Viaggi e geografia

A Walk in the Woods

Bill Bryson · 1997 · Rooke Books

£575.00 (€689.33 | $759.78 | ¥121,342)

London, New York, Toronto, Sydney and Auckland, Doubleday, 1997. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this travel autobiography, with a personal inscription by the author, acclaimed and prolific writer Bill Bryson. 'A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Ap...

Antarctica, Cambridge, Conservation and Population: A Biologist&Apos;S Story

Colin Bertram · 1987 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Not Stated, Colin Bertram, 1987. Paperback. A privately printed autobiographical work detailing the author's time in the polar regions, his work on conservation and population and personal life. Dr George Colin Lawder Bertram (1911-2001) was a British zoologist, remembere...

Village London: The Story of Greater London

Edward Walford · 1999 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

Edmonton, The Alderman Press, 1999. Cloth. A two volume collection regarding the history of Greater London. Edward Walford (1823-1897) was a British magazine editor, specialising in antiquarian, biographical and genealogical writings. He wrote 'Walford's County Famil...

Sowerby of China: Arthur de Carle Sowerby

R. R. Sowerby · 1956 · Rooke Books

£54.00 (€64.74 | $71.35 | ¥11,396)

Kendal, Titus Wilson and Son, Ltd. 1956. First edition. Cloth. A biography of Arthur de Carle Sowerby, a British naturalist and explorer raised in China. Written by R. R. Sowerby, author of two novels on Cumbrian market town Kirkby Stephen and one on Castle Sowerby. The Sowerb...

The Livingstone of South America

R. J. Hunt · 1932 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, Seeley Service & Co, 1932. Cloth. A fascinating account of the life of W. Barbrooke Grubb and his tribal experiences in South America. Wilfrid Barbrooke Grubb (1865-1930) was an explorer and missionary, who travelled with the South American Missionary Society to the Ch...

Robert Jacob Gordon 1743-1795: The Man and His Travels at the Cape

Patrick Cullinan · 1992 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.85 | $171.78 | ¥27,434)

Winchester, Struik, 1992. Leather. One of 150 limited editions of this biography of Dutch explorer Robert Jacob Gordon, signed by the author. Robert Jacob Gordon (1743-1795) was an explorer, linguist, solider and naturalist. He made his first journey to the Cape Colony in 1772...

Lancashire Illustrated

S Austin; J Harwood; G & C Pyne · 1831 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, H Fisher, Son and Jackson, 1831. First edition. Leather. A smartly bound collection of illustrated views on nineteenth century Lancashire. The first edition of this work. With an engraved title page and fifty-two plates.  Each plate has two views.Accompanying the pla...

The Local

Maurice Gorham · 1939 · Rooke Books

£770.00 (€923.10 | $1,017.45 | ¥162,493)

London, Cassel & Co LTD, 1939. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of Maurice Gorham's entertaining satire on London pubs, illustrated with colour plates. The first edition of this work. Sought after but hard to find in an acceptable condition. Here in a rather be...

Great Britain Illustrated

Thomas Moule · 1830 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Charles Tilt, 1830. First edition. Leather. A lavishly illustrated first edition of Thomas Moule and William Westall's topographical work on Britain, illustrated with many plates. The first edition of this work.Illustrated with a vignette title page, and fifty-nin...

The Empire: It Cities, Palaces, and Buildings

1895 · Rooke Books

£100.00 (€119.88 | $132.14 | ¥21,103)

London, Marion & Co, 1895-6. First edition. Paperback. Four parts of this beautiful work exploring the British Empire, looking in particular at London, illustrated throughout. The first edition of these works. Four parts from Marion & Co's nine part 'Empire Series&ap...

Offa&Apos;S Dyke a Field Survey of the Western Frontier-Works of Mercia in the Seventh and Eighth Centuries

Sir Cyril Fox · 1955 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Geoffrey Cumberlege, 1955. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Cyril Fox's work exploring the history and making of Offa's Dyke, illustrated throughout including colour maps. The first edition of this work.In the original price-clipped dustwrapper.A de...

Beautiful Britain the Scenery and the Splendours of the United Kingdom Views of Our Stately Houses

1894 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, The Werner Company of Chicago, 1894. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of these beautiful works on Britain, showcasing the most important stately homes in the country, scarce to find in the original parts. Scarce to find in parts, or in such good condition.Th...

Souvenir of Blackpool North Wales

0 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

Not Stated, W. R. & S. Reliable Series, c1900. Cloth. Two very scarce souvenir works on North Wales and Blackpool, illustrated with many photographic plates. Very scarceTwo topographical souvenir works showing beautiful views of Blackpool and North Wales.Both works are undated...

The Worthies of Sussex

Mark Antony Lower · 1865 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

Lewes, George P. Bacon, 1865. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Lower's collection of short biographies on the notable and eminent people from Sussex, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work.Printed for subscriber's only.A charming work, con...

The City an Inquiry Into the Corporation, Its Livery Companies, and the Administrations of Their Charities and Endowments

William Gilbert · 1877 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Daldy, Isbister & Co, 1877. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of William Gilbert's scathing study into the city of London in the Victorian era. The first edition of this work.A very scarce work.An interesting study into the city of London, showcasi...

The South Saxon Diocese, Selsey-Chichester Lichfield the Somerset Diocese, Bath and Wells

W. R. W. Stephens; William Beresford; William Hunt · 1881 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1881-5. Cloth. Three volumes in the 'Diocesan Histories' series, by various authors, describing the diocese of Bath, Wells, Lichfield, Selsey, and Chichester. Illustrated with folding maps. In three volumes.Part of t...

A 1920s Photo Album

Anonymous · 1928 · Rooke Books

£600.00 (€719.30 | $792.82 | ¥126,618)

None, None, 1928. Cloth. A charming photo album, a selection of photographs taken in 1928 around the South of England, with ninety-four photographs tipped in. A unique work, a charming photo album with a selection of photographs from Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, and Somerset. Co...

The History of Bath

Richard Warner · 1801 · Rooke Books

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

Bath, R. Cruttwell, 1801. First edition. Leather. A scarce first edition of this interesting and in-depth discussion into the history of the city of Bath in England, illustrated throughout, including with one folding map. The first edition of this work. A scarce work. Illustra...

[a New and Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales]

J Bell · 1833 · Rooke Books

£2,200.00 (€2,637.43 | $2,907.00 | ¥464,265)

London, A Fullarton and Co, [1833]. First edition. Leather. A beautifully bound, first edition of this gazetteer of England and Wales. With all forty-four engraved county maps in a lovely condition. A very scarce first edition copy, not seen at auction since 2002. This particu...

Forest Trees of British Landscapes; a Work for Students

William Walker · 1877 · Rooke Books

£425.00 (€509.50 | $561.58 | ¥89,688)

London, W. Kent & Co, 1877. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of William Walker's educational and instructional work looking at sketching techniques that can be applied when drawing the British landscape, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this w...