Viaggi e geografia

Assorted Reference Works from Everyman&Apos;S Library

Ed. Ernest Rhys · 1928 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, J. M. Dent & Co. 1928 . Cloth. A smart collection of atlas and dictionaries from the Everyman's Library, edited by Ernest Rhys and illustrated with maps. Covering geography, ancient and modern history.The Everyman's Library made works of historical and cultur...

Introductio in Universam Geographiam

Philipp Cluver · 1697 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

Amsterdam, Joannem Wolters, 1697. Leather. An important early modern geographical textbook by Philipp Cluver, a monumental work, this copy illustrated with a frontispiece. In the original Latin.ESTC citation number R223927.An important early modern study on Geography.This work...

Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land: Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit

Henry van Dyke · 1908 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.87 | $151.96 | ¥24,268)

New York, Charles Scribner's Son, 1908. First edition. Cloth. A smart, illustrated first edition of this travelogue of Presbytarian Clergyman and educator Henry Van Dyke. A smart first edition of this early twentieth century travelogue. With a recognisable pictorial bindi...

The Castle of the Tuileries

Pierre-Joseph-Alexis Roussel; Francis Lathom (trans.) · 1803 · Rooke Books

£1,100.00 (€1,318.72 | $1,453.50 | ¥232,133)

London, Longman and Rees, 1803. First edition. Leather. A scarce two volume first edition English translation of this French historical work. Complete in two volumes. Rare and sought after. An English translation of the 1802 work by Pierre Joseph Alexis Roussel (1759-1815), r...

Leigh&Apos;S New Picture of London

Anon · 1841 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

London, Orlando Hogson, G. Biggs, 1841. Leather. An eleventh edition of Leigh's topographical exploration of the city of London, bound with maps. Samuel Leigh was a prominent bookseller in London during the nineteenth century; he wrote a number of travel guides under his ...

An Epitome of the Privileges of London, Including Southwark

David Hughson · 1816 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

London, Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1816. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition work, looking at the history of London through charters, compiled by David Hughson. The very scarce first edition of this work.A remarkable work on the history of London, looking in p...

Memoirs of Bartholomew Fair

Henry Morley · 1874 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.53 | $76.64 | ¥12,240)

London, Frederick Warne and Co. [1874]. Cloth. A reprint of this fascinating book on the illustrated history of Bartholomew Fair in London. A very charming and entertaining work by Henry Morley. An uncommon reprint. The history of Bartholomew Fair, once one of London's p...

The Norfolk Broads

William A. Dutt · 1930 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Methuen & Co LTD, 1930. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated extensive topographical study of the Norfolk Broads, by William A. Dutt. Illustrated in colour throughout. A topographical study into the picturesque Norfolk Broads, a lovely work on that area of England.Illustra...

The Glyptic or Musee Phusee Glyptic: A Scrap Book of Jottings from Stratford-on-Avon and Elsewhere, with an Attempt at Description of Henry Jones&Apos;S Museum

John W Jarvis · 1875 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, John Russell Smith , 1875. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition on Henry Jones' Glyptic museum in Stratford-On-Avon, illustrated throughout by W. J. Welch. The first edition, printed on large paper. A fascinating exploration of the Glyptic museum of H...

England and Wales Delineated

Thomas Dugdale · 0 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London, Tallis & Co, c1845. Leather. A lavishly illustrated picturesque study of England and Wales, illustrated with over three-hundred maps and plates throughout. Complete in three volumes.An extensive topographical work looking into the beautiful picturesque scenes of Englan...

Collins&Apos; County Geography

W. Lawson [ed.], et al. · 1872 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

London, William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. c1872. Leather. Very scarce twenty nine volumes in two illustrating the geography of various British counties. Each county is illustrated with its own coloured map. Undated. A very scarce set of volumes, of which the geographies of Linco...

Fiji Records of Private and of Public Life 1875-1880

[Arthur Hamilton-Gordon] · 1897 · Rooke Books

£2,100.00 (€2,517.55 | $2,774.86 | ¥443,162)

Edinburgh, R. and R. Clark, Limited, 1897. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of Sir Arthur Hamilton-Gordon's first hand account of life in Fiji, written whilst he was the Governor of Fiji. The scarce first edition of this work.Incomplete in one volume, b...

Musk, Hashish and Blood

Hector France · 1900 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, Privately Printed, 1900. First edition. Hardback. An intriguing and exciting volume detailing a picture of the Algerian desert as France presents it to us through these short stories he wrote about his experiences. An excellent limited edition copy privately printed fo...

Indians in Argentina 1536-1845 Los Indios En la Argentina 1536-1845

Bonifacio Del Carril, Mario Del Carril [Trans.] · 1992 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

Bueno Aires, Emecé Editores, 1992. Cloth. A two volume, very scarce set comprising a beautifully illustrated narrative on the history of the community of Indians in Argentina. Very scarce volume, 1992. 3000 volumes were extracted out of which 200 were opened to the market for...

Pedro de Valdivia Conqueror of Chile

R. B.. Cunninghame Graham · 1927 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

New York and London, Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1927. Cloth. A scarce volume on this Spanish conquistador of Chile, in a dust wrapper. Pedro de Valdivia (1497-1553) was a Spanish conquistador who served as first royal governor of Chile. He led an expedition to Chile after s...

American Notes

Charles Dickens · 1842 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.85 | $171.78 | ¥27,434)

London, Milner and Company, Limited, c1890. Cloth. Dickens' popular travelogue on American and North American society and culture, with various other works by Dickens included. A selection of works by Charles Dickens, containing 'American Notes', 'Sunday Un...

Traditions of Edinburgh

Robert Chambers · 1912 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

London, W and R Chambers, 1912. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon, first revised edition of Robert Chambers' guide to Edinburgh. With the original extremely scarce pictorial dustwrapper.This revised edition has a new preface by Chamber's grandson C.E.S Chambers. Ill...

Topographical and Statistical Description of the County of Northampton

[George Alexander Cooke] · 1810 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, C. Cooke, 1810. Leather. A scarce topographical study into the county of Northampton, illustrated with a detailed folding map. A scarce work.At topographical work on the history of Northamptonshire.Illustrated with a folding map.By George Alexander Cooke. In a half cal...

Ferny Combes. A Ramble After Ferns in the Glens and Valleys of Devonshire

Charlotte Chanter · 1856 · Rooke Books

£600.00 (€719.30 | $792.82 | ¥126,618)

London, Lovell Reeve, 1856. First edition. Cloth. An excellent copy of the very scarce first edition of this influential work on the ferns in Devonshire, illustrated with beautiful colour plates. The very scarce first edition of this work. 'Ferny Combes' is a charmin...

Le Mois de Mai a Londres Et L&Apos;Exposition de 1851

Jules Janin · 1851 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

Londres, J. Mithcell, 1851. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this French work discussing the grand Great Exhibition in London in 1851, illustrated with a frontispiece. The first edition of this work. A scarce work. In the original French. A French account of the...