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Happy England

Marcus B. Huish · 1904 · Rooke Books

£118.00 (€141.44 | $155.89 | ¥24,894)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1904 . Cloth. The first reprint of this lovely illustrated biography of Helen Allingham, the Victorian watercolourist. Early edition of Happy England as painted by Helen Allingham, with a memoir and descriptions by Marcus Bourne Huish. In the o...

Francisco P. Moreno Arquetipo de Argentinidad Aquiles

Aquiles D. Ygobone · 1954 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Buenos Aires, Orientacion Cultural Editores S. A. 1954 . Cloth. The uncommon second edition of this biography of Argentinian explorer Francisco Moreno, from the library of Kenn Back. Second edition of Francisco P. Moreno Arquetipo de Argentinidad Aquiles by Aquiles D. Ygobone....

Boswell in Holland 1763-1764

Frederick A. Pottle · 1952 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1952. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this detailed account of James Boswell's time in Holland, through letters and diary entries. First edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and four plates. Collated complete. A work of travel w...

Louis II de Bavieãƒâoeã‚â€Re

Jacques Bainville · 1927 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Paris, Editions J. Tallandier, 1927. Leather. A smartly-bound biography of Ludwig II of Bavaria, sometimes called the Swan King, by French author Jacques Bainville. In a half morocco binding, with marbled boards and end papers. Binder's stamp of Sotheran to the verso of t...

The Works of Laurence Sterne

Laurence Sterne · 1808 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)

London, J. Johnson, T. Becket, R. Baldwin et al, 1808 . Leather. A wonderfully illustrated four volume edition of the works of Anglo-Irish novelist and cleric Laurence Sterne. Illustrated with eleven plates to volume I - including one coloured plate of marbling - eight to volu...

The Memoirs of Field-Marshal the Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, K.G.

Field Marshal The Viscount Bernard Montgomery of Alamein · 1958 · Rooke Books

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

London, Collins, 1958. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery's autobiography, covering the full span of his career, from boyhood to the post-war years. Signed 'Montgomery of Alamein F. M.' to the front free endpaper.The...

The World of Franz Kafka

J. P. Stern · 1980 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.95 | ¥12,447)

London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1980. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, signed copy of this fascinating biography of writer Franz Kafka. A first edition copy. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper. Franz Kafka was a German speaking novelist and short-story wr...

Memoirs of Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton

H. B. Robinson · 1835 · Rooke Books

£490.00 (€587.34 | $647.36 | ¥103,375)

London , Richard Bentley , 1835. First edition. Leather. A smart complete two volume set of the Memoirs of Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton. A complete two volume set of the Memoirs of Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton, including his correspondence, from originals in po...

Life Is Sweet, Brother

Bernard Darwin · 1940 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Collins, 1940. First edition. Cloth. Bright first impression of Bernard Darwin's celebrated volume of memoir. The first edition, first impression of Bernard Darwin's well-known autobiographical work. The second volume of memoir. Golfer and prolific golf write...

Reminiscences

Thomas Carlyle; James Anthony Froude [ed.] · 1881 · Rooke Books

£188.00 (€225.35 | $248.37 | ¥39,662)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1881. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of these posthumously published memoirs of Thomas Carlyle's wife and friend. First edition. Two volumes. A collection of memoirs of the author's wife, and friend Edward Irving, along with ...

Letters Written by the Late Earl of Chatham to His Nephew Thomas Pitt, Esq. (Afterwards Lord Camelford) Then at Cambridge

William Pitt; Thomas Pitt; William Grenville · 1810 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, T. Payne , 1810. Leather. The advice of the William Pitt, the 1st Earl of Chatham, to his nephew, Thomas Pitt. Comprising of a series of letters. A scarce new edition. Held institutionally in only three UK libraries. In a calf binding with gilt detail, rebacked with a ...

The Book of Wonderful Characters Memoirs and Anecdotes of Remarkable and Eccentric Persons in All Ages and Countries

Henry Wilson, James Caulfield · 1874 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

London , John Camden Hotten, 1874. Cloth. A thoroughly illustrated copy of this volume of eccentric biographies. A later edition of this scarce work. This volume is a collection of biographies of remarkable and eccentric people, including Francis Battalia the stone-eater, Jac...

The Letters of the Late William Cowper to His Friends

William Cowper; J. Johnson · 1817 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

London, Printed for Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy , 1817. Leather. New edition of the letters of William Cowper in three uniform volumes. New edition, complete in three volumes. In uniform half calf bindings.Containing the correspondence of English poet and Anglican hymnwriter Wil...

The Great Duke Volume Two

W. H. Fitchett · 1911 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Smith, Elder, & Co. 1911. Leather. The second volume of Fitchett's work on the Duke of Wellington. Volume two only. Illustrated with frontispiece and eight maps and plans. Collated complete. The life of the Duke of Wellington, from Salamanca and San Sebastian to W...

The Life of Sir William Fairbairn, Bart.

Sir William Fairbairn; William Pole · 1877 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1877. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this biography of Sir William Fairbairn, partially written by himself, and completed and edited by William Pole. The first edition of this uncommon work in the publisher's original cloth bindi...

Three Lives - and Now: An Autobiography

Stephen Foot · 1937 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1937. Cloth. A scarce new and revised edition of this autobiography by Stephen Foot. Scarce work. New and revised edition. A biography split into three parts: oil, war, and school. Written by Stephen Foot, the youngest overseas manager at Shell M...

Kilvert&Apos;S Diary 1870-1879

Robert Francis Kilvert; William Plomer (ed.) · 1977 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1977. Cloth. An illustrated selection of passages from the diary of Rev Robert Francis Kilvert Three volumes The diaries of Francis Kilvert, dating from 1870 to 1879. Illustrated with two plates in volume one, four plates in volume two, and two plates in...

Oxford English Memoirs and Travels Series

Various · 1973 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Oxford University Press, 1973-1975. Cloth. Five excellent volumes of the memoirs and travels of important British figures. Six volumes from the Oxford English Memoirs and Travels Series. Wanderings in South America by Charles Waterton. 1937. Includes wandering in South...

Giovanni Boccaccio As Man and Author

John Addington Symonds · 1895 · Rooke Books

£67.00 (€80.31 | $88.52 | ¥14,135)

London, John C. Nimmo, 1895. Cloth. A very neat edition of this biography of Giovanni Boccaccio by John Addington Symonds. The biography of Giovanni Boccaccio, an Italian writer, poet, composer, and important Renaissance humorist. He was seen as one of the most important figur...

The Historical an the Posthumous Memoirs of Sir Nathanial William Wraxall

Henry B. Wheatley · 1884 · Rooke Books

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

London, Bickers & Son, 1884. Fine Binding. A handsome collection of the edited memoirs of Sir Nathanial William Wraxall, illustrated throughout and bound in full tree calf by Riviere & Son. The historical and posthumous memoirs of Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall, alongside notes...