Carte geografiche e topografia

A Repertory of the Endowments of Vicarages in the Diocese of Canterbury

Andrew Coltee Ducarel · 1763 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Charles Rivington; John Rivington, 1763. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this scarce reference work on the endowments of Canterbury, with the author's signature laid-in. The first edition of this scarce work.Author's signature pasted to the recto...

The Antiquities of Richborough, Reculver, and Lymne, in Kent

Charles Roach Smith · 1850 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

London, John Russell Smith, 1850. First edition. Cloth. A scarce work by Charles Roach Smith, an important study of the antiquities of Kent, the first edition, illustrated throughout. A scarce first edition.Charles Roach Smith's thorough history and study of the antiquiti...

Sammelband of Bye-Laws of the Borough of Grimsby

1874 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

Grimsby, Albert Gait; William J. Eden; E. Jackson, 1874-92. Leather. Two sammelband volumes containing a total of twenty-four pamphlets of byelaws in Grimsby, compiled by the town clerk, William Grange. Two volumes of very scarce bye-laws for the borough of Grimsby, including ...

The Sussex Weekly Advertiser; or, Lewes Journal

1791 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.84 | $1,314.75 | ¥209,974)

Sussex, A. Lee, 1791-95. Unbound. A run of forty-five issues of this very scarce broadside for Sussex, a fascinating insight into life in England in the Georgian era. A set of forty-five issues of the very scarce weekly broadside newspaper 'The Sussex Weekly Advertiser; o...

An Historical and Descriptive Account of the Coast of Sussex

J. D. Parry · 1833 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

Brighton; London, Wright & Son; Longman & Co, 1833 . First edition. Leather. A large paper first edition copy of Parry's lovely descriptive history of the coast of Sussex. The first edition, a large paper copy.A guide to the coast and the watering places of Sussex, includ...

On Southern English Roads

James John Hissey · 1896 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Richard Bentley and Son, 1896. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated travel guide to the roads of south England. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, fifteen wood cut plates, and a fold out map to the rear. Collated complete. A chro...

On Southern English Roads

James John Hissey · 1896 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)

London, Richard Bentley and Son, 1896. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated travel guide to the roads of south England. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, fifteen wood cut plates, and a fold out map to the rear. Collated complete. A chro...

Happy England

Helen Allingham; Marcus B. Huish · 1903 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1903 . First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated celebration of England, with colour plates by the renowned artist Helen Allingham. The first trade edition of this work.'Happy England' examines...

General View of the Agriculture of the County of Cumberland. With Observations on the Means of Improvement

John Bailey; George Culley · 1794 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, C. Macrae, 1794. First edition. Disbound. An uncommon first edition survey of the agriculture of Cumberland, compiled by John Bailey and George Culley. The first edition of this uncommon work.Half-title is present.John Bailey and George Culley's study on the agric...

A Brief Historical & Descriptive Account of Sefton Church, in the County of Lancaster

Thomas Ashcroft · 1819 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Liverpool, T. B. Johnson, 1819. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce concise work on Sefton Church by Thomas Ashcroft. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce work, with only one record of this work being held institutionally, at the Briti...

The Art Album of Permanent Photographic Views of Portsmouth, and Southsea

None · 0 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, E. & S. c1900. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this album of photographic views displaying points of interest in Portsmouth and Southsea. Very scarce work. Sixteen black-and-white photographic views. A collection of images displaying points of interest in Portsmouth and S...

The Lovely Thames, Illustrated with 16 Coloured Photographs

J.J. Keliher & Co. Limited · 1904 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, J.J. Keliher & Co. Limited, 1904. First edition. Paperback. A charming Victorian album of coloured reproductions of photographs of the beloved River Thames, and surrounding areas. The first edition of this very scarce work in the publisher's original pictorial pap...

Highways and Byways in the Lake District

A. G. Bradley · 1903 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1903. Leather. A smart reprint of this illustrated work on the highways and byways to explore around the Lake District in England, with a folding map. Reprinted, 1903. Originally published, 1901. Illustrated with a frontispiece, eight-six in-...

Picturesque Europe. The British Isles.

Various · 1884 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

London, Cassell & Company, Limited, c1883. Leather. An impressive illustrated work looking at the beauties of the British Isles, a lavishly illustrated work with many plates and wood engravings. Two volumes from a total of five, these two volumes focusing on the British Isles....

Topographical and Statistical Description of the Principality of Wales

G. A. Cooke · 1817 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, c1818. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this topographical study of North Wales. First edition of the work, in a quarter cloth binding with marbled boards. Dated from reference to ground levelling in 1817, as stated on page 10...

London Topographical Record

Ann Lorielle Saunders · 1980 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, London Topographical Society, 1980-2001. First edition. Cloth. Four very smart volumes from the London Topographical Records, includes volumes XXIV, XXV, XXVII, and XXVIII only. Four volumes. First edition. Volumes XXIV, XXV, XXVII, and XXVIII only. Illustrated with ma...

Principal Streets and Places in London and Its Environs, As Divided Into Postal Districts

[Sir Rowland Hill] · 1857 · Rooke Books

£895.00 (€1,072.95 | $1,182.62 | ¥188,871)

London, George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode, 1857. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce important volume of the division of London into postal districts in the Victorian era. The first edition of this scarce work.Illustrated with one folding map, and ten ...

Voyage En Angleterre, Pendant Les Annees 1810 Et 1811; Avec Des Observations Sur L&Apos;Etat Politique Et Moral, Les Arts Et la Litterature de Ce Pays, Et Sur Les Moeurs Et Les Usages de Ses Habitants

Louis Simond · 1817 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

Paris, Truettel et Wurtz, 1817. Leather. The second French edition of the vivid travel work of Louis Simond, documenting his explorations across England. Complete with detailed plates. In the original French.The second edition.Complete in two volumes.The travel account of Fren...

A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain

Daniel Defoe; Pat Rogers · 1983 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, The Folio Society , 1983. Cloth. A beautiful Folio Society edition of Daniel Defoe's travel journal of Great Britain in three volume housed in the original slipcase. Folio society edition in three volumes, text edited by GDH Cole reprinted from the 1974 edition. F...

The Bristol Guide; Being a Complete Ancient and Modern History of the City of Bristol: Including a Description of the Interesting Curiosities of Its Vicinity

J. Mathews · 1815 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Bristol, J. Mathews, 1815. Hardback. An uncommon to see early edition of J. Mathews' interesting guide to Regency era Bristol, complete with the scarce folding map. The third edition, uncommon to see in such an early edition.Illustrated with a scarce folding map to the fr...