STEUART, R. H. J.

First edition, ex library, octavo, oatmeal cloth boards with brown lettering to spine, frontispiece, xi + 261pp, VG- (plastic-covered boards, usu library markings, heavy tanning to eps, owner's name in ink to fep, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Sheed & Ward 1931

KEYWORDS: first edition ex library RHJ Steuart autobiography WWI World War One first world war military service

HICKMAN, LEO

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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Eden Project / Transworld 2005

KEYWORDS: specials Leo Hickman autobiography ethical lifestyle living moral lifestyle

CONWAY, JILL KER

Softcover octavo (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: Vintage 1995

KEYWORDS: specials Jill Ker Conway autobiography Australian in America

COETZEE, J. M.

Uncorrected proof copy first edition, octavo, yellow light card covers with black lettering, 166pp, VG+ (slight fading to spine & cover edges, v. v. slight foxing to cover fore-edge)

PUBLISHER: Secker & Warburg 1997

KEYWORDS: JM Coetzee South Africa childhood autobiography literature

STACK, JAMES WEST & REED, A. H. (Ed)

Octavo, illus brown heavy card boards, printed eps, frontispiece, 23pp + 1pp advert, illus, VG (light rubbing to spine, v slight bruising to boards corners & edges, owner's name in pencil to fep)

PUBLISHER: AH Reed 1934

KEYWORDS: James West Stack autobiography Mrs Frank Coxon New Zealand Maori history

VELOSO, CAETANO

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury 2003

KEYWORDS: specials Caetano Veloso autobiography memoir Brazilian music artist musician tropicalismo

JABAVU, NONI

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 cost

PUBLISHER: Ravan Press 1995

KEYWORDS: specials Noni Jabavu autobiography memoir South Africa travel writing

THOMPSON, ALASDAIR

Super octavo, illus light card covers with white lettering to black spine, 337pp, VG+ (lacks fep)

PUBLISHER: Xlibris 2013

KEYWORDS: Alasdair Thompson New Zealand autobiography Employers & Manufacturers Union business mayor Thames Coromandel

PATERSON, ROBERT

Signed by author, imperial octavo, illus light card covers, 232pp, illus, fine

PUBLISHER: Robert M Paterson 2009

KEYWORDS: Robert Paterson New Zealand South Island Sulawesi Indonesia presbyterian minister autobiography

TRAMP, A.

first edition, scarce, Dennis McEldowney's copy, octavo, brown stapled paper wrappers, frontispiece, 150pp + 20pp adverts, G+ (3x4cm torn off portion to lower cover front corner, heavy bruising, nicks, tears and creasing to covers, rust staining from staples to covers, handwritten title to front cover, browning to page edges, pencil annotation to title page, heavy browning to eps, foxing elsewhere)

PUBLISHER: Wilsons and Horton 1891

KEYWORDS: A Tramp John Dickson Wickham first edition scarce New Zealand travel history autobiography

SARGESON, FRANK

First edition, 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 cost

PUBLISHER: AH & AW Reed 1973

KEYWORDS: specials Frank Sargeson New Zealand memoir literature autobiography

FRY, WILLIAM M.

First edition, super octavo, blue boards with gilt lettering to spine, 194pp, illus, nr fine(bookseller's label to front pastedown) in d/w VG+ (price clipped, v slight rubbing to edges)

PUBLISHER: William Kimber 1974

KEYWORDS: Wing Commander William Fry autobiography World War I One First World War fighter pilot aviation Somme Paschendaele memoir air battles

BLIGH, ARTHUR C. V.

First edition, octavo, light blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to front board, illus eps, iii + 235pp, VG+ (v light bruising to spine extres & board upper corners, slight tanning to eps) in d/w, VG- (internal tape reinforcement to most edges & corners, heavy bruising, nicks, creasing & small closed tears to all edges & corners, esp upper edges, chaffing/rubbing to flap folds, some staining)

PUBLISHER: Publicity Press 1938

KEYWORDS: Arthur CV Bligh Australia pioneering history goldfields pearling autobiography Pilbarra first edition

WRIGHT, BISHOP MILTON

Quarto, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, xv + 852pp, illus, VG+ (v slight bowing to front board) in VG+ d/w (light creasing to lower edges)

PUBLISHER: Wright State University 1999

KEYWORDS: Bishop Milton Wright diary diaries journals autobiography Wilbur Orville Wright aviation history

SIMPSON, JOE

Softcover octavo (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: Vintage 1994

KEYWORDS: specials Joe Simpson autobiography memoir

TOWNSHEND, PETE

super octavo hardcover with 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: Harper 2012

KEYWORDS: specials pete townshend who music rock history autobiography musician entertainment

BEER, PATRICIA

hardback octavo with 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: Hutchinson 1978

KEYWORDS: specials patricia beer autobiography history

VOINOVICH, VLADIMIR

first edition hardback with 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: Jonathan Cape 1978

KEYWORDS: specials vladimir voinovich autobiography literature history

PAULING, GEORGE & BUCHAN, DAVID (Ed)

First edition, super octavo, blue buckram boards with gilt lettering to spine, teg frontispiece with tissue guard, xii + 240pp, VG (some bruising to spine extrems & board corners, small ding to rear board upper & lower edges, slight scratching to rear board, light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Constable & Co 1926

KEYWORDS: first edition George Pauling David Buchan JOP Bland autobiography travel engineer railways transport Rand

KNIGHT, JOHN

Inscribed and signed by author. Softcover imperial octavo (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: John and Jennifer Knight, 2002

KEYWORDS: specials John Knight autobiography memoir