Viaggi e geografia

Le Guide de Londres

F. Colsoni; Walter H. Godfrey · 1951 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Cambridge, London Topographical Society, 1951. Cloth. A facsimile of this unique work on the topography of London in the Stuart era, a presentation copy from the editor, Walter Godfrey. Editor's presentation copy, inscribed to the recto of the front endpaper, 'F. W. ...

The Life of Sir Joseph Banks

Edward Smith · 1911 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1911 . First edition. Cloth. An association copy of the first edition of this biography of naturalist Joseph Banks, with a signed letter from a man who provided his notes to the author. The first edition of Edward Smith's biography of B...

London&Apos;S Countryside

Edric Holmes · 1927 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, Robert Scott, 1927. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated work on the countryside around London, with the scarce dust wrapper. Scarce dust wrapper. Illustrated with one hundred and two images from the author. A collection of writings about London's countryside, includi...

The Crisis of Empire in Mughal North India: Awadh and the Punjab, 1707-1748

Muzaffar Alam · 1986 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Delhi, Oxford University Press, 1986 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of Muzaffar Alam's history of early eighteenth century Mughal North India. The first edition, first impression of this very scarce first edition, in the publisher's original pr...

The New Lights O&Apos; London

Donald Maxwell · 1926 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1926. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated work on the light of London by Donald Maxwell. First edition, first impression. Illustrated with coloured frontispiece and twenty-four coloured plates. With many in-text imag...

From Paddington to Penzance

Charles G. Harper · 1893 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1893. First edition. Leather. A beautifully illustrated first edition of this travel log from Paddington, London, to Penzance. First edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and twenty-two plates, with a total of one hundred and drawings. Collated comple...

The Book of Bath: Written for the Ninety-Third Annual Meeting of the British Medial Association Held at Bath in July 1925

F. G. Thompson · 1925 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Bath, Privately Printed, 1925. First edition. Cloth. A highly illustrated book on the city of Bath produced for the annual meeting of the British Medical Association. First edition. Illustrated with coloured frontispiece. thirty-three plates of which four are in colour, and ma...

The Isle of Man

Agnes Herbert · 1909 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, John Lane at The Bodley Head, 1909. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this illustrated guide to the Isle of Man. First edition. Illustrated with coloured frontispiece and thirty-two coloured plates. Collated complete. A detailed guide to the Isle of Man, with re...

Roads and Trackways of Wessex; the Cotswolds

Geoffrey N Wright · 1988 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

Ashbourne; Newton Abbott , MPC; David & Charles , 1988-91. First edition. Cloth. Two bright first edition guides to the English countryside of Wessex and the Cotswolds by Geoffrey N Wright. The first edition of this work. Pair comprised of two guides from Geoffrey N Wright. C...

The Natural History of Selborne; with Observations on Various Parts of Nature; and the Naturalist&Apos;S Calendar

Reverend Gilbert White · 1851 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Henry G. Bohn, 1851. Cloth. An illustrated natural history of Selborne, written by Gilbert White and edited by Sir William Jardine. Illustrated with forty coloured plates. Collated complete. A study into the natural wildlife of Selborne. Written by Reverend Gilbert Whi...

Our Own Country: Descriptive, Historical, Pictorial

None · 0 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. c1880. Leather. Volumes I, II, V, & VI, of this six volume set, bound into two volumes. With details of cities across the United Kingdom, illustrated throughout. Two volumes of three. Containing volumes I, II, V, & VI only. Illustrated thr...

The Forfeitures of Londons Charter, or an Impartial Account of Several Seisures of the City Charter

Anonymous · 1682 · Rooke Books

£575.00 (€689.23 | $759.66 | ¥121,307)

London, Daniel Brown; Thomas Benskin, 1682 . First edition. Vellum. A vanishingly scarce late seventeenth century first edition discussing the history of the London Charter, from the reign of Henry III to the year 1682. The exceptionally scarce first edition of this discussion...

A Hundred Years on Dartmoor

William Crossing · 1901 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Plymouth, The Western Morning News, 1901. Cloth. A fourth edition copy of this history of Dartmoor during the nineteenth century, with illustrations. A fourth edition copy. This volume is a historical exploration of Dartmoor, its forests and surrounding area of the forest dur...

Historical and Topographical Collections Relating to the Early History of Parts of South Somerset

John Batten · 1894 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

Yeovil, Whitby and Son, 1894. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this topographical and historical study of South Somerset. The first edition of this work. A topographical history of South Somerset from Barwick and Chilton Cantelo to Preston and Limington, with notices...

All Round the Wrekin

Walter White · 1860 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London , Chapman and Hall , 1860. First edition. Cloth. A first edition travel work on Shropshire by Walter White. A first edition copy.The Wrekin is a hill locate in East Shropshire and this volume gives an account of rambles around the hill. Written by Walter White, writer o...

Swedish Life in Town & Country

O. G. Von Heidenstam · 1904 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, George Newnes, Limited, 1904 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this beautifully illustrated work on Swedish life. First edition of Swedish Life in Town & Country by Oscar Gustaf Von Heidenstam, in the original publisher's cloth binding. Undated,...

Dalarna

Richard Holmstrom, S. Artur Svensson [eds.]; Various · 1971 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

Sweden, Allhems Forlag Malmo, 1971. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this picture book of Dalarna, in the original dust wrapper. First edition of Dalarna, a picture book of this popular holiday destination in Sweden. Dalarna translates to 'the valleys&ap...

Curfew on Olympus

George Noble Molesworth · 1965 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

New York, Asia Publishing House, 1965 . Cloth. The scarce first US edition of George Molesworth's memoir of his career as an Army officer in India. First US edition of Curfew on Olympus by George Molesworth in the original publisher's cloth binding and clipped dust w...

Great Britain Handbook for Travellers

Karl Baedeker · 1910 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

Leipzig , Karl Baedeker, 1910 . Cloth. A seventh edition copy of this handy travel guide to Great Britain, with folding maps and plans. A seventh edition copy.A rich and detail travel handbook for Great Britain with details of money, travelling expenses, sports, history, archi...

Old Chester

H. Hovell Crickmore · 1895 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, J. M. Dent & Co. 1895 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first edition of this topographical history of Chester with illustrations by the author. First edition of Old Chester by H. Hovell Crickmore in the original publisher's cloth binding.An uncommon edition. ...