Books - "biography"
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Lord Reading
first edition 316pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (green cloth,owner's bookplate to ffep,content edges v.sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: weidenfeld and nicolson london [1982]
KEYWORDS: denis judd biography history
Royal Russia
first edition 119pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,owner's bookplate to half-title, lilght bruising and soiling to board edges, light dampstaining to board edges, v sl foxing to page edges) in VG- dustwrapper (light creasing, soiling and rubbing to covers, damp staining to back cover,moderate damp staining and foxing to internal side of d/w)
PUBLISHER: smith gryphon london 1995
KEYWORDS: history russia biography royalty townend
South with Scott
reprint 284pp [3 maps w.b/w frontis.] VERY GOOD+ (orange cloth w.black stamp to top board,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,eps and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: collins london 1928
KEYWORDS: history travel biography scott evans antarctic exploration
The Life and Adventures of Audubon the Naturalist With an Appreciation by John Burroughs
hardcover with d/w, 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 keeps postage costs down
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KEYWORDS: robert buchanan john burroughs audubon natural history science biography
William Etty
first edition 217pp+plates [b/w w.col.frontis.] VERY GOOD+ (beige cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed)
PUBLISHER: routledge & kegan paul london 1958
KEYWORDS: arts biography william etty dennis farr
Caroline Matilda Queen of Denmark 1751-75
first edition proof copy 213pp VERY GOOD (in wrappers,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1971
KEYWORDS: biography proof copies hester chapman caroline matilda denmark
The Eden Memoirs [2 volumes] Full Circle / Facing the Dictators
first editions 2 VOLS, imperial octavo blue cloth boards, 619/659pp VG (sl.bruising to spine extrems and board corners, light soiling to boards, sl foxing and soiling to page edges) in VG- dustwrappers (light soiling and scuffing to covers, light creasing and small tears to edges, light foxing)
PUBLISHER: cassell london 1960/1962
KEYWORDS: history biography anthony eden politics
Gordon Anecdotes
[first edition] 159pp [b/w frontis.] VERY GOOD (green cloth w.gilt stamp to top board,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: religious tract society london [nd]
KEYWORDS: charles gordon biography history macaulay
Leslie Mitchell: Lewis Grassic Gibbon
first edition 224pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: oliver & boyd edinburgh 1966
KEYWORDS: biography history leslie mitchell ian munro
Disraeli
paperback, 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 keeps postage costs down.
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KEYWORDS: literature specials history biography disraeli andre maurois
A Short Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Literature
hardcover, 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 keeps postage costs down.
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KEYWORDS: literature specials reference biography r farquharson sharp
Introducing Shakespeare
paperback, 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 keeps postage costs down.
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KEYWORDS: literature specials g b harrison william shakespeare criticism biography
The Birth of a Story
first edition 122pp VERY GOOD+ (grey cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: chatto & windus london 1972
KEYWORDS: literature history william sansom biography
Borstal Boy
first edition 343pp [b/w frontis.] VG- (mauve cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to front pastedown,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: hutchinson london 1958
KEYWORDS: biography history brendan behan borstal literature
Sunshine and Wattlegold
first edition 256pp VERY GOOD (green cloth w.blind stamp to top board,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,dealer's label to front pastedown,lacks ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: lothian book publishing melbourne [nd]
KEYWORDS: history biography wattlegold australia norwood
John Oliver North Queensland
[first edition] 240pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (green cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned,eps and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: diocese of north queensland [np,nd]
KEYWORDS: history biography theology religion james norman john oliver
Rude Assignment
reprint 231pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (red cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.stains to head/foot of spine,owner's sign.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in POOR dustwrapper (upper third of front cover torn off but present,rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.several small loss and tears)
PUBLISHER: hutchinson london 1951
KEYWORDS: literature biography arts wyndham lewis
The Scottish Nation [3 volumes]
first edition thus 3 vols.752/752/736pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD (vols.1 and 2 have matching burgundy cloth boards w.burgundy half leather,vol.3 has brown cloth boards w.brown half-leather,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,spine of vol.3 sunned,marbled eps and edges to vols.1/2 w.gilt edges to vol.3,prelims.sl.foxed) heavy set
PUBLISHER: fullarton edinburgh 1863/1864
KEYWORDS: scotland history geography william anderson biography
To Brave Every Danger The Epic Life of Mary Bryant
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KEYWORDS: literature specials judith cook mary bryant biography australia
Billy
paperback (large format), 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 keeps postage costs down
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KEYWORDS: biography arts pamela stephenson billy connolly specials