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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Honourable Henry Home of Kames. Containing Sketches of the Progress of Literature and General Improvement in Scotland During the Greater Part of the Eighteenth Century.
Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Honourable Henry Home of Kames. Containing Sketches of the Progress of Literature and General Improvement in Scotland During the Greater Part of the Eighteenth Century.
Alexander Fraser Tytler' Henry Home, Lord Kames · 1807 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)
Edinburgh and London, William Creech, T Cadell and W Davies, 1807. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this detailed look into the life of this central figure of the Scottish Enlightenment, Henry Home, Lord Kames. The leaf of 105 to volume I, which is the errata, is a...
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Compositions, Never Before Published; the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great Britain for Near Half a Century During Which He Flourished
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Compositions, Never Before Published; the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great Britain for Near Half a Century During Which He Flourished
James Boswell · 1823 · Rooke Books
£550.00 (€659.25 | $726.58 | ¥116,026)
London, J Richardson and Co et al. 1823. Leather. A very smart four volume leather set of James Boswell's famous biography of the life and work of Samuel Johnson This classic work was a huge critical success, and is a significant landmark in the development of genre of bi...
Portraits, Memoirs, and Characters, of Remarkable Persons, from the Revolution in 1688 to the End of the Reign of George II. Collected from the Most Authentic Accounts Extant
Portraits, Memoirs, and Characters, of Remarkable Persons, from the Revolution in 1688 to the End of the Reign of George II. Collected from the Most Authentic Accounts Extant
James Caulfield · 1819 · Rooke Books
£445.00 (€533.40 | $587.87 | ¥93,876)
London, H R Young, 1819. Leather. A charming four volume set of the 'Portraits Memoirs and Characters of Remarkable Persons' by James Caulfield A four volume set of 'Portraits Memoirs and Characters of Remarkable Persons' by James Caulfield, illustrated thr...
Memoir of John Nichol Professor of English Literature in the University of Glasgow
Memoir of John Nichol Professor of English Literature in the University of Glasgow
Professor Knight · 1896 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)
Glasgow, James MacLehose and Sons, 1896. First edition. Fine Binding. A scarce first edition of this memoir of John Nichol In an attractive prize binding for the University of Glasgow, given for the Nichol Memorial prize for 1898. John Nichol was the first Regius Professor of ...
As It Happened an Autobiography
As It Happened an Autobiography
Maurice B. Reckitt · 1941 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)
London, J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 1941. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated and very scarce first edition autobiography, with the original dust wrapper, once owned by journalist Robin Page Arnot. A very scarce first edition, in the original unclipped, and very scarce, dust wrapp...
Life, Religious Opinions and Experience of Madame de la Mothe Guyon
Life, Religious Opinions and Experience of Madame de la Mothe Guyon
Thomas C. Upham · 1856 · Rooke Books
£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.37 | ¥33,753)
London, Sampson Low, Son, and Co.; Thomas Constable and Co. 1856 . Cloth. A smart second edition of this religious biographical work on the leading seventeenth-century Quietist from Thomas Upham. Second edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding by Bone & Son. Wit...
Marvin&Apos;S Letters to the "Morning Post.
Marvin&Apos;S Letters to the "Morning Post.
Mr. Charles Marvin; Louis Tracy [ed.] · 1891 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)
Allahabad, Printed and Published at the Office of the "Morning Post, 1891. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition collecting letters by Charles Thomas Marvin, whose misconduct spawned the Official Secrets Act. A first edition of this very scarce collection of letter...
The Works and Life of the Right Honourable Charles, Late Earl of Halifax. Including the History of His Lordship&Apos;S Times.
The Works and Life of the Right Honourable Charles, Late Earl of Halifax. Including the History of His Lordship&Apos;S Times.
Charles Montagu; William Pittis [Ed.] · 1715 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)
London, E. Curll; J. Pemberton, 1715 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of Charles Montagu's collected writings and political memoir, offering a collection of his poetry, biography and a chronicle of his eventful public career. In a contemporary full calf binding...
Fire and Sword in the Sudan
Fire and Sword in the Sudan
Rudolf C. Slatin Pasha; Colonel F. R. Wingate · 1898 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)
London, Edward Arnold, 1898. Cloth. The fascinating recount of Slatin's time serving in Sudan, richly illustrated, including with a folding map. Popular edition.   In the publisher's original maroon cloth binding.   Featuring twenty-two plates, including the fronti...
Essays on the Lives and Writings of Fletcher of Saltoun and the Poet Thomson
Essays on the Lives and Writings of Fletcher of Saltoun and the Poet Thomson
D. S. Earl of Buchan · 1792 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)
London, J. Debrett, 1792. First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of D. S. Earl of Buchan's biographical study of Scottish writers Andrew Fletcher and James Thomson, including samples of their works. A scarce first edition. A combined work of biography, literary ...
Irish Eloquence: The Speeches of the Celebrated Irish Orators Philips, Curran and Grattan to Which Is Added the Powerful Appeal of Robert Emmett, at the Close of His Trial for High Treason
Irish Eloquence: The Speeches of the Celebrated Irish Orators Philips, Curran and Grattan to Which Is Added the Powerful Appeal of Robert Emmett, at the Close of His Trial for High Treason
Charles Philips; John Philpot Curran; Henry Grattan; Robert Emmett · 1834 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)
Philadelphia, Key & Biddle, 1834. Leather. A smart example of this collection of political speeches performed by prominent Irish public figures Charles Philips, John Philpot Curran, and Henry Grattan. An anthology of political and parliamentary speeches by given by prominent I...
Bohemia in London
Bohemia in London
Arthur Ransome · 1907 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)
London, Chapman & Hall, 1907. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Ransome's first major literary success, a charming volume exploring Bohemian London in its past and present. The first edition of Bohemia in London, the seventh published book and first major literar...
The Literary Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds
The Literary Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds
Joshua Reynolds; Edmond Malone; Joseph Farington · 1819 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)
London, T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1819 . Leather. A beautifully bound example of the three volume fifth edition of the collected literary works of artist Sir Joshua Reynolds, with an account of his life. The fifth edition, complete in three volumes.  Illustrated with a frontis...
The Letters of Madame de Sãƒâ©Vignãƒâ©
The Letters of Madame de Sãƒâ©Vignãƒâ©
Madamde de Sévigné [Marie de Rabutin-Chantal], [intro. by A. Edward Newton] · 1927 · Rooke Books
£1,295.00 (€1,552.24 | $1,710.77 | ¥273,189)
Philadelphia, J. P. Horn and Company, 1927. Leather. The lovely Carnavale edition of the iconic French literary figure's letters, including three hundred previously untranslated letters, bound in half red morocco. The prized Carnavale edition The Letters of Madame de Sév...
A Literary Man&Apos;S London
A Literary Man&Apos;S London
Charles G. Harper · 1926 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)
London, Cecil Palmer, 1926. Cloth. The first edition of a charming travel guide to London from a literary perspective, delving into how particular authors saw London, as well as a reflection on penny dreadfuls. The first edition of A Literary Man's London, an entertaining...
The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne
The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne
Gilbert White [note. by Frank Buckland] [add. Lord Selbourne] · 1897 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)
London, Macmillan and Co. 1897. Cloth. A lovely edition of Gilbert White's classic with greater focus on Selborne as a village, a copy belonging to the prestigious Selborne Society. The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, a new charming edition of Gilbert White&a...
The Works of Charles Lamb
The Works of Charles Lamb
Charles Lamb; Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd [ed.] · 1867 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)
New York, George Routledge and Sons, 1867. Leather. A very smart, full calf binding of a new edition collecting many of the letters and essay titles of Charles Lamb. A new edition - the first edition by George Routledge and Sons recorded on Jisc.English essayist, poet and anti...
What I Saw in Russia
What I Saw in Russia
George Lansbury · 1920 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)
London, Leonard Parsons, 1920. First edition. Cloth. A first edition account of Soviet Russia by Labour leader George Lansbury, offering a British perspective on the early Bolshevik state, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original brow...
The Life of Henry Irving
The Life of Henry Irving
Austin Brereton · 1908 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)
London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1908 . First edition. Cloth. A complete set of the first editions of these illustrated autobiographies of the life of esteemed actor Henry Irving. Complete in two volumes. The first editions.In the publisher's original blue cloth bindings...
My Story
My Story
Arthur Lambton · 1925 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)
London, Hurst and Blackett, Ltd. 1925. First edition. Cloth. The author's presentation copy of his very scarce autobiography, inscribed and with a tipped-in signed letter. Presentation copy, signed by the author to the front free endpaper, "To my friends". With an additio...