Viaggi e geografia

Recollections of Old Country Life Social, Political, Sporting, & Agricultural

J. K. Fowler · 1894 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1894. Cloth. A signed limited edition copy of J. K. Fowler's work on life in Buckinghamshire, illustrated throughout. Author's presentation copy. A limited edition work, a large paper copy, of which only seventy-five were printed. Thi...

The History of Great Torrington in the County of Devon

J. J. Alexander; W. R. Hooper · 1948 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)

Sutton, Surrey, Advance Studio, 1948. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce work of local history by J. J. Alexander and W. R. Hooper. This particular copy is author's presentation copy, with a slip bound in to the title page. A very scarce first edition copy of this work. ...

A Short History and Description of Bow Church, Cheapside. Compiled by Arthur Wollaston Hutton, M.A. , Rector

Arthur Wollaston Hutton · 1908 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Elliot Stock, 1908. Paperback. A very scarce work of local history. In this work Arthur Wollaston Hutton offers a history and description of Bow Church located in Cheapside. A very scarce work of local history. This work is a short history and description of Bow Church...

An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Cambridge

1959 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

England, Royal Commission on Historical Monuments, 1959. Cloth. A profusely illustrated work on the history of the monuments in Cambridge, illustrated with numerous plates and folding plates. In two volumes. These volumes offer a comprehensive look at the history of Cambridge,...

New Remarks of London: Or, a Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, of Southwark and Part of Middlesex and Surrey Within the Circumference of the Bills of Mortality

the Company of Parish-Clerks · 1732 · Rooke Books

£425.00 (€509.43 | $561.48 | ¥89,662)

London, E Midwinter, 1732. Leather. A geographical survey of London and its surrounding areas, compiled by the company of Parish-Clerks. A fascinating eighteenth century survey of London. This work discusses the value of various rectories and vicarages, the rebuildings of chur...

A Pictorial and Descriptive Guide to the English Lake District with an Outline Guide for Pedestrians. Map of District and Three Section Maps. Upwards of Sixty Illustrations. Nineteenth Edition - Revised.

Unamed · 1924 · Rooke Books

£28.00 (€33.56 | $36.99 | ¥5,907)

London, Ward, Lock and Co, 1924. Cloth. An illustrated guidebook published Ward, Lock and Co, being a guide to the Lake District. Illustrated with numerous maps throughout. Undated, dated using Copac. In the publisher's original red cloth binding. Nineteenth edition, revi...

Recollections of Richmond Its Institutions and Their Development.

Somers T. Gascoyne · 1898 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

Surrey, Fredk. W. Dimbleby, [1898]. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition copy of Somers T. Gascoyne recollections of the town of Richmond in south-west London, copiously illustrated throughout. Providing a fascinating insight into the area and its inhabitants in t...

Yorkshire Etchings with Sonnets and Descriptions

Anthony Buckle · 1885 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

Leeds, Richard Jackson, 1885. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first limited edition copy of Anthony Buckle's 'Yorkshire Etchings', copiously illustrated throughout. This edition is limited to five hundred copies, of which this copy is 'No. 2&apos. Supposedly...

Historical and Topographical Account of Wensleydale and the Valley of the Yore in the North Riding of Yorkshire

W G M Jones Barker · 1856 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, John Russell Smith, 1856. Cloth. An illustrated and insightful guide to the history of Wensleydale and the Valley of Yore in the North Riding of Yorkshire. The second edition of this work. Illustrated throughout. Collated, complete. With publisher's adverts to the...

By Canoe and Dog-Train Among the Cree and Salteaux Indians

Egerton Ryerson Young; Mary Guy Pearse · 1894 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Charles H Kelly, 1894. Cloth. A work on some of the native peoples of North America and Canada by a white missionary priest. Illustrated throughout, with several plates. With an introduction by Mary Guy Pearse. Written by Canadian minister and missionary, Egerton Ryers...

Bonnie Scotland

A R Hope Moncrieff · 1904 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

London, A & C Black, 1904. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated, limited edition, work on Scotland. This is the De Luxe edition, limited to five hundred copies. This is number 161. Signed by Hope Moncrieff, the author of the accompanying text to Sutton Palmer's...

The Gull"S Hornbook

T. Decker [Thomas Dekker] · 1812 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

Bristol, For J. M. Gutch , 1812. Leather. A smartly bound reprint of Thomas Dekker"s celebrated satire of Jacobean London life, illustrated with engraved letters designed by Edward Bird and Ebenezer Byfield.  In a modern quarter brown morocco binding with cloth boards, endpape...

Picturesque Views, and Descriptions of Cities, Towns, Castles, Mansions, and Other Objects of Interesting Features in Staffordshire & Shropshire

William West · 1830 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Birmingham, William Emans, 1830-1831. First edition. Leather. The first edition of an illustrated guide through the historic counties of Staffordshire and Shropshire, showcasing the talent of Irish artist Frederick Calvert. The first edition of Picturesque Views, and Descripti...

Shropshire Notes and Queries: A Collection of Literary, Legendary, Antiquarian, Historical, Biographical, and Philological Fragmenta Relating to or Connected with the County of Salop. Volumes I-II, New Series.

Various · 1892 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

Shrewsbury , Reprinted from “The Shrewsbury Chronicle. 1892-1893 . Leather. The first two volumes in the New Series of this very scarce periodical, preserving the history, archaeology, folklore, and local tradition of Shropshire. In a contemporary half morocco binding with mar...

Irish Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil

Richard Lovett · 1888 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, The Religious Tract Society, 1888. First edition. Cloth. A richly illustrated first edition book of striking Irish landscapes. A charming first edition book of Irish sites and scenes.In the original decorated pictorial boards, in blue variant cloth.Decorated with illus...

Small Country Houses of to-Day

Sir Lawrence Weaver; R. Randal Phillips · 1922 · Rooke Books

£265.00 (€317.64 | $350.10 | ¥55,907)

London; New York, Published at the Offices of 'Country Life'; Charles Scribner's Sons; George Newnes; Country Life Ltd. 1922-1925. Cloth. A smart, and richly illustrated set, uncommon in three volumes, and featuring a first edition. A smart, and uncommon complet...

In Darkest Africa, or the Quest Rescue and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria

Henry M. Stanley · 1890 · Rooke Books

£850.00 (€1,018.86 | $1,122.97 | ¥179,324)

London, Sampson Low, Martson, Searle and Rivington, 1890. First edition. Cloth. The richly illustrated two volume first edition of Stanley's account of his African exploration and expeditions, in the vibrant publisher's original decorative cloth. The two volume first...

Magna Britannia: Being a Concise Topographical Account of the Several Counties of Great Britain Volume II, Part I: Containing Cambridgeshire

Rev. Daniel Lysons; Samuel Lysons · 1808 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1808. First edition. Leather. A first edition of this topographical guide to Cambridgeshire from Daniel and Samuel Lysons. Volume II, Part I. Illustrated throughout with thirty-three plates (collated, complete), including a coloured plate and a...

A New Picture of London, Being a Practical and Historical Guide to the Public Establisments; Courts of Law; Literary, Scientific, and Commerical Institutions; and Charitable Associations, of the Metropolis, and of the United Kingdom for the Year 1823

Various · 1823 · Rooke Books

£255.00 (€305.66 | $336.89 | ¥53,797)

London, George Offor, 1823. Leather. A topographical guide to London for the year 1823. Including details of the naval department, the law department, commercial establishments, schools, and more. Bookplate of one Charles Edward H. Chadwuyck Healey to front pastedown. In a hal...

The New Album of London

Anonymous · 0 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,327)

N/A, N/A, c1880. Cloth. A souvenir concertina book of sepia illustrations of London views. Including the Albert Memorial, the British Museum, the Bank of England, London From the Thames and Trafalgar Square. Previous owner's label to verso of final page and bookseller&apo...