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A Survey of the Antiquities of the City of Lincoln; the Stranger&Apos;S Guide Through Lincoln Cathedral

Anonymous · 1840 · Rooke Books

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

Lincoln, W. and B. Brooke, 1840-1848. First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of two very scarce, anonymously authored, works on Lincoln and its Cathedral. Two signed very scarce first edition works bound together. The British Library suggests these two works were typ...

Memoirs Illustrative of the History and Antiquities of the County and City of Lincoln

Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland · 1850 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.68 | $310.47 | ¥49,578)

London, At the Office of the Institute; Bradbury and Evans, 1850 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this richly illustrated analysis of the history and antiquities of Lincoln and its surroundings. The first edition of this work.Illustrated with forty-six plates, and ...

Sammelband of Bye-Laws of the Borough of Grimsby

1874 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

Grimsby, Albert Gait; William J. Eden; E. Jackson, 1874-92. Leather. Two sammelband volumes containing a total of twenty-four pamphlets of byelaws in Grimsby, compiled by the town clerk, William Grange. Two volumes of very scarce bye-laws for the borough of Grimsby, including ...

The Sussex Weekly Advertiser; or, Lewes Journal

1791 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.67 | $1,314.53 | ¥209,914)

Sussex, A. Lee, 1791-95. Unbound. A run of forty-five issues of this very scarce broadside for Sussex, a fascinating insight into life in England in the Georgian era. A set of forty-five issues of the very scarce weekly broadside newspaper 'The Sussex Weekly Advertiser; o...

Kentish Express, Ashford News

1875 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1875. Unbound. A very scarce broadsheet newspaper for Kent, an interesting look at life in the county during the Victorian era. A scarce broadsheet newspaper for Kent, being No. 1,042 for Saturday July 3rd 1875.This newspaper was founded in 1855, and is...

Mission to Turkestan: Being the Memoirs of Count K.K. Pahlen 1908-1909

Count K. K. Pahlen; Richard A. Pierce [editor]; N. J. Couriss [translator] · 1964 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Oxford University Press, 1964. First edition. Cloth. A smart first translated edition of the memoirs of Count K. K. Pahlen written during his time spent in exile. First translated edition. With a portrait frontispiece and map endpapers. Written during his time in exile...

An Historical and Descriptive Account of the Coast of Sussex

J. D. Parry · 1833 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

Brighton; London, Wright & Son; Longman & Co, 1833 . First edition. Leather. A large paper first edition copy of Parry's lovely descriptive history of the coast of Sussex. The first edition, a large paper copy.A guide to the coast and the watering places of Sussex, includ...

On Southern English Roads

James John Hissey · 1896 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Richard Bentley and Son, 1896. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated travel guide to the roads of south England. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, fifteen wood cut plates, and a fold out map to the rear. Collated complete. A chro...

On Southern English Roads

James John Hissey · 1896 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

London, Richard Bentley and Son, 1896. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated travel guide to the roads of south England. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, fifteen wood cut plates, and a fold out map to the rear. Collated complete. A chro...

Happy England

Helen Allingham; Marcus B. Huish · 1903 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1903 . First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated celebration of England, with colour plates by the renowned artist Helen Allingham. The first trade edition of this work.'Happy England' examines...

Handbook to Belgium and the Battlefields

1921 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Ward, Lock and Co. Limited, 1921. Cloth. A smart seventh edition of this guide to travelling Belgium, with reference to the battlefields of the First World War. Seventh edition, re-written. Illustrated with a folding map frontispiece, six maps, three of which are foldi...

General View of the Agriculture of the County of Cumberland. With Observations on the Means of Improvement

John Bailey; George Culley · 1794 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, C. Macrae, 1794. First edition. Disbound. An uncommon first edition survey of the agriculture of Cumberland, compiled by John Bailey and George Culley. The first edition of this uncommon work.Half-title is present.John Bailey and George Culley's study on the agric...

Coaching Days and Coaching Ways

W. Outram Tristram · 1893 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London , Macmillan and Co. 1893. Leather. The Edition de Luxe of this popular travel book with charming illustrations throughout. The Edition de Luxe of this work in half calf binding.With charming vignettes throughout illustrated by Hugh Thomson and Herbert Railton.This work ...

A Brief Historical & Descriptive Account of Sefton Church, in the County of Lancaster

Thomas Ashcroft · 1819 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Liverpool, T. B. Johnson, 1819. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce concise work on Sefton Church by Thomas Ashcroft. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce work, with only one record of this work being held institutionally, at the Briti...

The Art Album of Permanent Photographic Views of Portsmouth, and Southsea

None · 0 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, E. & S. c1900. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this album of photographic views displaying points of interest in Portsmouth and Southsea. Very scarce work. Sixteen black-and-white photographic views. A collection of images displaying points of interest in Portsmouth and S...

The Lovely Thames, Illustrated with 16 Coloured Photographs

J.J. Keliher & Co. Limited · 1904 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, J.J. Keliher & Co. Limited, 1904. First edition. Paperback. A charming Victorian album of coloured reproductions of photographs of the beloved River Thames, and surrounding areas. The first edition of this very scarce work in the publisher's original pictorial pap...

The Brighton Road: Speed, Sport, and History on the Classic Highway

Charles G. Harper · 1906 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Chapman & Hall, 1906. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this illustrated work on the road to Brighton. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, forty-nine black-and-white plates, and many in-text images. Collated complete. An illustrative work on t...

Through Ten English Counties

James John Hissey · 1894 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Richard Bentley & Son, 1894. First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition copy of this engaging and informative travel work by James John Hissey, with illustrations by the author. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth b...

Highways and Byways in the Lake District

A. G. Bradley · 1903 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1903. Leather. A smart reprint of this illustrated work on the highways and byways to explore around the Lake District in England, with a folding map. Reprinted, 1903. Originally published, 1901. Illustrated with a frontispiece, eight-six in-...

Picturesque Europe. The British Isles.

Various · 1884 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, Cassell & Company, Limited, c1883. Leather. An impressive illustrated work looking at the beauties of the British Isles, a lavishly illustrated work with many plates and wood engravings. Two volumes from a total of five, these two volumes focusing on the British Isles....