Viaggi e geografia

Mr. Ogilby&Apos;S Pocket Book of Roads with the Computed & Measured Distances and the Distinction of Market and Port Townes.

John Ogilby; William Morgan · 1679 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.67 | $1,314.53 | ¥209,914)

London, John Ogilby, 1679. Leather. A scarce early pocket book reference work by John Ogilby noting the distances and routes of roads and cities across England. A scarce early edition, this being the third impression.ESTC citation number R31768. Register runs as [2], A2, B4. A...

The Strangers Guide to the Banks of the Wye

Mark Willett · 1845 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Bristol, T. Bedford and Sherwood, 1845 . Cloth. A charmingly illustrated and very scarce mid-nineteenth century guide to the surroundings of the river Wye. The fourth edition of this work by Mark Willett, which is very scarce in all editions.Collated; illustrated with a map fr...

The Leeds Guide; Including a Sketch of the Environs, and Kirkstall Abbey

John Ryle · 1806 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)

Leeds, Edward Baines, 1806. Cloth. A scarce guide to the city of Leeds, with detailed historical sketches of the area. Scarce work. With illustrated frontispiece. A detailed and comprehensive guide to the city of Leeds, with historic sketches of public buildings, chapels, char...

Historical Guide to the Abbey and Palace of Holyrood, Including Annals of the Chapel-Royal, the Natural History of the Environs, and the Law and Privileges of the Sanctuary

Henry Courtoy · 1838 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Edinburgh, Edinburgh Printing Co, 1838. Cloth. The second edition of this vanishingly scarce study on the Holyrood Abbey and Palace, complete with illustrations. A vanishingly scarce work, last seen at auction in 1906.The second editionIllustrated with a frontispiece, engraved...

The Juvenile Tourist: Or, Excursions Through Various Parts of the Island of Great-Britain; Including the West of England, the Midland Counties and the Whole County of Kent

John Evans · 1804 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Thomas Hurst; et al, 1804. First edition. Hardback. A smart first edition copy of John Evans' illustrated topographical work on England, including a detailed folding map. The first edition. A charming topographical work exploring the west of England, the midlands,...

An Account of the Castle and Town of Ruthin

Richard Newcome · 1836 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

Ruthin, Robert Jones, 1836 . First edition. Cloth. The second edition of this very scarce early nineteenth century description of Wales's Castle Ruthin, and the surrounding town. The second edition of this very scarce work, which was first published in 1829.Illustrated wi...

The British Lake-Village Near Glastonbury

Robert Munro; W. Boyd Dawkins; Arthur J. Evans; Arthur Bulleid · 1899 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Taunton, Barnicott and Pearce, 1899. Brochure/Pamphlet. The scarce third edition of this detailed study of the discovery of a lakeside village near Glastonbury. Third edition, revised. Very scarce work. Illustrated with six plates. A detailed study of the archaeological discov...

Magna Britannia; or Topographical, Historical, Ecclesiastical, and Natural History of Middlesex Including London and Westminster

Thomas Cox · 1720 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

In the Savoy, Printed by Eliz. Nutt , 1720. Hardback. A very scarce copy of this historical and topographical study of Middlesex from Thomas Cox's 'Magna Britannia.' A very scarce work, rarely seen in commerce. Topographical, historical, ecclesiastical, and natu...

Antiquities of Westminster; the Old Palace; St. Stephen&Apos;S Chapel, (Now the House of Commons) &C. &C.

John Thomas Smith · 1807 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, T. Bensley; J. T. Smith; R. Ryan; J. Manson, 1807. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this illustrated study on the antiquities of Westminster, including fourteen hand-coloured plates. The first edition.An illustrated history of Westminster, a unique look at ...

A View of Society and Manners in France, Switzerland and Germany

John Moore · 1780 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1780. Leather. The third edition of John Moore's topographical exploration of Europe, examining France, Switzerland and Germany. The third edition of this work, complete in two volumes.ESTC citation number T89489.Half-title present to Vol...

Heath&Apos;S Picturesque Annual. Versailles.

Leitch Ritchie · 1839 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Longman & Co, 1839 . Cloth. A smart copy of this beautifully illustrated celebration of Versailles and its history. A later issue of Heath's 1839 annual, without the date to the engraved title page.Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and twenty-t...

Kobenhavner

Viggo Shiorring · 1945 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Copenhagen, Morten A. Korchs , 1945-1949. First edition. Leather. Four charming volumes on life in Copenhagen, with illustrations and in the original Danish. Four volumes on Copenhagen by Viggo Schiorring. In the original Danish. These volumes are part of series of depictions ...

Unknown Sussex

Donald Maxwell · 1923 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,916)

London, John Lane at The Bodley Head, 1923. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated guide to the county of Sussex. First edition. Illustrated with coloured frontispiece, twenty colour plates, eight monochromatic plates, and many in-text line drawings. C...

A Drive Through England or a Thousand Miles of Road Travel

James John Hissey · 1885 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Richard Bentley and Son, 1885. Cloth. A smart copy of this illustrated guide to road tripping across England. Illustrated with frontispiece and nineteen plates. Collated complete. A detailed guide to road travel across England, from Windsor Castel, through Nuneaton, De...

Ancient Streets and Homesteads of England

Alfred Rimmer; Rev. J. S. Howson [intro] · 1877 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1877. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this illustrated history of England's ancient streets and buildings. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding, with pictorial gilt to the front boa...

A Leisurely Tour in England

James John Hissey · 1913 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.95 | ¥12,447)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1913. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this uncommon illustrated guide to sightseeing around England in the early 20th century. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated with a frontispiece...

Les Vielles Villes Des Flandres Belgique Et Flandre Francaise

A. Robida · 1908 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Paris, Librarie Drobon-Aine, 1908. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated guide to the villages of French and Belgian Flanders, in the French language. French language. Illustrated with one hundred and fifty-five original compositions, twenty-five of which are plates. Collated compl...

Vols I, III, V-VII Dorset Parish Registers Marriages

W. P. W. Phillimore [ed.]; Edmund Nevill [ed.] · 1906 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.50 | $495.43 | ¥79,113)

London, Phillimore & Co, 1906-1914. Cloth. Five volumes from a scarce, limited edition set detailing the marriage registers of Dorset county between the sixteenth and nineteenth century. Volumes I, III, V-VII of this scarce limited edition set containing all of the extant marr...

Thorough Guide Series: The Isle of Wight with Notes for Geologists & Cyclists

C. S. Ward · 1895 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Dulau & Co. 1895. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this guide to the Isle of Wight from the Thorough Guides Series, with many folding maps. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated with 6 maps, 5 of which are fo...

By-Ways in Old Cambridge Original Sketches of Little Known Parts

R. C. Genlloud · 1933 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,916)

Cambridge, Galloway & Porter, 1933 . First edition. Hardback. A charming first edition copy of this collection of illustrations of Old Cambridge. By-Ways in Old Cambridge Original Sketches of Little Known Parts contains eighteen plates of old Cambridge. A charming collection o...