Viaggi e geografia

A Pilgrimage in Surrey

James s Ogilvy · 1914 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

London, George Routledge and Sons, 1914. First edition. Cloth. Two volumes of James S Ogilvy's beautifully illustrated topographical work on the English county of Surrey. The first edition of this work. Beautifully illustrated by the author, with forty-seven colour plates...

Kent

W. Teignmouth · 1907 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1907. First edition. Cloth. A handsome copy of this work of English topography. This profusely illustrated work explore the county of Kent. A first edition copy of this work of local interest. In the publisher's original decorative cloth bi...

York

Arthur Mee · 1950 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

London, St. Hugh's Press Ltd, 1950. Leather. A delightfully bound first edition copy of Arthur Mee work of local topography. Illulstrated throughout this work explore city in the North of England 'York&apos. First edition. Delightfully rebound in a attractive morocco...

The Route Book of Devon, for Rail and Road, a Guide for the Stranger & Tourist. With Maps and Plans

Anonymous · 0 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)

Exeter, H. Besley & Son, c1870. Cloth. A delightful route guide to England south-western county of Devon. The volume is illustrated throughout with eight folding maps documenting the region. An interesting work of British Topography. A new edition this work is designed for the...

An Inventory of Historical Monuments of the County of Dorset

Various · 1970 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

London, Her Majesty's Staionary Office, 1970-75. First edition. Cloth. A four volume set of works exploring the important landmarks, building and monuments within the English county of Dorset. A charming collection of volumes showcasing this south-western region. Each vol...

Sketches of Scarbro&Apos;, Drawn from Nature

None · 1881 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

London, Simpkin, Marshall & Co, 1881. Cloth. A scarce copy of this charming collection of late nineteenth century illustrations of Scarborough. This work is a charming collection of illustrations by John Dinsdale, showing life in Scarborough in the late nineteenth century. Som...

The Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales; Embracing Recent Changes in Counties, Dioceses, Parishes, and Boroughs: General Statistics: Postal Arrangements: Railway Systems, &C; and Forming a Complete Description of the Country.

John Marius Wilson · 1877 · Rooke Books

£440.00 (€527.41 | $581.30 | ¥92,826)

London, A. Fullarton & Co, 1877. Cloth. A complete set of John Wilson's descriptive topographical dictionary of England and Wales, accompanied by illustrations. Complete in six volumes. These volumes include; Volume I, containing 'Aar - Char', with six plates. V...

Excursions British Association for the Advancement of Science

Various · 1900 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Bradford, William Byles and Sons, 1900. First edition. Cloth. An interesting and scarce source used by members of the British Association for the Advancement of Science in Bradford, for their excursions. Being a collection of useful guides for various activities and locations ...

Twenty-Five Great Houses of France

Theodore Andrea Cook; W H Ward · 1916 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Country Life, 1916. Leather. A beautiful guide to the stunning houses in France, such as houses in Maintenon, Chantilly, and Loir-et-Cher. Theodore Cook was a British writer and art critic, known for publishing various books about art, including 'Spirals in Nature...

Florenz

Maucalir · 1914 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Munich, Georg Muller, 1914. First edition. Leather. An illustrated travel guide for Florence, written in German. The first German edit Camille Mauclair was a French poet, novelist, biographer and travel writer. He is best known for his novel fictionalising the lives of leading...

The Truce in the East and Its Aftermath Being the Sequel to &Apos;the Re-Shaping of the Far East&Apos;

B L Putnam Weale · 1907 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1907. First edition. Hardback. A first edition of this work on the turbulent politics of the Far East at the turn of the 20th century. With blind stamps to the first few pages indicating this is a presentation copy. With all plates and one ma...

Shropshire. Particulars, Plans and Conditions of Sale of the Childs Ercall Estate

1918 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

Market Drayton, Messrs. Barber & Son , 1918. Cloth. An extremely scarce auction catalogue for the 1918 sale of the Child's Ercal Estate. An interesting piece of Shropshire history. This vanishingly scarce auction catalogue details the lots comprising the Dothill Estate, f...

4 Vols in 1 Somerset Guides: Glastonbury, Wells and Bath

John Davis; [John Clark] · 1778 · Rooke Books

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

Glastonbury; Bristol; Shepton Mallet; Bath, J. Wakefield; Mary Bryan and Co.; W. J. Quartley; Meyler and Son; J. Salmon; W. Handcock, 1778-1821. Leather. Four separately published West Country topography works bound in one volume, offering guides to Glastonbury, Wells Cathedra...

Cotswold Characters

John Drinkwater · 1923 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

New Haven, Yale University Press, 1923. Hardback. A presentation copy of John Drinkwater's charming rural sketches, with two wood engravings by Paul Nash. The author's presentation copy of the second impression of this work.  In the publisher's original speckle...

The Works of the Late Edward Dayes

Edward Dayes · 1805 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, Mrs. Davis; et al, 1805. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this posthumously published collection of the popular works of Edward Dayes, illustrated throughout with his engravings. The first edition of this work. Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title ...

A Collection of Forty-Eight Views of Noblemen&Apos;S and Gentlemen&Apos;S Seats, Towns, Castles, Churches, Monasteries, and Romantic Places in North and South Wales

1806 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, John and Josiah Boydell, 1806. Cloth. Sir Richard Hoare's beautifully drawn views of the seats of the noblemen of Wales, presented here in forty-eight engraved views. Collated, complete with forty-eight engraved plates, principally from drawings by Sir Richard Col...

Pamphlets on Lustleigh and Bovey Tracey

Cecil Torr · 1923 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

London, Cambridge University Press; William Brendon and Son. Brochure/Pamphlet. A set of five scarce pamphlets on Devon's towns of Lustleigh and Bovey Tracey inside the Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England in the publisher's original paper wraps. Five pamphlets o...

The Rural Economy of Yorkshire Comprizing the Management of Landed Estates, and the Present Practice of Husbandry in the Agricultural Districts of That County.

[William] Marshall · 1796 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, G. Nicol, 1796. Leather. A pleasing two-volume, second edition of Marshall's economic overview of the county of Yorkshire. An appealing second edition of this seminal work on land management in eighteenth century Britain, by William Marshall. (ESTC T123051) First ...

Gibraltar 1891 (Panorama and Three Further Photographs)

None · 1891 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

Not Stated , Not Stated, 1891. Hardback. A personal Victorian photo album capturing views of Gibraltar, including a panorama. A Victorian album containing four tipped-in photographs of Gibraltar, one of which is a panorama. In contemporary stiff paper boards, with string bind...

Clubs and Club Life in London

John Timbs · 1872 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, John Camden Hotten, [1872] . Leather. A full-calf edition of this fascinating illustrated glimpse into London clubs through the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Rebacked, with the original tree-calf boards and marbled endpapers.Undated, dated from a co...