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Memoires Pour Servir a L&Apos;Histoire de Mon Temps Volumes I, II, III and IV.

M. Guizot · 1858 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.85 | $132.10 | ¥21,095)

Paris, Michel Levy Freres, 1858. Leather. The interesting memoirs of Francois Guizot, a dominant figure in French politics prior to the Revolution of 1848. Second Edition. Volumes I, II, III and IV of eight volumes. Illustrated bookplates of Feodorovna to front pastedowns. Fra...

La Lisette de Beranger: Souvenirs Intimes

Thales Bernard · 1864 · Rooke Books

£71.99 (€86.29 | $95.11 | ¥15,188)

Paris, Bachelin Deflorenne, 1864. Leather. A first edition of this biography of Judith Frere, the companion of the songwriter Jean de Beranger. Featuring an engraved portrait frontispiece by G. Staal. The original paper wraps have been bound in. In French. In a half calf bindi...

Fridtiof Nansen

Fritz Wartenweiler · 1932 · Rooke Books

£19.99 (€23.96 | $26.41 | ¥4,217)

Erlenbach-ZuÃÂOeˆrich, Rotapfel-Verlag, 1932. Cloth. A biography of Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen by Swiss writer Fritz Wartenweiler. Illustrated with many monochrome photographs. Fridtjof Nansen was a Norwegian arctic explorer, scientist, diplomat and humanitarian. H...

Montalembert D&Apos;Apres Son Journal Et Sa Correspondance

R. P. Lecanuet · 1902 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Paris, Poussielgue, 1902-05. Leather. A collection of the letters and journals of the controversial Comte Charles Forbes Ren de Montalembert, French publicist and historian. Complete in three volume. He took great interest in the debuts of the Liberal empire, while trying to p...

Biography and Letters of Arthur Ransom

Hugh Brogan; Arthur Ransome · 1984 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1984-1997. Cloth. A very smart two volume set of works by Hugh Brogan on the life and letters of Arthur Ransome. A two volume set of works on Arthur Ransome.In the original cloth bindings. In the original unclipped dust wrappers.The first editions. Arth...

The Letters of Nancy Mitford, Evelyn Waugh, and Diana Cooper

Nancy Mitford; Evelyn Waugh; Diana Cooper; Charlotte Mosely [ed.]; Artemis Cooper [ed.] · 1991 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1991-1996. Cloth. A fantastic three volume set of illustrated first edition collections of letters from the notable figures Nancy Mitford, Evelyn Waugh, and Diana Cooper. A three volume set.In the publisher's original cloth bindings. In the ori...

John Betjeman: Letters

John Betjeman; Candida Lycett Green · 1994 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Methuen, 1994-1995. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition complete set of this illustrated collection of letters from the poet, writer, and broadcaster Sir John Betjeman. A scarce complete two volume set.The first editions.Including Volume One: 1926 to 1951, a...

Patrick O&Apos;Brian

Nikolai Tolstoy; Dean King; John B. Hattendorf; Anne Chotzinoff Grossman; Lisa Grossman Thomas; Patrick O'Brian · 1996 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

New York; London, W.W. Norton & Company; Henry Holt and Company; William Collins, 1996-2019. Cloth. A very smart three volume set of works on the subject of Patrick O'Brian and his Aubrey-Maturin novels. A set of three volumes.Each on the subject of Patrick O'Brian a...

The Great Acceptance the Life Story of F.N. Charrington

Guy Thorne · 1913 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London; New York; Toronto, Hodder and Stoughton, 1913. Cloth. An uncommon, illustrated biography of influential Evangelical philanthropist and reformer Frederick Nicholas Charrington. An uncommon title recounting the extraordinary life of Frederick Nicholas Charrington, who re...

The Life of the Venerable Hugh Bourne

William Antliff · 1872 · Rooke Books

£155.00 (€185.79 | $204.78 | ¥32,700)

London, George Lamb, 1872 . First edition. Leather. A nice copy of the first edition of this scarce and beautifully bound biographical piece on Hugh Bourne (1772-1852), the co-founder of the Primitive Methodist movement, in full crushed morocco with ornate gilt decoration to b...

Letters Written by the Late Right Honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, to His Son, Philip Stanhope Efq; Late Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Dresden

Philip Dormer Stanhope · 1774 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Mrs. Eugenia Stanhope; Printed for J. Dodsley, 1774. Leather. A fascinating four volume set of letters by the 4th Earl of Chesterfield to his son, in full calf. A lovely four volume set of this collection of letters from Philip Dormer Stanhope to his son, together with...

Antonio Allegri Da Correggio

Dr. Julius Meyer; Mrs Charles Heaton [ed.] · 1876 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1876. Cloth. A lovely and uncommon title on the artistic legacy of Correggio, richly illustrated and decorated. An uncommon title reflecting on the artistic accomplishments of Italian Renaissance painter Antonio Allegri da Correggio.Bound in original ...

Letters and Friendships of Sir Cecil Spring Rice: A Record

Cecil Spring Rice; Stephen Gwynn [ed.] · 1929 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Constable & Co Ltd, 1929. Cloth. A complete two volume set of illustrated letters and friendships of British diplomat Sir Cecil Spring Rice. A scarce complete two volume set of works, featuring the letters and friendships of Sir Cecil Spring Rice.Edited by Stephen Gwyn...

The Works of Tobias Smollett with Memoirs of His Life; to Which Is Prefixed a View of the Commencement and Progress of Romance

Tobias Smollett; John Moore · 1797 · Rooke Books

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

London, B. Law, J. Johnson et. al. 1797. Leather. A smart calf-bound set comprising the works and memoirs of Tobias Smollett, complete in eight volumes. Complete in eight volumes. Uniformly bound in full calf, with red morocco spine labels and raised bands. Bound with the ori...

A Westminster Pilgrim; Being a Record of Service in Church, Cathedral, an Abbey College, University, and Concert-Room with a Few Notes on Sport

Sir Frederick Bridge · 1918 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Novello & Co. Ltd. [1918]. First edition. Cloth. A charmingly illustrated memoir of organist and teacher Sir Frederick Bridge, with a coloured frontispiece and 20 plates. In publisher's original decorative brown cloth binding.Illustrated with a coloured frontispie...

Passages from the Note-Books of the Late Nathaniel Hawthorne

Nathaniel Hawthorne; Moncure D. Conway [intro.] · 1869 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, John Camden Hotten , 1869. Leather. This volume of Nathaniel Hawthorne's note-book entries previously owned by British journalist and bibliophile Holbrook Jackson, with his handwritten gift slip. First edition. Bound in quarter morocco, with marbled paper covered...

The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works

James Boswell, Esq. · 1851 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London , Office of the National Illustrated Library, [1851]. Cloth. A fantastically illustrated four volume set of biographies on English writer Samuel Johnson, with frontispieces, vignette title pages, and a folding plate. A fantastic complete four volume set of biographies o...

The Fruits of Experience; or, Memoir of Joseph Brasbridge

Joseph Brasbridge · 1824 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Printed for the Author; A. J. Valpy, 1824 . Cloth. The insightful illustrated memoir from notorious silversmith Joseph Brasbridge. Second edition.Featuring a frontispiece portrait of the author and additional monochrome plate.The notorious memoir of Joseph Brasbridge, ...

On John Masefield Collection

John Masefield; Constance Babington Smith · 1947 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London; Oxford, William Heinemann Ltd; Oxford University Press; Buchan and Enright, 1947-1983. First edition. Cloth. An insightful collections of works which offer an intimate portrait of the fascinating 1930 poet laureate. All first editions. An insightful collection on John ...

2 Vols Master Francis Rabelais: Five Books of the Lives, Heroic Deeds and Sayings of Gargantua and His Son Pantagruel

Francis Rabelais; Thomas Urquhart [Trans.]; Peter Antony Motteux [Trans.] · 1892 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Lawrence and Bullen, 1892. Cloth. A handsome two-volume set of limited editions of Rabelais" comic Renaissance masterpiece, pairing the Urquhart–Motteux translation with Louis Chalon"s illustrations. In the publisher's original green moire binding. A limited edi...