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The American Scene

Henry James; Leon Edel [Intro.] · 1968 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1968 . Cloth. A handsome example of Leon Edel's edition of Henry James's informative and entertaining account of his North American travels. First published in 1907, this 1960s edition features contextual notes and an introduction from Leon...

Chilcott&Apos;S Descriptive History of Bristol ; or, a Guide to Bristol, Clifton, & the Hotwells

J. Chilcott · 1845 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

Bristol, J. Chilcott, [1845] Undated, dated from a cop. Cloth. Bristol: J. Chilcott, [1845] Undated, dated from a copy held by the University of Leicester Library. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 4.5". Not Stated. An illustrated title on the local history of Bristol, featurin...

Some Chapters in the History of Walthamstow

George S. Bosworth · 1929 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Walthamstow , Walthamstow Antiquarian Society, 1929 . First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this very scarce Walthamstow Antiquarian Society publication, offering a detailed study of the parish and its civic history, illustrated with four plates and a full page plan. ...

Shropshire Word-Book, a Glossary of Archiac and Provincial Words, Etc. , Used in the County

Georgina F. Jackson · 1982 · Rooke Books

£63.00 (€75.53 | $83.25 | ¥13,295)

Shrewsbury, John Thornhill, 1982 . Cloth. A smart modern reissue of Georgina F. Jackson"s important dialect glossary, originally compiled in the late 19th century from extensive fieldwork across Shropshire. In the publisher's original cloth binding. First published in 18...

History of the Parishes of East and West Ham

Katherine Fry; G. Pagenstecher [ed.] · 1888 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, Printed for Private Circulation, 1888. First edition. Cloth. An incredibly scarce first edition illustrated local history by Katharine Fry, daughter of prison reformer Elizabeth Fry. An incredibly scarce first edition work, on the history of East and West Ham, as narra...

The Lakes of Lancashire, Westmorland, and Cumberland

Thomas Hartwell Horne · 1816 · Rooke Books

£1,500.00 (€1,798.25 | $1,982.04 | ¥316,544)

London, T. Cadell and W. Davies , 1816. Leather. The first edition of this richly illustrated guide through lakes of northern England, complete with engraved plates and a folding map. The first edition of this very scarce travel work.Bound in half calf, with cloth boards. Ill...

Nouveau Guide de L&Apos;Etranger ãƒâ  Bordeaux Et Dans le Dãƒâ©Partement de la Gironde

L. L. [Léonce de Lamothe] · 1856 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Bordeaux , P. Chaumas, 1856. Leather. A scarce, richly illustrated Bordeaux travel guide in a signed F. Barets binding, a desirable example of early international tourism in the Gironde, illustrated with maps and plates. Bound in a contemporary quarter calf binding with marble...

The Pageant of London Volume I.B. C. 40 to A.D. 1500 the Pageant of London Volume II. A.D. 1500-A.D. 1900

Richard Davey · 1906 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Methuen & Co. 1906. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition of this work across two volumes, richly illustrated in colour. An uncommon two volume set dedicated to the long and storied history of London, in original blue cloth binding, with gilt decoration.Both ...

Eccentricities of the French Language: Dictionnaire de L&Apos;Argot Parisien

LoreÃÂOedan Larchey · 1873 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London, John Camden Hotten, 1873. Leather. A very scarce English-oriented edition of Dictionnaire de L'argot Parisien, a humorous dictionary of Parisian slang. Eccentricities of the French Language, Dictionnaire de L'argot Parisien (Dictionary of Parisian Slang), a v...

The Home Counties Magazine

Various · 1899 · Rooke Books

£435.00 (€521.49 | $574.79 | ¥91,798)

London, F. E. Robinson & Co.; Reynell & Son, 1899-1912 . Cloth. A richly illustrated and uniformly bound fourteen-volume run of "The Home Counties Magazine", recording the topography, history, and antiquities of London and its surrounding counties at the turn of the twentieth ...

London

Walter Jerrold · 1933 · Rooke Books

£53.00 (€63.54 | $70.03 | ¥11,185)

London and Glasgow, Blackie & Son Limited, 1933 . First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated first edition of this account of London, with a coloured frontispiece and 47 coloured plates. The first edition of the work.In publisher's original quarter cloth binding with...

Bygone Richmond

H.M. Cundall · 1925 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London , John Lane The Bodley Head, 1925 . First edition. Cloth. An illustrated first edition of this historical examination of Richmond-upon-Thames, with a coloured frontispiece and 46 monochrome plates, one of which folding. The first edition of the work. In quarter white c...

Publication No. XXIX: A Further Selection of Seven Unpublished Drawings of London Views, Etc. Roads out of London

T. Fairman Ordish , F.S.A. [ed.] · 1910 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London , London Topographical Society, 1910-1913. Paperback. - A lovely two volume set of works published by the London Topographical Society.The London Topographical Society was founded in 1880 to publish material illustrating the history and topography of the City and County...

Great Britain: Handbook for Travellers

K. Baedeker; [J. F. Muirhead] · 1897 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

Leipsic , Karl Baedeker, Publisher , 1897. Cloth. A very smart fourth edition of Baedeker's handbook to Great Britain, complete with folding maps and plans. Fourth edition. In the original cloth binding. Illustrated with sixteen maps (seven folding) thirty plans (two pl...

Hogarth&Apos;S Frolic: The Five Days&Apos; Peregrination Around the Isle of Sheppey of William Hogarth and His Fellow Pilgrims, Scott, Tothall, Thornhill, and Forrest

William Hogarth · 1872 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, John Camden Hotten, 1872. Cloth. A charming illustrated account of a five-day trip around the Isle of Sheppey made by William Hogarth and his companions. A new edition. Undated, dated from several institutional copies. In the original decorative cloth binding. This ...

The Night Side of Paris

Edmund B. d'Auvergne · 1910 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, T. Werner Laurie, [c.1910] dated from a copy held . Cloth. London: T. Werner Laurie, [c.1910] dated from a copy held by the National Library of Scotland. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". Harry Morley. A copy of this very scarce work, illustrated by Harry Morley. A ...

Our Lady of Batersey

John George Taylor · 1925 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, George White, 1925 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition in the original cloth with gilt lettering, with forty-two illustrative plates and maps, including three folding. The first edition in the publisher's original cloth with gilt lettering.With forty-two ill...

Ordinances Promulgated by the Governor General of the Sudan

Authority of the Governor General · 1907 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Cairo, Al-Mokattam Printing Office, 1907 . Cloth. A very scarce volume compiling ordinances issued by Sir Reginald Wingate, the Governor-General of the Anglo‑Egyptian Sudan. A very scarce colonial work published in Cairo in 1907, offering a compilation of ordinances issue...

Paterson&Apos;S Roads, Being an Entirely Original and Accurate Description of All the Direct and Principal Cross Roads in England and Wales

Edward Mogg · 1822 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.74 | $290.70 | ¥46,427)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1822 . Cloth. A fascinating account of the roads of Britain in the 1820's, illustrated throughout with folding maps. The 1822 sixteenth edition of 'Paterson's Roads', the work of Edward Mogg, a publisher and ca...

The Voyage of the Vega Round Asia and Europe

A. E. Nordenskiold; Alexander Leslie [trans.] · 1885 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1885 . Leather. The impressively illustrated second English language edition of Nordenskiold's account of his impressive Vega expedition, a monumental voyage by the Swedish explorer. The second English language edition of this work, which was fir...