Viaggi e geografia

The History, Topography and Directory of Warwickshire

William West · 1830 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

Birmingham; London, R. Wrightson; Baldwin and Cradock; Hurt, Chance and Co, 1830. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this extensive history on William West, an illustrated work which includes an extensive directory on Warwickshire. The first edition. Illustrated wit...

Picturesque Views on the Upper, or Warwickshire Avon, from Its Source at Naseby to Its Junction with the Severn at Tewkesbury

Samuel Ireland · 1795 · Rooke Books

£330.00 (€395.61 | $436.05 | ¥69,640)

London, R. Faulders; T. Egerton, 1795. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Samuel Ireland's interesting topographical work on the Warwickshire Avon, complete with detailed plates throughout. The first edition. ESTC citation number T79991.Illustrated with a front...

Minor Antiquities of Edinburgh

Robert Chambers · 1833 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

Edinburgh, William and Robert Chambers, 1833 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of this charming 1830s study of Edinburgh, illustrated with a folding map. Illustrated with a folding map to the rear, and with a small number of vignette illustrations.This ve...

Topographical and Statistical Descriptions of the Country of Chester

George Alexander Cooke · 1805 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London , Brimmer and Co, c.1805. Leather. A pocket book from the early 1900s which exploring Chester's topographical landscape. Rebound in cloth. This pocket book explores the Chester through a topographical lens. It includes detailed descriptions of the landscape and its...

Observations on the River Wye and Several Parts of South Wales, &C.

William Gilpin · 1800 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

London, A. Straham, 1800. Cloth. A fifth edition of this collection of observation on Southern Wales, from William Gilpin. Fifth edition. Illustrated with sixteen aquatints plates. Collated complete. A commentary on the picturesque beauty of Southern Wales, particularly the sc...

A Topographical and Statistical Description of the County of Lancaster

G. A. Cooke · 1830 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1830. Paperback. A scarce topographical study of Lancaster, from British academic George Albert Cooke. With a folding map. Scarce work. Dated from the Society of Antiquaries of London Library. Illustrated with one folding map and four plates...

London & South London

Sir Walter Besant · 1898 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1898-1901. Cloth. The new edition illustrated volumes of this chronicle of London from Sir Walter Besant. Two volumes. New edition. Written by Sir Walter Besant, an English novelist and historian. This set includes: London, 1898. A detailed commentary ...

Richmond Park: Extracts from the Records of Parliament

Sir Thomas James Nelson [editor] · 1883 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Blades, East, & Blades, Printers, 1883. Cloth. A smart illustrated edition of this work on Richmond Park with extracts from the parliamentary records, with a scarce pamphlet on the deer of the park. Scarce work. Illustrated with double-page frontispiece and five plates...

Oxford and Its Story

Cecil Headlam · 1904 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.76 | $44.93 | ¥7,175)

London, J. M. Dent & Co, 1904. Cloth. A smart illustrated edition of this history of Oxford. Illustrated with frontispiece, twenty-three tinted lithographic plates, and thirty-five black-and-white plates. Collated complete. A comprehensive historical guide to Oxford, with refe...

The City of Chester: Its History, Antiquities, and Points of Interest

None · 0 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.75 | $58.14 | ¥9,285)

London, Abel Heywood & Son, c1882. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce pamphlet guide to the city of Chester and its points of interest. Very scarce work. Abel Heywood's series of penny guide books. With an illustration of St. John's Church. A pocket guide to the city o...

Chilcott&Apos;S Clevedon New Guide

1862 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Bristol, I. E. Chilcott, 1862. Cloth. A very scarce pocket-sized travel guide to Clevedon, illustrated throughout. The eighth corrected and enlarged edition of this very scarce work in the publisher's original cloth binding. All edges gilt. Small bookplate of George Flemi...

Sailing Directions from Point Lynas to Liverpool

Commander H. M. Denham · 1840 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

Liverpool, H.M. Denham, by J. & J. Mawdsley, 1840 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of H.M. Denham's richly illustrated guide to sailing from Point Lynas to Liverpool. A very scarce first edition from Vice Admiral Sir Henry Mangles Denham, a Royal Navy...

Minehead Photographic Album

None · 0 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Minehead, G. Kinnersley, c1900. Cloth. A scarce collection of black-and-white photographs of Minehead and the surrounding areas. Scarce work. A collection of twenty black-and-white photographs. Includes images of places such as: the quay, pier and harbour, the parade, the chur...

1840 Up the Rhine

Thomas Hood · 1840 · Rooke Books

£86.00 (€103.10 | $113.64 | ¥18,149)

London, A. H. Baily & Co, 1840 . First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of English poet Thomas Hood's European travelogue, illustrated throughout. Arranged as a collection of letters from the author during his travels along the Rhine.The work of Thomas Hood, an Engl...

International Exhibition of Chinese Art Catalogue, Royal Academy of Arts London 1935-1936

None · 1935 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

London, Royal Academy of Arts, 1935. First edition. Paperback. A first edition of this catalogue to exhibited pieces of artwork from Chinese artists at the Royal Academy of Arts, London. First edition. Scarce edition. Illustrated with a folding reference map to the rear. Colla...

The Middlesex Victoria County History Council 1955-1984: An Account of Its Work and a Guide to the Contents of Volumes I-VII of the Middlesex History

Various · 1984 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, The University of London Institute of Historical Research, 1984. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this scarce accompaniment to the Middlesex History, volumes one through seven. First edition. Scarce work. With a full page plan of local authorities be...

Early London Personal Names

Eilert Ekwall · 1947 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

Lund, C. W. K. Gleerup, 1947. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce work by Swedish scholar Eilert Ekwall, in which he explores the personal names found in Old London. The first edition of this very scarce work. No record of this work having sold previously at auction.A unique h...

The History of the Twelve Great Livery Companies of London

William Herbert · 1968 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Newton Abbot, David & Charles, 1968. Cloth. A smart facsimile of this interesting work looking at the Saxon Twelve Great Livery Companies, originally written by William Herbert. Complete in two volumes.In the original dust wrappers. Volume I is unclipped, Volume II is clipped ...

A Topographical Dictionary of England, Comprising the Several Counties, Cities, Boroughs, Corporate and Market Towns, Parishes, Chapelries, and Townships, and the Islands of Guernsey, Jersey, and Man, with Historical and Statistical Descriptions

Samuel Lewis · 1840 · Rooke Books

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

London, S. Lewis and Co, 1840. Cloth. The fourth edition of Samuel Lewis' extensive dictionary of the topography of England, including the additional atlas volume, which is illustrated profusely with folding maps The fourth edition of this work.In five volumes, including ...

The Bristol Guide; Being a Complete Ancient and Modern History of the City of Bristol

J. Mathews · 1815 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Bristol, J. Mathews, 1815. Leather. An uncommon early edition of J. Mathews' interesting guide to Regency era Bristol. The third edition of this work in a half calf binding. A charming topographical and historical guide to the city of Bristol, providing an interesting sna...