Biografia

The Life of William Ewart Gladstone

John Morley · 1903 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1903. Cloth. The second impression of John Morley's important biography of the life and career of the Victorian Liberal politician William Ewart Gladstone. The first edition, second impressions of this work, published in the month after the first...

Noble Essences or Courteous Revelations

Osbert Sitwell · 1950 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Macmillan & Co. 1950. First edition. Cloth. Fifth and final volume in Osbert Sitwell's acclaimed autobiography, the first edition complete with original dust wrapper. First edition of this autobiographical volume by Osbert Sitwell, volume five and final of his ext...

In Bohemia with Du Maurier: The First of a Series of Reminiscences

Felix Moscheles · 1896 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1896. Cloth. The second edition of this biography of Franco-British cartoonist G. du Maurier, with illustrations by Maurier himself. The first of a series of reminiscences by English painter Felix Moscheles, illustrative of George du Maurier's lif...

Margaret Ogilvy

J. M. Barrie · 1897 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.35 | $62.10 | ¥9,918)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1897. Cloth. Affectionate biography of Margaret Ogilvy by her son, the third edition. Third edition of this work. Biographical work by Scottish novelist J. M. Barrie, telling of his mother and family life in Scotland, with family reminiscences. A ...

Eric Gill for Father Desmond

John Dreyfus and Graham Williams · 1993 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Bain & Williams , 1993. First edition. Paperback. A first edition limited of this study of Eric Gill's relationship with Father Desmond Chute. First edition of this work, limited to one-thousand copies, of which seventy special copies have a letterpress proof take...

A.M. Mackay, Pioneer Missionary of the Church Missionary Society to Uganda

[Alexina Ruthquist] · 1890 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1890. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this moving biography on the missionary Alexander Murdoch Mackay, complete with a portrait frontispiece and folding map. The first edition of this work.A touching biography on Alexander Murdoch Mack...

The Ultimate Family: The Making of the Royal House of Windsor

John Pearson · 1986 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, Michael Joseph, 1986. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this biographical history for the Royal House of Windsor, presented in the original unclipped dust wrapper and signed by the author to the half-title page. First Edition, in the original unclipped dust wr...

Together

Norman Douglas · 1923 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London , Chapman and Hall , 1923 . First edition. Cloth. A first large paper limited edition and signed copy of Norman Douglas' autobiographical travel study Together. Together is an autobiographical travel study that detail the Austrian alpine village where Douglas grew ...

Winston Spencer Churchill Servant of Crown and Commonwealth

Sir James Marchant · 1954 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Cassell and Company, 1954. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this touching work issued upon the 80th birthday of Winston Churchill, a collection of tribute chapters to Churchill. The first edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper and wraparou...

The Rags of Time

Denis Lunn · 1983 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.75 | $58.14 | ¥9,285)

Salisbury , Michael Russel , 1983. First edition. Cloth. A compelling signed and first edition account of Lunn's exciting and intense life and works in the Middle East. This is an interesting account of the journeys, life and work of Denis Lunn in the Middle East. The vol...

The Life and Works of Sir Charles Barry, R.A. , F.R. S.

Rev. Alfred Barry · 1867 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.73 | $310.52 | ¥49,592)

London, John Murray, 1867. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this richly illustrated biography of architect Charles Barry, responsible for the mid nineteenth century restoration of the Palace of Westminster. The very scarce first edition of Rev. Alfred Bar...

Napoleon

F.M. Kircheisen · 1931 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Gerald Howe, 1931. Cloth. The first English edition of this extensive illustrated biography of Napoleon Bonaparte, including folding maps to the rear. A fascinating biography of Napoleon Bonaparte, one of the most prolific military and political leaders in French histo...

Journal of the Private Life and Conversations of the Emperor Napoleon

The Count de Las Cases · 1824 · Rooke Books

£725.00 (€869.15 | $957.99 | ¥152,996)

London, Henry Colburn, 1824. Leather. A leather bound complete four volume set which contains the English translation of Las Cases, 'Le Memorial de Sainte-Helene', the private notes and conversations made by Napoleon during his exile. 'New Edition', publish...

Writers and Their Work: No. 124 Elizabeth Gaskell; Writers and Their Work: No. 156 Thomas Love Peacock; Writers and Their Work: No. 15 George Eliot

Miriam Allott; J. I. M. Stewart; Lettice Cooper · 1960 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1960, 1963, 1966. First edition. Paperback. A charming collection of biographies on 3 prominent authors of the Victorian era; Elizabeth Gaskell, Thomas Love Peacock, and George Eliot. 3 Volumes from the Bibliographical Series "Writers and Their...

An Impossible Woman: The Memoirs of Dottoressa Moor of Capri

Elisabeth Moor; Graham Greene [ed.] · 1975 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, The Bodley Head , 1975. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition of the fascinating memoirs of Italian doctor Elisabeth Moor, complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. The charming memoirs of Elisabeth Moor, independent and eccentric Italian doctor in the islan...

Aux Pays de Napoleon L&Apos;Egypte

Jean de Metz; Georges Legrain · 1913 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.66 | $383.19 | ¥61,199)

Grenoble, Jules Rey, 1913. Leather. A beautifully illustrated work on Napoleon's experiences in Egypt, presented in a half- morocco binding. Bound in half-morocco. Illustrations include a frontispiece, an engraved vignette title page, and a range of in-text illustrations....

Wellington&Apos;S Career: A Military and Political Summary

Edward Bruce Hamley · 1860 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1860. Cloth. The first edition of Edward Bruce Hamley's work on the life of the first Duke of Wellington. Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington, was a military leader and a leading political figure who served twic...

The Diary of Colour-Searjeant George Calladine, 19th Foot 1793-1837

George Calladine; Major M. L. Ferrar (ed) · 1922 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Eden Fisher & Co. LTD. 1922 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition publication of George Calladine's diary, who served as Colour-Serjeant for the 19th Foot Infantry, edited by Major M. L. Ferrar. First Edition, uncommon. This is a diary for George Calladine, who ...

The Early Life of Thomas Hardy, 1840-1891

Florence Emily Hardy · 1928 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Macmillan and Company, 1928 . First edition. Cloth. Thomas Hardy's wife's biography of the famed author, providing a personal insight into the first half of his life, and illustrated throughout. The first edition of Florence Emily Hardy's biography of fa...

Lady Charlotte Schreiber&Apos;S Journals: Confidences of a Collector of Ceramics and Antiques

Lady Charlotte Schreiber; Montague J. Guest; Egan Mew · 1911 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London & New York, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1911. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition of Lady Charlotte Schreiber's diaries lavishly illustrated, which detail her years spent as a collector. Lady Charlotte Guest, later Lady Charlotte Schreiber, was an arist...