Books - "biography"
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The Life of Mozart: Including His Correspondence
Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in slipcase (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: The Folio Society 1991
KEYWORDS: ludwig amadeus mozart classical music biography memoir
My Father Who is on Earth
Octavo, light green cloth boards, red lettering & rule to spine & front board, 195pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising & fading to board extrems & edges, sl tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, ffep missing, prev. bookseller's sm label to base of rear pastedown) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges & spine, moderate soiling to spine, other minor general soiling)
PUBLISHER: G P Putnam's Sons 1946
KEYWORDS: autobiography biography memoir John Frank Lloyd Wright architecture architects
Fashion & Peversity: A Life of Vivienne Westwood and the Sixties Laid Bare
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, vii + 245pp, illus/photos, VG (sl rubbing & bruising to extrems, sl adhesive staining to board edges & eps, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in blue felt pen to ffep) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover with adhesive edges- cover edges likely stained if removed, sl discolouration/fading)
PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury 1996
KEYWORDS: first editions fashion icons designers Vivienne Westwood 60s sixties modern history biography
Solon and his Political Theory: [The Contemporary Significance of a Basic Contribution to Political Theory by One of the Seven Wise Men]
Octavo stapled wrappers (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: The William-Frederick Press 1958
KEYWORDS: Solon political theory historical biography history politics ancient Greece
Ferry Porsche: 100 Jahre / Years
Oblong 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: Dumont 2009
KEYWORDS: Ferry Porsche car manufacturer business motoring biography cars text in German and English
The Long Recessional: The Imperial Life of Rudyard Kipling
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: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2002
KEYWORDS: Kudyard Kipling literary biography colonial history British India
George Silvertop of Minsteracres
INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR; 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: Browne Burton & Associates 2004
KEYWORDS: signed George Silvertop historical biography Reformation England British history Catholicism Minsteracres
George Washington: Citizen-Soldier
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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: The Mount Vernon Ladies' Asssociation 1988
KEYWORDS: George Washington historical military political biography United States president American history Mount Vernon
John Lennon Is His Own Words
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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Omnibus Press 1980
KEYWORDS: John Lennon interviews biography b&w photos the Beatles
Crowded House: Something So Strong
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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: MacMillan 1997
KEYWORDS: Crowded House New Zealand pop music biography
Charles George Gordon
Octavo hardcover (VG- cracking at gutter to rear); 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: Macmillan 1892
KEYWORDS: Charles George Gordon British military colonial biography Crimea China Sudan English Men of Action series
Wellington's Campaigns Peninsula-Waterloo 1808-15 Part I: 1808-9-10-11 Roleia to Albuhera [Fifth Edition]: also Moore's Campaign of Corunna (for Military Students)
THIS VOL ONLY, 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: Hugh Rees, Ltd. 1914
KEYWORDS: Wellington military biography campaigns history battles
Wellington's Campaigns Peninsula-Waterloo 1808-15 Part III: 1815: Waterloo [Fourth Edition]: also Moore's Campaign of Corunna (for Military Students)
THIS VOL ONLY, 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: Hugh Rees, Ltd. 1911
KEYWORDS: Wellington military biography campaigns history battles Waterloo
What a Wonderful World: The Magic of Louis Armstrong's Later Years
Super octavo, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to black spine, frontispiece, xxii + 369pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to spine extrems, sl scuffing to front board, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Pantheon Books 2011
KEYWORDS: music musicians Louis Armstrong jazz biography biographies memoir
McMeekan: A Biography
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: Hodder and Stoughton 1982
KEYWORDS: dr campbell mcmeekan new zealand scientist memoir biography
James Boswell: The Earlier Years 1740-1769
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: McGraw-Hill Book Company 1966
KEYWORDS: james boswell history memoir biography
Ans Westra: A Life in Photography
Super octavo, light blue soft covers, white lettering to front cover, 326pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light fading to cover edges, sl tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, sl creasing to edges, prev. bookseller's label to rear)
PUBLISHER: Massey University Press 2024
KEYWORDS: New Zealand biography biographies memoir Ans Westra art photos photography
Dare to Dream: The John Britten Story
Oblong quarto, blue heavy boards, blind stamp lettering to spine & front board, illus eps & prelims, 143pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl rubbing to spine & board extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, sl foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling, 5cm loss to middle of spine- archival tape repair)
PUBLISHER: Hazard Press 2003
KEYWORDS: New Zealand biography biographies memoir John Britten motorsports motorcycle legends motorcycles motorbikes
The Inner Man: The Life of J G Ballard
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 377pp, illus/photos, VG (sl bruising to spine extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges, light foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, minor soiling to edges of flaps)
PUBLISHER: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2011
KEYWORDS: first editions J G Ballard biography biographies memoir literature literary
The True Adventures of The Rolling Stones
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 383pp, illus, VG (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, moderate soiling to boards & spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges & front eps)
PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1985
KEYWORDS: rock stars musicians bands The Rolling Stones biography biographies music