Viaggi e geografia

The History and Traditions of the Land of the Lindsays

Andrew Jervise; James Gammack · 1882 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Edinburgh, David Douglas, 1882. Leather. An uncommon history exploring the Clan Lindsay of Scotland, the illustrated second edition. The second edition of this uncommon work.An extensive study on Clan Lindsay, from their earliest days to the late Victorian era.The family date ...

The Land of the Great Image: Being Experiences of Friar Manrique in Arakan

Maurice Collis · 1943 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London, Faber and Faber Limited , 1943. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating historical study on the origins and religion of the Land of the Great Image, Arakan, illustrated with plates and maps throughout. The first edition of this work. In the original unclipped dust wrapper....

Hampshire

Rev. Telford Varley · 1909 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Adam & Charles Black, 1909. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this colourfully illustrated work on the county of Hampshire. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, seventy-four colour plates, and a folding map. Collated complete. A charming ...

Report by James Sims Esq on the State of the Engines on Edmonstone Colliery

James Sims · 1850 · Rooke Books

£490.00 (€587.34 | $647.36 | ¥103,375)

None, None, 1850. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce handwritten report by a James Sims, in which he discusses the quality of the engines of Edmonstone Colliery. A handwritten report by James Sims, as he was requested by John Wauchope to investigate the state of the steam engine...

The History of Hertfordshire

Nathaniel Salmon · 1728 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)

London, Not Stated, 1728. First edition. Leather. A scarce history on Hertfordshire, a detailed topographical study by Nathaniel Salmon, the first edition. The first edition of this scarce work, one of only 187 copies published by the author.Collated, bound without the folding...

Thomas Hardy&Apos;S England

Jo Draper; John Fowles [editor] · 1984 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,173)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1984. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this fascinating exploration of Hermann Lea's photographs, which capture the essence of Thomas Hardy's England. First edition. Illustrated throughout. Thomas Hardy was fascinated by the atmospher...

The Old Coaching Days in Yorkshire

Tom Bradley · 1889 · Rooke Books

£54.00 (€64.73 | $71.34 | ¥11,392)

Leeds, Yorkshire Conservative Newspaper Co. "The Yorkshire Post, 1889. First edition. Leather. A first edition of this smartly bound illustrated volume on stage-coach travel in Yorkshire. First edition. Illustrated throughout. Published by the Yorkshire weekly post, this work ...

The Lakes of England

George Tattersall · 1836 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Sherwood & Co, 1836 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of George Tattersall's descriptive work on the lakes of England, illustrated throughout, and with a colour folding map. The first edition of this work.A beautiful study of the various scenic lakes found...

London and Its Environs: Handbook for Travellers

Karl Baedeker · 1930 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

Leipzig, Karl Baedeker, 1930. Cloth. A smart 1930s Baedeker guide to London and its surroundings, profusely illustrated with maps and plans. The nineteenth revised edition of this work in the publisher's original pebbled cloth binding, with marbled edges. Ink inscription ...

The Foray of the Hendrik Hudson

Frank Savile · 1898 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

London , Digby, Long & Co, 1898. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce first edition of this nautical adventure fiction, in the original paperback binding. A very scarce, first edition of this work.In the publisher's original paperback binding. This thrilling nautical w...

Ancient Streets and Homesteads of England

Alfred Rimmer · 1879 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1879. Cloth. A charmingly illustrated historical work on English streets and homesteads. With one hundred and fifty illustrations. A historical commentary on the architecture of ancient streets and homesteads across England. With chapters on Chester, ...

The India We Served

Sir Walter Roper Lawrence; Rudyard Kipling [introduction] · 1929 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Cassell & Company, Limited, 1929. Cloth. A smart copy of the cheap edition of this account of the author's own life and experiences in India. Cheap edition. The life and experiences of the author in India, with reference to the voyage, life in Hazara, snake charme...

Thoroton&Apos;S History of Nottinghamshire

Robert Thoroton; John Throsby · 1797 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, B. and J. White, 1797. Leather. An illustrated history of Nottinghamshire by the seventeenth century antiquary Robert Thoroton. The second edition thus of this work, being the second edition republished with large additions by John Throsby. The first edition of Thoroto...

The Statutes and Ordinances of the Isle of Man

[Thomas Stowell] · 1796 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

Not Stated, Not Stated, c1796. Leather. A very scarce legal historical study on the Isle of Man, compiled by the Manx lawyer Thomas Stowell. A very scarce work.This is a detailed work looking into the statutes and ordinances of the Isle of Man across hundreds of years.By Thoma...

History and Antiquities of Stratford-Upon-Avon

R. B. Wheler · 1806 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

Stratford-Upon-Avon, J. Ward; Longman and Co, 1806 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of Robert Bell Wheler's historical study of Statford-upon-Avon. Illustrated with a frontispiece and seven further sepia engravings. Collated, complete.Written by the Stratford b...

Remarkable Ruins, and Romantic Prospects, of North Britain

Charles Cordiner · 1788 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.50 | $495.43 | ¥79,113)

London, I & J. Taylor, 1788-1795 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated study of the romantic scenery of the North of England, and Scotland. The first edition of this work, with two volumes bound in one. With an engraved title page to volume ...

A Walk Round the Walls and City of Chester

John Broster · 1821 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Chester, By the Author; Wm. Forrester, 1821. Cloth. The sixth edition of John Broster's very scarce guide to Chester, illustrated throughout with vignette woodcuts. The sixth edition of this scarce work, which was first published in 1782.Illustrated with sixteen vignette ...

The Works of George Borrow Edited, with Much Hitherto Unpublished Manuscript.

George Borrow · 1923 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Constable, 1923-24. Cloth. A six volume set of the 'Norwich edition' of the works by George Borrow, in their original cloth bindings. The Norwich edition.Six volumes of a sixteen volume set. Lacking ten volumes. Edited by Clement Shorter. In the publisher&apo...

The Ports, Harbours, Watering-Places, and Coast Scenery of Great Britain

William Beattie · 1842 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, George Virtue, 1842. Leather. A profusely illustrated two volume set of Beattie and Bartlett's study of the coast of Great Britain, bound in half morocco. First published in the late 1830's by William Finden, this 1842 edition is continued by W.H. Bartlett an...

Lord Macaulay&Apos;S Essays and Lays of Ancient Rome

Lord Macaulay · 1911 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1911. Leather. A collection of Lord Macaulay's essays bound in half calf. Reissue of the 1909 new impression.Oxford binding. Bound in half calf with cloth to the boards with raised bands and gilt details to the spine. Illustrated with a mo...