Books - "biography"
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The Story of Suzanne Aubert
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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Auckland University Press / Bridget Williams Books 1996
KEYWORDS: biography new zealand auckland jerusalem missionary catholicism nun g
Whistler: A Retrospective
Folio, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, 378pp, illus, colour plates- not counted presumed all present, VG+ (sl bruising & discolouration to board edges, light soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing, light fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Bay Books 1989
KEYWORDS: art James Whistler illustrated history biography memoir
Eric Shipton: Everest and Beyond
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: Constable 1998
KEYWORDS: Biography Eric Shipton mountaineer Nanda Devi Tibetan Everest Kenya Patsgonia
Rosalind Franklin:The Dark Lady of DNA
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 costs
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins 2002
KEYWORDS: Biography Rosalind Franklin DNZ science scientist Wilkins Crick Watson
The Curies: A Biography of the Most Controversial Family in Science
Moderate pen underscoring. 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 costs
PUBLISHER: John Wiley 2005
KEYWORDS: Biography science Curie family Pierre Marie Irene Eve Frederic Joliot-Curie scientists
Henri Cartier-Bresson
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 costs
PUBLISHER: Thames Hudson 2005
KEYWORDS: Biography Cartier-Bresson photographer images surrealism war relationships
My Brother, Ernest Hemingway
Ex Library rebacked, small 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 costs
PUBLISHER: Four Square 1965
KEYWORDS: Biography Ernest Hemingway
Aubrey Beardsley
Ex library. Quarto 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: V & A 1998
KEYWORDS: Biography art Beardsley drawings prints posters designs erotic art sketches
Stravinsky on Stage
Quarto, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, whimsical gilt musical illus to front board, frontispiece, 226pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light soiling & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, prev. bookseller's label to rear, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: Stainer & Bell 1982
KEYWORDS: music Stravinsky composers biography memoir classical illustrated
Conversations with Menuhin
Ex-library. 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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Macdonald General Books 1979
KEYWORDS: music biography yehudi menuhin violinist
Francis Drake
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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1995
KEYWORDS: biography francis drake history
The Prof : A Personal Memoir of Lord Cherwell
Lacks d/w. Reprint. 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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co Ltd 1959
KEYWORDS: biography lord cherwell frederick lindemann physicist
Tony Greig : Love, War and Cricket - A Family Memoir
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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Macmillan 2013
KEYWORDS: sports biography memoir cricket cricketer tony greig
The Truth About Cora Pearl
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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1986
KEYWORDS: biography cora pearl eliza crouch
Mr. Playboy: Hugh Hefner and the American Dream
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, ix + 529pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page egdes & rear eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons 2008
KEYWORDS: first edition biography memoir Hugh Hefner erotica pornography playboy illustrated history entertainment
Little Feet in a Big Room: Frances Ogilvie of China
INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. 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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Shoal Bay Press 1994
KEYWORDS: frances ogilvie communist maos china travel biography japanese invasion peoples people's republic of stanley civilian internment camp canton presbytarian church
Dan Gurney: The Ultimate Racer
SIGNED, Square imperial octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 208pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling to covers)
PUBLISHER: Haynes Publishing 2000
KEYWORDS: Dan Gurney biography memoir sports racing motorsport car illustrated signed
Meet Sebastian Vettel: The Story of Formula One's Youngest Champion
Square octavo, illus glossy card covers, white lettering to spine, illus prelims, 143pp, illus, Near FINE (sl chafing to covers)
PUBLISHER: Souvenir Press 2011
KEYWORDS: formula one 1 motor sport racing illustrated biography Sebastian Vettel
Bill Ivy: The Will to Win
Imperial octavo, black heavy card boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 318pp, illus, Near FINE (sl bruising to spine extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, sl chafing)
PUBLISHER: Breedon Books 2009
KEYWORDS: biography memoir Bill Ivy motorcycle sport motor illustrated racing
Jochen Rindt: Uncrowned King: The Superfast Life of F1's Only Posthumous World Champion
Lg quarto, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, illus prelims, 336pp, illus, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: Haynes Publishing 2010
KEYWORDS: biography memoir Jochen Rindt illustrated motor sport car racing grand prix formula 1 one f1