Books - "biography"
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HUSSEIN
a biography
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc), 256pp, illus, cond. excellent- (gum stains to boards & sl gum stains to ep's), d/w very good- (flaps timmed and re-pasted to front ep, in plastic).
PUBLISHER: barrie & jenkins, london 1972
KEYWORDS: biography, hussein
Aloysius Horn, Vol.II
Harold the Webbed or the Young Vykings
First edition ex libris w.usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc. 256pp with frontis, in VG cond.(corners bruised, ep's replaced,light foxing to half title, sl.shelf wear) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape, London 1928
KEYWORDS: biography, literary, English
The Story of George Stephenson
first ed. 173pp ex libris w.usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc., with frontis., in VG+ cond. (sl.bruised corners and some sl.shelf wear to edges of boards) in VG d/w (sl.rubbing, spine sl.sunned with sl.waer to head and foot, corners rounded)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, London 1952
KEYWORDS: biography railway england Stephenson steam engineer locomotive transport
To Print the News and Raise Hell
A biography of Wilbur F. Storey
first edition 303pp ex libris w.usual cancellation stamps,pockets etc., illust. in EXC cond. (sl gum marking to ep's & boards at edges, upper corners v.sl.bruised) in VG+ d/w (with plastic)
PUBLISHER: The University of North Carolina Press 1968
KEYWORDS: biography Storey printing journalism history
Warrior Bard
The Life of William Morris
first edition 175pp ex libris w.usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc., colour frontis, in VG+ cond. (light browning to patterned ep's corners bruised, spine sl.rubbed at extrem.) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. 1947
KEYWORDS: biography sociology literature Morris design
Karl Marx
Great Lives
reprint. ex libris w.(usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc. 144pp.,frontis. in EXC cond. with VG d/w (sl.wear and creasing to upper front edge)
PUBLISHER: Duckworth, London 1949
KEYWORDS: Biography Karl Marx communism politics history
O. Henry
The legendary life of William S. Porter
First edition, ex libris w.usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc. 250pp, illus. in VG+ cond. (sl.sunned spine, minor shelf wear to foot edge of boards) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: Doubleday & Co. New York, 1970
KEYWORDS: biography literature porter
THE MAN CHARLES DICKENS
a victorian portrait
ex libris (usual cancel m'kings, pckt etc), 269pp, near excell (head and tail spine sl bumped), d/w v gd+ (head spine sl chipped, tail spine and fr extrem's sl scuffed, sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: university of oklahoma press norman 1966
KEYWORDS: dickens biography england history literature
MAO
what they really said series
ex libris (usual cancel m'kings, pckt etc), 317pp, near excell (head and tail spine sl bumped, corners sl rounded, sl gum stains to fr and rear bd's and ep's), d/w v gd+ (in plastic, sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: macdonald london 1967
KEYWORDS: mao china politics history biography
THE GREAT MARIA
a portrait of maria edgeworth
ex libris (usual cancel m'kings, pckt etc), 265pp, b&w illus, v gd+ (head and tail spine sl bumped, corners sl bruised, sl cocked, sl rubbed, sl discol'ation to fr and rear ep's), d/w v gd+ (head and tail spine sl chipped, corners sl chipped, sl sunned spine, sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: faber & faber london 1959
KEYWORDS: biography england edgeworth literature history
MAO TSE-TUNG
emporer of the blue ants
ex libris (usual cancel m'kings, pckt etc), 424pp, near excell, (head and tail spine sl bumped, corners sl rounded, sl rubbed), d/w v gd+ (head and tail spine v sl chipped, corners sl scuffed, sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: secker & warburg london 1962
KEYWORDS: biography tse-tung china politics history
THE ADVENTURES OF CONAN DOYLE
the life of the creator of sherlock holmes
ex libris (usual cancel m'kings, pckt etc), 368pp, b&w photo illus, near excell (head and tail spine sl bumped, sl gum stains to fr and rear bd's and ep's, sl rubbed), d/w (in plastic, sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: hamish hamilton 1976
KEYWORDS: conan doyle biography england literature sherlock holmes CDK
THE INDOMITABLE MRS. TROLLOPE
ex libris (usual cancel m'kings, pckt etc), 219pp, b&w illus, v gd+ (head and tail spine sl bumped, corners sl rounded, sl sunned spine, sl cocked, sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: james barrie london 1953
KEYWORDS: biography england trollope history america
BERENSON
ex libris (usual cancel m'kings, pckt etc), 287pp, b&w photo illus, v gd (headand tail spine sl bumped, corners v sl scuffed, sl cocked sl rubbed), d/w v gd (head and tail spine sl chipped, corners sl scuffed, sl rubbed, extrem's sl creased)
PUBLISHER: george allen and unwin london 1960
KEYWORDS: berenson biography art history italy
LEADERS OF THE COMMUNIST WORLD
ex libris (usual cancel m'kings, pckt etc), 632pp, b&w photo illus, v gd + (head and tail spine sl bumped, sl cocked sl rubbed, sl gum stains to fr adn rear bd's, fr ep's tape reinforced)
PUBLISHER: free press new york 1971
KEYWORDS: politics biography communism history
THE GREAT COLLECTORS
ex libris (usual cancel m'kings, pckt etc), 305pp, b&w photo illus, v gd+ (head and tail spine sl bumped, corners sl rounded, sl cocked, sl rubbed, sl gum stains to fr and rear bd's), d/w v gd+ (in plastic, sl rubbed, rear flap sl trimmed)
PUBLISHER: cassell london 1963
KEYWORDS: art history biography europe america
THE YOUTHFUL QUEEN VICTORIA
a discursive narrative
ex libris (usual cancel m'kings, pckt etc), 484pp, b&w photo illus, v gd+ (head and tail spine sl bumped, corners sl rubbed, sl rubbed, sl cocked)
PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1952
KEYWORDS: history royalty queen victoria biography england
PRIEST AND PIONEER
a memoir of osmund victor
ex libris (usual cancel m'kings, pckt etc), 134pp, b&w photo illus, near excell (head and tail spine sl bumped, sl rubbed), d/w v gd+ (head and tail spine, and corners v sl chipped, extrem's sl worn, sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: faith press london 1958
KEYWORDS: biography osmund victor religion south africa
JOURNEY TO OBSCURITY
the life of octave thanet
ex libris (usual cancel m'kings, pckt etc), b&w photo illus, 259pp, v gd+ (head and tail spine sl bumped, v sl rubbed, sl gum stains to fr and rear ep's), d/w v gd+ (in plastic, sl sunned sp, sl rubbed, rear flap cut and reattached to fr ep)
PUBLISHER: university of nebraske press lincoln 1965
KEYWORDS: octave thanet biography america literature history
BRONTERRE
a political biography of bronterre o'brien, 1804-1864
ex libris (usual cancel m'kings, pckt etc), 292pp, b&w illust, near excell (head spine sl bumped, sl gum stains to fr and rear bd's and ep's), d/w v gd+ (in plastic, sl sunned spine, sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: allen & unwin london 1971
KEYWORDS: bronterre o'brien biography politics history society