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$44.62
2d20/39

DOWN THE SANTA FE TRAIL AND INTO MEXICO


THE DIARY OF SUSAN SHELBY MAGOFFIN 1846-1847

DRUMM, STELLA M:

ex libris (cancellation stamp to front pastedown on library bookplate & pocket at rear) 294pp illus VG+(sl bruised lower front corner, v sl bruised corners,v sl bumped worn spine head & foot, sl rubbed) good tight copy

PUBLISHER: yale university press new haven 1926

KEYWORDS: history america mexico biography susan shelby magoffin santa fe

$33.46
2d20/33

KIT CARSON


A PORTRAIT IN COURAGE

ESTERGREEN, M MORGAN:

first edition bound in brick red cloth with black label & gilt lattering to spine320pp illus VG+(v sl bumped spine head & foot,sl foxing to page edges & ep's)d/w VG+(v sl wear at extremities,v sl rubbed, sl foxing)

PUBLISHER: university of oklahoma press norman 1962

KEYWORDS: history america western biography kit carson

$11.15
1h20/11

A STUDENT IN ARMS


HANKEY, DONALD:

ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 271pp VG-(sl cocked,sl bruised/scuffed corners,sl wear/tears to spine edges,sl stain to front board,sl internal seperation at front board,1/2 title page loose,edges sl browned)

PUBLISHER: andrew melrose london 1917

KEYWORDS: history war biography

$13.94
1h18/8

RELICS OF AN UN-COMMON ATTORNEY


HINE, REGINALD L:

ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 253pp illus VG+(sl bruised corenrs & lower board edges) d/w VG(sl chipped spine head,v sl wear/tears at remainder extremities,v sl rubbed)

PUBLISHER: j m dent & sons london 1951

KEYWORDS: history attorney hine biography

$11.15
1d13/2

EDWARD KEBLE TALBOT HIS COMMUNITY AND HIS FRIENDS


TALBOT - PAWSON, G.P.H.

1st Edition, 182pp, ex libris (Pockets & cancellation stamps)d/w rubbed, sl tear spine head & top edge. Very good w. minor bruising to corners. Illust.

PUBLISHER: S.P.C.K., London, 1954

KEYWORDS: Biography Christianity South Africa

$13.94
1d13/1

FDR'S LAST YEAR


April 1944 - April 1945

ROOSEVELT - BISHOP, JIM

3rd Edition, 690pp,ex libris, (pockets & cancellationb stamps)d/w with plasticrubbed & sl bruising to corners, minor gum stains & marks to end papers, v.good.

PUBLISHER: William Morrow & Co., New York, 1974

KEYWORDS: Roosevelt Biography American Presidents

$11.15
1d13/7

DESERT CALLING


DE FOCAULT - FREMANTLE, ANNE

First Edition, 364pp, Ex libris (Pockets & cancellation stamps)spine faded, sl bruising to spine head & foot & corners,v. good

PUBLISHER: Henry Holt & Co, New York, 1949

KEYWORDS: De Focault Christianity Biography Morocco

$13.94
1d15/51

BALZAC


BALZAC- PRITCHARD. V.S.

First edition 271pp ex-library (pockets and cancellation stamps) d/w w. plastic (v. small tear on front foredge), very good (spine foot rubbed),many illust. and photos.

PUBLISHER: Chatto and Windus Ltd.London.1973.

KEYWORDS: Literary Biography. French History. Balzac

$13.94
1d15/32

SIR GEORGE ALEXANDER & THE ST. JAMES' THEATRE


ALEXANDER, SIR GEORGE - MASON, A.E.W.

Ex libris, pockets & cancellation stamps,First edition, f.e.p. heavily stamped& rough, photograph facing title page coming loose, spine weak, bruising to spine top & bottom & corners, 246pp, illustrated.

PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co. London 1935

KEYWORDS: Sir George Alexander, Biography, Theatre

$13.94
1c60/3

Cyrus Hall McCormick


His Life and Work

MCCORMICK- CASSON, HERBERT N.:

Reprint 264pp ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc.) very good (sl cocked), illust.

PUBLISHER: Books For Libraries Press New York 1971

KEYWORDS: Biography american machinery

$13.94
1c73/23

English Biography in the Early Nineteenth Century


1801-1838

REED JR., JOSEPH W.:

First edition 180pp ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc.) very good (faint gum stains to free endpapers) d/w very good in plastic (sl rubbing)

PUBLISHER: Yale University Press New Haven 1966

KEYWORDS: English Biography Lit Bio

$12.24
1c73/29

Truth To Life


the art of biography in the nineteenth century

COCKSHUT, A.O.J.:

First edition 220pp ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc.) very good (corners bruised, gum stains to free endpapers) d/w excellent in plastic

PUBLISHER: Collins London 1974

KEYWORDS: Biography Lit Cockshut

$153.00
1m40/9

SOUTHERN GENERALS, WHO THEY ARE, AND WHAT THEY HAVE DONE


RICHARDSON, CHARLES B.:

First edition 473pp illust. ex library (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc.) cloth library rebind w. later endpapers, good (lacks one plate @ p397 of Albert Sydney Johnston, corners bruised, lightly rubbed, light discolouration to spine and top edges, foxing throughout w. water stain at inside foot edge of pages, minor internal separation just appearing at rear hinge but not affecting stability of book)

PUBLISHER: Sampson, Low, Son and Marston London 1865

KEYWORDS: Southern Generals Biography Military America Civil War

$25.00
2h6/14

Speaking for Themselves;


the personal letters of Winston and Clementine Churchill.

CHURCHILL- SOAMES, MARY (EDITOR):

first edition 702pp, illust.with extensive index and bibliography, NF in d/w VG+

PUBLISHER: doubleday london 1998

KEYWORDS: modern first edition churchill biography shops

$50.00
2d19/7

Spode and his successors


HAYDEN ARTHUR

first edition ex-lib 204pp ills.(some col.) G+ (usual libr.stamps and labels,rubbed/stained and sl.sunned w.bumps and wear to extrems.,paper separation at ep gutters,some surface loss to ffep,some sl.foxing to contents,cocked w.shaky spine)

PUBLISHER: cassell & co london 1925

KEYWORDS: antiques biography arts

$30.68
2g8/5

The Apostle of the North


being a brief memoir of the late rev.w.r.campbell

NEWLANDS JOHN

33pp ills. VG- (paper wrappers,sl.stained,some bumps and wear to extrems.,2x inscr.to title-page,contents tidy)

PUBLISHER: [d.adams christchurch] [nd]

KEYWORDS: new zealand history theology biography

$30.68
man123ff45

Life of Sarah B.Judson


FORESTER FANNY

230pp VG- (blind stamped cloth binding,stained and sl.rubbed/sunned,mod.bumps w.some wear to extrems.,ffep missing,prelims.stained w.sl.to mod.foxing of contents,aeg,binding cracked at front hinge, some separation at sections,cocked w.shaky spine)

PUBLISHER: thomas nelson london 1851

KEYWORDS: biography theology history

$13.94
41200pa11

Bio of an Ogre


an autobiography

ANTHONY PIERS

first edition 297pp NF (paper boards w.cloth spine,sl.bumps to extrems.w.sl.browning to edges) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed w.spine sl.sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: ace new york 1988

KEYWORDS: modern first edition biography

$111.54
2d16/22

The Life of our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ


together with the lives of the apostles

FLEETWOOD JOHN

full-leather 874pp ills.(col.plates) VG- (full-leather w.blind and gilt stamps/borders and lettering,bevelled edges,mod.rubbed and stained w.sl.sunning to spine,10cm split to head of upper hinge,bumps and wear to extrems.incl.some minor surface loss at corners,top board shaky,yellow eps mod.stained,dealer's stamp and owner's inscr.to ffep,some sl.stains and foxing to contents but generally clean and tidy incl.col.ills.,aeg,edges sl.rubbed,sl.cocked w.shaky spine)

PUBLISHER: mcgready,thomson and niven glasgow [nd]

KEYWORDS: theology biography

$44.62
2d19/10

Our Famous Women


an authorized record of the lives and deeds of distinguished american women of our times

n/a

first edition thus, in full leather 715pp ills. G+ (full-leather w.raised bands,top board w.eps/title-page detached,mod.rubbed and sl.stained,sl.sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.w.some minor surface loss of leather,eps sl.stained w.sl.foxing to contents and speckled edges)

PUBLISHER: a.d.worthington hartford 1885

KEYWORDS: literature history biography

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