Viaggi e geografia

A Tour on the Prairies

Washington Irving · 1835 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

Paris, A. and W. Galignani, 1835 . Leather. The scarce second Paris edition of Washington Irving's account of his tour of the Southern Great Plains of America. The second Paris edition of this work, published in the same year as the first edition. All Paris editions of th...

The Conquest of the North Pole: Recent Antarctic Exploration

J. Gordon Hayes · 1934 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.43 | ¥10,129)

London, Thornton Butterworth, 1934 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of J. Gordon Hayes' richly illustrated history of arctic exploration. Illustrated with twenty-two photographic images, and thirteen maps and diagrams, three of which were folding. Collated, compl...

The Discovery of India

Jawaharlal Nehru · 1973 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

India, Asia Publishing House, 1973. Leather. A copy of this work on the development of India by former Prime Minister of the country Jawaharlal Nehru, bound in half calf. Rebound in half calf with cloth to the boards. This work is written by Jawaharlal Nehru, the former first...

Forty Years in a Moorland Parish: Reminiscences and Research in Danby in Cleveland

Reverend J. C. Atkinson · 1891 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1891. Cloth. A smart illustrated edition of this account of the author's experiences in Danby in Cleveland. Illustrated edition July 1891, originally published April 1891. Illustrated with frontispiece and fourteen plates, with two maps ...

Adventures in Mexico and the Rocky Mountains

George F. Ruxton · 1849 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.63 | $196.88 | ¥31,443)

London, John Murray, 1849 . Cloth. An early edition of British explorer and travel writer George Ruxton's account of his travels in Mexico, Texas, New Mexico and Colorado. An early edition of this work, which was first published in 1847, the year prior to Ruxton's de...

Mexico California and Arizona

William Henry Bishop · 1889 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1889 . Cloth. American novelist William Henry Bishop's account of his travels in Mexico, California and Arizona, illustrated throughout. A revised edition of this work first published in 1883 under the title 'Old Mexico and Her Lost Provi...

An Accurate Description and History of the Cathedral and Metropolical Church

[Francis Drake] · 1770 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.66 | $383.19 | ¥61,199)

York, A. Ward; W. Tesseyman; J. Todd; H. Sotheran; et al, 1770-83. Leather. An abridged edition of Francis Drake's influential history of York, focusing on the cathedral, illustrated with folding plates. Complete as two volumes bound in one.ESTC citation numbers T60999 an...

The Northern Star, or, Monthly Magazine

Various · 1818 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London; Sheffield, Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy; John Ray, 1818. Leather. A very scarce to see Yorkshire periodical from the Regency period, a comprehensive register of the county, illustrated with six plates. A very scarce Regency periodical.'Northern Star' was a short...

Portfolio of Fragments, Relative to the History & Antiquities of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster

Matthew Gregson · 1817 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Liverpool, G. F. Harris's Widow and Brothers, 1817. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Matthew Gregson's important history on the city of Lancaster, an extensive work with three parts bound in one, illustrated throughout. The first edition.Three parts bound...

The History and Antiquities of Tewkesbury; the Beauties of Sidmouth Displayed

W. Dyde; J. Wallis · 1803 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.74 | $290.70 | ¥46,427)

London, Mess. Longman and Rees; Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1803-1811. Leather. A charming sammelband, exploring the history of Tewkesbury, in Gloucestershire, and describing the beauty of Sidmouth, in Devonshire. Two volumes in one, in a half morocco binding. Institutiona...

Tourist&Apos;S Guide to the West Riding of Yorkshire, Containing Full Information Concerning All Is Principal Places of Resort and Interest

G. Phillips Bevan · 1884 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Edward Stanford, 1884. Cloth. An uncommon copy of this tourist guide to the West Riding of Yorkshire, with folding maps. The fourth edition of this uncommon work rebacked in a cloth binding, with the original backstrip laid down to the spine and renewed end papers. Ins...

The History of the Abbey, Palace, and Chapel-Royal of Holyroodhouse

Charles Mackie · 1819 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Edinburgh, J. Hay and Co. Niddry, 1819 . Paperback. A scarce early edition of Charles Mackie's richly illustrated study of Edinburgh's Palace of Holyroodhouse. A beautifully illustrated study of the Chapel-Royal, Abbey and Palace of Holyrood, an enormously important ...

Observations on Several Parts of the Counties of Cambridge, Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex. And Also on Several Parts of North Wales

William Gilpin · 1809 · Rooke Books

£245.00 (€293.71 | $323.73 | ¥51,702)

London, T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1809 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of William Gilpin's beautifully illustrated account of his travels in England and Wales, with a number of aquatint plates. The first edition of this work from English artist, Church of England...

Lanthony and Tachbrook: An Act of Parliament. Anno Quadragesimo Nono Georgii III. Cap. 98.

Anonymous · 1809 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1809 . Hardback. A very scarce 1809 act of parliament, regarding the sale of a Warwickshire estate, and the discharge of incumbrances from estates in Monmouth and Hereford. A very scarce act of parliament, dating from the forty-ninth yea...

Indian Village Community Examined with Reference to the Physical, Ethnographic, and Historical Conditions of the Provinces; Chiefly on the Basis of the Revenue-Settlement Records and District Manuals.

B. H. Baden-Powell · 1896 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Not Stated , Longmans, Green, and Co. 1896. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this illustrated work on Indian Village Communities by Baden Henry Powell. The first edition of the work. In the original publisher's cloth. Illustrated with a folding full colour ...

Tourist&Apos;S Guide to North Devon & South Devon

R. N. Worth · 1894 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Edward Stanford, 1894. Cloth. Two smart volumes of Worth's travel guides to North and South Devon, with a folding map in each volume. Two volumes. Sixth edition. Each volume is illustrated with a folding map to the front. Collated complete. A couple of guidebooks ...

Thorough Guides English Lakes & Scotland Parts 1 and 3

M. J. B. Baddeley · 1894 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Thomas Nelson & Sons; Dulau & Co. 1894-1909. Cloth. Three smart travel guides from Thorough Guides for the English Lakes and parts of Scotland, with maps throughout. Three volumes. From the Thorough Guides series. Written by Mountford John Byrde Baddeley, an English gu...

Where to Live Round London (Southern Side)

Prescott Row; W. H. Shrubsole · 1905 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, The Homeland Association, Ltd, 1905. First edition. Paperback. A scarce first edition of this guide on moving to and living around South London, with illustrations. First edition. Scarce edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and eleven plates, with six in-text figures...

The Rural Economy of Yorkshire. Comprizing the Management of Landed Estates, and the Present Practice of Husbandry in the Agricultural Districts of That County

Mr. Marshall · 1788 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, T. Cadell, 1788. First edition. Cloth. A smartly rebound first edition copy of William Marshalls' detailed look at the rural economy of Yorkshire, illustrated with two folding maps. The first edition.Complete in two volumes.ESTC citation number T94235.Half-title p...

Antiquities of Chester

John Skinner Prout · 1839 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London; Chester, Ackermann & Co; Boult & Catherall, [1839]. First edition. Leather. An uncommon work on the beautiful antiquities of Chester by John Skinner Prout, a smart example of this first edition. The first edition of this uncommon work.Illustrated with a frontispiece, e...