Books - "biography"
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De Gaulle
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: biography history politics world war two military general charles de gaulle alexander werth specials
The Life of Oliver Goldsmith
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KEYWORDS: literature specials biography john goldsmith john forster
Anatole France and His Circle Being His Table-Talk Collected and Recorded
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: anatole france paul gsell literature specials biography
Memoirs of Paul De Kock
first edition 294pp VERY GOOD+ (blue embossed cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed)
PUBLISHER: leonard smithers london 1899
KEYWORDS: history biography paul de kock
Sporting Reminiscences
first edition 284pp GOOD+ (pale blue cloth,rubbed and stained,unevenly sunned,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,prelims.andcontent edges mod.foxed)
PUBLISHER: methuen london 1919
KEYWORDS: sport biography history dorothea conyers
A Letter From James
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 keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: A.H. & A.W. Reed 1972 (reprint)
KEYWORDS: specials new zealand history biography mona anderson
Moral and Political Dialogues between Divers Eminent Persons
second edition 384pp POOR (full leather,rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.leather coming away from lifting edges,owner's stamp to ffep and inscr.to title page,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed/browned,spine cracked,contents sprung)
PUBLISHER: millar london 1760
KEYWORDS: history biography politics literature
Testimony to Hilaire Bellox
first edition 172pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (teal cloth,sl.soiled,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: methuen london 1956
KEYWORDS: history literature biography hilaire belloc jebb
The Spice of Life
first edition [signed by author's daughter] 264pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (burgundy cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,owner's bookplate to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,author's daughter's inscr.to half-title) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: bodley head london 1974
KEYWORDS: biography military history harold mitchell signed
Face with Fortitude
first edition 192pp ills.[b/w] FINE in NEAR FINE dustwrapper (sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: ianswork publishers auckland 2005
KEYWORDS: nautical military history biography johnston
Quiet With The Hills
first edition 211pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (blue cloth,sl.wear to extrems.,4x3cm loss to head of ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,)
PUBLISHER: pegasus press christchurch [1970]
KEYWORDS: history biography constance gray
Henry Fielding A Memoir
first edition 326pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD- (blue cloth,rubbed and soiled,wear to extrems.,prelims.and untrimmed content edges mod.foxed)
PUBLISHER: sampson low marston london 1910
KEYWORDS: henry fielding biography literature godden
Remarks on New Zealand, in February 1846
ex-lib.facsimile edition 67pp VERY GOOD (black cloth,tape stains to boards and eps,usual lib.stamps and labels) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.soiled w.lib.marks to spine,sl.stained edges)
PUBLISHER: hocken library dunedin 1969
KEYWORDS: new zealand history robert fitzroy biography hocken
Queen Te Atairangikaahu The First Twenty-five Years
first edition 141pp ills.[b/w and col.] NEAR FINE (in glossy wrappers,v.sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: [np,nd 1991]
KEYWORDS: new zealand maori biography queen history
The Man With No Arms & Other Stories
first edition 276pp ills.[b/w] super octavo softcover (VG+)
PUBLISHER: dinard press lyttelton 2007
KEYWORDS: biography glenn busch new zealand
The Spice of Life
first edition inscribed by author's daughter 264pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (burgundy cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's bookplate to ffep,author's daughter's inscr.to title page) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: bodley head london 1974
KEYWORDS: biography history harold mitchell signed
Lawrence of Arabia
reprint 1188pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (red cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's inscr.and bookplate to ffep,content edges v.sl.soiled) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.) heavy item
PUBLISHER: heinemann london 1990
KEYWORDS: biography military history lawrence arabia wilson
The Scientific Life
first edition 154pp VERY GOOD (tan cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sl.sunned,lacks ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) lacks dustwrapper - scarce first edition
PUBLISHER: allen & unwin london 1942
KEYWORDS: science biography baker
A Story Teller's Story
ex-lib.first edition 442pp VERY GOOD- (green cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,mod.wear to extrems.,usual libr.stamps and labels,owner's sign.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,one page detached but present,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1925
KEYWORDS: literature history biography sherwood anderson
Julius Caesar: The Pursuit of Power
first edition 240pp VERY GOOD (red cloth,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's bookplate to ffep,spine separating at title gutter) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled)
PUBLISHER: hamish hamilton london 1984
KEYWORDS: history julius caesar politics biography ernle bradford