FITCHETT, W. H.

TWO VOLUME SET, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines & gilt motifs to front boards, frontispieces, vi-xx + 371-404pp, illus, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to spine extrems, moderate bruising & fraying to board corners, moderate discolouration to spine & board edges, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, presentation plates to front pastedowns of both vols, moderate cracking to gutters throughout, occasional page loose but attached)

PUBLISHER: Smith, Elder & Co 1911

KEYWORDS: Duke of Wellington Arthur Wesley Wellesley biography memoir military history politics

MOORE, RICHARD

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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: Harper Sport 2007

KEYWORDS: cycling biography Britain sports racing

WETMORE, HELEN CODY & REMINGTON, FREDERIC (Illus) & DEMING, E. W. (Illus)

Octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, black rule & portrait motif to front board, frontispiece, xiv + 296pp, illus, tatty (v heavy chipping to spine extrems with heavy loss, moderate cracking/creasing to spine, heavy scuffing to board corners & edges, moderate scuffing & staining to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate water stain to top corner of rear board, heavy cracking to gutters, frontispiece & pgs 81/82 + 95/96 completely loose but present, light to moderate foxing to pages throughout) A truly battered book indeed, but full of charm!

PUBLISHER: The Partington Advertising Company 1903

KEYWORDS: biography memoir Buffalo Bill Colonel William F Cody illustrated US America history military

GAITANOS, SARAH

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: Victoria University of Wellington 2019

KEYWORDS: Biography Shirley Smith New Zealand

MARSDEN, REV J.B.

Octavo hardcover (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: Whitcombe & Tombs 1913

KEYWORDS: biography samuel marsden

GRUMBACH, DORIS

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, 218pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing & discolouration to spine extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & light chipping to edges, moderate chafing & soiling to covers, price clipped, moderate foxing to internal sides)

PUBLISHER: The Bodley Head 1967

KEYWORDS: first edition literary criticism biography Mary McCarthy literature

LEE, ARTHUR GOULD

FIRST EDITION, 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: Methuen & Co 1965

KEYWORDS: Biography Frankling Cody pilot bi-planes biplane

THACKERAY, WILLIAM MAKEPEACE & FORSTER, MARGARET (ed)

Octavo hardcover (Near FINE) in slipcase (Near FINE); 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: Folio Society 1984

KEYWORDS: essays Thackeray punch biography literature

MCCALMAN, IAIN

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: Flamingo 2003

KEYWORDS: biography history France Russia

BELGION, MONTGOMERY

Ex-Library, octavo hardcover (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: Longmans, Green & Co. 1955

KEYWORDS: biography h g wells author

PEARSON, JOHN

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: Arrow Books 2008

KEYWORDS: literature 007 james bond biography

BARCLAY, PATRICK

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: Orion Books Ltd 2006

KEYWORDS: football coaching management Chelsea England sports biography

NOBBS, RAYMOND

Imperial octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+) and plastic cover ; 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 Pitcairn Descendants Society 1984

KEYWORDS: biography history photography illustrated

LANCASTER, JANE

INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super ocatvo, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, xii + 415pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing & scuffing to extrems, light creasing to pg edges at prelims) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing to edges, light chafing to covers)

PUBLISHER: Northeastern University Press 2004

KEYWORDS: signed inscribed biography memoir Lillian Moller Gilbreth women's studies family gender career engineering politics history

PASTERNAK, EVGENY & DUNCAN, MICHAEL (trans) et al

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: Collins Harvill 1991

KEYWORDS: biography poetry memoir history

LEE, HERMIONE

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: Chatto & Windus 2007

KEYWORDS: biography Europe poetry writing history

SERVICE, JOHN & CAMERON, H. P. (Glossary)

Octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind rule to boards, xi + 254pp + 8pp adverts, VG- (moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, light chafing to boards, moderate tanning to page edges, pgs ix-xi uncut at top of pgs, rest of pgs roughly cut leaving moderate tearing/damage to pg edges, light cracking to some gutters, light brown tape residue to pgs 112-113, moderate annotation & markings in ink to front eps & glossary)

PUBLISHER: Paisley: Alexander Gardner 1913

KEYWORDS: biography memoir Robin Cummell Scotland literature

LOGAN, MARY

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: Steele Roberts 2008

KEYWORDS: arnold nordmeyer politics politician biography labour helath finance minister New Zealand NZ

CHURCHILL, RANDOLPH S.

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: William Heinemann / C & T Publications Ltd 1967

KEYWORDS: history Britain biography Winston Churchill

ALPERS, ANTHONY

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: The Viking Press 1980

KEYWORDS: biography New Zealand