Viaggi e geografia

Antiquities of the Inns and Court of Chancery: Containing Historical and Descriptive Sketches

W. Herbert · 1804 · Rooke Books

£370.00 (€443.50 | $488.82 | ¥78,059)

London, Vernor and Hood, 1804. First edition. Leather. A complete first edition copy of this interesting history on the Inns and Court of Chancery, complete with twenty-four plates. The first edition of this work.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and twenty-three plates. Collat...

1990 Wootton Hundred (South) Including Woodstock Volume XII of a History of the County of Oxford

Alan Crossley · 1990 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1990 . First edition. Cloth. First edition, first impression of Volume XII of A History of the County of Oxford in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, first impression of Wootton Hundred (South) Including Woodstock edited by Ala...

Great Britain Illustrated

Thomas Moule · 1830 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, Charles Tilt, 1830. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this illustrated topographical work on the beautiful picturesque scenes of Britain, lavishly illustrated throughout. A lavishly illustrated work on the topography of Great Britain, illustrated by William ...

Sketches of Durham: Being an Attempt to Indicate to the Stranger Some of the Most Prominent Objects of Interest in That Place and Neighbourhood

Rev. George Ornsby · 1846 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

Durham, George Andrews, 1846 . First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of this mid nineteenth century study of Durham, illustrated with four lithographic plates. Illustrated with an engraved lithographic frontispiece and three further plates, alongside a number of vig...

An Inventory of the Ancient and Historical Monuments of the City of Edinburgh with the Thirteenth Report of the Commission

1951 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, His Majesty's Stationery Office , 1951. First edition. Cloth. Bright first edition of this large paper volume concerning the architecture of the city of Edinburgh. The first edition of this work. A study of ancient and historical monuments that embellish the city ...

A New Description of Blenheim

William Mavor · 1874 · Rooke Books

£79.00 (€94.69 | $104.37 | ¥16,667)

Oxford, H. Slatter, c1820. Hardback. A topographical guide to Blenheim, the seat of the Duke of Marlborough, including the original folding map. A fascinating topographical guide to Blenheim, the seat of The Duke of Marlborough. Including a full description of the paintings, t...

The Book of the Thames, from Its Rise to Its Fall

Mr. and Mrs. S.C. Hall · 1877 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, J.S. Virtue and Company, 1877. Cloth. A profusely illustrated work on the history of the River Thames, written by husband and wife Samuel Carter Hall and Anna Maria Hall. A new edition. The Book of the Thames is a comprehensive and engaging history of the river Thames....

Our Beautiful England and Beautiful Ireland Ten Volume Illustrated Collection

Various · 1920 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London; London, Dublin, Belfast, The Gresham Publishing Company Ltd; The Gresham Publishing Company Limited. c1920. Cloth. A beautiful illustrated ten volume collection of works from the Our Beautiful Homeland Series and Beautiful Ireland. Ten volumes from the Our Beautiful En...

Two Books by C.A. Johns: British Trees and British Birds

C. A. Johns · 1911 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, George Routledge and Sons, Ltd.; George Routledge & Sons, Limited. 1911-1935. Cloth. Two lovely illustrated books by C. A. Johns, on British trees and birds respectively. Two books in original publisher's binding by C. A. Johns.Charles Alexander Johns was a ninete...

The Scenery of Switzerland and the Causes to Which It Is Due

Sir John Lubbock · 1896 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

London , Macmillan and Co. 1896. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating first edition copy of The Scenery of Switzerland, with illustrations throughout. First edition copy of The Scenery of Switzerland and the Causes to which it is Due. Lubbock was inspired to write this volume ...

A Bibliographical Account of the Works Relating to English Topography

John Tricks Spalding · 1912 · Rooke Books

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

Exeter, James G Commin, 1912-3. Vellum. A comprehensive bibliography of the works relating to English topography from library of John Spalding, signed by Spalding to the frontispieces in Volume I and IV. A fascinating and comprehensive bibliography of the works relating to Bri...

The Street Names of Lewes

L. S. Davey · 1961 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Lewes, The Friends of Lewes Society, 1961. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon guide to the street names of Lewes, illustrated and with a map of Lewes as it was in 1620. Uncommon. An interesting work published by the Friends of Lewes Society, regarding the street names of Lewes....

A Treatise of the Roman Ports and Forts in Kent

William Somner · 1693 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

Oxford, James Brome, 1693. First edition. Leather. The first edition of William Somner's fascinating study on the Roman antiquities found in Kent, illustrated with a portrait frontispiece of the author. The first edition.ESTC citation number R19864.Illustrated with a fron...

1875 London a Complete Guide to the Places of Amusement, Objects of Interest

1875 · Rooke Books

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

London , Henry Herbert , 1875. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated and decorative guide to London and the places of interest and amusement within the city. This is a beautiful illustrated guide to London detailing the places of amusement, objects of interest, parks, clubs, market...

Divine Landscapes

Ronald Blythe · 1986 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

San Diego, New York, London, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1986. First edition. Cloth. The first American edition of this topographical work by Ronald Blythe, which depicts 'the enchanted places of Britain', with photographs by Edwin Smith and an ink inscription from th...

A Compendious History of Sussex

Mark Antony Lower · 1870 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

Lewes, Geo. P. Bacon, 1870 . First edition. Leather. An extra illustrated copy of the two volume first edition of Mark Antony Lower's detailed study of Sussex. The first edition of Mark Antony Lower's two volume study of the history and topography of Sussex. An extra...

The Great Earthquake in Japan, 1891

John Milne; W. K. Burton · 1892 · Rooke Books

£1,575.00 (€1,887.89 | $2,080.80 | ¥332,276)

Yokohama, Lane, Crawford & Co, 1892. Cloth. A very scarce early work on the devastating 1891 Mino-Owari earthquake, a commemorative work with photographs of the aftermath of the disaster. The second edition of this very scarce and important work.Illustrated with thirty photogr...

A History of Gravesend and Its Surroundings

Alex J. Philip · 0 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Wraysbury, Published by the Author, c1954. Cloth. A very smart, illustrated work on the local history of Gravesend, enclosed in the original dust wrapper. A fascinating local history of Gravesend, a small town in northwest Kent. Including chapters on the Roman occupation, the ...

Hampstead Garden Suburb

Mervyn Miller; A. Stuart Gray · 1992 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

Chichester, Phillimore & Co. 1992. Cloth. A colourfully illustrated topographical work on the north London suburb of Hampstead Garden, signed by both authors to the half title page. A fascinating and comprehensive geographical and topographical history of the north London subu...

Skelton&Apos;S Engraved Illustrations of the Principal Antiquities of Oxfordshire

Joseph Skelton · 1823 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)

Oxford, J. Skelton, 1823 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this impressive collection of fifty engravings of Oxfordshire antiquities. Engraved by the author, John Skelton, after the work of Frederick Mackenzie. The first edition of English engraver Joseph Skelton&...