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Josiah Wedgwood

Robin Reilly · 1992 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

London, Macmillan, 1992. First edition. Cloth. A handsome first edition of Robin Reilly's 'Josiah Wedgwood&apos. A comprehensive biography of Josiah Wedgwood, who founded the the famous china and porcelain company in Stoke-on-Trent in 1759. In a cloth binding with an...

Memorials of the Goldsmiths&Apos; Company Being Gleanings from the Records between the Years 1335 and 1815 in Two Volumes

Walter Sherburne Prideaux · 1896 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)

London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1896-1897. Leather. An uncommon collection of memorials from one of the Great Twelve Livery Companies of the City of London; The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths. Privately printed, and "Presented by the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths of the City...

A Memoir of Barbara, Duchess of Cleveland

G Steinman Steinman · 1871 · Rooke Books

£390.00 (€467.47 | $515.25 | ¥82,252)

Unknown, Printed for Private Circulation only, 1871. Leather. A scarce copy of this memoir of the Duchess of Cleveland. To which is added 'An Addenda to A Memoir of Barbara, Duchess of Cleveland' (1874) Privately circulated. This copy was a gift from the author to hi...

A Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith with a Selection of His Letters

Lady Holland, Mrs Austin (ed) · 1855 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,036)

London , Longmans, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1855. Leather. An affectionate memoir of wit, writer and cleric Sydney Smith. Written by his daughter, Lady Saba Holland, the second wife of Sir Henry Holland. Sydney Smith published several sermons and religious work. His reputati...

Some Account of the Life and Opinions of Charles, Second Earl Grey

Lieut.-General Hon. C. Grey · 1861 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.70 | $290.65 | ¥46,399)

London, Richard Bentley, 1861. Leather. A very scarce edition of this biography of former Prime Minister Charles Grey. A member of the Whig Party, he backed significant reform of the British government and was among the primary architects of the Reform Act 1832. In addition to...

Recollections of the Life of Lord Byron

R C Dallas · 1824 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)

London, Charles Knight, 1824. First edition. Leather. A nicely presented first edition of these detailed set of accounts on the life of prolific author, Lord Byron. Presentation copy "From her affectionate friend the author." "From the year 1808 to the end of 1814; exhibiting ...

The Diary of George Bubb Dodington Baron of Melcombe Regis: From March 8, 1748-9, to Frebruary 6, 1761 with an Appendix Containg Some Curious and Interesting Papers Which Are Either Referred to, or Alluded in the Diary. Now First Published from His Lordship&Apos;S Original Manuscripts.

Henry Penruddocke Wyndham · 1784 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)

Salisbury, E. Easton, 1784 . First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition of this important diary complete with half title page. Full calf leather binding with gilt detail to spine. This copy would benefit from a rebind and is priced accordingly. George Bubb Dodington, ...

Charlotte Mary Yonge Her Life and Letters

Christabel Coleride · 1903 · Rooke Books

£27.00 (€32.36 | $35.67 | ¥5,694)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1903. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating first edition copy of Christabel Coleridge's biography of author, Charlotte Mary Yonge published two years after her death. Copiously illustrated with black and white plates throughout, including a fronti...

My First Alphabet

John Loch · 1994 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)

Marlborough, John Loch, 1994. Hardback. A lovely copy of the memoir of John Loch, a former service worker in the colonies. Signed by the author to the title page: 'Stephen With many happy memories (p115 - 133) John' A limited edition, one of 115. In a paper binding. ...

Memoirs of Benvenuto Cellini, a Florentine Artist

Benvenuto Cellini · 1822 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

London , Henry Colburn and Co. 1822. Cloth. A two volume first thus set of this autobiographical text. In the publisher's original bindings which have suffered a bit as they were never intended to last, but still a clean original set. The first translation by Thomas Rosco...

Giovanni Boccaccio As Man and Author

John Addington Symonds · 1895 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,036)

London , John C. Nimmo, 1895. Cloth. A biography of the Italian author of the Decameron, by the notable English biographer John Addington Symonds. Symonds wrote a number of biographies of writers and artists, and these often reflected his interest in the Renaissance, which is ...

Reminiscences of Thought and Feeling

Mary Kelty · 1852 · Rooke Books

£69.99 (€83.89 | $92.47 | ¥14,761)

London , Pickering, 1852. Cloth. A charming Pickering edition from Mary Kelty. This lovely little cloth-bound volume contains Kelty's autobiographical treatise on character; on rough-cut paper with broad, clear margins. Complete with publisher's catalogue. Bound in c...

The Private Life of Warren Hastings

Sir Charles Lawson · 1911 · Rooke Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,218)

London , Swan Sonnenschein and Co, 1911. Cloth. A biography of Warren Hastings, written by Sir Charles Lawson. The first Governer-General of Bengal and latterly a Privy Counsellor, Hastings was also noted for being found guilty of corruption and his subsequent impeachment. Con...

Sir John Vanbrugh: Architect and Dramatist

Sir John Vanbrugh; Laurence Whistler · 1938 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London , Cobden-Sanderson, 1938. First edition. Cloth. A biography on English architect and dramatist John Vanbrugh. First edition. Illustrated throughout, with fifteen plates of buildings designed by Vanbrugh. Collated, complete. Written by Laurence Whistler, a British poet a...

Dr. Quicksilver 1660-1742 He Life and Times of Thomas Dover

L. A. G. Strong · 1955 · Rooke Books

£22.99 (€27.56 | $30.37 | ¥4,849)

London , Andrew Melrose, 1955. First edition. Cloth. This first edition biographical work explores the life of Thomas Dover the London physician noted as the inventor of "Dover's Powder" for provoking sweating. Illustrated throughout, featuring a frontispiece of Dover as ...

William Cowper a Biography

James King · 1986 · Rooke Books

£89.99 (€107.87 | $118.89 | ¥18,979)

Durham , Duke University Press, 1986. Cloth. A biography of the famous poet William Cowper. William Cowper (November 1731 – 25 April 1800) was an English poet and hymnodist. One of the most popular poets of his time, Cowper changed the direction of 18th century nature poetry b...

Edmund Gosse Some Memories

William Bellows · 1929 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

London, R Cobden-Sanderson, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this collection of biographical memories by William Bellows, illustrated with several plates throughout. First edition. Bound with half title. This particular copy has been taken direct from the library...

Our Life in the Swiss Highlands

John Addington Symonds and his daughter Margaret · 1907 · Rooke Books

£100.00 (€119.86 | $132.11 | ¥21,090)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1907. Cloth. A book by the highly regarded poet, John Addington Symonds and his daughter discussing their experiences in the Swiss Highlands. Second edition. With coloured illustrations by J. Hardwick Lewis Written by John Addington Symonds, the...

Malthus and His Work

James Bonar · 1924 · Rooke Books

£55.99 (€67.11 | $73.97 | ¥11,808)

London , George Allen, 1924. Cloth. A biography of the cleric and scholar Robert Malthus by James Bonar. With a frontispiece of Malthus. Malthus became hugely influential, and controversial, in economic, political, social and scientific thought. Many pioneers of evolutionary b...

Bonnet and Shawl an Album

Philip Guedalla · 1928 · Rooke Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,218)

New York; London, Crosby Gaige and Hodder and Son. 1928. First edition. Cloth. A limited edition biographical work by the writer and lawyer, Philip Guedalla. First edition. Limited edition. Number 207 of 571. A series of biographies of women. Gently humorous. Philip Guedalla (...