Biografia

The Letters of Algernon Charles Swinburne

Algernon Charles Swinburne · 1918 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.82 | $171.74 | ¥27,424)

London , William Heinemann, 1918. First edition. Cloth. A two volume first edition of The Letters of Algernon Charles Swinburne. Very rare in the original dustwrappers. Edited by author, critic and poet Sir Edmund William Gosse, as well as noted bibliophile Thomas James Wise, ...

A Life of William Shakespeare

Sidney Lee · 1899 · Rooke Books

£19.99 (€23.96 | $26.41 | ¥4,217)

London , Smith, Elder and Co. 1899. Cloth. A copy of this late nineteenth-century biography of Shakespeare, illustrated with plates. Fourth Edition. Featuring a portrait frontispiece. 'With portraits and facsimilies&apos. In a cloth binding. Externally, generally smart wi...

Memoirs of Count Grammont

Anthony Hamilton; Sir Walter Scott (Editor) · 1889 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

London, John C Nimmo, 1889. Cloth. A limited edition copy of this biographical work exploring the life and times of the French nobleman Philibert, Count de Gramont. Limited edition, number 159 of 780 copies printed for England and America. Written by his brother-in-law Antoine...

Francois-Severin Marceau

T G Johnson · 1896 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, George Bell and Sons, 1896. Cloth. A first edition copy of this military biography by T G Johnson on the life and career of Francois-Severin Marceau. With a frontispiece and three further illustrations. The illustration La Vendee in 1793 is stated to contents to be at ...

The Life of the Duke of Wellington

Colonel John Montmorency Tucker · 0 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Colonel John Montmorency Tucker, c1880. Cloth. A biographical work on the prominent figure in military history, Arthur Wellesley, The Duke of Wellington. Illustrated, with a frontispiece and many vignettes. Written by Colonel John Montmorency Tucker, a Captain in the 2...

The Evening and the Morning; a Diary, Illustrated

J. H. Hipsley (Designer) · 1799 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, The Religious Tract Society, c1882. First edition. Cloth. A scarce, handsome and decorative diary from the Religious Tract Society, illustrated in colour. Includes Bible quotes, colour and gilt borders, and colour floral illustrations throughout, engraved and printed b...

The British Classical Authors Select Specimens of the National Literature of England and America with Biographical Sketches and an Historical Outline of English Literature. Poetry and Prose.

Various; L. Herrig (Ed) · 1889 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Brunswick, George Westermann, 1889. Cloth. A selection of poetry and prose by a variety of British authors. Edited and compiled by L. Herrig. The British Classical Authors. Select Specimens of the National Literature of England and America with Biographical Sketches and an His...

Frederick Atkin a Biography

J.S. Balmer · 1901 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London , Ideal Publishing Union, Limited, 1901. Cloth. A scarce biography of Frederick Atkin. A preacher and lecturer on religion and the temperence movement, Atkin published several works on the subject himself, notably Reminiscences of a Temperence Advocate. In cloth binding...

The Ritchies in India Extracts from the Correspondence of William Ritchie, 1817-1862; and Personal Reminiscences of Gerald Ritchie

Gerald Ritchie · 1920 · Rooke Books

£210.00 (€251.71 | $277.42 | ¥44,301)

London, John Murray, 1920. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this work by Gerald Ritchie. WIth a map and folding genealogical table to the rear. With four postcards written by Ritchie to the reviewer at the times thanking him for his review and expressing their s...

The Life of Henry Labouchere

Algar Labouchere Thorold · 1913 · Rooke Books

£34.99 (€41.94 | $46.22 | ¥7,381)

London , Constable and Company Ltd, 1913. Cloth. A copy of the Life of Henry Labouchere. Henry Du Pre Labouchere (9 November 1831 – 15 January 1912) was an English politician, writer, publisher and theatre owner in the Victorian and Edwardian eras. Labouchere, who inherited a...

Robert Wyer, Printer and Bookseller. A Paper Read Before the Bibliographic Society, January 21st, 1895.

Henry R. Plomer · 1897 · Rooke Books

£19.99 (€23.96 | $26.41 | ¥4,217)

London , Blades, East & Blades, 1897. Cloth. A copy of Plomer's Robert Wyer, Printer and Bookseller, which was printed for the Bibliographical Society. The printed version of a lecture delivered by Plomer on printer and bookseller Robert Wyer. Founded in 1892, the Bibliog...

The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. To Which Is Added the Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides

James Boswell; Percy Fitzgerald · 1897 · Rooke Books

£33.99 (€40.74 | $44.90 | ¥7,170)

London, Bliss Sands and Co, 1897. Cloth. Boswell's classic work on Dr. Samuel Johnson - perhaps the most famous biography ever written - and his account of a trip to the Hebrides. Featuring a tissue guarded portrait frontispiece of Johnson. With four further illustrations...

The Albemarle Papers Being the Correspondence of William Anne, Second Earl of Albemarle Commander-in-Chief in Scotland, 1746-1747

Charles Sandford Terry (ed.) · 1902 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

Aberdeen, Printed for the New Spalding Club, 1902. Cloth. A lovely limited edition set of the correspondence of William Anne, Second Earl of Abermarle during his time as Commander-in-Chief of Scotland; complete in two volumes. Lieutenant-General Willem Anne van Keppel, 2nd Ear...

Extracts from the Letters and Journal of Daniel Wheeler While Engaged in a Religious Visit to the Inhabitants of Some of the Islands of the Pacific Ocean, Van Diemen&Apos;S Land, New South Wales, and New Zealand

Daniel Wheeler; Charles Wheeler · 1840 · Rooke Books

£72.00 (€86.30 | $95.12 | ¥15,189)

Philadelphia, Joseph Rakestraw, 1840. Cloth. A collection of letters and journal entries by the Quaker, Daniel Wheeler. With additional material by Charles Wheeler. Daniel Wheeler (1771 - 1840) was a Quaker and a missionary. Wheeler went to St Petersburg as agricultural advise...

Sophie Arnould

Robert B. Douglas · 1898 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

Paris, Charles Carrington, 1898. First edition. Cloth. A wonderful biography of the actress and wit Sophie Arnold, illustrated with seven plates throughout. First edition. Sophie Arnould (1740 - 1802) was a French operatic soprano. Born Magdeleine Sophie Arnould, she studied i...

Commissioner Kerr an Individuality

G. Pitt-Lewis · 1903 · Rooke Books

£89.99 (€107.87 | $118.88 | ¥18,984)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1903. Leather. A smart copy of this biography of Commissioner Robert Malcolm Kerr. First edition, second impression. Illustrated with two plates. In a half-calf binding. Externally smart, though with some slight discolouration. Internally, firmly bound...

The Creevey Papers. A Selection from the Correspondence and Diaries of the Late Thomas Creevey, M.P.

Edited by Sir Herbert Maxwell · 1903 · Rooke Books

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

London, John Murray, 1903. Leather. The Herbert Maxwell edition of Thomas Creevey's famous historical documents in rather decorative recent fine bindings. Complete in Two Volumes. With several portrait plates. Thomas Creevey, 1768-1838, was an English politician. "Creevey...

Stephen Langton

Martin F. Tupper · 0 · Rooke Books

£580.00 (€695.21 | $766.22 | ¥122,355)

London, Hurst and Blackett, c1858. Leather. Two volumes of this biographical novel by Martin F. Tupper, in very attractive Zahendorf leather binding. Containing a frontispiece plate and decorative title page, the work contains both volumes bound into one, and contains the book...

The Bernards of Abington and Nether Winchendon

Mrs Napier Higgins · 1904 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.19 | $786.03 | ¥125,519)

London, Longmans, Green and Co. 1904. Leather. A set of biographies detailing the history of the Bernard family of Abington Park and the surrounding area. Abington Park Museum was originally a manor house built at the turn of the 16th century. The Great Hall, now called the Oa...

Byron

Andre Maurois · 1930 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, Bernard Grasset, 1930. First edition. Leather. Andre Maurois's biography of the poet, Lord Byron. In French. First edition. André Maurois (born Émile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog; 26 July 1885 – 9 October 1967) was a French author. Complete in two volumes. In half-tr...