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The Life of Thomas Holcroft

Thomas Holcroft; William Hazlitt; Elbridge Colby · 1925 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

London, Constable & Company LTD, 1925. Cloth. A limited edition illustrated biography on the eminent Georgian dramatist Thomas Holcroft. Complete in two volumes.A limited edition, limited to 700 copies.The expanded autobiography of Thomas Holcroft, written by himself, then exp...

Memoires de J. Casanova de Seingalt

J. Casanova De Seingalt · 1924 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)

Paris, La Sirene, 1924-1935. Paperback. The Italian adventurer offers a narrative of his life in this twelve-volume set. An illustrated edition of Giacomo Girolamo Casanova's autobiography, based on the original manuscripts salvaged from Leipzig after the Second World War...

A Little Learning: The First Volume of an Autobiography

Evelyn Waugh · 1964 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Chapman & Hall, 1964. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this first volume of Evelyn Waugh's autobiography, with the unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped...

Carlyle Till Marriage; Carlyle to the "French Revolution"; Carlyle on Cromwell & Others; Carlyle at His Zenith; Carlyle to the Threescore-and-Ten

David Alec Wilson · 1923 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. 1923-9. First edition. Cloth. Five volumes from David Alec Wilson's extensive biographical work on the life of Thomas Carlyle, the first edition inscribed by the author. The first edition of this work. Five of six volumes. Present...

Charles-Quint Son Abdication Son Sejour Et Sa Mort Au Monastere de Yuste

Francois Mignet · 1857 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

Paris, Didier et Cie, 1857. Leather. The third edition of Francois Mignet's popular and detailed biography of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. The third edition.In the original French.A biography of Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor. Charles was the head of the then-ris...

Notice Sur la Cour Du Grand-Seigneur

Joseph-Eugene Beauvoisins · 1809 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)

Paris, Chez Gabriel Waree, 1809 . Leather. A fourth edition copy of Notice sur La Cour du Grand-Seigneur by Joseph-Eugene Beauvoisins. A fourth edition, corrected and enlarged. In the original French. Notice Sur La Cour du Grand-Seigneur is a detailed account of the harem, f...

Memoires Du General Bon de Marbot

Marcellin Marbot · 1892 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

Paris, E. Plon, Nourrit et Cie, 1892. Cloth. The detailed memoirs of Marcellin Marbot, in the original French language. French language. Three volumes. Each volume is illustrated with a frontispiece. Volume three also contains a folding plate to the rear. Collated complete. Th...

Memoirs of Major-General Sir Henry Havelock

John Clark Marshman · 1861 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London , Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1861. Leather. A second edition copy of these interesting memoirs of Major-General Sir Henry Havelock. A second edition copy of Memoirs of Major-General Sir Henry Havelock. Major-General Sir Henry Havelock was a British general wh...

Memoires Madame de Motteville Sue Anne D&Apos;Autriche Et Sa Cour

Madame de Motteville · 1881 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

Paris, G. Charpentier, 1881-86. Leather. A leather bound set of Françoise Bertaut de Motteville's eighteenth century memoir. Published in French. Three of four volumes containing Françoise Bertaut de Motteville's interesting memoir. Published in French. Motteville&...

Mr. Gladstone the Romanes Lecture

G. M. Young · 1944 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London , At the Clarendon Press , 1944 . First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A first edition copy of this lecture on Mr. Gladstone. A first edition. This volume contains the lecture given by G. M. Young in the Sheldonian Theatre on 2 June 1944 on Mr. Gladstone. G. M. Young was ...

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

1916 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Letchworth , Garden City Publishing Company, 1916. Brochure/Pamphlet. A limited edition copy of these personal recollections of writer John M. Synge. A limited edition copy, limited to two hundred copies. John M Synge was an Irish playwright, poet, writer and a key figure in ...

Harry Furniss at Home

Harry Furniss · 1904 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1904. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition copy of the personal recollections and anecdotes of Harry Furniss. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. The personal anecdotes of Harry Furniss (1854...

Ouida: A Memoir

Elizabeth Lee · 1914 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, T Fisher Uwin, 1914. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Elizabeth Lee's memoir of English novelist Ouida. The first edition of this work. Memoir of prolific nineteenth century English novelist Maria Louise Ramé, better known under pseudonym Ouida. Modera...

Memorials of James Hogg, the Ettrick Shepherd

James Hogg; Mrs. Garden [editor] · 1884 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Alexander Gardner, 1884. Cloth. A scarce memoir of Scottish writer James Hogg, with a preface by Professor Veitch. Scarce work. Dated from Trinity College Dublin Library. With portrait frontispiece. The life of James Hogg, a Scottish novelist, essayist, and poet who wr...

Memoirs of Frederick and Margaret Klopstock and Klopstock and His Friends

Miss Benger · 1812 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,173)

London , Henry Colburn; Cadell and Davies , 1812-1814. Leather. Two uniformly bound volumes of memoirs of the Klopstock's. Two later edition of Memoirs of Frederick and Margaret Klopstock and Klopstock and His Friends. Memoirs of Frederick and Margaret Klopstock is trans...

Letters and Sketches of Francis T. Warre Cornish Late Captain 17th Bengal Lancers and an Essay on the Training of Cavalry and Mounted Infantry 1884-1901

Francis T. Warre Cornish · 1920 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Eton, Spottiswoode & Co, 1920. First edition. Leather. A first edition copy of this volume on Francis T. Warre Cornish, with illustrations. A first edition copy. This volume contains a collection of letters and sketches of Francis T. Warre Cornish who was Captain of the 17th ...

The Life of Samuel Johnson

James Boswell · 1859 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,181)

London , Henry G. Bohn, 1859. Leather. A complete ten volume set of The Life of Samuel Johnson. A complete ten volume set of this biography of Samuel Johnson. A new edition. Samuel Johnson was an English writer, poet, playwright, essayist and critic. These volumes also inclu...

George Eliot&Apos;S Life As Related in Her Letters and Journals

J. W. Cross · 1885 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)

London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1885. First edition. Cloth. Biography of George Eliot by her husband in three volumes, the author's presentation copy of the first edition. Complete in three volumes. The first edition of this work. Author's presentation copy insc...

Elizabeth and Essex: A Tragic History

Lytton Strachey · 1928 · Rooke Books

£52.00 (€62.33 | $68.70 | ¥10,970)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1928. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Lytton Strachey's biographical sketch of Elizabeth I and her relationship with Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex. The first edition of Lytton Strachey's biography of Queen Elizabeth I, focussing o...

Texts on William Morris

Stephen Coote; Linda Parry · 1990 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Garamond; Philip Wilson Publishers, 1990-1996. First edition. Cloth. Two very smart volumes on William Morris, with details of his life and work. Two volumes. Works on William Morris, a British textile designer, poet, artist, fantasy writer, architectural conservationi...