Viaggi e geografia

Across the Frontiers

Philip Gibbs · 1938 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Michael Joseph, 1938. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Philip Gibb's fascinating account of European history, signed by the author. Published the year before the outbreak of the Second World War, this work functions as a survey of the world and inte...

Scott&Apos;S Last Expedition

Robert Falcon Scott · 1956 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, John Murray, 1956. Cloth. The diary of arctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott from his final expedition, with a close family association. With photographic plates depicting the expedition in question. This work was from the library of the author's son, Sir Peter Mark...

A Topographical Dictionary of London and Its Environs

James Elmes · 1831 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, Whittaker, Treacher and Arnot, 1831. First edition. Cloth. An informative first edition account of the buildings of London, from a noted architect of the day. The first and only edition of this work, with a two page publisher's advertisement before the half title....

An Historical Account and Delineation of Aberdeen

Robert Wilson · 1822 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

Aberdeen, James Johnston , 1822. First edition. Hardback. The scarce first edition, inscribed by the publisher, of this fascinating volume on the Scottish city of Aberdeen, with delineations and historical notes. Illustrated. The scarce first edition of this work. Inscribed b...

South: Aspects and Images from Corsica, Italy and Southern France

William Sansom · 1948 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1948 . First edition. Cloth. A superior copy of this first edition collection of short stories by William Sansom. The first edition of this work by William Sansom, author known for his descriptive prose style.An exciting anthology of nine short st...

The English and Their Countryside

Stephen Bone · 1951 · Rooke Books

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

London, Longmans, Green and Co. 1951. First edition. Paperback. A fantastic first edition copy, signed by both Stephen and Muirhead Bone, of this charming illustrated ode to England, its towns, and its people. The first edition of this uncommon work by Stephen Bone.A charmingl...

Pilkington of Uganda

Charles F. Harford-Battersby; J. H. Skrine · 1898 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Marshall Brothers, 1898. Cloth. The second edition of Harford-Battersby's biography on the Ugandan missionary George Lawrence Pilkington, illustrated with folding maps. The second edition of this work, published in the same year as the first.A biography on the liv...

Through Jungle and Desert Travels in Eastern Africa

William Astor Chanler · 1896 · Rooke Books

£850.00 (€1,018.86 | $1,122.97 | ¥179,324)

New York, Macmillan and Co, 1896. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of William Astor Chanler's illustrated hunting journal on his time spent in East Africa. The first edition of this work.The New York edition, with a gilt hippo to the front board.An exploration of E...

A Tour Thro&Apos; the Whole Island of Great Britain

Daniel Defoe · 1927 · Rooke Books

£390.00 (€467.48 | $515.24 | ¥82,278)

London, Peter Davies, 1927. Cloth. A very bright two volume set of Daniel Defoe's tour of Great Britain with the very scarce dustwrappers. This work is an account of Defoe's travels across the United Kingdom, published in three volumes between 1724 and 1727: this was...

Selections from the Records of the City of Oxford

William H. Turner · 1880 · Rooke Books

£69.00 (€82.71 | $91.16 | ¥14,557)

Oxford and London, James Parker and Co. 1880. Leather. A Victorian-published record of the city of Oxford between the years 1509 to 1583. Edited and compiled by William H. Turner of the Bodleian Library and overseen by town clerk, Robert S. Hawkins, this volume comprises a det...

Norfolk and Suffolk

W. G. Clarke · 1921 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.41 | ¥10,127)

London, A. & C. Black LTD, 1921. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this lavishly illustrated work on Norfolk and Suffolk, illustrated beautifully in colour throughout. The first edition of this work.A beautiful topographical work on the counties Norfolk and Suffolk.Il...

The Future of London&Apos;S Past a Survey of the Archaeological Implications of Planning and Development in the Nation&Apos;S Capital

Martin Biddle; Daphne M. Hudson; Carolyn M. Heighway · 1973 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Worcester, British Archaeology, 1973. First edition. Paperback. An uncommon first edition of this fascinating look into the development of London and how it affects the archaeology of the city, illustrated with eight folding plates. The first edition of this work. An uncommon ...

Collezione Di Monografie Illustrate Serie I. Italia Artistica

Various · 1910 · Rooke Books

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

Bergamo, Instituto Italiano D'Arti Grafiche , 1910-1921. Cloth. A wonderful Bloomsbury group association work. Bound in Ralph Partridge patterned-paper, with the signature of Frances Marshall to all volumes. Being seven volumes of the editorial series directed by Corrado ...

Pompei

Charles Bonucci; G. J. · 1830 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

Naples, l'Imprimerie Francaise, 1830. Leather. The second French edition of this fascinating work on Pompeii, written during a time of excavations in the ancient city, written by the Director of Archaeological Works in Pompeii. Illustrated. The second edition of this Fren...

Scotland

J. B. Reynolds · 1915 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, A. & C. Black, LTD. 1915. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition of this beautiful collection of coloured plates and poems, all looking at Scotland. The first edition of this work. A very scarce work. Three thousand copies of this work were printed. Issued...

An Index to Norfolk Pedigrees Index of Norfolk Topography

Walter Rye · 1896 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

Norwich, Agas H. Goose, 1896. Cloth. A very scarce nicely rebound copy of Walter Rye's indexes on Norfolk pedigree and topography. A very scarce work. Two volumes in one, 'An Index to Norfolk Pedigrees' and 'Index of Norfolk Topography&apos. A work looking ...

Calendar of Marriage Licences Issued by the Faculty Office. 1632 - 1714

George Edward Cokayne; Edward Alexander Fry · 1905 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, British Record Society, Limited, 1905. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this index to the marriage licences issued by the Faculty Office between the years 1632 to 1714. A very scarce work. A referential work looking at the marriage licenses issued by the Faculty Office in ...

The Yorkshire Archaeological Society Record Series Vol. CI for the Year 1939 Wakefield Manor Books, 1709

John Charlesworth; William Elmsall · 1939 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Yorkshire, Yorkshire Archaeological Society, 1939. Cloth. A very scarce copy of the records of rents from the Wakefield Manor in 1709, edited by John Charlesworth. A very scarce work. This work was originally compiled by William Elmsall in 1709, who worked as Deputy Steward of...

Bygone Hampshire

William Andrews; Various · 1899 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,173)

London, William Andrews & Co, 1899. First edition. Cloth. A superior copy of the first edition of this insightful view of the county of Hampshire, edited by William Andrews, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work. An interesting history looking at Hampshire, wi...

The Roman Forts of Templebrough Near Rotherham

Thomas May · 1922 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Rotherham, Henry Garnett and Co, Limited, 1922. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this illustrated work on the Roman fort found in Templeborough, with a folding plan. The first edition of this work. A scarce work. An interesting look at the Roman fort found in ...