Books - "biography"
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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
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
Hound of the Road
first edition 159pp [b/w frontis.] VERY GOOD- (burgundy cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,newspaper clippings pasted to prelims.,content edges and prelims.sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: angus & robertson sydney 1922
KEYWORDS: history biography mary gilmore
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