Viaggi e geografia

Bartholomew&Apos;S Ordnance Map of Ulverston, Barrow and Its Environs

J. Bartholomew · 0 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, W. H. Smith & Son, c1910. Cloth. A very scarce map of Ulverston, Barrow and its environs from Scottish cartographer John Bartholomew. Very scarce work. A large folding map of Ulverston, a market town and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England and its...

South Hants and Dorset

Wm. Baxter · 1914 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.36 | $48.89 | ¥7,808)

London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1914. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this travel guide to South Hants and Dorset, with folding maps. First edition. Thorough Guide Series. Illustrated with a folding map frontispiece and eighteen maps and plans, nine of which are f...

Romany Cottage, Silverlake: The True Story of an &Apos;Ordinary&Apos; Adventure

Monica M. Hutchings · 1949 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1949. Cloth. A second impression of this scarce true story from English writer Monica Hutchings, signed by the author with a paw print in ink from her dog named Bob. Second impression. Signed by the author to the title page, with an ink paw print ...

The Private Palaces of London Past and Present

E. Beresford Chancellor · 1908 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co LTD, 1908. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce and profusely illustrated architectural work on the important houses of London, by E. Beresford Chancellor. The first edition of this scarce work.Edwin Beresford Chancell...

Chapters of Nottinghamshire History

J. Potter Briscoe · 1908 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Nottingham, Derry & Sons, Ltd, 1908. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this richly illustrated volume exploring Nottinghamshire"s heritage through detailed local history and topographical insight. In the publisher's original green cloth binding.This volume i...

A Collection of Volumes from the Medieval Town Series

Various · 1904 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.85 | $171.78 | ¥27,434)

London, J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 1904-1932. First edition. Cloth. Five first edition volumes from the Medieval Town Series from J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. with illustrations throughout. Five volumes. The Medieval Town Series. A collection of informative and engaging histories of cit...

The British Kitchen, Country Cookery, & Country Weekends

Doreen Yarwood; Kathleen Thomas; John Tovey · 1981 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, B. T. Batsford Ltd; Treasure Press; Ebury Press, 1981-1988. Cloth. Three smart volumes on British cooking and the British countryside, with recipes throughout. Three volumes. This set contains: The British Kitchen: Housewifery Since Roman Times, 1981. First edition. Il...

1936-1981 9 Vols a Collection of Local Interest Book of South England

Various; H. J. Massingham; Dorothy Devenish; Edith Olivier; Godfrey Harrison; H. A. N. Brockman; Nicholas Pevsner; Ida Gandy; John Betjeman; Colin Morris; Peter Drury; Jill Drury; Paul Hyland · 1936 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

London; Newton Abbot; Wiltshire, B. T. Batsford Ltd.; B. T. Batsford Ltd; Werner Laurie; George Allen & Unwin Ltd.; Collins; David and Charles; Element Books; Vi, 1936-1981. First edition. Cloth. London; Newton Abbot; Wiltshire: B. T. Batsford Ltd.; B. T. Batsford Ltd; Werner ...

The Manchester Ship Canal. A Reply to Mr. A. Provand&Apos;S Adverse Criticism

1883 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Manchester, James F. Wilkinson, 1883. First edition. Disbound. The first edition of this very scarce pamphlet supporting the proposed construction of the Manchester Ship Canal. The first edition of this very scarce work.An anonymously penned reply to A. Provand's criticis...

At Home in Australia

Peter Conrad · 2003 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Thames and Hudson, 2003. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this emotive account of one nation's history from Australian academic, Peter Conrad, signed in presentation to Carmen Callil. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the fron...

London County Council. Survey of London. The Parish of St. Giles-in-the-Fields

Sir Laurence Gomme; Philip Norman; W. Edward Riley · 1914 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, The London County Council, 1914. First edition. Paperback. A study of the parish of St Giles in London, the first edition of this illustrated exploration of the area in Central London. The first edition.This is Volume V of the 'Survey of London' series. This ...

Pictorial Half-Hours of London Topography

1851 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Charles Knight, 1851. Cloth. A scarce illustrated exploration of the best places in London to visit, with detailed engraved plates. A scarce work.A charming topographical work exploring the beauties of London. This volume presents some of the most beautiful places in t...

Discoveries in Asia Minor; Including a Description of the Ruins of Several Ancient Cities, and Especially Antioch of Pisidia

Rev. F. V. J. Arundell · 1834 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.19 | $918.35 | ¥146,666)

London, Richard Bentley, 1834 . First edition. Leather. Illustrated throughout, present here is the very scarce two volume first edition of Rev. F. V. J. Arundell's account of his travels in modern day Turkey. The first edition of this very scarce work, complete in two vo...

A Glimpse of Madeira

Cecil H. Miles · 1949 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Peter Garnett, 1949. First edition. Cloth. A compelling history of Madeira, illustrated with many photographs and complete with the very scarce original dust wrapper. First edition. With the very scarce original dust wrapper, price-clipped. This well-versed guide to ...

A Collection from the Whitbread Library

B. Meredith Brown; Brian Hill · 1948 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Whitbread & Co. Ltd. 1948-1949. First edition. Hardback. A collection of four volumes from the Whitbread Library on the inns of Kent, the brewer's art, inn signage, and the inns of sport. Four volumes. The Whitbread Library. The intention of this series is to take...

The History of the Ancient Town and Borough of Uxbridge

George Redford; Thomas Hurry Riches · 1818 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

Uxbridge, William Lake; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818 . First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of George Redford and Thomas Hurry Riches' charmingly illustrated study of the history of Uxbridge. A scarce first edition.A detailed local history that ...

The Antiquities of Canterbury. Or a Survey of That Ancient Citie, with the Suburbs, and Cathedrall.

William Somner · 1640 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.84 | $1,314.75 | ¥209,974)

London, I. L. for Richard Thrale, 1640 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of William Somner's landmark achievement in early English urban historiography, illustrated with folding maps. The first edition of this work.One of the earliest systematic local histories ...

The Parochial History of Bremhill

W. L. Bowles · 1828 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, John Murray, 1828. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this very scarce topographical history of Bremhill, an illustrated work by the former vicar of the village, William Lisle Bowles. The first edition.A very scarce work.A history of the village and civil par...

Bygone Liverpool

Henry S. Young; Harold E. Young; Ramsay Muir · 1913 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Liverpool, Henry Young and Sons, 1913. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this historical study of the city of Liverpool from English authors Henry S. and Harold E. Young. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and ninety-six plates. Collated complete. A de...

The New Forest and the Isle of Wight

C. J. Cornish · 1895 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Seeley & Co. Limited, 1895. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of these illustrated articles on the New Forest and the Isle of Wight from naturalist Charles John Cornish. First edition of two articles bound into one volume. Illustrated with a frontispiece, seven pla...