Viaggi e geografia

London in the Company of Painters

Richard Blandford · 2017 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Laurence King Publishing Ltd, 2017. First edition. Cloth. A vibrant first edition, richly illustrated with works from Canaletto to Kossoff, Richard Blandford"s history charts London"s shifting cityscape and the evolving responses of artists across the centuries. In the...

Venice

Dorothy Menpes · 1912 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1912 . Cloth. A beautifully illustrated guide to the history, architecture and topography of Venice, with colour plates by Mortimer Menpes. The third impression of this work, which was first published in 1904.Illustrated by Mortimer Menpes, an A...

The West Indies

John Henderson · 1905 · Rooke Books

£260.00 (€311.65 | $343.50 | ¥54,852)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1905 . First edition. Cloth. A beautiful example of the first edition of John Henderson's discussion of the West Indies, vibrantly illustrated with colour plates by John Henderson. The first edition of this wonderful study of the beauty and...

Having Crossed the Channel

X. Marcel Boulestin · 1934 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)

London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1934. First edition. Cloth. First UK edition of Boulestin"s evocative French travelogue, richly illustrated by J. E. Laboureur, celebrating regional cuisine and food culture of France. In the publisher's original cloth binding, complete ...

Vagabonding de Luxe: A Journal of Carefree Days Around the World

Winifred Carmer Marburg · 1937 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

New Jersey, Privately at the Oriole Press, 1937 . First edition. Cloth. Featuring an informative personal annotation from the author and a signed note, this is the scarce limited edition of Winifred Carmer Marburg's illustrated account of her travels around the world. A s...

Hampshire; Buckinghamshire and Berkshire

Rev. Telford Varley; G. E. Mitton · 1909 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Adam and Charles Black , 1909-1920. First edition. Cloth. A handsome pair of first edition guides to Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Hampshire, both adorned with colour plates. The first editions of these charming British county guides published by Adam and Charles Blac...

Thames Triumphant & London Triumphant

Sydney R. Jones · 1943 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, The Studio Publication, 1943-1944. Cloth. Two smart volumes from the Triumphant series by painter and designer Sydney Jones. Two volumes. Illustrated with numerous in-text and full-page images. Written by Sydney Jones, a British painter, illustrator, designer and write...

8 Vols Our Beautiful Homeland

Walter Jerrold; R. Murray Gilchrist; Sidney Heath; Arthur L. Salmon; Charles Edwards; F. D. How; George Morley; Edward Thomas; Canon Danks; George Benson; A. G. Bradley; G. E. Mitton; J. A. Nicklin; John Geddie; George Eyre Todd · 0 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, The Gresham Publishing Company Ltd. c1921. Cloth. A beautiful illustrated eight volume collection of works from the Our Beautiful Homeland Series. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth bindings.These copies are undated. Dated here using Jisc, from copies hel...

Bacon&Apos;S Motoring and Cycling Road Map: Bristol District

0 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Norwich, G. W. Bacon & Co. Ltd. c1910. Cloth. A very scarce folding cycling and motoring map of Bristol from Bacon's Half-Inch Series. Very scarce work. From the Half-Inch Series. Pocket-sized folding map. A large folding map of the Bristol district, to aid with planning ...

Borough of Southwark. List of Streets and Tenement Buildings in the Borough.

Arthur Harrison · 1924 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Tee & Whiten and J. Mead LTD, 1924. Cloth. A very scarce reference work by Arthur Harrison, in which he lists the streets and buildings of Southwark. A very scarce reference work, listing the streets and tenement buildings in the London borough of Southwark. A useful r...

Notes on the Old Town Wall of Nottingham: Being a Description of Some Recent Exposures of It.

James Shipman · 1899 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Nottingham, Frank Murray, 1899. Cloth. A scarce account of Nottingham"s medieval town wall, illustrated with plates and maps documenting its remains before they were erased in the wake of modern developments. In the publisher's original red cloth binding.This copy include...

Wiltshire Village

Heather Tanner · 1939 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Collins , 1939. First edition. Cloth. A delightful first edition work celebrating the village crafts, customs and characters of a Wiltshire village. The first edition of this work. With the publisher's original clipped dust wrapper. A charmingly written record of ...

Discover the Best of Devon Fare: A New Holiday Guide to Good Food in Devon

Doreen Chetwood · 1986 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Devon, Devon Books, 1986. First edition. Paperback. A very smart first edition of this charming guide to good food in Devon, intended for those looking for a trip away. First edition. Very scarce work. With illustrations and advertisements throughout. A new kind of holiday gui...

A Taste of" Series

Theodora FitzGibbon · 1976 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Pan Books Ltd. 1976-1980. Paperback. Six smart volumes from the "A Taste of" series from Irish cookery writer Theodora FitzGibbon, with illustrations throughout. Six volumes. "A Taste of" series. Illustrated throughout. Written by Theodora FitzGibbon, an Irish cookery ...

The Antiquities of Italy

Bernard de Montfaucon; John Henley · 1725 · Rooke Books

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

London, D. L. for John Darby; A. Bettesworth; F. Fayram; et al, 1725. Cloth. The scarce English edition of this important travelogue of Italy by noted historian Bernard de Montfaucon. The second edition in English of this work, scarce in English. Illustrated with twenty-six vi...

Mangoes and Curry Leaves: Culinary Travels Through the Great Subcontinent

Jeffrey Alford; Naomi Duguid · 2005 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

New York, Artisan , 2005. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first printing of this rich culinary tour through India by Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid.  The first edition, first printing of this work. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. A vibrant blend ...

Inter-Departmental Committee on the Thames and Lee Conservancies

1922 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1922-23. Leather. Twenty-seven very scarce reports on the conservation of the Rivers Thames and Lee bound in one volume. An impressive sammelband of twenty-seven very scarce reports from the Inter-Departmental Committee on the Tham...

The King&Apos;S England Series: Suffolk & Norfolk

Arthur Mee [editor] · 1942 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1942-1959. Cloth. Two smart later impressions of these detailed histories of the counties of Suffolk and Norfolk, from The King's England series. Two volumes. The King's England Series, a topographical and historical book series totaling...

A History of Lancashire

Henry Fishwick · 1894 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Elliot Stock, 1894. First edition. Cloth. A scarce history of the county of Lancashire, by the politician and antiquary Henry Fishwick, the first edition. The first edition of this scarce work.A comprehensive history of the whole county of Lancashire, by Lieutenant-Col...

The Public Works of Great Britain

F. W. Simms · 1838 · Rooke Books

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

London, John Weale, 1838 . First edition. Leather. A magnificently illustrated, first edition of Frederick Walter Simm's monumental nineteenth-century study of civil engineering, complete with 153 striking illustrations. First edition. Bound in a modern half morocco with ...