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William Morris: A Life of out Time

Fiona MacCarthy · 1994 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

London, Faber and Faber , 1994. First edition. Cloth. A major new biography of William Morris by Fiona MacCarthy, fourth impression complete with unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, fourth impression of this sweeping study of William Morris remarkable life and career. With ...

The Household of Sir Thos. More

Thomas More; Rev. Hutton · 1896 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)

London, John C. Nimmo , 1896. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of diary entries and memoirs of noted 16th century statesman, Sir Thomas More, illustrated throughout. A fascinating and intriguing collection of diary entries and memoirs of sixteenth-cen...

Napoleon&Apos;S Heritage: An Ethnic Reconstruction Which Explains His Mortal Duel with England

B. Fortescue · 1934 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London , John Murray, 1934. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating ethnic and biographical exploration of the life of Napoleon Bonaparte, enclosed in the scarce original dust wrapper. A compelling exploration of the life of Napoleon Bonaparte, particularly his ethnic background a...

In the Wake of Napoleon: Being the Memoirs of Ferdinand Von Funck

Ferdinand von Funck; Oakley Williams (ed) · 1931 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London, John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A first edition English translation of the memoirs of Ferdinand von Funck, taken from the previously unpublished Saxon Archives, with twelve illustrated plates. First Edition, uncommon. Illustrated with a f...

Some Details Concerning General Moreau

General Moreau; Paul Svinine · 1814 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1814. First edition. Leather. A scarce, first edition copy of this memoir and biography of French general Jean Victor Marie Moreau. A fascinating collection of letters and excerpts from the life of eighteenth and nineteenth centur...

The Life of William Ewart Gladstone

Sir Wemyss Reid [ed.] · 1899 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

London, Cassell and Co. 1899. Cloth. A smart, heavily illustrated biography of the life and career of nineteenth-century British prime minister, William Ewart Gladstone. Presenting a smart copy of this fascinating and comprehensive biography of the life of nineteenth century B...

Speaking for Themselves

Mary Soames · 1999 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.20 | ¥36,908)

London, New York, Toronto, Sydney and Auckland, Doubleday, 1999. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of the letters of Winston and Clementine Churchill edited and inscribed by their daughter Mary. Married for fifty-six years, Clementine and Winston Churchill's mar...

Conversations of Lord Byron with the Countess of Blessington

Marguerite Gardiner · 1850 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,162)

London, Henry Colburn, 1850. Cloth. The second edition of this charming account of Maguerite Gardiner's conversations with Lord Byron. The Countess of Blessington's most popular work, a record of her own conversations with the charming poet Lord Byron. Marguerite Gar...

Little Wilson and Big God You&Apos;Ve Had Your Time the Confessions of Anthony Burgess

Anthony Burgess · 1987 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

London, William Heinemann LTD, 1987-89. First edition. Cloth. A striking set of the complete autobiography of Anthony Burgess, a wonderful insight into the life of one of the most influential authors of the twentieth century. The first edition, first impression of both volumes...

A Sketch of the Career of Richard F. Burton

Alfred Bates Richards; Andrew Wilson; St. Clair Baddeley · 1886 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.06 | $918.20 | ¥146,578)

London, Waterlow and Sons, 1886. Cloth. A smart copy of this comprehensive biography of British explorer, Sir Richard F. Burton. Sir Richard F. Burton (1821-1890) was a British explorer, writer, and scholar who was well-known for his voyages to Asia, Africa, and the Americas. ...

Life and Adventures of Nansen the Great Arctic Explorer

F. Arthur Bain · 1888 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London, The Walter Scott Publishing Co, c1897. Leather. A prize binding edition of this fascinating and touching biography on the Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen, an illustrated biography. An insightful biography on the life and career of the great Arctic explorer Fridjtof ...

Five Fags a Day the Last Year of a Scrap-Picker

John Petty; Angus Wilson · 1956 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

London, Secker & Warburg, 1956. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this scarce memoir written by a scrap-picker, a different look into grimy post-war England. The first edition of this scarce work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.An intriguing memoir by J...

Tom Brown&Apos;S School-Days; Wanderings in South America ; Old Christmas; Bracebridge Hall

Thomas Hughes; Charles Waterton; Washington Irving · 1885 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1885. Cloth. A scarce edition of this volume comprising four works by Thomas Hughes, Charles Waterton, and Washington Irving. With numerous illustrations by Randolph Caldecott and others. A scarce copy of this volume comprising four works by some popu...

Letters to Frank Harris, & Other Friends

Enid Bagnold; R. P. Lister · 1980 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,199)

London, The Whittington Press & William Heinemann , 1980. First edition. Cloth. A beautiful limited edition of Enid Bagnold's letters to Frank Harris and others, signed by the author and illustrated with charming designs. A lovely first limited edition of this collection ...

La Belle O&Apos;Morphi

Patrick de Heriz · 1947 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

Great Britain, The Golden Cockerel Press, 1947. Leather. A smart limited edition of this biography of the lover of King Louis XV of France. Marie-Louise O'Murphy (173701814) was one of King Louise XV's many mistresses, and possibly the subject of Francois Boucher&apo...

A Biography of David Cox

William Hall · 1881 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

London, Paris, and New York, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, 1881. Cloth. The biography of one of the most important artists of Birmingham. David Cox (1783-1859) was an English landscape painter and early precursor of Impressionism. His watercolour works were his most popular, an...

The Kelmscott Press and William Morris Master-Craftsman

H. Halliday Sparling · 1924 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1924. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this interesting in-depth study of the founding and production of the Kelmscott Press, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work.A fascinating study on the founding of the Kelmscot...

Letters Written by Eminent Persons in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries: To Which Are Added, Hearne&Apos;S Journey to Reading and Whaddon Hall, the Sea of Browne Willis, Esq. And Lives of Eminent Men

John Aubrey · 1813 · Rooke Books

£330.00 (€395.55 | $435.98 | ¥69,598)

Oxford, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Pater-Noster Row; and Munday and Slatter, 1813. First edition. Hardback. A first edition of this remarkable collection of letters by prominent people in the seventeenth and eighteenth century compiled by John Aubrey. The whole wor...

Nostradamus Et Ses Propheties

Jacques Boulenger · 1943 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

Paris, Editions Colbert, 1943. First edition. Paperback. A French study on the prophet Nostradamus, an enlightening and immensely educational work by Jacques Boulenger. The first edition of this work.In the original French.In the original glassine wrap.A detailed study on the ...

Mount Eryx and Other Diversions of Travel

Henry Festing Jones · 1921 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

London, Jonathan Cape , 1921. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition, first impression of this volume comprising the author's experiences as he travelled through Europe. The first edition, first impression of this work.Inscribed and signed by the author to the half ...