Viaggi e geografia

The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex

Thomas Walker Horsfield · 1835 · Rooke Books

£640.00 (€767.14 | $845.53 | ¥135,020)

Lewes and London, Sussex Press, 1835. Leather. A lovely first edition of Thomas Walker Horsfield's important history of Sussex, bound in smart leather. Written by Thomas Walker Horsfield, a topographer and historian best known for this work, which was considered a standar...

Brighton and Its Coaches a History of the London and Brighton Road with Some Account of the Provincial Coaches That Have Run from Brighton

William C. A. Blew · 1894 · Rooke Books

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

London, John C. Nimmo, 1894. First edition. Leather. A finely bound first edition work, narrating the history of the London and Brighton coaching road, an interesting work complete with hand coloured plates. The first edition of this work.Bound by Bayntuns.An interesting histo...

Comparative Account of the Population of Great Britain in the Years 1801, 1811, 1821, and 1831; with the Annual Value of Real Property in the Year 1815; Also, a Statement of Progress in the Inquiry Regarding the Occupations of Families and Persons, and the Duration of Life, As Required by the Population of 1830

1831 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, The House of Commons, 1831. Cloth. A fascinating reference work on the population of Britain during the Georgian era, comprising of information taken from census, illustrated with two colour maps. An extensive study into the population of Britain shown through the cens...

The London Panoramas of Robert Barker and Thomas Girtin Circa 1800

Hubert J. Pragnell · 1968 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, London Topographical Society No. 109, 1968. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this work reproducing beautiful panoramas of London by Robert Barker and Thomas Girtin in the nineteenth century. The first edition of this work by Hubert J. Pragnell, reproducing so...

Thyme and Bergamot

Chritsopher Sandeman · 1947 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, The Dropmore Press, 1947. First edition. Cloth. A charming Limited Edition first person account of the pleasures of a travelling botanist, illustrated throughout with the engravings of John O'Connor. A limited edition work printed on handmade paper, this is no. 15...

Kelly&Apos;S Directory of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire

ed. A. Lindsay Kelly · 1924 · Rooke Books

£97.00 (€116.27 | $128.15 | ¥20,464)

London, Kelly's Directories Ltd. 1924 . Cloth. A 1923 edition of Kelly's Directory covering three Home Counties, each county with a folding map frontispiece. Covering Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.Kelly's Directory was a trade dictionary, listing bu...

Monuments and Monumental Inscriptions in Scotland

Charles Rogers · 1871 · Rooke Books

£245.00 (€293.67 | $323.68 | ¥51,687)

London, Charles Griffin and Co. 1871-2. First edition. Cloth. The complete collection of these two volumes concerning the monuments and monumental inscriptions of Scotland. The scarce first editions. The scarce first edition of this extensive work on the architecture of Scotla...

Versailles

Jean-Marie Perouse de Montclos; John Goodman · 1991 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London, Abbeville Press, 1991. First edition. Cloth. A beautiful and superb example of this first English edition work on the beauties of Versailles, lavishly illustrated in colour throughout. The first English edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.A beaut...

A Botanist in Southern Africa

John Hutchinson · 1946 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,916)

London, P. R. Gawthorn, 1946. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this botanical work examining the author's months spent in South Africa, richly illustrated throughout. The author travelled to South Africa twice to collect botanical samples, between 1928 and 1929, a...

Haunted London

Walter Thornbury; Edward Walford [ed.] · 1880 · Rooke Books

£900.00 (€1,078.79 | $1,189.03 | ¥189,872)

London, Chatto and Windus, 1880. First edition. Leather. A very scarce two volume extended first edition of this work on 'the London of the present haunted by the London of the past&apos. With a signed letter from Lord Rosebery. A very scarce two volume edition of this wo...

Rambles in the Lake Country and Its Borders

Edwin Waugh · 1861 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.95 | ¥12,447)

London, Whittaker and Co, 1861. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Edwin Waugh's vivid account of his ramble around the lake country, a wonderful look at the coast and countryside of Victorian England. The first edition of this work.A charming topographical ramble...

Wales Illustrated, in a Series of Views

[Henry Gastineau] · 1830 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

London, Jones & Co, 1830. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this illustrated look at the topography of North Wales, a beautiful work with many original landscape drawings by Henry Gastineau. The first edition of this work.'Wales Illustrated' looks at the b...

London: Mediaeval and Elizabethan. An Address Delivered to the London Reform Union, December 7th, 1896

Sir Walter Besant; The Earl of Rosebery · 1897 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, The London Reform Union, 1897 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce volume comprising Sir Walter Besant's very interesting address to the London reform Union in 1896 on the position of London worldwide at the time. The first edition of this work; a very scarce boo...

Domestic Colonial Architecture of Tidewater Virginia

Thomas Tileston Waterman; John A. Barrows; Fiske Kimball · 1969 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

New York, Dover Publications, Inc. 1969. Paperback. A beautiful example of this guide to the common domestic colonial architecture seen in the Tidewater region of Virginia, illustrated throughout. A detailed study of the examples of domestic colonial architecture in the Tidewa...

Historical Church Atlas

Edmund McClure · 1897 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1897. Cloth. A descriptive atlas of the various beautiful historical churches across the world, illustrated with eighteen colour maps. A very scarce descriptive atlas on the historical Christian churches found across the world...

Les Rues de Paris Paris Ancien Et Moderne Origines, Histoire Monuments, Costumes, Moeurs, Chroniques Et Traditions

Louis Lurine · 1844 · Rooke Books

£200.00 (€239.73 | $264.23 | ¥42,194)

Paris, G Kugelmann , 1844. First edition. Hardback. Two volumes on Paris: its history, culture, art, and chronicles. A fascinating and profusely illustrated set. The first edition of this work, in the original, French language. A thorough exploration of Pairs, its different m...

Etchings of Bath

Fred E Ellison · 1888 · Rooke Books

£390.00 (€467.48 | $515.24 | ¥82,278)

London; Bristol, Chiswick Press; Charles Whittingham; William George's Sons, 1888. First edition. Leather. A scarce, limited edition collection of illustrations regarding the city of Bath. A fantastic collection of drawings which provides a look at historic Bath. Limited ...

A Topographical and Historical Description of the County of Salop; Containing an Account of Its Towns, Castles, Antiquities, Churches, Monuments, Public Edifices, Picturesque Scenery, the Residences of the Nobility, Gentry, &C. Accompanied with Biographical Notices of Eminent and Learned Men to Whom This County Has Given Birth

Joseph Nightingale · 1818 · Rooke Books

£525.00 (€629.30 | $693.60 | ¥110,759)

London, Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1818. Leather. A very scarce topography and history of Shropshire, illustrated throughout, including with a folding map. A very scarce work.A detailed and fascinating topographical work and study into the history of the county of Salop, or S...

The Church-Goer. Rural Rides; or, Calls at Country Churches

[Joseph Leech] · 1850 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Bristol, John Ridler, 1850. Leather. The third edition of this topographical work, discussing the churches in the South West of England. The third edition of this work, the second series.An interesting look into the churches and their architecture, with a focus on the chruches...

Observations on the Western Parts of England, Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty, to Which Are Added a Few Remarks on the Picturesque Beauties of the Isle of Wight

William Gilpin · 1798 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

London, T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies, 1798. First edition. Leather. A nice first edition of William Gilpin's charming topographical work on the West of England, illustrated with beautiful aquatint plates. The first edition of this work. A charming travel work that focuses...