Viaggi e geografia

A Handbook for Residents and Travellers in Shropshire and Cheshire

- · 1879 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, John Murray, 1879. Cloth. The third edition of this travel guide to Shropshire and Chester, produced by London-based publisher John Murray. The third edition of this travel guide to Shropshire and Chester, produced by London-based publisher John Murray. From 1836, Lond...

Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty&Apos;S Government

James Richardson · 1853 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.36 | $726.75 | ¥116,066)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1853 . First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of British explorer James Richardson's evangelical mission to central Africa in the early 1850s. Richardson's work discusses the wildlife, climate, people, customs and politics of Centr...

The History of Bagendon

George Edward Rees · 1932 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

Cheltenham, Thomas Hailing Ltd. Oxford Press, 1932 . First edition. Hardback. A very scarce presentation copy of the first edition of this history of this Gloucestershire village. First edition of The History of Bagendon by George Edward Rees in the original paper covered boar...

History of the Hundred of Carhampton in the County of Somerset

James Savage · 1830 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, William Strong; Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green; Nichols and Son, 1830 . First edition. Leather. The uncommon first edition of this history of Somerset with a large folding colour map. First edition of History of the Hundred of Carhampton in the County of Somerset ...

Bantu Beliefs and Magic with Particular Reference to the Kikuyu and Kamba Tribes of Kenya Colony; Together with Some Reflections on East Africa After the War

C. W. Hobley; James G. Frazer · 1922 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

London, H. F. & G. Witherby, 1922. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated first edition work on the beliefs of the Bantu people, written from first-hand experiences by Charles William Hobley. The first edition.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and nine plates.Collated, complete.A...

The Letters of Tim. Tunbelly, Gent. Free Burgess, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Anonymous · 1823 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

Newcastle Upon Tyne, W. A. Mitchell, 1823. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this very scarce satirical commentary on life in Newcastle in the early nineteenth century. Highlighting the corruption, mismanagement and poor governance of Newcastle in the early 1800s, ...

The Shaping of the Countryside

Ralph Whitlock · 1979 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London , Robert Hale, 1979. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition, signed copy of this work exploring the Wiltshire countryside. A first edition copy. Signed by the author to the front pastedown and with a signed Christmas card from the author. This book explores the c...

Views of the English Lakes

0 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

Windemere, J. Garnet, c1860. Cloth. A volume of engraved views of English Lakes. A smart album of engraved views of English Lakes, published by J. Garnet. Some of the views are of Windermere, Newby Bridge, Grasmere, Brothers' Water and Ulswater. With publisher adverts t...

Two Excursions to the Ports of England, Scotland and Ireland in 1816, 1817 and 1818 with a Description of the Breakwater at Plymouth and of the Caledonian Canal

Charles Dupin · 1819 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London , Sir Richard Phillips, 1819. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A first English translated edition of this account of travels to the ports of England, Scotland and Ireland. A first English translated copy of Charles Dupin's Two Excursions to the Ports of England, S...

Picturesque Scenery in Wales

John Tillotson · 0 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Newcastle on Tyne, John Christie , c1860. Cloth. Bright copy of this volume depicting the beauty of Wales by John Tillotson. This is the uncommon John Christie edition. Dated via Copac c1860. A charming volume exploring the beautiful landscapes of Wales by John Tillotson, auth...

Letters from East Africa 1895-1897

Gertrude Ward · 1899 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Office of the Universities' Mission to Central Africa, 1899. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of Gertrude Ward's correspondence from East Africa. The first edition of this work. A scarce volume. Containing the letters of Gertrude Ward exchanged w...

Through East Anglia in a Motor Car

J. E. Vincent · 1907 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Methuen & Co. 1907 . First edition. Leather. The uncommon first edition of this lovely travel guide to East Anglia from the early twentieth century with colour plates. First edition of Through East Anglia in a Motor Car by J. E. Vincent in half straight grain morocco b...

The Story of the Tweed

Sir Herbert Maxwell · 1905 · Rooke Books

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

London, James Nesbit and Company, Limited, 1905. First edition. Cloth. A delightfully illustrated limited collection of tales and memories of the valley of the River Tweed. First edition. Limited to 375 copies. This copy is not numbered being out of series. With twenty-one ill...

Peaks and Lamas

Marco Pallis · 1939 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Toronto, Melbourne and Sydney, Cassell and Company Limited, 1939 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this travel journal through India following rivers with illustrations. First edition of Peaks and Lamas by Marco Pallis in the original publisher's...

Blazing Trails in Bantuland

Dugald Campbell · 1933 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London , Pickering & Inglis, [1933]. Cloth. A very scarce work on the Bantu people of Africa written by missionary and amateur ethnologist Dugald Campbell A very scarce work by missionary and amateur ethnologist Dugald Campbell. With 25 illustrations, collated and complete. Al...

North-Western France (Normandy and Brittany)

Augustus J. C. Hare · 1895 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, George Allen, 1895 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this lovely illustrated travel guide to Normandy and Brittany. First edition of North-Western France (Normandy and Brittany) by Augustus J. C. Hare in the original publisher's cloth binding. Illustra...

The &Apos;Country Life&Apos; Book of Cottages

Lawrence Weaver · 1919 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London & New York, The Offices of Country Life, Ltd; George Newnes Ltd; Charles Scribner's Sons, 1919 . Cloth. The second edition of this beautifully illustrated catalogue of British cottages in the uncommon original dust wrapper. Second edition of The 'Country Life&...

A New Guide to the City of Edinburgh

Anonymous · 1797 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Edinburgh, T. Brown, 1797 . Leather. The very scarce third edition 'with considerable improvements' of this charming late eighteenth century guide to Edinburgh. Illustrated with a frontispiece, folding map, and twelve further plates. Collated, complete.This city guid...

Sketches of Greenock and Its Harbours in 1886

Cathcart W. Methven · 1886 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

Greenock, James McKelvie & Sons, 1886 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of engineer and artist Cathcart William Methven's impressive volume of illustrations of the harbour town Greenock, in Scotland. In the publisher's original signed full morocco binding, ...

Borneo People

Malcolm MacDonald · 1956 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1956. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this ethnographical work of the Borneo people, from the small island of Borneo in Southeast Asia, illustrated throughout. An interesting study of the Borneo people, a small island in Southeast Asia, includ...