Viaggi e geografia

A Tour Through Several of the Midland and Western Departments of France, in the Months of June, July, August, and September, 1802. With Remarks on the Manners, Customs, and Agriculture of the Country.

Rev. W. Hughes · 1803 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, J. Cundee for Thomas Ostell, 1803 . First edition. Leather. Illustrated with four engraved plates, this is the scarce first edition of the Rev. W. Hughes's account of his tour in France in the summer of 1802. The scarce first edition of this work.Illustrated with ...

A Descriptive and Historical Account of the Town and Country of Newcastle Upon Tyne, Including the Borough of Gateshead

E. Mackenzie · 1827 · Rooke Books

£390.00 (€467.48 | $515.24 | ¥82,278)

Newcastle upon Tyne, Mackenzie and Dent, 1827. First edition. Leather. An attractively bound first edition of Eneas Mackenzie's topographical study of the city of Newcastle. Illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work, with both volumes bound in one. With a tit...

Sussex: Painted by Wilfrid Ball

Wilfrid Ball · 1907 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Adam & Charles Black, 1907. Cloth. Wilfrid Ball's history and topographical study of Sussex, with picturesque colour scenes painted by the author and a folding map of the area. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. 75 colour plates, including t...

Swiss Pictures, Drawn with Pen and Pencil

Anonymous · 1866 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, The Religious Tract Society , 1866. First edition. Cloth. A first edition collection of beautiful illustrations and information regarding Switzerland, illustrated by Edward Whymper. The first edition. Dated from similar copies. Published anonymously although often accr...

Texas and the Gulf of Mexico; or, Yachting in the New World

Mrs. Houstoun [Matilda Charlotte Houstoun] · 1844 · Rooke Books

£2,950.00 (€3,536.04 | $3,897.36 | ¥622,358)

London, John Murray, 1844. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of Mrs. Houstoun's illustrated two volume account of her yachting adventures in mid-nineteenth century America. The scarce two volume first edition of British travel writer, novelist, biographer, an...

Travels in the United States, Etc. During 1849 and 1850

Lady Emmeline Stuart Wortley · 1851 · Rooke Books

£2,400.00 (€2,876.78 | $3,170.74 | ¥506,325)

London, Richard Bentley, 1851 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce three volume first edition of Lady Emmeline Stuart-Wortley's best known work, an account of her North American travels in the mid nineteenth century. After the death of Lady Stuart Wortley's husband in ...

The History of Thame and Its Hamlets&Apos; Including the Abbey of Thame, Prebend, Free School

Mr. Lupton · 1860 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)

Thame, J. E. and F. Bradford, 1860. First edition. Leather. A scarce first edition toporagphical history of Thame, Oxfordshire, illustrated throughout. From the library of the Viscount Esher. The first edition of this scarce work.Illustrated with a folding plate, and six plate...

Six Views of Blenheim, Oxfordshire; the Seat of His Grace the Duke of Marlborough

K. P. Neale · 1823 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

London, Sherwood, Jones, & Co; et al, 1823. Leather. A very scarce illustrated view of the striking and important Blenheim Palace, a charming topographical work by J. P. Neale. A very scarce work.Illustrated with an engraved title page and five plates on mounted India paper.Co...

Slater&Apos;S (Late Pigot & Co. ) Royal National Commercial Directory and Topography of the Counties of Gloucester, Hereford, Monmouth, Shropshire, and North and South Wales, and of the City of Chester

Isaac Slater · 1868 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)

London, Isaac Slater, 1868. Leather. An scarce and extensive topographical work of reference for numerous counties in England and Wales, including several folding maps in colour. An interesting and extremely extensive topographical work for the counties of Gloucester, Hereford...

Under Hawaiian Skies

Albert Pierce Taylor · 1922 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

Honolulu, Advertiser Publishing Company, 1922. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this vivid, illustrated history of the Hawaiian islands, a signed presentation copy by the author. A vivid descriptive history of the Hawaiian islands, with chapters on Captain James Cook...

A Cheltenham Bi-Centenary. 1713-1913. The Parish Church Boys&Apos; School for 200 Years

C. A. Probert; W. G. Errington; William Pilley · 1913 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Cheltenham, Not Stated, 1913. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce work celebrating the Parish Church Boy's School in Cheltenham on its bicentenary, complete with plates. A scarce first edition.A charming history of the Parish Church Boy's School in...

Stonehenge and Its Earth-Works

Edgar Barclay · 1895 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, D. Nutt, 1895 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Edgar Barclay's illustrated study of the history and architecture of Stonehenge and its surroundings.  Illustrated with photographic plates, illustrated head and tail pieces, two folding plates and seven ...

Hedge End and Botley in Old Picture Postcards

Millie Pharo · 1983 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Zaltbommel, European Library, 1983. First edition. Hardback. An interesting collection of old photographs of Hedge End and Botley, from the Victorian period and early 21st century. The first edition. In the original hardcover binding with photograph title to the front board. A...

Twilight in Italy

D. H. Lawrence · 1924 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London , Duckworth and Co. 1924. Cloth. A smart collection of travel essays by the prolific author and poet, D. H. Lawrence. A second impression of the first edition. In full cloth binding. A collection of travel essays by D. H. Lawrence. Stretching beyond the boundaries of co...

A Topographical Dictionary of Wales

Samuel Lewis · 1833 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

London, S. Lewis and Co. 1833. First edition. Leather. A fascinating topographical dictionary of Wales, handsomely bound in quarter morocco, and illustrated with numerous engravings and folding maps. An early nineteenth-century topographical dictionary of Wales, comprising of ...

The Continental Tourist, and Pictorial Companion

Anonymous · 1830 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Black and Armstrong, c1836. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this wonderful pictorial guide to the major cities and scenes of 1830s Europe, illustrated with steel engraved plates from Clarkson Stanfield. The first edition of this impressively illustrated guid...

Kent

W. Teignmouth Shore · 1907 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, A and C Black, 1907. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated guide to Kent, England, illustrated lavishly in colour throughout. The first edition of this work. A charming and insightful study into the county of Kent, England, an interest...

Souvenir de Las Palmas

0 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Not Stated, Not Stated, c1920. Paperback. A lovely photographic collection of the buildings, beaches, and topographical landscape of the Canary Islands, bound in the original paper covered boards. Very Scarce.Illustrated with sixteen pages of full-page photographs. This is a ...

Lavengro; the Scholar-the Gypsy-the Priest

George Borrow · 1902 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, John Murray , 1902. Leather. A lovely new edition, second impression of George Borrow's memoir novel Lavengro. This is a new edition, second impression of Lavengro by George Borrow, containing the unaltered text of the original issue; some suppressed episodes now ...

Devon

V. C. Clinton-Baddeley · 1925 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, A & C Black , [1925]. First edition. Cloth. First edition of this book exploring the county of Devon, beautifully captured with colourful plates by Sutton Palmer. A survey of Devon by V. C. Clinton-Baddeley, exploring the county of Devon: its people and city life, with...