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$12.39
2a9/16

PRISONER BEYOND THE CHINDWIN


CORPE, HILDA R.:

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

$10.00
xxaqc12833

Blood Washes Blood


VIVIANO, FRANK

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

$75.00
1u34/42

Stalag Doctor


SCHRIRE, I.

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

$22.30
1g60/6

MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY


MCCLURE, S S:

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

$11.15
1d23/13

ESCAPE


JORDAN, FRITZ:

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

$13.94
1e1/13

AN ESSAY IN AUTOBIOGRAPHY


PASTERNAKM, BORIS

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

$13.94
1f45/33

NATURALIST IN TWO WORLDS


random recollections of a university president

RUTHVEN, ALEXANDER G;

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)

$13.94
1f47/18

FAIR FIGHTS AND FOUL


a dissenting lawyer's life

ARNOLD, THURMAN;

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

$13.94
1f47/10

A CASE FOR THE YARD


RAWLINGS, WILLIAM;

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

$69.71
manOA/3

Sara


Monsieur Nicholas

BRETONNE de la, RESTIF

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

$13.94
1e2/34

THE RIGHT TIME


the autobiography of harry golden

GOLDEN, HARRY

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

$13.94
1e2/18

FIFTY YEARS A JOURNALIST


STONE, MELVILLE E.

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

$13.94
1e2/23

KINGSLEY MARTIN


portrait and self-portrait

MARTIN, KINGSLEY (JONES, MERVYN ED.)

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

$13.94
1e2/21

BOOKS AND MYSELF


memoirs of an editor

HAMMERTON, J. A.

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

$11.15
1e6/1

MY DEAR TIMOTHY


an autobiographical letter to his grandson

GOLLANCZ, VICTOR

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

$11.15
1e3/10

PATHWAYS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW


a personal narrative

KUHN, ARTHUR K.

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

$13.94
1f44/10

The Life of Thomas Cooper


With an introduction by John Saville

COOPER, THOMAS & Saville, John (introduction by):

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

$13.94
1f44/51

If I Forget Thee


Some chapters of autobiography 1912-1920

BENTWICH, HELEN:

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

$13.94
1f43/25

Richard Hovey


Man & Craftsman

MACDONALD, ALLAN HOUSTON;

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

$8.36
1e9/5

THEM AND US


BULLOCK, JIM

ex libris (usual cancel m'kings, pckt etc), 254pp, b&w photo illus, v gd + (head and tail spine sl bumped, corners sl rounded, sl cocked, sl rubbed, sl gum stains to fr and rear bd's and ep's, rear bd loose, rear ep reinforced with tape) d/w v gd (in plastic, sl rubbed, rear flap sl trimmed)

PUBLISHER: souvenir press london 1972

KEYWORDS: bullock autobiography england politics history

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