Viaggi e geografia

Wicked Thomasin Carey: A Novel

Bruce Comyn · 1943 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London , Macdonald & Co. (Publishers) Ltd. 1943. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this work focused on determined protagonist Thomasin, who finds herself in the ultimate culture-shock capture. In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. Very scarce copy...

A Topographical and Historical Description of the County of Warwick

James Norris Brewer · 1820 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Sherwood, Neely, and Jones; George Cowie and Co, 1820. First edition. Leather. A scarce first edition volume exploring the topography and history of Warwickshire, an illustrated work, including a folding map. The first edition of this scarce work.Illustrated with an en...

Indian Defence Problem

G. V. Modak · 1933 · Rooke Books

£540.00 (€647.28 | $713.42 | ¥113,923)

Poona, Capt. G. V. Modak, 1933. First edition. Cloth. A vanishingly scarce military study on India, written and published by Captain G. V. Modak, with a dust wrapper. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce work, with two copies held institutionally in Britain, at the Bri...

Scenery of Great Britain and Ireland in Aquatint and Lithography, 1770-1860; from the Library of J.R. Abbey: A Bibliographical Catalogue

J. R. Abbey · 1991 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

San Francisco, Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1991. Cloth. A smart facsimile reprint of Abbey's bibliographical catalogue of artwork capturing British and Irish scenery between 1770 and 1860. The 1991 facsimile reproduction of the 1952 edition, in the publisher's original clo...

An Illustrated Itinerary of the County of Cornwall

Cyrus Redding · 1842 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, How and Parsons, 1842. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this topographical study on the county of Cornwall, an illustrated work by Cyrus Redding. The first edition of this work.A detailed itinerary on Cornwall, describing the county's history, alongsid...

Topographical and Statistical Description of the County of Northumberland

George Alexander Cooke · 0 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, C. Cooke, c1810 . Leather. A very scarce early nineteenth century guide to Northumberland, illustrated with a folding map frontispiece. George Alexander Cooke's very scarce work includes an account of the cross roads, inns, noble seats, markets and fairs found in ...

The Major Works of George Borrow: Lavengro; the Romany Rye; Wild Wales; the Zincali; the Bible in Spain

George Borrow · 1900 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, John Murray, 1900-1901 . Leather. A smart set collecting together the five major works of English novelist and travel writer George Borrow. Although Borrow's works were not first collected until the 1920s, this group of his five most popular titles were often gath...

British Curiosities in Art and Nature

Anonymous · 1728 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, Sam. Illidge, 1728 . Leather. The enlarged second edition of this scarce guide to the 'curiosities' of England, aimed at both 'foreigners' and 'countrymen&apos. The 'second edition, with large additions' of this scarce work, which was...

Isle of Man

W. Ralph Hall Caine · 1909 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1909. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated work on the Isle of Man, with folding maps. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, nineteen colour plates, and two folding maps. Collated complete. A detailed ...

The Hills and the Vales

Richard Jefferies; Edward Thomas · 1909 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Duckworth, 1909. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this detailed work of nature writing from Richard Jeffries. First edition. A collection of essays on sport, nature and wildlife, with chapters including: choosing a gun, birds of spring, vignettes from nat...

Observations on the Present State of the Highlands of Scotland, with a View of the Causes and Probable Consequences of Emigration

Earl of Selkirk; Thomas Douglas · 1805 · Rooke Books

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

London; Edinburgh, Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme; A. Constable and Co, 1805. First edition. Leather. The author's presentation copy of this interesting look at the Highlands, the author presenting his idea that emigration would help the country's economy. The first ...

The History of Stirlingshire

William Nimmo · 1880 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, Hamilton, Adams & Co. 1880 . Leather. A comprehensive study of Stirlingshire, complete in two volumes, with a folding map of the area. Third edition of the work. Revised, enlarged and brought down to the time of publishing. First published in 1777. Rebound in a quarter...

Sir Walter Raleigh

John Buchan · 1911 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

London, Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1911 . First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated copy of this historical work on the life of Walter Raleigh, told by John Buchan. First edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding with a pictorial design to the front cover. Dat...

The History of Market Harborough, with That Portion of the Hundred of Gartree, Leicestershire

John Harwood Hill · 1875 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)

Leicester, for the subscribers by Ward and Sons, 1875 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this richly illustrated history of Market Harborough, in Leicestershire. The first edition of this work by John Harwood Hill.With an illustrated title page, and twenty-seven pl...

A Topographical Account of the Isle of Axholme

W. Peck · 1982 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

London, Epworth Mechanics' Institute by Pisces Press, 1982 . Leather. A very scarce limited edition facsimile of W. Peck's 1815 topographical study of the North Lincolnshire Isle of Axholme. A very scare limited edition facsimile, of which only one-hundred numbered c...

The History of the Town and Parish of Tetbury, in the County of Gloucester

Reverend Alfred T. Lee · 1857 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, John Henry and James Parker, 1857. First edition. Leather. A smart first edition of this history of the town of Tetbury, England, with illustrations. First edition. Illustrated with frontispiece, title page, dedication, ten plates, and many in-text figures. Collated co...

Island Going: To the Remoter Isles, Chiefly Uninhabited, Off the North-West Corner of Scotland

Robert Atkinson · 1949 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Collins, 1949. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this account of the author's exploration of uninhabited islands off the coast of Scotland. First edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and forty-six plates. Collated complete. A detailed account of the...

Round the World from London Bridge to Charing Cross, Via Yokohama and Chicago

1895 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, George Newnes Limited, 1895 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this interesting travel book, with photographs from around the world. First edition, in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Published by George Newnes, this work details a travel ...

A Tour in Wales

[Thomas Pennant] · 1784 · Rooke Books

£575.00 (€689.23 | $759.66 | ¥121,307)

London, Benjamin White, 1784. Leather. The second and best edition of Thomas Pennant's beautiful look at the scenery of Wales, an illustrated set complete with folding plates. The second and preferred edition of this workComplete in two volumes.ESTC citation number T21398...

A Perambulation of the Antient and Royal Forest of Dartmoor

Samuel Rowe · 1896 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

Exeter, James G. Commin, 1896 . Cloth. A third, revised edition of this topographical work on Dartmoor by bookseller Samuel Rowe, illustrated and with folding maps. Rebound in a smart, red cloth binding. Written by antiquarian and bookseller Samuel Rowe. This edition was publi...