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The History of the Lives of Abeillard and Heloisa; Comprising a Period of Eighty-Four Years, from 1079 to 1163. With Their Genuine Letters, from the Collection of Amboise

Joseph Berington · 1788 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.37 | ¥68,565)

Birmingham, M. Swinney, 1788. Leather. The second edition of this interesting work in the medieval love affair and correspondence between Heloise and Abelard. The second edition of this work. A biography of the life of Heloise and Abelard, a medieval couple who had an affair. ...

Walker&Apos;S Quarterly Numbers 9-12

Various · 1922 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Walker's Galleries, 1922-23. First edition. Leather. A finely bound collection of four artist's biographies from Walker's quarterly magazine. Being six issues of these biographies regarding popular artists and their works. Bound by Lloyd London, with the...

Olympia Morata, Her Times, Life and Writings

[Amelia Gillespie Smyth] · 1836 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.70 | $290.65 | ¥46,413)

London, Smith, Elder, and Co. 1836. Leather. A scarce third edition of this in depth biography of the classical Italian scholar, Olympia Morata, written by Amelia Gillespie Smyth, illustrated with a frontispiece and two plates. The third edition of this work. A scarce work. Il...

Histoire de Nicolas Rienzy, Chevalier, Tribun Et Senateur de Rome

Benigne Dujardin · 1743 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)

Paris, David Paine, 1743. First edition. Leather. A French first edition of Benigne Dujardin's fascinating biography on the life of the medieval tribune and Senator of Rome, Nicolas Rienzy. The first edition of this work. In the original French. This work is an octavo, th...

George Eliot&Apos;S Life

John Walter Cross · 1885 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.20 | $786.08 | ¥125,527)

Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1885. First edition. Leather. The first edition of John Cross' biography on his late wife Mary Ann Evans, also known as George Eliot, the popular author. In a full calf signed binding by Waters, Newcastle. The first editio...

Lives of Nottinghamshire Worthies and of Celebrated and Remarkable Men of the County from the Norman Conquest to A.D. 1882

Cornelius Brown · 1882 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

London, H. Sotheran and Co. 1882. First edition. Leather. An uncommon first edition copy of this fascinating collection of biographical sketches of eminent inhabitants of Nottinghamshire, England, by Cornelius Brown. Cornelius Brown was a renowned English journalist, historian...

A Short Life of Napoleon Bonaparte

Ida M. Tarbell · 1895 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

New York, S. S. McClure, 1895. Leather. A nicely bound and profusely illustrated biography of Napoleon Bonaparte, written by Ida M. Turbell, held in a slipcase. With a slipcase. Slipcase in a fine condition. An interesting biography of Napoleon Bonaparte, the French military l...

The Life of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick&Apos;S, Dublin

W. H. Dilworth · 1760 · Rooke Books

£500.00 (€599.33 | $660.57 | ¥105,484)

London, Printed for H. Woodgate and S. Brooks, 1760. Leather. A very scarce work by W. H. Dilworth exploring the life and literary career of Jonathan Swift, of 'Gulliver's Travels' fame. A biographical account of the life of Dr. Johnathon Swift by W. H. Dilworth...

Memoirs of the Life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheriden

Thomas Moroe · 1825 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1825. Cloth. The third edition of Thomas Moore's biography on the popular Irish playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan, illustrated with a folding plate. The third edition of this work. Complete in three volumes. Richard...

Miscellaneous Works of the Late Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield Consisting of Letter to His Friends Never Before Printed and Various Other Articles to Which Are Prefixed Memoirs of His Life Tending to Illustrate the CIVIL, Literary, and Political History of His Time

Philip Dormer Stanhope; M. Maty (ed.) · 1777 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Edward and Charles Dilly, 1777. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this uncommon and important collection of the works of Philip Stanhope, complete with many charming engravings. Uncommon. The first edition with no further editions stated and dedication dated...

Loved and Chastened; Being the Autobiography of Robert Parminter Knill Minister of the Gospel. With Some Reminiscences of His Latest Days.

Robert Parminter Knill; Thomas Hull · 1895 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, E. Wilmshurst, 1895. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition copy of this fascinating autobiography of the Minster Robert Parminter Knill. With a preface by Thomas Hull, and an account of 'Mr. Knill's Last Days', by Robert Parminter Knill'...

Memoirs of George the Fourth, Descriptive of the Most Interesting Scenes of His Private and Public Life, and the Important Events of His Memorable Reign; with Characteristic Sketches of All the Celebrated Men Who Were His Friends and Companions As a Prince and His Ministers and Counsellors As a Monarch

Robert Huish · 1831 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

London, T. Kelly; Fisher, Son, and P. Jackson; et al, 1831. Leather. An illustrated and informative biography on George IV, the son of the mad George III, written by Robert Huish. Complete in two volumes. This work is an entertaining and informative biography of George IV, who...

Mein Leben!

Wilhelm Engelmann · 1879 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Geringswalde, Otto Berger, 1879. Cloth. A very scarce work on the life of Wilhelm Engelmann, bound in the lovely original blind stamped cloth with gilt detail to the front board and spine. Whilst little is known about the author of this text, the work is a fascinating example ...

Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Honourable Henry Home of Kames. Containing Sketches of the Progress of Literature and General Improvement in Scotland During the Greater Part of the Eighteenth Century.

Alexander Fraser Tytler' Henry Home, Lord Kames · 1807 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

Edinburgh and London, William Creech, T Cadell and W Davies, 1807. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this detailed look into the life of this central figure of the Scottish Enlightenment, Henry Home, Lord Kames. The leaf of 105 to volume I, which is the errata, is a...

The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Compositions, Never Before Published; the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great Britain for Near Half a Century During Which He Flourished

James Boswell · 1823 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)

London, J Richardson and Co et al. 1823. Leather. A very smart four volume leather set of James Boswell's famous biography of the life and work of Samuel Johnson This classic work was a huge critical success, and is a significant landmark in the development of genre of bi...

Portraits, Memoirs, and Characters, of Remarkable Persons, from the Revolution in 1688 to the End of the Reign of George II. Collected from the Most Authentic Accounts Extant

James Caulfield · 1819 · Rooke Books

£445.00 (€533.40 | $587.91 | ¥93,881)

London, H R Young, 1819. Leather. A charming four volume set of the 'Portraits Memoirs and Characters of Remarkable Persons' by James Caulfield A four volume set of 'Portraits Memoirs and Characters of Remarkable Persons' by James Caulfield, illustrated thr...

Memoir of John Nichol Professor of English Literature in the University of Glasgow

Professor Knight · 1896 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Glasgow, James MacLehose and Sons, 1896. First edition. Fine Binding. A scarce first edition of this memoir of John Nichol In an attractive prize binding for the University of Glasgow, given for the Nichol Memorial prize for 1898. John Nichol was the first Regius Professor of ...

As It Happened an Autobiography

Maurice B. Reckitt · 1941 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 1941. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated and very scarce first edition autobiography, with the original dust wrapper, once owned by journalist Robin Page Arnot. A very scarce first edition, in the original unclipped, and very scarce, dust wrapp...

Life, Religious Opinions and Experience of Madame de la Mothe Guyon

Thomas C. Upham · 1856 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

London, Sampson Low, Son, and Co.; Thomas Constable and Co. 1856 . Cloth. A smart second edition of this religious biographical work on the leading seventeenth-century Quietist from Thomas Upham. Second edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding by Bone & Son. Wit...

Marvin&Apos;S Letters to the "Morning Post.

Mr. Charles Marvin; Louis Tracy [ed.] · 1891 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

Allahabad, Printed and Published at the Office of the "Morning Post, 1891. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition collecting letters by Charles Thomas Marvin, whose misconduct spawned the Official Secrets Act. A first edition of this very scarce collection of letter...