Biografia

Francis Kilvert

Francis Kilvert; David Lockwood · 1990 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.37 | ¥33,753)

Mid Glamorgan, Seren Books, 1990. First edition. Leather. A signed first edition biography of Francis Kilvert, finely rebound by Ipsley Bindery with illustrations, offering a richly researched portrait of the Victorian diarist. Rebound in a handsome quarter calf binding with m...

Letters from the Mountains; Being the Real Correspondence of a Lady between the Years of 1773 and 1807

Anne Grant · 1807 · Rooke Books

£950.00 (€1,138.71 | $1,255.01 | ¥200,409)

London, Longman Hurst, Rees & Orme, 1807. Leather. An early edition of Anne Grant's letters to her friends, providing a romantic memoir of her life in the Scottish Highlands, bound in decorative half calf. The third edition. A three volume, complete set. Anna Grant&apos...

The Perfect Politician, or a Full View of the Life and Actions (Military and CIVIL) of O. Cromwell

[Henry Fletcher] · 1681 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.93 | ¥104,424)

London, J. Crumpe, 1681. Leather. An early edition of Henry Fletcher's biography on the life and career of the important historical figure Oliver Cromwel, with the contemporary calf boards. The third edition, corrected and enlarged. Illustrated with The register runs as...

A Traveller&Apos;S Life; a Small Place in Italy; Departures and Arrivals

Eric Newby · 1982 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Harper Collins, 1982-1999. First edition. Cloth. An excellent set of first editions travel memoirs from Eric Newby. The first editions, first impressions of these works.Complete with the publisher's unclipped dust wrappers.  A fascinating trio of travel memoirs f...

George Ormerod: Historian of Cheshire

John Peter Hess · 1989 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

Whitchurch , Herald Printers , 1989. First edition. Cloth. An excellent signed biographical work on English antiquary, George Ormerod. Author's presentation copy, signed to the dedication page. First edition. In the publisher's faux leather binding.George Ormerod w...

Boswell: The Applause of the Jury 1782-1785

Irma S. Lustig [ed.]; Frederick A. Pottle [ed.] · 1981 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

New York, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1981. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this unique collection of Boswell's journals from Yale University. First edition. From the Yale Editions of The Private Papers of James Boswell. With the vanishingly scarce original u...

Memoirs Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn

John Evelyn; William Bray [editor] · 1870 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, Alex. Murray & Son, 1870. Leather. A leather bound edition of the memoir or diaries of English writer John Evelyn edited by William Bray. Later printing of the second edition, originally published in 1819. Published from the original manuscripts in one volume. The memo...

1934 Permanent Way Through the Khyber

Victor Bayley · 1934 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London, Jarrolds, 1934 . First edition. Cloth. Illustrated throughout with photographic plates, this is the scarce first edition of Victor Bayley's first hand account of the construction of the Khyber Pass. The scarce first edition of Victor Bayley's account of the c...

The Mint: A Day-Book of the R.A. F. Depot between August and December 1922

352087 A/c Ross [T. E. Lawrence]; Prof. A. W. Lawrence [ed.] · 1955 · Rooke Books

£425.00 (€509.42 | $561.45 | ¥89,657)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1955 . First edition. Leather. An exceptional limited edition example of the first edition of T. E. Lawrence's memoirs of his time enlisted in the Royal Air Force. A first edition, limited edition, with this copy being no. 451 of 2,000 copies produc...

Narrative of the Earl of Elgin&Apos;S Mission to China and Japan in the Years 1857, &Apos;58, &Apos;59

Laurence Oliphant · 1860 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1860 . Cloth. The two volume second edition of Laurence Oliphant's account of Lord Elgin's diplomatic activities during the Second Opium War. The second edition of this work, complete in two volumes. First published t...

Unleashed

Boris Johnson · 2024 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, William Collins, 2024. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition, first impression of Boris Johnson's memoir Unleashed, signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Limited edition, signed by the author to the half-title. Illustrated with thirty-t...

The Faramus Story: Being the Experiences of Anthony Charles Faramus

Anthony Charles Faramus; Frank Owen; Eddie Chapman [Foreword] · 1954 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, Allan Wingate, [1954]. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of Anthony Charles Faramus"s harrowing WWII memoir, charting his captivity alongside double agent, "Agent Zigzag", Eddie Chapman, from Nazi-occupied Jersey. In the publisher's original green ...

Biographies by Lord Macaulay

Lord Macaulay [Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay] · 1911 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1911 . Leather. A handsome example of Lord Macaulay's biographies of Atterbury, Bunyan, Goldsmith, Johnson and Pitt, in a lovely full calf prize binding. The twenty-eighth edition.Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay was a British ...

Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder

Salman Rushdie · 2024 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

London, Jonathan Cape, 2024 . First edition. Cloth. A fine example of the first edition of Salman Rushdie's account of the attempt on his life made in 2022, signed by Rushdie himself. Flat signed by Rushdie to the title page.The first edition, first impression, in the pub...

Pilgrim&Apos;S Way: An Essay in Recollection; One Man&Apos;S Happiness; Always a Countryman

Lord Tweedsmuir [John Buchan] · 1940 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

Cambridge; London , Houghton Mifflin Company; Robert Hale , 1940-1976. Cloth. A pleasing collection of reflections and memoirs from John Buchan, including a first U.S. edition of 'Pilgrim's Way', or 'Memory Hold-the-Door&apos. This set offers three autobiog...

Lord Roberts of Kandahar, V.C. : The Life-Story of a Great Soldier

Walter Jerrold · 1901 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, S. W. Partridge & Co. Ltd. 1901. Leather. A smartly bound copy of this biographical sketch of British Victorian era general Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts. Fourth impression. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece, seven plates, and one in-t...

Memoirs of John Bannister, Comedian

John Adolphus · 1839 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

London, Richard Bentley, 1839. First edition. Leather. An uncommon biography on the actor and theatre manager John Bannister, the first edition. The first edition of this uncommon work.Complete in two volumes. Illustrated with a frontispiece to each volume. Collated, complete...

Pilgrimages to English Shrines: First and Second Series

Mrs S. C. Hall [Anna Maria Hall] · 1853 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London, Arthur Hall, 1853. First edition. Leather. The first and second series of Anna Maria Hall's account of her pilgrimages to the shrines of noted individuals, bound in full calf, and featuring the first edition of the second series. A two volume complete set, featuri...

Four Victorian Ladies of Wiltshire

Edith Olivier · 1945 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.94 | ¥12,446)

London, Faber and Faber , 1945. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition, first impression of these charming biographical sketches from Edith Olivier. The first edition, first impression. With the vanishingly scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. This volume comprises ...

Going Solo

Roald Dahl · 1986 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1986. Paperback. A very scarce uncorrected proof copy of Roald Dahl's second autobiography, detailing his exploits as a World War II pilot. A very scarce uncorrected proof copy of this follow-up autobiography from Roald Dahl. In the publisher'...