BUCKLE,HENRY THOMAS;TAYLOR,HELEN [ED.]

ex-library first edition [3 vols.] 598/704/708pp VG- (library rebinds,vols.1/2 in blue cloth,vol.3 in green cloth w.half leather,sl.rubbed and soiled vols.1/2,vol.3 rubbed w.rear board detached but present,spine of vol.3 chipped and worn,usual libr.stamps and labels)

PUBLISHER: longmans green london 1872

KEYWORDS: history biography literature henry thomas buckle

DAVIES,MARION;GUILES,FRED LAWRENCE

first edition 419pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (green cloth,sl.soiling to extrems.,owner's inscr.to half-title) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed,spine sunned)

PUBLISHER: allen london 1973

KEYWORDS: arts biography literature marion davies fred lawrence guiles

BROUGHAM,LORD

11 volumes various editions uniformly bound in half leather 492/438/442/497/444/456/424/424/445/462/469pp VG+ (rebound in marbled paper boards w.half leather,raised bands to spines w.gilt stamps and gilt-on-red/black title labels,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.w.chipping to head of spine on one volume,marbled eps and content edges,some sl.to mod.foxing of contents but generally in very tidy condition) scarce complete 11 volume set attractively rebound in half leather; comprises - Lives of Philosophers / Men of Letters / Sketches of Statesmen [3 vols.] / Natural Theology / Dissertations and Addresses / Historical and Political Dissertations / Speeches [2 vols.] / British Constitution - scans available on request

PUBLISHER: griffin london 1857-1862

KEYWORDS: lord brougham history biography literature politics

YEATS,W.B.;TYNAN,KATHARINE;MCHUGH,ROGER [ED.]

first edition 190pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (black cloth,sl.rubbed,owner's inscr.and dealer's stamp to ffep) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned,chipping and wear to extrems.,6cm tear to front cover)

PUBLISHER: clonmore and reynolds dublin 1953

KEYWORDS: literature biography letters yeats tynan

PABST,HELMUT

first edition 204pp VG+ (black cloth,sl.soiled,desler's blind stamp to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in G+ d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.some losses incl.3cm to foot of spine)

PUBLISHER: william kimber london 1957

KEYWORDS: helmut pabst military biography

HAWKRIDGE,JOHN

first edition 189pp ills.[b/w and col.] F in NF d/w (spine sunned)

PUBLISHER: jh productions leeds 1987

KEYWORDS: biography travel john hawkridge

CARROLL,LEWIS;COHEN,MORTON N.[ED.]

first edition 2 vols.1245pp ills.[b/w] NF (blue cloth,v.sl.soiled) in VG d/ws (sl.rubbed and soiled,2x1cm surface scuff to spine of vol.1,spines sunned,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1979

KEYWORDS: literature biography letters lewis carroll cohen

CRUIKSHANK,GEORGE;JERROLD,BLANCHARD

first edition 2 vols.284/280pp+32pp catalogue ills.[b/w by cruikshank] VG (brown cloth w.black/gilt dec.stamps to top boards and spines,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,dealer's label and owner's bookplate to front pastedown both vols.,content edges sl.soiled,spines cracked but tight) tidy set

PUBLISHER: chatto and windus london 1882

KEYWORDS: literature arts biography blanchard jerrold george cruikshank

MITCHELL,SUSAN L.

[first edition] 149pp VG (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine and upper edge sunned,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: talbot press dublin [nd]

KEYWORDS: literature biography george moore susan mitchell

SWEETMAN,RORY

first edition inscribed by author 327pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (in glossy wrappers,v.sl.rubbed,author's inscr.to title page)

PUBLISHER: auckland university press auckland 1997

KEYWORDS: new zealand history biography rory sweetman james liston law signed

DAVIS,ELIOT R.

second impression inscribed by author 283pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,author's warm inscr.to front pastedown,bookplate to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed,typed letter signed by author loosely inserted along with a col.plate of race horse Sleepy Fox) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.some sl.tears)

PUBLISHER: oswald-sealy auckland 1949

KEYWORDS: new zealand theology biography history eliot davis

N/A

first edition 263pp VG+ (cerise cloth w.gilt dec.stamp to top board,v.sl.wear to extrems.,sl.mark to ffep)

PUBLISHER: new zealand who's who auckland 1992

KEYWORDS: new zealand who's who history biography

BEST,GEORGE;WRIGHT,GRAEME

first edition inscribed by author 206pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (burgundy cloth,v.sl.bumps to extrems.,eps and content edges sl.foxed,owner's inscr.and author's inscr.to half-title - to Michael Best Wishes and good luck with your football George Best) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,v.sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: queen anne press london 1981

KEYWORDS: sport biography george best graeme wright signed football

SCHOLEFIELD,G.H.

first edition 198pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (beige cloth,owner's inscr.to ffep,eps and content edges v.sl.foxed) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear and chipping to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: whitcombe & tombs christchurch [nd]

KEYWORDS: new zealand biography history scholefield

MORTON,HARRY

first edition signed by author 244pp NF (black cloth,dealer's label to front pastedown,author's sign.to title page) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: john mcindoe dunedin 1975

KEYWORDS: new zealand history biography harry morton signed

GRIFFITHS, G. J. [GEORGE, ED.]

first edition 3 vols.[series 1/2/3] 206/255/295pp octavo hardcover ills.[b/w w.col.frontis.to each vol.] VG in d/w's (VG to VG-)

PUBLISHER: otago daily times dunedin [1973/1974]

KEYWORDS: new zealand history biography griffiths southland

FORD,FORD MADOX

first edition 256pp ills.[b/w] VG- (green cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,contents sl.foxed,spine cracked) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: duckworth london 1924

KEYWORDS: ford madox ford joseph conrad biography history literature

CURLE,RICHARD

first edition 236pp ills.[b/w] VG (black cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: sampson low marston london 1928

KEYWORDS: biography history literature richard curle joseph conrad

CONRAD,JOSEPH;STALLMAN,R.W.[ED.]

first edition 354pp VG+ (red cloth,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,spine and hinge area sunned,sl.wear to extrems.,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: michigan state university press [np] 1960

KEYWORDS: literature biography joseph conrad stallman

CAPES,M.HARRIET

first edition 143pp VG+ (blue paper boards w.blue cloth spine,sl.soiled,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: andrew melrose london [nd]

KEYWORDS: biography literature joseph conrad harriet capes