Biografia

Life of William Congreve

Edmond Gosse · 1888 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London, Walter Scott, 1888. First edition. Leather. This first edition copy of William Congreve's biography is in an attractive green leather binding. An attractive first edition of Edmond Gosse's biography of the Restoration playwright and politician William Congrev...

Gleanings from an Old Portfolio

Mrs. Godfrey Clark · 1895 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

Edinburgh , David Douglas, 1895-1898. First edition. Cloth. A complete three volume set of the correspondence of Lady Louisa Stuart, with illustrations. Complete in three volumes, each being first edition copies. Privately printed. These volumes contain correspondence betwee...

Sir Roger L&Apos;Estrange

George Kitchin · 1913 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.37 | ¥33,753)

London , Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. 1913. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this biography of press censor and pamphleteer Sir Roger L'Estrange, with illustrations. A first edition copy. This work is an interesting addition to the history of the press ...

The Life of Sir Charles Hanbury-Williams Poet, Wit and Diplomatist

The Earl of Ilcheste; Mrs Langford-Brooke · 1929 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London , Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this biography of diplomat Sir Charles Hanbury Williams. A first edition copy. Sir Charles Hanbury-Williams was a Welsh diplomat, writer and satirist. This volume details his life...

The Life of Philip Skelton

Samuel Burdy; Norman Moore · 1914 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

Oxford, At the Clarendon Press , 1914 . Cloth. A signed reprint of this biography of clergyman Philip Skelton. Signed by the editor to the half title page, dated 1915. A reprint of the original 1792 version with an introduction by Norman Moore. Philip Skelton was an Irish Pro...

The Whole Works of William Browne, of Tavistock and of the Inner Temple

W. Carew Hazlitt · 1868 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

Not Stated , Roxburghe Library, 1868-1869 . First edition. Leather. A two volume collection of the poetry of William Browne. Complete in two volumes published in 1868 and 1869. First edition copies. W. Carew Hazlitt was an English lawyer, biographer and writer. This volume c...

Robert Gregory 1819-1911 Being the Autobiography of Robert Gregory, D.D. Dean of St. Paul&Apos;S

Robert Gregory; W. H. Hutton · 1912 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Longmans, Green and Co, 1912. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this very scarce autobiography of Dean of St. Paul's, Robert Gregory. A very scarce first edition.The autobiography of Anglican Dean Robert Gregory. Gregory was the Dean of St. Paul...

The Life of Thomas Holcroft

Thomas Holcroft; William Hazlitt; Elbridge Colby · 1925 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.32 | ¥23,205)

London, Constable & Company LTD, 1925. Cloth. A limited edition illustrated biography on the eminent Georgian dramatist Thomas Holcroft. Complete in two volumes.A limited edition, limited to 700 copies.The expanded autobiography of Thomas Holcroft, written by himself, then exp...

Memoires de J. Casanova de Seingalt

J. Casanova De Seingalt · 1924 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.48 | ¥94,931)

Paris, La Sirene, 1924-1935. Paperback. The Italian adventurer offers a narrative of his life in this twelve-volume set. An illustrated edition of Giacomo Girolamo Casanova's autobiography, based on the original manuscripts salvaged from Leipzig after the Second World War...

A Little Learning: The First Volume of an Autobiography

Evelyn Waugh · 1964 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Chapman & Hall, 1964. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this first volume of Evelyn Waugh's autobiography, with the unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped...

Carlyle Till Marriage; Carlyle to the "French Revolution"; Carlyle on Cromwell & Others; Carlyle at His Zenith; Carlyle to the Threescore-and-Ten

David Alec Wilson · 1923 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.58 | ¥35,863)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. 1923-9. First edition. Cloth. Five volumes from David Alec Wilson's extensive biographical work on the life of Thomas Carlyle, the first edition inscribed by the author. The first edition of this work. Five of six volumes. Present...

Charles-Quint Son Abdication Son Sejour Et Sa Mort Au Monastere de Yuste

Francois Mignet · 1857 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

Paris, Didier et Cie, 1857. Leather. The third edition of Francois Mignet's popular and detailed biography of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. The third edition.In the original French.A biography of Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor. Charles was the head of the then-ris...

Notice Sur la Cour Du Grand-Seigneur

Joseph-Eugene Beauvoisins · 1809 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.48 | ¥94,931)

Paris, Chez Gabriel Waree, 1809 . Leather. A fourth edition copy of Notice sur La Cour du Grand-Seigneur by Joseph-Eugene Beauvoisins. A fourth edition, corrected and enlarged. In the original French. Notice Sur La Cour du Grand-Seigneur is a detailed account of the harem, f...

Memoires Du General Bon de Marbot

Marcellin Marbot · 1892 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)

Paris, E. Plon, Nourrit et Cie, 1892. Cloth. The detailed memoirs of Marcellin Marbot, in the original French language. French language. Three volumes. Each volume is illustrated with a frontispiece. Volume three also contains a folding plate to the rear. Collated complete. Th...

Memoirs of Major-General Sir Henry Havelock

John Clark Marshman · 1861 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London , Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1861. Leather. A second edition copy of these interesting memoirs of Major-General Sir Henry Havelock. A second edition copy of Memoirs of Major-General Sir Henry Havelock. Major-General Sir Henry Havelock was a British general wh...

Memoires Madame de Motteville Sue Anne D&Apos;Autriche Et Sa Cour

Madame de Motteville · 1881 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)

Paris, G. Charpentier, 1881-86. Leather. A leather bound set of Françoise Bertaut de Motteville's eighteenth century memoir. Published in French. Three of four volumes containing Françoise Bertaut de Motteville's interesting memoir. Published in French. Motteville&...

Mr. Gladstone the Romanes Lecture

G. M. Young · 1944 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London , At the Clarendon Press , 1944 . First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A first edition copy of this lecture on Mr. Gladstone. A first edition. This volume contains the lecture given by G. M. Young in the Sheldonian Theatre on 2 June 1944 on Mr. Gladstone. G. M. Young was ...

John M. Synge: A Few Personal Recollections with Biographical Notes

1916 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

Letchworth , Garden City Publishing Company, 1916. Brochure/Pamphlet. A limited edition copy of these personal recollections of writer John M. Synge. A limited edition copy, limited to two hundred copies. John M Synge was an Irish playwright, poet, writer and a key figure in ...

Harry Furniss at Home

Harry Furniss · 1904 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1904. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition copy of the personal recollections and anecdotes of Harry Furniss. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. The personal anecdotes of Harry Furniss (1854...

Ouida: A Memoir

Elizabeth Lee · 1914 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, T Fisher Uwin, 1914. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Elizabeth Lee's memoir of English novelist Ouida. The first edition of this work. Memoir of prolific nineteenth century English novelist Maria Louise Ramé, better known under pseudonym Ouida. Modera...