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The Autobiography and Memoirs of Benjamin Robert Haydon (1786-1846) Edited from His Journals

Benjamin Robert Haydon; Tom Taylor [ed.]; Aldous Huxley [intro] · 1926 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Peter Davies, 1926. Cloth. A two-volume set of Benjamin Haydon's autobiography and memoirs, with an introduction by Aldous Huxley. A two-volume set in the publisher's original cloth bindings. Benjamin Robert Haydon (1786-1846) was a British artist who special...

Patrick Leigh Fermor: An Adventure

Artemis Cooper · 2013 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

New York, New York Review of Books, 2013 . First edition. Hardback. The first US edition of Artemis Cooper's biography of English travel writer Patrick Leigh Fermor. The first US edition, first impression, in the publisher's original price unclipped binding. First pu...

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

James Boswell; John Wilson Croker [ed] · 1831 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, John Murray, 1831. Leather. A new edition of Boswell's celebrated biography of Samuel Johnson in five uniform volumes edited by John Wilson Croker. A new edition of Scottish biographer James Boswell's celebrated biography of Samuel Johnson, often described as...

The Life of Samuel Johnson Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition. The Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great Britain for Near Half a Century During Which He Flourished.

James Boswell · 1831 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

London, Charles Tilt, 1831. Leather. A bright copy of this uncommon edition of James Boswell's famous biography of Dr Johnson in striking signed binding. A new edition of Scottish biographer James Boswell's celebrated biography of Samuel Johnson, often described as o...

The Life of Samuel Johnson

James Boswell · 1934 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London , J. M. Dent , 1934. Cloth. A three volume set detailing the interesting life of Samuel Johnson, with illustrations. A complete three volume set. James Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson is an interesting biography of the English writer. Samuel Johnson made lasting ...

The Life of Samuel Johnson, Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides

James Boswell · 1835 · Rooke Books

£975.00 (€1,168.69 | $1,288.11 | ¥205,695)

London, John Murray , 1835. Vellum. A striking vellum bound set of Boswell's famous biography of Samuel Johnson, featuring illustrations and valuable additions. Complete in ten volumes. Celebrated work of Scottish biographer James Boswell, often described as one of the gr...

The Life of George Brummel, Esq, Commonly Called Beau Brummell

Captain Jesse · 1893 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, Swan Sonnenschein & Co, 1893. Cloth. An uncommon biography of the Regency era socialite George 'Beau' Brummell. An interesting biography of the Regency era socialite George 'Beau' Brummell. Brummel was an important figure on late eighteenth century ...

The Life of Samuel Johnson

James Boswell; John Wilson Croker · 1839 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

London, John Murray, 1839. Cloth. An illustrated set of James Boswell's acclaimed biography of Samuel Johnson. James Boswell's renowned biography of eighteenth century poet, playwright, critic, moralist, and lexicographer Samuel Johnson. Frequently regarded as the fo...

The Life and Times of Arabella Stuart

M. Lefuse · 1913 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London , Mills & Boon, 1913. First edition. Cloth. An interesting illustrated biography of Arabella Stuart, in the first edition. Arabella Stuart was an English noblewoman who was considered a possible successor to Queen Elizabeth I of England as she was her first cousin twice...

A French Ambassador at the Court of Charles the Second le Comte de Cominges from His Unpublished Correspondence

J. J. Jusserand · 1892 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London , T. Fisher Unwin, 1892. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this account and correspondence of Hugues de Lionne. A first edition copy. An interesting volume containing correspondence from Le Comte de Cominges, Hugues de Lionne who was a French statesman at t...

Sir Walter Scott, Bart. : A New Life

Sir Herbert Grierson · 1938 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Constable & Co. 1938. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, second impression of Grierson's uncommonly seen biography of the renowned writer Sir Walter Scott. The first edition, second impression of this uncommon work in the publisher's original cloth bindin...

The Life of William Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester

Richard Chandler · 1811 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, White and Cochrane, 1811. Leather. An illustrated biography of William Waynflete, in its first edition. A first edition copy.William Waynflete was the Bishop of Winchester and Lord Chancellor of England during the fifteenth century. He founded Magdalen College, Oxford ...

Aristide Maillol

Octave Mirbeau · 1921 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)

Paris, Societe Des Dilettantes, 1921. Paperback. A limited edition of this illustrated work on Aristide Maillol and his sculptures, in the original French language. French language. Scarce work. Limited to three hundred copies, this is number one hundred and ninety-seven. Illu...

Sir Theodore Morison (1863-1936)

Charles Petit Dutaillis · 1936 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Paris, Daupeley-Governeur, 1936. Paperback. A scarce obituary for the British educationalist, Theodore Morison, in the French language. French language. Scarce work. With a portrait frontispiece. An obituary for Sir Theodore Morison, a British educationalist who served as the ...

Abrege de L&Apos;Histoire de Sainte Elisabeth de Hongrie, Duchesse de Thuringe: 1207-1231

Le Comte de Montalembert [Charles Forbes René de Montalembert] · 1845 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Brussels, Publie par la Societe Nationale, 1845. Leather. A mid-19th century biography of Sainte Élisabeth de Hongrie, written by the French historian Charles Forbes René de Montalembert. An early edition of this work in a quarter calf binding. Ink inscription to the half ti...

Observations Upon a Late Pamphlet Entitled Miscellaneous Thoughts, &C in a Letter to the Noble Author

1742 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London , T. Cooper, 1742 . First edition. Disbound. A first edition copy of Observations upon a Late Pamphlet Entitled Miscellaneous Thoughts. Observations upon a Late Pamphlet Entitled Miscellaneous Thoughts, &c In a Letter to the Noble Author is a reply to Miscellaneous thou...

La Princesse Des Ursins Une Grande Dame Francaise a la Cour D&Apos;Espagne Sous Louis XIV

Saint-Rene Taillandier · 1926 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

Paris, Librairie Hachette , 1926. First edition. Leather. A first edition, leather bound copy of this biography of La Princesse des Ursins. A first edition copy. In the original French. This is an interesting biography of the Princess des Ursins, or Marie Anne de La Tremoill...

John M. Synge: A Few Personal Recollections with Biographical Note

John Masefield · 1916 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

Letchworth, Garden City Press, 1916. Paperback. The poet John Masefield shares memories of his times with fellow poet and playwright John Millington Synge in this limited edition copy. A limited edition copy of John Masefield's recollections of the Irish poet, playwright,...

Mãƒâ©Moires de la Comtesse de Boigne, Nãƒâ©E D&Apos;Osmond 1781-1814;Mãƒâ©Moires de la Comtesse de Boigne, Nãƒâ©E D&Apos;Osmond 1815-1819

M. Charles Nicoullaud · 1907 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Paris, Plon-Nourrit, 1907. Leather. Adèle d'Osmond's interesting memoir provides insight into French aristocratic life and the July Monarchy. Charles Nicoullaud edits the interesting memoir of French aristocrat and writer Adèle d'Osmond. Published in French, e...

Lessing

James Sime · 1877 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, Trubner & Co. 1877. Cloth. A complete two volume set of this biography of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, a scarce printing from 1877. Two volumes. Scarce printing. Each volume is illustrated with a frontispiece. The life of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, a German philosopher, pu...