Viaggi e geografia

The City of Falling Angels

John Berendt · 2005 · Rooke Books

£36.00 (€43.15 | $47.56 | ¥7,595)

London, Sceptre, 2005. First edition. Hardback. An excellent, signed, first UK edition of John Berendt's sweeping non-fiction work. This signed first UK edition of acclaimed non-fiction writer and journalist John Berendt's 'The City Of Falling Angels' explo...

The Environs of Exeter a Description of Fordland, Ugbrooke, Chudleigh, Watcombe, and Babbacombe, Dawlish, Lushcome, and Teignmouth

T. H. Williams · 1815 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

Exeter; London, P. Hedgeland; T. Macdonald, 1815. Cloth. A very scarce and beautifully detailed illustrated work on the local topography of Devon, written and illustrated by the wood engraver Thomas H. Williams, written at a time when Devon was becoming a popular tourist attra...

The Buckinghamshire Miscellany, a Series of Concise and Interesting Articles Illustrative of the History, Topography and Archaeology of the County of Buckingham, Compiled and Edited by Robert Gibbs.

Robert Gibbs · 1891 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

Aylesbury, Printed by R. Gibbs, "Bucks Advertiser & Aylesbury News" Office, 1891. Cloth. An interesting topographical work by Robert Gibbs, exploring the English county of Buckinghamshire. Bound in the publisher's original cloth binding, this work celebrates the history a...

Records of Old Times Historical, Social, Political, Sporting and Agricultural

J. Kersley Fowler · 1898 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.70 | $290.65 | ¥46,413)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1898. Cloth. A large paper limited edition copy of this work of British history and topography by J. Kersley Fowler. With an ink inscription to the edition page in which the author addresses his son, Robert Richard Fowler. Limited edition large paper c...

Hints on Shooting and Fishing Both on Sea and Land and in the Freshwater Lochs of Scotland; Being the Experiences of Christopher Idle.

Christopher Idle · 1855 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition copy of this fascinating guide on shooting for young sportsmen, with additional attention to given such other sports as boating, sailing, and sea-loch fishing. Featuring a tipped...

Traditions of Lancashire

John Roby · 1928 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Frederick Warne and Co, 1928-30. Cloth. The complete two volumes of this influential two-volume study on English folklore, 'The Traditions of Lancashire&apos. Both are illustrated, with the original unclipped dustwrapper. Being the first and second series and held...

Surrey

A Hope Moncrieff · 1912 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, A and C Black, 1912. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated work on the county of Surrey, held in the original pictorial cloth binding. An attractive reprint of this work. With 75 plates and a folding map to the rear. Collated, complete. Illustrations to this work are by the...

Dundee Its Quaint and Historic Buildings

A. C. Lamb · 1895 · Rooke Books

£775.00 (€928.96 | $1,023.88 | ¥163,501)

Nethergate, George Petrie, 1895. Leather. A lavishly illustrated signed limited edition work of Alexander Lamb's 'Dundee' a work on the streets and buildings of Dundee. Very very rare with the original wrapper. Signed by the author to the edition page. Held in a...

Cassell&Apos;S Topographical Guides the County of Surrey: Its History, Antiquities, and Topography. With an Itinerary for the Tourist

Unamed · 1865 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1865. Cloth. A topographical guide to the English country of Surrey from the nineteenth century Showcasing the highlights of the county of Surrey for the 19th century tourist, this charming volume explores offers a comprehensive tourist itin...

Our Village

Mary Russell Mitford; Anne Thackeray Ritchie · 1893 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1893. Cloth. A limited large paper edition of Mary Russell Mitford's rural sketches, illustrated throughout by Hugh Thomson. A limited edition work, being one of four-hundred and seventy copes printed as a large paper edition. 'Our Village&a...

A Walk Through Leicester: Being a Guide to Strangers Containing a Description of the Town and Its Environs, with Remarks Upon Its History and Antiquities.

Susanna Watts · 1902 · Rooke Books

£105.00 (€125.86 | $138.72 | ¥22,152)

Leicester, Unnamed, 1902. Cloth. A scarce 1902 reprint of Susanna Watt's 1804 guidebook, 'A Walk Through Leicester&apos. Complete with a folding map: 'Plan of the Town of Leicester&apos. 'A Walk Through Leicester' was reportedly the first guidebook to ...

Bradshaw&Apos;S Railway Companion, Containing Times of Departure

George Bradshaw · 1840 · Rooke Books

£575.00 (€689.23 | $759.66 | ¥121,307)

Manchester, Bradshaw & Blacklock, 1840 . First edition. Cloth. Illustrated with a wealth of folding maps, this is the scarce first edition of George Bradshaw's 'Railway Companion', housed in a display case. The scarce first edition of this work, correctly priced...

A Collection of 19th-Century Parliamentary Acts Concerning the Roads and Turnpikes of Shropshire

[D. Jones, Parliamentary Agent] · 1813 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

London; Shrewsbury, Thorp, Pritt, and Sherwood; W. Egerton Jeffreys, 1813-1834. Leather. A fascinating piece of Shropshire history, offering five very scarce parliamentary reports on its roads and turnpikes. Five very scarce Parliamentary reports bound together, relating to th...

Parliamentary Elections of the Borough of Shrewsbury, from 1283 to 1859.

Edward Edwards · 1859 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

Shrewsbury, Edward Edwards, 1859 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of Edward Edwards"s illustrated history of Shrewsbury"s parliamentary elections, tracing the borough"s political representation from 1283 to 1859. In a later red cloth binding, with the original ...

Chances of Sports of Sorts in Five Continents

Colonel T.A. St. Quintin · 1912 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, William Blackwood, 1912. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a fascinating autobiography of a royal hussar's sporting experiences as a rider across the globe. The first edition of Chances of Sports of Sorts in Five Continents, written by British veteran and...

Barthomley in Letters from a Former Rector to His Eldest Son

The Rev. Edward Hinchliffe · 1856 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans , 1856. Leather. The first edition of this charming ode to the British village of Barthomley, explored in a series of letters by a former rector. The first edition.  In a quarter crushed morocco library rebind, with reference notati...

The South-Eastern Railway Manual: Describing the Cities, Towns, and Villages

Anonymous · 1850 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Smith, Elder and Co, 1850 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this charming mid 19th century guide to the South Eastern Railway, offering advice on destinations to visit along the route. The very scarce first edition. Lacking the folding frontispie...

A Topographical Dictionary of the Dominion of Wales

Nicholas Carlisle · 1811 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

London, Printed for the Author by W. Bulmer and Co. 1811. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this sweeping topographical survey of Wales by Nicholas Carlisle, illustrated with twelve colour maps. Rebound in later calf, with contemporary diced calf boards laid down. ...

A Series of Etchings Illustrative of the Architectural Antiquities of Norfolk

John Sell Cotman · 1818 · Rooke Books

£1,495.00 (€1,791.99 | $1,975.10 | ¥315,399)

London, C. Sloman; Longman and Co; Lackinton and Co, 1818 . First edition. Leather. Illustrated with sixty etchings by John Sell Cotman, this is the very scarce first edition of this wonderfully illustrated study of the architecture and antiquities of Norfolk. The very scarce ...

The Watering Places of Great Britain and Fashionable Directory, Illustrated with Views

[Isaac Taylor Hinton] · 1831 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, For the Proprietors by I. T. Hinton, 1831. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this illustrated guide to Britain"s fashionable watering places, with engravings after W. H. Bartlett. In a contemporary half calf binding with marbled paper boards. Front board ful...