Viaggi e geografia

The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia, and the Sword Hunters of the Hamran Arabs

Sir Samuel W. Baker · 1867 · Rooke Books

£1,195.00 (€1,432.60 | $1,579.03 | ¥252,180)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1867. First edition. Leather. The illustrated first edition of Samuel Baker's fascinating and vivid account of his time exploring Abyssinia in 1861-2, superbly bound in half morocco. The first edition, with the called for printing mistake to the ...

The History CIVIL and Ecclesiastical, & Survey of the Antiquities, of Winchester

Rev. John Milner · 1809 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Winchester , Jas Robbins, 1809 . Leather. A strikingly bound, second edition of John Milner's comprehensive study of Winchester's antiquities, with folding plates and illustrations. The second edition. First published in 1798. Bound in full contemporary tree calf, wi...

12 Vols London: History, Life, and Literature, 1879ã‚â–1926

Arthur Griffiths; Joseph Johnson; Jacob Larwood; Charles W. Bardsley; “One of the Old Brigade”; Thomas Burke; May Baldwin; Major-General Sir George Younghusband; Elsie M. Lang; G. K. Chesterton [Introduction] · 1879 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London; Edinburgh, Chapman and Hall; The Religious Tract Society; Chatto & Windus; Everett & Co. George Allen & Unwin Ltd.; Hand and Heart Publishi, 1879-1926. Cloth. London; Edinburgh: Chapman and Hall; The Religious Tract Society; Chatto & Windus; Everett & Co. George Allen ...

The History of Glasgow, from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time

John Gibson · 1777 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Glasgow, Rob. Chapman and Alex. Duncan for the Author, 1777 . First edition. Leather. A scarce first edition of John Gibson's informative and detailed history of Glasgow, with a specific focus on commerce and manufacture within the city. The scarce first edition of the on...

City Scenes, or a Peep Into London

1828 · Rooke Books

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

London, Harvey and Darton , 1828. Cloth. A children's guide through London's sights, illustrated with hand-coloured engraved plates. A delightful children's guide to London. Offering a glimpse into early 19th-century London life through descriptions of its stre...

London at the Coronation of King Edward VII

1902 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, J. C. L. & Co. 1902. Paperback. A smart copy of this photobook from the coronation of King Edward VII, presenting London during the festivities. The "Tadema" Series. Very scarce work. Illustrated with twenty-one photographs of the route of the Royal Procession. Collate...

Dear Old London & Surrey - the Playground of London

1928 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, The Homeland Association Ltd. c1925-1928. Paperback. Two smart volumes from the Homeland Association Ltd. of photobooks of London and Surrey. Two volumes. Produced by the Homeland Association Ltd. This set contains: Dear Old London, c1925. A collection of important pho...

A Summer&Apos;S Day at Hampton Court

Edward Jesse · 1839 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, John Murray, 1839 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderful example of the scarce first edition of Edward Jesse's illustrated study of Hampton Court Palace and its history. A scarce first edition.Illustrated with a frontispiece and eight plates. Collated, complete.Edwar...

Hand-Book of London: Past and Present

Peter Cunningham · 1850 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, John Murray, 1850. Cloth. A new and enlarged edition of this detailed travel handbook to the city of London, England from Peter Cunningham. New edition, corrected and enlarged. A detailed and comprehensive handbook to the city of London, England, for travellers and tou...

London and Its Environs: Handbook for Travellers

Karl Baedeker · 1900 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Leipsic, Karl Baedeker, 1900. Cloth. A smart twelfth revised edition of this illustrated travel guide to London from Baedeker, with numerous folding maps. Twelfth revised edition. Illustrated with a folding map frontispiece, four folding maps and plans, and numerous in-text pl...

The Hackney Year Book 1906

A. King · 1906 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London, A. King, 1906. Paperback. A very scarce copy of this year book for the London borough of Hackney for the year 1906. Very scarce work. A year book for the year 1906 in the London Borough of Hackney, regarded as being part of east London that spans some of the traditiona...

Old Chelsea: A Summer-Day&Apos;S Stroll

Benjamin Ellis Martin · 1889 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1889. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated topographical guide to Chelsea from Benjamin Ellis Martin. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty-six images, eighteen of which are plates. Collated complete. A ch...

The Almshouses of London & London&Apos;S Hurricane

Clive Berridge; Mark Davison; Ian Currie · 1987 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

Southampton; London, Ashford Press; Froglets Publications, 1987-1989. First edition. Cloth. Two smart first edition volumes on the city of London, with illustrations throughout. Two volumes. First edition. Illustrated throughout with plans and photographs. This set contains: T...

Saunterings in and About London

Max Schlesinger; Otto Wenckstern [translator] · 1853 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Nathaniel Cooke, 1853. Cloth. The English edition of this travel narrative of the city of London from Hungarian-born German writer Max Schlesinger. English edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, title vignette, and six plates. Collated complete. A travel narrative o...

1900 the Aldermen of Cripplegate Ward from A.D. 276 to A.D. 1900. Together with Some Account of the Office of Alderman, Alderman&Apos;S Deputy and the Common Councilman of the City of London

Various; John James Baddeley [Editor] · 1900 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Printed for Private Distribution, 1900. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition, inscribed by the author and Lord Mayor, John James Baddeley, this privately issued volume documents the Aldermen of Cripplegate Ward. In the publisher's original red cloth binding...

Westminster

Sir Walter Besant · 1902 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1902. Leather. A smartly bound travel work concerning Westminster in London, in a lovely half morocco binding by Patchanes. The new edition.Bound by Patchanes in crushed half morocco with cloth to the boards, with the binder's stamp to the front b...

Cries of London

Stanford Rayner [intro.] · 1929 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.87 | $151.96 | ¥24,268)

London, The Art Publishing Co. 1929 . First edition. Cloth. Beautifully illustrated with tipped in colour plates, this is the first Stanford Rayner edition of Francis Wheatley's 'Cries of London' series of paintings. The first edition of this work to feature a l...

The Generall Historie of Virginia, New England and the Summer Isles

Captain John Smith; A. L. Rowse [intro.]; Robert O. Dougan [bibl.] · 1966 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.78 | $244.45 | ¥39,040)

Cleveland, World Publishing Co. 1966 . First edition. Vellum. An exceptional facsimile edition of Captain John Smith"s vivid 1624 chronicle of his colonisation of North America, recreating the original woodcuts and housed in a full vellum binding and clamshell box. First publi...

Concise Navigating Directions for the River Thames

Stephen Penney · 1896 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, J. D. Potter, 1896. Cloth. An interesting navigational guide to the River Thames and the English Channel, presented from the publisher to the Royal Thames Yacht Club. The second edition of this scarce work.Publisher's presentation copy to the Royal Thames Yacht Cl...

Flying Visits

Harry Furniss · 1892 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, J. W. Arrowsmith, 1892. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of Harry Furniss"s witty and charming travelogue of Britain and Ireland, profusely illustrated by the author. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding.This volume is a first e...