Viaggi e geografia

Memoir of Pont-Y-Tu-Prydd

T. M. Smith · 1846 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

Not Stated, Institution of Civil Engineers, 1846. Cloth. A scarce monograph on the Old Bridge of Pontypridd, an illustrated work on the eighteenth century bridge. A scarce work, which was originally read before a meeting of the Institution of Civil Engineers on the 4th April 1...

An Historical Topographical and Descriptive Account of the Weald of Kent

T. D. W. Dearn · 1814 · Rooke Books

£270.00 (€323.64 | $356.71 | ¥56,962)

Cranbook, S. Reader; B. & R. Crosby and Co, 1814 . First edition. Leather. A lovely example of the first edition of T. D. W. Dearn's study of the Weald of Kent, charmingly illustrated with sepia aquatint plates. The first edition.Illustrated with eight sepia aquatint plat...

To-Day&Apos;S London Guide

1910 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, The International Hotels Publishing Co, 1910. Paperback. A very scarce guidebook for London, detailing all events and attractions in the city during one week in January 1910. A very scarce guidebook for London, this guide being for the week of the 8th to 14th January 1...

The Story of New Zealand, a History of New Zealand from the Earliest Times to the Present

Prof. Frank Parsons · 1904 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

Philadelphia, Equity Series, 1904 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of Professor Frank Parson"s illustrated and informative history of New Zealand. The first edition of this work. Inscribed to the front free endpaper "To the Editor of The ...

Ducatus Leodiensi; Loidis and Elmete

Thomas Dunham Whitaker; Ralph Thoresby · 1816 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

Leeds; Wakefield, T. Davison; Robinson, Son, ans Holdsworth; John Hurst, 1816. Leather. Two beautifully illustrated and engraved historical topographical works on the town and parish of Leeds and the vales of Aredale, Wharfdale, and Calder. The second edition of this two volum...

Westminster Abbey and Parish Churches

Walter Emden · 1904 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Carl Hentschel, [1904]. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated study of the churches and abbey of the city of Westminster, the first edition. The first edition.A very scarce work.Original front wrap is bound in.A monograph on the parish churches and abbey of Westminster,...

The King Country; or, Explorations in New Zealand. A Narrative of 600 Miles of Travel Through Maoriland.

J. H. Kerry-Nicholls · 1884 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,181)

London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington , 1884 . First edition. Cloth. A richly illustrated travel work documenting the J. H. Kerry-Nicholl's time exploring New Zealand in the nineteenth-century, complete with folding map and numerous illustrations. First editio...

New Zealand Today, a Priceless Gem in the Imperial Crown

G. Warren Russell · 1919 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

Christchurch, G. W. Russell, 1919. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of G. Warren Russell's richly illustrated guide to New Zealand in the early twentieth century. The first edition of this work.Illustrated with a colour map and numerous illustrations and photograph...

Plan of the Town and Parish of St. Peter Port, Guernsey

James Duquemin · 1873 · Rooke Books

£1,700.00 (€2,037.72 | $2,245.94 | ¥358,647)

Guernsey, F. Clarke; Mardon, Son and Hal, 1873 . Cloth. James Duquemin's very scarce folding lithographic colour map of the Town and Parish of St. Peter Port, Guernsey. A very scarce folding colour lithographic map.The work of James Duquemin, a notable surveyor in Guernse...

Transactions and Proceedings of the Japan Society, London Volume XV: Twenty-Sixth Session, 1916-1917

Various · 0 · Rooke Books

£43.00 (€51.54 | $56.81 | ¥9,072)

London, Japanese Society, c1917. First edition. Paperback. A scarce volume published by the Japan Society, offering a series of fascinating lectures on its art, history and culture. The first edition of this particularly scarce volume. Published by the Japan Society, Compris...

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

Henry M. Stanley · 1890 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

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 publisher's original pictorial cloth. The two volume first trade e...

Arabian Sands

Wilfred Thesiger · 1959 · Rooke Books

£580.00 (€695.22 | $766.26 | ¥122,362)

London, Longmans, Green and Co Ltd, 1959. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Wilfred Thesiger's account of his travels through the Middle East, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression.Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and sixty-e...

The Art of Japan: Pictorial Art; Applied Art

Captain F. Brinkley · 1901 · Rooke Books

£1,400.00 (€1,678.12 | $1,849.60 | ¥295,357)

Boston, J B Millet Company, 1901 . First edition. Cloth. The two very scarce limited edition supplementary volumes to Captain Brinkley's analysis of the history of Japan through art, beautifully illustrated throughout in colour. The very scarce first edition of these two ...

1997 the Bushfood Handbook: How to Gather, Grow, Process & Cook Australian Wild Foods

Vic Cherikoff · 1997 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Australia, Bush Tucker Supply Australian Pty Ltd, 1997. Paperback. Vic Cherikoff's vibrantly illustrated guide to growing and cooking Australian wild foods, from the Library of the noted food writer, Jill Norman. The first edition, third impression. From the library of J...

Abbotsford the Personal Relics and Antiquarian Treasures of Sir Walter Scott

Mary Monica Maxwell Scott · 1893 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1893. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this colourfully illustrated guide to the relics in Abbotsford, the home of Sir Walter Scott. The first edition.A charming volume looking at the beauty of Abbotsford, the history country house in ...

Six Reference Works on the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society

Various · 1893 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

Devizes, Hurry & Pearson; C. H. Woodward, 1893-98. Cloth. A volume of six scarce reference works on the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society and their collection in their lirbary. Six reference works regarding the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History So...

Rambles About Bath and Its Neighbourhood, Based on the Original Work by Dr. Tunstall

1876 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London; Bath, Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; R. E. Peach, 1876. Cloth. The sixth edition of this scarce work on historical walks in the beautiful city of Bath, revised by R. E. M. Peach. The sixth edition of this scarce work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrate...

A Repertory of the Endowments of Vicarages in the Diocese of Canterbury

Andrew Coltee Ducarel · 1763 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Charles Rivington; John Rivington, 1763. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this scarce reference work on the endowments of Canterbury, with the author's signature laid-in. The first edition of this scarce work.Author's signature pasted to the recto...

The Antiquities of Richborough, Reculver, and Lymne, in Kent

Charles Roach Smith · 1850 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

London, John Russell Smith, 1850. First edition. Cloth. A scarce work by Charles Roach Smith, an important study of the antiquities of Kent, the first edition, illustrated throughout. A scarce first edition.Charles Roach Smith's thorough history and study of the antiquiti...

The Little World of London; or, Pictures in Little of London Life

Charles Manby Smith · 1857 · Rooke Books

£148.00 (€177.40 | $195.53 | ¥31,223)

London, Arthur Hall, 1857. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this very scarce collection of sketches of London life by Charles Manby Smith. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original blind-stamped cloth binding. A collection of essays, creating...