Biografia

The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. Including a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides

James Boswell · 1831 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.48 | ¥94,931)

London, John Murray, 1831. Leather. James Boswell's famous biography of one of the most influential literary figures in history, Samuel Johnson. With engraved frontispieces to each volume, including a folding map to volume III. New edition, with numerous additions and not...

Diary and Correspondence of John Evelyn, F.R. S. To Which Is Subjoined the Private Correspondence between King Charles I and Sir Edward Nicholas and between Sir Edward Hyde and Sir Richard Browne

William Bray (ed) · 1852 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.58 | ¥35,863)

London, Henry Colburn and Co, 1852-1857. Cloth. The Diary and Correspondence of John Evelyn, F.R.S. author of "Sylvia". Alongside the biographical texts from John Evelyn, the volumes also contain the private correspondence between King Charles I and Sir Edward Nicholas, and be...

Memoirs of Maximilian de Bethune, Duke of Sully Prime Minister of Henry the Great

Maximilien de Bethune · 1805 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.58 | ¥35,863)

Edinburgh , Bell and Bradfute, 1805. Cloth. A very scarce collection of the memoirs of Maximilien de Bethune. With a folding map to the first volume (collated, complete). To which is annexed the trial of Francis Ravaillac. Maximilien de Bethune, first Duke of Sully (13 Decembe...

A Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England, Scotland and Ireland with Lists of Their Works: By the Late Horatio Walpole, Earl of Orford

Horatio Walpole, and edited by Thomas Park · 1806 · Rooke Books

£320.00 (€383.57 | $422.74 | ¥67,506)

London , John Scott, 1806. Leather. A catalogue of the works of noble and royal authors of Britain, including Elizabeth I, James II, Anne Boleyn and many more. Illustrated throughout with one hundred and forty-nine engraved portraits (collated complete). Written by the fourth ...

The Memoirs of John Evelyn. In Five Volumes.

William Bray · 1827 · Rooke Books

£545.00 (€653.26 | $719.98 | ¥114,971)

London , Henry Colburn, 1827. Leather. John Evelyn's famous memoirs in a deep navy full calf binding with elegant gilt tooled decoration. Complete in Five Volumes. Comprising Evelyn's diary, from 1641 to 1705-06 and a selection of his familiar letters now which is su...

Memoirs of the Countess D&Apos;Anois Written by Herself Before Her Retirement in Two Volumes Vol I Only.

Countess D'Anois · 1778 · Rooke Books

£83.99 (€100.67 | $110.96 | ¥17,718)

London, F. Noble, 1778. Leather. Leather bound copy of the Memoirs of the Countess of D'Anois. Scarce. This is volume I only. In a full calf binding. Externally, There is wear to the extremities including a stain to the front board and the spine is cracked and splitting. ...

Swift

Leslie Stephen · 1908 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1908. Leather. A bright clean biography of Swift by Leslie Stephen. Beautifully bound in leather with gilt lettering and decoration. With an armorial binding from Heddon Court. From the 'English Men of Letters' series. Jonathan Swift, 1667 Â...

Anecdotes of the Life of Richard Watson, Bishop of Landaff, Written by Himself at Different Intervals

Richard Watson · 1818 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.84 | $151.92 | ¥24,260)

London, T. Cadell, 1818. Leather. Anecdotes from the life of the Bishop of Landaff, written by himself and published by his son. Watson was educated at Cambridge, where his theological career began with his assumption of the post of Regius Professor of Divinity. Incidentally, ...

Memorial of an Only Daughter

Her Mother [Martha Stone Hubbell] · 1858 · Rooke Books

£24.99 (€29.95 | $33.01 | ¥5,272)

London, Sampson Low, Son and Co. 1858. Leather. A mother's memorial to her late daughter, 'Memorial of an Only Daughter', in a full calf binding. Scarce. 'Memorial of an Only Daughter' is a touching biography written by Martha Stone Hubbell, about her ...

Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character

E B Ramsay · 1877 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

Edinburgh, Edmonson and Douglas, 1877. Leather. A nicely bound copy of Dean Ramsay's Reminiscences. A reprinted and enlarged copy of the twenty-second edition. The twenty-second edition was the final edition to be published in the author's lifetime with his correctio...

Memoirs of Frederick and Margaret Klopstock

Elizabeth Smith · 1809 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

London, Cadell and Davies, et al. 1809. Leather. A lovely edition containing the memoirs of German poets Frederick and Margaret Klopstock. Translated by English linguist Elizabeth Smith. Direct from the Regency library of Elizabeth Greenly, later Lady Elizabeth Coffin Greenly....

Memoirs of John Evelyn

John Evelyn, William Bray (Ed) · 1819 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

London, Henry Colburn, 1819. Leather. A detailed edition of the life and memoirs of diarist John Evelyn. Second edition. 'Comprising his diary, from the year 1641 to 1705-6, and a selection of his familiar letters. To which is subjoined, the private correspondence between...

Ariel: A Shelley Romance

Andre Maurois · 1938 · Rooke Books

£69.99 (€83.89 | $92.46 | ¥14,765)

Middlesex, Penguin Books, 1938. Leather. An amusing and highly detailed fictionalised biography of Percy Bysshe Shelley. Translated by Ella D'Arcy. Includes an advertiser's catalogue to the rear. Seventh impression of 1935 edition. In a half crushed morocco binding. ...

The Life and Pontificate of Gregory the Seventh

John William Bowden · 1840 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.70 | $290.63 | ¥46,411)

London , J. G. F. Rivington, 1840. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this biography of Gregory the Seventh First Edition signed 'With the Author's Kind Regards' John William Bowden was an English writer on church matters. He was a close friend of John H...

The Greville Diary Including Passages Hitherto Withheld from Publication

Philip Whitwell Wilson · 1927 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

London, Doubleday, Page & Company, 1927. Cloth. A first edition of this set of the Greville diaries, including passages previously withheld from publication. With a black and white frontispiece in each, and a number of plates. Charles Cavendish Fulke Greville (2 April 1794 – ...

Memoir of Joseph Train the Antiquarian Correspondent of Sir Walter Scott

John Patterson · 1857 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

Glasgow, Thomas Murray and Sons, 1857. Cloth. A memoir of Sir Walter Scott's correspondent. Written by one John Patterson. Prior owner has written below Patterson's name that he is a descendant of Robert Paterson or 'Old Mortality&apos. Patterson was also the au...

An Account of the Life and Writings of James Beattie

Sir William Forbes; new introduction by Roger J. Robinson · 1996 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,546)

London , Routledge Theommes Press, 1996. Cloth. A facsimile reprint of the 1806 edition of An Account of the Life and Writings of James Beattie by Sir William Forbes With new introduction by Roger J. Robinson. Including original frontispiece portrait of Beattie, original intro...

Letters of the Madiai, and Visits to Their Prisons

Misses Senhouse · 0 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,546)

Philadelphia , Presbyterian Board of Publication, c1860. Cloth. A scarce copy of Letters of Madiai, and Visits to Their Prisons by the Misses Senhouse. "The manuscript of the following letters of two humble sufferers for the truth." With two colour illustrations to the front o...

Memoirs of Count Grammont

Anthony Hamilton · 1889 · Rooke Books

£100.00 (€119.86 | $132.11 | ¥21,096)

London, John C. Nimmo, 1889. Cloth. A limited printing of this biography of the French Nobleman Count Grammont, written by his brother in law. 'With a portrait of the author and thirty-three etchings by L. Boisson on India paper from original compositions' This editi...

Carlyle to Threescore-and-Ten (1853-1865)

David Alec Wilson · 1929 · Rooke Books

£14.99 (€17.97 | $19.80 | ¥3,162)

London , Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co. Ltd. 1929. First edition. Cloth. Carlyle To Threescore-and-Ten (1853-1865) by David Alec Wilson. Illustrated with seven black and white plates. First edition. The fifth volume of Mr. Wilson's 'Life of Carlyle&apos. Thomas ...