Books - "biography"
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Morning Glory, Evening Shadow: Yamato Ichihashi and His Internment Writings, 1942-1945
Imperial octavo softcover (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: Stanford University Press 1997
KEYWORDS: biography Yamato Ichihashi Japanese internment camps America World War Two WW2
Hugo van der Goes: Stilentwicklung und Chronologie
TEXT IN GERMAN, super ocatvo, navy blue cloth boards, gilt lerttering to spine & front board, 306pp, illus, nr fine (v light sporadic foxing to terminals & half title page) in d/w, VG+ (v light creasing to extrems & edges, 3mm closed tear to top rear corner, light internal foxing)
PUBLISHER: Verlag Philipp von Zabern 1992
KEYWORDS: art history Germany biography Hugo van der Goes text in German
Layard of Nineveh
First edition, 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: John Murray 1963
KEYWORDS: biography Sir Henry Layard Persia explorer
Edward Albee
First edition, ownership signature of musician Rick Bryant, 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: Heinemann Educational Books Ltd 1971
KEYWORDS: biography Edward Albee Ronald Hayman theatre drama
Frank Sargeson, A Life
First edition, imperial 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: Viking 1995
KEYWORDS: biography Frank Sargeson Michael King New Zealand literary history
The Story of Endeavour: Captain Cook's Historic Ship
Octavo softcover, stapled light card covers (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: The Northern Publishing 1973 approx
KEYWORDS: history exploration Captain James Cook Endeavour biography memoir New Zealand travel
Toivonen: Pauli, Henri & Harri: Finnlands Schnellste Familie (Finland's Fastest Family)
TEXT IN GERMAN & ENGLISH, large quarto, heavy illus card boards, white lettering to spine & boards, illus prelims, 223pp + 1pp advert, illus, VG+ (light bruising to board edges, light sticker residue to front board, v light scuffing to boards)
PUBLISHER: McKlein Publishing 2012
KEYWORDS: biography memoir car racing Pauli Henri Harri Toivonen sports motor rally text in German & English
Walter Rohrl: Ruckspiegel: Meine Laufbahn in Bildern
TEXT IN GERMAN, large quarto, heavy illus card boards, white lettering to spine & boards, illus prelims, 255pp + 1pp advert, illus, nr fine (vv light creasing & scuffing to spine extrems), in d/w, nr fine (in clear plastic contact)
PUBLISHER: Verlag Reinhard Klein 2007
KEYWORDS: rally car motor sports biography memoir Walter Rohrl text in German
The Legacy of Guilt: A Life of Thomas Kendall
First edition, 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: Oxford University Press 1968
KEYWORDS: first edition literature biography memoir Thomas Kendall New Zealand culture
Hockney: The Biography: Volume 1 1937-1975
Super octavo softcover (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: Century 2011
KEYWORDS: biography memoir David Hockney painter art artist
Ota: The Pygmy in the Zoo
Super octavo softcover (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: Bookman Press 1992
KEYWORDS: Ota Benga US America pygmy anthropology sociology human rights biography memoir
The Life of Saul Bellow: To Fame and Fortune 1915-1964
First edition, 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: Alfred A. Knopf 2015
KEYWORDS: biography memoir Saul Bellow writer novelist author first edition
'Send Malcolm!': The Life of Major-General Sir John Malcolm 1769-1833
Super octavo softcover (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: BACSA 1982
KEYWORDS: biography memoir John Malcolm history military
Leninas
Imperial octavo, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, silver eps, unpaginated, illus, VG (light foxing to pages, light bruising to spine extrems) in d/w VG (light rubbing, moderate creasing, heavy bruising to spine extrems & cover corner repaired with archival tape, light soiling)
PUBLISHER: Vilnius 1970
KEYWORDS: Vladimir Lenin biography arts painting statues history
Phil Spector: Wall of Pain
Ex library, super octavo softcover (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: Omnibus Press 2009
KEYWORDS: biography Phil Spector record industry
A View of Berg's Lulu Through the Autograph Sources
Octavo, cream heavy card boards, gilt lettering to black cloth spine, xi + 184pp, illus, nr fine, in d/w, nr fine
PUBLISHER: University of California Press 1996
KEYWORDS: music Alban Berg biography opera
The Hakluyt SOciety: Sir Joseph Banks, Iceland and the North Atlantic 1772-1820: Journals, Letters and Documents
Quarto, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and gilt ship motif to front board, frontispiece, xxv + 681pp, nr fine, in d/w, nr fine
PUBLISHER: Hakluyt Society 2016
KEYWORDS: Joseph Banks biography travel exploration Iceland letters
Francis Poulenc
Imperial 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: Phaidon 1996
KEYWORDS: biography Francis Poulenc Benjamin Ivry
Kate Sheppard: The Fight for Women's Votes in New Zealand, The Life of the Woman Who Led the Struggle - A Biography
Super octavo softcover (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 Books 1992
KEYWORDS: biography Kate Sheppard Judith Devaliant suffrage women's vote New Zealand history politics
Memories and Commentaries: Igor Stravinsky and Robert Craft
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: Faber and Faber 2002
KEYWORDS: biography Igor Stravinsky Robert Craft composition classical music conversation memoir