Carte geografiche e topografia

Unknown Sussex

Donald Maxwell · 1923 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.35 | $62.10 | ¥9,918)

London, John Lane at The Bodley Head, 1923. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated guide to the county of Sussex. First edition. Illustrated with coloured frontispiece, twenty colour plates, eight monochromatic plates, and many in-text line drawings. C...

A Drive Through England or a Thousand Miles of Road Travel

James John Hissey · 1885 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Richard Bentley and Son, 1885. Cloth. A smart copy of this illustrated guide to road tripping across England. Illustrated with frontispiece and nineteen plates. Collated complete. A detailed guide to road travel across England, from Windsor Castel, through Nuneaton, De...

A Leisurely Tour in England

James John Hissey · 1913 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.73 | $77.96 | ¥12,451)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1913. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this uncommon illustrated guide to sightseeing around England in the early 20th century. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated with a frontispiece...

Thorough Guide Series: The Isle of Wight with Notes for Geologists & Cyclists

C. S. Ward · 1895 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Dulau & Co. 1895. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this guide to the Isle of Wight from the Thorough Guides Series, with many folding maps. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated with 6 maps, 5 of which are fo...

By-Ways in Old Cambridge Original Sketches of Little Known Parts

R. C. Genlloud · 1933 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.35 | $62.10 | ¥9,918)

Cambridge, Galloway & Porter, 1933 . First edition. Hardback. A charming first edition copy of this collection of illustrations of Old Cambridge. By-Ways in Old Cambridge Original Sketches of Little Known Parts contains eighteen plates of old Cambridge. A charming collection o...

A Topographical Dictionary of Wales

Samuel Lewis · 1848 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, S. Lewis & Co, 1848. Cloth. The two volume third edition of Samuel Lewis's topographical dictionary of Wales. Lacking each of the thirteen maps that the title page calls for, but retaining vignette illustrations of arms and seals throughout.First published in 1833...

How to See Bristol: A Guide for the Excursionist, the Naturalist and the Archaeologist

J. F. Nicholls · 1896 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Bristol, J. W. Arrowsmith, 1896. Cloth. An illustrated walking guide to Bristol. A seventh edition of How to See Bristol: a Guide for the Excursionist, the Naturalist and the Archaeologist. This volume contains seven walks around Bristol with commentary on the natural history ...

Chelsea

William Gaunt · 1954 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, B. T. Batsford Ltd, 1954. First edition. Cloth. A very neat first edition of this illustrated work on the London borough of Chelsea. First edition. Illustrated with frontispiece, fifty plates, ten in-text images and a map. Collated complete. A look at Chelsea, its loca...

Brighton and Its Coaches a History of the London and Brighton Road with Some Account of the Provincial Coaches That Have Run from Brighton

William C. A. Blew · 1894 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, John C. Nimmo, 1894. First edition. Cloth. A first edition work by William C. A. Blew, discussing the history of the busy coach road between London and Brighton, illustrated with striking hand coloured plates. The first edition of this work.An interesting history on th...

A Descriptive Narrative of the Guild Merchant of Preston in the County Palatine of Lancaster, As Celebrated in the Year 1882

William Pollard · 1883 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Preston, H. Oakey, 1883. First edition. Cloth. William Pollard describes the 1882 Preston Guild celebrations in this very scarce work In this very scarce work, William Pollard describes the 1882 Guild celebrations in Preston. Since 1179 when King Henry II awarded Preston its f...

Three Letters Regarding Scottish Land and Fishing Rights

A.R.H Bannatyne; James Norton; James Hope · 1839 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

Not Stated, N/A, 1839-1843 . Unbound. Three handwritten letters, dating from the mid nineteenth century, regarding land and fishing rights in Scotland, specifically in Ayrshire and Stranraer. Three handwritten letters, dating from the mid nineteenth century, regarding land and...

The Brighton Road

Charles G. Harper · 1892 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1892. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this richly illustrated account of travelling along the Brighton road in the 19th century. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Frontispiece, 48 furthe...

The Town; Its Memorable Characters and Events

Leigh Hunt · 1848 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.62 | $429.44 | ¥68,585)

London, Smith, Elder, & Co. 1848. First edition. Fine Binding. The first edition of Leigh Hunt's charming illustrated two volume topographical study of English towns, handsomely bound in half morocco by H. Sotheran & Co. Leigh Hunt's charming and humorous collection ...

Scenes and Sights in Town and Country

0 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Joseph Toulson, c1890. Cloth. Very scarce volume descriptive of scenes and sights in town and country, a bright copy. Descriptive of picturesque scenes, places, buildings, interest, &c. in the United Kingdom. A very scarce volume adorned with numerous engravings throug...

A Village on the Thames Whitchurch, Yesterday and to-Day

Sir Rickman J. Godlee · 1926 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, George Allen & Unwin, Ltd, 1926. First edition. Cloth. A collection of articles on the local history of Whitchurch, written by the well-regarded surgeon Sir Rickman Godlee. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bookplate to the front paste down. Photographic ...

List of Travels and Tours in Scotland 1296 to 1900

Sir Arthur Mitchell · 1902 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

Edinburgh, Not Stated, 1902. Cloth. A vanishingly scarce limited edition copy of this reference guide to Scottish travel writing. A vanishingly scarce edition. Limited to 125 copies. Reprinted from Vol. XXXV. of the Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Reboun...

A Hand-Book of the Peak of Derbyshire and to the Use of the Buxton Mineral Waters

William Henry Robertson · 1886 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Buxton, C. F. Wardley, 1886. Cloth. An interesting handbook of The Peak of Derbyshire, with a folding map of Buxton to the front of the volume. An eleventh edition copy of A Hand-Book of the Peak of Derbyshire and to the use of The Buxton Mineral Waters, by William Henry Rober...

Companion Into Gloucestershire

R. P. Beckinsale · 1939 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Methuen & Co. 1939. First edition. Cloth. Scarce first edition of this guide to Gloucestershire by R. P. Beckinsale, complete with unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this work, a scarce copy. A charming guide to Gloucestershire, exploring its beautiful scener...

The Charm of the English Village

P H. Ditchfield · 1908 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London , B. T. Batsford, 1908. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition copy celebrating the Charm of The English village. The picturesque villages and countryside of England is celebrated within this lovely volume. Illustrating and capturing the homely hamlets, villages, ...

Appendicia Et Pertinentiae; or, Parochial Fragments of West Tarring

John Wood Warter · 1853 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, Francis and John Rivington , 1853. First edition. Cloth. An interesting work regarding the parish of West Taring, notably containing a life of Thomas A Becket. With a leaf of publisher's advertisements to the rear of the work. The first edition of the work, in the...