Viaggi e geografia

The Pleasures of London

Felix Barker; Peter Jackson; Ann Saunders; Denise Silvester-Carr · 2008 · Rooke Books

£42.00 (€50.34 | $55.49 | ¥8,861)

London, London Topographical Society, 2008. Cloth. A very smart and bright edition of this memorials of the authors' knowledge of London, with many illustrations throughout. Illustrated throughout with photographs and figures, some of which are in colour. A work based on ...

Calendar of Letters from the Mayor & Corporation of the City of London, Circa A.D. 1350-1370

Reginald R. Sharpe [ed.] · 1885 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

London, John C. Francis, 1885 . First edition. Cloth. A presentation copy of this account of the letters of the Mayor and city of London between 1350 and 1370, with a signed letter from archivist Sir William Hardy. A presentation copy of this first edition, with a bookplate re...

Domesday Book Studies: Surrey

1987 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)

London, Alecto Historical Editions, 1987-1989 . First edition. Cloth. A beautiful example of limited edition The County Edition of the Domesday Book, with these volumes dedicated to the county of Surrey. This three volume set is number 210 of 1,000 copies produced. Housed in t...

Korea of the Japanese

H.B. Drake · 1930 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)

London, John Lane the Bodley Head, 1930 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of HB Drake's discussion of Korea in the late 1920s, illustrated throughout with contemporary photographs. Illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty-three monochrome photographi...

Devonshire and Cornwall Illustrated

J. Britton; E. W. Brayley · 1832 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

H. Fisher, R. Fisher & P. Jackson, London, 1832 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this illustrated study of Cornwall and Devonshire, beautifully illustrated throughout with engraved scenes. The first edition of this work, with two volumes bound in one. With two en...

The Tourist in Wales, Comprising Views of Picturesque Scenery, Towns, Castles, Antiquities, Seats of the Nobility, Gentry, &C

Anonymous · 1851 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)

London, George Virtue, 1851 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated insight into the towns and landscape of Wales in the first half of the nineteenth century. Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and forty-eight further plat...

A Detective in Essex

Donald Maxwell · 1933 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, John Lane: The Bodley Head, 1933. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this exploration of the topography of Essex by the illustrator Donald Maxwell. The first edition of this uncommon work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Donald Maxwell (1877-1...

Came to Oxford

Gertrude Bone · 1952 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

Oxford, Basil Blackwell , 1952. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Gertrude Bone's work dedicated to the city of Oxford, with illustrations by Muirhead Bone. Exploring the history and sceneries of the city of Oxford. The first edition of this work. Written by Gert...

The Village Series; Portrait Series

Various · 1988 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Robert Hale, 1988. First edition. Cloth. A collection of five volumes from Robert Hale's 'Village' and 'Portraits' series. In the colourful dust wrappers, only one price clipped to 'Portrait of the Cotswolds&apos.Comprised of the following...

The Charm of Cambridge

S. C. Roberts · 1927 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, A. & C. Black, Ltd. 1927. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated guide to Cambridge. First edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and twenty-three plates. Collated complete. A guide of Cambridge with details of: the approach to Cambridge, Pembroke ...

Sketches of Greenock and Its Harbours in 1886

Cathcart W. Methven · 1886 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

Greenock, James McKelvie & Sons, 1886. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this beautiful collection of illustrations from the harbour town of Greenock. First edition. Illustrated with forty-three plates with guard plates. Collated complete. A collection of sketches of Gr...

Titchmarsh Past and Present

Helen Belgion · 1979 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Northamptonshire, G. H. Belgion, 1979. First edition. Cloth. A scarce, illustrated work on the history of Titchmarsh, signed by the author. First edition. Scarce work. Signed by the author to the title page. Illustrated throughout with twenty-eight plates, three maps, and twen...

Memorials of Old Newcastle Upon Tyne

T. M. Richardson · 1880 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

Edinburgh, Thos. Gray & Co, [1880]. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this large paper, illustrated survey of Newcastle upon Tyne by Thomas Miles Richardson. First and only edition of this work, dated via Jisc. A scarce copy rarely seen in commerce. Large pape...

The Northern Tourist

Gage D. Amitie · 1834 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London , H. Fisher, R. Fosher & P. Jackson, 1834-1836. Cloth. Three volumes of The Northern Tourist, with many views of the countryside. Three volumes of The Northern Tourist. The Northern Tourist contains views of lake and mountain scenery in Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham ...

Ten Nineteenth Century Guidebooks

Various · 1856 · Rooke Books

£1,150.00 (€1,378.46 | $1,519.31 | ¥242,614)

London; Various, Crystal Palace Library and Bradbury and Evans; W. J. Adams and Sons and Simpkin, Marshall and Co.; Richard Pelton; Norman May & , 1856-1890 . Leather. London; Various: Crystal Palace Library and Bradbury and Evans; W. J. Adams and Sons and Simpkin, Marshall an...

Dublin a Study in Environment

John Harvey · 1965 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Dublin and London, Clonmore and Reynolds Limited; Burns and Oates Limited, 1965. Paperback. The author's proof copy of the second edition of his work on the history of Dublin. The very scarce author's proof copy of the second edition of Dublin A Study in Environment ...

Old Brighton Old Preston Old Hove

Frederick Harrison; James Sharp North · 1937 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

Brighton, 44 Market Street, 1937 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this history of the South East coast of England with illustrations, signed by both authors and in the very scarce dust wrapper. First edition of Old Brighton Old Preston Old Hove by Frederick Harriso...

England West

Sydney R. Jones · 1950 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.35 | $48.88 | ¥7,806)

London, The Studio Publications, 1950. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated first edition of this fascinating guide to the west of England, with a signed presentation from the author. First edition. Signed by the author in presentation to Reverend Martin Gibbs. Illu...

De Nederlanden

Folk Van Holland (pseud) · 1943 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,173)

Amsterdam, De Rechtvaerdige Trou, 1943. Cloth. A limited edition of this illustrated descriptive work on areas around the Netherlands. In the Dutch language. Dutch language. Limited edition of 250 copies, number of this issue has been removed. Illustrated throughout with many ...

The Cambrian Tourist, or, Post-Chaise Companion Through Wales; Containing Cursory Sketches of the Welsh Territories, and a Description of the Manners, Customs, and Games of the Natives

N/A · 1834 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Whittaker & Co. 1834. Cloth. An early 19th century travel guide to Wales, with two folding maps The eighth edition of this guide to travelling Wales by carriage, with two plates, two folding maps, and a folding chart. Beginning with a discussion of the Welsh language, ...