Viaggi e geografia

Tombleson&Apos;S View of the Rhine

W. G. Fearnside [editor] · 1852 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, W. Tombleson & Comp, 1852. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated collection of images of the Rhine and its surroundings. Illustrated with title page and fifty-six plates with tissue guards. Collated complete. A collection of views from Cologne, Bruhl, Godesberg, Andernach, ...

Flora of Cornwall Being an Account of the Flowering Plants and Ferns Found in the County of Cornwall Including the Scilly Isles

F. Hamilton Davey · 1978 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Wakefield, EP Publishing, 1978. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Frederick Hamilton Davey's major work on the flora and ferns of Cornwall, with seven portraits and a map In this survey of the Flora of Cornwall, Frederick Hamilton Davey gives an account of all the ...

Holland

Beatrix Jungman; Nico Jungman · 1904 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1904. First edition. Cloth. A signed, limited edition, topographical, work on Holland. With numerous colour plates by Nico Jungman. The scarce De Luxe Edition. Limited to 350 copies, of which this is number 274. Published in the same year as the...

A Hand-Book to the Topography and Family History of England and Wales: Being a Descriptive Account of Twenty Thousand Most Curious and Rare Books, Old Tracts, Ancient Manuscripts, Engravings, and Privately Printed Family Papers, Relating to the History of Almost Every Landed Estate and Old English Family in the Country, Interspersed with Nearly Two Thousand Original Anecdotes, Topographical and Antiquarian Notes

John Camden Hotten · 1863 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, John Camden Hotten, 1863. First edition. Cloth. A first edition bibliographical handbook by John Camden Hotten, an extensive account of twenty-thousand books. The first edition of John Camden Hotten's brilliantly detail handbook, the most laborious and yet least k...

The Antiquities of England and Wales

Francis Grose · 1797 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

London, Printed for Hooper & Wingstead , 1797 [1810]. Cloth. New edition of Francis Grose's study of the history of England and Wales, illustrated with lovely engravings and maps, some expertly hand-coloured, and rebound in modern cloth. Dated 1797 to title page, but wate...

Pembrokeshire County History Volume III & Volume IV

Brian Howells [ed] · 1987 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Haverfordwest, The Pembrokeshire Historical Society, 1987-1993. Cloth. Two extensive volumes on the history of the county of Pembrokeshire, with illustrations. Volume III Illustrated throughout with twelve tables, fourteen maps, plans and drawings (one of which folds-out), and...

Thames-Side in the Past: Sketches of Its Literature & Society

F. C. Hodgson · 1913 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, George Allen & Company, Ltd, 1913. Cloth. A highly illustrated historical text on the River Thames and the surrounding area. Illustrated throughout with frontispiece and fifteen plates. Collated complete. A collection of writings and images on the River Thames and the ...

Weymouth & Melcombe Regis Minute Book 1625 to 1660; Witchcraft at Toner&Apos;S Puddle, 19th C.

Maureen Weinstock; Christina Hole · 1964 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Dorset, The Dorset Record Society, 1964. Paperback. The first two volumes published by the Dorset Record Society documenting a bitter rivalry between two Dorset boroughs, and historic tales of witchcraft The first two volumes published by the Dorset Record Society. Established...

The Royal Album of London Views

0 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London , H. Grube, c1880. Cloth. A wonderful album of views of London, with a folding map of the city. A scarce album of views of London, with a new map of London and Index. With views of Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace, Hampton Court Palace and London Bridge. With twent...

An Essay on Prints; Observations on the Western Parts of England, Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty; to Which Are Added, a Few Remarks on the Picturesque Beauties of the Isle of Wight; Remarks on Forest Scenery, and Other Woodland Views, Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty, Illustrated by the Scenes of New Forest in Hampshire; Observations on Several Parts of the Counties of Cambridge, Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex. Also on Several Parts of North Wales; Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beau

William Gilpin · 1802 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.67 | $1,314.53 | ¥209,914)

London, T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1802-1809. Leather. Four popular works by the English artist, cleric and author, William Gilpin. Uniformly bound in smart full calf. Four popular works by William Gilpin. Uniformly bound in smart full calf with gilt detail. William Gilpin was a...

On the Box Seat from London to Land&Apos;S End

James John Hissey · 1886 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Richard Bentley & Son, 1886. First edition. Cloth. James John Hissey's delightful travel book, describing his journey from London to Land's End, with illustrations by the author. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Bookplates to the fron...

Exploraciones Arqueologicas En Las Provincias de Tucuman Y Catamarca

Carlos Bruch · 1911 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

Buenos Aires, Imprenta de Coni Hermanos, 1911. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of Bruch's account of his archaeological discoveries in Argentina; a scarce work. A first edition of this scarce work in a half cloth binding with marbled boards. Stamp to the half t...

Dan Crawford: Missionary and Pioneer in Central Africa

Dr. G. E. Tilsley · 1929 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Oliphants Ltd, [1929]. First edition. Cloth. Scarce first edition of this biographical study of Dan Crawford by George Edwin Tilsley. Illustrative of the life and career of Dan Crawford, Scottish missionary of the Plymouth Brethren in central and southern Africa, also ...

My Scotland

A. G. Macdonell · 1937 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Jarrolds, 1937 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the uncommon first edition of A. G. Macdonell's guide to the Scottish landscape. Illustrated with photographic plates. A signed first edition, first impression of this charming study of Scotland ...

Una Crociera Sul Nilo

E. A. D'Albertis · 1904 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Torino, Roma, Milano, Firenze, Napoli, Ditta G. B. Paravia E Comp. 1904 . First edition. Leather. The uncommon first edition of this Italian travel journal by E. A. d'Albertis rebound in half leather. First edition of Una Crociera Sul Nilo by E. A. d'Albertis rebound...

Photographic Album of Teignmouth and Dawlish

1899 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Teignmouth, Lucy & Co. c1899. Hardback. A very scarce photographic album of Teignmouth and Dawlish. Collated, complete with sixteen views. A very scarce volume. Featuring charming photographic plates in black and white of traditional coastal and seaside English towns of Teignm...

Black&Apos;S Guide to London and Its Environs

A. R. Hope Moncrieff · 1902 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.41 | ¥10,127)

London, Adam and Charles Black , 1902. Cloth. Twelfth edition of this Black's guide to London and environs by A. R. Hope Moncrieff. Twelfth edition of this work, earliest found on the market. Edited by A. R. Moncrieff. A charming Black's guide to London and its envir...

Ismailia, a Narrative of the Expedition to Central Africa for the Suppression of the Slave Trade

Sir Samuel W. Baker · 1874 · Rooke Books

£950.00 (€1,138.73 | $1,255.08 | ¥200,421)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1874 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Samuel W. Baker's important account of his expedition to the equatorial regions of the Nile, with the purpose of the suppression of the slave trade. The two volume first edition of this work, in t...

Der Holzschneider Und Bilddrucker Hu Cheng-Yen

Jan Tschichold · 1943 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Basel, Holbein, 1943. Leather. A German exposition on the beautiful art of Hu Zhengyan, complete with sixteen lovely colourful plates for which Hu is most famous. In the original German.Printed on double leaves in the Chinese style.A beautiful look into the art of Hu Zhengyan,...

Joseph Banks in Newfoundland and Labrador, 1766

A. M. Lysaght · 1971 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Faber and Faber, 1971. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this detailed study of naturalist and botanist Joseph Banks's 1766 expedition to Labrador, drawing information and illustrations from his own diaries and sketches. Illustrated with twelve colour pla...