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Yes, Minister: Attorney-General 2008-2017


FINLAYSON, CHRISTOPHER

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: Allen & Unwin 2022

KEYWORDS: autobiography memoir New Zealand politics attorney-general Christopher Finlayson

$100.00
ak5/9/40

Frangipani's Ring: An Event in the Life of Henry Thode


THODE, HENRY & J F C L (Trans) & THOMA, HANS (Marginal Designs)

FIRST EDITION, quarto, beige buckram boards, red & black lettering to front board, gilt ring illus to front board, teg, deckled page fore-edges, unpaginated prelims, 179pp, illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, VG (light to moderate scuffing to extrems, moderate soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning to page edges, light cracking to gutters, prev owner's name in coloured pencil to prelims, light tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional light foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: John Macqueen 1900

KEYWORDS: first editions autobiography autobiographies memoir Henry Thode art history historians German

$600.00
ak5/10/18

Recollections of a Happy Life, Being an Autobiography of Marianne North (2 Vol Set)


NORTH, MARIANNE & SYMONDS, Mrs JOHN ADDINGTON (Ed)

2 VOL SET, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt illus to front boards, frontispieces with tissue guards, vol 1- viii + 351pp, vol 2- unpaginated prelims + 343pp, illus/maps, VG (light fading to spines, light bruising & rubbing to extrems, moderate chafing to boards, moderate tanning/soiling & light foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to half title page of vol 1, sporadic light tanning & foxing throughout, occasional cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co 1893

KEYWORDS: biology botany botanists Victorian England autobiography autobiographies memoir Marianne North

$40.00
ak5/11/6

Journey into a Fog


BERGER-HAMERSCHLAG, MARGARETA

FIRST EDITION, octavo, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 254pp, illus, VG (moderate bruise to extrems/board edges, sl soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges & prelims/terminals, light tanning & foxing to eps, light to moderate foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning & foxing to spine & folds/edges, minor soiling)

PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 1955

KEYWORDS: first editions art autobiography autobiographies memoir Margareta Berger-Hamerschlag

$40.00
ak5/12/24

The Shadow: The Amazing Exploits of Frank Fahy


KELLY, VINCE & SHEAHAN, The Hon W F (Fore)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, x + (4) + 204pp, illus, VG (light bruising/rubbing & moderate foxing to spine & board edges, light soiling to boards, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges, sl tanning & foxing to eps & sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Angus and Robertson 1954

KEYWORDS: first editions autobiography autobiographies memoir Frank Fahy military Australia Australian history

$150.00
ak5/12/38

Hitler Was My Friend


HOFFMANN, HEINRICH & STEVENS, Lt.-Col. R H (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained red, illus eps, 256pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & discolouration to spine extrems, light bruising to board corners, light soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, minor foxing throughout) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges- archival tape repairs, moderate tanning & foxingb/soiling)

PUBLISHER: Burke Publishing Company 1955

KEYWORDS: first editions Adolf Hitler Heinrich Hoffmann autobiography autobiographies memoir photography photographers

$25.00
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Gallipoli to the Somme: Recollections of a New Zealand Infantryman


AITKEN, ALEXANDER & FERGUSSON, Sir BERNARD (Intro)

Ex-library, lacks ffep, 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: Oxford University Press 1963

KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war Gallipoli Somme battles campaigns autobiography Alexander Aitken

$45.00
ak5/14/18

A White Boy Among the Maoris in the Forties


STACK, JAMES WEST & COXON, Mrs FRANK (Fore) & REED, A H (Ed)

SIGNED BY A H REED, octavo, illus stiff card covers, printed eps, frontispiece, 24pp, illus, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems.edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: A H Reed 1934

KEYWORDS: New Zealand signed A H Reed James West Stack autobiography autobiographies memoir Maori culture customs

$40.00
ak5/15/4

Hell's Angels: The Life and Times of Sonny Barger and the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club


BARGER, RALPH SONNY & ZIMMERMAN, KEITH and KENT

Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, viii + (4) + 259pp, illus/photos, VG+ (spine sl cocked, sl bruising to extrems, sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing to edges, sl scuffing to top edge of rear cover, light chafing & soiling with label residue to rear)

PUBLISHER: Fourth Estate 2000

KEYWORDS: true crime criminal underworld Hell's Angels motorcycle gangs motorbikes Sonny Barger autobiography autobiographies memoir

$10.00
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Proud: My Autobiography


THOMAS, GARETH & CALVIN, MICHAEL

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: Ebury Press 2014

KEYWORDS: sport rugby union autobiography autobiographies memoir Gareth Thomas Wales Welsh players

$40.00
ak5/15/20

Eminem: The Way I Am


EMINEM & JENKINS, SACHA

Imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine, printed eps, illus prelims, 207pp + terminals, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine & board extrems, light soilig to page edges, sporadic moderate cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Orion 2008

KEYWORDS: rap hip-hop stars rappers music Eminem Marshall Mathers autobiography autobiographies memoir

$40.00
ak5/15/28

My Deer Life


BIMLER, HARRY

Super octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, 164pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate fading to spine, sl curling & fading to covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to inside front cover)

PUBLISHER: The Halcyon Press 1995

KEYWORDS: New Zealand hobbies hunting game deer Harry Bimler autobiography memoir

$65.00
ak5/15/32

Hans Krebs: Reminiscences and Reflections


KREBS, HANS & MARTIN, ANNE

Octavo, dark blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, vii + (5) + 298pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light to moderate tanning to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, light tanning & foxing to prelism & terminals) in d/w, VG (moderate fading to spine, light creasing to edges, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1981

KEYWORDS: Hans Kreb science scientists autobiography autobiographies memoir nobel prize winners biochemistry

$245.00
ak5/16/5

The Road to Monaco: My Life in Motor Racing


GANLEY, HOWDEN

SIGNED, square super octavo, green heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus eps & prelims, 448pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: Denley Publications 2015

KEYWORDS: signed Howden Ganley motorsports automotive history autobiography autobiographies memoir f1 formula one 1 New Zealand Zealanders

$25.00
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I Wanna Be Yours


CLARKE, JOHN COOPER

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: Picador 2020

KEYWORDS: John Cooper Clarke autobiography autobiographies memoir punk poetry poets literature literary first editions

$20.00
xxhqu215999

No Choice


HEGAN, EDDIE

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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1980

KEYWORDS: New Zealand entertainment entertainers history autobiography autobiographies memoir vaudeville Eddie Hegan

$25.00
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A Way Home


SULLIVAN, JILLIAN

SIGNED, 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: Potton & Burton 2016

KEYWORDS: signed Jillian Sullivan New Zealand Central Otago lifestyle autobiography autobiographies memoir

$245.00
ak5/18/8

Straight: A Heterosexual Talks About His Homosexual Past


AARON, WILLIAM

FIRST EDITION, tidy ex-library, octavo, black cloth boards, black lettering on orange buckram spine, 216pp, VG (usual library markings, light bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards/edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, minor tape staining to front & rear eps, minor crack to rear gutter) in d/w, VG (light creasing & moderate adhesive staining to edges, 2cm closed tear to top edge of front cover)

PUBLISHER: Doubleday & Company 1972

KEYWORDS: first editions lgbtq gay homosexual William Aaron autobiography autobiographies memoir

$40.00
ak5/19/9

Zigzags and Leapfrogs: A Mamoir


O'ROURKE, MARIS

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, illus light card wrappers, black lettering to spine, 202pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing to cover edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: David Ling Publishing 2019

KEYWORDS: signed Maris O'Rourke New Zealand Zealanders autobiography autobiographies memoir Maris O'Rourke

$55.00
ak5/19/10

An Angel at My Table: An Autobiography: Volume Two


FRAME, JANET

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue heavy boards, copper gilt lettering to spine, 195pp, VG+ (sl bruising to spine extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, minor cracking to gutter at front & rear) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, moderate fading to spine, light to moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: George Brazillier 1982

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand writers authors literature literary autobiography autobiographies memoir Janet Frame

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