Books - "biography"
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The Reckoning; The Murder of Christopher Marlowe
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: Picador 1993
KEYWORDS: literature historical fiction biography christopher marlowe charles nicholl specials
Madame De Pompadour
hardback with d/w, fading at spine (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: Reprint Society 1955
KEYWORDS: specials nancy mitford literature biography history
The Letters of William Cowper
hardback, lacks 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: J.M. Dent & Sons 1926
KEYWORDS: specials william cowper william hadley letters correspondence history literature biography
Tang of the Bush
The Story of Robert McLatchie 1875-1963 as told to his daughter Kathleen Keene
Signed by author on half-title page, octavo, illus heavy card boards with black lettering, frontispiece, 150pp, VG+ (slight bruising to spine extrems, owner's name & date to front pastedown) in VG- d/w (browning to spine, damp-staining to rear, spine & flap fold, bruising & nicks to spine extrems, tanning & staining to interior)
PUBLISHER: Copy Services Ltd 1967 Second Edition
KEYWORDS: Kathleen Keene Robert McLatchie New Zealand biography South Island Owaka Catlins bush pioneer
Testament of a Generation; The Journalism of Vera Brittain and Winifred Holtby
ex-library, hardcover octavo (VG) 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: Virago 1985
KEYWORDS: journalism biography history paul berry alan bishop vera brittain winifred holtby literature literary criticism feminism sexuality gender issues sociology specials
My Feudal Lord
with William and Marilyn Hoffer
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: Corgi Books 1995
KEYWORDS: biography tehmina durrani william hoffer marilyn hoffer religion pakistan sociology history journalism feminism gender issues muslim society specials
Twentieth Century Children's Writers
Super octavo, maroon glossy buckram boards with gilt lettering to spine, xiii + 1507pp, G+ (front & rear hinges cracked & stained with tape residue but still intact, rubbing & bruising to board edges, owner's name in ink to fep, tanning & foxing to page edgdes) in plastic- covered d/w, VG (heavy fading, bruising to edges)
PUBLISHER: Macmillan Press 1978
KEYWORDS: DL Kirkpatrick children's literature authors writers literary criticism biography reference
Boswell's Life of Johnson Volume One
this vol. only, 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: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 1960
KEYWORDS: specials james boswell samuel johnson history biography literature
R.L.S.: A Life Study
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: Hamish Hamilton 1980
KEYWORDS: specials robert louis stevenson jenni calder biography history literature
From Poverty Bay to Broadway: The Story of Tom Heeney
First edition, 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: Hodder Moa 2008
KEYWORDS: first edition Lydia Monin Tom Heeney New Zealand biography boxing sport
Botham
foreword by Trevor Bailey
hardcover octavo (VG) 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: Methuen 1986
KEYWORDS: don mosey ian botham biography cricket sport england specials
Cecil Aldin: The Story of a Sporting Artist
First edition, imperial octavo, illus heavy card boards with black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 208pp, illus, VG+ (v light foxing, rubbing to rear board fore-edge)
PUBLISHER: Webb & Bower 1981
KEYWORDS: Ron Heron Cecil Aldin biography sports animals art sketches paintings drawings hunting cartoons
The Last Place on Earth: The Complete Story of the Dramatic Race for the Pole
Originally Published under the title Scott and Amundsen
Super octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, xxi + 665pp, illus, VG (heavy staining to front page edges, v slight bruising to spine extrems, small stain spot to rear eps) in d/w, VG (damp-staining to lower edges, esp internally, bruising & creasing to edges, particularly upper front edge, sellotape repair to front upper corner/flap fold, several pin-prick holes to rear)
PUBLISHER: Book Club / Hodder & Stoughton 1985
KEYWORDS: Roland Huntford Robert Falcon Scott Roald Amundsen biography South Pole history
Modern Harpsichord Makers: Portraits of Nineteen British Craftsmen & Their Work
Imperial octavo, maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, vii + 280pp, illus, VG+ (lacks title page, v slight bruising to spine extrems & board corners, light tanning to prelims, in VG d/w (creasing to lower front edge, foxing inside and out, tanning to upper edges, 2cm closed tears to rear upper corner & rear/flap fold, price clipped)
PUBLISHER: Gollancz (year unknown as lacks title page)
KEYWORDS: John Paul music musical keyboard instruments harsichords Britain British craftsmen biography Arnold Dolmetsch Malcolm Rose Robert Goble David Law John Rawson Mark Stevenson etc
Te Puea Herangi: From Darkness to Light
Ex Library, Super octavo, illus light card stapled wrappers, illus pastedowns, 72pp, illus, VG
PUBLISHER: School Publications Dept of Education 1984
KEYWORDS: Michael King Te Puea New Zealand biography Maori history children's education
Botham: A Biography
Super octavo hardcover (nr fine) 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: JM Dent & Sons 1988
KEYWORDS: specials sport cricket Patrick Murphy Ian Botham biography cricketer
Graham Gooch - The Biography
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: H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd. 1992
KEYWORDS: specials graham gooch ivo tennant biography cricket sports
Clive Lloyd: The Authorised Biography
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: Granada Publishing 1985
KEYWORDS: specials sport cricket Trevor McDonald Clive Lloyd biography
High, Wide and Handsome: Ian Botham
The Story of a Very Special Year
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: William Collins & Sons 1986
KEYWORDS: specials sport cricket Frank Keating Ian Botham biography memoir 1985
Botham: Photographs and Captions by Patrick Eagar
Imperial 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: Kingswood Press 1985
KEYWORDS: specials sport cricket Ian Botham Patrick Eager John Arlott Graeme Wright biography pictorial photographic history