Biografia

Leaves of a Life Being Reminiscences of Montagu Williams in Two Volumes

Montago Williams · 1890 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Macmillan & Co. 1890. Leather. A complete two volume set of leather bound memoirs by English barrister Montagu Williams. A complete two volume set.Bound in half green morocco. An autobiographical work by Montagu Williams, an English barrister, Queen's Counsel, ...

Sketch of the Life and Character of Rutherford B. Hayes

WM. D. Howells · 1876 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

New York, Hurd and Houghton, 1876. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this uncommon sketch of former U.S. president from 1877-1881, Rutherford B. Hayes. First edition. Uncommon.In the publisher's original cloth binding. A concise biography on the life and charact...

A Moveable Feast

Ernest Hemingway · 1964 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.48 | ¥94,931)

London, Jonathan Cape , 1964. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first UK edition of Ernest Hemingway's posthumous memoir, complete with the publisher's unclipped dust wrapper. The first UK edition of this work.With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrappe...

Biography and Poetical Remains of the Late Margaret Miller Davidson

Washington Irving; Margaret Miller Davidson · 1841 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

Philadelphia, Lea and Blanchard, 1841 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally lovely example of the first edition of Washington Irving's biography of teenage poet Margaret Miller Davidson, including much of her own poetry. The first edition of this work. BAL 10159. Washi...

The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli

Henry Fuseli; John Knowles [ed.] · 1831 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)

London, Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1831 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this early monograph about the Swiss born artist Johann Heinrich Fuessli, known as Henry Fuseli, complete in three volumes. The first edition in the publisher's original cloth.Com...

An Essay on the Life and Genius of Samuel Johnson

Arthur Murphy · 1793 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, Printed for T. Longman, B. White and Son et. al. 1793. Leather. The second separate edition of Arthur Murphy's intimate biography of Samuel Johnson. The second separate edition of Arthur Murphy's Essay on the Life and Genius of Samuel Johnson.Full speckled ca...

Mr. Oddity; Samuel Johnson the Moralist; Dr. Johnson: His Life in Letters; New Light on Dr. Johnson; the Religious Thought of Samuel Johnson; the Personal History of Samuel Johnson; Johnson As Critic; Samuel Johnson and Poetic Style; Samuel Johnson: Political Writings.

Charles Norman; Robert Voitle; David Littlejohn; Frederick W. Hilles; Chester F. Chapin; Christopher Hibbert; John Wain; William Edinger; Donald J. Greene · 1951 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.82 | $171.74 | ¥27,424)

Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Eaglewood Cliffs, New Jersey; Michigan; New York, Evanston, San Francisco a, Bell Publishing Company; Harvard University Press; Prentice-Hall, Inc.; Archon Books; The University of Michigan Press; Harper &, 1951-1977. First ...

The Life of the Right Reverend Beilby Porteus

Rev. Robert Hodgson · 1811 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.60 | $196.84 | ¥31,433)

London, T. Cadell and W. Davies. 1811 . Leather. A lovely copy of the second edition of Rev. Hodgson's biography of the life of Reverend Beilby Porteus, in full tree calf. The second edition of Rev. Hodgson's biography of the life of Reverend Beilby Porteus, in full ...

Au Bord de la Biãƒâ©Vre

Alfred Delvau · 1873 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

Paris, Chez René Pincebourde, 1873. Cloth. An introspective and loving memoir from Alfred Delvau about growing up near the river Biévre in Paris. A new edition of Au Bord de la Biévre, by French writer and journalist Alfred Delvau. Published by Chez René Pincebourde in 187...

Memoires Et Supplement Aux Memoires de Vidocq: Chef de la Police de Surete Jusqu&Apos;En 1827

Eugene-Francois Vidocq; Emile Morice [ed.]; Louis Francois L'Hertier · 1828 · Rooke Books

£2,900.00 (€3,476.06 | $3,831.08 | ¥611,775)

Paris, Tenon, Libraire-Editeur; Chez les Merchands de Nouveautes; A la Librairie Centrale de Boulland, 1828-1831. Leather. A fantastic six set of works, bound into three volumes, on renowned private detective Eugène-François Vidocq. An interesting six set of works, bound int...

The Voice of the South

Gilbert Watson · 1905 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Hurst and Blackett, Limited, 1905. Cloth. An uncommon 1905 edition of this illustrated journey through Algeria, with very scarce pictorial boards. A 1905 edition, bound in very scarce red pictorial boards, which feature a striking gilt motif, and black text, and additi...

The Homes of Tennyson

Arthur Paterson · 1905 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1905 . First edition. Leather. A pleasing copy of the first edition of The Homes of Tennyson, illustrated with twenty colour plates, in the original cloth rebacked in morocco.  The first edition in the publisher's original cloth, rebacked ...

Leaves from the Note-Books of Lady Dorothy Nevill

Lady Dorothy Nevill [ed. by Ralph Nevill] · 1907 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1907. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Lady Dorothy Nevill's Leaves From the Note-Books, an insightful and amusing portrait of the colourful aristocrat's life. The first edition of Lady Dorothy Nevill's Leaves From th...

Catherine and Crauford Tait: A Memoir

Archbishop Campbell Tait [Ed. by W.M. Benham] · 1879 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1879. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Archbishop Tait's loving memoir on his late wife and son, both virtuous figures who led inspiring lives. The first edition of Catherine and Crauford Tait: A Memoir, a loving biography on Archibal...

Memoirs of Emma Lady Hamilton with Anecdotes of Her Friends and Contemporaries

W. H. Long · 1891 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, W. W. Gibbings, 1891. Leather. The very scarce large paper edition of this collection of memoirs from Emma Lady Hamilton, mistress of Lord Nelson. Large paper edition of one hundred and twenty five copies, of which this is number one hundred and fifteen. Very scarce.Â...

The Life of William Cavendish Duke of Newcastle to Which Is Added the True Relation of My Birth Breeding and Life

Margaret Duchess of Newcastle; ed. by C. H. Firth, M.A · 1906 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, George Routledge & Sons, [1906]. Cloth. The revised second edition of the memoirs of the Duke of Newcastle, written by his wife, Margaret Cavendish. The second edition of the work, revised with additional notes.In publisher's original red cloth binding. Includes g...

The Works of Lord Byron

Lord Byron; Ernest Hartley Coleridge [ed.] · 1898 · Rooke Books

£1,500.00 (€1,797.96 | $1,981.59 | ¥316,435)

London, John Murray, 1898-1904 . Leather. The complete thirteen volume edition de luxe of the poetry, letters and journals of Lord Byron. A limited edition work, initialled by the publisher, and illustrated throughout. The scarce edition de luxe of this work, complete in thirt...

The Life of the Right Honorable, Charles James Fox, Late Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, &C. &C. : Comprehending a Brief View of the Times in Which He Lived; Some Account of His Principal Cotemporaries; His Occasional Verses, and Other Productions

Charles James Fox · 1807 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

Not Stated, Albion Press for James Cundee, 1807. Leather. A scarce biographical work on English Whig politician and statesman Charles James Fox, with illustrations. Very scarce work. Illustrated with seven engraved plates. Collated complete. A biographical study of Charles Jam...

A Book of Worthies: Gathered from the Old Histories and Now Written Anew

[Charlotte M. Yonge] · 1882 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1882 . Leather. A handsomely bound prize copy in full calf by Relfe Brothers, this new edition of Charlotte M. Yonge"s Book of Worthies offers biographical sketches of historical, biblical, and classical figures. In a full calf prize binding by Relfe ...

John Pettie R.A. , H.R. S.A.

Martin Hardie · 1908 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1908. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this biography of the painter John Pettie with beautiful colour illustrations throughout. First edition. Illustrated with fifty colour plates and eight black-and-white in-text images. Collated com...