Books - "biography"
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Churchill's Bomb: A Hidden History of Science, War and Politics
UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, FIRST EDITION, 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: Faber and Faber 2013
KEYWORDS: first edition biography Winston Churchill war military politics science
Karl Renner: Austria
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: Haus Publishing 2009
KEYWORDS: history Austria Karl Renner politics political biography
The Last Englishman: The Double Life of Arthur Ransome
Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG) tape repairs to jacket; 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: Faber and Faber 2009
KEYWORDS: Arthur Ransome literary biography memoir
Gibert Keith Chesterton
EX-LIBRARY, LACKS D/W, octavo hardcover (VG-) tidy tape repairs to gutters throughout; 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: Sheed & Ward 1945
KEYWORDS: G K Chesterton literary biography memoir lit bio literature
G. K. Chesterton: A Portrait
EX-LIBRARY, octavo hardcover (VG-) heavy cracking to some gutters; 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: Alexander Ousley Ltd 1936
KEYWORDS: G K Chesterton literary biography lit bio literature
Shackleton
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: Abacus 2007
KEYWORDS: exploration biography memoir Ernest Shackleton Discovery
The Life of Samuel Johnson; Together With a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides (Reprint of the First Edition) 3 Vol Set
3 VOL SET, 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 costs
PUBLISHER: Swan Sonnenschein 1888-89
KEYWORDS: Samuel Johnson literary biography literature history
A Strong West Wind: A Memoir
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 costs
PUBLISHER: Random House 2006
KEYWORDS: memoir biography gail caldwell america texas the united states panhandle badlands
A Book of Reasons
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: Houghton Mifflin 1999
KEYWORDS: memoir brother family biography loss
Beardsley
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PUBLISHER: Pelican 1972
KEYWORDS: aubrey beardsley biography illustrator artist art nouveau
Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self
LACKS FEP, 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: Penguin Books 2003
KEYWORDS: Samuel Pepys literary biography memoir literature
James Bond: The Authorised Biography of 007: A Fictional Biography
Paperback (VG-) occasional annotations in ink- unobtrusive; 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: Grafton 1986
KEYWORDS: fiction 007 literature biography spies thriller spy espionage James Bond
Beaverbrook
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: Simon and Schuster 1972
KEYWORDS: biography memoir Beaverbrook politics
Byron: The Years of Fame, Byron in Italy
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: William Collins Sons & Co 1974
KEYWORDS: literary biography memoir Lord Byron poets literature
Harold Wellman: A Man Who Moved New Zealand
INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Victoria University Press 2005
KEYWORDS: New Zealand signed biography memoir Harold Wellman geology fault lines
William Fisk Harrah: The Life and Times of A Gambling Magnate
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PUBLISHER: Doubleday & Company 1982
KEYWORDS: biography william fisk harrah gambling gambler magnate
Christopher Lloyd: His Life at Great Dixter
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PUBLISHER: Pimlico 2011
KEYWORDS: biography christopher lloyd gardener gardening garden at great dixter east sussex journalist
J. S. Bach (in Two Volumes)
TWO VOLUME SET, octavo, illus glossy light card covers, white & black lettering to spines, frontispiece to vol 1, vol 1- xiv + 428pp, vol 2- v + 498pp, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, 1cm closed tear to top spine extrem of vol 1, moderate tanning to rear covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sm gift inscription in ink to ffep of vol 1)
PUBLISHER: Dover Publications 1966
KEYWORDS: classical music composers biography J S Bach history
Gutter Black: A Memoir
INSCRIBED BY SUBJECT GRAHAM BRAZIER & HARRY LYON, ILLUSTRATION BY BRAZIER, square illus light card covers, white & orange lettering to spine, illus prelims, 319pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing/curling to cover edges, light chafing to covers)
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins 2014
KEYWORDS: signed music New Zealand entertainment biography memoir Dave McArtney
The Life and Times of James Walter Chapman-Taylor
Folio, brown faux leather boards, blind stamp lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, illus prelims, xvi + 440pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light to moderate bruising & scuffing to spine extrems, light bruising to board corners) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to spine extrems with some sl loss, light fading to spine, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: Millwood Heritage Productions 2007
KEYWORDS: James Walter Chapman-Taylor New Zealand architects architecture buildings biography memoir history