Books - "autobiography"
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PRISONER BEYOND THE CHINDWIN
Ex lib, minimal markings, 158pp, illus, VG- (sl edge wear, v sl internal separation at rear hinge, v sl sunned soiled & rubbed) d/w POOR (tatty)
PUBLISHER: Arthur Baker, London, 1955
KEYWORDS: autobiography autobiography hilda r corpe mrs tun tin burma ww2 prisoner japanese 14th army
Blood Washes Blood
octavo paperback (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: arrow
KEYWORDS: autobiography sicily italy history autobiography crime frank viviano specials
The Nut that Changed my Life
Octavo, illus cream light card covers with white lettering to brown spine, 272pp, illus, VG+ (v slight fading to upper spine)
PUBLISHER: GH, Wellington 2007
KEYWORDS: Bruce Hayman New Zealand autobiography Tasman Downs Station farming Roya New Zealand Air Force RNZAF aviation autobiography memoir
Stalag Doctor
First edition, octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 209pp, VG (previous owner's name in ink to fep, light rubbing & light soiling to boards, light foxing to page edges) in d/w VG (moderate bruising to spine extrems & cover corners, spine extrems repaired with archival tape, light rubbing)
PUBLISHER: Allan Wingate 1956
KEYWORDS: autobiography history World War Two WW2 autobiography doctor
MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 266pp VG+(v sl cocked,v sl bruised corners, v sl bumped spine head & foot,v sl sunned spine, v sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: john murray london 1914
KEYWORDS: autobiography mcclure america history
ESCAPE
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 278pp VG+(v sl gum stains to ep's & boards,v sl bumped spine head & foot)d/w VG+(in plastic,v sl sunned, v sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: south brunswick new york 1970
KEYWORDS: history war autobiography palestinian
AN ESSAY IN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
ex libris (usual cancellations markings, pocket etc), 160pp, B&W photo illust, near excellent (sl cocked, head and foot of spine sl bumped, s; bumped extremities), d/w very good + (sl rubbed , sl sunned, head of spine sl chipped, sl wearing to extremities
PUBLISHER: collins and harvill press london 1959
KEYWORDS: boris pasternak autobiography, russia history ww1 literature
NATURALIST IN TWO WORLDS
random recollections of a university president
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc) pp162, cond excellent (tight square copy, clean white paper, never been issued) cond d/w excellent (in plastic, rear flap trimmed).
PUBLISHER: the university of michigan press, michigan 1963
KEYWORDS: autobiography, alexander ruthven, university of michigan (1929 - 51)
FAIR FIGHTS AND FOUL
a dissenting lawyer's life
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc), 292pp, cond. excellent+ (tight square copy), d/w excellent- (back flap trimmed and attached to front ep, in plastic).
PUBLISHER: harcourt, brace & world, new york 1951
KEYWORDS: law, autobiography, thurman arnold
A CASE FOR THE YARD
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc), 191pp, illus, cond v good+ (usual shelf wear), d/w very good (sl tears & creases to extremities).
PUBLISHER: john long, london 1961
KEYWORDS: autobiography, william rawlings, crime, new scotland yard
Sara
Monsieur Nicholas
Limited numbered edition, scarce, 270pp incl 8pp appendix, blue paper boards with orange cloth spine, gilt embossed emblem on front & gilt lettering on spine, hand-made all rag Auvergne paper, 1st English translation, VG (discolouration to edges, pages mod water marked & v sl foxed, sunned spine, 3 corners sl bruised, sl shelf wear, tiny marks on boards)
PUBLISHER: John Rodker London 1927
KEYWORDS: eighteenth century French autobiography Monsieur Nicholas
THE RIGHT TIME
the autobiography of harry golden
ex libris(usual cancell. m'kings, pckt etc), 450pp, b&w photo illust, near excell (v sl cocked, sl rubbed, sl gum stains to fr and rear fep's), d/w v gd+ (in plastic, sl discol'ns)
PUBLISHER: g p putnam's sons new york 1969
KEYWORDS: harry golden autobiography america literature history
FIFTY YEARS A JOURNALIST
ex libris (usual cancell. m'kings, pcket etc), 371pp, b&w photo illust, very good (head & foot sp sl chipped, corners sl bruised, discol'tion to spine, fr & rear bd's, fr extrem'y sl scuffed, sl label residue to fr bd, fr and rear pep's sl loose)
PUBLISHER: heinmann london 1922
KEYWORDS: melville stone autobiography journalism america
KINGSLEY MARTIN
portrait and self-portrait
ex libris (usual cancell. m'kings, pckt etc), 166pp, b&w photo illust, near excell (head & foot spine sl bumped, sl gum residue to fr and rear fep's, sl creasing to rear fep), d/w (in plastic, sl discol'tion to lwr rear extrem's and upper corner)
PUBLISHER: barrie 7 jenkins london 1969
KEYWORDS: kingsley martin biography autobiography editor england journalism
BOOKS AND MYSELF
memoirs of an editor
ex libris (usual cancell. m'kings, pckt etc), 343pp, b&w illust, sl cocked, sl sunned spine, head & foot spine sl bumped, corners sl bruised, booksellers label on fr fep) d/w (fr and rear flaps only, price clipped)
PUBLISHER: mcdonald & co london nd.
KEYWORDS: john hammerton autobiography author england memoirs
MY DEAR TIMOTHY
an autobiographical letter to his grandson
ex libris (usual cancel m'kings pkt etc), 439pp & 1p advert, b&w photo illus, v gd+ (head and tail spine sl bumped, corners sl bruised, sl cocked, sl rubbing), d/w v gd (head and tail spine chipped, lwr fr cover chipped, corners and extrem's chipped and worn)
PUBLISHER: camelot press london 1952
KEYWORDS: autobiography england victor gollancz judaism socialism history
PATHWAYS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW
a personal narrative
ex libris (usual cancell m'kings, pcket etc), 239pp, near excell (head & tial spine sl bumped, corners v sl bruised), d/w very good + (head & tail spine, extrem's and corners sl worn, fr flap clipped, rear cover chipped, spine sl sunned)
PUBLISHER: macmillan new york 1953
KEYWORDS: arthur k. kuhn autobiography international law war history
The Life of Thomas Cooper
With an introduction by John Saville
Reprint ex libris w.usual cancellation stamps etc. 400pp in NEAR EXC (gum marking to ep's at edges) in NEAR EXC d/w (with plastic)
PUBLISHER: Leicester University Press New York 1971
KEYWORDS: autobiography cooper chartism politics england victorian history
If I Forget Thee
Some chapters of autobiography 1912-1920
first edition ex libris w.usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc. 170pp, illust. in VG+ cond. (v.sl.bruised corners, sl.gum marking to ep's & boards at edges) in VG+ d/w (with plastic, sl.sunned spine)
PUBLISHER: Paul Elek Books Ltd London 1973
KEYWORDS: autobiography WWI Bentwich World War 1 Jerusalem
Richard Hovey
Man & Craftsman
first edition ex libris w.usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc., 265pp, Frontis. in VG cond. (v.sl.rubbing to boards, corners bruised, minor shelf wear ot extrem.) in VG- d/w (some wear to edges with some creasing, corners sl.chipped with 2 open tear to lower front)
PUBLISHER: Duke University Press, London 1957
KEYWORDS: Hovey autobiography translator literature symbolist movement