AUD 
CAD 
EUR 
HKD 
PLN 
SGD 
CHF 
USD 
+44 01225 448831
sales@rookebooks.com
Filter
Biography & Autobiography
-
1905 The Homes of TennysonLondon: 1905A pleasing copy of the first edition of The Homes of Tennyson, illustrated with twenty colour plates, in the original cloth rebacked in morocco. -
1900 The Book of Omar and RubáiyátNew York and London: 1900This scarce first edition, first impression of an illustrated, miscellaneous collection of items relating the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, in the original publisher's pictorial paper wraps. -
1898 12vol The Life and Works of Alfred Lord TennysonLondon: 1898A complete twelve volume set of the works of Alfred Lord Tennyson, with a memoir written by his son. -
1857 Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El Medinah and MeccahLondon: 1857The second edition of Richard Burton's famous account of his journey to Mecca, disguised as a Muslim, during a period when non-Muslims were strictly forbidden. -
1863 Wanderings in West Africa from Liverpool to Fernando PoLondon: 1863An exceptionally bright copy of the two volume first edition of Burton's account of his explorations in West Africa. -
1924 Mark Twain's AutobiographyNew York: 1924The two volume first printings of Mark Twain's autobiography, dictated by him during the last years of his life. -
1935 Albert Bigelow Paine Mark Twain's Notebooks Second Edition FrontispieceNew York; London: 1935A very good copy of Mark Twain's Notebook, author of 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' and ' The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'. -
1974 Mark Twain and the South Arthur Pettit Academic Critical DustwrapperKentucky : 1974A first edition of this critical work on Mark Twain by Arthur G. Pettit.