JOHNSON, DIANE:

first ediiton, ex lib, minimal markings, gold cloth, 344pp illus, VG+(sl gum stains to pastedowns & ep's, v sl soiled edges) d/w VG+(flaps clipped, vsl wear to extrems, sl crease to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus London 1984

KEYWORDS: history dashiell hammett biography literature

ROSENBERG,ISAAC

first edition 320pp.illus.(b/w+col.) VG(brown cloth,blue and gilt title to spine,sl.scuffed,v.small chip to rear board,v.sl.sunned,head and foot mod.shelf-worn,edges sl.foxed and soiled,small dealer label to front paste-down) in VG- d/w (mod.creased,scuffed and soiled with mod,shelf-wear to extrems.,sl.foxing to verso,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: chatto london 1979

KEYWORDS: isaac rosenberg poetry literature art biography

JONES, GERAINT ELFYN

first edition 140pp one illus. (b/w) VG+( red cloth, gilt title to spine, spine, boards and extrems sl.scuffed, top edge sl.soiled,previous owners sign to ffep) in VG d/w ( mod.worn, mod shelf wear to extrems, price sticker on front board, verso sl worn and foxed top and bottom.)

PUBLISHER: ty john penry abertawe 1976

KEYWORDS: geraint elfyn jones wales music eisteddfod biography literature

BUCHAN, JOHN:

first edition, green cloth, 387pp, VG( vsl edgewear, vsl rubbed, v sl bumped spine head & foot, prev owners sign to ffep, sl foxing to ep's & edges, internal rear hinge reinforced with tape, v sl shaky spine)

PUBLISHER: Cassell & Co London 1932

KEYWORDS: history biography sir walter scott

TOWNSEND,JOHN

first edition 190pp [b/w frontis.and map] VG+ (blue cloth,minor bumps to extrems.,paste action to eps,ffep clipped at upper corner,content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked but tight) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled w.sl.surface scuffs to front cover,chipping and wear to extrems.w.some small closed tears,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: elek london 1961

KEYWORDS: military history biography french foreign legion john townsend

HAKE,A.EGMONT

tenth edition in half-leather 407pp ills.[2x b/w w.2x fold-out maps] VG+ (brown cloth w.half-leather,gilt stamps and raised bands to spine,mod.rubbed and soiled,surface scratch to top board,sl.scuffs to leather,mod.wear to extrems.,marbled eps and edges,prelims.sl.foxed o/w contents clean and tight)

PUBLISHER: remington london 1884

KEYWORDS: history biography geography chinese gordon a.egmont hake

STRELLEY,FRANCIS-ANTONY;HEWLETT,MAURICE[ED.]

first edition [from the editor's collection] 352pp VG (green cloth w.gilt/white dec.stamp to top board,mod.rubbed and soiled w.spine browned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,bookplate of editor maurice hewlett to front pastedown,prelims.and contents sl.foxed w.edges sl.soiled,spine cracked and sl.cocked)

PUBLISHER: heinemann london 1905

KEYWORDS: biography history memoir francis-antony strelley maurice hewlett

SITWELL,OSBERT

reprints 4 vols.in slipcase VG (fawn cloth,eps and content edges lightly foxed, top edges mauve) in VG d/ws (light creasing and bumps to extrems.) in scruffy slipcase (plain grey card,mod.rubbed and foxed, tape repairs to all edges)

PUBLISHER: reprint society london 1949/1950/1951

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature biography osbert sitwell

TATE, ALLEN: (EDITOR)

first edition, blue cloth, 397pp illus, VG(v sl bruised corners, sl rubbed with v sl surface loss, v sl bumped board edges, v sl sunned spine, v sl soiled, prev owners sign to ffep, ex libris bookplate to ffep, prev owners sign to title page, v sl foxing to ep's & edges)

PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus London 1967

KEYWORDS: modern first edition biography t s eliot

CLIVE, JOHN:

First edition, brown boards, 499pp + xxxvi index, G+ (internal separation at hinges and several locations in contents, binding holding except ffep which is loose, otherwise contents tight and unmarked( d/w VG- (sl creases & wear to extrems, sl sunned, v sl soiled & rubbed,

PUBLISHER: Secker & Warburg, London, 1973

KEYWORDS: thomas macaulay historian biography

SERGEANT,PHILIP W.

first edition 2 vols.674pp ills.[b/w] VG (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,browned spine,sl.wear to extrems.w.4cm of nibbles to upper hinge of vol.2,owner's stamp to ffep/title,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spines cracked but tight)

PUBLISHER: hutchinson london 1913

KEYWORDS: history biography politics philip w.sergeant

MUMEY, NOLIE:

Ex lib, minimal markings, paper wraps, 36pp, frontis illus, VG+ (v sl edge wear, v sl soiled & rubbed, contents excellent)

PUBLISHER: Sage Books, Denver, 1959

KEYWORDS: nolie mumey oscar j goldrick biography history denver

BERKMAN, SYLVIA:

ex lib, minimal markings, 246pp illus, VG-(spine re-covered, corners sl bruised & reinforced with tape, sl edgewear, boards rubbed & soiled, front d/w flap attached to front pastedown, ep's & text edges v sl soiled)

PUBLISHER: Yale University Press New Haven 1951

KEYWORDS: history biography katherine mansfield

WALLACE,WILLIAM;GRANT,GEORGE

299pp+ads. VG- (brown embossed cloth,rubbed and stained,sl.sunned spine,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,yellow eps sl.soiled,owner's sign.to prelim.,prelims.and content edges mod.soiled w.sl.foxing to contents,spine cracked and cocked)

PUBLISHER: james m'glashan dublin 1849

KEYWORDS: history biography william wallace george grant scotland

DE JESUS, CAROLINA MARIA:

first uk ediiton, ex lib, minimal markings, 190pp illus, G+(sl bruised & scuffed corners, edgewear, sl tears to spine head & foot, spine joints scuffed, boards sunned rubbed & soiled, sl cocked, internal seperation at front & rear)

PUBLISHER: Souvenir Press London 1962

KEYWORDS: history biography carolina maria de jesus

SYMONS, JULIAN:

ex lib, minimal markings, 138pp illus, VG(v sl gum stains to ep's & boards, sl edgewear, sl cocked) d/w V-+(in plastic, sl sunned rubbed & soiled)

PUBLISHER: Whizzard Press London 1979

KEYWORDS: history biography conan doyle

LOMAX, JUDY:

first edition, ex lib, minimal markings, 264pp illus, VG+(v sl gum stains to boards) d/w NF in plastic

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson London 1990

KEYWORDS: history aviation biography sheila scott

KING,MICHAEL

first edition 331pp ills.[b/w] VG (brown cloth, light wear to extrems, prev owners details in ink to front paste down, light foxing to page edges and prelims) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled, chipping and small tears to extrems, sl sunning to spine)

PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton auckland 1977

KEYWORDS: new zealand history biography te puea michael king maori

PRINCE LEOPOLD OF LOEWENSTEIN:

ex lib, minimal markings, 282pp, VG-( v sl gum stains to ep's & boards, sl cocked, sl edgewear, v sl soiled fore edge, sl internal seperation at rear) d/w VG(in plastic, v sl sunned rubbed & soiled)

PUBLISHER: W H Allen London 1970

KEYWORDS: prince leopold loewenstein biography

PALMER,NETTIE

first edition limited numbered and signed by author [144/500] NF (beige cloth w.brown quarter leather spine,gilt titling to spine,v.sl.soiled,eps and untrimmed edges v.sl.foxed,ghost of owner's sign.to ffep,author's numbered sign.to colophon opp.title,publisher's order form for this title loosely inserted)

PUBLISHER: meanjin press melbourne 1948

KEYWORDS: literature biography signed nettie palmer history