Viaggi e geografia

Westminster Abbey & Eton

Mrs. A. Murray Smith; Christopher Stone · 1904 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1904-1909. First edition. Cloth. Two smart first edition volumes from Adam and Charles Black on the architecture and surrounding areas of Westminster Abbey and Eton. Two volumes. First edition. This set contains: Westminster Abbey, 1904. Illustr...

Map of Environs of Leeds

J. Bartholomew · 0 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, W. H. Smith & Son, c1900. Cloth. A very scarce map of Leeds and its environs from W. H. Smith & Son's Series of Reproduced Ordnance Maps for Tourists. W. H. Smith & Son's Series of Reproduced Ordnance Maps for Tourists. Very scarce work. A large folding map o...

Domesday for Wiltshire, Extracted from Accurate Copies of the Original Records, Accompanied with Translations, Illustrative Notes, Analysis of Contents, and General Information

William Henry Jones · 1865 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Bath; London, R. E. Peach; Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, and Green, 1865. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this historical study of Wiltshire from the Domesday Book, the work of English Anglican priest, antiquarian and author William Henry Jones. A first editio...

A Pictorial and Descriptive Guide to Bournemouth & Guide to the Isle of Wight

1950 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, Ward, Lock and Co. Limited, c1921-1950. Cloth. Two smart later editions of these illustrated guides to Bournemouth and the Isle of Wight, with folding maps. Two volumes. Two detailed and comprehensive guides to areas across the British Isles, with commentary on places ...

Bournemouth and District: A Sketch-Book & Sketches Near Salisbury: Sketches in the Vale of Chalke

Dorothy E. G. Woollard; C. S. Collison · 1921 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, A. & C. Black, Ltd. 1921-1930. First edition. Cloth. Two smart first edition volumes of charming sketches of Bournemouth and the Vale of Chalke near Salisbury, from British artists. Two volumes. First edition. A pair of delightful sketch-books containing a selection of...

Inside Somerset

Monica Hutchings · 1971 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Dorset, The Abbey Press, 1971. Paperback. A richly illustrated guide to Somerset"s landscape, heritage, and hidden gems, signed by the author and complete with period photographs and a fold-out map. In the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps. This volume is the rev...

Substance of the Speech of Charles Marsh, Esq. In a Committee of the House of Commons [... ] in Support of the Amendment [... ] on the Clause in the East-India Bill

Charles Marsh · 1813 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Black, Parry and Co. 1813. First edition. Unbound. The very scarce first edition of Charles Marsh's speech defending India from evangelical reformers. He believed limited Christian conversions would prioritise colonial control. A very scarce first edition.In this ...

Iraq: From Mandate to Independence

Ernest Main · 1935 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1935. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this historical study of Iraq, a presentation copy signed by the author. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author in presentation to a Marjorie Armstrong. The inscription reads: "fo...

London and Its Environs: Handbook for Travellers

Karl Baedeker · 1923 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Leipzig, Karl Baedeker, 1923. Cloth. A smart eighteenth edition of this handbook for travellers to London from Baedeker, with maps throughout. Eighteenth revised edition. Illustrated with forty-five maps and plans, fifteen of which are folding. Collated complete. Baedekers gui...

The Wizard Dee: A June Voyage from Bala to the Sea

T. W. Cubbon · 1934 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, H. F. and G. Witherby, 1934. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce travelogue through the River Dee. First edition. In the original cloth binding. Illustrated with a frontispiece, four plates and one map. Collated, complete.A charming account of the ...

A Celebration of Taylor&Apos;S Port Published to Mark the 300th Anniversary of the Foundation of the House of Taylor

Christopher Foulkes [editor] · 1992 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Mitchell Beazley, 1992. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this anniversary celebration from Taylor's Port, with a signed presentation card. First edition. With a signed presentation card inserted loosely to the front of the work. Signed by Huyshe...

Strassen Und Bauten Adolf Hitlers

Fritz Todt · 1939 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

Berlin, Deutschen Arbeitsfront, 1939. Cloth. An illustrated look at the movements in city planning that Hitler had been pursuing after the 1933 takeover. In German, Italian, and English.An interesting volume offering an insight into Nazi Germany, looking at the development of ...

Topographical and Statistical Description of the County of Sussex

G. A. Cooke · 1820 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, C. Cooke by Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1820. Cloth. An exceptionally bright example of George Alexander Cooke's informative guide to early nineteenth century Sussex. First published a decade prior, this is a scarce work in all editions.Illustrated with a folding ...

Old Inns

Cecil Aldin · 1925 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)

London, William Heinemann, 1925. Cloth. A smart new impression of Cecil Aldin's charming collection of illustrations of old inns. Third impression. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, fifteen further colour plates with captioned tissue guards, and numerous monochrome ...

Pictorial Atlas of Australian Wines; the Great Book of Wine; South African Wine; the Wine Atlas of California

Various; Thomas K. Hardy; Joseph JobeÃÂOe; James Halliday; Dave Hughes; Phyllis Hands; John Kench · 1968 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Various, Various; Angus & Robertson Ltd; , 1968-1993. First edition. Cloth. A comprehensive quartet of volumes authored by experts and enthusiasts, covering all aspects of oenology. One of which is signed by the author. This is a four volume set, covering all aspects of oenolo...

Burrow&Apos;S Pointer Guide Map of Westminster

1951 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

Cheltenham and London, Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd. 1951. Paperback. A very scarce Festival of Britain edition copy of this guide map to Westminster from Burrow. Festival of Britain edition. Very scarce. A guide to the city of Westminster in London, containing a large folding map ...

Just the Job: Some Experiences of a Colonial Policeman

Geoffrey J. Morton · 1957 · Rooke Books

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

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1957 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of the memoirs of controversial Palestine Police Force officer Geoffrey J. Morton, with a signed letter from Morton. A signed copy of this scarce work.The first edition, first impression, in the ...

A Guide to the Mount&Apos;S Bay and the Land&Apos;S End

[John Ayrton Paris] · 1824 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, W. Phillips; T. Vigurs, 1824. Leather. An uncommon topographical study on Western Cornwall by John Ayrton Paris, complete with engravings. The second edition of this uncommon work.A topographical exploring of Western Cornwall, in particular focusing on Mount's Bay...

The History of Whitchurch, Shropshire

T. C. Duggan · 1935 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

Shropshire, Whitchurch Herald Limited, 1935. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this uncommon illustrated history of Whitchurch in Shropshire. First edition. Uncommon work. Illustrated with nine plates. Collated complete. A detailed history of Whitchurch, a market ...

Letters Received by the East India Company

Frederick Charles Danvers; William Foster · 1896 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Sampson Low, Marston, & Company Limited, 1896-97. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this work collecting two hundred and fifty letters which had been sent to the East India Company. The first edition.Very scarce.Volumes I and II of a total of six volumes.This ...