Biografia

Hugh Thomson: His Art, His Letters, His Humour, and His Charm

M. H. Spielmann; Walter Jerrold · 1931 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

London, A. & C. Black, LTD, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A wonderfully illustrated first edition copy on the life of Hugh Thomson, written by M. H. Spielmann and Walter Jerrold, in the original publisher's cloth binding with a prize book plate from the Hinckley Grammar Sch...

Peter Beckford Esquire: Sportsman, Traveller, Man of Letters

A. Henry Higginson · 1937 · Rooke Books

£36.00 (€43.15 | $47.56 | ¥7,594)

London, Collins, 1937. First edition. Cloth. A first edition biographical work on the life of hunter Peter Beckford, written by A. Henry Higginson with a signed inscription from the author to the half-title page. First edition.With an ink inscription to the half-title page whi...

Gloires Et Souvenirs Militaires

Charles Bigot · 1898 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

Paris, Librairie Hatchette et Cie, 1898. Leather. A beautifully illustrated historical work containing information on a range of French military figures, written by Charles Bigot with numerous colour plates. Quatrieme Edition.Bound in quarter-morocco on cloth boards. Illustra...

O Dreams, O Destinations": An Autobiography

Phyllis E. Bentley · 1962 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Victor Gollancz, 1962. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Phyllis E. Bentley's autobiography, complete with its vanishingly scarce dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of Phyllis E. Bentley's autobiographical work. Phyllis was a prol...

Mark Twain a to Z: The Essential Reference to His Life and Writings

R. Kent Rasmussen · 1995 · Rooke Books

£52.00 (€62.33 | $68.70 | ¥10,970)

New York, Facts On File, Inc. 1995. First edition. Cloth. A wonderfully informative chronology on the life of Mark Twain as well as his various works, with various illustrations and presented in the unclipped dust wrapper. First Edition. In the original unclipped dust wrapper...

Despatches, Correspondence, and Memoranda of Field Marshal Arthur Duke of Wellington

Arthur Wellesley; Arthur Richard Wellesley (Ed) · 1858 · Rooke Books

£1,980.00 (€2,373.31 | $2,615.70 | ¥417,695)

London, John Murray, 1858-80. First edition. Cloth. An impressive collection of works containing the despatches, correspondence, and memoranda of Arthur Wellesley, complete in twelve volumes. First Edition. Very scarce complete twelve volume set. Bound in cloth by Edmonds an...

Wellington: Being an Account of the Life and Achievements of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Richard Aldington · 1946 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, William Heinemann, 1946. First edition. Cloth. A bright copy of the biography of Arthur Wellesley by Richard Aldington, the first edition complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this work by Richard Aldington, looking at the life and achievements...

The Note-Books of Captain Coignet

Jean-Roch Coignet · 1928 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Peter Davies, Limited, 1928. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of the military memoirs of French commander Captain Coignet, including records of his service for Napoleon Bonaparte. First UK Edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding. This work c...

The Life of the Duke Wellington

Colonel John Montmorency Tucker · 1815 · Rooke Books

£97.00 (€116.27 | $128.14 | ¥20,463)

London, James Blackwood & Co. c1880 . Cloth. A smart biography of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, written by Montmorency Tucker and illustrated throughout. Detailing from the Duke's birth and education until his death and funeral, covering his illustrious career...

History of Napoleon

George Moir Bussey · 1840 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.69 | $297.24 | ¥47,465)

London, Joseph Thomas, 1840. Leather. A smart illustrated biography of Napoleon Bonaparte, considered an important source for Napoleon and his life. This was the definitive Victorian source for the life of Napoleon.Written by George Moir Bussey, best known for this work. Illu...

The Life and Death of Conder

John Rothenstein · 1938 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Dent, 1938. Cloth. A smart first edition biography of Australian painter Charles Conder, illustrated with examples of his work. Charles Conder was an English-born painter, who after emigrating to Australia became an important figure in the Heidelberg School, an Austral...

Lights and Shades of Military Life

Count de Vigny; M. Elzear Blaze; Sir Charles J. Napier (ed) · 1850 · Rooke Books

£88.00 (€105.48 | $116.25 | ¥18,564)

London, Henry Colburn, 1850. Leather. An interesting work containing memoirs about military life from Alfred de Vigny and M. Elzear Blaze, edited by Sir Charles J. Napier. Second edition. Bound in half-calf on marbled boards, by Maclaren & Macniven. 'Lights and Shades o...

Memoir of Alexander J. Ross, D.D. Rector of Snelston Derbyshire and Sometime Vicar of St. Philip&Apos;S Stepney

Adelaide Ross · 1888 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Wm. Isbister Limited , 1888. First edition. Leather. A lovely copy of this scarce biographical work of Alexader J. Ross, in a fine Relfe Brothers full calf prize binding. An uncommon work of memoir off Alexander J. Ross, compiled by his wife Adelaide from a gathering o...

Belmonte the Matador

Henry Baerlein · 1934 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Thornton Butterworth Ltd, 1934. First edition. Cloth. A very smart, first edition copy of this illustrated biography of revolutionary twentieth-century bullfighter, Juan Belmonte. In the original dust wrapper. Presenting this fascinating biographical work on the life a...

No Laughing Matter

Joseph Heller; Speed Vogel · 1986 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

Lonon, Jonathan Cape, 1986. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition copy of Joseph Heller's autobiography, covering his struggle with Gullain-Barre syndrome. First edition, first impression in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Signed by author Joseph Heller on ti...

Mystic Voices, Being Experiences of the Rev. Philip Rivers Pater 1834-1913

Roger Pater · 1923 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, Burns, Oates and Washbourne Ltd. 1923. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon collection of ghostly tales as experienced by priest Philip Rivers Pater. A first edition. Containing tales such as 'De Profundis', 'The Warnings', 'A Porta Inferi',...

Epitaph on George Moore

Charles Morgan · 1935 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1935. First edition. Cloth. A near fine, first edition copy of this epitaph for Irish writer and poet George Moore, written by Charles Morgan and signed by him to the title page. A near fine, first edition copy of this epitaph on Irish poet and writer...

Winston S. Churchill, Volume I, Youth 1874-1900, Including Companion Volumes Part 1 and Part 2

Randolph S. Churchill · 1966 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

London, Heinemann, 1966-67. First edition. Cloth. A near fine, first edition copy of Volume I of Randolph S. Churchill's celebrated biography of Winston S. Churchill, including Part 1 and Part 2 Companion Volumes. Presenting a near fine copy of Volume I of Randolph S. Chu...

Winston S. Churchill: Youth; Young Statesman

Randolph S. Churchill · 1966 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Heinemann, 1966-7. First edition. Cloth. The first two volumes of the official biography of Winston S. Churchill by his son Randolph, two first impressions. The first edition, first impressions of this work. The first two volumes of the official biography of Sir Winsto...

Winston S Churchill Memoires Sur la Deuxieme Guerre Mondiale

Winston Churchill · 1948 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

Paris, Libraire Plon, 1948-49. Paperback. A remarkable account of the early years of the Second World War by Winston Churchill, translated into the French language. Churchill's memoirs of the Second World War, covering from the first of September 1939 until December 1940....