Viaggi e geografia

An Atlas of the European States in Forty-Five Maps

Anonymous · 1867 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1867 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of this study of mid-nineteenth century Europe, illustrated with a wealth of colour maps. The first edition of this very scarce work.Illustrated with forty-eight colour maps of Europe '...

Oxford

Edward Thomas · 1903 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, A. & C. Black, Ltd. 1903. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Edward Thomas and John Fulleylove's charming celebration of the city of Oxford. First edition. Illustrated with sixty colour plates from watercolours, each retaining the original captioned tissue g...

Wessex

Clive Holland · 1912 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1912. Cloth. A later edition of this beautifully illustrated work depicting Thomas Hardy's 'Wessex&apos. Later edition, first published in 1906. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, seventy-four colour plates, and a folding map to t...

Ancient Borough of Bridgwater in the County of Somerset

Rev. Arthur Herbert Powell · 1907 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Bridgwater, Page and Son, 1907. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this detailed study on the history of the borough of Bridgwater, with illustrations. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and ten plates. Collated complete. A detailed and comprehensive study of...

St. Kilda Past and Present

George Seton · 1878 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.81 | $211.42 | ¥33,765)

Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1878. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated work by George Seton exploring the history of St. Kilda The first edition.A charming topographical work on the archipelago St. Kilda, in the Outer Hebrides of Sc...

The Secret of the Pacific: A Discussion of the Origin of the Early Civilisations of America

C. Reginald Enock · 1913 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1913 . Cloth. The second impression of C. Reginald Enock's illustrated work of speculative history, in which he presents a theory that the Toltecs, Aztecs, Mayas, and Incas were influenced by Asian cultures. The second impression of this work, whi...

Black&Apos;S Picturesque Guide to the English Lakes

1841 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Edinburgh , Adam and Charles Black, 1841. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this classic guide to England's lakes, in the publisher's original cloth. The very scarce first edition of this work. In the publisher's original cloth backed boards,...

Rhodesia: Past and Present

S. J. Du Toit · 1897 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

London, William Heinemann, 1897. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this illustrated history of Rhodesia and the pioneer age of the British Empire. First edition. Very scarce. Illustrated with a frontispiece and fifteen plates. Collated complete. A detailed a...

The Pioneers of Mashonaland (Men Who Made Rhodesia)

Adrian Darter · 1914 · Rooke Books

£475.00 (€569.45 | $627.65 | ¥100,239)

London, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Limited, 1914. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this history of the pioneers of Mashonaland and the British Empire. First edition. Uncommon work. With a full colour folding map to the rear. Collated complete. A deta...

Edwin Bainbridge

T. Darlington · 1888 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Morgan & Scott, 1888. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated memoir on the life of a man who lost his life during the 1886 eruption of Mount Tarawera. The first edition.A touching memoir on the life of Edwin Bainbridge, written by his schoolfriend,...

New Zealand and Its Colonization

William Swainson · 1859 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

London, Smith, Elder and Co, 1859 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of William Swainson's first hand account of the British colonisation of New Zealand, illustrated with a folding map frontispiece. The first edition.Illustrated with a folding colour map frontispie...

The New Zealand Post Office Directory (Wise & Co. &Apos;S) for 1883-4

Henry Wise · 1884 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.60 | $449.26 | ¥71,750)

Dunedin, Wise & Co; Wise, Caffin & Co. Publishers, 1884. Cloth. A very scarce directory for New Zealand, an impressive volume imperative for any reference on the country during the Victorian era. A very scare work.An extensive directory for New Zealand, a successful publicatio...

New South Wales Post Office Directory for 1886-1887

Anonymous · 1887 · Rooke Books

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

Sydney, Wise, Caffin & Co, 1887 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce and highly detailed late nineteenth century guide to Australia and the New South Wales region. A very scarce first edition, being the 1886 to 1887 guide to New South Wales.This work features alphabetically a...

The Canada Directory for 1857-58

Anonymous · 1858 · Rooke Books

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

Montreal, John Lovell, 1858 . First edition. Leather. A fascinating directory of mid-nineteenth century Canada, alphabetically arranged, and illustrated with the very scarce large folding map. The first edition of this work.Illustrated with a large folding map showing 'th...

The Official Post Office Directory of Victoria (Australia)

Compiled by Authority · 1880 · Rooke Books

£740.00 (€887.14 | $977.81 | ¥156,162)

Melbourne; London, F. F. Bailliere; Kelly & Co, 1880 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce 1880 copy of the Official Post Office Directory of Victoria, offering a detailed insight into life in Melbourne and its surroundings in the late nineteenth century. A very scarce 1880 ...

East Cheshire: Past and Present; or, a History of the Hundred of Macclesfield

J. P. Earwaker · 1877 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Printed for the Author, 1877-1880 . First edition. Leather. The two volume first edition of J. P. Earwaker's impressively detailed and richly illustrated study of the history of Cheshire. The first edition of this work, complete in two volumes.English antiquary Jo...

On the Landed Property of England, an Elementary and Practical Treatise

Mr. Marshall [William Marshall] · 1804 · Rooke Books

£585.00 (€701.32 | $773.00 | ¥123,452)

London, G. and W. Nicol; G. and J. Robinson et al, 1804 . First edition. Leather. An excellent example of the very scarce first edition of Mr. Marshall's practical and informative guide to the purchase, improvement and management of landed estates. The very scarce first e...

Vestiges of Antiquity

T. Hastings · 1813 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€899.12 | $991.02 | ¥158,272)

London, Murray; Lloyd; Hatchard; et al, 1813. First edition. Hardback. A scarce study on the antiquities of Canterbury, the first edition of this striking work illustrated with detailed engravings. The first edition of this scarce work.An impressive study on the antiquities of...

Plymouth: Unique As a Holiday Centre

The Plymouth Corporation Tramways and Transport Department · 1926 · Rooke Books

£63.00 (€75.53 | $83.25 | ¥13,295)

Plymouth, The Bowering Press, 1926 . Paperback. A charming and very scarce illustrated 1926 guide to Plymouth, illustrated with a folding map of the transport system of the region. A very scarce 1926 guide to Plymouth, aiming to entice visitors from other parts of England to s...

After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819

Major W. E. Frye; Salomon Reinach [editor] · 1908 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, William Heinemann, 1908. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this scarce history of life in Europe after the Battle of Waterloo. First edition. Scarce work. Written as though it were a series of letters home, this work explores European travel in the early n...