Viaggi e geografia

A History of East Leake

Sidney Sell Potter · 1903 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Nottingham, W. B. Cooke, 1903. First edition. Paperback. A first edition of this scarce volume covering the history and antiquities of the village of East Leake, in Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire. With a folding map of the village. A first edition of this scarce volume on the his...

A Historical Tour Through Monmouthshire

William Coxe · 1904 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Brecon, Davies & CO, 1904. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of A Historical Tour Through Monmouthshire, signed by the former Mayor of Newport. A first edition copy. Signed by the former Mayor of Newport, W. Clifford Phillips, to the front free endpaper. A Historica...

A Description of the County of Middlesex: Containing a Circumstantial Account of Its Public Buildings, Seats of the Nobility and Gentry, Places of Resort and Entertainment, Curiosities of Nature and Art, (Including Those of London and Westminster) &C. &C. The Whole Forming a Complete Guide to Those Who May Visit the Metropolis, or Make a Tour Through the County.

None · 1775 · Rooke Books

£390.00 (€467.48 | $515.24 | ¥82,278)

London, R. Snagg, 1775. Cloth. A smartly bound scarce work on the county of Middlesex, with folding plates. Scarce work. Illustrated throughout with six copper plates, two of which are folding. Collated complete. A detailed account of the public buildings, seats of nobility an...

Rambles Around Luton

P. G. Bond · 1937 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

Luton, Gibbs, Bamforth & Co. 1937. First edition. Cloth. P. G. Bond shares twenty four country jaunts near Luton in this helpful and humorous guide. A very scarce volume. In this very scarce walking guide, P. G. Bond enumerates twenty four country jaunts all in reach of Luton....

The Dangerous Summer

Ernest Hemingway · 1985 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1985. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this posthumously published work of non-fiction from Ernest Hemingway. First UK edition. Illustrated with twenty-eight photographs on plates. Collated complete. A nonfiction book on the rivalry betwee...

Edinburgh

Rosaline Masson · 1904 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1904. First edition. Cloth. A limited edition of this charming volume on Edinburgh, with illustrations throughout. Signed by the publisher. First edition. The edition de luxe is limited to two hundred and fifty copies, of which this is number 12...

Bristol: An Abstract of the City Charter. Containing the Institution of Mayors, Sheriffs, Recorder, Town Clerks, and All Other Officers Whatsoever: As Also of a Common Council. To Which Is Added, by Way of Appendix, a Brief Historical Account of the Antient Lords, Constables, & Wardens of Bristol Castle

1792 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)

Bristol, Printed for the Editor, 1792. First edition. Cloth. A bright copy of the very scarce first edition city charter of Bristol from the late 18th century. The first edition of this work. A very scarce copy, rarely seen in commerce. A short but detailed abstract of the mun...

Lancashire and Cheshire Past and Present

Thomas Baines; William Fairbarn · 1867 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, William Mackenzie, 1867 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this beautifully bound four volume set of the history of Manchester with illustrations. First edition of Lancashire and Cheshire Past and Present by Thomas Baines in the original publisher's clot...

An Old Gate of England and England&Apos;S Outpost

Arthur Granville Bradley · 1921 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Robert Scott, 1921-1925 . First edition. Cloth. First editions of these works of English topographical history by Arthur Granville Bradley with illustrations. Two works by English historian Arthur Granville Bradley in the original publisher's cloth bindings.Illust...

Dear Old Devon: Camera Pictures of the County

Various · 1927 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, The Homeland Association, Ltd, 1927. First edition. Paperback. A first edition of this scarce collection of photographs of the county of Devon. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with fifty-two photographs of the county of Devon. Collated complete. Areas photograp...

Der Scalpjager: Robinson&Apos;S Erlebnisse, Abenteuer Und Fahrten in Westen Amerika&Apos;S

Th. Bade · 1858 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

Leipzig, Otto Spamer, 1858. Cloth. A scarce illustrated second edition of this piece of travel writing on Western America, in the German language. German language. Scarce work. Second edition. Illustrated throughout with colour frontispiece, three plates, with many in-text ima...

The Cornish Rivera & Glorious Devon

S. P. B. Mais · 1928 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Great Western Railway Company, 1928. First edition. Cloth. Two beautifully illustrated first edition volumes on areas of the British coast. Two volumes. First edition. Written by Stuart Petre Brodie Mais, a British author, journalist, and broadcaster. The Cornish Rivie...

London

Sidney Dark · 1924 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1924. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this charming volume on the city of London by Sidney Dark, with illustrations by Joseph Pennell. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with a gilt crest to the fro...

Ayrshire Idylls

Neil Munro · 1912 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1912. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this colourfully illustrated topography look at Ayrshire, a Scottish county. First edition. Illustrated throughout with twenty colour plates and twenty black and white in-text images. Collated com...

Notes on the Ecclesiastical and Monumental Architecture and Sculpture of the Middle Ages in Bristol; with Antiquarian, Historical, Biographical, and Heraldic Elucidations

George Pryce · 1853 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London; Bristol, Houlston and Stoneman; J. Lavers, 1853. Cloth. Historian George Pryce details the history and architectural features of Bristol's ecclesiastical buildings. Signed by the author. An interesting work on Bristol's ecclesiastical and monumental architect...

Kelly&Apos;S Directory of Weston-Super-Mare; Taunton; Weymouth and Portland

A. Lindsay Kelly [ed.] · 1960 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Kelly's Directories LTD , 1960-74. Paperback. Three topographical studies from Kelly's Directories. Kelly's directory of Weston-Super-Mare 1960, Taunton 1966, and Weymouth and Portland 1974. Including every parish in the counties and providing topographi...

Tourist&Apos;S Guide to the English Lake District

Henry Irwin Jenkinson · 1888 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Edward Stanford, 1888. Cloth. The sixth edition of Jenkinson's travel guide to the English Lake District, with a folding map. The sixth edition of this work disbound, with the publisher's original cloth binding intact. Illustrated with a folding map. Collated...

Greater London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places

Edward Walford · 1898 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London , Cassell and Company, 1898. Leather. A complete two volume set of this illustrated guide to Greater London. A complete two volume set of Greater London: A Narrative of Its History, its People, and its Places by Edward  Walford. These volumes explore various parts of ...

The Diary of an Invalid: Being the Journal of a Tour in Pursuit of Health in Portugal, Italy, Switzerland and France in the Years 1817, 1818, and 1819.

Henry Matthews · 1824 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)

London, John Murray, 1824. Leather. Two volumes of Matthews' account of his time travelling to warmer climates for his health. Two volumes. Fourth edition. A detailed account of the author's experiences upon leaving England in 1817 due to ill health. On his return, t...

Views of the City of Winchester

None · 1901 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Winchester, The Guildhall, 1901. Cloth. A scarce photobook of the city of Winchester as issued by the ex-Mayor, Joseph Marks. Scarce work. Highly illustrated throughout with photographs of the city of Winchester and the surrounding areas. Locations include: The Abbey Grounds, ...