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$100.00
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The Life and Times of Sir Julius von Haast: Explorer, Geologist, Museum Builder


VON HAAST, H F

LACKS D/W, super octavo, blue buckram boards, orange lettering to spine, frontispiece, xxi + 1142pp, folding maps to rear, VG+ (sl fading to spine, sl rubbing to extrems, minor tanning & soiling to page edges, sl tanning & foxing to eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, occasional sl cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: H F von Haast 1948

KEYWORDS: New Zealand early settlers pioneers Sir Julius von Haast biography biographies memoir

$22.50
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The Secret of the Sierra Madre: The Man Who Was B Traven


WYATT, WILL

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: Doubleday & Company 1980

KEYWORDS: literature literary B Traven biography

$30.00
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Huxley in Hollywood


DUNAWAY, DAVID KING

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: Harper & Row 1989

KEYWORDS: literature literary biography memoir Aldous Huxley first editions

$20.00
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Malcolm Lowry: A Biography


DAY, DOUGLAS

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: Oxford University Press 1984

KEYWORDS: biography memoir biographies Malcolm Lowry literature literary

$32.50
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The Illustrated Red Baron: The Life and Times of Manfred von Richthofen


KILDUFF, PETER

Quarto 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: Cassell & Co 2000

KEYWORDS: German fighter pilots Baron von Richthofen biography biographies memoir Red Baron luftwaffe military history

$60.00
3e5/31

Sir William Jardine: A Life in Natural History


JACKSON, CHRISTINE E & DAVIS, PETER

Super octavo, illus heavy boards, green & black lettering to spine, frontispiece, xii + 244pp, illus, VG (moderate fading to board edges, minor chafing & soiling to boards & spine, light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Leicester University Press 2001

KEYWORDS: natural history historians biography biographies memoir Sir William Jardine

$75.00
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Hans Krebs: Architect of Intermediary Metabolism 1933-1937, Volume II


HOLMES, FREDERIC LAWRENCE

THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xvi + 481pp, illus, VG+ (sl chafing to boards, prev. owner's name [David Galloway] in ink to ffep with inscription) in d/w, VG (moderate fading to spine, light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling, minor general wrinkling)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1993

KEYWORDS: medical Hans Kreb biography memoir biochemistry history

$45.00
3e4/9

The Victory of Father Karl


PIES, OTTO & ATTANASIO, SALVATOR (Trans)

Octavo, burgundy heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, viii + 210pp, VG+ (light bruising to spine & board edges/extrems, sl tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, light tanning & chafing to spine, sl soiling)

PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 1957

KEYWORDS: Father Karl Leisner biography biographies memoir pows prisoners of war ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2

$100.00
3e4/23

The Doors: Night Divides the Day


THE DOORS

Quarto, black illus boards, beige lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, illus prelims, 343pp, illus/photo, Nr FINE (v slight bruising to spine hinge, v slight chafing to boards)

PUBLISHER: Genesis Publications 2024

KEYWORDS: the doors music memoir biography american band

$22.50
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Collecting the World: The Life and Curiosity of Hans Sloane


DELBOURGO, JAMES

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: Allen Lane 2017

KEYWORDS: biography memoir Hans Sloane collectors history

$25.00
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Captain James Cook


HOUGH, RICHARD

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: Hodder and Stoughton 1994

KEYWORDS: first editions maritime history Captain James Cook famous explorers voyages biography

$16.50
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Mr Bligh's Bad Language: Passion, Power and Theatre on the Bounty


DENING, GREG

Super octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (VG-) moderate to heavy water damage to bottom corners: 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: Cambridge University Press 1992

KEYWORDS: history Captain Bligh HMS Bounty maritime biography mutiny

$22.50
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Writing at the Kitchen Table: The Authorized Biography of Elizabeth David


COOPER, ARTEMIS

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: Michael Joseph / Penguin 1999

KEYWORDS: literature literary biography biographies memoir Elizabeth David cookery food first editions

$18.50
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Jorge Luis Borges


McMURRAY, GEORGE R

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: Frederick Ungar Publishing 1980

KEYWORDS: literature literary biography Jorge Luis Borges criticism interpretation

$65.00
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Grivas and the Story of Eoka


BYFORD-JONES, W

FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 192pp, illus/photos, VG (minor rubbing to extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, light to moderate foxing throughout) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, protective plastic cover- easily removed if desired, heavy creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, 3cm loss to top edge of front cover, light to moderate general foxing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Robert Hale 1959

KEYWORDS: first editions military political politics history EOKA terrorists George Grivas Greece Cyprus Greek Cypriot biography biographies memoir

$35.00
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In Search of C S Lewis


SCHOFIELD, STEPHEN (Ed) & TYNAN, KENNETH et al (Interviews)

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: Bridge Publishing 1983

KEYWORDS: literature literary biographies biography C S Lewis

$40.00
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From Battle of Britain Airman to POW Escapee: The Story of Ian Walker RAF


WALKER, ANGELA

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: Pen & Sword 2017

KEYWORDS: first editions military aviation history RAF Royal Air Force pows prisoners of war ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 Ian Walker biography

$16.50
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The Wicked Ways of Malcolm McLaren


BROMBERG, CRAIG

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: Omnibus Press 1991

KEYWORDS: music biographies biography memoir Malcolm McLaren

$22.50
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Bitter Monsoon: The Memoirs of a Fighter Pilot


MOXON, OLIVER

FIRST EDITION, 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: Robert Hale 1955

KEYWORDS: military history aviation fighter pilots biography memoir biographies Stefan James first editions

$20.00
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Anything That Burns You: A Portrait of Lola Ridge, Radical Poet


SVOBODA, TERESE

LACKS D/W, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Schaffner Press 2016

KEYWORDS: Lola Ridge literature literary biography biographies memoir poets poetry

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