Viaggi e geografia

3vols Abbeys, Castles and Ancient Halls of England and Wales: Their Legendary Lore and Popular History

John Timbs; Alexander Gunn (ed.) · 1925 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Frederick Warne and Co. Ltd, [1925]. Cloth. A pleasing set of the new compact edition of this work in the original red cloth, complete in three volumes, with a total of thirty-two photographic plates. The new compact edition of this work, complete in three volumes. Uni...

The History of Stowmarket

Rev. A. G. H. Hollingsworth · 1844 · Rooke Books

£118.00 (€141.44 | $155.89 | ¥24,894)

Ipswich, F. Pawsey, 1844. First edition. Leather. The uncommon first edition of this historical work regarding Stowmarket, a market town in Surrey. The first edition of the work. Uncommon. With twelve plates, two of which are folding and one is double page, as called for. Coll...

London Past and Present

Malcolm C. Salaman; Charles Holme [Ed.] · 1916 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, The Studio, 1916. First edition. Cloth. A richly illustrated first edition exploring the history of London, richly illustrated with maps and colour plates. In the publisher's original cloth binding with gilt. First edition.Illustrated with eight coloured plates, t...

The Bamboo Garden

A.B. Freeman-Mitford, C.B. · 1896 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

London, Macmillan & Co. 1896. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this intricate account of bamboo variants in Japan and China, with a frontispiece and illustrations throughout. The first edition of the work. In publisher's original decorative cream cloth binding. ...

Farncombe and Co. &Apos;S History and Guide to East Grinstead and Its Environs

Anonymous · 1888 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

East Grinstead, Farncombe & Co, 1888 . First edition. Paperback. Illustrated throughout, this is the very scarce first edition of this informative guide to East Grinstead and its railway. The vanishingly scarce first edition of this charming local guide to the West Sussex town...

Modern Athens! Displayed in a Series of Views: Or Edinburgh in the Nineteenth Century

Mr. Thomas H. Shepherd; John Britton · 1829 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)

London, Jones & Co, 1829 . First edition. Leather. The impressively illustrated first edition of Thomas H. Shephard's collection of engraved views of Edinburgh and Scotland, in a handsome half calf binding. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated study of Edinbu...

Excursions in the County of Surrey: Comprising Brief Historical and Topographical Delineations; Together with Descriptions of the Residences of the Nobility and Gentry, Remains of Antiquity, and Other Interesting Objects of Curiosity. Forming a Complete Guide for the Traveller & Tourist

[Thomas Cromwell] · 1821 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; , 1821. First edition. Leather. A smartly bound and beautifully illustrated topographical account of Surrey from Thomas Cromwell, with many engravings and bound in half calf. The first edition. Illustrated with fifty engravings, i...

A New an Accurate Description of All the Direct and Principal Cross Roads in England and Wales

Daniel Paterson · 1794 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, T. N. Longman, 1794. Leather. A smartly bound extended edition of Daniel Paterson's comprehensive guide to English and Welsh roads, bound in modern half calf. The tenth edition, with the addition of near ninety pages, including considerable improvements in the dir...

An Historical and Topographical Account of Fulham; Including the Hamlet of Hammersmith

T. Faulkner · 1813 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.92 | ¥59,071)

London, Printed by J. Tilling, Chelsea for T. Egerton; T. Payne; Becket and Porter et. al. 1813. First edition. Leather. A first edition history and topographical survey of Fulham and Hammersmith by Thomas Faulkner. The first edition of this work. Rebacked with contemporary tr...

In Dickens&Apos;S London

F. Hopkinson Smith · 1914 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Smith, Elder, & Co. 1914. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first UK edition of this illustrated historical study of London from the days of Charles Dickens. First UK edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with twenty-two charcoal drawings by the author and five documents and ...

My Secret London

Maud Bigge · 1932 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1932. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this detailed travel guidebook of interwar period London, from Maud Bigge. First edition. A vanishingly scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece, six plates, and eight in-text images. Col...

Saint Pancras Past and Present: Being Historical, Traditional and General Notes of the Parish, Including Biographical Notices of Inhabitants Associated with Its Topographical and General History

Frederick Miller · 1874 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Abel Heywood & Son, 1874. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this account of the history and topography of the parish of Saint Pancras, previously owned by the renowned furniture designer, Ambrose Heal. The first edition.Previously owned by Ambrose Heal with hi...

An Historical and Topographical Account of Fulham; Including the Hamlet of Hammersmith

Thomas Faulkner · 1813 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.07 | $918.19 | ¥146,623)

London, T. Egerton, 1813. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this topographical account of Fulham and Hammersmith, illustrated with engravings and bound in half calf. The first edition.Re-backed in half calf with contemporary marbled boards.Illustrated with a monochr...

The a to Z of Georgian London & the Village London Atlas: The Growth of Victorian London 1822-1903

Ralph Hyde · 1981 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, Harry Margary in association with Guildhall Library; The Alderman Press, 1981. First edition. Cloth. Two volumes containing magnificent historical maps of London from the Georgian and Victorian periods. Two volumes. First edition. This set contains: The A to Z of Georg...

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

Mr. Marshall [William Marshall] · 1788 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

London, T. Cadell, 1788. First edition. Leather. The first edition of William Marshall's detailed look at the rural economy of Yorkshire, complete with two folding maps. The first edition. Complete in two volumes. Bound in half calf. Half-title present to Volume I. Half t...

Picturesque London

None Stated · 1920 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, The Anglo-American Oil Co. Ltd. 1920. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce, charming pictorial survey of London with 24 tipped-in colour plates by Jessie Currie and E. E. Briscoe, issued by the Anglo-American Oil Company. In the publisher's original paper wraps...

Cries of London

Stanford Rayner [intro.] · 1929 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

London, The Art Publishing Co. 1929 . First edition. Cloth. Beautifully illustrated with tipped in colour plates, this is the first Stanford Rayner edition of Francis Wheatley's 'Cries of London' series of paintings. The first edition of this work to feature a l...

Things Seen in the Channel Islands

Clive Holland · 1929 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

London, Seeley & Co. Limited, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated description of the charming Channel Islands, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. With the vanishingly scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated wi...

Maiden Voyage

Denton Welch; Edith Sitwell [Editor] · 1946 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Routledge, 1946. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated early edition of Maiden Voyage, Welch's lyrical and introspective coming-of-age novel set between England and Shanghai. In the publisher's original cloth binding.This is a scarce, second printing of this work....

Shakespeare&Apos;S Country

Bertram C. A. Windle · 1899 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1899. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated guide to Stratford, the birthplace of William Shakespeare. First edition. Uncommon work. Illustrated with a frontispiece, thirteen plates, and mapped endpapers to the front of the ...