Viaggi e geografia

Views of Fashionable Folkestone, Sandgate, Hythe and Neighbourhood

Anon · 1905 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

Folkestone, P. C. Upton , c1905. Cloth. A scarce collection of turn of the century views of Folkestone. With 36 plates. Folkestone is a port town on the English channel which was an important harbour during the 19th and 20th century. The scenes in this collection cover some of...

The New Album of Folkestone Views

Anon · 0 · Rooke Books

£89.99 (€107.88 | $118.91 | ¥18,991)

N/A, N/A, c1889. Cloth. A collection of photographs of views of Folkestone. In black and white. Including shots of the Clock Tower & Marine Parade, Clifton Crescent and the View from the West Cliff In an decorative red cloth binding. Externally, sound with slight rubbing. Join...

A London Reverie

J.C. Squire · 1928 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,660)

London, Macmillan and Co Limited, 1928. Cloth. This is a beautifully illustrated celebration of the city of London. Taken from the works of Joseph Pennell and arranged with notes and essays. Joseph Pennell was an American artist and author who produced numerous books and works...

Old Time Aldwych, the Kingsway and Neighbourhood

Charles Gordon · 1903 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,549)

London , T. Fish Unwin, 1903. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated first edition of this interesting text about historical Aldwych. Aldwych is a place and road in the city of Westminster in London. This work follows the history of the redevelopment plans at the turn...

Rural Nooks Round London (Middlesex and Surrey)

Charles G. Harper · 1907 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.53 | ¥8,230)

London , Chapman & Hall, Ltd. 1907. Cloth. A local interest book on Rural Nooks Round London by Charles G. Harper. Illustrated from photographs by W. S. Campbell. With two fold-out maps one to the front, and one to the rear of the volume. In a green cloth binding with gilt let...

Drives of Special Interest

The Automobile Association · 0 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London , Fanum House, c1930. Cloth. A local interest book on various drives in the UK. Including: Drives From Weymouth, Drives From Lyme Regis, Drives From Yeovil etc. Issued by The Automobile Association. In a decorative green cloth binding with an illustration to the front b...

Report of the Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-18 Volume XIV: Eskimo Songs

Helen H Roberts and D Jenness · 1923 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Ottawa, F A Acland, 1923. Cloth. A volume of the report of the Canadian Arctic Expedition. Containing music and explanations of traditional Eskimo songs. The Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1913-1918 was an expedition by Vilhjalmur Stefansson on behalf of the Canadian Government...

The Ouse

A. J. Foster, M.A. · 0 · Rooke Books

£24.99 (€29.96 | $33.02 | ¥5,274)

London , Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, c1895. Cloth. An uncommon copy of The Ouse by the Rev. A. J. Foster, M. A. Vicar of Wooton, Bedfordshire. With twenty illustrations by the author and a foldout map. Published under the direction of the committee of general li...

The Cheshire and Lancashire Historical Collector

T. Worthington Barlow · 1853 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,660)

London , W. Kent and Co. 1853. Cloth. A collection of issues of the periodical The Chesire and Lancashire Collector. The Collector aimed to, "become a receptacle for those scraps of information relating to local history which at present are bandied about as mere "waifs and str...

Bloomsbury and St Giles&Apos;S Past and Present with Historical and Antiquarian Notices of the Vicinity

George Clinch · 1890 · Rooke Books

£47.99 (€57.53 | $63.41 | ¥10,127)

London , Truslove and Shirley, 1890. Cloth. A history of Bloomsbury and the surrounding area. With illustrations throughout, including portraits, views of Bloomsbury, and maps. Including chapters on celebrated local figures, significant historical events, and more. In a cloth ...

Charing Cross to St. Paul&Apos;S

Justin McCarthy and Joseph Pennell · 1891 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London, Seeley and Co Limited, 1891. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated topographical work on London. With 12 full page plates from drawings of Joseph Pennell. Lacking one plate, Exeter Hall. A charming look at the notable landmarks of London between Charing Cross and St Paul&ap...

Coaching Days and Coaching Ways

William Outram Tristram · 1859 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London , Macmillan and Co. 1859. Cloth. A limited edition, large paper copy of this informative travel book. Direct from the library of the late Hugh Selbourne MD (1906-1973) a noted book collector and diarist. With 214 vignette illustrations by Hugh Thomson and Herbert Railto...

Stranger&Apos;S Guide and Complete Directory to Altrincham, Bowdon, Dunham, Timperley, Baguley, Ashley, Hale, and Bollington

Charles Balshaw · 1977 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.94 | $52.84 | ¥8,439)

Manchester , E. J. Morten, 1977. Cloth. A facsimile edition of a directory first published in the 1850s. First edition thus. With a fold-out map of the area. Covering Altrincham, Bowdon, Dunham, Timperley, Baguley, Ashley, Hale, and Bollington. Illustrated with numerous black ...

A London Reverie Fifty-Six Drawings

Joseph Pennell · 1928 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,549)

London , Macmillan and Co, 1928. First edition. Cloth. A charming book of drawings of London landmarks. First edition. Joseph Pennell (July 4, 1857 – April 23, 1926) was an American artist and author. In a pictorial cloth covered binding. Externally, sound with bumping to ext...

Time and Adams Court

Nathan and Rosselli · 1937 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.94 | $52.84 | ¥8,439)

London , Privately Published, 1937. Cloth. A record of the history of Adams Court in London, from the twelfth century when the site was a monastery to its transformation into luxury economic offices in the nineteen-hundreds. With numerous illustrations throughout. In a brown c...

The Year-Book of the Country; or, the Field, the Forest, and the Fireside

William Howitt · 1850 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Henry Colburn, 1850. Cloth. A copy of The Year-Book of the Country; or, the Field, the Forest, and the Fireside. A copy of The Year-Book of the Country; or, the Field, the Forest, and the Fireside. By William Howitt, Author of The Book of the Seasons, Rural Life of Eng...

Bacon&Apos;S New Half-Inch Maps for Cyclists and Motorists: South Wales, with Index

G. W. Bacon (Printer) · 1870 · Rooke Books

£24.00 (€28.77 | $31.71 | ¥5,065)

Aberdare, T. E. Smith, c1912. Cloth. A pull-out map for cyclists and motorists for South Wales. From Bacon's series of new half-inch maps. With an alphabetical index to towns. A lovely work of cartography, by the American mapmaker, George Washington Bacon. A entrepreneur ...

The Book of Wellington the Story of a Market Town

Robin Bush & Gillian Allen · 1981 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

Buckingham , Barracuda Books Limited, 1981. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated first edition of this book on Wellington by Robin Bush and Gillian Allen. The Book of Wellington 1981 has been published as a Limited Edition of which this is Number 90. A complete list of the Num...

Shrines and Homes of Scotland

Sir John Stirling Maxwell · 1937 · Rooke Books

£34.99 (€41.95 | $46.23 | ¥7,384)

London , Alexander Maclehose and Co. 1937. Cloth. A study of interesting and historical houses and other buildings of Scotland. With two hundred illustrations. Containing chapters on Castles, The Romanesque Period, Collegiate Churches and more. In a cloth binding. Externally, ...

The Alleged Vandalism at Stratford on Avon

Sidney Lee · 1903 · Rooke Books

£79.99 (€95.89 | $105.70 | ¥16,880)

London, Archibald Constable and Co, 1903. Cloth. A detailed account on the remodelling of Henley Street, in the beautiful town of Stratford upon Avon, which is most notable for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare. Neatly inscribed by the author to the half title, dated...