Carte geografiche e topografia

The Spirit of London & the Heart of England

Paul Cohen-Portheim; Ivor Brown · 1950 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, B. T. Batsford Ltd, 1950-1951. Cloth. Two smart later editions of these illustrated works on London from the British Heritage Series. Two volumes. The British Heritage Series. This set contains: The Spirit of London, 1950. Third edition, revised. Illustrated with a col...

The British Islands and Their Vegetation

A. G. Tansley [Arthur George Tansley] · 1965 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Cambridge, Cambridge at the University Press, 1965. Cloth. A two volume set of illustrated works on the vegetation of the British islands by Arthur George Tansley. The fourth impression. First published in 1939, with this being a new edition published in two volumes. Illustrat...

Lizars&Apos; Scottish Tourist: A Guide to the Picturesque Scenery, Antiques, Etc.

W. H. Lizars [editor] · 1850 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Edinburgh, W. H. Lizars, 1850. Cloth. The sixteenth edition of this tourist's guide to Scotland from the Lizars map-making and publishing family. Sixteenth edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, title vignette, five folding maps, one folding plate, forty-seven plates, ...

Philips&Apos; Handy Atlas of the Counties of England

George Philip · 1887 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, George Philip & Son, 1887. Cloth. A colourful atlas of the counties of England, a useful reference work. An atlas of the counties of England, including maps of Wales, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man.Illustrated with forty-five colour maps.The maps in  this vol...

Philips&Apos; Handy Volume Atlas of London: A Series of Fifty-Five Sectional Maps of the County of London

1921 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, George Philp & Son Ltd. 1921. Cloth. A smart eighth and revised edition of this pocket-sized atlas of the city of London. Eighth and revised edition. A detailed pocket-sized atlas of the city of London on a scale of three inches to the mile. Includes a comprehensive in...

Pilgrimages to English Shrines

Mrs S. C. Hall; Anna Maria Hall · 1850 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Arthur Hall, Virtue & Co, 1850. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated exploration of various shrines of historical figures in England by Anna Maria Hall. The first edition.Originally published as a serial in 'The Art Journal&apos.A work by Anna Maria Hall i...

A Survey and Record of Woolwich and West Kent

C. H. Grinling; T. A. Ingram; B. C. Polkinghorne [general editors] · 1909 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

Woolwich, Labour Representation Printing Co. Ltd. 1909. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this scarce collection of surveys on Woolwich and West Kent. First edition. Scarce work. A collection of comprehensive records and surveys on the areas of Woolwich and West K...

A Topographical Account of the Hundred of Bosmere in the County of Southampton

Charles John Longcroft · 1857 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, John Russell Smith, 1857. Leather. An uncommon illustrated work on the topography of the hundred division of Bosmere, Southampton. Uncommon work. Illustrated with a map frontispiece and nineteen plates, one of which is folding. Collated complete. A detailed commentary ...

A Topographical and Historical Description of the County of Warwick

James Norris Brewer · 1820 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Sherwood, Neely, and Jones; George Cowie and Co, 1820. First edition. Leather. A scarce first edition volume exploring the topography and history of Warwickshire, an illustrated work, including a folding map. The first edition of this scarce work.Illustrated with an en...

Scenery of Great Britain and Ireland in Aquatint and Lithography, 1770-1860; from the Library of J.R. Abbey: A Bibliographical Catalogue

J. R. Abbey · 1991 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

San Francisco, Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1991. Cloth. A smart facsimile reprint of Abbey's bibliographical catalogue of artwork capturing British and Irish scenery between 1770 and 1860. The 1991 facsimile reproduction of the 1952 edition, in the publisher's original clo...

An Illustrated Itinerary of the County of Cornwall

Cyrus Redding · 1842 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, How and Parsons, 1842. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this topographical study on the county of Cornwall, an illustrated work by Cyrus Redding. The first edition of this work.A detailed itinerary on Cornwall, describing the county's history, alongsid...

Isle of Man

W. Ralph Hall Caine · 1909 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1909. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated work on the Isle of Man, with folding maps. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, nineteen colour plates, and two folding maps. Collated complete. A detailed ...

Island Going: To the Remoter Isles, Chiefly Uninhabited, Off the North-West Corner of Scotland

Robert Atkinson · 1949 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Collins, 1949. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this account of the author's exploration of uninhabited islands off the coast of Scotland. First edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and forty-six plates. Collated complete. A detailed account of the...

Round the World from London Bridge to Charing Cross, Via Yokohama and Chicago

1895 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, George Newnes Limited, 1895 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this interesting travel book, with photographs from around the world. First edition, in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Published by George Newnes, this work details a travel ...

A Tour in Wales

[Thomas Pennant] · 1784 · Rooke Books

£575.00 (€689.33 | $759.78 | ¥121,342)

London, Benjamin White, 1784. Leather. The second and best edition of Thomas Pennant's beautiful look at the scenery of Wales, an illustrated set complete with folding plates. The second and preferred edition of this workComplete in two volumes.ESTC citation number T21398...

Mr. Ogilby&Apos;S Pocket Book of Roads with the Computed & Measured Distances and the Distinction of Market and Port Townes.

John Ogilby; William Morgan · 1679 · Rooke Books

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

London, John Ogilby, 1679. Leather. A scarce early pocket book reference work by John Ogilby noting the distances and routes of roads and cities across England. A scarce early edition, this being the third impression.ESTC citation number R31768. Register runs as [2], A2, B4. A...

The Leeds Guide; Including a Sketch of the Environs, and Kirkstall Abbey

John Ryle · 1806 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.85 | $171.78 | ¥27,434)

Leeds, Edward Baines, 1806. Cloth. A scarce guide to the city of Leeds, with detailed historical sketches of the area. Scarce work. With illustrated frontispiece. A detailed and comprehensive guide to the city of Leeds, with historic sketches of public buildings, chapels, char...

Historical Guide to the Abbey and Palace of Holyrood, Including Annals of the Chapel-Royal, the Natural History of the Environs, and the Law and Privileges of the Sanctuary

Henry Courtoy · 1838 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

Edinburgh, Edinburgh Printing Co, 1838. Cloth. The second edition of this vanishingly scarce study on the Holyrood Abbey and Palace, complete with illustrations. A vanishingly scarce work, last seen at auction in 1906.The second editionIllustrated with a frontispiece, engraved...

The Juvenile Tourist: Or, Excursions Through Various Parts of the Island of Great-Britain; Including the West of England, the Midland Counties and the Whole County of Kent

John Evans · 1804 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Thomas Hurst; et al, 1804. First edition. Hardback. A smart first edition copy of John Evans' illustrated topographical work on England, including a detailed folding map. The first edition. A charming topographical work exploring the west of England, the midlands,...

The British Lake-Village Near Glastonbury

Robert Munro; W. Boyd Dawkins; Arthur J. Evans; Arthur Bulleid · 1899 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Taunton, Barnicott and Pearce, 1899. Brochure/Pamphlet. The scarce third edition of this detailed study of the discovery of a lakeside village near Glastonbury. Third edition, revised. Very scarce work. Illustrated with six plates. A detailed study of the archaeological discov...