Viaggi e geografia

A Hand-Book to the Principal Places to Be Visited by the Royal Archeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland

R. S. Ferguson · 1882 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

Carlisle, Chas. Thurnam & Sons, 1882 . First edition. Hardback. A scarce, first edition of this work documenting all the places visited in Carlisle by the Royal Archaeological Institute in August 1882. First edition, in the publisher's original paper covered boards. Scarc...

Shepherd&Apos;S Life: Impressions of the South Wiltshire Downs

W. H. Hudson · 1910 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1910. Cloth. A smart second edition of this illustrated account of life as a shepherd in the South Wiltshire Downs. Second edition, November 1910. Originally published September 1910. Illustrated with a coloured frontispiece and many in-text images. ...

A History of Richmond Park, with an Account of Its Birds and Animals

C. L. Collenette · 1937 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd. 1937. First edition. Cloth. A scarce limited edition copy of this history of Richmond Park, with illustrations throughout. The first edition and one of six hundred copies published in December, 1937, in the publisher's original cloth bindi...

The New Forest

Elizabeth Godfrey · 1912 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Blackie & Son Limited, 1912. Leather. An uncommon illustrated guide to the New Forest, in an unusually smart condition. An uncommon work in a full morocco binding with gilt detailing to the front board. All edges gilt. Ink inscription to the front blank, dated 1918. A ...

A Topographical Dictionary of England; a Topographical Dictionary of Ireland; a Topographical Dictionary of the Dominion of Wales

Nicholas Carlisle · 1808 · Rooke Books

£740.00 (€887.14 | $977.81 | ¥156,162)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme; Printed for the Author, by W. Bulmer; William Miller, 1808-1811 . First edition. Leather. Four first edition volumes of English antiquary and librarian Sir Nicholas Carlisle's impressively detailed topographical dictionary of the Br...

Historical and Descriptive Account of the Palace and Chapel-Royal of Holyroodhouse

Anonymous · 1826 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

Edinburgh, J. Cunningham, 1826 . First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this uncommon and beautifully illustrated study of Edinburgh's Palace of Holyroodhouse. Illustrated with a frontispiece and seven engraved India proof plates, drawn and engraved by James Johns...

An Historical Sketch of the Municipal Constitution of the City of Edinburgh

Alexander Pennecuik · 1826 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Edinburgh, John Anderson, 1826 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this informative account of the history of the constitution of Edinburgh. The first edition of this work, illustrated with nine armorial plates, two single leaf tables, and eight folding double page ta...

The Juvenile Tourist: Or, Excursions Through Various Parts of the Island of Great Britain

John Evans · 1809 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Albion Press, 1809. Leather. A scarce collection of travel writing from Evans during his excursions across Britain, with illustrations. New edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece, two plates, two maps, and one folding map. Collated complete. A c...

The Fascination of London

Sir Walter Besant; G. E. Mitton · 1902 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.74 | $290.70 | ¥46,427)

London, Adam & Charles Black, 1902-1903. First edition. Cloth. A collection of seven volumes from the Fascination of London series by Besant and Mitton, with folding maps. Seven volumes. A collection from the Fascination of London series, a survey on the boroughs of London and...

Warrington As It Was, As It Is and As It Might Be.

[Herbert Langton] · 1892 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

Warrington, Sunrise" Publishing Company, 1892. First edition. Leather. A very scarce copy of this informative work on Warrington written by Harbert Langton. A First edition of the work. Very scarce. Rebound in half vellum. This informative work by Herbert Langton describes War...

Christ Church, Oxford

E. Beresford Chancellor · 1891 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Bemrose and Sons, 1891 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this charming late nineteenth century celebration of Christ Church, Oxford. A subscriber's copy of the scarce first edition of this work.The work of English historian and topographical writ...

The Harz Mountains: A Tour in the Toy Country

Henry Blackburn · 1873 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle, 1873 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Henry Blackburn account of his travels in the German Harz mountains, illustrated by Randolph Caldecott. The first edition of this work, in the publisher's original pictorial clo...

Vanished Kingdoms a Woman Explorer in Tibet, China & Mongolia 1921-1925

Mabel H. Cabot · 2003 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

New York , Aperture Foundation, 2003 . First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition signed copy of this work on the explorations of Janet Elliott Wulsin. Signed by the author to the half title page. A first edition, first impression copy. This volume tells the story of J...

Annals of Oxford

John Cordy Jeaffreson · 1871 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 1871. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition history of Oxford by John Cordy Jeaffreson, a detailed topographical work. First edition of this uncommon work.Complete in two volumes. A comprehensive history of Oxford, a detailed ...

The Lake Counties

W. G. Collingwood · 1932 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Frederick Warne and Co. 1932. Cloth. A very smart illustrated work on the Lake District in the United Kingdom. Revised edition. Illustrated with coloured frontispiece, fifteen coloured plates, and many in-text images. Collated complete. A detailed guide to the Lake Dis...

A Sketch of the Origin and History of the Lower Mosley Street Day and Sunday Schools

Richard Wade · 1898 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Manchester, None, 1898. Paperback. A scarce pamphlet on the origin and history of the lower Mosley Street schools in Manchester, with ephemera. Scarce work. With illustrated frontispiece. A history of the Lower Mosley Street Schools in Manchester, with reference to contributio...

Painting in the Far East: An Introduction Tot He History of Pictorial Art in Asia Especially China and Japan

Laurence Binyon · 1923 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Edward Arnold & Co. 1923. Cloth. The third edition of this study in the arts of Asia, with specific reference to China and Japan. Third edition, revised. Illustrated with colour frontispiece and forty-one plates. Collated complete. A study of the art of Asia, with refe...

Shakespeare and His Birth-Place: Containing a Biography of the Poet, and a Guide to Stratford-Upon-Avon and Its Vicinity

- · 1859 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, T. Nelson and Sons, 1859. First edition. Cloth. This scarce guide to Stratford-Upon Avon details the relationship between Shakespeare and his hometown. A first edition of this travel handbook for Stratford-Upon-Avon published by T. Nelson, featuring a detailed biograph...

Pictures in Colour of Oxford and Cambridge

1906 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)

Oxford; London, Alfred Savage; Jarrold & Sons, 1906-1915. First edition. Cloth. Two volumes of charming colour pictures of Oxford and Cambridge. Two first edition volumes of these collection of pictures of Oxford and Cambridge. Pictures in Colour of Oxford with its University...

The Old Coaching Days in Yorkshire

Tom Bradley · 1889 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Leeds, The Yorkshire Post, 1889. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this illustrated volume on stage-coach travel in Yorkshire. Published by the Yorkshire weekly post, this illustrated first edition provides a delightful record of old Yorkshire coaching days. Stagecoach ...