Books - "biography"
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The Pinecone
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: Faber and Faber 2012
KEYWORDS: Sarah Losh biography memoir religious buildings Wreay Cumbria Lake District history architecture churches
Patrick White Letters
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: Random House 1994
KEYWORDS: literary letters biography Patrick White collection literature
Selkirk's Island
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: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2001
KEYWORDS: alexander selkirk scotland scottish sailor nautical maritime sailing juan fernandez south pacific survival desert island deserted history biography souhami diana
Gifford Jackson: New Zealand Industrial Design Pathfinder
Oblong super octavo, illus glossy light card covers, white lettering to spine, illus eps, 99pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing & chafing to covers & spine, lg crack to front gutter, sm adhesive residue to rear cover)
PUBLISHER: Creationz Consultants 2013
KEYWORDS: Gifford Jackson industrial design designers art biography memoir
Cheshire V.C.; A Study of War and Peace
Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (tatty 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: Evans Brothers Limited 1954
KEYWORDS: russell braddon leonard cheshire royal air force raf world war two second wwii military history aviation bomber aircraft britain british england biography
Godley; The man behind the myth
Super octavo hardcover (Nr FINE) 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: Exisle Publishing Pty Ltd 2018
KEYWORDS: alexander godley terry kinloch world war one first wwi military history biography british army general new zealand expeditionary force anzac
Hubert Who? War Hero. Polar Explorer. Spy. The Incredible Life of Unsung Adventurer Hubert Wilkins
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: ABC Books / HarperCollins 2011
KEYWORDS: Hubert Wilkins biography memoir adventurers explorers
The Politics of Passion: Norman Bethune's Writing and Art
Super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiii + 396pp, illus, VG+ (boards sl warped & soiled, sl bruising to extrems, light soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: University of Toronto Press 1998
KEYWORDS: Norman Bethune art literature criticism appreciation surgeons medical biography memoir Canada China
Ideals Are Like Stars: The Dame Yvette Williams Story
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: David Bateman 2022
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Zealanders Dame Yvette Williams athletes athletics long jump jumpers Olympic gold medallists biography memoir
In the Name of Decent Citizens: The Trials of Frank de Groot
SIGNED, INSCRIBED & DATED, 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: ABC Books 2006
KEYWORDS: signed Brian Wright Francis Edward de Groot Australia Australian history biography trial true crime
Bob Marley: The Untold Story
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 2009
KEYWORDS: bob marley biography chris salewicz jamaica jamaican reggae music pop culture history
Mingus: A Critical 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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Paladin 1985
KEYWORDS: charles charlie mingus biography jazz music america american history brian priestley
Count Zeppelin: A Psychological Portrait
Octavo, illus glossy heavy boards, yellow lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 118pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to board extrems/edges, light chafing to boards, sl tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Tiola Consolidated / LTA Institute 1998
KEYWORDS: Count Zeppelin family history aviation biography memoir airships zeppelins
Papers and Correspondence of Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth Volume 1: The French Revolutionary War, 1793-1802
THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, blue heavy boards, yellow lettering to spine, xv + 577pp, VG+ (light bruising to board & spine edges/extrems, light chafing to boards)
PUBLISHER: Routledge 2022
KEYWORDS: military history Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth French revolution war correspondence letters biography
Milestones: The Music and Times of Miles Davis
Super octavo, illus light card covers, white & blue lettering to spine, frontispiece, xxvi + xii + 416pp, VG+ (light curling & scuffing to cover edges, light tanning to spine, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover with some minor chafing, light tanning & soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Da Capo Press 1998
KEYWORDS: music jazz musicians Miles Davis biography memoir
My Brain is Open: The Mathematical Journeys of Paul Erdos
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. All online listings are held in our Dunedin shop.
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster 1998
KEYWORDS: biography mathematics math maths paul erdos number numbers hungary hungarian bruce schechter
Oscar Wilde: The Double Image
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. All online listings are held in our Dunedin shop.
PUBLISHER: Black Rose 1989
KEYWORDS: oscar wilde ireland irish george woodcock literary criticism biography
The Charles M Russell Book: The Life and Work of the Cowboy Artist
Lg quarto hardcover (VG) in d/w (scruffy); 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: Doubleday 1957
KEYWORDS: Charles M Russell art artists biography cowboys wild west memoir
Cochrane: The Life and Exploits of a Fighting Captain
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: Carroll & Graf Publishers 2000
KEYWORDS: Jack Aubrey inspiration Patrick O'Brian maritime naval Thomas Cochrane biography memoir history military
Love, Janis
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: Bloomsbury 1992
KEYWORDS: first editions rock music musicians Janis Joplin biography memoir