Books - "biography"
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A Better Class of Person
an autobiography 1929-1956
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
Particular Pleasures
being a personal record of some varied arts and many different artists
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
The Letters of John Middleton Murry to Katherine Mansfield
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
On the Banks of the Amazon
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
Katherine Mansfield's Letters to John Middleton Murry 1913-1922
first edition 701pp VG+ (brown cloth,sl.stained,sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's notes to rfep,cocked) in G d/w (sl.soiled,3cm loss to foot of spine,several closed tears and chipping w.some minor losses,external tape repairs to spine)
PUBLISHER: constable london 1951
KEYWORDS: modern first edition katherine mansfield john middleton murry biography literature
Motor racing today
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
Get In the Q Annual
first edition 94pp illus, (b/w, photographs and artwork) VG+ (orange dec. paper boards, spine sl sunned, sl paper seperation to title page gutter but binding secure and tight)
PUBLISHER: m & j hobbs/michael joseph london [1980]
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature humour cartoons comedy biography milligan spike
OLAF
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
RETURN FROM HELL
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
NO PLACE TO LAY MY HEAD
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
Voltaire
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
With William Burroughs
a report from the bunker
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
Fanfare for Elizabeth
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
Vive Moi!
an autobiography
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
J.B.Priestley
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
The Adventures of Robina
by herself
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
Reminiscences Of Johannesburg & London
[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
The Narrative Of A Naval Nobody 1907-1924
[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
Masterpieces Of Western Sculpture
from medieval to modern
first edition 239pp illus, (col photographs w. some b/w) VG+ (brown cloth, spine sl cocked, sl foxing to prelims and t.e. of contents) in VG+ d/w (sl foxing to covers and sunning to spine, mod foxing to reverse side of jacket)
PUBLISHER: thames and hudson london [1977]
KEYWORDS: sculpture arts sculptors history biography antiques statues hibbard howard
Les Maitres De L'art Naif
[first edition thus?] [text in french] 303pp illus, (col and b/w artwork) VG (light brown cloth w. dec eps, sl stains to head and foot of spine and hinge area, spine sl cocked, sl foxing to prelims) in G+ d/w (mod tear to head of spine and hinge area w. approx 3cm loss to head of spine, sl tears and closed tear to foot of spine w. sl chipping and small closed tears to edges of jacket hinges)
PUBLISHER: exclusivite weber la connaissance-bruxelles 1972
KEYWORDS: arts european arts painting sculpture history painters artists sculptors biography antiques collectibles bihalji-merin oto