Books - "biography"
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SHAW - THE CHUCKER-OUT
a biographical exposition and critique
ex libris (usual cancell m'kings, pckt etc), 558pp, b& w photo illust, near excell (head & tail spine al bumped, corners sl bruised, sl rubbing, sl gum stains to fr and rear fep's), d/w v gd (in plastic, head & tail spine sl bumped, corenrs sl bruised, extrem's sl worn sl rubbing)
PUBLISHER: allen & unwin london 1969
KEYWORDS: george bernard shaw biography literature lectures
NAPOLEON AND MARIE-LOUISE
the fall of the empire
ex libris (usual cancell m'kings, pckt etc), 337pp, b&w photo illust, very good (head and tail spine and corners sl scuffed extrem's sl bumped, sl rubbing)
PUBLISHER: brentano's new york 1925
KEYWORDS: napoleon empress marie-louie france history biography
THE QUEST OF THE GOLDEN BOY
the life and letters of richard le gallienne
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc) 580pp illus very good+ (sl discolouration to ep's, v sl bruising to spine and corners)
PUBLISHER: unicorn london 1960
KEYWORDS: literature france biography
PROCEEDINGS OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE WILLIAMSBURG AWARD TO SIR WINSTON S CHURCHILL
at drapers' hall, london december 7, 1955
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc) 49pp illus very good (sl bruising to corners and spine, fading to front board and spine)
PUBLISHER: colonial williamsburg virginia 1957
KEYWORDS: winston churchill awards williamsburg history biography
ROMAIN ROLLAND
the man and his work
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc) illus 377pp very good- (rear board splitting from ep, corners and spine sl bruised, minor fading to boards, ep's discoloured,v faint staining to corners of text)
PUBLISHER: george allen &unwin london 1921
KEYWORDS: literature france biography
LIFE OF GEORGE ELIOT
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc) very good+ (sl bruising to corners and spine, sl discolouration to ep's)
PUBLISHER: walter scott london 1890
KEYWORDS: literature george eliot biography
Man of the Rail
With a foreword by Sir John Elliot
First edition ex libris w.usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc. 203pp w.Frontis.,in VG+ cond. (sl.gum marking to ep's and boards at edges) in VG+ d/w (with plastic, rear flap partly trimmed)
PUBLISHER: George Allen Unwin Ltd London 1967
KEYWORDS: Pearson biography railway Britian locomotive engineering transport
Traveler in a Vanished Landscape
The Life and Times of David Douglas, Botanical Explorer.
First edition ex libris w.usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc. 244pp in VG+ cond. (sl.gum marking to ep's and boards at edges) in VG+ d/w (with plastic)
PUBLISHER: Clarkson N. Potter New York 1973
KEYWORDS: Douglas biography botany explorations Horticulture
American Women
The Standard biographical dictionary of notable women Volume III 1939-40
First Edition ex libris w.usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc. 1083pp in FAIR cond. (spine separating at hinges but binding still sound) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: American Publications Inc. California 1939
KEYWORDS: america history women dictionary biography
The Life and Letters of Anne Isabella, Lady Noel Byron
from unpublished papers in the possession of the late Ralph, Earl of Lovelace
Second Edition ex libris w.usual cancellation stamps, pockets, etc. 502pp.,frontis., in FAIR cond. (cocked with sl.shaky spine, corners bruised, spine sunned and scuffed, internal hinges reinforced with tape) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: Constable & Co. Ltd.London 1929
KEYWORDS: Byron literature, biography letters
Always Morning
The Life of Richard Henry Orion Horne
First Edition 276pp ex-library w.usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc.in VG+ cond. (sl.bruised corners and a few small bumps to edges of boards) in VG d/w (sl.sunned spine with minor wear to head & foot, corners rounded, faint stain to rear cover, sl.wear to edges)
PUBLISHER: F.W. Cheshire, Melbourne 1960
KEYWORDS: Australia history biography orion
Canadian Singers & Their Songs
a collection of portraits, autograph poems & brief biographies
first ed. 268pp ex-library w.usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc. in VG cond.(tape residue to paste-downs and ep's and edges of boards, upper corners sl.bruised, faint foxing & browning to ep's) in GOOD+ d/w (spine sunned, flaps trimmed, w.plastic)
PUBLISHER: Maclelland & Stewart,Toronto 1925
KEYWORDS: Biography history, songs poetry music Cananda
King of Comedy
As told to Cameron Shipp
First Edition 284pp ex-library w.usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc. illus. in VG cond. (v.sl bruising to corners, very faint marking to boards) in FAIR d/w (sunned spine, numerous tears and small chips)
PUBLISHER: Peter Davies London 1955
KEYWORDS: biography comedy hollywood
MAJESTY & MISCHIEF
a mixed tribute to f. d. r.
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc), 221pp, cond. excellent, d/w very good+ (v sl creases and tears to extremities)
PUBLISHER: mcgraw-hill book company, new york 1961
KEYWORDS: biography, franklin delano roosevelt
JAMES PARTON
the farther of modern biography
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc), 253pp, illus, cond. excellent (v sl bruising to top of spine), d/w very good (sunned spine, small tears to extremities)
PUBLISHER: duke university press, durham 1951
KEYWORDS: biography, james parton, american
ROBERT FROST
the aim was song
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc), 302pp, cond. very good+ (gum stains on front and badck boards and ep's) d/w very good+ (back flap trimmed, in plastic)
PUBLISHER: dodd, mead & company, new york 1964
KEYWORDS: biography, robert frost, poet
THOMAS SERGEANT PERRY
a biography and letters to perry from william, henry and garth wilkinson james
ex libris (cancellation stamps, pockets etc) 394pp, illus, cond excellent (tight square copy), d/w excellent- (sunned spine, v sl shelf wear to extremities)
PUBLISHER: duke university press, durham 1950
KEYWORDS: biography, thomas sergeant perry
ELLEN GLASGOW AND THE WOMAN WITHIN
ex libris (usual cancellatin stamps, pockets etc), 322pp, illus, cond. excellent (v sl gum stains to ep's), d/w excellent (in plastic)
PUBLISHER: louisiana state university press, baton rouge 1937
KEYWORDS: biography, ellen glasgow
ONE MAN IN HIS TIME
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc), 344pp, cond. excellent (top and bottom of spine v sl bumped), d/w very good+ (creasing and sl tears to extremities).
PUBLISHER: constable, london
KEYWORDS: biography, dr borodin, historical
ROBERT H. LOWIE
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc) 179pp, cond excellent- (gum stains to front and back boards and ep's), d/w excellent (in plastic).
PUBLISHER: columbia university press, new york 1972
KEYWORDS: biography, robert h. lowie, anthropologist