Viaggi e geografia

An Exploration of Exmoor and the Hill Country of West Somerset

John Lloyd Warden Page · 1893 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Seeley & Co. Limited, 1893. Cloth. A smart third edition of this illustrated exploration of Exmoor from British correspondent John Lloyd Warden Page. Third edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece, seventeen plates, and one folding map. Collated complete. ...

Tramps and Drives in the Craven Highlands

Harry Speight · 1895 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Elliot Stock, 1895. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this insightful travel book on the Craven Highlands in North-West Yorkshire. First edition. Scarce edition. Illustrated with a folding map frontispiece, eight plates, another folding map, and numerous i...

Central Italy and Rome: Handbook for Travellers

Karl Baedeker · 1909 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Leipzig, Karl Baedeker , 1909 . Cloth. An excellent example of Karl Baedeker's informative travel handbook on central Italy and Rome, illustrated with numerous folding maps and plans. The fifteenth edition of Baedeker's handbook for Central Italy. Bound in the publi...

The Bailiwick of Guernsey (the Islands of Guernsey, Alderney and Sark)

0 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Guernsey, The Star and Gazette LTD, c1936. Paperback. A scarce volume exploring the beauty and history of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, illustrated throughout. A scarce work.A charming volume promoting Guernsey, Alderney, and Sark, exploring the beauty of the islands, inviting pe...

The History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster

Edward Baines; James Croston · 1888 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)

Manchester; London, John Heywood, 1888-93. Leather. Baines' detailed history of Lancashire, an illustrated exploration of the county complete in five volumes. Complete in five volumes.An extensive history of County Palatine and Lancaster. This work goes into great detail ...

The History of Wigan

David Sinclair · 1882 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

Wigan, Wall, Printer and Publisher, "Observer" Office, 1882 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce two volume first edition of David Sinclair's informative and detailed historical account of the development of Wigan throughout the centuries. The very scarce first edition, com...

Glasgow and Its Clubs

John Strang · 1856 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London and Glasgow, Richard Griffin and Company, 1856. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this unique history of Glasgow by John Strang, told through the various clubs in the city. The first edition.This is a fascinating history of the city of Glasgow, from the 1750s t...

The Official Post Office Directory and Gazetteer of Victoria (Australia): 1871-2

F. F. Bailliere · 1871 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.37 | ¥68,565)

Melbourne , F. F. Bailliere, Publisher, 1871 . First edition. Cloth. The official post office directory for the state of Victoria, Australia, for the years 1871 and 1872, a very scarce work, bound with the original advertisements. First edition. Bound in the publisher's c...

Bengal District Gazetteers: Cuttack

L. S. S. O'Malley · 1906 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)

Calcutta, The Bengal Secretariat Book Depot, 1906 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce guide to the Bengal district of Cuttack, compiled by Indian Civil Servant Lewis Sydney Steward O'Malley. The first edition of this very scarce work.A gui...

Wales Illustrated, in a Series of Views

Henry Gastineau · 1830 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Jones & Co, 1830. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Henry Gastineau's beautifully illustrated picturesque guide to the views of North and South Wales, complete in one volume. The first edition.Complete as two volumes bound in one, with 'North Wales...

Life in an English Village

Noel Carrington · 1949 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Middlesex , Penguin Books, 1949. First edition. Hardback. The scarce first edition of this depiction of rural English life, with sixteen original lithographic plates by Edward Bawden. The scarce first edition of this volume. In the publisher's original paper-covered stif...

Transactions and Proceedings of the Japan Society, London

Various · 1896 · Rooke Books

£1,400.00 (€1,678.12 | $1,849.60 | ¥295,357)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co. Limited; Henry Frowde, 1896-1921. First edition. Paperback. A terrific set of illustrated volumes containing formal records of activities of the Japan Society, London. A terrific collection of twenty-one volumes containing formal rec...

The Africa News Cookbook: African Cooking for Western Kitchens

Tami Hultman [ed.] · 1986 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

New York, Penguin Books , 1986. Paperback. A brilliant copy of this Africa News Cookbook, filled with a range of traditional dishes. First published in 1985 by Africa News Service, Inc. This edition published by Viking Penguin the year after. In the publisher's paperback...

The Expedition of the Florentines to Chios (1599)

Philip P. Argenti · 1934 · Rooke Books

£1,500.00 (€1,797.99 | $1,981.71 | ¥316,453)

London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1934 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptional example of the very scarce first edition of this account of the 1599 expedition of the Florentines to the Greek island of Chios. In the superior quarter paper vellum binding. The first edition, firs...

The Isle of Bute in the Olden Time

James King Hewison · 1893 · Rooke Books

£725.00 (€869.03 | $957.83 | ¥152,952)

London, W. Blackwood and Sons, 1893-1895 . First edition. Cloth. The two volume first edition of J. K. Hewison's richly illustrated guide to the history of the Isle of Bute. A complete two volume first edition.Volume I is subtitled 'Celtic Saints and Heroes', an...

Memories of Our Great Towns with Anecdotic Gleanings Concerning Their Worthies and Their Oddities

John Doran · 1882 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Chatto and Windus, 1882. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated account of British towns where the 'British Association for the Advancement of Science' held their meetings. The new edition. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and thirty-seven monochrome illu...

Remains Historical and Literary Connected with the Palatine Counties of Lancaster and Chester

James Tait [editor] · 1916 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Manchester, The Chetham Society, 1916. Cloth. A smart first edition of this scarce volume from The Chetham Society on Lancaster and Chester, with a folding map. First edition. New series. Scarce. Volume 75. With a large folding map to the rear. Collated complete. A historical ...

Adam Was a Ploughman

C. Henry Warren · 1947 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

London, Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1947. First edition. Cloth. This very scarce first edition, first impression of C. Henry Warren's illustrated collection of portrayals describing so-called "true country dwellers", with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition,...

Mornings in Mexico

D. H. Lawrence [David Herbert Lawrence] · 1927 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Martin Secker, 1927 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression of this collection of travel essays by D. H. Lawrence. The first edition, first impression. In the publisher's original cloth. This work features a collection of travel essays by Dav...

The Ritchies in India

Gerald Ritchie · 1820 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, John Murray, 1820 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of Gerald Ritchie's account of the experiences of his family in India. The first edition of this very scarce work.A biographical examination of the life of William Ritchie during his time in I...