Books - "biography"
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LOST LAYSEN
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
It Could Have Been You
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
WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES:
FIFTY YEARS OF SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PROGRESS
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
Virginia Woolf & Lytton Strachey Letters
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
THE LIFE OF BENJAMIN DISRAELI
Earl of Beaconsfield - Vol II 1837-1846
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
G. A. Selwyn, D.D. Bishop of New Zealand and Lichfield
FIRST EDITION 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
White Water: The Colorado Jet Boat Expedition 1960
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
VIE D'ANDRE GIDE 1869-1951
Essai de biographie critique - Vol I - Andre Gide
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
PRICK UP YOUR EARS
THE BIOGRAPHY OF JOE ORTON
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
Henry James
a life
octavo illus light card covers, VG+
PUBLISHER: harper & row new york 1985
KEYWORDS: leon edel henry james literature biography
May Week Was in June
(unreliable memoirs continued)
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
Good Wives?
mary,fanny,jennie & me 1845-2001
first edition proof copy 343pp F in glossy wrappers
PUBLISHER: chatto & windus london 2001
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies biography margaret forster
Rudyard Kipling
realist & fabulist
description on request
PUBLISHER: oxford university london 1967
KEYWORDS: bonamy dobree rudyard kipling literature biography
Nancy Mitford
a biography
description on request
PUBLISHER: hamish hamilton london 1985
KEYWORDS: selina hastings nancy mitford literature biography
British and American Sporting Authors
their writings and biographies
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
ANTI ENGLISH PROPAGANDA IN THE TIME OF QUEEN ELIZABETH
Being the story of the first English Printing in t
Ex lib, minimal markings, unissued, 20pp, 2 facsimiles, VG (pamphlet, paper wraps, v sl rubbed & soiled)
PUBLISHER: University Press, Oxford, 1946
KEYWORDS: hispanic notes essays biography facsimile john billett deposition count of santa gadea proclamation
COLLECTED PAPERS
WITH A MEMOIR BY DAVID KNOWLES
Ex lib, minimal markings, 128pp, VG- (v sl sunned soiled & rubbed, v sl edge wear, contents excellent) d/w VG (v sl creases & wear to extrems, v sl rubbed sunned & soiled)
PUBLISHER: Longman Green & Co., London, 1947
KEYWORDS: history r a l smith trinity college trevelyan biography collected papers
J.B. Priestley
the last of the sages
description on request
PUBLISHER: calder london 1981
KEYWORDS: john atkins jb priestley literature biography plays drama
THE REBEL COUNTESS
The Life and Times of Constance Markievicz
ex lib, minimal markings, 330pp illus, VG+(v sl gum stains to ep's & boards, v sl edgewear) d/w in plastic, VG+(v sl sunned & soiled)
PUBLISHER: Weidenfeld & Nicolson London 1967
KEYWORDS: history constance markievicz biography
Memories of Madras
first edition 313pp ills.[b/w] VG (blue cloth w.gilt borders/crest,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's stamp to ffep,prelims.and edges sl.foxed w.some minor foxing to tissue guards,sl.stains to some plates,sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: swan sonnenschein london 1905
KEYWORDS: biography history india madras charles lawson geography