MAYES,STANLEY

first edition 344pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (red cloth,v.sl.rubbed w.minor bumps to extrems.,content edges v.sl.soiled,spine cracked but tight) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear and chipping to extrems.,internal tape repairs to head edge)

PUBLISHER: putnam london 1959

KEYWORDS: history egypt biography stanley mayes belzoni

TURNER,RICHARD E.

ex-lib first edition 176pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,tape stains to boards and eps,usual stamps,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,sl.cocked) in VG+ d/w (v.sl.creased w.tape stains to flaps,upper/lower edges and rear flap trimmed)

PUBLISHER: william kimber london 1970

KEYWORDS: military history biography aviation mustang richar

DICKENS,CHARLES;SWINBURNE,ALGERNON CHARLES

first edition 84pp VG+ (dk.blue cloth w.gilt border,mod.rubbed and sl.soiled,paste action to eps,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,teg)

PUBLISHER: chatto & windus london 1913

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature biography charles dickens algernon charles swinburne

MCDONALD,DAVID

first edition 176pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (red cloth,minor bumps to extrems.,lacks ffep,edges v.sl.foxed,spine cracked but tight) in VG+ d/w (mod.rubbed and sl.soiled,mod.chipping to extrems.w.some minor closed tears)

PUBLISHER: stanley paul london 1961

KEYWORDS: motor racing sport biography david mcdonald

BLAKE,ROBERT;BEADON,ROGER

first edition 308pp VG (black cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.cocked)

PUBLISHER: edward arnold london 1935

KEYWORDS: military history robert blake biography roger beadon

WHITE,T.H.;TOWNSEND WARNER,SYLVIA

proof copy 349pp ills.[b/w] VG (in paper wrappers,mod.rubbed and sl.soiled,sl.browned spine,sl.wear to extrems.,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,sl.cocked)

PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1967

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies biography t.h.white sylvia townsend warner

LE SAGE

first edition 3 vols.440/454/524pp.illus.(b&w) VG-(full leather,gilt border to both boards,gilt title and decor.to spines,leather scuffed and chipped,spines very worn w.pieces missing,front boards partially detached,marbled edges and eps.,contents sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: lefevre paris 1820

KEYWORDS: gil blas french history biography literature

MOSELEY, LEONARD:

ex lib, minimal markings, 300pp, G+ (cocked, internal separation at both joints repaired with tape, mod edge wear, sunned spine, boards sunned & rubbed, v sl foxed prelims and spasmodically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Michael Joseph Ltd, London, 1939

KEYWORDS: history leonard moseley biography outbreak ww2 germany journalism

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