Books - "biography"
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A Long Way From Silver Creek
first edition inscribed by author [to Sir Edmund Hillary] 351pp ills.[b/w and col.] NEAR FINE (in glossy wrappers,v.sl.soiled,author's warm inscr.to Sir Edmund and Lady Hillary on title page) association copy
PUBLISHER: margaret gee double bay 2000
KEYWORDS: margaret gee biography history literature
Rolls: Man of Speed
first edition 159pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (blue cloth,spine and upper edge sl.foxed,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in GOOD dustwrapper (rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.some losses and tears,missing rear flap)
PUBLISHER: bodley head london 1953
KEYWORDS: biography motoring sport history rolls meynell
Helvetius
first edition signed by author 260pp [b/w frontis.] NEAR FINE (green cloth,eps and content edges sl.foxed,author's sign.to title page) lacks dustwrapper
PUBLISHER: routledge & kegan paul london 1955
KEYWORDS: history biography helvetius cumming signed
Selected Papers of Karl Abraham
reprint 527pp VERY GOOD (green cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,eps and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: hogarth press london 1949
KEYWORDS: biography literature karl abraham
Bathgate Expeditions
first edition numbered/limited [284/500] signed by editor 36pp ills.[b/w] NEAR FINE (blue cloth,v.sl.soiled) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: reed wellington 1952
KEYWORDS: new zealand history biography bathgate reed
Walter Buller The Reluctant Conservationist
first edition 336pp ills.[b/w and col.] VERY GOOD+ (black cloth,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (plastic protector taped to verso of covers,sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: gp books wellington [1989]
KEYWORDS: new zealand biography history walter buller ross galbreath
The Life of Thomas Chatterton
first edition 213pp GOOD (brown embossed cloth,rubbed and stained,chipping and wear to extrems.,owner's initials to front pastedown w.white label to ffep,contents sl.foxed,spine cracked w.separation starting at some sections)
PUBLISHER: partridge & oakey london 1851
KEYWORDS: literature biography poetry thomas chatterton dix
Critical Essays on George Eliot
reprint 218pp VERY GOOD+ (blue cloth,sl.soiled,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: routledge & kegan paul london 1970
KEYWORDS: literature biography george eliot barbara hardy
The Poet Speaks
first edition 276pp NEAR FINE (burgundy cloth,owner's inscr.to ffep) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sl.sunned,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: routledge & kegan paul london 1966
KEYWORDS: literature biography poetry orr
Alfred Adler The Man and his Work
second edition 240pp VERY GOOD+ (blue cloth,sl.soiled w.spine and edges sunned,dealer's label to front pastedown,eps and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: daniel rochford 1947
KEYWORDS: biography history psychology adler orgler
Margaret Ogilvy
By Her Son
hardcover,all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition but secondhand; Frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book keeps postage costs down
PUBLISHER:
KEYWORDS: literature specials j m barrie biography
Letters of J M Barrie
hardcover,all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition but secondhand; Frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book keeps postage costs down
PUBLISHER:
KEYWORDS: literature specials biography letters j m barrie viola meynell
Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire
first edition 324pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (green cloth,v.sl.wear to extrems.,owner's bookplate to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: hamish hamilton london 1981
KEYWORDS: biography history brian masters duchess devonshire georgiana
Palmerston
first edition 165pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (burgundy cloth,owner's sign.and bookplate to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD- dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.w.some sl.losses)
PUBLISHER: weidenfeld and nicolson london 1975
KEYWORDS: biography history palmerston denis judd
A Legacy of Scots Scottish Achievers
first edition 253pp ills.[b/w] NEAR FINE (tan cloth,owner's bookplate to ffep) in NEAR FINE dustwrapper (sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: mainstream publishing edinburgh 1988
KEYWORDS: legacy scots biography history scotland
King Carol II A Life of my Grandfather
first edition 238pp ills.[b/w] NEAR FINE (blue cloth,owner's bookplate to ffep) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: methuen london 1988
KEYWORDS: biography history royalty king carol hohenzollern roumania
Grand Dukes and Diamonds The Wernhers of Luton Hoo
first edition 472pp ills.[b/w] NEAR FINE (tan cloth,owner's bookplate to ffep) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: secker & warburg london 1991
KEYWORDS: biography history raleigh trevelyan wernhers luton hoo
The Carved Cartoon A Picture of the Past
first edition thus 304pp VERY GOOD+ (black cloth,faded,owner's bookplate to front and rear endpapers,content edges sl.foxed) in NEAR FINE dustwrapper (v.sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: tom stacey london 1972
KEYWORDS: history austin clare grinling gibbons arts biography
Champion of Nothing
first edition 140pp VERY GOOD+ (grey cloth,sl.bumps and soiling to edges,small ink mark to front pastedown,content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: reed wellington 1965
KEYWORDS: sport athletics norman harris biography
The Life of Robert Louis Stevenson
hardcover, all our specials have minimal dewcription 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 keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER:
KEYWORDS: literature specials biography robert louis stevenson graham balfour