Viaggi e geografia

The London Weavers&Apos; Company 1600-1970

Alfred Plummer · 1972 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London; Boston, Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1972 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this illustrated history chronicling the oldest recorded Livery Company in the City of London, the Worshipful Company of Weavers, its people, governance, and ties to figures like Daniel Def...

Bankside Defined

Nigel Billen; Lance Knobel · 2006 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Duck Publishing, 2006. First edition. Cloth. A very pleasing first edition of this illustration guide to Bankside in London, England, with colour photographs throughout. First edition. Illustrated with hundreds of photographs in colour and black-and-white. When Chaucer...

Musical Haunts in London

F. G. Edwards · 1895 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, J. Curwen & Sons, 1895. First edition. Cloth. A richly illustrated first edition exploring London"s concert halls, theatres, churches, and salons with musical anecdotes and architectural history. In the publisher's original red cloth binding.This volume is an unda...

C1896 the Descriptive Album of London: A Pictorial Guide

George H. Birch · 1842 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, The Descriptive Album Publishing Company, c1896 . Cloth. A very scarce Coronation Edition of George H. Birch"s richly illustrated survey of London with 108 photographic plates. In the publisher's original red cloth binding. This copy is undated. Dated here using ...

Two Miniature Souvenir Accordion Photobooks (Paris & El Escorial)

None · 0 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Not Stated , Not Stated , c1920. Leather. Two fantastic and very scarce miniature souvenir accordion books showing landmarks of Paris and El Escorial. A delightful pair of miniature accordion souvenir books, one containing eight coloured prints of Paris landmarks and one conta...

Travels, Explorations and Empires: Writings from the Era of Imperial Expansion 1770-1835

Tim Fulford; Carol Bolton; Peter J. Kitson [editors] · 2001 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

London, Pickering & Chatto, 2001. First edition. Cloth. An excellent complete four volume first edition set of this expansive study of travel and travel writing through history. Complete in four volumes. First edition. A series exploring some of the earliest collections of tra...

Three Westmorland Rivers: The Kent, the Sprint, and the Mint

A. Wainwright · 1979 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Kendal, Westmorland Gazette, 1979. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this guide to the rivers of Westmorland, with pen and ink illustrations from the author throughout. First edition. Illustrated with seventy-five numbered drawings and numerous in-text figures and...

The Annals of Newark-Upon-Trent

Cornelius Brown · 1879 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, H. Sotheran & Co. 1879 . First edition. Cloth. An illustrated account of the market town of Newark-Upon-Trent, presenting the history, antiquities and curiosities of the borough, compiled by the editor of the local newspaper, Cornelius Brown. The first edition. Illustr...

History of the Commerce and Town of Liverpool

Thomas Baines · 1852 · Rooke Books

£349.00 (€418.33 | $461.08 | ¥73,628)

London; Liverpool, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1852 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of Thomas Baines's impressive study of the commercial history of Liverpool, illustrated with folding maps and in a striking binding. The first edition of this work, vi...

The History and Antiquities of the Cathedral Church of Lincoln

Charles Wild; John Britton [ed.] · 1837 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.41 | ¥39,029)

London, H. G. Bohn, 1837 . Cloth. The very scarce second edition of this detailed study of the history and antiquities of Lincoln Cathedral, also known as Lincoln Minster. A very scarce work.This second edition with additions and corrections, new tables, and an index, by John ...

Land of Scotch: Being an Account of the Topography and History of Scotland with Some Mention of the Products of That Country

Alastair M. Dunnett · 1953 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Edinburgh , Scotch Whisky Association , 1953. Leather. A limited edition historical and topographical anthology of Scotland, published as a souvenir for Queen Elizabeth's coronation. A limited edition numbered 1 to 1,500 and published as a souvenir of the coronation of Qu...

History and Description of Corfe Castle in the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset

Thomas Bond · 1883 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Edward Stanford, 1883. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated history of Corfe Castle in Dorset, with folding plans. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece, four plates, numerous in-text figures, and a folding plan to the r...

Country Contentments

Margaret Westerling · 1939 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Constable & Co Ltd. 1939. First edition. Cloth. A nostalgic and richly illustrated portrait of Cotswold country life through the seasons, capturing rural customs, landscapes, and traditions on the eve of war, with photographs from the author, complete with the original...

The Story of London

Henry B. Wheatley · 1906 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, J. M. Dent, 1906. Leather. A richly illustrated 1906 history of medieval London, featuring three fold-out maps, numerous plates, and a striking colour frontispiece of the city in 1588. Rebound in full dark green morocco with gilt decoration.First published in 1904 as p...

Report Improvements and Town Planning Committee to the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, Alderman and Commons of the City of London, in Common Council Assembled on the Preliminary Draft Proposals for Post-War Reconstructions in the City of London

1944 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, B. T. Batsford, 1944. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated proposal of improvements to be made to London after the Second World War. The first edition.A discussion and review of planning proposals made for the reconstruction of the city of London...

Bradshaw&Apos;S Monthly Railway and Steam Navigation Guide

George Bradshaw · 1845 · Rooke Books

£975.00 (€1,168.69 | $1,288.11 | ¥205,695)

London, Bradshaw's Railway Information Office, 1845 . First edition. Paperback. Two very scarce issues of 'Bradshaw"s Monthly Railway and Steam Navigation Guide', which were one of the most widely used and authoritative railway timetables in Britain during the 1...

The Bristol and Hotwell Guide

E. Shiercliff · 1793 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Bristol, Bulgin and Rosser; E. Shiercliff; et all, 1793. Leather. A scarce guide to Bristol and its neighbourhoods of Hotwells and Clifton. The second edition of this scarce work.A historical account of the city of Bristol, as well as Hotwell, which at the time that this work ...

A History of the Bristol Royal Infirmary

G. Munro Smith · 1917 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Bristol; London, J. W. Arrowsmith LTD; Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Company LTD, 1917. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of G. Munro Smith's history of the Bristol Royal Infirmary, an illustrated work. The first edition.Publisher's note regarding the wor...

Brandy de Jerez

Vicente Fernandez de Bobadilla; John Pownall [translator]; Rafael Castillo Martinez [translator] · 1990 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Madrid, CRYSESA, 1990. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first English edition of this illustrated study of the Brandy of Jerez. First English edition. Very scarce. Illustrated throughout with numerous colour images. A detailed study of the brandy produced in Jerez de la Fro...

G.H. Mumm & Co. 1827

1948 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Paris, E. Desfosses-Neogravure, 1948. Paperback. A very scarce copy of this illustrated study to the G. H. Mumm & Cie champagne house. Very scarce work. Illustrated with forty-nine photographs and a map of the region. A fascinating study of the G. H. Mumm & Cie, a Champagne ho...