Viaggi e geografia

Cary&Apos;S New Itinerary

John Cary · 1819 · Rooke Books

£1,200.00 (€1,438.60 | $1,585.63 | ¥253,235)

London, John Cary, c1819. Leather. A unique example of Cary's New Itinerary, profusely extra illustrated with hundreds of additional tipped in illustrations. Lacking title page. Dated from edition note to Environs of London which was from the eighth edition, published in ...

The Picture of London for 1803

John Feltham · 1803 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Lewis & Co. for R. Phillips, 1803 . Cloth. The 1803 annual of the popular 'Picture of London' annual, a detailed guidebook to the city of London, illustrated throughout. An influential annual guide book of London, this volume in particular focusing on the yea...

Forty-One Years in India: From Subaltern to Commander-in-Chief

Field-Marshall Earl Roberts of Kandahar · 1921 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1921. Cloth. A later edition of this illustrated record of Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts' time spent in India. Cheap edition, later printing. Illustrated with a frontispiece and forty-three plates, eight of which are folding. Co...

Metropolitan Improvements; or London in the Nineteenth Century; London and Its Environs in the Nineteenth Century

James Elmes; Thomas H. Shepherd · 1827 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€899.12 | $991.02 | ¥158,272)

London, Jones & Co, 1827-1829. First edition. Leather. Handsomely bound in half calf, present here is the first edition of Thomas Shepherd's two important and beautifully illustrated volumes on London and it's topography. The first editions of two impressively illust...

The Tunbridge Wells Guide; or an Account of the Ancient and Present State of That Place

Jasper Sprange · 1785 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.62 | $429.44 | ¥68,585)

Tunbridge Wells, J. Sprange, 1785. Leather. Illustrated with engraved folding maps and plates, this is a charming early edition of Jasper Sprange's guide to Tunbridge Wells. An early edition of this work, which was first published in 1780.Illustrated with the very scarce ...

Delineations of Gloucestershire; Being Views of the Principal Seats of Nobility & Gentry; and Other Objects of Prominent Interest in That County

J. N. Brewer · 1825 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.60 | $449.26 | ¥71,750)

London, Sherwood, Gilbert, & Piper, [1825]. First edition. Leather. The first trade edition of this beautifully illustrated topographical account of Gloucestershire from J. N. Brewr, with fantastic engraved plates depicting the notable seats and stunning landscapes of the area...

Murray&Apos;S Buckinghamshire Architectural Guide & Murray&Apos;S Berkshire Architectural Guide

John Betjeman; John Piper [editors] · 1948 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, John Murray, 1948-1949. First edition. Cloth. Two first edition architectural guides from the Murray's Guide series edited by Betjeman and Piper, with illustrations throughout. Two volumes. The Murray's Architectural Guides series. First edition. These volume...

Trekking in the Great Thirst: Travel and Sport in the Kalahari Desert

Arnold W. Hodson; A. E. Nellen; Ralph WIlliams; F. C. Selous · 1912 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1912 . First edition. Cloth. The vanishingly scarce, first edition, first impression of Arnold Hodson's fascinating account of his time exploring the Kalahari Desert, illustrated with folding maps and plates. The first edition, first impression. ...

George Grenfell and the Congo

Sir Harry Johnston · 1908 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

London, Hutchinson & Co. 1908. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Harry Johnston's study of Grenfell and his travels in the Congo, richly illustrated throughout with many of Grenfell's own photos and drawings. Bound in the publisher's cloth. Complete in ...

Village London: Past and Present; London Sketchbook: A City Observed

Neil Grant; Marcus Binney · 1990 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London; Singapore , Guild Publishing; Editions Didier Millet , 1990-2003. Cloth. A bright pair of illustrated guides through London, including a beautiful collection of watercolours by Graham Byfield. Includes the Guild Publishing edition of 'Village London' and a ne...

Life and Explorations of Fridtjof Nansen

J. Arthur Bain · 1898 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, The Walter Scott Publishing Co. 1898. Cloth. An illustrated biography of the life and expeditions of Frfidtjof Nansen, a pioneering Arctic explorer and the first man to cross the Greenland interior. Illustrated with fourteen plates, and map, and numerous in-text images...

Boyle&Apos;S Fashionable Court and Country Guide, and Town Visiting Directory

1903 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Sold by Blackburn; Carter and Co.; Cawthorne and Hutt et al , 1903. Cloth. A smart 1903 Boyle's Court and Country Guide and directory, with a detailed folding map of London. The 221st edition of this Boyle's Court Guide. Corrected for January, 1903. In the o...

The City Wonderful: The Hotel Cecil&Apos;S Guide to London

Londiniensis · 1924 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.53 | ¥8,230)

London, Hotel Cecil, 1924. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this impressive guide to London from the grand Hotel Cecil, with illustrations and advertisements. First edition. Very scarce work. Illustrated throughout with numerous colour images. A social and ...

History and Topography of Upminster

T. L. Wilson · 1880 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

Romford , Wilson and Whitworth, 1880-1. Cloth. A very scarce historical and topographical survey of Upminster, illustrated with engravings and photogravures. "A new edition, considerably enlarged and improved", however no copies predating this were found institutionally or any...

London City Suburbs As They Are to-Day

Percy Fitzgerald · 1893 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London, The Leadenhall Press, Ltd , 1893. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated survey of London's suburbs by Percy Fitzgerald. The first edition of this work. In the original cloth binding. Copiously illustrated throughout by W. Luker, Jr. including a frontis...

Charing Cross to St. Paul&Apos;S

Justin McCarthy · 1891 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, Seeley & Co. Limited, 1891. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this topographical work on London with brilliant illustrations by Joseph Pennell. First edition. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, eleven lithographic monochrome plates, and numerous in-te...

London in Paint: Oil Paintings in the Collection at the Museum of London

Mireille Galinou; John Hayes; Peter Ackroyd [Foreword] · 1996 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.73 | $77.96 | ¥12,451)

London, Museum of London, 1996 . First edition. Hardback. A richly illustrated first edition chronicling London"s transformation through 230 artworks. In the publisher's original paper covered boards, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper.This volume is a firs...

The Great Metropolis

James Grant · 1837 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

New York, Saunders and Otley, 1837 . First edition. Cloth. A bright example of the very scarce first US edition of James Grant's informative and engaging history of London. The very scarce first US edition of this work, which was first published in the UK the year prior.V...

Xenophotis Cyri Expeditio

Xenophon; Thomas Hutchinson · 1822 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

Glasgow, The Academic Press, 1822. Leather. An early nineteenth century translation of the narrative of Xenophon of Athens relating to the expedition of Cyrus into Persia, in the original Greek with Latin translations. In the original Greek with Latin translations. With a fold...

The History of India

Mountstuart Elphinstone · 1841 · Rooke Books

£575.00 (€689.33 | $759.78 | ¥121,342)

London, John Murray, 1841 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of Mountstuart Elphinstone's fascinating and incredibly detailed 'The History of India', complete in two volumes, with one folding map. The very scarce first edition of this work, co...