Viaggi e geografia

Rural England; Loiterings Along the Lanes, the Common Sides, and the Meadow-Paths

L. G. Seguin · 1881 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)

London, Strahan and Company Limited, 1881 . First edition. Vellum. Beautifully illustrated throughout and in the publisher's vellum binding, this is a scarce limited edition study of rural England and the British countryside. The edition de luxe of this scarce work, print...

The Lake Counties

W. G. Collingwood · 1932 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London; New York, Frederick Warne and Co. LTD. Revised edition published 1932. Cloth. A 1932 colour illustrated edition dedicated to the social and physical landscape of the Lake District. Bound in its original tan cloth, with burgundy lettering to the front board, and gilt le...

The Thames: From Chelsea to the Nore

Thomas R. Way and Walter G. Bell · 1907 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)

London, The Bodley Head, 1907 . First edition. Cloth. A lovely copy of the first edition, limited to 310 copies, of this scarce topographical work on the London Thames in the publisher's original cloth binding with thirty-one lithographic plates by Thomas R. Way. The firs...

London and Its Environs

Karl Baedeker · 1930 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Leipzig, Karl Baedeker, Publisher , 1930. Cloth. A very smart London handbook from prominent German publisher Karl Baedeker, complete with folding maps. Nineteenth revised edition. In the original cloth binding.Illustrated with forty-eight maps and plans (fourteen of which are...

Pilgrimages in Cheshire and Shropshire; Pilgrimages to Old Homes Mostly on the Welsh Border

Fletcher Moss · 1901 · Rooke Books

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

Didsbury; Manchester , Published by the Author; Messrs. S. & J. Watts & Co. Stationery Department, 1901-1920. First edition. Leather. The complete first edition of this illustrated guide to England's historical homes by Fletcher Moss. In signed half calf by Delrue. First ...

The English Prize: The Capture of the Westmorland, an Episode of the Grand Tour

Maria Dolores Sanchez-Jauregui; Scott Wilcox · 2012 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

New Haven, Yale University Press, 2012. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition of this illustrated history of the capture of the Westmorland, with the original dust wrapper. First edition, first impression. Illustrated throughout with colour and black-and-white images....

In Old Ceylon

Reginald Farrer · 1908 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, Edward Arnold, 1908. First edition. Cloth. A lovely example of the first edition of this detailed study of Ceylon by the horticulturist Reginald Farrer, beautifully illustrated with photographic plates. A first edition.Reginald Farrer wrote this work whilst visiting Ce...

The Cruiser: A Quarterly Magazine of Cruising Tales and Adventures

Various · 1906 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

New York, The Rudder Publishing Co. 1906-1907. First edition. Cloth. The first two volumes of this scarce nautical magazine, 'The Cruiser&apos. Volume I and II of this scarce quarterly magazine, The Cruiser. Volumes from Vol II onwards are particularly very scarce. With o...

The Tunbridge Wells Guide; or an Account of the Ancient and Present State of That Place

Jasper Sprange · 1780 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)

Tunbridge Wells, J. Sprange , 1780 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of printer and publisher Jasper Sprange's informative and detailed guide to late 18th century Tunbridge Wells. The very scarce first edition of this work. A number of editions were ...

An Account of the Parish of Fairford in the County of Gloucester

Ralph Bigland · 1791 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, John Nichols for Richard Bigland , 1791. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this very scarce historical account of Fairford in Gloucester, written by Ralph Bigland, bound in half calf and adorned with engravings. The first edition, being the issue with '...

The History CIVIL and Ecclesiastical, & Survey of the Antiquities, of Winchester

Rev. John Milner · 1798 · Rooke Books

£390.00 (€467.48 | $515.24 | ¥82,278)

WInchester , Jas Robbins, 1798. First edition. Leather. The extremely scarce, first edition of John Milner's detailed study of Winchester's antiquities, complete with folding plates. The first edition. Dated 1798 from the date on the dedication page, as is called for...

Abyssinia and Its People

John Camden Hotten · 1868 · Rooke Books

£390.00 (€467.48 | $515.24 | ¥82,278)

London, John Camden Hotten, 1868 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of John Camden Hotten's colourfully illustrated ethnographical and topographical work on Abyssinia. The first edition. Bound in the publisher's cloth. A fascinating and detailed ethnographical...

A Collection of Studies on St. Paul&Apos;S, London

Various · 1893 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Seeley & Co. Limited; Adam and Charles Black; Duckworth; S.P.C.K. 1893-1955. Cloth. A smart collection of five volumes on St. Paul's Cathedral in London, with specific architectural and historical commentary. Five volumes. A collection of studies on St Paul's...

London Clubs: Where to Dine and Dance and Selected London Taverns

W. S. Norman; James Carlisle [ed.] · 1963 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Regency Press, 1963. Paperback. A very scarce 1960s guide to London's clubs and taverns. A bright guide to places to dine and dance in London, including bistros, restaurants, inns, taverns and clubs. Organised alphabetically with details of each establishment&apos...

London a to Z

John Metcalf · 1953 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Andre Deutsch, 1953. First edition. Paperback. A smart first edition of this guide to the city of London from airports to zebra crossings the soft cover version. The first edition in soft cover version. With decorations and in-text images throughout. Published in 1953,...

Map of the Environs of London Drawn and Arranged Under the Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge

1826 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)

London, Edward Stanford, c1840. Cloth. A smart pocket-zed map of the environs of London presented by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. A large folding map of the environs of the city of London, England, in colour with railways and stations highlighted. Drawn a...

Holborn: The Official Guide

Holborn Borough Council · 1953 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

Cheltenham , Ed. J. Burrow and Co. Ltd. Publishers , 1953. Cloth. A pleasing copy of this very scarce guidebook to Holborn, with a folding street plan. The eighth edition of this very scarce guide. In the original cloth binding. With numerous advertisements fixed to the front ...

East of Aldgate

Horace Thorogood; The Rt. Hon. George Lansbury · 1935 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, George Allen and Unwin Ltd , 1935. First edition. Cloth. A scarce copy of this unique memoir of life in the East End by Fleet Street journalist Horace Thorogood. The first edition of this scarce volume. With the publisher's very scarce clipped dust wrapper. Within...

Haringey Guide

1970 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Cheltenham , Ed. J. Burrow and Co. Ltd , 1970. Paperback. A very scarce guide to the borough of Haringey, detailing its landmarks, council, housing, arts and more. A very scarce copy of this guide to Haringey. In the publisher's wraps. This volume covers the borough'...

General View of the Agriculture of the County of Suffolk

Secretary to the Board [Arthur Young] · 1797 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.37 | ¥68,565)

London, B. Macmillan , 1797 . First edition. Leather. An uncommon, first edition of Arthur Young's agricultural study relating to Suffolk, complete with a hand coloured folding map and two additional folding plates. The first edition. Illustrated with a hand coloured fold...