Biografia

Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men

Francois Arago · 1857 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1857. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this translated collection of biographies of important men of science. First edition. A collection of biographies of important men of science, including: Bailly, Laplace, Josep...

Looking for a Bluebird

Joseph Wechsberg · 1945 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Michael Joseph Ltd, 1945. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first UK edition of this illustrated autobiographical work by Joseph Wechsberg, in the original very scarce dust wrapper. The very scarce first UK edition. In the publisher's original cloth with the o...

Chatham His Early Life and Connections

Lord Rosebery · 1910 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Arthur L. Humphreys, 1910. First edition. Leather. A Bumpus bound second impression of Lord Rosebery's biography on the early life of the Whig political William Pitt the Elder. Bound by Bumpus. The first edition, second impression of this work.Lord Rosebery's...

The Days Before Yesterday

Lord Frederic Hamilton · 1920 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1920. Cloth. A smart copy of this work from Lord Frederick Hamilton's three-volume set of personal memoirs. The third edition of this work.In the publisher's original cloth binding. Undated, dated from an identical copy held institutiona...

Men and Women of Soho: Famous and Infamous

Rev. J. H. Cardwell et al. · 0 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Truslove and Hanson, c1900. Cloth. A smart copy of this illustrated work exploring significant people in Soho. The second contribution to this series. Illustrated with portraits throughout. A detailed sketch of important and significant individuals across Soho, London,...

Mistinguett and Her Confessions

Mistinguett; Hubert Griffith [translator and editor] · 1938 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Hurst and Blackett, 1938. First edition. Cloth. A smart first English translation of this biographical work on French actress and singer Mistinguett, signed by the translator and inscribed to W. A. Foyle. First thus. Signed and inscribed to the front endpaper by the tr...

Life and Letters of William Bewick (Artist)

William Bewick; Thomas Landseer [editor] · 1871 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London, Hurst and Blackett, 1871. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition set of the life and letters of English painter William Bewick. Complete in two volumes. First edition. With a portrait frontispiece to volume one. A record of the life and letters of William Bewick, ...

The Life of Edmund Kean

F. W. Hawkins · 1869 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, Tinsley Brothers, 1869. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of F. W. Hawkin's biography on the life of the celebrated Shakespearean stage actor, Edmund Kean. The first edition. Two volume complete set. This biographical work on the Shakespearian actor Edmund K...

The Life of Peter the Great

J. Barrow · 1861 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, William Tegg, 1861. Leather. A smartly bound sixth edition of this biography of Tsar of all Russia, Peter the Great. Sixth edition. With a portrait frontispiece. The life of Peter I, the Tsar of all Russia from 1682 and the first Emperor of all Russia, known as Peter t...

Jean Stafford: The Savage Heart

Charlotte Margolis Goodman · 1990 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

Austin, University of Texas Press, 1990. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this biography of American writer Jean Stafford, a review copy. First edition. Review copy with original letter from the University of Texas Press. A biography of Jean Stafford, an Ame...

Mervyn Peake: A Personal Memoir

Gordon Smith · 1984 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London , Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1984. First edition. Hardback. An intimate look into the life and personality of Mervyn Peake, as told by his long-time friend Gordon Smith through letters, memories and illustrations. In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.In the...

Indian Ink

Philip Steegman; Sir Hugh Walpole · 1939 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Cobden-Sanderson, 1939. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this scarce narrative of a young English portrait painter, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, first impression. Very scarce work. The narrative of a young English portrait pain...

Memoirs of Madame Junot Duchesse D&Apos;Abrantes

Madame Junot · 1883 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.73 | $310.52 | ¥49,592)

London, Richard Bentley and Son, 1883. Leather. A new and revised edition of the memoirs of French writer, Madame Junot. Complete in three volumes. New and revised edition. Volume one is illustrated with a frontispiece and six plates. Volume two is illustrated with a frontispi...

Seven Volumes of Works on the Battle of Waterloo and It&Apos;S Commanders; Wellington and His Army Wellington: A Reassessment Wellington Wellington and His Friends Wellington at Waterloo

Godfrey Davies; Sir Charles Petrie; S. G. P. Ward; Seventh Duke of Wellington; Jac Weller; David Johnson; Andrew Uffindell · 1954 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.87 | $151.96 | ¥24,268)

London, Longman; Macmillan; Batsford; Spellmount; Blackwell; Pen & Sword Military James Barrie, 1954-2007. First edition. Cloth. Seven volumes of work on the battle of Waterloo and it's commanders; Napoleon and the Duke of Wellington, with six being first editions and all...

The Secret of Heroism: A Memoir of Henry Albert Harper

W. L. Mackenzie King · 1906 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.85 | $171.78 | ¥27,434)

London, Fleming H. Revell Company, 1906. First edition. Leather. A smartly bound first edition of this memoir of Canadian journalist and civil servant, Henry Albert Harper. First edition. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece and one plate. Collated complete. The life of Ca...

The Life of Ibsen

Halvdan Koht · 1931 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1931 . First edition. Cloth. A complete set of two first editions exploring the life of notes Norwegian playwright, Henrik Ibsen. First edition, in the publisher's original green cloth binding. Written by Norwegian historian and politicia...

Rider Haggard: His Life and Works

Morton Cohen · 1960 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Hutchinson of London, 1960 . First edition. Cloth. A very smart biographical work on author Sir Henry Rider Haggard, written by Morton Cohen. First edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original, clipped, dust wrapper. Written by American au...

A Vicarage Family

Noel Streatfeild · 1963 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)

London, The quality book club , 1963 . Cloth. The book club edition of this semi-autobiographical novel by Noel Streatfeild, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The scarce book club edition. First published the same year by Collins. In the publisher's cloth with the o...

The Register of Richard Mayew Bishop of Hereford (1504-1516)

Richard Mayew; Arthur Thomas Bannister · 1919 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

Hereford, Wilson and Phillips, 1919. Paperback. A scarce copy of the life and register of Richard Mayew, with extracts in the original Latin. Scarce work. With extracts in the original Latin. The life and register of Richard Mayew, an English academic who was appointed Bishop ...

The Time Has Come... The Memoirs of Dennis Wheatley: The Young Man Said 1897-1914

Dennis Wheatley · 1977 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Hutchinson, 1977. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of the autobiography of Dennis Wheatley, signed by the author. First edition. Signed with an inscription by the author to the title page. Illustrated with frontispiece and twelve plates of photographs. Colla...