Biografia

Epistolae Ho-Elianae the Familiar Letters of James Howell

Joseph Jacobs (Ed) · 1890 · Rooke Books

£23.00 (€27.57 | $30.39 | ¥4,854)

London, Published by Davis Nutt in The Strand, 1890. Cloth. A nineteenth century reprint of the family letters of James Howell, in the publisher's original cloth binding and edited by Joseph Jacobs. This particular reprint in a copy of 10th edition of the work, originally...

The Book of Lovat Claud Fraser

Haldane Macfall · 1923 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

London, J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd, 1923. Cloth. A lovely example of this work of this biographical work by Haldane Macfall, in which he discusses the life and work of the English artist and designer Claud Lovat Fraser. A biography of the artist Claud Lovat Fraser. Born in the Lon...

The Historical and the Posthumous Memoirs Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall 1772-1784

Henry B. Wheatley · 1884 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Bickers & Son, 1884. Cloth. Three volumes of Henry B. Wheatley biography of the life of Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall, in an attractive uniform cloth binding. Three volumes of an original five volume set. Lacking volume III and IV. Memoirs of the author Nathaniel Wraxa...

The Life and Death of William Wallis the Cobler of Glocester Together with Some Inquiring Into the Mystery of Conventicleism

Anon · 1670 · Rooke Books

£1,900.00 (€2,277.78 | $2,510.59 | ¥400,956)

London, E Okes for William Whitwood, 1670. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce tract on Ralph Wallis, a nonconformist pamphleteer known as 'the Cobler of Gloucester&apos. This tract appeared following the death of Wallis and focuses on Wallis' idea...

Travels from St. Petersburgh in Russia, to Various Parts of Asia

John Bell · 1788 · Rooke Books

£950.00 (€1,138.89 | $1,255.29 | ¥200,478)

Edinburgh, William Creech, 1788 . Leather. An exceptional and scarce example of Scottish physician John Bell's incredible account of his travels in Russia, Siberia, Persia and China, complete in two volumes. First published in 1763, this work is scarce in all contemporary...

Pierre Brissaud

Jean Dulac · 1929 · Rooke Books

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

Paris, Henry Babou, 1929. First edition. Paperback. A deluxe limited edition of this richly illustrated monograph on Art Deco artist Pierre Brissaud, one of just fifty copies on Japan paper. Loose as issued in the publisher"s original paper wraps, retaining the original glassi...

Guerriers Et Sorciers En Somalie

Alphonse Lippmann · 1953 · Rooke Books

£124.00 (€148.66 | $163.85 | ¥26,168)

Hachette, Choses Vues Aventures Vecues, 1953. First edition. Leather. A very smart, very scarce half morocco binding of this first edition French title. A very smart copy of this mid-century travelogue, in the original French.  Bound in quarter morocco and marbled boards. Wit...

The Life and Times of Daniel de Foe: With Remarks Digressive and Discursive

William Chadwick · 1859 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, John Russell Smith, 1859. Leather. An account of influential 'Robinson Crusoe' writer Daniel Defoe, in original embossed full calf binding. An account of the life of English writer, merchant and spy Daniel Defoe, most known for his novels, including Robinson ...

King Albert&Apos;S Book: A Tribute to the Belgian King and People from Representative Men and Women Throughout the World

Hall Caine [ed.] · 1914 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, The Daily Telegraph; The Daily Sketch; The Glasgow Herald; Hodder and Stoughton, 1914 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this richly illustrated tribute to Belgium following its invasion at the outbreak of the First World War, with the very scarce dust wrappe...

Rouge Et Noir: The Academicians of 1823; or the Greeks of the Palais Royal and the Clubs of St. James&Apos;S

Charles Persius [Charles Dunne] · 1823 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Lawler and Quick, 1823. Leather. An intriguing exclusive on the gambling houses of Regency London, dedicated without permission to a duke, commander and bishop. Rouge et Noir: The Academicians of 1823; or the Greeks of the Palais Royal and the Clubs of St. James's...

Kulu: The End of the Habitable World

Penelope Chetwode · 1972 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, John Murray, 1972. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon title, and a very scarce example of a signed presentation copy of this illustrated and nostalgic travelogue. An uncommon first edition, and a very scarce signed presentation copy. This work traces the journey the aut...

Never Again

John Ashcroft · 2006 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Connecticut, [Easton Press], [2006]. Leather. A signed first edition of this political reflection, in full morocco, and unopened shrink wrap. A signed first edition of this autobiography by Attorney General John Ashcroft, recalling how he tackled the catastrophe of 9/11. Ashcr...

I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang!

Robert E. Burns · 1932 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.80 | $224.63 | ¥35,875)

New York, Grosset & Dunlap, 1932 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this thrilling first-hand account of working on a Georgia chain gang in the 1920s, from the library of theatre critic and book collector Clive Hirschhorn. The first edition, first printing of this wo...

The Lives of Hugh Latimer, Bishop of Worcester. And of Bernard Gilpin.

William Gilpin · 1780 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, R. Blamire, 1780 . Leather. A handsome example of the third edition of William Gilpin's biographical studies of religious figures Bernard Gilpin and Hugh Latimer. The third edition of this work. This single work offers a pair of biographical studies of the Protest...

Charles Dickens Works; the Life and Character of Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens; H.C. Dent · 1930 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

London, Odhams Press Limited, 1930-1934. Cloth. The complete sixteen volume set of a charming and illustrated 1930s printing of Charles Dickens's Works, including a biography on the author by H.C. Dent. The complete sixteen volume set of The Works of Charles Dickens, incl...

Paris a Table

Eugene Briffault · 1846 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

Paris, J. Hetzel, 1846. First edition. Cloth. A highly illustrated first edition of this satirical glimpse into the culinary scene of nineteenth-century Paris, in the original French. First edition.Smartly bound in quarter cloth with marbled boards and endpapers.In the origina...

Hitler Was My Friend

Heinrich Hoffmann; Lt.-Col. R. H. Stevens [trans.] · 1955 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

London, Burke, 1955 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the autobiography of prominent Nazi figure Heinrich Hoffmann, illustrated throughout with examples of his photographs of Hitler and his inner circle. The first edition, first impression.In the publisher's or...

Wyndham Lewis: A Portrait of the Artist As the Enemy

Geoffrey Wagner · 1957 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1957. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition of Geoffrey Wagner's revealing study of Wyndham Lewis's life and work. A first edition of Wagner's critical study of Wyndham Lewis's work.Bound in the publisher's orig...

A Dream of Tartary: The Origins and Misfortunes of Henry P&Apos;U Yi

Henry McAleavy · 1963 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1963 . First edition. Cloth. A very scare signed presentation copy of this fascinating illustrated biography of the last emperor of China. A very scarce signed presentation copy.The first edition. In the publisher's original decorative c...

The Patriot&Apos;S Progress Being the Vicissitudes of Pte. John Bullock

Henry Williamson · 1930 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Geoffrey Bles, 1930. First edition. Hardback. A first edition of this fictionalised exploration of Williamson's war experiences, accompanied by the art of William Kermode. A first edition copy of one of the earlier works of British nature writer and novelist Henry...