Biografia

Le Petit Nord: Annals of a Labrador Harbour

Anne Grenfell; Katie Spalding · 1920 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, [1920]. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating account of Anne Grenfell's time as a missionary in Labrador in the early twentieth century, signed and with a charming hand-drawn sketch by the illustrator of the work Wilfred Grenfell, who was also...

The Gurneys of Earlham; Venice

Augustus J. C. Hare · 1884 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, George Allen; Smith, Elder and Co. 1884-1897. Cloth. A smart set from Augustus Hare, consisting of a biographical account of the Gurneys of Earlham, and a short guide to Venice. Comprising the first edition of 'Venice' and the second edition of 'The Gurn...

Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Oxford to Sir Horace Mann, His Britannic Majesty&Apos;S Resident at the Court of Florence, from 1760 to 1785; the Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Oxford: Including Numerous Letters Now First Published from the Original Manuscripts

Horace Walpole · 1840 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.62 | $429.44 | ¥68,585)

London, Richard Bentley, 1840-1844 . Leather. A leather-bound set containing the letters of English Whig politician, Horace Walpole. This set includes the complete four-volume concluding series of Horace Walpole's letters to Sir Horace Mann, and the complete six-volume se...

The Reminiscences and Recollections of Captain Gronow

Captain Gronow; Rees Howell Gronow · 1892 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

London, John C. Nimmo, 1892. Leather. A Bickers bound set of the memoirs of Captain Gronow, a lovely edition complete with hand-coloured plates. Bound by Bickers.Complete in two volumes.The memoir and reminiscences of Captain Rees Howell Gronow, a Welsh Grenadier Guards office...

Lighthouse

Tony Parker · 1975 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Hutchinson, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this intimate view into the lives of lighthouse keepers by Tony Parker. Signed by the author to the title page. First edition, first impression of this work. With the publisher's original unclipped ...

Lessons from Noble Lives and Other Stories Selected from "Early Days

1874 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Wesleyan Conference Office , 1874. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce children's book depicting the lives and lessons to be learned from various eminent figures. The presumed first edition of this very scarce work. In the publisher's original decorative clot...

The Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys

Samuel Pepys; Henry B. Wheatley [editor]; J. R. Tanner [editor] · 1893 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London, George Bell & Sons, 1893-1897. Cloth. A twelve volume set of the diary and correspondence of Samuel Pepys. Twelve volumes. This set contains: The Diary of Samuel Pepys, in eight volumes, 1893-1899. Complete in ten volumes. With a portrait frontispiece to volume one; a ...

America and Americans and Selected Nonfiction

John Steinbeck; Susan Shillinglaw [ed.]; Jackson J. Benson [ed.] · 2002 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

New York, Viking, 2002 . First edition. Paperback. An advance uncorrected proof copy of this collection of previously uncollected essays by John Steinbeck. An advance uncorrected proof of this first edition thus, the first work in which these fifty or so essays have been colle...

The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale

Christopher Gilbert · 1978 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Studio Vista; Christie's, 1978. First edition. Leather. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of Christopher Gilbert's study of Chippendale, in superb half calf bindings. The first editions, first impressions of these volumes.Inscribed by the author...

Scott&Apos;S Interleaved Waverley Novels (the &Apos;Magnum Opus&Apos;: National Library of Scotland Mss. 23001-41)

Iain Gordon Brown [ed.] · 1987 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

Aberdeen, Pergamon Books Ltd; Aberdeen University Press, 1987. First edition. Cloth. An excellent illustrated study of Sir Walter Scott's own working copy of the 'Waverley' novels. First edition. With the publisher's original unclipped, unpriced dust wrappe...

John Francis, Publisher of the Athenaeum: A Literary Chronicle of Half a Century

John C. Francis · 1888 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, Richard Bentley & Son, 1888 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the two volume first edition of John C. Francis's scarce autobiography, about his time publishing 'The Athenaeum&apos. The scarce first edition of this work, complete in two vol...

The Vanished World, the Blossoming World, & the World in Ripeness

H. E. Bates · 1969 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Michael Joseph, 1969-1972. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this three volume autobiography from British writer Herbert Ernest Bates, with illustrations. Complete in three volumes. First edition. Illustrated throughout. The autobiography of Herbert Ernest...

Breaking Through: Essays, Journals, and Travelogues of Edward F. Ricketts

Edward F. Ricketts; Katharine A. Rodger [ed.] · 2006 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

Berkeley , University of California Press , 2006. First edition. Cloth. A superb collection of writings from marine biologist and ecology philosopher, Edward F. Ricketts, featuring previously unpublished pieces. The first edition thus, comprising journals, essays and travelogu...

Men and Memories: Recollections of William Rothenstein

William Rothenstein · 1931 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.87 | $151.96 | ¥24,268)

London, Faber and Faber, 1931-1939. First edition. Cloth. A complete three volume set of the memoirs of English painter and writer Sir William Rothenstein, with illustrations. Complete in three volumes. Volume one is a third impression, containing recollections from 1872 to 19...

The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian, Concerning the Kingdoms and Marvels of the East

Colonel Henry Yule · 1875 · Rooke Books

£1,350.00 (€1,618.42 | $1,783.84 | ¥284,890)

London, John Murray, 1875 . Leather. The second edition of Colonel Henry Yule's discussion of the travels of Marco Polo, in a beautiful half morocco signed binding by Bayntun. The second edition of this work, first published in 1871.Complete in two volumes.Scottish Orient...

Arthur Yates: Trainer and Gentleman Rider

Arthur Yates; Bruce Blunt · 1924 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Grant Richards Ltd, 1924. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of trainer and Gentleman rider, Arthur Yates' autobiography, adorned with monochrome plates. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding.This autobiography, written in...

The Duke of Beaufort: Memoirs

Henry Hugh Arthur FitzRoy Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort · 1981 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, Country Life Books, 1981. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of the memoirs of Henry Hugh Arthur FitzRoy Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page. Illustrated with thirty-six photographs acros...

Pablo Ruiz Picasso: A Biography

Patrick O'Brian · 1976 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London, Collins, 1976. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition biography exploring the life of celebrated artist, Pablo Picasso, with the unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this work. In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.A delightful biogr...

Christopher Wordsworth Bishop of Lincoln 1807-1885

John Henry Overton; Elizabeth Wordsworth · 1890 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Rivingtons, 1890. Cloth. A smart new edition of this biographical work on English intellectual and bishop Christopher Wordsworth. New edition. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece. The life of Christopher Wordsworth, an English intellectual and a bishop of the Angl...

Tributes to Allen Lane at a Service of Thanksgiving for His Life and Work 1902-1970

Harry Paroissien; Richard Hoggart; Sir Robert Lusty · 1970 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Cambridge , Privately Printed [Rampant Lions Press], 1970. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. One of the 750 copies privately printed for the family of Allen Lane, comprising three touching tributes of his life and work. A scarce copy, being one of 750 that were printed for the...