Viaggi e geografia

Spanish America; or, a Descriptive, Historical and Geographical Account of the Dominions of Spain

Sir R. H. Bonnycastle · 1818 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818 . First edition. Leather. Illustrated with folding maps and an aquatint plate, this is the very scarce first edition of Bonnycastle's two volume study of the Spanish territories of the Americas. The very scarce first edi...

The Life of George Grenfell Congo Missionary and Explorer

George Hawker · 1909 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

New York; Chicago; Toronto , Fleming H. Revell Company , 1909. Cloth. A first U.S. edition of George Hawker"s richly illustrated biography of Congo missionary and explorer George Grenfell, portraying his faith-driven expeditions and pioneering work in mapping and mission-build...

Select Illustrated Topography of Thirty Miles Round London; Comprising Views of Various Places Within This Circuit

William Edward Trotter · 1839 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Simpkin, Marshall and Co. 1839. Leather. A morocco-bound copy of this richly illustrated survey of London from William Edward Trotter, with engraved plates and a folding map. An early edition of this work, with one copy held at Bishopsgate Institute dated 1838. Bound ...

Happy England

Marcus B. Huish · 1903 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1903. Cloth. A deluxe limited edition of this study on the picturesque scenes of England, signed by watercolourist Helen Allingham, featuring eighty exquisite colour plates of idyllic rural life with accompanying text by Marcus B. Huish. In the ...

Picturesque Europe

0 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

London, Cassell and Company, Limited , c1876. Leather. A lavishly illustrated set depicting the sceneries and tourist haunts of Europe, engraved by J. W. Whymper and other eminent artists. The complete five-volume Picturesque Europe, a beautifully illustrated series depicting ...

Boyd Alexander&Apos;S Last Journey with a Memoir

Boyd Alexander; Herbert Alexander · 1912 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Edward Arnold, 1912. First edition. Cloth. The harrowing diary of Lieutenant Boyd Alexander's last journey through Africa, including a memoir by his brother, Herbert Alexander. First edition. Illustrated with thirty-three plates and two maps, one of which is foldi...

The History and Antiquities of Dartford, with Topographical Notices of the Neighbourhood

John Dunkin · 1844 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, John Russell Smith, 1844 . First edition. Cloth. Illustrated throughout and with hand coloured plates, this is the scarce first edition of John Dunkin's informative guide to Dartford. The scarce first edition of this work.Illustrated with a hand-coloured engraved ...

English and Japanese Conversations

Zheng"; Shinmiya Dai [translation assistance] · 1887 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

Tangshan , Songmuqing , 1887. Cloth. A vanishingly scarce Japanese phrasebook, with many conversational examples given. The fourth edition of this vanishingly scarce Japanese phrasebook. In contemporary cloth binding, with gilt to the spine. Published in Tangshan, this guide...

Rambles in Germany, France, Italy, and Russia, in Search of Sport

Hon. Ferdinand St. John · 1853 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1853. First edition. Leather. A smartly bound first edition of this illustrated travel and sporting book from the honorable Ferdinand St. John. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and three colour plates. Collated ...

Malvern and Its Environs, or Handbook to Malvern

Rev. J. Webster · 1858 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Thomas Hartley and Hamilton, Adams & Co. 1858 . First edition. Cloth. First edition in the publisher's original green embossed cloth binding, featuring one monochrome frontispiece illustration of Malvern Abbey Church from 1858. First edition of Rev. J. Webster&apo...

Pilgrimages to English Shrines

S. C. Hall · 1853 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Arthur Hall, Virtue , & Co. 1853. Leather. The first and second series of Anna Maria Hall's account of her pilgrimages to the shrines of noted individuals Bound in a half green morocco with gilt detailing and vibrant blue morocco boards, with the second series bei...

Bronte Moors & Villages from Thornton to Haworth

Elizabeth Southwart · 1923 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, John Lane at The Bodley Head, 1923. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this brightly illustrated travel work on the moors and villages of Bronte Country. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and thirty-five plates, many of which are highlighted...

In Search of Wales

H. V. Morton · 1932 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London, Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1932. Leather. A handsomely bound copy of the third edition of H. V. Morton's exploration of Wales, in a half crushed morocco binding with marbled paper boards. Bound in a green half crushed morocco with marbled paper boards.Third edition.Illust...

An Artist in the Riviera

Walter Tyndale · 1916 · Rooke Books

£370.00 (€443.57 | $488.90 | ¥78,081)

London, Hutchinson, 1916 . First edition. Vellum. A wonderful example of the signed Edition de Luxe of Walter Tyndale's illustrated account of his riviera travels, a scarce edition illustrated with tipped in colour plates. The scarce signed limited edition of this work, w...

The History of Bozeat Village

Rev. J. H. Marlow · 1936 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

Northampton, J. Stevenson Holt, 1936. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition, second impression of this vanishingly scarce history of the village of Bozear in North Northamptonshire, England. First edition, second impression. Very scarce work. Illustrated with seven plate...

Four Months in Algeria: With a Visit to Carthage

Rev. Joseph Williams Blakesley · 1859 · Rooke Books

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

Cambridge, Macmillan and Co , 1859. First edition. Cloth. An excellent signed first edition copy of Joseph Williams Blakesley's scarce account of his time in Algeria, with folding maps. The first edition. The author's presentation copy, with his inscription to the h...

Abyssinia of to-Day: An Account of the First Mission Sent by the American Government to the Court of the King of Kings (1903-1904)

Robert P. Skinner · 1906 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Edward Arnold, 1906. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Robert P Skinner's uncommon account of his time in Abyssinia (Ethiopia), a very smart illustrated account of the author's mission to establish a trade deal in Ethiopia. The first edition, first i...

Seven Engraved Illustrations by Johann Eberhard Ihle for Voyage de Monsieur le Vaillant Dans L&Apos;Inteãƒâoeã‚âRieur de L&Apos;Afrique

[Francois Le Vaillant] · 1794 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)

None stated, None stated, 1794. Loose Pages, Articles. A collection of seven detailed copper engravings from Johann Eberhard Ihle, which were originally published in Francois Le Vaillant's 'Voyage de Monsieur Le Vaillant dans l'inteÃÂOerieur de l'Afriq...

Chichester&Apos;S Picture Map of London; Chichester&Apos;S Map and Guide of London; London Pocket Atlas and Guide; "Geographia" London Street Guide with 4 Maps: As Used for over 26 Years by Metropolitan & City Police, Taxi-Drivers, Etc.

1937 · Rooke Books

£159.00 (€190.61 | $210.10 | ¥33,554)

Edinburgh; London, Geographia" Ltd; John Bartholomew and Son Ltd; Francis Chichester, 1937-1950. Paperback. A smart collection of London guides, including two Chichester volumes, a "Geographia" and a London Pocket Atlas. A charming selection of London guides. Two of these vol...

Bradford in a Teddy Bear

0 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Bradford, Not Stated, c1900. Paperback. A very scarce copy of this charming concertina of photographs of Bradford, bound in a card teddy bear design. Very scarce work. A delightful souvenir collection of illustrations of important views of Bradford, a city in West Yorkshire, E...