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The Letters of Jane Austen

R. Brimley Johnson [intro.]; Jane Austen · 1926 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1926 . Cloth. A very scarce second edition copy of this collection of letters by notable 18th century writer Jane Austen. The very scarce second edition of the work, first published the year prior. In publisher's original orange cloth b...

Les Critiques de Notre Temps Et Proust Proust Et Les Signes le Mysterieux Correspondant Et Autres Nouvelles Inedites Marcel Proust Correspondance Avec Daniel Halevy Lettres a Madame Scheikevitch de Marcel Proust Marcel Proust Marcel Proust 1871-1922 an Exhibition of Manuscripts, Books, Pictures and Photographs Madame Proust Correspondances Et Manuscrits Lettres (1879-1922)

Jacques Bersani; Gilles Deleuze; Luc Fraisse; Marcel Proust; Daniel Halevy; Jean Santeuil; Evelyne Bloch-Dano; Mireille Naturel [ed.]; · 1971 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

Paris; Monaco; Manchester, Editions Garnier Freres; Quadrige/Puf; Editions de Fallois; Editions Sauret; Quarto Gallimard; Whitworth Art Gallery; Bernard Gr, 1971; 2006; 2019; 1992; 1993; 20. Paperback. Paris; Monaco; Manchester: Editions Garnier Freres; Quadrige/Puf; Editions ...

The Magnet Companion; a Collective Biography, Index and Directory

Various · 1971 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Howard Baker Press, 1971 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this complete list of every Magnet published, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of the work.In publisher's original green cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust...

Lettres de Marcel Proust a Bibseco

Marcel Proust; Thierry Maulnier [preface] · 1949 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Lausanne; Paris; Bruxelles; Milan; New-York, La Guilde du Livre, 1949. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon, illustrated first edition of this French title, which was once owned by art dealer Adrian Eeles. An uncommon first edition title, collecting the personal letters of litera...

The Life and Adventures of Oliver Godsmith

John Forster · 1848 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Bradbury and Evans, 1848. First edition. Leather. The first edition of a popular biography on the idiosyncratic and celebrated Anglo-Irish Georgian writer, written by accomplished biographer John Forster. The first edition of The Life and Adventures of Oliver Goldsmith...

The Tavern Is My Drum: My Autobiography

Joseph Vecchi · 1948 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Odhams Press Ltd. 1948 . First edition. Cloth. A pleasing signed first edition of Joseph Vecchi's autobiography.  A signed first edition of Joseph Vecchi's autobiography. Joseph Vecchi was born a natural restauranteur. He ran the fine restaurant at Claridge...

George Meredith: Some Characteristics

Richard le Gallienne · 1890 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Elkin Mathews, 1890 . First edition. Cloth. A nice copy of this first edition biography of Victorian novelist George Meredith, in the publisher's original cloth, with two black and white illustrations. The first edition, in the publisher's original cloth. Wi...

The Public and Private Life of Lord Chancellor Eldon, with Selections from His Correspondence

Horace Twiss · 1844 · Rooke Books

£425.00 (€509.43 | $561.48 | ¥89,662)

London, John Murray, 1844. First edition. Leather. The complete first edition of this biography of Lord Chancellor Eldon, illustrated with plates and bound in full diced calf. The first edition of this biographical work on Lord Chancellor Eldon. Complete in three volumes. Uni...

Letters from the North of Italy. Addressed to Henry Hallam, Esq.

William Stewart Rose · 1819 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

London, John Murray, 1819 . First edition. Leather. A bright example of the two volume first edition of William Stewart Rose's travel work on Italy, recounting his experiences exploring the north of the country. The first edition, complete in two volumes.The travel letter...

A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus

Washington Irving · 1828 · Rooke Books

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

London, John Murray, 1828. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Washington Irving's popular fictional account of the life of Christopher Columbus, bound in half calf. The first edition. A four volume, complete set. Illustrated with two folding maps, one each to ...

William Ewart Gladstone: His Life and Times

Lewis Apjohn · 1881 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, The Tyne Publishing Company, Limited, 1881. Leather. A smartly bound copy of this volume from the Memorable Men of the Nineteenth Century series, exploring the life of British statesman William Ewart Gladstone. The Memorable Men of the Nineteenth Century series. With a...

Unleashed

Boris Johnson · 2024 · Rooke Books

£57.00 (€68.32 | $75.30 | ¥12,025)

London, William Collins, 2024. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition of Boris Johnson"s memoir Unleashed, charting his political rise from London Mayor to Prime Minister, complete with 16 double-sided photographic colour plates. In the publisher's original blue b...

The Life of Abraham Newland, Esq. Late Principal Cashier at the Bank of England

[John Dyer Collier] · 1808 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, B. Crosby and Co. 1808 . First edition. Leather. A very scarce work presenting the life and achievements of the Bank of England's chief cashier, Abraham Newland, written by John Dyer Collier. The first edition. Very scarce work.Written by successful journalist and...

The Complete Writings of Robert Burns

Robert Burns; Francis H. Allen [ed.]; John Buchan [intro.] · 1926 · Rooke Books

£2,500.00 (€2,996.65 | $3,302.85 | ¥527,422)

Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1926-1927 . Leather. A very scarce limited edition large paper set of the works of Scottish poet and lyricist Robert Burns, illustrated throughout in colour and in a half crushed morocco signed binding. A very scarce large paper e...

The Life of Napoleon Buonaparte

J. G. Lockhart · 1927 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Bickers and Son, Ltd , 1927. Leather. A pleasing illustrated biography of Napoleon Bonaparte, bound in full prize calf by Bickers and Son. New edition. In full signed calf prize binding by Bickers and Son.Illustrated with a frontispiece, eight plates and numerous in-t...

Five Biographies by W.H. Wilkins

W. H. Wilkins · 1897 · Rooke Books

£1,420.00 (€1,702.10 | $1,876.02 | ¥299,576)

London, Hutchinson & Co; Longmans, Green, and Co, 1897-1905. First edition. Leather. A strikingly bound set of five brilliant biographical works by W. H. Wilkins, most on royal consorts, all lavishly illustrated. A striking set of five biographical works of W. H. Wilkins, unif...

The Secret Diary of Hendrick Grown, 83ã‚â¼ Years Old; on the Bright Side: The New Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 85 Years Old

Hendrik Groen [Peter de Smet]; Hester Velmans [Translator] · 2016 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Michael Joseph , 2016-2017. First edition. Cloth. A humorous two-volume, first edition, set of the witty and heartfelt diaries of a charmingly curmudgeonous octogenarian, signed by the author. In the publisher's original cloth bindings, complete with the original ...

Beyond the Thirty-Nine Steps: A Life of John Buchan

Ursula Buchan · 2019 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this biography on the life of the renowned author of 'The Thirty-Nine Steps' John Buchan, written and signed by his granddaughter Ursula Buchan. The first edition, first impression w...

Twenty Thousand Years in Sing Sing

Lewis E. Lawes · 1932 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

New York, Ray Long & Richard R. Smith Inc, 1932. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated autobiography of a prison warden at Sing Sing Correctional Facility. The first edition, first printing.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Illustrated with a frontis...

Lettres Choisies de Mmes de Sevigne, de Grignan, de Simiane Et de Maintenon

Madame de Sevigne; Francoise-Marguerite de Sevigne; Pauline de Simiane; Madame de Maintenon · 1823 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Paris , Leclerc et Collette, Libraires , 1823. Cloth. A charming pocket book series containing the letters of Madame de Sevigne, her daughter, granddaughter, and Madame de Maintenon. A set of three pocket books offering the letters of four French noblewomen. A scarce set. Com...