Viaggi e geografia

The National Gallery

Sir Edward J. Poynter · 1899 · Rooke Books

£1,975.00 (€2,367.35 | $2,609.25 | ¥416,664)

London, Cassell & Company, Limited, 1899-1900. Leather. A fine Sotheran bound limited edition of Edward Poynter's catalogue of the historical art held by the National Gallery, replete with illustrations throughout. In a fine full morocco Sotheran binding.A limited edition...

The Peyote Dance

Antonin Artaud; Helen Weaver [trans.] · 1975 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1975. Paperback. A very scarce uncorrected proof of the first English language translation of this account of Antonin Artaud's time in 1930's Mexico. A very scarce uncorrected proof of Helen Weaver's English translation of au...

Journal of a Trip to Liverpool, London, &C. &C. &C. ; All the Articles Which Lately Appeared in the Glasgow Constitutional, Under the Head "Watering Places. " These Articles Embrace Gourock, Dunoon, Helensburgh, Rothesay, Largs, Millport, and Brodick. The Notice of Bothwell Is Also Given; Notes Taken During a Month&Apos;S Trip, in August, 1841: Embracing the Voyage from Clyde to Liverpool; Worcester, London, Southampton, Havre de Grace, Rouen, Paris, Versailles; Journey in a Diligence from Parri

1838 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.20 | $786.08 | ¥125,527)

Glasgow, David Robertson; Muir, Gowans, & Co.; , 1838-1842. First edition. Leather. James McNab's presentation copy, inscribed, of this very scarce miscellany of three travelogues of the United Kingdom. The first editions. A collection of three travelogues by James McNab ...

A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain; Divided Into Journeys. Interspersed with Useful Observations; Particularly Calculated for the Use of Those Who Are Desirous of Travelling over England & Scotland

Clement Cruttwell · 1801 · Rooke Books

£925.00 (€1,108.76 | $1,222.05 | ¥195,146)

London, G. and J. Robinson, 1801-6. Cloth. A seven volume topographical work regarding travelling Britain as it was at the turn of the nineteenth century, illustrated with one hundred and twenty-seven plates. Written by Clement Cruttwell (1743-1808), an English compiler of gaz...

The Cathedrals and Churches of Norway, Sweden and Denmark

T. Francis Bumpus · 1908 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London, T. Werner Laurie, [1908]. Cloth. An illustrated exploration into the cathedrals of Scandinavia, their architecture, design and embellishments. Written by T. Francis Bumpus (1861-1916), author of many other similar works on the cathedrals of Northern Italy, the Rhine an...

Yseldon: A Perambulation of Islington

Thomas Edlyne Tomlins · 1858 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, James S Hodson , 1858. First edition. Cloth. The first large paper edition of this excellent work on Islington by Thomas Tomlins. The first enlarged edition of this volume of 1858. An excellent topographical essay by Thomas Edlyne Tomlins looking at the antiquities of...

James Beattie&Apos;S London Diary 1773

James Beattie; Ralph S. Walker · 1946 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Aberdeen, University Press, 1946. First edition. Cloth. James Beattie's vivid account of life in London in 1773, an entertaining volume of diaries with illustrations. The first edition thus of this work, being the first edition edited by Ralph S. Walker.James Beattie&apos...

A Letter to the Committee of the Essex and Colchester General Hospital Upon the Recent

E. W. A. Hay · 1821 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Swinborne and Walter; Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1821. Cloth. A very scarce illustrated letter from Edward Hay following the discovery of a Roman Theban Sphinx statue at a hospital in Essex. A very scarce work.Half-title is present.Illustrated with a frontispiece, two ...

Londres Comme Je L&Apos;Ai Vu

Charles Huard · 1908 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Paris, Eugene Rey, 1908. Leather. A charmingly illustrated travelogue of a Frenchman's time in London, written and illustrated by artist Charles Huard. This work details London at the start of the twentieth century, seen, described and depicted through the eyes of Charles...

Anecdotes of the Manners and Customs of London, from the Roman Invasion to the Year 1700

James Peller Malcolm · 1811 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1811. Leather. An exploration into London's history until the year 1700, illustrated with eighteen plates. Written by James Peller Malcolm (1767-1815), a topographer and engraver whose works include 'Excursions in the Cou...

Picturesque Edinburgh

1905 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

Edinburgh, Sands & Co, 1905. Cloth. A scarce work pondering the beauty of Edinburgh, illustrated with lovely colour plates. A scarce work.'Picturesque Edinburgh' looks at the beautiful picturesque scenes across Edinburgh, highlighting the monuments and beauty of the ...

Quinze Jours a Londres a la Fin de 1815

Auguste Defauconpret · 1816 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

Paris, Alexis Eymery, 1816. Leather. The first edition of this Frenchman's impressions of London in the nineteenth century. Former owner's stamp to the front pastedown, M.A. Stamp depicts a coronet.  Inscription to the half title in French.This work is in French.Wit...

Looking Back on London

Dorothy Hood · 1933 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, Ivor Nicholson , 1933. First edition. Cloth. A superior first edition in the very scarce, unclipped wrappers of this fantastic work exploring London and its history by Dorothy Hood. With a tipped in letter by a member of the prolific Athenaeum. The first edition of thi...

Travels in the Western Hebrides; from 1782 to 1790

John Lane Buchanan · 1793 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.50 | $495.43 | ¥79,113)

London, G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1793. Leather. A smart full leather binding of this uncommon travelogue detailing the Western Hebrides, penned by John Lane Buchanan. This work details the author's travels between 1782 and 1790, and describes the geography, politics, cus...

Geology of Clydesdale and Arran; Embracing Also the Marine Zoology and the Flora of Arran

James Bryce · 1859 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Glasgow, Richard Griffin and Company, 1859. Cloth. A zoological and geological exploration of these counties of Scotland, complete with a full colour frontispiece. This work explores the geological scape of the Isle of Arran and Clydesdale, now Lanarkshire. It also contains no...

The Statistical Account of Elginshire

The Ministers of the Respective Parishes · 1842 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

Edinburgh & London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1842. Cloth. The new statistical account for the county of Elginshire in Scotland, complete with a map. This statistical work explores the topography, natural history, civil history, population, industry and parochial economy of ...

Chronicles of an African Trip

George Eastman · 1927 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

New York, Privately Printed, 1927. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of George Eastman's illustrated volume on his 1927 hunting trip to Africa, illustrated with his Kodak photographs throughout. The first edition of this work.George Eastman's account of a ...

Tropical Africa

Henry Drummond · 1889 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

New York, Scribner and Welford, 1889. Cloth. The second American edition. An interesting account of the southern equatorial regions of Africa. Illustrated throughout. The second American edition. An account of the southern equatorial region in Africa. With notes on insects, we...

The Tarns of Lakeland

W. Heaton Cooper · 1970 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

Not Stated, Frederick Warne & Co. 1970. Cloth. An illustrated account of the tarns of the Lake District, written, illustrated and signed by W. Heaton Cooper. William Heaton Cooper (1903-1995) was an English impressionistic landscape artist who mostly used water colours and was...

Sowerby of China: Arthur de Carle Sowerby

R. R. Sowerby · 1956 · Rooke Books

£42.00 (€50.34 | $55.49 | ¥8,861)

Kendal, Titus Wilson and Son, Ltd. 1956. First edition. Cloth. A first edition biography of this British explorer raised in China, in an unclipped dust wrapper. Written by R. R. Sowerby, author of two novels on Cumbrian market town Kirkby Stephen and one on Castle Sowerby. The...