Biografi

Matthew Boulton

H. W. Dickinson · 1936 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Cambridge, Babcock and Wilcox Ltd, 1936. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated first edition of this study of the life and works of Matthew Boulton. First edition. Illustrated throughout with 15 plates and many in-text diagrams. Collated complete. The life and works of Matthew ...

Lady Diana Beauclerk Her Life and Work

Mrs. Steuart Er · 1903 · Rooke Books

£128.00 (€153.43 | $169.11 | ¥27,004)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1903 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon and beautifully illustrated first edition of this biography of Lady Diana Beauclerk. First edition of Lady Diana Beauclerk Her Life and Work by Mrs. Steuart Erskine in the original publisher's red cloth bi...

The World That Fred Made: An Autobiography

Bernard Darwin · 1955 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1955. First edition. Cloth. A charming first edition of this illustrated autobiography by Bernard Darwin. First edition. Illustrated with eight plates. Collated complete. A charming autobiography of Bernard Darwin, a grandson of Charles Darwin, a golf-...

Norman Douglas

H. M. Tomlinson · 1931 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this biography of the travel writer and novelist Norman Douglas. First edition. The biography of Norman Douglas, a British writer best known for his novel South Wind and travel book Old Calabria. Written b...

The Life of Captain Sir Richard F. Burton

Isabel Burton; W. H. Wilkins · 1898 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, Duckworth & Co. 1898. Cloth. A new edition of this illustrated biography of explorer and translator Captain Sir Richard F. Burton, written by his wife, Isabel Burton. A fascinating and detailed biography of the life and career of Captain Sir Richard F. Burton.Richard B...

A Daughter of the Revolution: A Leader of Society at Napoleon&Apos;S Court

Catherine Bearne · 1904 · Rooke Books

£46.00 (€55.14 | $60.77 | ¥9,705)

New York, E.P. Dutton and Company, 1904. First edition. Cloth. Illustrated first edition of this fictionalised portrait of 19th century writer Laure Junot, née Permon, a vivacious woman in Napoleon's court A first edition of Catherine Bearne's historical fiction abo...

Tolstoi Conference Faite a Paris le 3 Juillet 1915

Georges Tournaire · 1915 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Paris, Edition de la Revue "L-Essor, 915. Brochure/Pamphlet. A scarce record of a speech given on Tolsty in July 1915 in Paris. A scarce French pamphlet of a speech given on Tolstoi on 3rd July 1915 by Georges Tournaire. Leo Tolstoy was a Russian writer who is regarded as one...

Wuthering Heights; Jane Eyre; Agnes Grey; the Tenant of Wildfell Hall; Shirley; Villette; the Professor; the Life of Charlotte Brontãƒâ«

Charlotte Brontë; Emily Brontë; Anne Brontë; E. C. Gaskell; Temple Scott (Ed.) · 1924 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.67 | $1,314.53 | ¥209,914)

Edinburgh, John Grant , 1924. Cloth. A beautiful twelve volume set of the Brontë sisters classic novels. The new, Thornton Edition, edited by Temple Scott. Complete in twelve volumes. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with gilt detail. A beautiful collection...

Portraits: Biographical Representation in the Greek and Latin Literature of the Roman Empire

M. J. Edwards; Simon Swain [ed.] · 1997 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

Oxford , Clarendon Press, 1997. First edition. Cloth. Lovely copy of this scarce first impression biographical study of Greek and Latin literature, complete with unclipped dust wrapper. Collected essays illustrative of the growth of interest in individual representation with G...

Theatrum Poetarum Anglicanorum

Edward Phillips; Sir Egerton Brydges [ed.] · 1824 · Rooke Books

£440.00 (€527.41 | $581.30 | ¥92,826)

Geneva, Press of Bonnant, 1824. Leather. A limited edition copy of this biographical and critical work of poetry and poets prior to 1675, from the library of former Prime Minister Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery. A fascinating biographical and critical work of poetry ...

The Blossoming World; the World in Ripeness

H. E. Bates · 1971 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Michael Joseph, 1971-2. First edition. Cloth. Two volumes of H. E. Bates' autobiographical work, the first editions. H. E. Bates was an English author best known for works such as Love for Lydia and The Darling Buds of May. The present set is comprised of two ...

Patrick and Mabell Ogilvy

Mabell Ogilvy Countess of Airlie · 1920 · Rooke Books

£480.00 (€575.36 | $634.15 | ¥101,265)

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1920. Cloth. A very scarce privately printed work, a touching tribute to two children of the Countess of Airlie, who died at the ages of 26 and 21. Presentation copy from the author. A very scarce work, privately printed.Author's presentation copy,...

The Poetry of Dante Gabriel Rossetti: Modes of Self-Expression

Joan Rees · 1981 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1981. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition copy containing a detailed biography of Dante Gabriel Rossetti and an analysis of his poetry, written by Joan Rees. First Edition. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Presentation cop...

A Biographical Memoir of His Late Royal Highness Frederick, Duke of York and Albany

John Watkins · 1827 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Henry Fisher, Son, and Co. 1827. Leather. A scarce biographical sketch of Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, son of King George III, illustrated throughout. A fascinating biographical memoir of Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (1763-1827), son of King ...

As I Walked out One Midsummer Morning

Laurie Lee · 1969 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, André Deutsch, 1969. First edition. Cloth. The sequel to Laurie Lee's famous memoir 'Cider with Rosie,' a lovely second impression complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, second impression of this work, issued in the same y...

The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin Vol II and III

Charles Darwin; Francis Darwin · 1887 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, John Murray, 1887. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Francis Darwin's biographical collection relating to the life of his father, Charles Darwin. Lacking the first volume. Lacking volume I.Best known for his theory of evolution, Charles Darwin was one of th...

The Life of Oliver Goldsmith

John Forster · 1801 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, The Standard Art Book Co. LTD, c1890. Vellum. A lovely copy of this biography of Oliver Goldsmith in quarter vellum binding. An uncommon edition of this celebrated biography of Oliver Goldsmith by John Forster, in 'The Library of Standard Biographies' series....

Winston S. Churchill, Volume IV, Including Companion Volumes Part 1 and Part 3

Martin Gilbert · 1975 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Heinemann, 1975-77. First edition. Cloth. A near fine, first edition copy of Volume VI of Martin Gilbert's celebrated biography of Winston S. Churchill, including Part 1 and Part 3 Companion Volumes. Presenting a near fine copy of Volume VI of Martin Gilbert'...

Desiderantibus: His Last Journey As Gathered from His Letters and Those of His Friends

Francis Medley Bartholomew · 1895 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Rivington, Percival & Co. 1895. First edition. Vellum. A very scarce first edition of this collection of letters by Francis Medley Bartholomew. The first edition of this work, being a collection of personal letters exchanged by Clifton master Francis Medley Bartholomew...

Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley

Thomas Henry Huxley; Leonard Huxley · 1900 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1900. Cloth. A second impression of this touching biography of Thomas Henry Huxley, including many of his personal letters, Illustrated throughout. The second impression of this work, published in the month following the first impression.Comp...