Viaggi e geografia

Bengal District Gazetteers: Santal Parganas

L. S. S. O'Malley · 1910 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

Calcutta, The Bengal Secretariat Book Depot, 1910 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce guide to the Santal Parganas district, compiled by Indian Civil Servant Lewis Sydney Steward O'Malley. The first edition of this very scarce work.A guide...

Catalogue of Maps Published by the Survey of India

Colonel Sir S. G. Burrard [ed.] · 1915 · Rooke Books

£570.00 (€683.33 | $753.18 | ¥120,287)

Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1915 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this incredible collection of colour maps depicting early twentieth century India, published by the 'Survey of India&apos. A very scarce first edition, in th...

C1949 Geographers&Apos; Premier Map of Birmingham and Surrounding Districts

Ph. Pearsall · 0 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Geographers' Map Co Ltd, c1949. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce large map depicting Birmingham in the mid-twentieth century, with an useful index depicting transport facilities, markets and more. A very scarce map of Birmingham. With a large full colour f...

Indian Dust Devils

Major H. Hobbs; Harry Hobbs · 1937 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Calcutta, H, Hobbs & Co. LTD, 1937. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce travel work on India by Harry Hobbs, discussing his years spent working in the country. The first edition of this scarce work.Major Harry Hobbs' account of his time working in Calcu...

The Bengal Directory, 1878

Thacker, Spink, and Co · 1878 · Rooke Books

£895.00 (€1,072.95 | $1,182.62 | ¥188,871)

Calcutta, Thacker, Spink & Co, 1878. Cloth. A vanishingly scarce directory for British India, this volume focusing on the Bengal Presidency. A vanishingly scarce directory for British India, an interesting reference work on India during Crown rule. This directory focuses solel...

Adventures Beyond the Zambesi of the O&Apos;Flaherty: The Insular Miss: The Soldier Man: And the Rebel Woman

Mrs. Fred Maturin [Edith Cecil-Porch] · 1913 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Eveleigh Nash, 1913. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this scarce travelogue written by one Edith Cecil-Porch, with illustrations. The first UK edition. Published simultaneously with G. Bell and Sons' edition. A scarce work. In the publisher's ...

Skelton&Apos;S Engraved Illustrations of the Principal Antiquities of Oxfordshire

Joseph Skelton · 1823 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

London, J. Skelton, 1823 . First edition. Leather. A large paper copy of the first edition of this impressive collection of fifty engravings of Oxfordshire antiquities. Engraved by the author, Joseph Skelton, after the work of Frederick Mackenzie. The first edition of English ...

Oxford

Edward Thomas · 1903 · Rooke Books

£88.00 (€105.50 | $116.28 | ¥18,571)

London, A. & C. Black, 1903. First edition. Cloth. The first trade edition of this lovely depiction of Oxford, illustrated throughout with watercolours by John Fulleylove. The first trade edition of this work, published simultaneously with the signed Edition de Luxe.In the pub...

Masterpieces Selected from the Korin School

Shiichi Tajima; Mr. Joseph King Goodrich [trans.] · 1903 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.60 | $449.26 | ¥71,750)

Tokyo, Shimbi Shoin, 1903 . First edition. Cloth. Volume I of Shiichi Tajima's beautiful limited edition analysis of the Korin school of Japanese art. Signed by the editor, and with over thirty plates of striking works of art. The first edition of volume I only of a work ...

The Massacres of Chios: Described in Contemporary Diplomatic Reports

Philip P. Argenti [ed.] · 1932 · Rooke Books

£950.00 (€1,138.89 | $1,255.29 | ¥200,478)

London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1932 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally bright example of Philip P. Argenti's very scarce history of the Chios Massacre, drawing from contemporary sources to document the catastrophic event. The vanishingly scarce first edition, fi...

Domesday Book Studies

H. R. Loyn; G. H. Martin; Philip Grierson; Caroline Thorn; et al. · 1987 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

London, Alecto Historical Editions, 1987. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition copy of this detailed work on the Domesday Book, with special studies by a variety of authors. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original quarter cloth binding. A detail...

Oxford

Edward Thomas · 1903 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.60 | $449.26 | ¥71,750)

London, A. & C. Black, 1903. First edition. Cloth. A lovely example of this very scarce signed Edition de Luxe of Edward Thomas and John Fulleylove's charming celebration of the city of Oxford. No. 33 of 300 copies of the Edition de Luxe produced, signed by the publisher ...

Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely

Rev. Edward Conybeare · 1910 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1910. First edition. Cloth. A limited edition copy of the first edition of Conybeare's topographical study of Cambridge and Ely, illustrated throughout by F. L. Griggs. One of 250 limited edition large paper copies of the first edition of this wo...

Vestiges of Old London

John Wykeham Archer · 1851 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, David Bogue, 1851. First edition. Leather. An exploration of the antiquities of London, the first edition of this uncommon and illustrated work. The first edition of this uncommon work.Exploring the beautiful vestiges of London, looking at the ancient and contemporary ...

The History and Antiquities of Brentford, Ealing, & Chiswick, Interspersed with Biographical Notices of Illustrious and Eminent Persons, Who Have Been Born, or Have Resided There During the Three Preceding Centuries

Thomas Faulkner · 1845 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.56 | $495.51 | ¥79,136)

London, Payne and Foss; Nichols and Son; M. A. Nattali; W. Pickering; Simpkin and Co.; T. Thorpe; T. Rodd; J. R. Smith, 1845. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this history of Brentford, Ealing and Chiswick, by the bookseller and topographer Thomas Faulkner. The firs...

The Date Book for Lincoln and Neighbourhood, from the Earliest Time to the Present

1866 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

Lincoln, R. E. Leary, Sen, c1866. Cloth. An uncommon exploration on the history of Lincolnshire, detailing significant events year by year. An uncommon work.A useful reference work for Lincoln and its surrounding areas, listing the extensive history of the area year by year.Th...

History, Gazetteer and Directory of Nottinghamshire, Comprising a General Survey of the County

William White · 1885 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Sheffield, William White, 1885-1886 . Cloth. A very scarce late nineteenth century directory to Nottinghamshire, with a folding map to the start of the work. The very scarce 1885-1886 second edition of William White's guide to Nottinghamshire.Illustrated with a folding ma...

St. James&Apos;S Chronicle, and London Evening Post

1820 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Not Stated, 1820. Unbound. Two issues of this popular London based broadise, both issues dating from early in the reign of George IV. Two issues of 'St. James's Chronicle, and London Evening Post', a widely read broadside which started publication in 176...

Leigh&Apos;S New Picture of England and Wales

1820 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.85 | $171.78 | ¥27,434)

London, Samuel Leigh; W. Clowes, 1820. Leather. A very scarce illustrated topographical guide to England and Wales, published by Samuel Leigh, including a folding map. A very scarce work.Illustrated with a frontispiece, a folding map, and twenty-nine plates.A fantastic topogra...

Poll Book of the North Lincolnshire Election, Taken in July, 1852

Thomas Fricker · 1852 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

Boston; London, J. Morton; Simpkin, Marshall, and Co, 1852. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce account of the 1852 election in Lincolnshire, the first edition of this work detailing who voted and for whom they voted. The first edition of this very scarce work.A detailed acc...