DAVIES, PETER J; SADIE, STANLEY (forew.)

Super octavo, red buckram boards, black label to front board letter in gilt, black label to spine lettered in silver gilt, frontis., illus.; xxviii + 272; VG (some scuffing, soiling and bruising to board edges & extrems; moderate foxing to pg edges & light foxing to eps & prelims, bookplate to ffep).

PUBLISHER: Greenwood Press 1989

KEYWORDS: Moazrt life lives biography music classical history

DINGLE, Captain AE (AYLWARD, EDWARD)

Octavo, red cl boards, spine lettered in blue; top edge blue, frontis., 320 pp.; VG (light soiling to boards, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; moderate soiling & light foxing to pg edges, light tanning & some foxing to eps & prelims); in d/w VG-( moderate soiling, tanning & foxing, moderate bruising to edges & extrems with some chipping, price clipped to front flap).

PUBLISHER: George G. Harrap & Co. 1933

KEYWORDS: Edward Alward life lives biography memoir autobiography 19th 20th century

ABBOTT, DON

Super octavo, black cloth boards, blind stamp lettering to front board, illus eps, frontispiece, 333pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired)

PUBLISHER: RF Books 2015

KEYWORDS: Paul Gartigan art artists New Zealand nz neon biography biographies

CHARNAS, DAN & PERETZ, JEFF (Musical Analysis)

Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 458pp, Near FINE (sl bruising to spine extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing & soiling, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear)

PUBLISHER: MCD / Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2022

KEYWORDS: music biography biographies memoir hip hop J Dilla producers

SUTHERLAND, JOHN

FIRST EDITION, lacks fep. 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: Blackwell 1995

KEYWORDS: first edition biography Walter Scott poetry author novelist British history literature literary biographies

BANNER, LOIS

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: Bloomsbury 2012

KEYWORDS: biography Marilyn Monroe hollywood 50's fifties celebrity culture womens history first editions

RATCLIFFE, TONY

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Oblong 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Op.Cit. 2010

KEYWORDS: circus nz New Zealand elephant man whirling bros jumbo photograph biography memoir signed Tony Ratcliffe

SAUNDERS, GEOFF & PLAYER, GARY (foreword)

SIGNED, LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#113/1963) (SIGNED BY BOB CHARLES). Quarto illus heavy board, white lettering on spine, frontispiece, xvii + 311pp + [4], illus/photos, VG+ (slight bruising to spine + extrems, slight bruising and chaffing to boards, slight tanning to page edges).

PUBLISHER: Hope Publishing LTD 2020

KEYWORDS: golf New Zealand NZ biography Sir Bob Charles sport history limited numbered signed

MACHORTON, IAN

FIRST EDITION. Octavo, green cl boards, spine lettered in gilt; frontis., plates; 224; VG+ (light to moderate soiling to boards, light to moderate burising to edges & extrems with moderate chipping, esp to lwr spine extrem; light soiling to pg edges, light tanning to prelims & terminals); in d/w G (moderate soiling & rubbing, heavy bruising to edges & extrems with heavy chipping, lg segement torn out to front cover & lwr spine; some foxing).

PUBLISHER: Odhams Press 1958

KEYWORDS: ww2 Second World War Two 2 USA soldier life lives memoir biography autobiography war wartime first edition

HASTAIN, RONALD

Octavo, blue cl boards, spine & front board lettered in black; frontis.; x + 303; VG (light soiling to boards, light to moderate burising to edges & extrems; light soiling to pg edges, prev ownership inscription in pen to ffep); in d/w VG- (light soiling & rubbing, moderate bruising to edges & extrems with heavy chipping & tearing, price clipped).

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1947

KEYWORDS: Ronald Hastain ww2 Second World War 2 two life lives soldier officer biography memoir autobiography war wartime

PONDER, JOHN

Super octavo, blue card boards, spine lettered in gilt; photos; xviii + 172; VG+ (light soiling to boards, moderate burising to edges & extrems; light soiling & foxing to pg edges); in d/w VG (light soiling, foxing & rubbing, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems).

PUBLISHER: Hyland House 1997

KEYWORDS: John Ponder ww2 World War Two Second Greece life lives biography memoir Greek war wartime

MUNTHE, MALCOLM

FIRST EDITION. Octavo, red buckram boards, spine lettered in gilt; frontis., plates; x + 100; VG (light soiling to boards, light to moderate burising to edges & extrems; light to moderate soiling & foxing to pg edges, prev bookseller's label pasted to ffep, light to moderate tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals); in d/w VG (light soiling & rubbing, moderate bruising to edges & extrems with moderate chipping, some archival repairs, light tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: Gerald Duckworth & Co. 1954

KEYWORDS: Malcolm Munthe life lives memoir biography autobiography war wartime soldier ww2 Second World War 2 Two

KIDWELL, CAROL

Super octavo, red cl boards, spine lettered in gilt; frontis., illus.; photos; xii + 426; VG+ (light soiling to boards, light to moderate burising to edges & extrems; light soiling to pg edges); in d/w VG (light soiling & rubbing, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems with curling).

PUBLISHER: Duckworth 1991

KEYWORDS: Carol Kidwell Pontano Italy Italian politics life lives biography poetry

MOSSNER, ERNEST CAMPBELL

FIRST EDITION. Super octavo, cream buckram boards, spine lettered in gilt; frontis.; xx + 683; VG (light to moderate soiling to boards, light to moderate burising to edges & extrems w some chipping; light soiling & foxing to pg edges, bookplate to fr pastedown); in d/w VG- (light to moderate soiling & rubbing, heavy bruising to edges & extrems w heavy chipping & tearing, esp to lwr spine & top edge to fr cover)

PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson and Sons 1954

KEYWORDS: David Hume 18th eighteenth century philosophy British Scottish Scotland first edition life lives biography

ALLEN, WARNER; HARDIE, MARTIN (illus.)

First edition. Octavo, blue buckram boards, spine lettered in gilt; panel, decorations & centrepiece in blind to front board; frontis., plates, folding map; x + 203 pp.; VG (moderate soiling to boards, moderate bruising & scuffing to edges & extrems; light to moderate soiling, tanning & foxing to pg edges & eps, light cracking to central & rear gutters, prev owner inscr in pencil to ffep).

PUBLISHER: A. & C. Black 1920

KEYWORDS: ww1 First World War One 1 life lives memoir biography autobiography wartime British Italian Italy military history

BETTESWORTH, W A

FIRST EDITION. Signed & inscribed by author. Sm octavo, green buckram boards, spine & front board lettered in gilt; illus.; xvi + 468 + xxi pp.; VG (moderate soiling & scuffing to boards, moderate bruising to edges & extrems w some chipping; light soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps; gift inscr to ht recto; some annotations to rear).

PUBLISHER: Merritt & Hatcher (1910)

KEYWORDS: sports sport games cricket sportsmen sportsman profiles lives biography

BENNETT, NIGEL; MYERS, RICK (forew.)

Super octavo, red card boards, spine lettered in silver gilt; illus. tp, photos; 176 pp.; VG (light soiling to boards, light bruising to edges & extrems; light soiling to pg edges; light soiling throughout); in d/w VG (light to moderare soiling & rubbing; lightl bruising to edges & extrems).

PUBLISHER: Veloce 2013

KEYWORDS: Nigel Bennett life lives biography autobiography cars F1 car automobile race racing

SCHEIDEMANN, PHILIP; MICHELL, J E (transl.)

2 VOL SET. Super octavo, red cl boards, spine lettered in gilt; illus.; x + 336, x + 337-688 pp.; VG (light to moderate soiling to boards, moderate to vol. 2; moderate fading to spine; light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems, w some chipping to spine head of vol. 1; light soiling & foxing to pg edges & eps; bookplate to fr pastedown; some pencil annotation; light foxing thoughout).

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1929

KEYWORDS: life lives biography autobiography social history 19th 20th century

KNOX, ALFRED

2 VOL SET. FOLDING MAPS IN REAR POCKETS. Super octavo, blue cl boards, spine lettered in gilt; frontis. plates; 368, 367-760 pp.; VG- (moderate to heavy soiling to boards, moderate bruising to edges & extrems with moderate chipping, esp to spine tail; light to moderate soiling & foxing to pg edges, eps & prelims/terminals; moderate foxing throughout; pencil annotation throughout; light cracking to front, central & rear gutters; light to moderate cracking to rear hinges).

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co. 1921

KEYWORDS: 20th century war military history First World War One I 1 Russia Russian life lives memoir autobiograhy biography

ARTHUR, GEORGE

FIRST EDITION. Super octavo, red cl boards, spine lettered in gilt; frontis., plates; x + 329 pp.; VG (light to moderate soiling to boards, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems w some chipping; light to moderate soiling & foxing to pg edges, eps, & prelims/terminals; ownership inscr & bookplate to fr pastedown; light cracking to fr gutters).

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1932

KEYWORDS: Sir John Maxwell life lives biography military history first edition