Viaggi e geografia

Aaraurer Stadtbilder Aus Vierhundert Jahren

Walther Merz · 1612 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Aarau , Gelbftverlag der Stadt Aarau , c1940. Cloth. A large portfolio containing a series of black and white photographs illustrative of Aarau in Switzerland, an uncommon work. A series of plates illustrating four-hundred years of Aarau, Swiss German-speaking town, capital of...

Old Coaching Days

Stanley Harris · 1882 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)

London, Richard Bentley & Son, 1882. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this charming illustrated work on the coaching experiences of the author, an entertaining work on Victorian England. The first edition of this work.A charming reflection on the author Stanley Harris&...

A Supplement to the General Turnpike Road Act

Joseph Bateman · 1823 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Associated Law Booksellers, 1823 . First edition. Hardback. The supplement to Joseph Bateman's 'The General Turnpike Road Act', detailing three amended acts issued under George IV, and with additional material on the road maintenance and repair. The firs...

Getting to Know the General: The Story of an Involvement

Graham Greene · 1984 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, The Bodley Head, 1984. First edition. Cloth. A wonderful first edition review copy of Graham Greene's travelogue and autobiography, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. A first edition, review copy. In the original unclipped dustwrapper. 'Getting to Know t...

A Month in the Forests of France

Grantley F. Berkeley · 1857 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1857. First edition. Leather. A Zaehnsdorf bound first edition hunting work by Grantley Berkeley, complete with two hand coloured plates by John Leech. The first edition of this work.In a lovely half morocco binding by Zaehns...

Quiet Roads and Sleepy Villages

Allan Fea · 1913 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Eveleigh Nash , 1913. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this volume exploring the history of the English country by Allan Fea, with some lovely plates throughout. The first edition, first impression of this work. A book exploring the history of England from th...

Essai Sur la Litterature Des Berberes

Henri Basset · 1920 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

Alger, Ancienne Maison Bastide-Jourdan Jules Carbonel, 1920. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition French study by Henri Basset looking into the history and traditions on Berbert literature. The very scarce first edition of this work.In the original French.The orig...

Brittany

Dorothy Menpes · 1912 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, Adam & Charles Black, 1912. Cloth. A delightful topographical exploration of Brittany, lavishly decorated with Mortimer Menpes' colourful illustrations and presented in an uncommon dust wrapper. Covering such beautiful spots as Mont St. Michel, Vannes, Morlaix, Au...

Edinburgh

Rosaline Masson · 1904 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1904 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce Limited Edition of this charming study of Edinburgh, illustrated with colour plates, and signed by the publisher. The scarce Edition de Luxe of this study of Edinburgh, limited to 250 copies, of which this i...

Hertford County Records Sessions Books 1700-1833

William Le Hardy · 1931 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Hertford, Elton Longmore, 1931-39 . Cloth. An attractive three volume set of the sessions books of Hertford county from between 1700 and 1833. Situated just north of London, Hertfordshire is a historic county of England, with its development tied with London's. It was the...

Jones&Apos; Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland

1829 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Jones & Co, 1829. Cloth. An interesting study into the prominent country houses in western England, a detailed work describing the importance of such houses, with engravings throughout. The second series, comprising of the western counties.A beautiful topographical wor...

From Pole to Pole the Life of Quintin Riley 1905-1980

Jonathon Riley · 1998 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Chippenham, Anthony Rowe Ltd, 1998. Paperback. A very scarce biography on the explorer Quintin Riley, an exciting account of his polar explorations, complete with illustrations throughout. The second edition of this very scarce work.A touching biography on the life of Quintin ...

Sachsische Heimatschutz-Postkarten IM Austrage Des Landesvereins Sachsischer Heimatschutz in Dresden

None · 1920 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

Bautzen, Bertha Zillessen, c1920. Unbound. A very scarce collection of postcards from the State Association of Saxon Homeland Security in Dresden, based on original photographs by Bertha Zillessen. A very scarce collection of Saxon postcards from various regions of Switzerland...

Aquitaine: A Traveller&Apos;S Tales

Wickham Flower · 1897 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Chapman and Hall , 1897. First edition. Cloth. A charming travelogue of the historical region of Aquitaine, with numerous decorations by Joseph Pennell. The first edition. Aquitaine is a historical region in the South West of France, situated along the Atlantic Ocean a...

The Herts Genealogist and Antiquary

William Brigg · 1895 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

Harpenden, William Brigg, 1895-99. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this uncommon work on the genealogy and antiquities of the county of Hertfordshire, a wonderful reference work by William Brigg. The first edition of this uncommon work.Complete in three volumes.Will...

Recueil de Cartes Geographiques Plans Vues Et Medailles de L&Apos;Ancienne Grece

Jean Jacques Barthelmey; Jean Denis Barbie du Bocage · 1788 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

Paris, De Bure et al, 1788. Paperback. An uncommon first edition of the Atlas collection to accompany Barthelmey's 1788 retelling of Anacharsis. Comprising 31 plates total. Collated, complete. The plates to this volume all depict ancient Greece. With the text in French.Â...

Fair Lusitania

Catherine Charlotte Lady Jackson · 1874 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Richard Bentley, 1874. First edition. Cloth. A delightfully illustrated Victorian era travel guide to Portugal and Western Spain. The first edition of this work from Lady Catherine Jackson, a prolific author in the area of European history and the court of France in th...

Picturesque Tour of the River Thames

William Westall · 1828 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.50 | $495.43 | ¥79,113)

London, R. Ackermann, 1828. First edition. Leather. The first edition of William Westall's picturesque tour along the length of the River Thames, this copy bound without the plates. The first edition of this work.Bound without the title page, list of plates, final leaf of...

One Hundred Years of Singapore, Being Some Account of the Capital of the Straits Settlement from Its Foundation by Sir Stamford Raffles on the 6th February 1819 to the 6th February 1919,

Walter Makepeace; Dr Gilbert E Brooke Roland St J Braddell · 1921 · Rooke Books

£1,800.00 (€2,157.59 | $2,378.05 | ¥379,744)

London, John Murray, 1921. First edition. Cloth. A scarce, signed, first edition copy of this early account of Modern Singapore. Inscription from the author to R W Makepeace to the front pastedown of both volumes. Walter Makepeace was an editor of 'The Singapore Free Pres...

The Book of the Thames, from Its Rise to Its Fall

Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Hall · 1859 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

London, Arthur Hall, Virtue, and Co, 1859. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated first edition of this mid nineteenth century work, charting the course of the river Thames. Rebound in full cloth. Featuring numerous vignette illustrations throughout.A study of the course of the ...