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$21.69
26402ji2

The Imaginary Girlfriend


IRVING,JOHN

first edition 148pp+ills.[b/w] F in F d/w

PUBLISHER: bloomsbury london 1996

KEYWORDS: modern first edition biography john irving

$16.20
7502jm28

The Making of a Muckraker


MITFORD,JESSICA

first edition 263pp VG+ (black cloth,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,edges sl.foxed,sl.cocked) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,some sl.creasing,sl.stain to upper edge,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: michael joseph london 1979

KEYWORDS: modern first edition jessica mitford biography journalism

$18.59
9502sb39

Aldous Huxley


a biography vol.two 1939-1963

HUXLEY,ALDOUS;BEDFORD,SYBILLE

proof copy vol.2 only 372pp ills.[b/w] VG (in paper wrappers,mod.rubbed and soiled w.spine browned,sl.bumps and chipping to extrems.w.spine creased,edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and mod.cocked)

PUBLISHER: chatto & windus london [1974]

KEYWORDS: modern first edition biography proof copies aldous huxley sybille bedford

$17.50
28502jo23

A Better Class of Person


an autobiography 1929-1956

OSBORNE,JOHN

first edition 285pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (red cloth,mod.bumps and sl.wear to extrems.,eps sl.foxed,cocked) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and creased,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,sl.internal foxing)

PUBLISHER: faber & faber london 1981

KEYWORDS: modern first edition john osborne biography literature

$12.39
28502jp24

Particular Pleasures


being a personal record of some varied arts and many different artists

PRIESTLY,J.B.

first edition 192pp ills.[some col.] VG+ (red cloth,sl.sunned edges,sl.shaky spine) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed w.sl.wear to extrems.incl.1cm closed tear to foot of spine)

PUBLISHER: heinemann london 1975

KEYWORDS: modern first edition j.b.priestly arts biography

$15.50
23502jm3

The Letters of John Middleton Murry to Katherine Mansfield


MURRY,JOHN MIDDLETON;HANKIN,C.A.(ED)

first edition 394pp VG+ (brown cloth,sl.sunned upper edge,owner's inscr.to ffep,edges sl.soiled) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed,spine and covers unevenly sunned)

PUBLISHER: hutchinson auckland 1983

KEYWORDS: modern first edition john middleton murry katherine mansfield c.a.hankin biography literature

$22.95
23502wk24

On the Banks of the Amazon


KINGSTON,W.H.G.

512pp ills.[b/w] VG- (red cloth w.black dec.stamps,rubbed and stained w,spine sunned,wear and chipping to extrems.,paper separation to ep gutters,owner's inscr.to ffep,some minor soiling to contents,lacks rfep,spine cracked and shaky,cocked)

PUBLISHER: t.nelson london 1889

KEYWORDS: modern first edition w.h.g.kingston travel geography biography

$30.60
1m24/1

Motor racing today


IRELAND, INNES

first edition 128pp illus, (b/w photographs) VG (green cloth, sl bumps to head and foot of spine, spine sl cocked, v. sl foxing to eps and edges and some sections of contents) in VG d/w (sl rubbed and soiled w. sl chipping to head and foot of spine and in a few places along upper and lower edges, small internal hole near base of spine w. a few minor closed tears)

PUBLISHER: arthur barker london [1961]

KEYWORDS: biography sport motor racing history racing drivers scottish grand prix racing ireland innes

$15.50
1k7/2

OLAF


LIAS, GODFREY:

ex lib, minimal marings, 216pp, G(corners sl bruised, spine foot bumped & torn with creasing & partially seperated) d/w G+(extrems worn with tears & chipping, large chipped spine foot, sl sunned & rubbed)

PUBLISHER: MacGibbon & Kee London 1958

KEYWORDS: history olaf viking biography WWI WWII

$12.39
1k8/19

RETURN FROM HELL


ROY, JULES:

ex lib, minimal markings, 229pp illus, VG+(v sl bruised & scuffed corners, v sl edgewear, v sl sunned)

PUBLISHER: William Kimber London 1954

KEYWORDS: history WWII jules roy biography airforce

$34.09
1k10/12

NO PLACE TO LAY MY HEAD


RICHARDSON, ANTHONY:

ex lib, minimal markings, 254pp illus, VG-(sl edgewear, v sl bruised corners, spine head & foot sl worn & sunned, ep's sl browned, sl internal seperation at front hinge) d/w G+(wear & tears to extrems with large tear to rear cover, sl chipped spine head & foot, sl soiled, v sl sunned)

PUBLISHER: Odhams Press London 1957

KEYWORDS: history WWII sasha nioman biography

$13.77
31502am10

Voltaire


VOLTAIRE;MAUROIS,ANDRE

first edition 158pp VG+ (black cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,dealer's label to front pastedown,paste action to eps,owner's inscr.to ffep) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: peter davies london 1932

KEYWORDS: modern first edition biography andre maurois voltaire

$30.00
2602hp8

The Watcher on the Cast-Iron Balcony


an australian autobiography

PORTER,HAL

first edition 255pp VG+ (red cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,edges sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.soiled w.hinges sl.rubbed,sl.wear to extrems.,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: faber and faber london 1963

KEYWORDS: modern first edition hal porter biography australia

$15.50
18602vb12

With William Burroughs


a report from the bunker

BOCKRIS,VICTOR

first edition 250pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (in glossy wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,minor crease to lower corner of cover,edges sl.soiled o/w contents clean)

PUBLISHER: vermilion london 1982

KEYWORDS: modern first edition victor bokris william burroughs literature biography

$15.50
19602es19

Fanfare for Elizabeth


SITWELL,EDITH

first edition 202pp ills.[b/w] VG (teal cloth,sl.uneven sunning,light bruising to board and spine extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,eps and edges sl.foxed) in scruffy d/w (light rubbing and soiling, heavy tanning, moderate chipping and tearing to spine extrems and flap hinges with losses to head and foot of spine)

PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1946

KEYWORDS: modern first edition biography edith sitwell queen elizabeth royalty

$30.98
20602so7

Vive Moi!


an autobiography

O'FAOLAIN,SEAN

first edition 288pp VG+ (red cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,paste action to eps,owner's inscr.to ffep) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.sunned spine,sl.wear to extrems.,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: rupert hart-davis london 1965

KEYWORDS: modern first edition sean o'faolain biography literature

$12.39
1602jb4

J.B.Priestley


PRIESTLEY,J.B.;BRAINE,JOHN

first edition 163pp ills.[b/w] NF (black cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.w.minor closed tears to rear flap hinge)

PUBLISHER: weidenfeld and nicolson london 1978

KEYWORDS: modern first edition biography j.b.priestley john braine

$12.39
21602et14

The Adventures of Robina


by herself

TENNANT,EMMA(ED)

first edition 165pp F in NF d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled)

PUBLISHER: faber and faber london 1986

KEYWORDS: modern first edition emma tenant biography royalty

$127.50
1m39/24

Reminiscences Of Johannesburg & London


COHEN, LOUIS

[first edition thus] 316pp illus, (b/w photograph frontis) VG (red cloth, spine sl cocked and shaky, sl bumps and wear to head of spine and corners of boards, sl pasteaction to front and rear eps with mod foxing to eps and edges, mod internal paper seperationt to front fep gutter, detaching at head and foot but webbing holding, minor internal paper seperation rear fep gutter but binding holding firm and secure, sl foxing to some sections of text, one leaf detached from binding and loosely inserted) lack d/w

PUBLISHER: robert holden london 1924

KEYWORDS: south africa history johannesburg east london boer travel biography colonisation industrial cohen louis

$27.89
2d12/18

The Narrative Of A Naval Nobody 1907-1924


FAIRBURN, DOUGLAS

[ex libris?]first edition 333p VG (blue cloth w. gilt titling to front board and spine, sl wear to head and foot of spine, w. neat amateur internal reinforcements to same areas, sl vertical crease and sunning to spine, sl surface loss to lower corner of front board w. sl bumps along upper and lower edges, boards v. sl stained and soiled, spine sl cocked and cracked, sl pasteaction and foxing to eps and edges w. t.e. sl browned, library blind stamp to rear pastedown w. residue of label attachment) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: john murray london 1929

KEYWORDS: military nautical navy travel history war sailors biography royal navy world 1 naval operations life fairburn douglas

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