Viaggi e geografia

Liverpool Cathedral

1956 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

Liverpool, Eaton Press, 1956. Paperback. A very scarce illustrated booklet detailing the features of Liverpool Cathedral. A very scarce book of captioned photographs offering a tour of the Liverpool Cathedral. In the publisher's original stapled wraps.With details of arc...

Rambles in Surrey

J. Charles Cox · 1910 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Methuen and Co. Ltd, 1910. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this descriptive travelogue around Surrey, with illustrations. The scarce first edition of this work. In the publisher's original decorative cloth binding. With a sketched map to the fr...

Grundzuge Der Phonetik and Einleitung in Das Sprachstudium

Eduard Sievers; B. Delbruck · 1880 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

Leipzig, Druck Und Verlag Von Breitkopf & Hartel, 1880-1. First edition. Leather. Two first edition, scarce Indo-Germanic language studies, bound together in half morocco and written in German. The first editions. Two volumes bound into one, including : 'Grandzuge Der Ph...

Belgium the Glorious, Her Country and Her People: The Story of a Brave Nation and a Pictorial and Authoritative Record of a Fair Country Ruthlessly Plundered and Destroyed

Various; Walter Hutchinson [ed.] · 1915 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Hutchinson & Co. 1915-1916. Cloth. A complete two-volume set exploring the culture and history of Belgium, with contributions by experts and illustrations throughout. A two-volume set uniformly bound in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Prize bookp...

Travels in the Footsteps of Bruce in Algeria and Tunis

Lieut.-Colonel R. L. Playfair · 1877 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, C. Kegan Paul and Co, 1877. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this uncommon historical and travel account, which aims to retrace the journeys of James Bruce. The first edition. An uncommon work, which depicts the journeys of James Bruce, a renowned explorer k...

The Emigrant

Frederick Howard · 1928 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.84 | $1,314.75 | ¥209,974)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1928 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of this very scarce novel surrounding emigrant life in Australia, based on the experiences of the author, Frederick Howard, presented here in the unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition,...

A Tourist&Apos;S Guide to Ireland

Liam O'Flaherty · 1929 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, The Mandrake Press, 1929 . First edition. Cloth. A bright copy of this very scarce tourist's guide to Ireland, written by Irish novelist, Liam O'Flaherty. First edition.Dated using Jisc from a copy held at the British Library. Bound in the publisher's q...

Japanese Colour Prints

Laurence Binyon; J. J. O'Brien Sexton · 1960 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London, Faber and Faber Limited, 1960. Cloth. Laurence Binyon and J. J. O'Brien Sexton's beautifully illustrated work on Japanese colour prints, with many brilliant colour reproductions of works from noted Japanese artist such Harunobu and Utamaro. The new edition, f...

The Hakone District

James Murdoch · 0 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.60 | $449.26 | ¥71,750)

Yokohama, Kelly and Walsh, c1890. First edition. Paperback. A scarce photographic study of Hakone, the first edition of this beautiful work showcasing the pioneering photography of Ogawa Kazumasa. The first edition of this scace work.Illustrated with seventeen plates. Collated...

L&Apos;Art Japonais

Louis Gonse · 1883 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

Paris, A. Quantin, 1883. First edition. Cloth. A limited edition exploration of Japanese art, by the French art historian Louis Gonse, impressively illustrated throughout. The first and limited edition of this work, limited to 1,400 copies, of which this is numbered 817.Comple...

The Expedition of the Florentines to Chios (1599)

Philip P. Argenti · 1934 · Rooke Books

£900.00 (€1,078.95 | $1,189.23 | ¥189,927)

London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1934 . First edition. Cloth. A bright example of the very scarce first edition of this account of the 1599 expedition of the Florentines to the Greek island of Chios, in the publisher's original dust wrapper. The first edition, first imp...

La Cuisine Seychelloise

Eveline Man-Cham · 1968 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

Seychelles, None stated, 1968. Paperback. A very scarce cookery work by Eveline Man-Cham on the cuisine of the Seychelles, from the library of Jill Norman. The second edition. First published in 1960.  From the library of Jill Norman, an editor and food writer. Norman began w...

The Cooking of Russia

Helen and George Papashvily · 1971 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.36 | $48.89 | ¥7,808)

Nederland , Time-Life International, 1971. First edition. Hardback. An uncommon exploration of Russian cooking, from American writing couple George and Helen Papashvily. First edition. In the publisher's original pictorial boards.With coloured illustrations throughout th...

Staffordshire and Warwickshire Past and Present

John Alfred Langford; C. S. Mackintosh; J. C. Tildesley · 1688 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, William Mackenzie, c1884. Cloth. A complete four volume set of this illustrated study of Staffordshire and Warwickshire in the past and present. Complete in four volumes. Containing volume one div. I and II, and volume two div. III and IV. Volume one is illustrated wit...

My Sketch Book in the Shiny

Snaffles [Charles "Snaffles" Johnson Payne] · 1930 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London, Gale & Polden Ltd. 1930. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of sketches of the sporting habits of the British in India, signed by the author. First edition. Scarce edition. Signed by the author to the title page. Illustrated with thirty-four...

Bath Spa Attractions Week: May 26 to June 3

1922 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

Bath, Bath Spa Attractions Week Committee, 1922. Paperback. A charming historical catalogue promoting Bath's attractions, such as the shopping centre and Roman baths. A very scarce booklet containing all highlights of the Bath Spa Attractions Week and Special Shopping Dis...

The New Bath Guide

Christopher Anstey; John Britton · 1832 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Henry Washbourne, 1832. Leather. The popular poem by Christopher Anstey in which he satirises the society of Bath during its heyday, complete with plates by George Cruikshank. The second edition of this work to be illustrated by George Cruikshank.Illustrated with a fro...

Birket Foster&Apos;S Pictures of English Landscape

Tom Taylor · 1864 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, 1864. Cloth. A beautiful collection of the picturesque rural scenes of Myles Birket Foster, complete with thirty plates. A beautiful collection of the paintings of English landscapes by Myles Birket Foster.Illustrated with thirty plates...

Bartholomew&Apos;S Revised "Half-Inch" Contoured Maps: Kent; Wye Valley; Vale of Severn; English Lakes; the Solway;

John Bartholomew & Son Ltd. · 1930 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Edinburgh, At The Edinburgh Geographical Institute by John Bartholomew & Son Ltd. 1930-1948. Paperback. Five maps from the series Bartholomew's Revised "Half-Inch" Contoured Maps, recording the topography of Britain. Five maps in the publisher's original paper wraps....

Charters Granted to Swansea, the Chief Borough of the Seignory of Gower in the Marches of Wales and Co. Of Glamorgan

Geo. Grant Francis · 1867 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London, Not Published, 1867 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of George Grant Francis's richly illustrated and highly informative guide to the charters of Swansea, in a full morocco binding. A very scarce first edition.Only one-hundred unnumbered cop...