Books - "biography"
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The Life and Contributions of Walter Bradford Cannon 1871-1945: His Influence on the Development of Physiology in the Twentieth Century
Super octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xxii + 264pp, illus, VG+ (minor scuffing & soiling to boards, sl foxing & soiling to page edges, gift inscription in ink to ffep)
PUBLISHER: State University of New York Downstate Medical Center 1975
KEYWORDS: health medical biography physiology Walter Bradford Cannon
Otfrid Foerster: Physician and Naturalist, November 9 1873-June 15 1941
Super octavo, grey stiff card wrappers, blue lettering to spine & front cover, viii + 96pp + photos to rear, VG (moderate creasing & soiling to covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Springer-Verlag 1969
KEYWORDS: Otfrid Foerster medical health biography biographies physicians physiology anatomy neurosurgery nervous system
Lord Randolph Churchill, Vol I
THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt coat of arms to front board, deckled page fore-edges, frontispiece with tissue guard, xvi + 564pp, illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, VG (moderate fading to spine, light to moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, light chafing to boards, minor fading to rear board, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, 1x single library plate to front pastedown- no others detected, light tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, minor foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co 1906
KEYWORDS: Lord Randolph Churchill history biography biographies memoir
Sir George Grey KCB, 1812-1898: A Study in Colonial Government
Ex-library, octavo, purple buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvii + 709pp, illus/maps- not counted presumed all present, VG- (usual library markings, jacket taped to boards, tape residue to board edges & eps, light fading to boards edges, spine cocked, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, blurb from jacket glued in to front pastedown, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown, heavy crack to front gutter) in d/w, VG- (jacket in protective plastic cover & taped to boards- staining to edges likely, moderate staining/soiling, front flap removed with blurb glued in to front pastedown, fore-edge of rear flap heavily trimmed but all text seems present)
PUBLISHER: Cassell & Company 1961
KEYWORDS: New Zealand colonial history government Sir George Grey biography biographies memoir politics
Take Me to a Circus Tent: The Jefferson Airplane Flight Manual
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: Infinity Publishing 2006
KEYWORDS: music Jefferson Airplane bands entertainment biography biographies
Issigonis: The Official Biography
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: Icon Books 2006
KEYWORDS: automotive motoring history industry Sir Alec Issigonis British biography
Richard Strauss: A Critical Commentary on His Life and Works (3 Vol Set)
3 VOL SET, LACKS D/W, super octavo, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges of vol 1 stained grey, frontispieces, mixed pagination, illus/photos, VG (moderate scuffing & rubbing to spine & board edges & extrems, light to moderate staining/soiling to boards, light fading to spines, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, occasional sl cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Barrie and Rockliff / Barrie & Jenkins 1962-72
KEYWORDS: Richard Strauss music history musicians classical composers biography biographies memoir
When Romeo Was a Woman: Charlotte Cushman and Her Circle of Female Spectators
Tidy ex-library, super octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxv + 318pp, illus, VG+ (minor library markings, light tape residue to board edges, sl rubbing to extrems, sl foxing & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, minor library markings)
PUBLISHER: The University of Michigan Press 1999
KEYWORDS: Charlotte Cushman gay lesbian history lgbtq stage theatre theater gender portrayal biography
Edward Whymper
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiv + 330pp, illus, folding maps to rear, VG (spine cocked, light fading to spine, light bruising to extrems, minor soiling & wrinkling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, light foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning to spine, other moderate foxing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1940
KEYWORDS: first editions biography biographies memoir Edward Whymper explorers mountaineering
One-Man War: The Jock McLaren Story
FIRST EDITION, LACKS D/W, octavo, green heavy boards, black lettering to spine, illus/maps to eps, unpaginated prelims + 189pp, VG+ (minor tanning/fading to spine sl soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, 1cm closed tear to top edge of half title page)
PUBLISHER: Angus and Robertson 1957
KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history soldiers Jock McLaren first editions biography biographies memoir ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2
Leo Strauss: An Intellectual 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Yale University Press 2007
KEYWORDS: biography biographies memoir Leo Strauss philosophy
Starman David Bowie: The Definitive Biography
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: Sphere 2010
KEYWORDS: David Bowie rock music musicians biography biographies memoir
Autumn in Venice: Ernest Hemingway and His Last Muse
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: Atlantic Books 2018
KEYWORDS: literature literary biography biographies memoir Ernest Hemingway
Tom Stoppard: A Life
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: Faber & Faber 2020
KEYWORDS: literature literary biography biographies memoir Tom Stoppard playwrights
Christopher Isherwood Inside Out
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: Chatto & Windus 2024
KEYWORDS: literature literary biography biographies memoir Christopher Isherwood
Anthony Powell: Dancing to the Music of Time
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: Hamish Hamilton 2017
KEYWORDS: literature literary biography biographies memoir Anthony Powell
Elizabeth Jane Howard: A Dangerous Innocence
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: John Murray 2016
KEYWORDS: literature literary biography biographies memoir Elizabeth Jane Howard
Hitler and Stalin: The Tyrants and the Second World War
Super octavo softcover (VG) minor underlining in ink & soiling; 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: Viking / Penguin Random House 2020
KEYWORDS: military war history ww2 2nd second world war two ii 2 Adolf Hitler Josef Stalin biography biographies
Sons of a Good Keen Man: Life in the Shadow of Barry Crump
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: Penguin Random House New Zealand 2022
KEYWORDS: Barry Crump literary biography New Zealand family memoir Crump brothers New Zealanders
Catherine the Great: Life and Legend
IN SLIPCASE, imperial 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Folio Society 1999
KEYWORDS: Catherine the Great biography Russian history Queens Imperial Russia Folio Society Enlightenment Women