Viaggi e geografia

The Old Forest Ranger; or, Wild Sports of India on the Neilgherry Hills, in the Jungles, and on the Plains.

Captain Walter Campbell · 1845 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

London, Jeremiah Row, 1845. Leather. A fine, leather bound edition of this captivating work from Captain Walter Campbell. Illustrated with seven full plates. Originally published in 1842, "The Old Forest Ranger; Or, Wild Sports of India on the Neilgherry Hills, in the Jungles ...

Histoire de Venise Depuis Son Origine Jusqu&Apos;a Nos Jours

Ernest Sergent; Albert Bovet · 1871 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.81 | $211.42 | ¥33,765)

Milan; Paris, Colombo Coen Editeur; Sandoz & Fischbacher, 1871-2. Leather. Two fascinating European travel works bound in one handsome volume, 'Histoire de Venise' and 'Au Bord Du Torrent: Silhouettes et Paysages Alpestres&apos. Two scarce volumes bound in one h...

Ancient and Modern History of Lewes and Brighthelmston in Which Are Compressed the Most Interesting Events of the County at Large, Under the Regnian, Roman, Saxon, and Norman Settlements the South Downs. A Poem

[Paul Dunvan] · 1793 · Rooke Books

£645.00 (€773.25 | $852.28 | ¥136,114)

Lewes; London, W. Lee; H. D. Symonds; J. Gregory; W. Symonds, 1793-95. Leather. Two scarce topographical works on areas in the South of England, one being a topographical study and the second an entertaining poem on the county. Two volumes bound as one.'Ancient and Modern...

Corsica: Picturesque, Historical, and Social: With a Sketch of the Early Life of Napoleon, and an Account of the Bonaparte, Paoli, Pozzo Di Borgo, and Other Principal Families

Ferdinand Gregorovius; Edward Joy Morris · 1855 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Philadelphia, Parry & M'Millan, 1855. First edition. Cloth. A first English edition of this historical travel work on Napoleon's home, Corsica, originally written in German by Ferdinand Gregorovius. The first edition of this work in English.An interesting historical ...

Coaching Days and Coaching Ways

W. Outram Tristram · 1893 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1893 . Cloth. The second edition of William Outram Tristram's charming tour of the roads of England, illustrated throughout by Herbert Railton and Hugh Thomson. The second edition of William Outram Tristram's topographical study of England, ...

The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex

Thomas Walker Horsfield · 1835 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€899.12 | $991.02 | ¥158,272)

Lewes and London, Sussex Press, 1835. First edition. Leather. A delightful and lavishly illustrated first edition of Thomas Walker Horsfield's historical and topographical examination of Sussex. Written by Thomas Walker Horsfield, a topographer and historian best known fo...

Excursions in the County of Suffolk

[Thomas Kitson Cromwell] · 1818 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1818. First edition. Leather. A first edition of Thomas Kitson Cromwell's exploration into the history of Suffolk, illustrated with engraved plates and folding maps. Written by Thomas Kitson Cromwell, an antiquary known for hi...

The Happy Fisherman

Walter M. Gallichan · 1926 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Heath Cranton Limited, 1926. First edition. Cloth. A well illustrated travelogue by Gallichan, including profuse descriptions of his fishing experiences, with illustrated plates. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece of the author fishing, as well as eleven b...

&Apos;Down the Road&Apos; or Reminiscences of a Gentleman Coachman

C. T. S. Birch Reynardson · 1887 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Chapman and Hall, Limited, 1887. Cloth. A colourfully illustrated memoir by C. T. S. Birch Reynardson, looking back to his days as a coachman in the early Victorian era, complete with colour plates. The personal reminiscences of C. T. S. Birch Reynardson, reflecting on...

Snowdonia: The National Park of North Wales

F. J. North; Bruce Campbell; Richenda Scott · 1949 · Rooke Books

£42.00 (€50.35 | $55.50 | ¥8,863)

London, Collins, 1949. First edition. Cloth. Illustrated with bright photographic plates, this is a detailed study of Snowdonia, discussing the geology, botany and history of the region. The first edition of this study of the National Park of Wales, No. 13 in Collins' New...

Wanderings and Excursions in South Wales

Thomas Roscoe · 1854 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, C. Tilt, and Simpkin and Co. 1854. Leather. A leather-bound later edition of Roscoe's popular topographical work exploring South Wales. Covering such picturesque areas as Ross, Plinlimmon, Hafod, Aberystwith, Chepstow, Tenby, Carmarthen, Pont y Pridd, Brecon, Pemb...

English Scenery

Anonymous · 1889 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

Not Stated, T. Nelson and Sons, 1889 . Disbound. A collection of chromolithographs depicting the splendid English scenery of the 1880s printed by T. Nelson and Sons. Half of the originally published collection.From the work 'English Scenery: One Hundred and Twenty Chromo ...

A Discourse of Bathe, and the Hot Waters There

Thomas Guidott · 1676 · Rooke Books

£465.00 (€557.46 | $614.43 | ¥98,129)

London, Henry Brome, 1676. First edition. Leather. A scarce first edition exploration of the history and nature of the Roman Baths, an illustrated volume on the natural hot springs of Bath. The first edition of this scarce work.ESTC citation number R10888.Illustrated with a fr...

Black&Apos;S Guide to Devonshire

1863 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Edinburgh, Adam and Charles Black, 1863. Cloth. A detailed 1860s traveller's guide book to Devonshire and Lyme Regis, illustrated throughout and with folding maps. A delightful illustrated traveller's guide to mid nineteenth century Devonshire.One of many popular tra...

The Book of the Thames from Its Rise to Its Fall

Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Hall · 1978 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.73 | $77.96 | ¥12,451)

London, Charlotte James Publishers , 1978. Cloth. An exceptional later printing of this work concerning the history of the Thames, signed by the editor R. A. Harris. The fourth new edition of this work, originally published in 1859. A fascinating volume by Mr and Mrs S. C. Hal...

Canterbury

W. Teignmouth Shore · 1907 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Adam and Charles Black , 1907. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this guide to Canterbury, depicted by W. Biscombe Gardner with some lovely coloured plates. The first edition, first impression of this work. A celebration of Canterbury, with descriptions by W. ...

Hampshire

Rev. Telford Varley · 1909 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.87 | $151.96 | ¥24,268)

London, Adam & Charles Black, 1909. Cloth. A wonderful examination of Hampshire, illustrated with remarkable colour plates by Wilfrid Ball. The first edition of this work, which examines the topography of Hampshire, its Roman history, Jane Austen's country and Gilbert Whi...

The Silent Sound: Two Years in Antarctica and the Story of the First Winter Occupation of Alexander Island

Cliff Pearce · 2004 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Sussex, The Book Guild Ltd, 2004. First edition. Cloth. A pristine first edition of Cliff Pearce's scarce account of his time overwintering on Alexander Island, the first time this had been achieved. Written by Cliff Pearce, who served in Antarctica with the Falkland Isla...

Die Eroberung Des Sudpols

Roald Amundsen · 1912 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

Munich, J. F. Lehmann, 1912. First edition. Cloth. The two volume first German language edition of Amundsen's account of his journey to lead the first team to reach the South Pole, illustrated throughout. The first German language edition of this work, published in the sa...

Great Britain Illustrated: A Series of Original Views from Drawings

Thomas Moule · 1830 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, Charles Tilt , 1830. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this illustrated topographical work of Great Britain by Thomas Moule and William Westall. The first edition of this work, described by antiquarian Thomas Moule with illustrations by William Westall. A ch...