Biografi

Traveller&Apos;S Prelude: An Autobiography

Freya Stark · 1951 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

London, John Murray, 1951. Cloth. A smart later edition of this illustrated autobiography from British-Italian explorer Freya Stark. Later edition, originally published September 1950. Illustrated with a double-paged sketch map of Northern Italy and twenty-four plates. Collate...

The Memoirs of Henrietta Caracciolo, of the Princes of Forino Ex-Benedictine Nun.

Henrietta Caracciolo · 1865 · Rooke Books

£950.00 (€1,138.73 | $1,255.08 | ¥200,421)

London, Richard Bentley , 1865. Cloth. The third edition of this very scarce and revealing memoir by Henrietta Caracciolo, detailing her time as a Benedictine nun. The third edition. First published in English in 1864. First published in Italian under the title 'Misteri D...

Anecdotes, Observations, and Characters, of Books and Men

Rev. Joseph Spence; Samuel Weller Singer · 1820 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

London, W. H. Carpenter, 1820. First edition. Leather. A smart first edition of this collection of humorous and insightful anecdotes, previously held in the library of American book collected Robert Borthwick Adam. First edition. With a portrait frontispiece. A humorous collec...

Life of Friedrich Schiller (1825) Life of John Sterling (1851) Two Biographies

Thomas Carlyle · 1893 · Rooke Books

£148.00 (€177.40 | $195.53 | ¥31,223)

London, Chapman & Hall Ltd, 1893. Leather. Two biographies on John Sterling and Frederick Schiller, written by Thomas Carlyle and bound by Baker & Son in full vellum. Two biographies in one volume. Later editions of both biographies. Bound in full vellum by Baker & Son with t...

Pennell of the Afghan Frontier: The Life of Theodore Leighton Pennell

Alice M. Pennell · 1923 · Rooke Books

£274.00 (€328.43 | $361.99 | ¥57,805)

London, Seeley, Service, & Co. Limited. 1923 . Cloth. An early edition of this biographical work on the life of English missionary and doctor, Theodore Leighton Pennell, written and inscribed by his partner, Alice Pennell. Bound in the publisher's original cloth. Third ed...

Near East

Cecil Beaton · 1943 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, B. T. Batsford, 1943 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Cecil Beaton's account of his wartime experiences in the Middle East, illustrated throughout with his photographs. The first edition, first impression of this work, in the publisher's original ...

An Ascent of Parnassus by Way of Mendacia

George St Columb · 1885 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Remington & Co Publishers, 1885. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce autobiographical work on the author's expedition to mount Parnassus. The first edition. Very scarce. In the publisher's original cloth. This autobiographical work ...

A Selection of Works Surrounding Virginia Woolf

Various · 1971 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, Various, 1971-2003 . First edition. Cloth. A collection of biographical works surrounding celebrated author, Virginia Woolf. A collection of six separate works surrounding Virginia Woolf. Each book is bound in the publisher's original cloth, or paper-covered board...

Wine, Women and Words

Billy Rose · 1949 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Reinhardt & Evans LTD, 1949. First edition. Cloth. The first U.K. edition of the entertaining autobiography of Billy Rose, recounting his career on Broadway, beautifully illustrated by Salvador Dali. The first U.K. edition of this work.In the original unclipped dust wr...

Autograph Signed Letter from Evelyn Waugh to Eileen Mayo

Evelyn Waugh · 1936 · Rooke Books

£850.00 (€1,018.86 | $1,122.97 | ¥179,324)

None, None, 1936. Loose Pages, Articles. An autographed signed letter from Evelyn Waugh to artist Eileen Mayo, a charming letter in which he references his godson, Jonathan Guinness. An autographed signed letter from Evelyn Waugh to Eileen Mayo, in the original envelope.Envelo...

From My Level: Unwritten Minutes

George Mallaby · 1965 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

London, Hutchinson, 1965. First edition. Leather. A smartly bound first edition of this collection of memories from English public servant, Sir Howard George Charles Mallaby. First edition. With a portrait frontispiece by Youngman Carter, a British illustrator and author. Memo...

The Raiders of the Sarhad Being the Account of a Campaign of Arms and Bluff Against the Brigands of the Persian-Baluchi Border During the Great War

R. E. H. Dyer · 1921 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

London, H. F. & G. Witherby , 1921. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Reginald Dyer's illustrated account of his campaign with the Sarhad Raiders during the great war. First edition.Scarce. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, fifteen monochrome plates and...

George Washington: The Image and the Man

W. E. Woodward · 1926 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

New York, Boni and Liveright, 1926 [1927]. Leather. A smart fifth printing of this illustrated work on the life of American Founding Father and first President of the United States, George Washington. Fifth printing, December 1927. Originally published October, 1926. Illustrat...

Days of the Dandies

Various · 0 · Rooke Books

£790.00 (€946.94 | $1,043.70 | ¥166,665)

London, The Grolier Society, c1900. Leather. An impressive set of biographies on eminent authors, actors, and politicians, an illustrated limited edition set published by the Grolier Society. A limited edition de luxe, limited to one thousand copies, of which this is numbered ...

William Callow

William Callow; H. M. Cundall · 1908 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1908. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this autobiography of William Callow with illustrations of his work throughout. First edition. Illustrated with frontispiece, twenty-two colour plates and eight black-and-white plates. An auto...

Happy England

Marcus B. Huish · 1909 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Adam & Charles Black, 1909. Cloth. Huish's work on the English painter Helen Allingham, illustrated profusely with colour plates of the artist's works. Reissued larger edition. First published in 1903.Illustrated profusely throughout with full colour plates d...

Gloves, Glory, and God: An Autobiography

Henry Armstrong · 1956 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

New Jersey, Fleming H. Revell Company, 1956. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated autobiography from American professional boxer, Henry Armstrong. First edition. Illustrated with eight plates. Collated complete. The life of American professional boxe...

The Life of John Nicholson, Soldier and Administrator, Based on Private and Hitherto Unpublished Documents

Captain Lionel J. Trotter · 1908 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, John Murray, 1908. Leather. A handsomely prize bound biography of the soldier John Nicholson, by Captain Lionel J. Trotter. A later edition in a full calf prize binding, with gilt detailing to the spine and the gilt crest of St Peter's College, Radley, to the boar...

Escapade: A Tale of Average Imperial Caesar the Converts; a Novel of Early Christianity

Rex Warner · 1953 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Collins; Bodley Head , 1953-67. First edition. Cloth. Three first edition novels by Rex Warner including his biography of Caesar, in their original dust wrappers. The first edition to all. Three volumes. In the publisher's original cloth with the original clippe...

Jane Austen Reference Works

Penelope Hughes-Hallett; Sheila Kaye-Smith; G. B. Stern; Kathleen Freeman; Mary August Austen-Leigh etc · 1920 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, John Murray; Cassell & Co; Jonathan Cape etc, 1920-91 . First edition. Cloth. London: John Murray; Cassell & Co; Jonathan Cape etc, 1920-91 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 10" by 7.5"; 9.5" by 6"; 8.5" by 5.5"; 8" by 6"; 8" by 5.5" etc. None ...