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The Life and Times of Daniel de Foe: With Remarks Digressive and Discursive

William Chadwick · 1859 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, John Russell Smith, 1859. Leather. An account of influential 'Robinson Crusoe' writer Daniel Defoe, in original embossed full calf binding. An account of the life of English writer, merchant and spy Daniel Defoe, most known for his novels, including Robinson ...

King Albert&Apos;S Book: A Tribute to the Belgian King and People from Representative Men and Women Throughout the World

Hall Caine [ed.] · 1914 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, The Daily Telegraph; The Daily Sketch; The Glasgow Herald; Hodder and Stoughton, 1914 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this richly illustrated tribute to Belgium following its invasion at the outbreak of the First World War, with the very scarce dust wrappe...

Rouge Et Noir: The Academicians of 1823; or the Greeks of the Palais Royal and the Clubs of St. James&Apos;S

Charles Persius [Charles Dunne] · 1823 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Lawler and Quick, 1823. Leather. An intriguing exclusive on the gambling houses of Regency London, dedicated without permission to a duke, commander and bishop. Rouge et Noir: The Academicians of 1823; or the Greeks of the Palais Royal and the Clubs of St. James's...

Kulu: The End of the Habitable World

Penelope Chetwode · 1972 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, John Murray, 1972. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon title, and a very scarce example of a signed presentation copy of this illustrated and nostalgic travelogue. An uncommon first edition, and a very scarce signed presentation copy. This work traces the journey the aut...

Never Again

John Ashcroft · 2006 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Connecticut, [Easton Press], [2006]. Leather. A signed first edition of this political reflection, in full morocco, and unopened shrink wrap. A signed first edition of this autobiography by Attorney General John Ashcroft, recalling how he tackled the catastrophe of 9/11. Ashcr...

I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang!

Robert E. Burns · 1932 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

New York, Grosset & Dunlap, 1932 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this thrilling first-hand account of working on a Georgia chain gang in the 1920s, from the library of theatre critic and book collector Clive Hirschhorn. The first edition, first printing of this wo...

The Lives of Hugh Latimer, Bishop of Worcester. And of Bernard Gilpin.

William Gilpin · 1780 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, R. Blamire, 1780 . Leather. A handsome example of the third edition of William Gilpin's biographical studies of religious figures Bernard Gilpin and Hugh Latimer. The third edition of this work. This single work offers a pair of biographical studies of the Protest...

Charles Dickens Works; the Life and Character of Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens; H.C. Dent · 1930 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

London, Odhams Press Limited, 1930-1934. Cloth. The complete sixteen volume set of a charming and illustrated 1930s printing of Charles Dickens's Works, including a biography on the author by H.C. Dent. The complete sixteen volume set of The Works of Charles Dickens, incl...

Paris a Table

Eugene Briffault · 1846 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

Paris, J. Hetzel, 1846. First edition. Cloth. A highly illustrated first edition of this satirical glimpse into the culinary scene of nineteenth-century Paris, in the original French. First edition.Smartly bound in quarter cloth with marbled boards and endpapers.In the origina...

Hitler Was My Friend

Heinrich Hoffmann; Lt.-Col. R. H. Stevens [trans.] · 1955 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

London, Burke, 1955 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the autobiography of prominent Nazi figure Heinrich Hoffmann, illustrated throughout with examples of his photographs of Hitler and his inner circle. The first edition, first impression.In the publisher's or...

Wyndham Lewis: A Portrait of the Artist As the Enemy

Geoffrey Wagner · 1957 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1957. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition of Geoffrey Wagner's revealing study of Wyndham Lewis's life and work. A first edition of Wagner's critical study of Wyndham Lewis's work.Bound in the publisher's orig...

A Dream of Tartary: The Origins and Misfortunes of Henry P&Apos;U Yi

Henry McAleavy · 1963 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1963 . First edition. Cloth. A very scare signed presentation copy of this fascinating illustrated biography of the last emperor of China. A very scarce signed presentation copy.The first edition. In the publisher's original decorative c...

The Patriot&Apos;S Progress Being the Vicissitudes of Pte. John Bullock

Henry Williamson · 1930 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Geoffrey Bles, 1930. First edition. Hardback. A first edition of this fictionalised exploration of Williamson's war experiences, accompanied by the art of William Kermode. A first edition copy of one of the earlier works of British nature writer and novelist Henry...

In the Grip of the Nyika: Further Adventures in British East Africa

J. H. Patterson · 1909 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1909 . First edition. Cloth. The first US edition of Lieutenant-Colonel John Henry Patterson's account of his life in Africa, hunting Big Game and interacting with the local Masai. The US edition of this work, published in the same year as...

The Life of Samuel Johnson

James Boswell · 1851 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Office of the National Illustrated Library, 1851. Cloth. A complete set of one of the most famous biographies of all time: James Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson. Tenth thousand. A new edition, elucidated by copious notes. Illustrated with hundreds of engravings i...

Extracts of the Journals and Correspondence of Miss Berry

Lady Theresa Lewis · 1865 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London , Longmans, Green, and Co, 1865. Cloth. An uncommon first edition of Extracts of the Journals and Correspondence of Miss Berry, written by noted biographer Maria Theresa Lewis. Mary Berry (1763-1852) was a English non-fiction writer, best known for her letters and journ...

The Autobiography of Osbert Sitwell

Osbert Sitwell · 1946 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Macmillan & Co Ltd, 1946 - 1950. First edition. Cloth. A four volume set of the autobiography of Osbert Sitwell. Four of original five volumes. Lacking volume one. Still uncommon in dustwrappers Titles are: 'The Scarlet Tree' 'Great Morning' 'L...

Graven Image an Autobiographical Textbook

John Farleigh · 1940 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1940. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this autobiographical work by John Farleigh. The first edition with unclipped dustwrapper. Illustrated throughout, with photographs as well as examples of etchings and drawings by Farleigh himself and o...

What&Apos;S Past Is Prologue the Memoirs of Vincent Massey

Vincent Massey · 1963 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,327)

Toronto , The Macmillan Company of Canada, 1963. First edition. Cloth. The memoirs of Vincent Massey, the Canadian lawyer and diplomat who served as the 18th Governor General of Canada. In this vivid account of his life, Massey (1887-1967) describes being Canada's first M...

The Swan in the Evening Fragments of an Inner Life

Rosamond Lehmann · 1967 · Rooke Books

£36.00 (€43.15 | $47.56 | ¥7,595)

London, Collins, 1967. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this spiritual autobiography by Rosamond Lehmann. The first edition. The autobiography has been described as Lehmann's 'Last Testament.' In the work she describes the emotions she felt following t...