Viaggi e geografia

The Wondrous Isle of Staffa: Its History, Geology, Features and Associations

Donald B. Macculloch · 1934 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.53 | $76.64 | ¥12,240)

Glasgow, Alex. Maclaren & Sons, 1934. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated travel guide detailing the history and features of the island of Staffa in the Inner Hebrides, with black-and-white plates and maps. Second edition.Illustrated with a frontispiece, eleven photographs, seven...

Indian India As Seen by a Guest in Rajasthan

C. W. Waddington · 1933 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Jarrolds , 1933. First edition. Cloth. A well illustrated 20th century travelogue concerning historical areas of interest within India, with a folding map at rear. First edition. An engaging travelogue to various regions of India, including Delhi, Gwalior, Udaipur, Bik...

Edinburgh

John Fulleylove; Rosaline Masson · 1912 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Adam and Charles Black , 1912. Cloth. An early printing of this work exploring the Scottish city of Edinburgh, beautifully depicted in colour by John Fulleylove. An early printing of this work, originally published in 1904. A volume dedicated to the city of Edinburgh, ...

Bibliotheca Somersetensis a Catalogue of Books, Pamphlets, Single Sheets, and Broadsides in Some Way Connected with the County of Somerset

Emanuel Green · 1902 · Rooke Books

£425.00 (€509.50 | $561.58 | ¥89,688)

Taunton, Barnicott and Pearce, 1902. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Emanuel Green's invaluable reference bibliography pertaining to the county of Somerset, an interesting work on the county. A first edition of this work.Complete in three volumes.An extensive b...

Hunters of the Great North

Vilhjalmur Stefansson · 1922 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

New York, Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1922. First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this volume, telling of Stefansson's early career and first experiences in the polar regions. The first edition of this work. Vilhjalmur Stefansson tells ...

My Russian Journey

Santha Rama Rau · 1959 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1959 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this fascinating account of an Indian woman's visit to the Soviet Union with her young family. A signed US first edition of Indian-born American writer Santha Rama Rau's account of he...

A New Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales

James Bell · 1833 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.31 | $786.21 | ¥125,563)

Glasgow, Archibald Fullarton & Co, 1833-34. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of James Bell's important gazetteer on England and Wales, complete with all forty-four folding maps, here in the scarce to find original parts. The first edition of this work.Complete i...

History of the Town of Cirencester, in the County of Gloucester, with an Account of the Public Buildings, Institutions, Roman Antiquities, &C

Anonymous · 1858 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Cirencester, Charles H. Savory; Piper, Stephenson, and Spence, 1858. Cloth. A scarce topographical history looking into Cirencester, a wonderful volume looking into the antiquities and history of the market town. A scarce history on the market town of Cirencester, Gloucestersh...

A Thousand Shops Boots Jubilee Year Report of the Celebration Ceremonies in London and Galashiels Thursday, October 19th, 1933

1933 · Rooke Books

£1,250.00 (€1,498.54 | $1,651.70 | ¥263,787)

Not Stated, Boots, 1933. First edition. Leather. A Zaehnsdorf bound first edition of this charming photobook celebrating the opening of the thousandth branch of Boots the chemist, a striking work with many photographic plates. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce work....

A Letter from a Citizen of Bath

Anon · 1705 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.19 | $918.35 | ¥146,666)

Bath, From My Shop in Bath, 1705. First edition. Disbound. A very scarce eighteenth century pamphlet defending the healing properties of the water in Bath to one Dr Radcliffe of Tunbridge Wells. ESTC reference no: T62772.In this letter the anonymous author appeals to Radcliffe...

Isis and Thamesis: Hours on the River from Oxford to Henley

Alfred J. Church · 1886 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Seeley & Co. 1886. First edition. Cloth. The first trade edition of this journey along the river Thames by Alfred J Church. The first trade edition of this work, which takes the reader on a personal journey on the river Thames from Oxford to Henley, passing through Abi...

Woburn Abbey and Its Collections

Various · 1965 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Apollo Magazine, 1965 . Hardback. A fascinating and illustrated examination of the collection of Woburn Abbey, signed by one of its most important inhabitants, the 13th Duke of Bedford. Detailing the portraits, family silver, French furniture and Ducal acquisitions of ...

St Alban&Apos;S Historical and Picturesque

Charles H. Ashdown · 1893 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.62 | $429.44 | ¥68,585)

London, Elliot Stock, 1893. Leather. A deluxe limited edition describing the rich history of St. Albans, Hertfordshire. Signed by both the author and the illustrator, this copy is from the library of Gaddesden Place, an English country seat. Detailing from the Roman days of St...

Seasons with the Sea-Horses; or, Sporting Adventures in the Northern Seas

James Lamont · 1861 · Rooke Books

£490.00 (€587.43 | $647.47 | ¥103,404)

London, Hurst and Blackett , 1861. First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of James Lamont's account of his hunting expeditions in the Northern seas. The scarce first edition of this work, detailing James Lamont's hunting adventures in the Northern Seas. Inc...

Country Sketches from &Apos;Our Village&Apos;

Mary Russell Mitford · 1902 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Blackie & Son Limited, 1902. Cloth. A scarce edition of selected chapters from Mary Russell Mitford's 'Our Village', an important and popular topographical work. In a lovely Talwin Morris binding.A volume of select extract chapters from 'Our Village...

The Spanish Cavalier, or, de Soto, the Discoverer

John Stevens Cabot Abbott · 1880 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Ward, Lock & Co, 1880 . Cloth. A very scarce biographical study of the life of the Spanish explorer, illustrated throughout. A very scarce illustrated biographical study from American historian and Pastor John Stevens Cabot Abbott.Within this work Abbott explores the l...

Beside the Bamboo

John MacGowan · 1914 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, London Missionary Society , 1914. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition copy of this ethnographical study of Chinese culture. Written by John MacGowan, of Amoy, South China. A comprehensive ethnographical study of Chinese culture in the early twentieth-century. ...

English Place-Names

Various · 1935 · Rooke Books

£975.00 (€1,168.86 | $1,288.33 | ¥205,754)

Cambridge , Cambridge University Press, 1935-74. First edition. Cloth. A scarce collection of thirty-seven first editions by the English Place-Names Society, covering the place names of numerous English counties. The English Place-Name Society is a learned society, concerning ...

Edinburgh Revisited

James Bone · 1911 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.81 | $211.42 | ¥33,765)

London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1911. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated first edition dedicated to the 'relics of elegance and harmony' found in early twentieth century Edinburgh. The first edition of this work from British journalist James Bone, the author...

To Gipsyland

Elizabeth Robins Pennell · 1893 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1893. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this American author's travelogue of her time with the Romani Gypsy population. The first edition of this work, with illustrations from the author's husband, American draftsman, etcher and lith...