Biografia

Narrative of a Residence in South Africa

Thomas Pringle; Josiah Conder · 1840 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

London, Edward Moxon, 1840. Leather. The second edition of Pringle's Narrative of a Residence in South Africa, in a full calf prize binding from Huddersfield College, 1840, featuring an introductory biographical sketch of Pringle by Josiah Conder. The second edition of Pr...

Memorials of a Quiet Life

Augustus J. C. Hare · 1872 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, Strahan and Co. 1872-1876. Leather. The second edition of this three volume biographical work from English writer Augustus John Cuthbert Hare, on his adoptive mother. Complete in three volumes. Second edition. With a portrait frontispiece to volumes one and two, and fi...

The Life of Arthur Duke of Wellington

G. R. Gleig · 1892 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Longmans, Green & Co. 1892. Leather. A leather bound new edition of this biographical account of Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. New edition. With a portrait frontispiece. A record of the life and career of Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Du...

Memories of My Youth 1844-1865

George Haven Putnam · 1914 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

New York and London, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1914. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this autobiography from American publisher George Haven Putnam, recounting his youth. First edition. With a portrait frontispiece. An autobiographical account of the youth of Ge...

Andrew Jameson, Lord Ardwall

John Buchan · 1913 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1913 . First edition. Cloth. A sought-after, first edition of John Buchan's biography on Scottish advocate and judge, Andrew Jameson, also known as Lord Ardwall. The first edition. An excellent copy, bound in the publisher...

Life in Normandy: Sketches of French Fishing, Farming, Cooking, Natural History, and Politics, Drawn from Nature

Walter Frederick Campbell; John Francis Campbell [ed.] · 1863 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

Edinburgh, Edmonston & Douglas, 1863. First edition. Leather. Charmingly illustrated throughout, this is the uncommon first edition of Walter Frederick Campbell's account of his adventures in Normandy. The uncommon first edition of this work, complete in two volumes.Autho...

The Clearing House: A Survey of One Man&Apos;S Mind; the Lilac and the Rose; the Edwardian Lady

Susan Tweedsmuir; John Buchan · 1946 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Hodder and Stoughton; Gerald Duckworth and Co. Ltd , 1946-1966. First edition. Cloth. A three-volume first edition set of works from Susan Buchan, including two memoirs and an anthology of John Buchan's writings. Comprising three first edition works either written...

Sir Walter Raleigh

John Buchan · 1923 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1923. Leather. A smartly bound copy of this biographical study of Sir Walter Raleigh, told in eleven stories. A biographical study of Sir Walter Raleigh, an English statesman, soldier, writer and explorer, considered one of the most notable figure...

Reynolds Stone: A Memoir

Humphrey Stone · 2019 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Dorset, The Dovecote Press, 2019. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition, first impression of this illustrated memoir of English designed Reynolds Stone. First edition, first impression. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and numerous in-text images. With the ori...

Junius: Including Letters by the Same Writer, Under Other Signatures (Now First Collected). To Which Are Added, His Confidential Correspondence with Mr Wilkes, and His Private Letters Addressed to Mr H.S. Woodfall. With a Preliminary Essay, Notes, Fac-Similes, &C.

Junius; Henry Sampson Woodfall · 1875 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London; New York, George Routledge and Sons, 1875. Leather. A finely rebound 1875 edition of Junius, featuring the famous anonymous political letters and seals frontispiece. Rebound in half calf with textured cloth boards.This copy includes a frontispiece of seals used by Juni...

A Bite of the Apple

Lennie Goodings · 2020 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Oxford , Oxford University Press , 2020. First edition. Cloth. A fantastic signed first impression of this part memoir part history of Virago Press, this copy from the library of its founder Carmen Callil. A strong association copy of this memoir from the library of Carmen Cal...

The Road to Wigan Pier

George Orwell · 1937 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

London, Victor Gollancz LTD; Left Book Club, 1937. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of George Orwell's study on the working classes of Northern England, illustrated throughout, published by the Left Book Club. The first edition of this work, published by the Left B...

Family Business: A Memoir

Peter J. Conradi · 2019 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

Bridgend , Seren, 2019. First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of this memoir from British author and Iris Murdoch academic, Peter J. Conradi, from the library of reputable publisher Carmen Callil. Signed dedication by the author to the title page. The first edition, first impre...

Take a Girl Like Me: Life with George

Diana Melley · 2005 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Chatto and Windus , 2005 . First edition. Cloth. A signed association copy of Diana Melly's compelling memoir, owned by the publisher and friend, Carmen Callil. With a signed presentation inscription by the author to the title page. This is a strong association c...

The Letters of T.E. Lawrence

T. E. Lawrence; David Garnett [editor] · 1938 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1938. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this important collection of the letters of Thomas Edward Lawrence, known as Lawrence of Arabia. First edition. Illustrated with fifteen plates and four maps, two of which are folding. Collated complet...

The Life and Works of Charlotte Bronte and Her Sisters

Charlotte Bronte; Anne Bronte; Mrs. Gaskell [Elizabeth Gaskell] · 1899 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

London, Smith, Elder, & Co. 1899-1900. Cloth. A collection of five volumes of the Haworth edition of this series of works from the celebrated Bronte sisters. Five volumes of a seven volume set, lacking volumes one and five. Haworth edition. With eleven illustrations each in Vo...

Prohibited Immigrant

John Stonehouse · 1960 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London, The Bodley Head, 1960 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of this vivid account of British Labour MP John Stonehouse's time working in Zimbabwe, including events leading up to his deportation. First edition. In the publisher's unclipped dust wrapp...

The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke

Edmund Burke · 1823 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

London, Thomas McLean, 1823 . Cloth. A complete set of the new edition of this collection of works by Anglo-Irish statesman and philosopher, Edmund Burke, containing his speeches, essays and more. A new edition. Bound in the publisher's original quarter cloth with paper-c...

Recollections of the Peninsula

Joseph Moyle Sherer · 1824 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, 1824. Leather. An association copy of the third edition of this insightful travel work documenting British army officer Joseph Moyle Sherer's time spent fighting in the Peninsula War in the early nineteenth century. An ...

The Early Correspondence of Hans Von Bulow

His Widow" [Marie Schanzer von Bülow]; Constance Bache [translator] · 1896 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1896. Cloth. A scarce volume of Richard Wagner's correspondence edited by his second wife, Marie Schanzer von Bülow. The second edition of this scarce collection of Hans von Bulow's correspondence. In the publisher's original cloth bin...