HOLROYD,MICHAEL

first edition, proof copy 306pp NF (in glossy wrappers,v.sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: little,brown london 1999

KEYWORDS: modern first edition proof copies literature michael holroyd biography

WOLSTENHOLME, GORDON; PIPER, DAVID

468pp, ills (b/w) VG+ (red weave cloth with gold decorative stamps, spine sl faded, v minor soiling to ffep gutter, minor thumb marking to foredges.) in VG- d/w (minor creasing and closed tears to some extrems, price clipped, foxing and soils.)

PUBLISHER: j & a churchill, london, 1964

KEYWORDS: gordon wolstenholme david piper medicine history biography

EDWARDS, LIONEL

212pp, ills (col) VG- (red cloth with minor soils and fading, sl bumps,v minor spot soils to some contents.) in Gd/w (chipped with losses and moderate soils.)

PUBLISHER: putnam, london, 1947

KEYWORDS: lionel edwards biography sport arts

KIBRAN,KAHIL;FERRIS,ANTHONY R.[ED.]

first edition [proof copy] 94pp VG+ (in paper wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled w.owner's sign.to front cover,browned spine w.covers unevenly browned,sl.wear to extrems.,sl.foxing to content edges)

PUBLISHER: heinemann london 1960

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature biography kahil gibran proof copies

MITCHELL, MARGARET:

first aust edition, brown cloth, 127pp illus, NF with v sl edgewear, in Nf d/w with v sl sunned & soiled

PUBLISHER: Scribner New York 1996

KEYWORDS: modern first edition margaret mitchell biography

NUTTALL,MERLYN;MORRISON,SHARON

proof copy first edition 177pp VG+ (in paper wrappers,sl.sunned spine and edges,owner's label to prelim.)

PUBLISHER: virago london 1997

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies biography true crime merlyn nuttall sharon morrison

ARCHER, THOMAS:

4vol set, ex lib, minimal markings, illus, brown cloth w. black & gilt dec stamps & titling, red edges, green eps, vol1 336pp + 4pp ads, vol2 336pp + 2pp ads, vol3 336pp + 4pp ads, vol4 352pp incl 18pp index, 4pp ads, VG- (all plates present, cocked, sl edge wear & surface loss, internal separation at joints and several locations in contents but binding holding and no sections loose, sl foxing to prelims and spasmodically throughout, sl rubbed sunned & soiled)

PUBLISHER: Blackie & Son, London, n.d.

KEYWORDS: gladstone biography thomas archer british parliament social political disraeli earl grey wellington lansdowne brougham melbourne peel oconnell russell aberdeen derby ashley cobden bright palmerston fowell buxton sidney herbert denman lyndhurst the napiers

WOOLF,VIRGINIA;STRACHEY,LYTTON;WOOLF,LEONARD;STRAC

proof copy first edition 118pp VG+ (paper wrappers w.title label to front cover,mod.rubbed and soiled w.owner's sign.to title label,sl.chipping to extrems.,initials of new zealand poet helen shaw to ffep along with bookplate of another former owner,content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: hogarth press/chatto & windus london 1956

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies biography virginia woolf leonard woolf lytton strachey james strachey helen shaw

MONYPENNY, WILLIAM FLAVELLE:

vol 2 only, ex lib, minimal markings, 420pp illus, G+(sl scuffed corners, sl edgewear, spine partially seperated at rear joint, v sl tears to spine head & foot, sl rubbed & soiled boards with sl creasing to rear, sl sunned, v ls internal seperation at rear hinge, front hinge reinforced with library tape, sl shaky spine)

PUBLISHER: John Murray London 1912

KEYWORDS: history benjamin disraeli biography

SELWYN, G. A. & CREIGHTON, LOUISE

FIRST EDITION, LACKS D/W, green cloth board 180pp, VG (sl. rubbed and stained, sunned, paper title label, owner's inscription to ffep., eps. and content edges sl. foxed)

PUBLISHER: Longmans Green London 1923

KEYWORDS: bishop Selwyn New Zealand history colonial colonialism biography

HAMILTON,JOYCE

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: caxton press christchurch 1963

KEYWORDS: joyce hamilton literature biography colorado jet boat expedition

DE BOISDEFFRE, PIERRE:

Vol 1 only, ex lib, minimal markings, 569pp illus, VG+(v sl gum stains to ep's & boards) d/w in plastic, VG+(v sl sunned & rubbed)

PUBLISHER: Hachette1970

KEYWORDS: history biography andre gide

LAHR, JOHN

first edition, 360pp, octavo hardcover VG+ (v sl edge wear, v sl sunned rubbed & soiled, v sl foxed edges & prelims) d/w VG+ (v sl rubbed sunned & soiled, v sl creases wear & tear to extrems)

PUBLISHER: Allen Lane, London, 1978

KEYWORDS: biography joe orton john lahr

EDEL,LEON

octavo illus light card covers, VG+

PUBLISHER: harper & row new york 1985

KEYWORDS: leon edel henry james literature biography

JAMES, CLIVE

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 cost

PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1990

KEYWORDS: clive james memoirs literature biography

FORSTER,MARGARET

first edition proof copy 343pp F in glossy wrappers

PUBLISHER: chatto & windus london 2001

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies biography margaret forster

DOBREE,BONAMY

description on request

PUBLISHER: oxford university london 1967

KEYWORDS: bonamy dobree rudyard kipling literature biography

LEWIS, DAVID

first edition 320pp ills.[b/w] octavo hardcover VG (moderate tanning and light scuffing, newspaper clippings tipped in, prev. owner's label pasted in) in d/w VG (minor chipping and small closed tears with prev. owner's tape repairs, removable plastic cover)

PUBLISHER: reed wellington 1967

KEYWORDS: nautical biography david lewis new zealand travel

HASTINGS,SELINA

description on request

PUBLISHER: hamish hamilton london 1985

KEYWORDS: selina hastings nancy mitford literature biography

HIGGINSON, A HENRY

443pp, ills (b/w), inscribed by author, VG- (green cloth, bumps to extrems, minor surface soils to extrems, minor foxing to some contents, inscribed by author at tp.)

PUBLISHER: hutchinson, london, 1951

KEYWORDS: henry higginson sports literature biography