Viaggi e geografia

The History of Collingham and Its Neighbourhood

E. G. Wake · 1869 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

Newark-Upon-Trent; London, Charles John Ridge; Simpkin, Marshall and Co, 1869 . Cloth. The very scarce 'Cheaper Edition' of E. G. Wake's scarce historical study of the history of the parish of Collingham in Nottinghamshire. First published in 1867, this is the v...

The North Lincolnshire Monthly Illustrated Journal

Anonymous · 1868 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.63 | $196.88 | ¥31,443)

North Lincolnshire, The North Lincolnshire Monthly Illustrated Journal, 1868-1869 . Leather. Twelve consecutive issues of the vanishingly scarce periodical 'The North Lincolnshire Monthly Illustrated Journal&apos. A very scarce periodical described as 'a local magazi...

A History of Clee and the Thorpes of Clee, and, Clee Church

C. Ernest Watson; J. W. M. Vyse · 1901 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Grimsby; Not Stated, Grimsby News Co Ltd; Not Stated, 1901-46. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of two scarce topographical works on Clee bound in one, one of which is signed by the author. The first edition of two scarce works.With 'Clee Church, Some notes on the ...

The Local Register, and Chronological Account of Occurrences and Facts Connected with the Town and Neighbourhood of Sheffield

1830 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Sheffield, John Thomas; Robert Leader, 1830-65. Leather. An uncommon history of the city of Sheffield, with continuations for the work up until the year 1865. An incredibly detailed "local register" for Sheffield, a history on the city of Yorkshire. An uncommon work.This volu...

London As It Is to-Day: Where to Go, and What to See

1854 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, H. G. Clarke and Co, 1854. Cloth. An illustrated scarce tourist guide to London as it was during the Victorian era. A charming mid-nineteenth century travel guide to London, a brilliant tourist guide to the city.A scarce work.Illustrated with a frontispiece, depicting ...

Twenty Years a-Growing

Maurice O'Sullivan · 1933 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Chatto and Windus , 1933. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this lovely autobiography from Irish author Maurice O'Sullivan, with unique memoirs from his time living on the Great Blasket Island. The first UK edition of this work containing the memoirs o...

Glasgow Herald

1828 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Glasgow, Samuel Hunter & Co, 1828. Unbound. A very scarce broadsheet newspaper for Glasgow, an interesting look at life in Georgian Scotland. A very scarce broadsheet newspaper for Glasgow, this number No. 2,627, for Monday February 25th 1828.'Glasgow Herald' was fou...

The Bath and Cheltenham Gazette

1817 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Bath, G. Wood, G. Cunningham, and H. Smith, 1817. Unbound. A very scarce newspaper for the Bath and Cheltenham areas, an interesting look at life in Regency England. A very scarce broadsheet newspaper for Bath and Cheltenham, and the surrounding areas, including Bristol and Gl...

The Kentish Independent, and County Advertiser

1853 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

Woolwich, William Parry Jackson, 1853-56. Unbound. A set of five issues this very scarce newspaper from Kent, an interesting insight into Victorian England. Five issues of 'The Kentish Independent, and County Advertiser', a very scarce broadsheet newspaper published ...

The Story of the London Parks

Jacob Larwood · 1872 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, Chatto and Windus, c1876 . Cloth. A fascinating account of the history of parks of London, illustrated with four colour plates after George Cruikshank. An illustrated history of parks in London, from Dutch writer Herman Diederik Johan van Schevichaven, here writing und...

Twenty-Five Postcards of Tallinn, Estonia

J. & P. Parikas · 1927 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Tallin, J. & P. Parikas, 1927-1931 . Unbound. A charming collection of twenty five postcards of Tallinn in the late 1920s and early 1930s. A delightful collection of twenty-five post cards produced by the Brothers Parikas, Estonian photographers and publishers who were active ...

Seven Spanish Cities and the Way to Them

Edward A. Hale · 1894 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.63 | $196.88 | ¥31,443)

Boston, Roberts Brothers, 1894 . Cloth. A signed presentation copy of an early edition of Edward E. Hale's account of his travels in Spain. An early edition of this work, published the year following the first edition.With a signed presentation inscription from the author...

A Trip to Mexico, Being Notes of a Journey from Lake Erie to Lake Tezcuco

H. C. R. Becher · 1880 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.62 | $429.44 | ¥68,585)

Toronto, Willing and Williamson, 1880 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of H. C. R. Becher's guide to his travels in Mexico, illustrated with albumen photograph prints. The first edition of Henry Corry Rowley Becher's account of a late nineteenth century trip...

Ett Hjartas Historia (the Lady of the Decoration)

Fannie Caldwell; Sigrid Hedman [trans.] · 1911 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Stockholm , Nordiska Forlaget , 1911. Cloth. The scarcely found Swedish translation of Fannie Caldwell's best known work of letters that document her time in Hiroshima. The first Swedish translation of this work. In the original white cloth binding. A charming series of...

The Annals of the Strand: Topographical and Historical

E. Beresford Chancellor · 1912 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Chapman & Hall, 1912. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated historical and topographical work on the Strand. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and thirty-two plates, one of which is folding. Collated complete. A detailed historica...

Kelly&Apos;S Post Office Directory Map of London

1936 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Johnson, Riddle & Co. c1936 . Hardback. An excellently preserved set of post office directory maps of London, complete with four bright folding maps. A scarce set of four colour folding maps issued by the Kelly's Directory. Collated, complete.Dated c1936 due to th...

Mcian&Apos;S Highlanders at Home, or, Gaelic Gatherings

James Logan · 1900 · Rooke Books

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

Glasgow, David Bryce and Son, 1900. Cloth. A beautiful example of this volume of R. R. McIan's striking and colourful illustrations of the clans of Scotland, in a striking and early dust wrapper. In the original very scarce unclipped dust wrapper, a brilliant example of a...

Une Ville Arabe: La Medina de Tunis

M. Ben Miled; V. Bettaieb · 1991 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Paris , Hatier, 1991. Hardback. An excellent French pop-up book delving into the heart of Medina of Tunis, with beginner-friendly guides to its civilisation. A bright and charmingly illustrated pop-up book that explores the historical town Medina of Tunis. With facts regardin...

Egypt: Flying High

Marcello Bertinetti; Corrina Rossi; Catherine Bolton [trans.] · 2004 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

Vercelli, White Star Publishers, 2004. First edition. Hardback. A collection of beautifully vibrant and glossy photographs of Egypt from the air, by photojournalist Marcello Bertinetti. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original pictorial boards. A collect...

Travels in Town

James Grant · 1839 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Saunders and Otley, 1839. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition complete set of this collection of travel writing on London from James Grant. Complete in two volumes. First edition. A collection of writing on the city of London, with chapters on the streets, the ...