Books - "autobiography"
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Letter From Reachfar
FIRST EDITION, octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 152pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl discolouration to board edges, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, sl tanning, prev. bookseller's sm label to front flap)
PUBLISHER: Macmillan 1975
KEYWORDS: first editions Jane Duncan autobiography memoir literary literature
A Lawyer's Tale
SCARCE, INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR'S DAUGHTER, octavo, green textured buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 111pp, VG- (light to moderate bruising to extrems, moderate scuffing & surface loss to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping with loss & archival tape repairs to edges, light tanning & foxing to spine, light chafing & soiling to covers)
PUBLISHER: Priory Press N/D (c.1950)
KEYWORDS: law legal profession A C Hooper Wales England history autobiography memoir
The Grand Surprise: The Journals of Leo Lerman
Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Alfred A. Knopf 2007
KEYWORDS: journals diaries Leo Lerman social commentary autobiography high society New York art scene
Running on Empty: The Ropati Story
INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, ALSO loosely enclosed handwritten note & printed invitation both relating to the book launch, super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Reed Publishing 1996
KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport sporting legends rugby league Joe Tea Iva Ropati signed autobiography memoir
Let's Go (So We Can Get Back)
Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Faber & Faber 2018
KEYWORDS: Jeff Tweedy Wilco rock bands music entertainment autobiography memoir
From the Shamrock to the Kangaroo Paw
Octavo stapled light card covers (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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Kevin Bligh 2018
KEYWORDS: autobiography memoir Kevin Bligh emigration Australia Ireland Irish migration
Tales of Hoffmann: Part One
Octavo softcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Bumper / Anna Hoffmann 1998
KEYWORDS: New Zealand music musicians Anna Hoffmann autobiography memoir
The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt : The First Complete and Unabridged English Translation
COMPLETE SIX VOLUME SET, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, various pagination, illus, VG (light scuffing/bruising to extrems, light to moderate fading to spines of some vols, light to moderate soiling to some boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink with tippex/white-out to front eps to all vols, heavy crack to front gutter of vol 2- front board sl shaky)
PUBLISHER: G. P. Putnam's Sons / Elek Books N/D
KEYWORDS: Casanova autobiography memoir history historical figures romance love Europe
1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: A Memoir
FIRST EDITION, super edition, grey heavy boards, black lettering to spine, illus eps, viii + 380pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light bruising to front board, sl soiling & tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: The Bodley Head 2021
KEYWORDS: first editions art artists autobiography memoir Ai Weiwei sculptures installation artists
A Very Private Eye: The Diaries, Letters and Notebooks of Barbara Pym
Super octavo softcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Papermac / Macmillan 1994
KEYWORDS: Barbara Pym diaries letters notebooks autobiography memoir literary literature
The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo
Octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins 2016
KEYWORDS: entertainment biographies autobiography memoir Amy Schumer comedy
Roland Barthes
Octavo softcover ((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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Hill and Wang / Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1987
KEYWORDS: literary autobiography memoir Roland Barthes literature
Sons of the South
SIGNED, octavo softcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Paul Highton N/D
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Zealanders signed Paul Highton autobiography memoir terminal illness cancer
The Rolling Stone
EX-LIBRARY, super octavo softcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Moss Associates 2000
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Zealanders Geoffrey Moss anecdotes autobiography memoir
Walk on the Wild Side
Super octavo softcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Bantam Books 1997
KEYWORDS: autobiography memoir sport Basketball players Dennis Rodman stars
Letters of J M Barrie
Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Peter Davies 1942
KEYWORDS: letters correspondence J M Barrie collection literature literary autobiography
Vladimir Nabokov: Selected Letters 1940-1977
Octavo softcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Vintage 1991
KEYWORDS: literary autobiography autobiographical letters correspondence Vladimir Nabokov collection
This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
Octavo softcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Picador 2018
KEYWORDS: Adam Kay humour humor autobiography diary journal health medical junior doctors
Pyramids Road: An Egyptian Homecoming
FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: The American University in Cairo Press 2004
KEYWORDS: first editions Midhat Gazale Egypt autobiography memoir
On the Bus: The Complete Guide to the Legendary Trip of Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters and the Birth of the Counterculture
Square super octavo, illus glossy light card covers, orange & blue lettering to spine, xxvii + 195pp, illus/photos, VG (light creasing & curling to covers, moderate fading to spine & cover edges, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover, light tanning & foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Thunder's Mouth Press 1996
KEYWORDS: travel literature popular culture Ken Kesey merry pranksters biography memoir autobiography swinging 60s sixties Ken Babbs psychadelic