Kort og topografi

Norfolk and Suffolk

W. G. Clarke · 1921 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.53 | $63.42 | ¥10,123)

London, A. & C. Black LTD, 1921. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this lavishly illustrated work on Norfolk and Suffolk, illustrated beautifully in colour throughout. The first edition of this work.A beautiful topographical work on the counties Norfolk and Suffolk.Il...

The Future of London&Apos;S Past a Survey of the Archaeological Implications of Planning and Development in the Nation&Apos;S Capital

Martin Biddle; Daphne M. Hudson; Carolyn M. Heighway · 1973 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

Worcester, British Archaeology, 1973. First edition. Paperback. An uncommon first edition of this fascinating look into the development of London and how it affects the archaeology of the city, illustrated with eight folding plates. The first edition of this work. An uncommon ...

Scotland

J. B. Reynolds · 1915 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

London, A. & C. Black, LTD. 1915. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition of this beautiful collection of coloured plates and poems, all looking at Scotland. The first edition of this work. A very scarce work. Three thousand copies of this work were printed. Issued...

An Index to Norfolk Pedigrees Index of Norfolk Topography

Walter Rye · 1896 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

Norwich, Agas H. Goose, 1896. Cloth. A very scarce nicely rebound copy of Walter Rye's indexes on Norfolk pedigree and topography. A very scarce work. Two volumes in one, 'An Index to Norfolk Pedigrees' and 'Index of Norfolk Topography&apos. A work looking ...

Calendar of Marriage Licences Issued by the Faculty Office. 1632 - 1714

George Edward Cokayne; Edward Alexander Fry · 1905 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)

London, British Record Society, Limited, 1905. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this index to the marriage licences issued by the Faculty Office between the years 1632 to 1714. A very scarce work. A referential work looking at the marriage licenses issued by the Faculty Office in ...

The Yorkshire Archaeological Society Record Series Vol. CI for the Year 1939 Wakefield Manor Books, 1709

John Charlesworth; William Elmsall · 1939 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

Yorkshire, Yorkshire Archaeological Society, 1939. Cloth. A very scarce copy of the records of rents from the Wakefield Manor in 1709, edited by John Charlesworth. A very scarce work. This work was originally compiled by William Elmsall in 1709, who worked as Deputy Steward of...

Bygone Hampshire

William Andrews; Various · 1899 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,171)

London, William Andrews & Co, 1899. First edition. Cloth. A superior copy of the first edition of this insightful view of the county of Hampshire, edited by William Andrews, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work. An interesting history looking at Hampshire, wi...

The Roman Forts of Templebrough Near Rotherham

Thomas May · 1922 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

Rotherham, Henry Garnett and Co, Limited, 1922. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this illustrated work on the Roman fort found in Templeborough, with a folding plan. The first edition of this work. A scarce work. An interesting look at the Roman fort found in ...

The Book of South Wales

Charles Frederick Cliff · 1848 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London, Hamilton, Adams, and Co, 1848. Cloth. A smart copy of this topographical study regarding south Wales, the Bristol channel, Monmouthshire and the Wye. Illustrated, with maps and engravings, this lovely work is a handy guide to this area of Britain. The second edition of...

Excursion British Association Bradford 1900

Unamed · 1900 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

Bradford, Byles and Sons, 1900. Brochure/Pamphlet. A delightful set of seventeen pamphlets, published for the British Association for the Advancement of Science, with an additional Address by the societies president, Sir William Turner. A unusual and very scarce work. A 17 vol...

Beggars on Horseback a Riding Tour in North Wales

Martin Ross; E. OE. Somerville · 1895 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.20 | ¥36,908)

Edinburgh, William Blackwood and Sons, 1895. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this unconventional work of travel writing by Martin Ross and E. OE Somerville. With publisher's advertisements to the rear of the work. The first edition, first impression, limited to...

The Antiquarian Itinerary, Compromising Specimens of Architecture

James Sargant Storer · 1816 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥115,997)

London, The Proprietors, by Wm. Clarke, 1816 . Leather. A handsome seven-volume antiquarian survey of Great Britain, impressively illustrated with over 330 engravings recording the country"s castles, abbeys, churches and historic architecture. Complete in seven volumes, handso...

Narrative of a Walking Tour in Brittany

John Mounteney Jephson; Lovell Reeve · 1859 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)

London, Lovell Reeve, 1859 . First edition. Cloth. Illustrated with a stereographic frontispiece, this is the scarce first edition of John Mounteney Jephson's charming account of his walking tour through Brittany. A scarce first edition. Illustrated with a stereographed f...

The Roman Wall, and Illustrations of the Principal Vestiges of Roman Occupation in the North of England

Henry MacLauchlan · 1857 · Rooke Books

£795.00 (€952.92 | $1,050.31 | ¥167,668)

London, Printed for private distribution, 1857 . First edition. Leather. A signed presentation copy from the Duke of Northumberland of the very scarce first edition of Henry MacLauchlan's illustrated survey of Roman remains in northern England. The first edition of this v...

Lancashire and Cheshire, Past and Present

Thomas Baines · 1867 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.68 | $310.47 | ¥49,562)

London, William Mackenzie, C1870. Cloth. A history and a description of the palatine counties of Lancaster and Chester by Thomas Baines. A four volume set of this noted work by Thomas Baines. Collated: Complete. With eighteen full page plates of views, plans and technology tak...

Geology of the Country Around Sheffield

R. A. Eden; I. P. Stevenson; Wilfrid Edwards · 1957 · Rooke Books

£69.99 (€83.89 | $92.47 | ¥14,761)

London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1957. First edition. Cloth. An interesting geological study of the country Sheffield, complete with diagrams and photographs. A very smart copy of this geological study of the land around Sheffield. First edition, second impression...

Blue Skies, Brown Studies

William Sansom · 1961 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,325)

London, The Hogarth Press, 1961. First edition. Cloth. An engaging collection of travel sketches by William Sansom. First edition thus. William Sansom was a novelist and travel writer, who became a full-time writer after the Second World War. Some of his other works include &a...

Excursions in the Counties of Kent, Gloucester, Hereford, Monmouth and Somerset in the Years 1802, 1803 and 1805

J P Malcolm · 1814 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

London, Nichols, Son and Bentley, 1814. Leather. A second edition of James Peller Malcolm's fascinating topographical study. 'Illustrated by descriptive sketches of the most interesting places and buildings; particularly the cathedrals of Canterbury, Gloucester, Here...

County Palatine a Plan for Cheshire.

W. Dobson Chapman · 1948 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,036)

London , Country Life Ltd. 1948. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated history of Cheshire with plans for its future development. Two large separate colour illustrated fold out maps Illustrated frontispiece of the New Country Offices in Chester with sixty illustrated plates and map...

The Book of the Thames from Its Rise to Its Fall

Mr and Mrs S. C. Hall · 0 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

London , J. S. Virtue and Companyny, c1884. Cloth. A study of the history of the River Thames, and the many towns, villages and settlements along its banks. New edition. Illustrated throughout with numerous vignette engravings throughout. Including histories of The Globe Theat...