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Words on Wellington the Duke- Waterloo-the Ball

Sir William Fraser · 1900 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, John C Nimmo, 1900. Cloth. An illustrated copy of this biographical work on the Duke of Wellington by Sir William Fraser. In the publisher's original cloth with gilt crest to the front board.Originally published in 1889. With a frontispiece, vignettes and 11 plate...

A Victorian Boyhood; an Edwardian Youth; Georgian Afternoon; I Forgot to Tell You

L. E. Jones · 1959 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Macmillan; Rupert Hart-Davis, 1959-65. Cloth. L. E. Jones's complete autobiographical work in four volumes, enclosed unclipped dust wrapper. In four volumes. Including first edition of 'Georgian Afternoon' and 'I Forgot to Tell You;' Later prin...

An Address Presented to Norman Hepburn Baynes with a Bibliography of His Writings

1942 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Oxford, Privately Printed at the University Press, 1942. First edition. Paperback. A privately printed bibliography on the works of historian Norman H. Baynes, including a charming letter from Baynes to fellow scholar Francis Ernest Hutchinson. The first edition of this privat...

Letters of Horace Walpole Earl of Orford, to Sir Horace Mann, British Envoy at the Court of Tuscany

Horace Walpole; Lord Dover [ed] · 1833 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

London, Richard Bentley, 1833. First edition. Hardback. The letters of Horace Walpole to Sir Horace Mann in three sumptuous uniform leather bound copies. First edition of theletters of Horace Walpole to Sir Horace Mann,British Envoy at the Court of Tuscany. Complete in three v...

The Life and Times of the Right Honourable William Ewart Gladstone

George Barnett Smith · 1881 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

Glasgow, James Campbell & Co. c1900. Cloth. A complete set of this insightful biography of William Ewart Gladstone, with illustrations throughout. Six volumes. The biography of William Ewart Gladstone, a British statesman and Liberal politician who served as Prime Minister of ...

The Life of Benvenuto Cellini

Robert H. Hobart Cust · 1910 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, G. Bell and Sons Ltd, 1910. Cloth. The author's own copy of this translated biography of Italian sculptor Benvenuto Cellini, with the author's signature to each volume. Two volumes. With author's own bookplate to the front pastedown, signed by the author...

Frederick James Furnivall: A Volume of Personal Record

Frederick James Funivall; et al · 1911 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Henry Frowde , 1911. First edition. Cloth. A bright copy of this scarce volume dedicated to the life and work of Frederick James Furnivall, the first edition. the scarce first edition. Featuring a varied collection dedicated to the life and work of Frederick James Furn...

Boswell&Apos;S Life of Johnson Including Their Tour to the Hebrides

James Boswell; John Wilson Croker · 1860 · Rooke Books

£155.00 (€185.79 | $204.78 | ¥32,700)

London, John Murray, 1860. Leather. A new edition of Boswell's celebrated biography of Samuel Johnson by John Wilson Croker. A new edition of Scottish biographer James Boswell's celebrated biography of Samuel Johnson, often described as one of the greatest English bi...

The Correspondence of James Boswell

James Boswell; Ralph S. Walker [ed] · 1966 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London , Heinemann, 1966-1986 . First edition. Cloth. Two smart first edition volumes of Boswell's Papers. Two volumes from the Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell, with volume one and four. James Boswell was a Scottish biographer, diarist and lawyer who...

Letters of James Boswell to the Rev W.J. Temple

James Boswell; Thomas Seccombe · 1908 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London , Sidgwick & Jackson, 1908 . First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of the correspondence of biographer James Boswell to W. J. Temple. A first edition copy.James Boswell was a Scottish biographer, diarist and lawyer who is best known for his biography of his f...

Arminius Vambery His Life and Adventures Written by Himself

Arminius Vambery · 1892 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London , T. Fisher Unwin, 1892 . Leather. An illustrated copy of Arminius Vambery's autobiography. Missing the title page but this volume is Arminius Vambery His Life and Adventures Written By Himself, with an introductory chapter Dedicated to the Boys of England, dated 1...

Johnson&Apos;S England an Account of the Life and Manners of His Age

A. S. Turberville · 1952 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1952. Cloth. Two volumes on the England of Samuel Johnson's time, with illustrations. Complete in two volumes. A reprint copy. These two volumes describe the England that Dr. Johnson knew, its habits, clothes, culture and amusements from the per...

The Life of Samuel Johnson Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Tour in Wales, Correspondence with Mrs Thrale, &C

James Boswell; J Wilson Croker; John Wright · 1859 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

London, Henry G Bohn, 1859. Cloth. James Boswell's famous biography of Samuel Johnson in ten volumes, featuring illustrations and valuable additions. Complete in ten volumes. Celebrated work of Scottish biographer James Boswell, often described as one of the greatest Engl...

Life of William Congreve

Edmond Gosse · 1888 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Walter Scott, 1888. First edition. Leather. This first edition copy of William Congreve's biography is in an attractive green leather binding. An attractive first edition of Edmond Gosse's biography of the Restoration playwright and politician William Congrev...

Gleanings from an Old Portfolio

Mrs. Godfrey Clark · 1895 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

Edinburgh , David Douglas, 1895-1898. First edition. Cloth. A complete three volume set of the correspondence of Lady Louisa Stuart, with illustrations. Complete in three volumes, each being first edition copies. Privately printed. These volumes contain correspondence betwee...

Sir Roger L&Apos;Estrange

George Kitchin · 1913 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

London , Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. 1913. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this biography of press censor and pamphleteer Sir Roger L'Estrange, with illustrations. A first edition copy. This work is an interesting addition to the history of the press ...

The Life of Sir Charles Hanbury-Williams Poet, Wit and Diplomatist

The Earl of Ilcheste; Mrs Langford-Brooke · 1929 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London , Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this biography of diplomat Sir Charles Hanbury Williams. A first edition copy. Sir Charles Hanbury-Williams was a Welsh diplomat, writer and satirist. This volume details his life...

The Life of Philip Skelton

Samuel Burdy; Norman Moore · 1914 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Oxford, At the Clarendon Press , 1914 . Cloth. A signed reprint of this biography of clergyman Philip Skelton. Signed by the editor to the half title page, dated 1915. A reprint of the original 1792 version with an introduction by Norman Moore. Philip Skelton was an Irish Pro...

The Whole Works of William Browne, of Tavistock and of the Inner Temple

W. Carew Hazlitt · 1868 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Not Stated , Roxburghe Library, 1868-1869 . First edition. Leather. A two volume collection of the poetry of William Browne. Complete in two volumes published in 1868 and 1869. First edition copies. W. Carew Hazlitt was an English lawyer, biographer and writer. This volume c...

Robert Gregory 1819-1911 Being the Autobiography of Robert Gregory, D.D. Dean of St. Paul&Apos;S

Robert Gregory; W. H. Hutton · 1912 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Longmans, Green and Co, 1912. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this very scarce autobiography of Dean of St. Paul's, Robert Gregory. A very scarce first edition.The autobiography of Anglican Dean Robert Gregory. Gregory was the Dean of St. Paul...