Viaggi e geografia

Memoire Du Voiage En Russie Fait En 1586

Jean Sauvage · 1855 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

Paris, Auguste Aubry, 1855. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of Jean Sauvage's account of his 1586 expedition to Russia. A scarce account of Jean Sauvage's expedition to Russia in 1586.In the original French. With the original wraps bound in. in a slightl...

Down the Silver Stream of the Thames

J. Ivo Ball · 1915 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.35 | $62.10 | ¥9,918)

London, The Photocrom Co. LTD, 1915. Cloth. An uncommon topographical study of the River Thames, a charming volume on the River with illustrations throughout. An uncommon work.A beautiful pocket-sized ode to the River Thames, a charming volume taking the reader down the length...

A Topographical Dictionary of England

Samuel Lewis · 1831 · Rooke Books

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

London, S. Lewis and Co. 1831. Leather. A smart four volume topographical work exploring Great Britain, complete with folding maps. This work is arranged alphabetically by place and describes English towns and villages at the time of publication. It ran six editions over the d...

Court Beauties of Old Whitehall

W. R. H. Trowbridge · 1906 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1906. Cloth. A charming work comprising biographies of various important women of the Restoration, illustrated with portraits. With chapters on Hortense Mancini, Barbara Villiers, Wanton Shrewsbury and Louise de Keroual amongst many other reputable wom...

London Cameos

A. H. Blake · 1930 · Rooke Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

London, Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1930. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating first printing of this photographic journey through the city of London. A beautiful description of London before the Second World War. Containing information and illustrations of the Old Fleet River, th...

A Pictorial and Descriptive Guide to Swanage, Lulworth, Corfe, Wareham, Weymouth, and South Dorset

1914 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, 1914. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated guidebook to South Dorset at the beginning of the twentieth century, illustrated with colour folding maps. A useful guidebook to the area of South Dorset at the beginning of the twentieth century, focusin...

California Life Illustrated

William Taylor · 1858 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

New York, Carlton & Porter, 1858. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this lovely history of California and those who live in the state, illustrated. With the bookplate of the scientists Franz Sondheimer. The first edition of this work.A beautiful look at the scenes and...

Highlands and Islands

William Hamilton Maxwell · 1852 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

London, George Routledge & Co, 1852. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of William Hamilton Maxwells' account of his time as a fly fisherman travelling in Scotland. The first edition of this work.Complete in two volumes.William Hamilton Maxwell's sequel to &apos...

Two Months in the Highlands, Orcadia, and Skye

Charles Richard Weld · 1860 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1860. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition Highland topographical work by Charles Richard Weld, illustrated in colour throughout. The first edition of this work.An uncommon work.Charles Richard Weld's popular travel...

A Guide to the Norfolk Broads

W. A. Dutt; Arthur Patterson · 1923 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Methuen & Co LTD, 1923. First edition. Cloth. A colourfully illustrated work on the Norfolk Broads, its history and various views, by William A. Dutt. The first edition thus of this work; 'The Norfolk Broads' of which this volume formed a part was first publi...

An Accurate Description and History of the Cathedral and Metropolical Church of St Peter, York, from Its Foundation to the Present Year

Anonymous [Francis Drake] · 1783 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

York, Printed by A. Ward, and sold by W. Tesseyman, J. Todd, H. Sotheran, T. Wilson, N. Frobisher, and R. Spence, 1783. Leather. The scarce second edition of this eighteenth century study of the church of St Peter in York, illustrated with various folding plates. The second ed...

The General Grievances and Oppression of the Isles of Orkney and Shetland

James Mackenzie · 1836 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

Edinburgh, Neill and Co. Laing and Forbes , 1836. Cloth. An early reprint of this interesting volume on the history of oppression of the Scottish isles of Orkney and Shetland. The reprint of this volume by James Mackenzie. An interesting book detailing the history of oppressi...

Orcadian Sketches; Legendary and Lyrical Pieces

David Vedder · 1832 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

Edinburgh, William Tait, 1832. Cloth. A very scarce collection of poetry inspired by the island of Orkney penned by David Vedder. Penned by David Vedder (1790-1854), an Orkney-based poet, translator and essayist who also served as captain of a number of ships. He edited the Ed...

A New and Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales Vol II Part II

James Bell · 1833 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

Glasgow, Archibald Fullarton , 1833. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of the second volume of the New and Comprehensive Gazetteer, covering from Flaxbourton to Kyte-Hardwike, illustrated with a number of folding maps. The first edition of this work by James Bell. O...

England and Wales Delineated Historical Entertaining and Commercial Alphabetically Arranged

Thomas Dugdale, William Burnett [ed.] · 0 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

London, L. Tallis, c1850. Cloth. A set in ten volumes delineating the whole of England and Wales. With plenty of engravings and maps throughout. Undated. Dated from Jisc.A set in ten volumes of Thomas Dugdale's England and Wales Delineated, part of the series 'Curios...

Bacon&Apos;S Motoring and Cycling Maps New Half-Inch Series Sheffield District

John Bartholomew · 0 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, G. W. Bacon and Co. c1910. Cloth. A very scarce edition containing a map illustrating the best roads to cycle or motor on in the Sheffield district. A very scarce edition. Undated, dated from other copies from the same series on Jisc c1910.A fascinating volume containi...

Life and Letters of Edward Bickersteth

Edward Bickersteth; Samuel Bickersteth · 1899 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1899. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this biography and collection of letters written by the Bishop of Tokyo, Edward Bickersteth, illustrated with a folding map. The first edition of this work.A very scarce work.The life and ...

English Vernacular Houses a Study of Traditional Farmhouses and Cottages

Eric Mercer · 1979 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1979. Cloth. The second edition of Eric Mercer's highly illustrated look at the vernacular cottages and farmhouses of England. The second edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.Looking into the farmhouse an...

The Lesson of Japanese Architecture

Jiro Harada, C. G. Holme [ed.] · 1936 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, The Studio Limited, 1936. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition copy of this volume on Japanese architecture, in the very scarce and unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition of this work, in the original, unclipped and very scarce dustwrapper. An insight on ...

Londoners Then and Now As Pictures by Their Contemporaries

Malcolm C. Salaman · 1920 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, The Studio, 1920. Cloth. One of the special numbers published by 'The Studio', this volume focusing on the history of London, illustrated throughout. A special number published by 'The Studio' in 1920.Charming topographical look at London as it was ...