British Topography
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1906-1914 5 Volumes Dorset Parish Registers MarriagesLondon: 1906-1914Five volumes from a scarce, limited edition set detailing the marriage registers of Dorset county between the sixteenth and nineteenth century.
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1983 Piper's Places: John Piper in England and WalesLondon: 1983A first edition of this beautiful collection of works by John Piper from England and Wales.
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1880 The Gamekeeper at HomeLondon: 1880A new edition of this book celebrative of country life with illustrations by Charles Whymper.
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1901 The Great North Road: The Old Mail Road to ScotlandLondon: 1901A scarce first edition of this guide to the Great North Road, complete with illustrations.
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1903-1905 2vol A Book of North Wales & A Book of South WalesLondon: 1903-1905Two illustrated first edition volumes on Wales, with details of the history, the people, and the contemporary culture.
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1815 A Topographical and Historical Description of South WalesLondon: 1815The first edition of this scarce early nineteenth century guide to the history and geography of South Wales.
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1848 A Topographical Dictionary of WalesLondon: 1848The two volume third edition of Samuel Lewis's topographical dictionary of Wales.
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1888 Handbook to BathLondon: [1888]The first edition of this handbook to Bath, complete with large folding map inserted to rear.
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1910 Old Kew, Chiswick and KensingtonLondon: 1910The scarce first edition of this book on the general history of Kew, Chiswick, and Kensington by Lloyd Sanders.
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1911 Bude and its BorderlandLondon: 1911The third edition of this early twentieth century travel guide to Bude. With a folding map.
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1906 Manchester Streets and Manchester MenManchester : 1906-08Bright four volumes from T Swindells's pictorial series exploring the streets of Manchester.
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1838 2 Volumes Scotland Illustrated in a Series of Views Taken Expressly for This WorkLondon: 1838A first edition of William Beattie's illustrated guide to Scotland.
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c1890 James Fawn & Son's Plan of BristolBristol: c1890Very scarce large folding plan of Bristol in colour.
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c1870 Keyworth & Everard's Views of Cirencester and NeighbourhoodCirencester: c1870A very scarce album of views of Cirencester.
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1794 The New History, Survey and Description of the City and Suburbs of BristolBristol: 1794A complete guide to Bristol, with a folding map.
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c1682 Admirable Curiosities, Rarities, & Wonders in England, Scotland, and IrelandLondon; Daventry: c1682A scarce unrecorded edition of this entertaining history of Britain, recording historical events that shaped the country.
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1886 Sketches of Greenock and its Harbours in 1886Greenock: 1886A first edition of this beautiful collection of illustrations from the harbour town of Greenock.
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c1900 Cirencester Photographic AlbumNone: c1900A scarce photographic album of Cirencester from circa 1900, with many beautiful images of the area.
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1983 A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great BritainLondon: 1983A fine reprint of Daniel Defoe's eighteenth century travel journal from a tour around Great Britain in the original slipcase.
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1817 Voyage en Angleterre, Pendant les Annees 1810 et 1811Paris: 1817The second French edition of the vivid travel work of Louis Simond, documenting his explorations across England. Complete with detailed plates.
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1927 Dear Old Devon: Camera Pictures of the CountyLondon: 1927A first edition of this scarce collection of photographs of the county of Devon.
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1867 Lancashire and Cheshire Past and PresentLondon: 1867The first edition of this beautifully bound four volume set of the history of Manchester with illustrations.
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1971 Architectural and Picturesque Views in Newcastle Upon TyneNewcastle: 1971A scarce collection of illustrations of views in Newcastle Upon Tyne, with notes.
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1894 Manchester Old and NewLondon, Paris, and Melbourne: 1894The first edition of this beautifully illustrated three volume topographical and architectural history of Manchester.
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1908 Yorkshire Painted and DescribedLondon: 1908A first edition of this delightful volume on Yorkshire by English landscape artist Gordon Home. With a folding map, and seventy one colour illustrations painted by the author.
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1959 Welsh Folk CustomsCardiff: 1959A guide to Wales and its customs, as published by the Welsh Folk Museum.
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1922 Dickensian Inns & TavernsLondon: 1922A bright first edition of this illustrated survey of Dickensian inns and taverns by B. W. Matz.
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1846 Black's Picturesque guide to the English LakesLondon: 1846A scarce third edition of this guide to the English Lakes, complete with illustrations and maps.
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1921-1925 An Old Gate of England and England's OutpostLondon: 1921-1925First editions of these works of English topographical history by Arthur Granville Bradley with illustrations.
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1917-1967 Local Histories of Turnpikes of Manchester, Lancashire, and YorkshireRochdale; Manchester; Sheffield: 1917-1967Four scarce early edition pamphlets about local histories, travel guides, and turnpikes in Northern England.
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1877 Mathews' Bristol Directory, With Adjacent Villages, Re-Modelled by J. Wright & Co.Bristol; London: 1877A scarce Victorian directory for the city of Bristol, a detailed exploration of the city and its commercial industries.
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1938 The Bristol Brewery Georges & Co. LTD. Founded 1788. Souvenir BookBristol: 1938A very scarce first edition illustrated souvenir book celebrating the one-hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the Bristol Brewery Georges & CO. LTD. -
1901 History of Burley-on-the-Hill RutlandLondon: 1901The scarce first edition of this history of Burley-on-the-Hill with Volume II of the catalogue of pictures.
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1914 Wookey Hole its Caves and Cave DwellersLondon: 1914The first edition of this detailed illustrated guide to the excavations undertaken at the Wookey Hole Caves, by the archaeologist Herbert E. Balch.
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1897 A Handbook for Residents and Travellers in Shropshire and CheshireLondon: 1897A very smart third edition of this Murray's guide to Shropshire and Cheshire, with folding maps.
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1937 Odd Corners in the Yorkshire Dales: Rambles, Scrambles, Climbs and SportLondon: 1937A very smart first edition of this guide to exploring the Yorkshire Dales, with the original unclipped dust wrapper.