookplate of one Charles Edward H. Chadwuyck Healey to front pastedown. In a hal...

The New Album of London

Anonymous · 0 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

N/A, N/A, c1880. Cloth. A souvenir concertina book of sepia illustrations of London views. Including the Albert Memorial, the British Museum, the Bank of England, London From the Thames and Trafalgar Square. Previous owner's label to verso of final page and bookseller&apo...

Spas and Health Resorts of the British Isles Their Mineral Waters, Climate, and the Treatment to Be Obtained with a Section on Curative Institutions

Thomas Davy Luke · 1919 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London , A. & C. Black, Ltd. 1919. Cloth. A useful reference book on Spas and Health Resorts of the British Isles. By Thomas Davy Luke, Physician-in-Charge, Peebles Hydropathic Surgeon Lieut.-Commander, R.N.A. Hospital, Feebles. With thirty-two full-page illustrations and a sk...

Penelope&Apos;S Irish Experiences

Kate Douglas Wiggin · 1901 · Rooke Books

£44.99 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

New York, Grosset & Dunlap, 1901. Cloth. A diligent and charming recollection of the travels of three friends throughout Ireland. This lovely edition is typeset with sharp text and broad margins; remains very clean, and is protected by Brodart wraps. Signed by the author and i...

Royal Greenwich

Olive Hamilton; Nigel Hamilton · 1969 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, The Greenwich Bookshop, 1969. Cloth. A signed limited edition on this history of Greenwich. With photographs by Stanley Devon and Elizabeth Lewis as well as historical illustrations drawn from archives, galleries and collections throughout Britain. One of a signed and ...

The Motoring Encyclopedia

1932 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. c.1932 (Undated, dated from a co. Cloth. London: The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. c.1932 (Undated, dated from a copy held by the British Library). Cloth. Near Fine. 11.5" by 9". Not STated. An incredibly scarce expansive encyclopedia of destinati...

A London Reverie

J.C. Squire (intro.) · 1928 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London , Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1928. First edition. Cloth. A fantastic first edition of this collection of illustrations by artist Joseph Pennell, with a coloured frontispiece and 55 further plates. The first edition of the work.In publisher's original decorative bro...

Reliques of Old London Later Reliques of Old London Reliques of Old London Suburbs North of the Thames Reliques of Old London Upon the Banks of the Thames & in the Suburbs South of the River

T.R.Way; H.B. Wheatley, F.S.A. · 1896 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.36 | $726.75 | ¥116,066)

London , George Bell and Sons, 1896-1899. First edition. Vellum. A 4 volume lithographically illustrated limited edition collection of topographical accounts on the lost reliques of London, each signed by the artist. The first editions of this 4 volume set, each limited editio...

London and Its Environs

Karl Baedeker · 1951 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Hamburg , Karl Baedeker , 1951. Cloth. A pleasing edition of this popular Baedeker handbook to London, with the very scarce original dust wrapper. The twentieth revised edition.In the original cloth binding. With the very scarce original dust wrapper. Illustrated with ten map...

Bacon&Apos;S Up-to-Date Pocket Atlas of London

G. W. Bacon · 0 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Edinburgh, G. W. Bacon & Co. Ltd. c1930. Cloth. A smart copy of this pocket atlas of London from American mapmaker and publisher G. W. Bacon. A pocket atlas containing forty-three sheet maps of London and an index map to the sheets. Collated complete. Being a collection of map...

The a-B-C Guide to London

1916 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, E. J. Larby, Ltd. 1916. Cloth. A very scarce copy of the complete edition of the A-B-C Guide to London, with a large folding map. Complete edition, 332nd thousand. Very scarce work. Illustrated throughout with two folding maps. Collated complete. A detailed and compreh...

Beggars on Horseback; a Riding Tour in North Wales

Martin Ross; E. OE. Somerville · 1895 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

Edinburgh & London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1895. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this unconventional work of travel writing by Martin Ross and E. OE Somerville, with illustrations. First edition, first impression of one thousand five hundred and seventy-five co...

A Descriptive List of the Mediaeval Dovecotes in Nottinghamshire

J. Whitaker, F.Z.S. · 1927 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Mansfield, The "Mansfield Reporter" Company, 1927. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition survey of Nottinghamshire"s medieval dovecotes, richly illustrated with 28 plates, with detailed measurements and historical notes. In the publisher's original green cloth bind...

The Bristol Avon & the Salisbury Avon (the Rivers of England Series)

Ernest Walls · 1927 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Bristol, Arrowsmith, 1927-1929. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing pair of works from the 'Rivers of England' series by Ernest Walls, describing the Bristol Avon and the Salisbury Avon. Two volumes from this 'Rivers of England' series by Ernest Walls. First ...

Lift-Luck on Southern Roads

Tickner Edwardes · 1910 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Methuen & Co, 1910 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of Ticknor Edwardes early narrative of hitchhiking, with a letter from the author regarding the work loosely inserted. The very scarce first edition, first impression of this work.Loosely inserted i...

The Victoria History of the Counties of England: A History of Sussex Volume

L. F. Salzman [ed.] · 1935 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Oxford University Press, 1935 . Cloth. An in-depth exploration of the region of Sussex from the Roman occupation onwards, including archaeological findings, historical analyses, and fold-out colour maps. In the publisher's original red cloth binding with gilt deco...

Views of the English Lakes

None · 0 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

Windermere, J. Garnet, c1873. Cloth. A lovely volume looking at the picturesque views of the Lake District, engraved by William Banks. A beautiful volume looking at the picturesque views of the Lake District.Including views of Windermere Lake, Bownes from Belle Isle, Esthwaite...

To-Day&Apos;S London Guide

1910 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, The International Hotels Publishing Co, 1910. Paperback. A very scarce guidebook for London, detailing all events and attractions in the city during one week in January 1910. A very scarce guidebook for London, this guide being for the week of the 8th to 14th January 1...

Six Reference Works on the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society

Various · 1893 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

Devizes, Hurry & Pearson; C. H. Woodward, 1893-98. Cloth. A volume of six scarce reference works on the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society and their collection in their lirbary. Six reference works regarding the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History So...