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The Birth-Place, Home, Churches, and Other Places Connected with the Author of "the Christian Year," Illustrated in Thirty-Two Photographs by W. Savage; with Notes by the Rev. J.F. Moor, Jun. , M.A. , Incumbent of Ampfiled

Rev. J. F. Moor · 1866 · Rooke Books

£440.00 (€527.41 | $581.30 | ¥92,826)

Winchester; London, William Savage; James Parker and Co, 1866. First edition. Cloth. A scarce work on the Oxford Movement founder Rev. Keeble, illustrated by 32 real photographs. First edition, published the year after John Keble's death. Illustrated with 32 photographs b...

A Middy&Apos;S Recollections 1853-1860

Victor Alexander Montagu · 1900 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1900. Cloth. An interesting memoir recounting the author's experience in the navy during his youth, illustrated throughout. Victor Montagu's memoir of his time in the navy. The author, Victor Alexander Montagu, documents his career ser...

George Hope of Fenton Barns a Sketch of His Life

Charlotte Hope · 1881 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

Edinburgh, David Douglas, 1881. First edition. Leather. An interesting memoir on the agriculturist George Hope, written by his daughter Charlotte Hope. A memoir of the life of George Hope. Hope was an agriculturist, holding the farm Fenton Barns, which was internationally gene...

A Tour Thro&Apos; the Whole Island of Great Britain, Divided Into Circuits or Journies

Daniel Defoe, [intro. by G.D.H. Cole] · 1927 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

London, Peter Davies, 1927. Cloth. A complete two volume set of Daniel Defoe's brilliant guided tour around Great Britain, illustrated with numerous maps and this edition limited to 1,000 copies. A charming limited edition of A Tour Thro' the Whole Island of Great Br...

The Lakeside Classics: (1981) Skyward; (1986) Autobiography of an English Soldier in the United States Army; (1994) My Life East and West.

Richard Evelyn Byrd; William R. Anderson; George Ballentine; William H. Goetzmann; William S. Hart; Martin Ridge · 1981 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Chicago, R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, 1981-94. Cloth. A smart collection of three uniformly bound installments in R. R. Donnelley & Sons "Lakeside Classics" series. Collection comprised of: (1981) Skyward by Richard Evelyn Byrd, ed. by William R. Anderson; (1986) Autobiogra...

The Chambers of Marshall Hall: 125 Years

Malcolm Spence · 2005 · Rooke Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Chichester, Aenas Press, 2005. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed first edition of this fascinating history of the Chambers of Sir Edward Marshall Hall, encased in the original dust wrapper. First edition. Very scarce.   Signed by the author to the front free endpaper...

The Life of Sir Richard Hill, Bart.

Rev. Edwin Sidney · 1839 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, R. B. Seeley and W. Burnside, 1839. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a biography on the Shropshire MP and Methodist patron, a keen supporter of William Pitt the Younger. The scarce first edition of The Life of Sir Richard Hill, Bart. the Tory Member of Parlia...

A Narrative of Travels in the United States of America

Wm. O'Bryan [William O'Bryan] · 1836 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)

London, For the Author, by S. Thorne; Gilbert and Co, 1836 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of Methodist preacher William O'Bryan's account of his travels in New England and the wider United States. A very scarce first edition. Illustrated with a...

Writing at the Kitchen Table: Elizabeth David

Artemis Cooper · 1999 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Michael Joseph, 1999. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a biography on the fascinating food pioneer who brought European cuisine to British audiences, written and signed by biographer Artemis Cooper. The first edition of the authorised biography of food pionee...

Narrative of the United States&Apos; Expedition to the River Jordan and the Dead Sea

W. F. Lynch · 1849 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,181)

London, Richard Bentley, 1849 . First edition. Cloth. Impressively illustrated throughout, this is the scarce first UK edition of United States Navy officer William F. Lynch's account of his travels along the River Jordan and in the Dead Sea. The first UK edition of this ...

Two Women: A Book of Words and Pictures

Laurie Lee · 1983 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Andre Deutsch, 1983 . First edition. Cloth. A very smart signed first edition copy of this movingly sentimental memoir by poet Laurie Lee, signed to the title page. The first edition.Signed by the author to the title page. In the publisher's original red cloth bi...

The Life of William Ewart Gladstone

John Morley · 1903 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.85 | $132.10 | ¥21,095)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1903. Cloth. The highest authority on the life of William Gladstone by his 'main prop': his close friend and key orchestrator of his public success, John Morley Includes tissue-guarded frontispieces to each volume. Complete in three volumes....

The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. Including a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides

James Boswell · 1831 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)

London, John Murray, 1831. Leather. James Boswell's famous biography of one of the most influential literary figures in history, Samuel Johnson. With engraved frontispieces to each volume, including a folding map to volume III. New edition, with numerous additions and not...

Diary and Correspondence of John Evelyn, F.R. S. To Which Is Subjoined the Private Correspondence between King Charles I and Sir Edward Nicholas and between Sir Edward Hyde and Sir Richard Browne

William Bray (ed) · 1852 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

London, Henry Colburn and Co, 1852-1857. Cloth. The Diary and Correspondence of John Evelyn, F.R.S. author of "Sylvia". Alongside the biographical texts from John Evelyn, the volumes also contain the private correspondence between King Charles I and Sir Edward Nicholas, and be...

Memoirs of Maximilian de Bethune, Duke of Sully Prime Minister of Henry the Great

Maximilien de Bethune · 1805 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

Edinburgh , Bell and Bradfute, 1805. Cloth. A very scarce collection of the memoirs of Maximilien de Bethune. With a folding map to the first volume (collated, complete). To which is annexed the trial of Francis Ravaillac. Maximilien de Bethune, first Duke of Sully (13 Decembe...

A Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England, Scotland and Ireland with Lists of Their Works: By the Late Horatio Walpole, Earl of Orford

Horatio Walpole, and edited by Thomas Park · 1806 · Rooke Books

£320.00 (€383.57 | $422.76 | ¥67,510)

London , John Scott, 1806. Leather. A catalogue of the works of noble and royal authors of Britain, including Elizabeth I, James II, Anne Boleyn and many more. Illustrated throughout with one hundred and forty-nine engraved portraits (collated complete). Written by the fourth ...

The Memoirs of John Evelyn. In Five Volumes.

William Bray · 1827 · Rooke Books

£545.00 (€653.27 | $720.02 | ¥114,978)

London , Henry Colburn, 1827. Leather. John Evelyn's famous memoirs in a deep navy full calf binding with elegant gilt tooled decoration. Complete in Five Volumes. Comprising Evelyn's diary, from 1641 to 1705-06 and a selection of his familiar letters now which is su...

Memoirs of the Countess D&Apos;Anois Written by Herself Before Her Retirement in Two Volumes Vol I Only.

Countess D'Anois · 1778 · Rooke Books

£83.99 (€100.68 | $110.96 | ¥17,719)

London, F. Noble, 1778. Leather. Leather bound copy of the Memoirs of the Countess of D'Anois. Scarce. This is volume I only. In a full calf binding. Externally, There is wear to the extremities including a stain to the front board and the spine is cracked and splitting. ...

Swift

Leslie Stephen · 1908 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1908. Leather. A bright clean biography of Swift by Leslie Stephen. Beautifully bound in leather with gilt lettering and decoration. With an armorial binding from Heddon Court. From the 'English Men of Letters' series. Jonathan Swift, 1667 Â...

Anecdotes of the Life of Richard Watson, Bishop of Landaff, Written by Himself at Different Intervals

Richard Watson · 1818 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

London, T. Cadell, 1818. Leather. Anecdotes from the life of the Bishop of Landaff, written by himself and published by his son. Watson was educated at Cambridge, where his theological career began with his assumption of the post of Regius Professor of Divinity. Incidentally, ...