Books - "biography"
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George Frederic Handel His Personality & His Times
first edition 378pp ills.[b/w and col.] VERY GOOD (rebind in blue cloth w.half-leather,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,new eps,owner's stamps and inscr.to prelims.,content edges sl.foxed,some sl.foxing to contents)
PUBLISHER: waverley book co.london 1923
KEYWORDS: music arts biography handel flower
With Strings Attached
first edition 323pp [b/w frontis.] VERY GOOD (black cloth,sl.wear to extrems.,dustwrapper stuck to boards,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in GOOD dustwrapper (rubbed and soiled,stuck to boards,chipping and wear to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: cassell london 1949
KEYWORDS: music arts biography szigeti
Our Last Year in New Zealand 1887
first edition 403pp GOOD+ (blue cloth faded to brown,rubbed and stained,wear and chipping to extrems.,sl.losses to head/foot of spine,owner's bookplate to front pastedown,paper separation at ep gutters,owner's sign.to ffep,content edges sl.foxed,spine sl.shaky) scarce - Bagnall 1464
PUBLISHER: kegan paul trench london 1888
KEYWORDS: new zealand biography history cowie
My Life and Adventures
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.
PUBLISHER: bestseller
KEYWORDS: literature specials biography frank harris
Biography of a Family ; Catherine de Medici and Her Children
Octavo hardcover (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: longmans green
KEYWORDS: history italy medici specials milton waldman biography
Our Favourite Musicians
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
PUBLISHER: T N Foulis 1922
KEYWORDS: music arts musicians sydney grew biography specials
P.O.W.
first edition 316pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (tan cloth,sl.wear to extrems.,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: robert hale london 1970
KEYWORDS: military history biography collins
Chappelli Ian Chappell's Life Story
first edition numbered/limited [578/1500] signed by the author 206pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD (green cloth,sl.soiled,sl.damp stain to upper edge of rear board and contents,owner's inscr.to ffep,author's sign.to numbered colophon at prelims.) in VERY GOOD+ clear acetate dustwrapper
PUBLISHER: hutchinson richmond 1976
KEYWORDS: cricket sport history biography chappell
The Turbulent Years 1870-1900
first edition 249pp ills.[b/w] FINE in wrappers
PUBLISHER: bridget williams wellington 1994
KEYWORDS: new zealand maori biography history
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
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 Bayard of India A Life of General Sir James Outram
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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: j m dent
KEYWORDS: history military biography specials general sir james outram captain lionel j trotter
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
A Stake in the Country
first edition numbered/limited [421/1000] 216pp ills.[b/w - 3 col.original wine labels tipped-in] VERY GOOD+ (red cloth,sl.wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD- dustwrapper (rubbed and soiled,sl.faded spine,mod.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: southern cross auckland 1977
KEYWORDS: new zealand biography history winemaking corban scott
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