Biografia

The Complete Writings of Robert Burns

Robert Burns; Francis H. Allen [ed.]; John Buchan [intro.] · 1926 · Rooke Books

£2,500.00 (€2,996.60 | $3,302.65 | ¥527,392)

Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1926-1927 . Leather. A very scarce limited edition large paper set of the works of Scottish poet and lyricist Robert Burns, illustrated throughout in colour and in a half crushed morocco signed binding. A very scarce large paper e...

The Life of Napoleon Buonaparte

J. G. Lockhart · 1927 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

London, Bickers and Son, Ltd , 1927. Leather. A pleasing illustrated biography of Napoleon Bonaparte, bound in full prize calf by Bickers and Son. New edition. In full signed calf prize binding by Bickers and Son.Illustrated with a frontispiece, eight plates and numerous in-t...

Five Biographies by W.H. Wilkins

W. H. Wilkins · 1897 · Rooke Books

£1,420.00 (€1,702.07 | $1,875.91 | ¥299,559)

London, Hutchinson & Co; Longmans, Green, and Co, 1897-1905. First edition. Leather. A strikingly bound set of five brilliant biographical works by W. H. Wilkins, most on royal consorts, all lavishly illustrated. A striking set of five biographical works of W. H. Wilkins, unif...

The Secret Diary of Hendrick Grown, 83ã‚â¼ Years Old; on the Bright Side: The New Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 85 Years Old

Hendrik Groen [Peter de Smet]; Hester Velmans [Translator] · 2016 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Michael Joseph , 2016-2017. First edition. Cloth. A humorous two-volume, first edition, set of the witty and heartfelt diaries of a charmingly curmudgeonous octogenarian, signed by the author. In the publisher's original cloth bindings, complete with the original ...

Beyond the Thirty-Nine Steps: A Life of John Buchan

Ursula Buchan · 2019 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this biography on the life of the renowned author of 'The Thirty-Nine Steps' John Buchan, written and signed by his granddaughter Ursula Buchan. The first edition, first impression w...

Twenty Thousand Years in Sing Sing

Lewis E. Lawes · 1932 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

New York, Ray Long & Richard R. Smith Inc, 1932. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated autobiography of a prison warden at Sing Sing Correctional Facility. The first edition, first printing.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Illustrated with a frontis...

Lettres Choisies de Mmes de Sevigne, de Grignan, de Simiane Et de Maintenon

Madame de Sevigne; Francoise-Marguerite de Sevigne; Pauline de Simiane; Madame de Maintenon · 1823 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

Paris , Leclerc et Collette, Libraires , 1823. Cloth. A charming pocket book series containing the letters of Madame de Sevigne, her daughter, granddaughter, and Madame de Maintenon. A set of three pocket books offering the letters of four French noblewomen. A scarce set. Com...

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David Low; Graham Greene [intro.] · 1973 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

Tehran, The Amate Press, 1973. First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of David Low's humorous memoir. A signed presentation copy of the first edition, first impression of this work.Inscribed to the half title 'but may they give some fun...

Eminent Victorians: Cardinal Manning, Florence Nightingale, Dr. Arnold, General Gordon

Lytton Strachey · 1926 · Rooke Books

£69.00 (€82.71 | $91.15 | ¥14,556)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1926. Leather. A smartly bound copy of this collection of four biographical sketches of eminent Victorians, with illustrations. Later edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and five plates. Collated complete. A collection of four important biographie...

Letters Speeches and Tracts on Irish Affairs

Edmund Burke; Matthew Arnold [ed.] · 1881 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1881. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition comprising the writings of Edmund Burke, previously owned by descendants of his associate and literary executor, French Laurence. First edition. This copy bearing the bookplate of the Laurence family,...

The Life and Work of the Seventh Earl of Shaftesbury

Edwin Hodder · 1887 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Cassell & Company, Limited, 1887. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition set of this study of the life and works of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, seventh Earl of Shaftesbury. Complete in three volumes. First edition. With a portrait frontispiece to each volume. A detaile...

The Autobiography of Sir Henry Morton Stanley

Sir Henry Morton Stanley; Dorothy Stanley · 1909 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.29 | ¥58,013)

London, Sampson, Low, Marston & Co LTD, 1909. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated autobiography of the Africa explorer Henry Morton Stanley, a thrilling discussion of his career and his discovery of David Livingstone. The first edition.The autobiography...

Reisebriefe Von Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy · 1862 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

Leipzig , Hermann Mendelssohn, 1862. Paperback. The second unaltered edition of these travel letters written by German composer Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. The second unchanged edition of this work. First published in 1861. Very scarce to find in the publisher's origina...

Diaries and Correspondence of James Harris, First Earl of Malmesbury

James Harris; Third Earl of Malmesbury · 1844 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

London, Richard Bentley, 1844. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this biographical account on the life and political career of James Harris, the 1st Earl of Malmesbury. The first edition.Volumes II, III, and IV, of a total of four volumes, lacking Volume I.Illustrat...

Life of W.M. Thackeray

Herman Merivale; Frank T. Marzials · 1891 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

London, Walter Scott , 1891. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this richly illustrated biography of W. M. Thackeray, bound in signed half calf by Bayntun. First edition. In signed half calf by Bayntun.A charming biography of William Makepeace Thackeray, an English ...

The Roll Call of Honour: A New Book of Golden Deeds

Arthur Quiller-Couch · 1911 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1911. Cloth. A smart copy of this illustrated selection of biographies on prominent and respected individuals, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and eight col...

Chief Justice Coke: His Family and Descendants at Holkham

Charles Warburton James · 1929 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.40 | ¥39,027)

London, Country Life Ltd , 1929. First edition. Leather. The author's signed presentation copy of this biography of Edward Coke, handsomely bound in half calf by Morrell. Signed dedication inscription by the author to the front endpaper, referring to one Molly as his "ver...

Lettres de la Marquise Du Deffand a Horace Walpole

Marquise du Deffand; M. A. Thiers · 1864 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

Paris , Librairie de Firmin Didot Freres, 1864. Leather. A handsomely bound new edition of this volume of letters from Madame du Deffand to Horace Walpole. A new edition of this work. Complete in two volumes. Uniformly bound in half crushed morocco, with marbled paper covered...

The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford

Horace Walpole; Peter Cunningham [editor] · 1857 · Rooke Books

£440.00 (€527.40 | $581.27 | ¥92,821)

London, Richard Bentley, 1857-1859. Leather. A smartly bound collection of the letters of English politician Horace Walpole, here first chronologically arranged. Complete in nine volumes. Now first chronologically arranged. Volumes one, eight, and nine are illustrated with a p...

Journal Et Pensees de Chaque Jour

Elisabeth Leseur; R. P. Javier · 1919 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

Paris, J. De Gigord, 1919. Leather. A smartly bound copy of the diaries of Elisabeth Leseur, in the original French. French. Fortieth thousand. The dairies and daily thoughts of Elisabeth Arrighi Leseur, a French mystic best known for her spiritual diary and the conversion of ...