Books - "biography"
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Louis XVI. and Marie Antoinette
FIRST EDITION, 2 VOL. SET; Super octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt rule to front boards, teg, frontispieces, xi + 346pp / ix + 342pp, illus plates, VG (light scuffing & soiling to boards, moderate-heavy foxing/discolouration to prelims/terminals & page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to eps)
PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co. 1909
KEYWORDS: first editions france french revolution monarchy monarchs royalty royals history louis xvi marie antoinette biography biographies
Lives of the Hanoverian Queens of England (Vol. I - Sophia Dorothea of Celle, Wife of George I; Caroline of Ansbach, Queen of George II / Vol. II - Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of George III; Amelia Elizabeth Caroline of Brunswick,
FIRST EDITION, 2 VOL. SET; Super octavo, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spines, top edges stained red, frontispieces, xv + 419pp / xiii + 439pp, illus - maps & plates, VG- (light scuffing & soiling to boards - moderate black ink stains to front board of Vol I, heavy sun-fading to spines, light-moderate cracking to gutters, some pages starting to come loose in front sections but all present, light-moderate foxing/discolouration to pages/page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to eps)
PUBLISHER: George Bell and Sons 1909/1911
KEYWORDS: first editions english england royals royalty monarchs monarchy monarchies queens hanover hanoverian history biographies biography sophia dorothea of celle caroline of ansbach charlotte sophia of mecklenburg strelitz amelia elizabeth caroline of brunswick adelaide of saxe meiningen
Napoleon and His Court
FIRST EDITION; Super octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering & crown motif to spine & boards, frontispiece, 247pp, illus plates, VG- (light scuffing & soiling to boards, moderate cracking to front gutter, a few pages loose/coming loose but all present, light-moderate foxing to pages, prev. owner's name in pencil & light pencil doodling to eps)
PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1924
KEYWORDS: first editions france french military political politics imperial history napoleon bonaparte emperors court of biography biographies
Memoirs of The Life and Times of Daniel De Foe: Containing A Review of His Writings and His Opinions Upon a Variety of Important Matters, Civil and Ecclesiastical
3 VOL. SET, RE-BOUND; Super octavo, light blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spines, frontispiece, lxii + 482pp / xvii + 527pp / xviii + 685pp, VG (light rubbing & soiling to boards, light sun-fading to spines, light creasing & foxing to pages/page edges throughout, light tanning to page edges, occasional light annotations in ink and pencil)
PUBLISHER: Hurst, Chance, and Co. 1830
KEYWORDS: rebound memoirs literary biography biographies autobiography autobiographies history daniel de foe defoe england english writers authors novelists
Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley
2 VOL. SET; Super octavo, brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spines & front boards, teg, deckled page edges, frontispieces, xi + 539pp / vii + 541pp, illus, VG/VG- (moderate chipping to spine extrems of Vol. II, boards slightly cocked & soiled, light cracking to gutters on both volumes, a few pages coming loose & one or two small open tears not impacting text, light tanning to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to Vol. I fep)
PUBLISHER: D. Appleton and Company 1901
KEYWORDS: england english history letters writings autobiography autobiographies memoirs biography biographies thomas henry h huxley biology biologists anthropology anthropologists science scientists theory of evolution natural selection darwin
Memoirs of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, and the Court of Queen Anne (In Two Volumes)
2 VOL. SET; RE-BOUND; Super octavo, brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spines, xxviii + 475pp / vii + 573pp, VG+ (light rubbing & soiling to boards, light discolouration to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Henry Colburn 1839
KEYWORDS: england english royal history royalty monarchs monarchy monarchies memoirs biography biographies queen anne court courtiers sarah churchill duchess of marlborough
The Enthusiams of Robert Davies
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: Macmillan 1979
KEYWORDS: literary criticism biography literature Robertson Davies
Medal of Honor: Profiles of America's Military Heroes from the Civil War to the Present
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: Hyperion 2002
KEYWORDS: military biography World War American Civil Vietnam medals history journalism
Der Fuehrer
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: Houghton Mifflin 1944
KEYWORDS: biography Adolf Hitler history nazi Germany
Border-Line Insanity
Super Octavo Softcover (NF); 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: Galago 2012
KEYWORDS: Biography Mozambique South Africa citizen force military guerilla journalism photography
Donitz: the last Fuhrer
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: Panther 1985
KEYWORDS: military nazis World War 2 biography Karl Donitz Germany naval warfare navy history
Ancestor's Brocades; The Literary Discovery of Emily Dickinson; The Editing and Publication of Her Letters and Poems
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: Dover Publications, Inc.
KEYWORDS: literary biography biographies history literature poetry poems poets emily dickinson millicent todd bingham
Merton; A Biography
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: Fount Paperbacks 1982
KEYWORDS: ex library literary biography biographies thomas merton authors writers trappist monks theologians theology religion spirituality
Bugsy's Baby; The Secret Life of Mob Queen Virginia Hill
Ex-library; 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: Carol Publishing Group 1993
KEYWORDS: ex library biography biographies organised crime true bugsy siegel mob gangsters mafia virginia hill
My Father in China
LACKS D/W, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Michael Joseph Ltd 1945
KEYWORDS: biography biographies bill william burke methodist christian missionaries china chinese travel writing
Life of Catherine McAuley, Foundress and First Superior of the Institute of Religious Sisters of Mercy
Sm. octavo, red cloth boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, frontispiece portrait, 508pp, VG- (light cracking to gutters - boards sl. shaky, moderate scuffing & soiling to boards, moderate fraying to spine extrems, light tanning to page edges, occasional creasing to pages, prev. owner's name in ink to fep)
PUBLISHER: P. J. Kennedy and Sons 1866
KEYWORDS: biography biographies religion spirituality christianity catholicism irish ireland nuns sisters of mercy house institutes educational venerable mary catherine mcauley
Britomart: The Story
Folio, cream cloth boards, white lettering to front board, illus eps & prelims, 228pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light to moderate foxing/staining to boards, sl foxing to page edges) in quarter d/w, VG+ (light fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: PQ Blackwell 2014
KEYWORDS: Britomart New Zealand history biography business
Thomas Telford
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: Longmans, Green & Co 1962
KEYWORDS: biography biographies memoir Thomas Telford
Isambard Kingdom Brunel: Engineering Knight-Errant
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: John Murray 1992
KEYWORDS: Isamabard Kingdom Brunel engineers engineering history biography biographies memoir
Carl Sagan: A Life
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: John Wiley & Sons 1999
KEYWORDS: Carl Sagan biography biographies memoir astronomy astronomers