Viaggi e geografia

2 Vols the Revolt of Aphrodite; the Greek Islands

Lawrence Durrell · 1974 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Faber and Faber, 1974-1978. First edition. Cloth. Two lovely volumes by Lawrence Durrell, combining a review copy of one of his most intriguing works of speculative fiction and a lavishly illustrated celebration of the Greek islands. In the publisher's original cl...

The Home Counties Magazine Volumes II-XIV

Various Authors · 1900 · Rooke Books

£400.00 (€479.46 | $528.46 | ¥84,388)

London, F.E. Robinson, George Bell et al, 1900-1912. Cloth. A thirteen volume set of The Home Counties Magazine, in attractive uniform binding. Focusing on the topography of London, Middlesex, Essex, Hertfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Surrey and Kent, the works offer a...

Selected Works of William Hepworth Dixon Her Majesty&Apos;S Tower, Free Russia and the Switzers

William Hepworth Dixon · 1870 · Rooke Books

£475.00 (€569.36 | $627.54 | ¥100,210)

London , Hurst and Blackett, 1870-1872. Leather. Selected works by William Hepworth Dixon. Her Majesty's Tower is an historical publication about the Tower of London. Free Russia and The Switzers are both travel works. With a colour frontispiece to volume I of Her Majesty...

Oxford and Exeter

Christopher Hobhouse; Bryan Little · 1941 · Rooke Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

London, B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1941 - 1953. First edition. Cloth. A two-volume set on the topography and history of Oxford and Exeter. This charmingly illustrated set of comprises a second edition 'Oxford' and first edition 'Exeter&apos. Both feature coloured and mo...

A Picturesque Tour of the River Thames in Its Western Course; Including Particular Descriptions of Richmond, Windsor and Hampton Court

John Fisher Murray · 1853 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,546)

London, Henry G Bohn, 1853. Leather. An illustrated tour of the Western end of the River Thames. Including details on Hampton Court, Twickenham, Windsor, Chelsea, Kingston, Richmond and more. Illustrated with over one hundred wood engravings. Rebacked in morocco with original ...

The Rivers of Great Britain; Rivers of the South and West Coasts

Various · 1897 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,173)

London, Cassell & Company, 1897. Cloth. A collection of topographical and geographical accounts of Britain's waterways in the South and West, with many illustrations. Each account is written by a different expert. So for example, The Southern Chalk Streams is written by W...

London Quotation & Picture Series

J. B. Reynolds · 1915 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,327)

London , A. and C. Black Ltd, 1915. Cloth. A charming book on London, illustrated with full-colour plates of landmarks including London Bridge, the Serpentine and the Middle Temple. Each plate is accompanied by prose or poems by writers including Charlotte Bronte, Charles Dick...

And So Make a City Here: The Story of a Lost Heathland

G. E. Bate · 1948 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,546)

Hounslow , Thomasons Limited, 1948. Cloth. A first edition of this history of the transformation of the heathlands of Middlesex into towns and cities. Illustrated throughout with numerous plates and maps. In a cloth binding with the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, ...

Old Road a Lancashire Childhood

Ruth Johnson; Alfred H. Body · 1974 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,546)

Didsbury , E. J. Morten, 1974. Cloth. A first edition of this collection of reminiscences of the town of Failsworth, in Lancashire. Illustrated throughout with numerous colour and monochrome plates. In a burgundy cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, g...

Eskimoleben

Fridtjof Nansen · 1903 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Leipzig & Berlin, Georg Heinrich Meyer, 1903. Cloth. A respectable copy of this study of the daily lives of the Inuit peoples by famed Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen. A respectable copy of this study of the daily lives of the Inuit peoples by famed Norwegian explorer Fridt...

The Ancient and Modern History of Nice

I. B. Davis · 1807 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, Tipper & Richards, 1807 . First edition. Hardback. Illustrated with a folding landscape frontispiece, this is the uncommon first edition of I. B. Davis's detailed history of the region surrounding Nice in France. The uncommon first edition of this work.Illustrated...

Map of Britain in the Dark Ages: North Sheet

Malcolm Neynoe MacLeod; O. G. S. Crawford · 1938 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Southhampton, Ordnance Survey, 1938 . First edition. Paperback. Impressive first edition of this Ordnance Survey colour folding map of bygone Britain. First edition.Publisher's original paperback.Impressive colour folding map to the rear. Five pages of colour maps in the ...

My African Journey

Winston Spencer Churchill · 1908 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.13 | $858.74 | ¥137,130)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1908 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Winston Churchill's account of his 1907 five month long trip to in East Africa. Illustrated throughout with photographic plates. The first edition of Winston Churchill's first hand accoun...

Topographical and Statistical Description of the County of Chester

G.A. Cooke · 1830 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper, 1830 . Paperback. The new Chester edition of this British Traveller's Guide; or Pocket County Directory, illustrated with picturesque engravings and a map of the county. The new edition in the publisher's original paper wraps.Ill...

In the Highlands of Staffordshire: Being a Series of Rambles Around Leek (Chiefly Extracted from a Young Lady&Apos;S Journal)

W. H. Nithsdale · 1906 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Leek, W. H. Eaton, 1906. First edition. Paperback. A scarce Staffordshire local-history ramble, offering walking tours of the Moorlands and surrounding villages, illustrated with twelve plates and six maps. In the publisher's original paper wraps.First edition. Illustrat...

2 Vols Sketches of Germany and the Germans, with a Glance at Poland Hungary and Switzerland, in 1834, 1835, and 1836.

An Englishman Resident in Germany" [Edmund Spencer] · 1836 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, Whittaker & Co. 1836. First edition. Cloth. A first-edition two-volume travel narrative by Edmund Spencer, portraying Germany and neighbouring regions through the observations of an English resident. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. First edition. Com...

The Stranger&Apos;S Companion in Chester

R. Evans · 1800 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Chester, G. Batenham, [c.1800] . Cloth. Scarce visitor's guide to Chester, charmingly illustrated and featuring additional guidance on the cathedral. Scarce fourth edition.Two volumes bound in one, consisting of:The Stranger's Companion in Chester;A Visit to the Cath...

Collected 20th-Century Pamphlets on London

Multiple authors · 1900 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, Geographia; H. A. Fox; G. Bell and Sons Ltd, et. al. c.1900-1942. Brochure/Pamphlet. A collection of scarce pamphlets on twentieth-century London topography and industry with many folding maps, in the publishers' original paper wraps. A collection of scarce works ...

A Short History of the Royal Parish of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, W.C.

John McMaster · 1916 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, G. Holder & Sons , 1916 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this churchwarden"s comprehensive history of St Martin-in-the-Fields, with early records, parish lore and illustrations throughout. In the publisher's original cloth binding, rebacked, with ...

Old Time Aldwych, Kingsway, and Neighbourhood

Charles Gordon · 1903 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1903. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition, illustrated, with lovely gilt motif to front board. An uncommon first edition copy of this detailed, engaging local history of Aldwych in London, in original black cloth binding. Decorated with in...