Viaggi e geografia

The Book of South Wales

Charles Frederick Cliff · 1848 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Hamilton, Adams, and Co, 1848. Cloth. A smart copy of this topographical study regarding south Wales, the Bristol channel, Monmouthshire and the Wye. Illustrated, with maps and engravings, this lovely work is a handy guide to this area of Britain. The second edition of...

Journal of a Landscape Painter in Corsica

Edward Lear · 1870 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, Robert John Bush, 1870. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this travelogue by well-known Victorian author, Edward Lear. Beautifully complemented by illustrations painted by Lear during his Corsican travels. Collated, complete with a frontispiece and forty plate...

Documents Illustrating Early Education in Worcester. 685 to 1700.

Arthur F. Leach · 1913 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Mitchell Hughes and Clarke, 1913. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this look at the historical documents concerning education in Worcester, written by Arthur Francis Leach. The first edition of this work. 'Documents Illustrating Early Education in Wo...

Picturesque Views, and Descriptions of Cities, Towns, Castles, Mansions, and Other Objects of Interesting Features in Staffordshire & Shropshire

William West · 1830 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

Birmingham, William Emans, 1830. Cloth. A beautiful collection of engravings from drawings by Frederick Calvert of Staffordshire and Shropshire. Engraved by T Radyclyffe and with text by William West, this work forms a charming guide to the two counties. With a frontispiece of...

Excursion British Association Bradford 1900

Unamed · 1900 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Bradford, Byles and Sons, 1900. Brochure/Pamphlet. A delightful set of seventeen pamphlets, published for the British Association for the Advancement of Science, with an additional Address by the societies president, Sir William Turner. A unusual and very scarce work. A 17 vol...

Shikar Being Tales Told by a Sportsman in India

Lieut-Colonel C. H. Stockley · 1928 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

London, Constable and Company, 1928. First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first edition of this highly illustrated work on hunting in India. The first edition of the work. Collated complete with twenty four monochrome plates. Uncommon. Charles Hugh Stockley was an officer in the...

Beggars on Horseback a Riding Tour in North Wales

Martin Ross; E. OE. Somerville · 1895 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

Edinburgh, William Blackwood and Sons, 1895. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this unconventional work of travel writing by Martin Ross and E. OE Somerville. With publisher's advertisements to the rear of the work. The first edition, first impression, limited to...

A General History of Inland Navigation, Foreign and Domestic: Containing a Complete Account of the Canals Already Executed in England, with Considerations of Those Projected. To Which Are Added Practical Observations.

J Phillips · 1792 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.13 | $858.74 | ¥137,130)

London, I and J Phillips, 1792. Leather. John Phillips' condensed history of canals in England, looking at their usage for travel and and trade purposes. John Phillips is thought to be the first person to document and research British Canals, writing this detailed book as...

The Antiquarian Itinerary, Compromising Specimens of Architecture

James Sargant Storer · 1816 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)

London, The Proprietors, by Wm. Clarke, 1816 . Leather. A handsome seven-volume antiquarian survey of Great Britain, impressively illustrated with over 330 engravings recording the country"s castles, abbeys, churches and historic architecture. Complete in seven volumes, handso...

The Holy Land

William Hepworth Dixon · 1868 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott & Co. 1868. Leather. The third edition of a scarce and charmingly written travel book delving into the iconic sites across the Middle Eastern region. The third edition of The Holy Land, an illustrated and scarce travelbook exploring the Middle Eas...

Narrative of a Walking Tour in Brittany

John Mounteney Jephson; Lovell Reeve · 1859 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, Lovell Reeve, 1859 . First edition. Cloth. Illustrated with a stereographic frontispiece, this is the scarce first edition of John Mounteney Jephson's charming account of his walking tour through Brittany. A scarce first edition. Illustrated with a stereographed f...

The Roman Wall, and Illustrations of the Principal Vestiges of Roman Occupation in the North of England

Henry MacLauchlan · 1857 · Rooke Books

£795.00 (€952.93 | $1,050.31 | ¥167,720)

London, Printed for private distribution, 1857 . First edition. Leather. A signed presentation copy from the Duke of Northumberland of the very scarce first edition of Henry MacLauchlan's illustrated survey of Roman remains in northern England. The first edition of this v...

A Bibliographical Account of Principal Works Relating to English Topography

William Upcott · 1818 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, Richard and Arthur Taylor, 1818. First edition. Cloth. A bibliographical writing on topographical studies. With a frontispiece to every volume. The first edition of this work. William Upcott was an English librarian and antiquary. In a quarter cloth binding with paper ...

Lancashire and Cheshire, Past and Present

Thomas Baines · 1867 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.68 | $310.47 | ¥49,578)

London, William Mackenzie, C1870. Cloth. A history and a description of the palatine counties of Lancaster and Chester by Thomas Baines. A four volume set of this noted work by Thomas Baines. Collated: Complete. With eighteen full page plates of views, plans and technology tak...

Geology of the Country Around Sheffield

R. A. Eden; I. P. Stevenson; Wilfrid Edwards · 1957 · Rooke Books

£69.99 (€83.89 | $92.47 | ¥14,766)

London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1957. First edition. Cloth. An interesting geological study of the country Sheffield, complete with diagrams and photographs. A very smart copy of this geological study of the land around Sheffield. First edition, second impression...

Blue Skies, Brown Studies

William Sansom · 1961 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,327)

London, The Hogarth Press, 1961. First edition. Cloth. An engaging collection of travel sketches by William Sansom. First edition thus. William Sansom was a novelist and travel writer, who became a full-time writer after the Second World War. Some of his other works include &a...

Venture to the Interior

Laurens van der Post · 1952 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.91 | $79.26 | ¥12,656)

London, Hogarth, 1952. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this travel book from South African author, Laurens van der Post. Sir Laurens Jan van der Post (13 December 1906 – 16 December 1996) was an author, farmer, war hero, political adviser to British heads of governm...

Excursions in the Counties of Kent, Gloucester, Hereford, Monmouth and Somerset in the Years 1802, 1803 and 1805

J P Malcolm · 1814 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Nichols, Son and Bentley, 1814. Leather. A second edition of James Peller Malcolm's fascinating topographical study. 'Illustrated by descriptive sketches of the most interesting places and buildings; particularly the cathedrals of Canterbury, Gloucester, Here...

County Palatine a Plan for Cheshire.

W. Dobson Chapman · 1948 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London , Country Life Ltd. 1948. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated history of Cheshire with plans for its future development. Two large separate colour illustrated fold out maps Illustrated frontispiece of the New Country Offices in Chester with sixty illustrated plates and map...

The Book of the Thames from Its Rise to Its Fall

Mr and Mrs S. C. Hall · 0 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London , J. S. Virtue and Companyny, c1884. Cloth. A study of the history of the River Thames, and the many towns, villages and settlements along its banks. New edition. Illustrated throughout with numerous vignette engravings throughout. Including histories of The Globe Theat...