Viaggi e geografia

A Journey over Land, from the Gulf of Honduras to the Great South Sea

John Cockburn · 1735 · Rooke Books

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

London, C. Rivington, 1735 . First edition. Leather. The uncommon first edition of mariner John Cockburn's enormously popular narrative of his 2,400 mile journey across Central America, following being captured by pirates. An uncommon first edition.In this work, John Cock...

Some Account of the Church of Saint John the Baptist

Owen B. Carter · 1845 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

London, John Weale, 1845 . First edition. Leather. A bright example of the very scarce first edition of Owen B. Carter's illustrated guide to the 14th century Church of St John the Baptist, Bishopstone. A very scarce first edition.Illustrated with seventeen plates, four o...

Five Volumes of Illustrated Works on British Topography and Scenery

George Kent; J. Britton; et al. · 1929 · Rooke Books

£1,200.00 (€1,438.60 | $1,585.63 | ¥253,235)

London, Fisher, Son & Co; George Virtue, Jones and Co, 1929-1834. Leather. A heavily illustrated and beautifully bound collection of five notable works celebrating British scenery and topography, bound in full decorative straight grain morocco, and illustrated throughout with ...

Dorset River

Monica Hutchings · 1956 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Macdonald , 1956. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Monica Hutching's charming observations of the River Stour. Signed by the author to the title page. With a charming purple paw print from 'Bob', the author's pet whom the book is dedi...

Hardy&Apos;S River

Monica Hutchings · 1967 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

Sherborne , The Abbey Press , 1967. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this charming guide through the River Frome and its connections to English novelist Thomas Hardy. Signed by the author to the title page. The first edition, first impression. With the publish...

Cambridge

M. A. R. Tuker · 1907 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1907. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this brightly illustrated guide to Cambridge, England, from English author M. A. R. Tuker. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, seventy-six colour plates, and a folding map t...

A Handbook for Travellers in Wiltshire, Dorsetshire, and Somersetshire

1859 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, John Murray, 1859. Cloth. A very scarce new edition of this detailed handbook for travellers in Wiltshire, Dorsetshire, and Somersetshire. New edition. Very scarce early edition. A travelers' handbook for the three counties of Wiltshire, Dorsetshire, and Somersets...

Geology of Weymouth, Portland, and Coast of Dorsetshire, from Swanage to Bridport-on-the-Sea: With Natural History and Archaeological Notes

Robert Damon · 1884 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Edward Stanford, 1884. Cloth. A smart copy of this new and revised edition of Damon's detailed geological study of Weymouth and the surrounding area. New and revised edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, three folding plates, one of which is in colour, and num...

Fresh Woods; Pastures New

Ian Niall · 1951 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London , William Heinemann Ltd, 1951-1952 . First edition. Cloth. A charming two-volume first edition set of nature writings by Scottish author Ian Niall, beautifully illustrated with wood-engravings by Barbara Greg. In the publisher's original cloth bindings, complete wi...

Sketches of a Wiltshire Village

W. Ibbett · 1931 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Yeovil, Western Gazette Limited, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this charming work, capturing early 20th-century Wiltshire village life, signed and dated by the author. In the publisher's original green cloth binding.This volume is a first edition.T...

Bouquet de France; Italian Bouquet; British Bouquet

Samuel Chamberlain · 1954 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

New York; London, Gourmet; Hamish Hamilton, 1954-1963. Cloth. A terrific set of three illustrated 'Epicurean Tours' through Britain, France and Italy by Samuel Chamberlain. The third printing of 'Bouquet de France', first edition of 'British Bouquet&ap...

Food for to-Day in the Land of Tomorrow, a Book of Recipes from Basutoland

Mrs. P. R. Midgley · 1940 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Maseru, Basutoland, Mazenod Institute, 1940 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of Mrs. Midgley's book of recipes from Basutoland, or present-day Lesotho. A vanishingly scarce first edition.Published in aid of the Victoria League, Mrs. P. R. Midgley has ...

Forty-One Years in India: From Subaltern to Commander-in-Chief

Field-Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar · 1900 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1900. Leather. A new edition of this illustrated record of Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts' time spent in India. New edition. Illustrated with forty-four plates, eight of which are folding. Collated complete. An account of the aut...

Edmund Burke&Apos;S Connection with Bristol from 1774 Till 1780

G. E. Weare · 1894 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

Bristol, William Bennett, 1894. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this work on Edmund Burke, an Anglo-Irish statesman, and his relationship to the city of Bristol. First edition. With the original errata slip to the rear of the text. Illustrated with a portrait frontisp...

The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland

N. E. S. A. Hamilton [editor] · 1868 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.56 | $495.51 | ¥79,136)

London, Virtue & Co. Limited, 1868. Cloth. A complete collection of twelve volumes of this topographical dictionary of the British Isles, with maps. Complete in twelve volumes. A topographical dictionary of the British Islands comprising over thirty-thousand names of towns, vi...

Recipes from Baghdad

May H. Beattie [editor] · 1961 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.24 | $858.88 | ¥137,169)

Baghdad, Iraqi Red Crescent Society, 1961. Paperback. A third edition of this very scarce collection of recipes from Baghdad, collected by Scottish researcher May Hamilton Beattie. Third edition, first published in 1946. Very scarce work. With a folding table of weights and co...

A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland

Samuel Johnson · 1800 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

Alnwick, J. Catnach; J. Wallis, 1800. Leather. Samuel Johnson's classic travelogue recounting his journey to Scotland with his biographer James Boswell in 1773, illustrated with a portrait frontispiece. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece, and a vignette title page.A...

American Notes, and Reprinted Pieces

Charles Dickens · 1868 · Rooke Books

£79.00 (€94.71 | $104.39 | ¥16,671)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1868 . Leather. A charmingly illustrated example of Charles Dickens's travelogue detailing his 1840s travels in North America. Illustrated with eight plates. Collated, complete.Dickens travelled through North American society from January to June...

The People of the Sea

David Thomson · 1954 · Rooke Books

£77.00 (€92.31 | $101.74 | ¥16,249)

London, Turnstile Press, 1954. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this absorbing account of the author's journey to seek the Celtic seal legend. First edition. Thomson was raised among Scottish fishermen and storytellers, and became obsessed with the tales and son...

The Ancient Town and Port of Sandwich

C. P. Neilson · 0 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Sandwich, The Corporation of Sandwich; Sandwich and District Chamber of Commerce, c1928. Paperback. A very scarce official handbook to Sandwich, an illustrated guide to the town. A very scarce work.The third edition.A concise official handbook to Sandwich, an ancient town and ...