Viaggi e geografia

A Handbook for Residents and Travellers in Shropshire and Cheshire

None · 1897 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, John Murray, 1897. Cloth. A very smart third edition of this Murray's guide to Shropshire and Cheshire, with folding maps. Third edition, revised. Illustrated throughout with seven fold-out maps and a larger folding map inserted to the rear. Murray's Handbook...

The History and Antiquities of the City of Bristol; Compiled from Original Records and Authentic Manuscripts, in Public Offices or Private Hands

William Barrett · 1789 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.70 | $290.65 | ¥46,413)

Bristol, William Pine; G. Robinson; E. Palmer; J. B. Becket; T. Mills; et al, [1789]. First edition. Leather. A smartly bound first edition of William Barrett's interesting history of the city of Bristol, an intriguing work with many folding plates. The first edition.ESTC...

A Handbook for Travellers in North Wales

- · 1885 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, John Murray, 1885. Cloth. The fifth edition of this nineteenth century travel guide to North Wales. With four maps. The fifth edition of this travel guide to Northern Wales, produced by London-based publisher John Murray. With three folding maps, one plate, and a map i...

Rome

M. A. R. Tuker; Hope Malleson · 1905 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1905. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this beautifully illustrated guide to Rome. First edition. Illustrated throughout with seventy coloured plates including frontispiece with tissue guards. Collated complete. A detailed guide to Rome ...

London Types

W. E. Henley · 1898 · Rooke Books

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

London, William Heinemann, 1898. First edition. Cloth. The first trade edition of William Nicholson and William Ernest Henley' entertaining look at the figures of Victorian London. The first trade edition.A collection of lithographs by William Nicholson, showing the diffe...

A Pictorial and Descriptive Guide to the English Lake District; Bideford; the Cotswolds; Exeter; Dartmouth; Lynton and Lynmouth

Various · 1950 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Ward, Lock & Co. 1950. Cloth. A group of six volumes from Ward, Lock, and Co.'s pictorial guides to Great Britain. Containing complete guides with folding maps, photographic plates, index of streets, and numerous leaves of advertisements. All dated via Jisc. Compr...

The Claygate Book: A History of a Surrey Village

Malcolm W. H. Peebles · 1983 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

Dorset, The Blackmore Press, 1983. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this illustrated history of the village of Claygate, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the front endpaper. Illustrated throughout with photographs and sketches. A history of ...

Dorset&Apos;S First Book: Coker&Apos;S Survey of Dorsetshire

Thomas Gerard · 1980 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

Sherborne, Dorset Publishing Company , 1980. Cloth. Limited modern edition of Thomas Gerard's survey of Dorsetshire, with folding maps and plates of illustrations. Modern limited edition of this work, this copy out of series. Scarce in this edition. Though originally attr...

Bridgewater in the Later Days

Arthur Herbert Powell · 1908 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

Bridgewater, Page and Son, 1908 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this illustrated history of Bridgewater by Rev Arthur Herbert Powell. First edition of Bridgewater in the Later Days by Rev. Arthur Herbert Powell in the original publisher's cloth binding...

A History of London

William John Loftie · 1884 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Edward Stanford, 1884. Fine Binding. A second edition of William John Loftie's historical study of London. With 42 illustrations, including a colour plate and several folding maps. A second edition of William John Loftie's historical study of London, with 42 ...

Tourist&Apos;S Guide to Somersetshire, North Devon and the County of Kent

R. N. Worth; G. Phillips Bevan · 1888 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London , Edward Stanford, 1888-1891. Cloth. Three tourist's guides to Somersetshire, North Devon and Kent, with folding maps. Three volumes from the Tourist's Guide. The first volume is the Tourist's Guide to Somersetshire: rail and road by R. N. Worth, being th...

Black&Apos;S Popular Series of Colour Books

Various · 1922 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

London , A & C Black , 1922-1929. Cloth. Four volumes from Black's Popular Series of Colour Books exploring the counties of England and its lakes, richly illustrated in colour. Four volumes from Black's Popular Series of Colour Books, including Wild Lakeland, Surrey,...

Ayreshire Idylls

Neil Munro · 1912 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.52 | $76.63 | ¥12,236)

London , Adam and Charles Black, 1912 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this topography book of Ayreshire with beautiful colour plates. First edition of Ayreshire Idylls by Neil Munro in the original publisher's cloth binding. A lovely book of topography of thi...

Nice Chromolithograph Portfolio

0 · Rooke Books

£425.00 (€509.43 | $561.48 | ¥89,662)

Nice, A Delbecchi Edit Libraire R. Du Pont Neue Vis a Vis L'Hotel Des Estrangers, c1850 . Cloth. A very scarce portfolio of chromolithographs from the mid nineteenth century of Nice. A very scarce copy of an untitled portfolio of chromolithographs in cloth binding.Inspire...

The Land of the "Babes in the Wood" or the Breckland of Norfolk

Charles Kent · 1910 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, Jarrold & Sons, [1910]. Cloth. The first edition of Charles Kent's work on Norfolk, richly illustrated with photographs. The first edition of this work, in the publisher's original cloth binding. Ink inscriptions to the front paste down and the front free end...

Etoffes de la Chine: Tissus & Broderies

[Jean-Henri d'Ardenne de Tizac] · 0 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

Paris, [Librairie Des Arts Decoratifs]; Calavas, c1914. Cloth. A striking portfolio on the beautiful patterns and designs of fabrics made in China, illustrated with vivid plates. In French.An uncommon work.Illustrated with forty-nine plates, twelve of which are hand-coloured. ...

In French-Africa: Scenes and Memories

Miss Betham-Edwards [Matilda Betham-Edwards] · 1912 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1912 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of Matilda Betham-Edwards' autobiographical account of her time in Morocco and French-Africa. Illustrated with a frontispiece and fifteen further photographic plates. Collated, complete.Widely...

Philips&Apos; Cyclists&Apos; Maps of the Counties of England, Shewing the Main Roads Distinctly Coloured. Reduced from the Ordnance Survey. Surrey.

George Philip & Son · 0 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, George Philip & Son, c1895. Cloth. A very scarce cyclists' map of the county of Surrey, published by George Philip & Son. In the publisher's original cloth binding. George Philip was a prolific publisher of maps and atlases of the counties of England, updatin...

The History of Bristol CIVIL and Ecclesiastical

Rev. John Evans; John Corry · 1816 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

Bristol, W. Sheppard, 1816 . First edition. Cloth. The illustrated two volume first edition of John Evans and John Corry's illustrated exploration of the civil and ecclesiastical history of Bristol, from its founding by King Brennus through to the early nineteenth century...

East Anglia

Hugh Meredith · 1933 · Rooke Books

£36.00 (€43.15 | $47.56 | ¥7,595)

London, Robert Scott, c1929. First edition. Cloth. A detailed overview of the area of East Anglia in England with numerous illustrations throughout. The first edition. In the original green cloth binding with gilt lettering. With a frontispiece, 19 full page plates and numerou...