Viaggi e geografia

Papers Relating to the Improvement of the Salmon Fishery in the District of the River Girvan in the County of Ayr

James Leslie · 1872 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

Edinburgh, Adam and Charles Black, 1872. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this very scarce treatise on improvements on the River Girvan, complete with colour folding plates. The first edition of this very scarce work.An interesting treatise exploring the ways to im...

Memories of the Old College of Glasgow

David Murray · 1927 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

Glasgow, Jackson, Wylie and Co, 1927. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated history of the University of Glasgow, by David Murray. The first edition.A fascinating history of the University of Glasgow, offering insight to its buildings, faculties, class-ro...

Pioneers of Rhodesia

Edward C. Tabler · 1966 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

Cape Town, C. Struik (PTY) Ltd. 1966. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated history of the pioneer period in Southern Rhodesia. First edition. Uncommon work. Illustrated with a frontispiece and twelve plates. Collated complete. A historical study of t...

New Zealand and Its Aborigines: Being an Account of the Aborigines, Trade and Resources of the Colony

William Brown · 1851 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.19 | $918.35 | ¥146,666)

London, J. &. D. A. Darling, 1851 . Cloth. The second edition of William Brown's very scarce discussion of the aborigines of New Zealand, analysing also the failure of the colony to attract wealthy emigrants. The very scarce second edition of this work, very scarce in all...

Old Rhodesian Days

Hugh Marshall Hole · 1928 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited , 1928. First edition. Cloth. A very smart uncommon first edition of this travelogue and history of Rhodesia. The uncommon first edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding.A collection of accounts, both travel and history, of the...

Ministere de L&Apos;Instruction Publique: L&Apos;Armee Romaine D&Apos;Afrique Et L&Apos;Occupation Militaire de L&Apos;Afrique Sous Les Empereurs

M. Rene Cagnat · 1892 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

Paris , Ernest Leroux , 1892. First edition. Hardback. The very scarce first edition of Rene Cagnat's history of Africa's Roman armies and military occupation. The first edition, bound into two volumes. Very scarce.In a uniform quarter crushed morocco binding, with r...

Australia: The Beautiful Cookbook

Elise Pascoe; Cherry Ripe · 1995 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.36 | $48.89 | ¥7,808)

San Francisco , Collins Publishers San Francisco , 1995. First edition. Cloth. A striking first edition copy of this Australian cookbook by Elise Pascoe, with additional histories of the nation's diet. The first edition, first printing of this work. With the publisher&ap...

Parmi Les Meilleurs Tables de France

1952 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

Angers, Jacques-Petit, 1952. Paperback. A scarce limited edition guide to the best restaurants in France, this copy presented by Laperouse, one of the most famous restaurants in Paris. A limited edition of an unspecified number, this copy is numbered 5. Presentation copy to R...

The Original Bath Guide: Historical and Descriptive

1881 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Bath, William Lewis, 1881. Paperback. A very scarce copy of this early edition of The Original Bath Guide with a folding map. Early edition. Very scarce. Illustrated with twelve views across three plates and a folding map. Collated complete. A detailed and comprehensive comple...

Kirkby Overblow and District

Harry Speight · 1903 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Elliot Stock, 1903 . First edition. Leather. A large paper copy of the first edition of Harry Speight's detailed account of this Yorkshire region. A large paper copy of this work.The first edition of Harry Speight's 'Record of the History, Antiquities, F...

The Album of Glasgow and Exhibition with Map and Information for Visitors

None · 0 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Glasgow, W. L. & Co. Publishers, c1880. Cloth. A smart copy of this very scarce album of Glasgow in Scotland. Very scarce work. Illustrated with seventeen images across fourteen pages and a folding map. Collated complete. A charming collection of images of Glasgow in Scotland,...

Pacific Island Records Fish Hooks

Harry G. Beasley; Thomas A. Joyce · 1980 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

London, John Hewett, 1980. Cloth. A scarce illustrated limited edition work on the fish hooks used across the Pacific Islands. A very scarce facsimile reprint limited edition of five hundred copies, this copy is out of series.In the original glassine.Originally published in 19...

Voyage Littãƒâ©Raire de la Grãƒâ¨Ce, Ou Lettres Sur Les Grecs, Anciens Et Modernes, Avec Un Parallele de Leurs Moeurs.

M. Guys · 1783 · Rooke Books

£975.00 (€1,168.86 | $1,288.33 | ¥205,754)

Paris , Chez la Veuve Duchesne , 1783 . Leather. The third edition of this insightful work exploring ancient and modern Greek customs, written by French merchant, Pierre-Augustin Guys, illustrated with numerous folding plates. The third edition, reviewed, corrected, and adorne...

Through China with a Camera

John Thomson · 1899 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.31 | $786.21 | ¥125,563)

London, Harper & Brothers, 1899. Cloth. A smart second edition of this beautiful collection of photographs and commentary on the author's travels across China. Second edition. Illustrated with one hundred and fourteen photographs. Collated complete. The author's own ...

Le Mercure Hollandois, Ou L&Apos;Histoire de la Republique Des Provinces Unies Des Pays-Bas

Pierre Louvet · 1673 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

Lyon, Estienne Baritel, 1673 . First edition. Vellum. The very scarce first edition of the first volume of Pierre Louvet's history of the Netherlands, with this volume covering the years 1566 to 1671. In the original French.The first volume only of a work that had extende...

Thames Bridges from London to Hampton Court

J. H. Herring · 1884 · Rooke Books

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

London, H. R. Pinder, [1884]. First edition. Leather. A scarce exploration of twenty-two bridges along the Thames, the first edition of this lovely work. The first edition of this scarce work.A lovely view of the bridges along the Thames, from London to Hampton Court, includin...

London Street Games

Norman Douglas · 1916 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, The St. Catherine Press, 1916. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Norman Douglas' study of games played by children in the streets of London. The first edition.'London Street Games' is a charming memorial to the street games played by the childre...

London and Its Environs in the Nineteenth Century, and Metropolitan Improvements

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

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

London, Jones & Co, 1827-29. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Thomas Shepherd's two important and beautifully illustrated volumes on London and it's topography. Two volumes in one, containing 'London and its Environs in the Nineteenth Century', ...

An Account of the Churches Visited During the Lincoln Excursion of the Architectural Association, August 22nd - August 27th, 1870

Edmund Sharpe · 1871 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, E. & F. N. Spon, 1871. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce illustrated account of the author's excursion to explore the churches of Lincoln. The first edition of this very scarce work.A detailed account of an expedition undertaken by the au...

A Description and Defence of the Restorations of the Exterior of Lincoln Cathedral

J. C. Buckler · 1866 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Oxford, Rivingtons, 1866. First edition. Cloth. The first and only edition of John Chessell Buckler's vehement defence of his restorations of Lincoln Cathedral. The first and only edition.An exploration of the state of and restorations of Lincoln Cathedral, a controversia...