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$12.50
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Sir Christopher Wren: A Biography


HUTCHISON, HAROLD F.

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 costs.

PUBLISHER: Readers Union 1976

KEYWORDS: biography christopher wren architect

$10.00
xxgig147762

Jeanne Jugan: Humble, So As To Love More


MILCENT,PAUL & NEAME, ALAN (trans)

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: Darton, Longman &Todd Ltd 2000

KEYWORDS: Biography religion christianity nun

$9.00
xxgrd147832

Lance Armstrong: Tour de Force. Tough Guys, Flawed Heroes and one Man's Battle for Ultimate Supremacy


COYLE, DANIEL

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: CollinsWillow 2005

KEYWORDS: cycling lance armstrong racing bicycles america biography

$15.00
xxgsc147848

Cairo: The City Victorious


RODENBECK, MAX

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: Picador 1999

KEYWORDS: Cairo history portrait city biography

$9.50
xxgsc147849

J.K. Rowling: The Wizard Behind Harry Potter


SHAPIRO, MARC

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: St. Martins Griffin 2004

KEYWORDS: Biography J K Rowling Potter

$20.00
xxgub147865

The Mackenzie Affair


McNEISH, JAMES

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: Hodder and Stoughton 1972

KEYWORDS: James Mackenzie biography history New Zealand

$35.00
xxsaa147870

The Life and Adventures of Edward Snell: The Illustrated Diary of an Artist, Engineer and Adventurer in the Australian Colonies 1849-1859


GRIFFITHS, TOM (ed.) & PLATT, ALAN (ed.)

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: Angus & Robertson 1988

KEYWORDS: history australia coloniser biography journals edward snell

$25.00
xxsaa147877

Marie Antoinette: The Last Queen of France


LEVER, EVELYNE

Super octavo hardcover (Near FINE) in d/w (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: Judy Piatkus 2001

KEYWORDS: biography marie antoinette france history

$10.00
xxsck148000

Prophet: The Life and Times of Kahlil Gibran


WATERFIELD, ROBIN

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 1998

KEYWORDS: biography history

$40.00
1y40/38

Disraeli's Daughter


STYLES, CATHERINE

Octavo, illus light card covers with french flaps, red lettering to spine, frontispiece, 159pp, illus, Near FINE (owner's name in ink to full title page)

PUBLISHER: Steele Roberts 2013

KEYWORDS: biography memoir Benjamin Disraeli politics secret daughter Kate morality family

$35.00
xxsdb148176

A New Zealand Bibby Story


BIBBY, M.C & E. S.

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 cost

PUBLISHER: The Waipawa Mail Ltd (printers) 1977

KEYWORDS: history biography New Zealand Lunesdale

$10.00
xxsdc148193

The Darker Side of Genius; Richard Wagner's Anti-Semitism


KATZ, JACOB

Ex library, super 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: University Press of New England 1986

KEYWORDS: anti-semitism wagner biography jewish anti semitism

$12.50
xxsde148207

Mozart; The Man and his Works


TURNER, W. J.

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: Methuen and Co. 1965

KEYWORDS: mozart biography music composer

$12.50
xxsdi148229

WALLIS, Secret Lives of the Duchess of Windsor


HIGHAM, CHARLES

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: Sidgwick & Jackson 1988

KEYWORDS: biography royals royal royalty duchess windsor wallis england

$50.00
1y41/27

Looking For Bruce Conner


HATCH, KEVIN

Super octavo, illus heavy card boards, white lettering to spine, xi + 342pp, illus, Near FINE (spine sl cocked) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing to covers)

PUBLISHER: The MIT Press 2012

KEYWORDS: art film motion picture Bruce Conner biography memoir modern contemporary history alternative

$27.50
xxsdl148256

Coachmaker: The Life and Times of Philip Godsal 1747-1826


FORD, JOHN

Quarto hardcover (Near FINE) in d/w (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: Quiller Press 2005

KEYWORDS: philip godsal biography carriages transport

$50.00
1y41/46

The Villain: The Life of Don Whillans


PERRIN, JIM

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiv + 354pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing to spine extrems, light bruiising & soiling to boards & edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & discolouration to edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson 2005

KEYWORDS: first edition biography memoir Don Whillans exploration climbing mountaineering illustrated travel writing

$40.00
1y42/16

The Great Duke: In Two Volumes


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

$15.00
xxsdu148325

In Search of Robert Millar


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

$40.00
1y43/26

The Last of the Great Scouts: The Life Story of Col. William F. Cody


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

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