Viaggi e geografia

A Flora of Hertfordshire

Alfred Reginald Pryor; Benjamin Daydon Jackson; John Hopkinson · 1887 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Gurney & Jackson, 1887. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this work on the flora of Hertfordshire, written by Alfred Pryor, illustrated with a coloured folding map. The first edition of this work. This work looks a the flora and plants that can be found growin...

A History of Yealmpton

H J Warner · 1907 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

Plymouth, Western Morning News, 1907. First edition. Cloth. A comprehensive topographical and historical study of Yealmpton in Devon. The first and only edition of this work, which is well presented in the original cloth binding. To this work the author, H J Warner looks at th...

The History and Antiquities of the Deanery of Craven in the County of York

Thomas Dunham Whitaker · 1878 · Rooke Books

£860.00 (€1,030.85 | $1,136.18 | ¥181,433)

Leeds, Joseph Dodgson, 1878. Cloth. A lovely third edition copy of 'The History and Antiquities of the Deanery of Craven in the County of York' by the noted English clergyman and topographer, Thomas Dunham Whitaker. This copy is edited by Alfred William Whitehead Mor...

Scenes in England. For the Amusement and Instruction of Little Tarry-at-Home Travellers

Isaac Taylor · 1823 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, J. Harris and Son, 1823. Leather. An uncommon copy of 'Scenes in England' by Isaac Taylor, illustrated throughout with a folding map frontispiece. A charming topographical guide for children. The second edition of this work. 'Scenes in England' is a...

A History of Helmsley Rievaulx and District

J McDonnell · 1963 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

London, Stonegate Press, 1963. First edition. Cloth. An educational and informative work regarding the Helmsley and Rievaulx district. Produced by members of the Helmsley and Area Group of the Yorkshire Archaeological Society. The first edition of this work. Edited by J McDonn...

Souvenir Album. The Beautiful and Historic Villages of Yorkshire. With over Fifty Full-Page Illustrations

Unamed · 1907 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Leeds, The Proprietor of "The Leeds & Yorkshire Mercury, 1907. Hardback. A profusely illustrated souvenir volume depicting the villages of the British county of Yorkshire, with short descriptions of local areas of interest. With mock-crocodile paper covered boards. As stated i...

English River-Names

Eilert Ekwall · 1928 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1928. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a comprehensive encyclopedia on the etymology of England's rivers, in the scarce unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of English River-Names, an encyclopedia of English rivers and their etymolo...

Secret History of the English Occupation of Egypt

Wilfrid Scawen Blunt · 1907 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1907. Cloth. Smart alternative history of the British influence in Egypt from prominent British poet and author Wilfrid Scawen Blunt. First trade edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding.Frontispiece portrait of Sheykh Mohammed Abdu with...

The Giant Cities of Bashan; and Syria&Apos;S Holy Places

Rev. J. L. Porter · 1867 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, T. Nelson and Sons, 1867. Cloth. An early edition of an Irish Presbyterian Minister's travels around modern-day Jordan and Syria. A pleasing early edition of Josias Leslie Porter's The Giant Cities of Bashan. Originally published in 1865.  In the publisher&ap...

English-Turki Dictionary, Based on the Dialects of Kashgar and Yarkand

G. Raquette · 1927 · Rooke Books

£229.00 (€274.49 | $302.54 | ¥48,312)

Lund; Leipzig, C. W. K. Gleerup; Otto Harrassowitz, 1927 . First edition. Cloth. A fine example of the scarce first edition of Swedish missionary G. Raquette's dictionary of the 'Turki' language, hailing from the historic Chinese cities of Kashgar and Yarkand. T...

An Explanation of the Elementary Characters of the Chinese

Joseph Hager; R. C. Alston [ed.] · 1972 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Menston, England, The Scolar Press Limited, 1972 . Cloth. A wonderful example of this scarce limited edition facsimile of Joseph Hager's 1801 study of the Chinese writing system, illustrated throughout with Chinese characters. A scarce, limited edition work. With this bei...

Recollections of an Old Mountaineer

Walter Larden · 1910 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Edward Arnold, 1910 . First edition. Cloth. Illustrated throughout, this is a wonderful example of the first edition of Walter Larden's memoirs of his many mountaineering trips in Europe. The first edition of this work.Illustrated with a frontispiece and sixteen f...

Cathedral Antiquities Historical and Descriptive Accounts

John Britton · 1836 · Rooke Books

£440.00 (€527.41 | $581.30 | ¥92,826)

London, M. A. Nattai, 1836. Leather. John Britton's detailed study into the beautiful cathedrals of England, illustrated throughout with many engraved plates. In four volumes, lacking Volume II.Volume I, looking at Canterbury and York. 'Canterbury' illustrated w...

Old England: A Pictorial Museum of Regal, Ecclesiastical, Municipal, Baronial, and Popular Antiquities

Charles Knight · 1845 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Charles Knight and Co, 1845. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Charles Knight's beautifully illustrated study of the antiquities and history of England, illustrated with illuminated plates throughout. The first edition of this work.Complete in two volumes...

A Topographical Dictionary of London and Its Environs; Containing Descriptive and Critical Accounts of All the Public and Private Buildings, Offices, Docks, Squares, Streets, Lanes, Wards, Liberties, Charitable Institutions, Commercial, Charitable, Scholastic and Other Establishments, with Lists of Their Officers, Patrons, Incumbents of Livings, &C. &C. &C. In the British Metropolis.

James Elmes · 1831 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Whittaker, Treacher and Arnot , 1831. First edition. Cloth. A comprehensive topographical dictionary of nineteenth-century London, by the British architect, James Elmes. The first and only edition. In full rebacked cloth binding. A comprehensive topographical dictionar...

Berkshire Alfred&Apos;S Own Country

Arthur Mee · 1947 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,327)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1947. Cloth. An interesting book on the topography of Berkshire. Illustrated with sepia frontispiece and further illustrations throughout including folding map. Part of the Series "The King's England", county by county covering 10,000 towns, ...

An Historical Account of Those Parishes in the County of Middlesex Which Are Not Described in the Environs of London

Daniel Lysons · 1800 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, T. Cadell, 1800. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this topographical study of Middlesex, a continuation of Daniel Lysons' popular work, 'The Environs of London', bound in half calf and previously owned by George Harcourt. The first edition.Il...

Country Walks: First, Second and Third Series

Charles White · 1936 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

London, London Transport , 1936-54. First edition. Paperback. Three walking guides by Charles White, a series of country walks around England embellished with maps and photographs to help guide the reader to various noted landmarks and locations. The first edition to the first...

A General History of Inland Navigation, Foreign and Domestic

J. Phillips · 1795 · Rooke Books

£480.00 (€575.36 | $634.15 | ¥101,265)

London, I. and J. Taylor, 1795 . Leather. A handsomely bound 'New Edition' of John Phillips' detailed history of canals in England, looking at their usage for travel and and trade purposes. Illustrated with a folding map - hand-coloured in outline - and with fou...

Papier-Schmetterlinge Aus Japan

C. Netto · 1888 · Rooke Books

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

Leipzig und Berlin, Giesecke & Devrient, 1888 . First edition. Cloth. The highly decorative first edition of C. Netto's study of the art and cultural life of Japan, beautifully illustrated throughout by Paul Bender. In the original German.The first edition of this work.Il...