Books - "biography"
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DOWN THE SANTA FE TRAIL AND INTO MEXICO
THE DIARY OF SUSAN SHELBY MAGOFFIN 1846-1847
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
KIT CARSON
A PORTRAIT IN COURAGE
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
A STUDENT IN ARMS
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
RELICS OF AN UN-COMMON ATTORNEY
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
EDWARD KEBLE TALBOT HIS COMMUNITY AND HIS FRIENDS
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
FDR'S LAST YEAR
April 1944 - April 1945
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
DESERT CALLING
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
BALZAC
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
SIR GEORGE ALEXANDER & THE ST. JAMES' THEATRE
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
Cyrus Hall McCormick
His Life and Work
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
English Biography in the Early Nineteenth Century
1801-1838
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
Truth To Life
the art of biography in the nineteenth century
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
SOUTHERN GENERALS, WHO THEY ARE, AND WHAT THEY HAVE DONE
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
Speaking for Themselves;
the personal letters of Winston and Clementine Churchill.
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
Spode and his successors
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
The Apostle of the North
being a brief memoir of the late rev.w.r.campbell
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
Life of Sarah B.Judson
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
Bio of an Ogre
an autobiography
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
The Life of our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
together with the lives of the apostles
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
Our Famous Women
an authorized record of the lives and deeds of distinguished american women of our times
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