Books - "biography"
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Francis of Assisi
softcover super 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 keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: Pimlico 2001
KEYWORDS: specials Adrian House biography religion theology
W. B. Yeats: A Life: The Apprentice Mage 1865 - 1914
FIRST EDITION, hardcover super octavo (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 keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: Oxford University 1997
KEYWORDS: first edition specials R F Foster W B Yeats literary biography history
Naas
inscribed to NZ rugby author Bob Howitt, super octavo, black cloth boards with small white illus of man kicking ball to lower front board and white lettering to spine, xi + 256pp illus, nr fine in d/w VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems and small chip)
PUBLISHER: Leo 1989
KEYWORDS: Edward Griffiths Naas Botha south africa sport rugby biography
The Hills of Herbert
The story of the Hill Family with its N.Z. origins in Herbert
quarto, black illus light card covers, 142pp, illus, VG (very light wear, owner's signature in blue ink to fep)
PUBLISHER: Whitestone Publications 1998
KEYWORDS: Dave E A Hill Herbert local history new zealand otago biography
Gustave Courbet
first edition, hardcover super octavo (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: Rupert Hart-Davis 1951
KEYWORDS: specials first edition Gerstle Mack Gustave Courbet biography visual art history
The Way The Future Was
A Memoir
first edition, hardcover super octavo (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: Victor Gollancz 1979
KEYWORDS: specials first edition Frederik Pohl memoir autobiography literary biography
Half a Lifetime
first edition, hardcover super octavo (nr fine) in d/w (nr fine) ; 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: Text Publishing 1999
KEYWORDS: specials first edition Judith Wright memoir autobiography literary biography
Eleni
A Savage War, A Mother's Love, And A Son's Revenge
first edition, hardcover super octavo (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: Collins 1983
KEYWORDS: specials Nicholas Gage Eleni Gatzoyiannis biography greek civil war history
Private View
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 cost
PUBLISHER: Penguin 1981
KEYWORDS: specials Beryl Cook art history biography illus painting
Unpathed Waters: Account of the Life and Times of Joseph Huddart
Super octavo, blue boards with gilt lettering to spine, viii + 200pp, illus, nr fine, in d/w, nr fine
PUBLISHER: Quiller Press 1989
KEYWORDS: William Huddart Joseph Huddart biography East India Dock Company Royal Society sailor seafaring
Rutherford: Scientist Supreme
First edition, small quarto, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, xvi + 516pp, illus, VG+ (owner's name in ink to fep) in d/w, VG+ (slight creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: AAS Publications 1999
KEYWORDS: first edition John Campbell Ernest Rutherford biography New Zealand science scientist physicist physics
Charles Fleming: Environmental Patriot
ex library, hardcover super octavo (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: Craig Potton 2005
KEYWORDS: specials Mary McEwan Charles Fleming Mary McEwan biography new zealand conservation
John Turnbull Thomson: First Surveyor-General of New Zealand
oblong quarto, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 114pp, illus, VG+ (sl soiling to boards, corner of fep and half title page clipped off, prev owners name in ink to fep) in d/w VG (some light fading to spine and lower right edge of front wrapper, light soiling)
PUBLISHER: McIndoe 1992
KEYWORDS: John Hall-Jones new zealand illus surveying John Turnbull Thomson otago biography history geography
Getting Even
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: Star 1980
KEYWORDS: Woody Allen film biography
Madame De Pompadour
Octavo hardcover (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 1955
KEYWORDS: specials Nancy Mitford Madame De Pompadour culture france history biography
Archdeacon L. G. Whitehead: A Biography
Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG) illus; 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: Pegasus 1977
KEYWORDS: specials K F S Cox Archdeacon L. G. Whitehead biography
Peter Jackson: From Prince of Spatter to Lord of the Rings
Super octavo softcover (VG+) illus; 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: Random House 2003
KEYWORDS: specials Ian Pryor Peter Jackson new zealand film cinema history biography
George Eliot: Woman of Contradictions
Super octavo softcover (VG+) illus; 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: Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1990
KEYWORDS: specials Ina Taylor George Eliot biography
Mary Queen of Scots: A Study in Failure
Super octavo, illus light card covers, 206pp, illus, VG+ (owner's name & date in ink to fep, reading crease to front cover)
PUBLISHER: Collins & Brown 1991
KEYWORDS: Jenny Wormald Mary Queen of Scots biography history
Akseli Gallen-Kallela in the Gosta Serlachius Collection
Interesting inscription to title page, quarto, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, black eps, frontispiece, 101pp, VG+ (v slight soiling to boards) in d/w, VG+ (ight rubbing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: The Gost Serlachius Fine Arts Foundation 1990
KEYWORDS: Akseli Gallen-Kallela Finnish painting art exhibition biography