Biografia

A Biographical Memoir of His Late Royal Highness Frederick, Duke of York and Albany

John Watkins · 1827 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Henry Fisher, Son, and Co. 1827. Leather. A scarce biographical sketch of Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, son of King George III, illustrated throughout. A fascinating biographical memoir of Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (1763-1827), son of King ...

As I Walked out One Midsummer Morning

Laurie Lee · 1969 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, André Deutsch, 1969. First edition. Cloth. The sequel to Laurie Lee's famous memoir 'Cider with Rosie,' a lovely second impression complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, second impression of this work, issued in the same y...

The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin Vol II and III

Charles Darwin; Francis Darwin · 1887 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London, John Murray, 1887. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Francis Darwin's biographical collection relating to the life of his father, Charles Darwin. Lacking the first volume. Lacking volume I.Best known for his theory of evolution, Charles Darwin was one of th...

The Life of Oliver Goldsmith

John Forster · 1801 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, The Standard Art Book Co. LTD, c1890. Vellum. A lovely copy of this biography of Oliver Goldsmith in quarter vellum binding. An uncommon edition of this celebrated biography of Oliver Goldsmith by John Forster, in 'The Library of Standard Biographies' series....

Winston S. Churchill, Volume IV, Including Companion Volumes Part 1 and Part 3

Martin Gilbert · 1975 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

London, Heinemann, 1975-77. First edition. Cloth. A near fine, first edition copy of Volume VI of Martin Gilbert's celebrated biography of Winston S. Churchill, including Part 1 and Part 3 Companion Volumes. Presenting a near fine copy of Volume VI of Martin Gilbert'...

Desiderantibus: His Last Journey As Gathered from His Letters and Those of His Friends

Francis Medley Bartholomew · 1895 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, Rivington, Percival & Co. 1895. First edition. Vellum. A very scarce first edition of this collection of letters by Francis Medley Bartholomew. The first edition of this work, being a collection of personal letters exchanged by Clifton master Francis Medley Bartholomew...

Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley

Thomas Henry Huxley; Leonard Huxley · 1900 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.84 | $151.92 | ¥24,260)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1900. Cloth. A second impression of this touching biography of Thomas Henry Huxley, including many of his personal letters, Illustrated throughout. The second impression of this work, published in the month following the first impression.Comp...

Taken at the Flood: The Story of Albert D Lasker

John Gunther · 1960 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.37 | ¥33,753)

New York, Harper & Brothers , 1960. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this biography of Albert Lasker by John Gunther, an association copy inscribed by the author to Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. The first edition of this work, a biography of Albert Lasker by John Gun...

Quasi Cursores: Portraits of the High Officers and Professors of the University of Edinburgh

William Hole · 1884 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)

Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Press, 1884. Cloth. A beautiful collection of portraits of the professors at the University of Edinburgh by William Hole. Including portraits of the Lord Provost George Harrison, John Stuart Blackie, Peter Guthrie Tait, David Masson, James Muirh...

Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain Engraved from Authentic Pictures in the Galleries of the Nobility and the Public Collections of the Country with Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Their Lives and Actions

Edmund Lodge · 1823 · Rooke Books

£1,175.00 (€1,408.40 | $1,552.25 | ¥247,874)

London, Printed for Harding, Mavor and Lepard, 1823-34. First edition. Leather. Edmund Lodge's celebrated biography of eminent people in Great Britain, the first edition complete in twelve volumes in some charming Hatchard signed bindings. A set complete in twelve volumes...

Chateaubriand

Andre Maurois; Vera Fraser [trans.] · 1938 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.16 | ¥71,725)

London, Jonathan Cape , 1938. First edition. Leather. The first English translation of this biography of French author François-René de Chateaubriand, in an exquisite Bayntun full calf binding. The first edition of this biographical sketch of François-René de Chateaubriand...

Selected Biographical Works of Jean-Baptiste Capefigue

Jean-Baptise Capefigue · 1858 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

Paris, Amyot, 1858-60. Leather. A uniformly bound set of selected biographical works by noted French historian Jean-Baptiste Capefigure. In French. Included in this set are the following works: La Marquise de Pompadour, published in 1858. The biography of noted member of the ...

Fear, and Be Slain

General Seely · 1936 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.37 | ¥33,753)

London, Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1936 . Cloth. A remarkable tale of courage and leadership by a British Army general of the First World War, complete with a striking dust wrapper. Written by J. E. B. Seely, a British Army general and politician who served as Secretary of ...

General Smuts

Sarah Gertrude Millin · 1936 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Faber & Faber, 1936. First edition. Cloth. A smart, first edition copy of this biography on Jan Smuts, in original dust wrappers. Complete in two volumes, including the clipped dust wrappers (though you can still see the prices on the dust wrappers). This is a compreh...

The Life of William Lord Russell with Some Account of the Times in Which He Lived; Some Account of the Life of Rachael Wriothesley Lady Russell

Lord John Russell; William Lord Russell; Rachael Wriothesley · 1819 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.11 | ¥61,177)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1819-1820. First edition. Leather. A uniformly bound, two volume set of letters and memoirs from Lord and Lady Russell, William Russel, and Rachael Wriothesley. This set contains two works: 'The Life of William Lord Russell, ...

Roger Keyes

Cecil Aspinall-Oglander · 1951 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.37 | ¥33,753)

London, The Hogarth Press, 1951. First edition. Leather. A nicely bound first edition of Cecil Aspinall-Oglander's biography on Roger Keyes, illustrated throughout. The first edition, first impression of this work.A notable biography on the life of the Admiral of the Flee...

The Life of Sir William Harcourt

A. G. Gardiner · 1923 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Bombay and Sydney, Constable & Company Ltd. 1923. Cloth. A first edition of this biographical exploration of William Harcourt, complete in two volumes. William Harcourt (1827-1904) was a British lawyer and statements, serving as Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exc...

My Perilous Life in Palestine

Rosamond Dale Owen · 1928 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, George Allen and Unwin Ltd. 1928. Paperback. A scarce autobiographical account of the author's life in Palestine; a fascinating character, she laid claim to Armageddon. Mrs. Rosamond Dale Owen Oliphant Templeton (1846-1937) was an author, traveller and philosopher...

Memoirs of the Life of Sir Samuel Romilly, Written by Himself; with a Selection from His Correspondence. Edited by His Sons.

Sir Samuel Romilly · 1840 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.69 | $297.24 | ¥47,465)

London, John Murray, 1840. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of these memoirs of legal reformer and abolitionist Sir Samuel Romilly. The complete three volume first edition set of this work, with an illustrated frontispiece portrait and folding facsimile of Romilly'...

Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart.

J. G. Lockhart · 1848 · Rooke Books

£525.00 (€629.29 | $693.56 | ¥110,752)

Edinburgh & London, Robert Cadell; Houlston & Stoneman, 1848. Leather. A beautiful ten volume biography of Sir Walter Scott, written by J. G. Lockhart and bound in contemporary leather. This was an acclaimed biography, written by the author's son-in-law and first publishe...