Books - "biography"
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Ten Years of Preacher-Life
[first edition] 286pp VERY GOOD (green embossed cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: sampson low london 1859
KEYWORDS: theology religion biography preacher milburn
Looking Backward 2000-1887 / Looking Further Forward
first edition [2 vols.bound as 1] 220/110pp VERY GOOD- (rebind in burgundy cloth w.leather spine,rubbed and stained,chipping and wear to extrems.,boards loosening,eps and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: whitcombe and tombs christchurch/william reeves london [nd]
KEYWORDS: history new zealand biography bellamy michaelis
A Trader in Cannibal Land
first edition 158pp ills.[b/w w.col.frontis.] Octavo, red cloth boards, VG (spine cocked, light bruising to spine extrems and boards corners, light foxing throughouts) in VG- dustwrapper (approximately 1 cm trimmed from extrems, moderate chipping and scuffing to edges, small tears at extrems, light scuffing and soiling to covers)
PUBLISHER: reed dunedin 1935
KEYWORDS: new zealand biography history nautical tapsell cowan
William Hogarth
new edition 310pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD- (brown cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,splits to hinges,owner's sign.to ffep and title page,contents sl.foxed,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: heinemann london 1907
KEYWORDS: arts biography hogarth dobson
Memorials and Recollections of The Very Reverend Edward Bannerman Ramsay
first edition 70pp [b/w frontis.] VERY GOOD- (brown cloth,rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,spine cracked) scarce
PUBLISHER: charles griffin london 1873
KEYWORDS: history biography theology ramsay rogers
New Zealand Letters of Thomas Arnold The Younger
first edition 257pp ills.[b/w] VG (green cloth,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: university of auckland london 1966
KEYWORDS: new zealand history literature biography thomas arnold bertram
The Life Letters and Diaries of Kingsley Martin
hardcover in d/w (ex libris); 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: Victor Gollancz
KEYWORDS: literature specials history biography diaries letters journalism
Thomas Nashe
first edition 374pp VERY GOOD+ (blue cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,lacks ffep,dealer's label to front pastedown,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: edward arnold london 1964
KEYWORDS: literature history biography thomas nashe
Gazpacho or Recollections and Miscellanea
ex-lib.[first edition] 271pp VERY GOOD- (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine faded,sl.bumps to extrems.,usual lib.labels removed from ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD- dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: orphans printing leominster 1949
KEYWORDS: travel biography history gazpacho marsouin
Stamper Battery
[first edition] 134pp octavo hardcover VG (tan cloth,dustwrapper stuck to pastedowns,owner's sign.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG dustwrapper (stuck to pastedowns,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: blackwood & janet paul auckland [1964]
KEYWORDS: new zealand biography history geography howe
Stories We Tell Ourselves The Paintings of Richard Killeen
first edition 143pp ills.[b/w and col.] quarto, black cloth boards VG+ (sl wear to board extrems, small patches of loss on pastedowns where d/w flaps have adhered) in d/w VG (sl soiling and rubbing to covers, light creasing to edges, bookseller price label to rear, light staining and scuffing to inside where it has adhered to boards)
PUBLISHER: david bateman auckland 1999
KEYWORDS: new zealand arts history biography killeen pound
Kenneth Noland
first edition 240pp ills.[b/w w.tipped-in col.plates] VERY GOOD+ (blue dec.cloth,v.sl.soiled,2cm of nibbles to fore-edge of top board,eps and content edges v.sl.soiled) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (clear printed acetate,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,2cm of nibbles to fore-edge of front cover) heavy item
PUBLISHER: abrams new york 1977
KEYWORDS: kenneth noland kenworth moffett art biography
Piet Mondrian
first UK edition 186pp ills.[b/w and col.] VERY GOOD (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,rodent nibbles to fore-edge of both boards,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,rodent nibbles to fore-edge hinges,mod.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: studio vista london 1969
KEYWORDS: art piet mondrian biography wijsenbeek
Family Story The Drages of Hatfield
first edition inscribed by author 223pp ills.[b/w] NEAR FINE (blue cloth,author's inscr.to ffep) in VERY GOOD- dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,tape repairs internally/externally to upper/lower edges,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: stellar press hatfield 1969
KEYWORDS: history biography drage signed hatfield
Walter Crane
first edition 208pp ills.[b/w and col.] VERY GOOD+ (beige cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: studio vista london 1975
KEYWORDS: arts biography walter crane isobel spencer
Colin McCahon: Artist
first edition 238pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG (brown cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,newspaper clippings taped to prelims.,content edges v.sl.foxed) in VG dustwrapper (sl.soiled,spine sl.sunned)
PUBLISHER: reed auckland 1984
KEYWORDS: new zealand arts colin mccahon brown biography
The Letters of Dorothy Osbourne to Sir William Temple
leatherette with gilt to cover and spine; 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: j m dent
KEYWORDS: literature specials dorothy osbourne sir william temple letters prose biography
Depths of Glory, A Biographical Novel of Camille Pissarro
hardcover in dustwrapper; 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: bodley head
KEYWORDS: literature specials history biography arts irving stone camille pissarro
Dust, Dope and Sawdust
[first edition] 278pp VERY GOOD- (black cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: sampson low marston london [nd]
KEYWORDS: paul carew biography history
A Bird Diary
first edition 152pp ills.[b/w by Robert Gibbings] VERY GOOD+ (beige cloth w.b/w plate to top board,sl.sunned spine,sl.bumps to extrems.,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled,spine browned,mod.wear to extrems.w.sl.loss to foot of spine and head of front flap)
PUBLISHER: dent london 1936
KEYWORDS: natural history science biography harrison birds