Books - "biography"
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The Life and Times of Sir Julius von Haast: Explorer, Geologist, Museum Builder
FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, blu etextured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xxi + 1142pp, illus, folding maps to rear, VG+ (minor bruising to extrems, light soiling to spine & boards/edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, light insect damage to front pastedown, minor wrinkling & foxing to folding maps at rear) in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy chipping & loss/tape repairs to edges, light tanning & moderate wrinkling to spine- minor loss, moderate tanning & soiling)
PUBLISHER: H F von Haast 1948
KEYWORDS: New Zealand early settlers pioneers Sir Julius von Haast biography biographies memoir history first editions
Captain William Crush Daldy 1816-1903
Octavo, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 236pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising to spine & board extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, minor tanning to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG+ (light tanning to spine, light creasing to edges & flaps, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: The Heritage Press 1993
KEYWORDS: history biography biographies memoir maritime nautical Captain William Crush Daldy 19th nineteenth century
From Rotenberg to Rector: The Life and Career of Mervyn Ansley Bull
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: Timaru High School Old Boys' Foundation 2005
KEYWORDS: New Zealand schools Mervyn Ansley Bull biography biographies memoir TBHS Timaru Boys High School history
Graham Henry: Final Word
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: HarperCollins 2012
KEYWORDS: New Zealand All Blacks coaches rugby union Graham Henry biography biographies memoir
Louis Armstrong: An Extravagant Life
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: HarperCollins 1998
KEYWORDS: jazz music musicians biography biographies memoir Louis Armstrong
Man of Iron: The Extraordinary Story of New Zealand WWI Hero Lieutenant-Colonel William Malone
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: Allen & Unwin 2017
KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war soldiers biography biogarphies memoir Lieutenant-Colonel William Malone
Gilbert, Sullivan and D'Oyly Carte: Reminiscences of the Savoy and the Savoyards
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: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons 1914
KEYWORDS: classical music opera Gilbert Sullivan Richard D'Oyly Carte history biography biographies memori
Lawrence of Arabia
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: George G Harrap & Co 1938
KEYWORDS: biography biographies memoir T E Lawrence of Arabia history
Memoirs of an Early Settler: William Duncan
SCARCE! INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, memoirs of an early settler of Raglan, octavo, patterned stiff card covers, beige lettering to front cover, page edges stained red, patterned eps, photo of subject to prelims, 38pp, VG (moderate scuffing & creasing to spine & cover edges, minor wrinkling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning & moderate foxing to prelims & terminals)
PUBLISHER: New Zealand Newspapers Ltd N/D (c.1920s)
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Raglan early settlers pioneers biography biographies memoir William Duncan signed K P Morton
Sir Apirana Ngata and Maori Culture
FIRST EDITION, octavo, red heavy boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 111pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, light foxing to eps) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping/insect damage to edges, moderate tanning & fading to spine, light chafing & foxing/soiling)
PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1948
KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand history Sir Apirana Ngata Maori culture biography biographies memoir
Jean Beraud 1849-1935: The Belle Epoque: A Dream of Times Gone By
FIRST EDITION, TEXT IN ENGLISH, heavy sm folio, red heavy boards, white lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 378pp, illus, VG (light bruising to spine, light chafing & soiling to spine & boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, minor foxing & adhesion to rear pages) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning & fading to spine, moderate fading to front cover, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Taschen 1999
KEYWORDS: Jean Beraud art artists history appreciation biography
Remembering Jock
Imperial octavo hardcover (Near 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: PQ Blackwell / MILK Tailor Made Books N/D (c.2014)
KEYWORDS: New Zealand rugby union sport history players ABs All Blacks Jock Hobbs biography anecdotes posthumous
Sensation Smith of Drury Lane
Imperial octavo, red faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 276pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems, light soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Charles Skilton 1984
KEYWORDS: Bruce Sensation Smith biography biographies memoir arts theatre theater stage art
Bruce McLaren: Racing Car Constructor
Imperial octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, 264pp, illus/photos, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: Begg & Allen 2019
KEYWORDS: automotive motorsport Bruce McLaren car racing high performance history biography biographies memoir
Matt Monro: The Singer's Singer / Special Reserve (2 Vol Boxed Set)
2 VOL SET IN SLIPCASE, WITH DISC, super octavo, black heavy boards & glossy light card covers, red/white lettering to spines, illus eps to hardcover vol, mixed pagination, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, Near FINE (sl creasing to edges) in slipcase, VG+ (light bruising to edges, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: Titan Books 2010
KEYWORDS: music biography biographies memoir Matt Monro crooners singers
Zemlinsky
Super octavo, teal/grey heavy boards, red lettering to spine, xvii + 524pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl creasing to spine, light tanning & soiling to page edges, minor cracking to guuters towards front) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to rear cover, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 2000
KEYWORDS: classical music conductors composers biography biographies memoir Alexander Zemlinsky
Don't Dream Its Over: The Remarkable Life of Neil Finn
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: Allen & Unwin 2023
KEYWORDS: New Zealand music musicians Split Enz Crowded House Neil Finn biography biographies memoir
Katherine Mansfield: A Biography
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: The Beltane Book Bureau 1944
KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers authors literature literary biography biographies memoir Katherine Mansfield
Beatrix Potter: Artist, Storyteller and Countrywoman
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: Frederick Warne 1986
KEYWORDS: children's literature literary biography biographies memoir Beatrix Potter
George Orwell
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: Abacus
KEYWORDS: literature literary biography biographies memoir George Orwell