Books - "biography"
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The Life of Robert Louis Stevenson [2 vols.]
second edition 2 vols.216/239pp ills.[b/w] GOOD (burgundy cloth w.paper title labels to spines,rubbed and stained,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed,some sl.foxing to contents,spines cracked) tired set but complete
PUBLISHER: methuen london 1901
KEYWORDS: biography literature stevenson balfour
Tony Lane
first edition 95pp ills.[b/w w.tipped-in col.plates] FINE in NEAR FINE slipcase (brown cloth,sl.unevenly sunned) scarce in slipcase
PUBLISHER: ouroborus [np] 2002
KEYWORDS: new zealand arts biography tony lane
A Narrative of the Persecution of Hippolyto Joseph Da Costa Pereira Furtado De Mendonca [2 volumes]
first edition 2 vols.[344/xxviii+344pp] [b/w frontis.portrait to vol.1] VERY GOOD (early marbled paper boards rebacked w.tan calf,boards rubbed and soiled,gilt bands to spines w.gilt-on-tan leather title label to spines,mod wear and chipping to extrems.w.corners rounded,eps strengthened at gutters,red pencil numbers to ffeps,upper corner of ffep in both vols has been clipped,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,offsetting from portrait to title page of vol.1.,contents tight) scarce set
PUBLISHER: printed and sold by w.lewis london 1811
KEYWORDS: freemasonry history biography mendonca costa pereira furtado
Memoirs of the Life of Colonel Hutchinson
fifth edition [Bohn's Standard Library] 523pp VERY GOOD (dk.green embossed cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's bookplate and dealer's labels to front pastedown,publisher's prospectus tipped-in to ffep gutter,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: henry bohn london 1846
KEYWORDS: biography history hutchinson
The Life and Pontificate of Leo the Tenth [2 volumes]
first edition thus [Bogue's European Library] 2 vols.482/535pp [b/w frontis.to both vols.] VERY GOOD- (dk.green embossed cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,dealer's stamp to front pastedowns,publisher's catalogue tipped-in to feps,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: david bogue london 1846
KEYWORDS: history biography theology leo pope roscoe
The Memoirs of Philip De Commines, Lord of Argenton [2 volumes]
first edition thus [Bohn's French Memoirs] 2 vols.399/444pp [b/w frontis.to both vols.] GOOD+ (blue embossed cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,content edges blackened perhaps by smoke damage,spines shaky)
PUBLISHER: bohn london 1855/1856
KEYWORDS: history biography commines scoble
Tolkien's World
hardcover in dustwrapper (ex libris with usual library treatments); 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: thames and hudson
KEYWORDS: literature specials j r r tolkien biography literary criticism randel helms
The Dramatic Works of Richard Brinsley Sheridan With a Memoir of His Life By G G S
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: henry g Bohn
KEYWORDS: literature specials drama plays richard brinsley sheridan biography
The Pacifist Pilgrimage of Francoise and Havelock
hardcover in dustwrapper (ex libris with usual library treatments); 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: mitre press
KEYWORDS: literature specials sociology biography autobiography havelock ellis francoise delisle
Madame D'Aulnoy Travels into Spain
first edition 447pp VERY GOOD+ (burgundy cloth,v.sl.soiled,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD- dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,2cm tear to head of rear cover)
PUBLISHER: george routledge london 1930
KEYWORDS: travel biography spain d'aulnoy foulche-delbosc
Letters to My Boys
first edition 395pp [b/w frontis.] GOOD (blue cloth,rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,paper separation at ep gutters,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,spine sl.shaky)
PUBLISHER: gay and bird london 1906
KEYWORDS: biography history boucaut
Gossip About Dr. Johnson and Others
ex-lib.first edition 238pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD- (red cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,usual lib.stamps and labels,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: eveleigh nash and grayson london 1926
KEYWORDS: johnson literature biography history skrine
The Ordeal of George Meredith
first edition 368pp VERY GOOD (black cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,dealer's stamp and owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: peter owen london 1954
KEYWORDS: literature biography george meredith lionel stevenson
Captain Medwin Friend of Byron and Shelley
first edition 348pp VERY GOOD+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.foxed spine,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,internal/external tape reinforcing to upper/lower edges,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: macdonald london 1963
KEYWORDS: literature biography history byron shelley medwin lovell
The Life and Letters of John Locke
new edition [Bohn's Standard Library] 503pp VERY GOOD- (embossed green cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,ads.to prelims.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: bohn london 1858
KEYWORDS: john locke lord king biography literature philosophy
Ebony and Ivory; The Stu Wilson, Bernie Fraser Story
Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in dustwrapper (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 will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: moa publications
KEYWORDS: rugby specials sport biography new zealand alex veysey bernie fraser stu wilson all blacks
In Character; Interviews With Some of the Most Influential and Remarkable Men and Women of Our Time
paperback (near new); 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 cost
PUBLISHER: penguin
KEYWORDS: literature specials biography journalism john mortimer
Treasure Islands; Sailing the South Seas in the Wake of Fanny and Robert Louis Stevenson
paperback (large format); 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 cost
PUBLISHER: headline
KEYWORDS: specials travel literature robert louis fanny stevenson biography pamela stephenson
Pepys, A Biography
paperback (large format); 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 cost
PUBLISHER: pan
KEYWORDS: literature specials samuel pepys richard ollard biography
Great Cobbett; the Noblest Agitator
hardcover in dustwrapper (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 cost
PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton
KEYWORDS: history specials literature biography william cobbet politics daniel green