Biografia

Nona Brunel Stepney Gulston: A Brief Memorial of a Saintly Girl&Apos;S Short Life

Rev. W. G. Spurrell · 1906 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

Carmarthen , W. Spurrell and Son , 1906. First edition. Cloth. A brief memoir for one Nona Brunel Stepney Gulston A very scarce memorial of one Nona Brunel Stepney Gulston, an English girl who resided in Pembrokeshire. In the original cloth binding. Undated, dated from a cop...

Rambles, Roamings, and Recollections

John Trotandot [George Pulman] · 1870 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, Longman, Green, Reader, and Dyer , 1870. First edition. Cloth. A scarce copy of this charming travelogue, comprising various sketches that had previously appeared in a local newspaper. The first edition of this scarce work.Written under the name John Trotandot, George ...

The Family Life of Heinrich Heine

Baron Ludwig von Embden; Charles Godfrey Leland [Trans.] · 1893 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, William Heinemann, 1893 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this uncommon work collecting letters and biographical information surrounding German poet Heinrich Heine, edited by his nephew. The first edition. Scarce work. Bound in the publisher's cloth. Th...

Etude Biographique Sur Colbert

L. Dussieux · 1886 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

Paris, Librairie Victor Lecoffre, 1886. Cloth. A smart biographical study on the French statesman Jean-Baptiste Colbert, in the original French. French. A biographical study of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, a French statesman who served as First Minister of State under the rule of Ki...

A Bibliography of Dr John Donne

Geoffrey Keynes · 1932 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

Cambridge, University Press, 1932 . Cloth. The second edition of Geoffrey Keynes's biography of John Donne, a Limited Edition work, retaining the very scarce dust wrapper. The second edition, with improvements and corrections.One of 350 unnumbered copies.With the front wr...

Reflections and Memories of L.S. D.

Laura Seymour Doolittle · 1949 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.37 | ¥33,753)

New Haven, Privately Printed, Carl Purington Rollins, 1949 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of Laura Seymour Doolittle's vanishingly scarce collection of poems and recollections. The very scarce first edition of this work.Inscribed by the author to the f...

Memoir of the Early Life of William Cowper, Esq. Written by Himself and Never Before Published. With an Appendix, Containing Some Interesting Letters, and Other Authentic Documents, Illustrative of the Memoir.

William Cowper · 1817 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

London, R. Edwards, 1817. Cloth. The third edition of this autobiography by the celebrated English poet, William Cowper. The third edition. First published in 1816. In the publisher's original quarter cloth over original publisher's boards.Illustrated with a monochr...

The Letters of Mrs. Elizabeth Gwynn, of Swansea, 1677

Elizabeth Gwynn · 1878 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.98 | ¥34,808)

London, Chiswick Press, 1878. First edition. Leather. A smart first edition of this very scarce collection of letters written by Mrs. Elizabeth Gwynn to her husband Captain Richard Gwynn. First edition. Very scarce. A collection of eight letters written by Mrs. Elizabeth Gwynn...

Shakespeare Versus Shallow

Leslie Hoston · 1931 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, The Nonesuch Press, 1931. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this intriguing look into Shakepeare's early life and acquaintances, from reputable scholar Leslie Hotson. First edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding. A unique biography illu...

Richard Cobden: The International Man

J. A. Hobson · 1919 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1919. Cloth. A smart second impression of this detailed biography of English Radical and Liberal politician Richard Cobden, with illustrations. Second impression, published the same year as the first. Illustrated with a photogravure frontispiece and ei...

Oliver Cromwell

John Morley · 1904 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1904. Leather. A smartly bound copy of John Morley's biography on Oliver Cromwell, an interesting look at the life of the statesman. Bound by Henry Young & Sons.John Morley's insightful biography on the life of Oliver Cromwell, expa...

The Greville Memoirs: A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV. And King William IV.

Charles Greville · 1874 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.29 | ¥58,013)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1874. Leather. The complete three volume, first edition set of the memoirs of Charles Greville, detailing the reigns of King George IV and King William IV and bound in half calf by Mudie. The first edition. Bound in half calf with marbled pape...

As I Walked out One Midsummer Morning

Laurie Lee · 1969 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

London, Andre Deutsch, 1969. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of Laurie Lee's second instalment of his widely popular autobiographical trilogy, embellished with illustrations. The first edition, first impression of this autobiography by Laurie Lee. In the...

George Morland: His Life and Works

Sir Walter Gilbey; E. D. Cuming · 1907 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1907. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this biography on artist George Morland, with illustrations throughout. First edition. Illustrated with fifty colour plates. Collated complete. A detailed biography of George Morland, an Engli...

Thackeray

Anthony Trollope · 1882 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1882. Leather. Anthony Trollope's brilliant biography on the life of popular author William Makepeace Thackeray. A short biography of the popular Victorian author William Makepeace Thackeray. He was best known for his satirical novel 'Vanity...

Chatham: His Early Life and Connections

Lord Rosebery · 1910 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, Arthur L Humpreys, 1910. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this biographical work on William Pitt, the first Earl of Chatham. First edition. A biographical account of the early life of William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, a British Whig statesman who served ...

Ralegh and the Throckmortons

A. L. Rowse · 1962 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1962 . Leather. An elegantly bound copy of this interesting take on a biography of Sir Walter Raleigh, with insightful information taken from the diary of Raleigh's brother-in-law. The second impression. Published the month after the first editio...

The Life of Charles James Mathews: Chiefly Autobiographical with Selections from His Correspondence and Speeches

Charles Dickens Jr · 1879 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1879. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this biographical work on the actor Charles James Mathews, written by the son of the noted author, Charles Dickens. The first edition. A two volume complete set.Illustrated with monochrome frontispiece...

An Autograph Collection and the Making of It

Lady Charnwood · 1930 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Ernest Benn Limited, 1930. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this unique work covering the stories behind the author's collection of autographs. The first edition of this uncommon work. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and seven plates showing ex...

Duse and the French

Victor Mapes; Daniel Frohman · 1898 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

New York, The Dunlap Society, 1898. Paperback. A scarce limited edition copy of this piece on Italian actress Eleonora Duse. Limited to two hundred and sixty copies printed from type for the Dunlap Society. Scarce work. With a portrait frontispiece. A paper recounting the firs...