Books - "biography"
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The Sound of the Wind: The Life and Works of Uno Chiyo
First edition hardcover octavo (fine) d/w (near fine); 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: Peter Owen 1992
KEYWORDS: biography uno chiyo novellas rebecca copeland specials
The World of Frank Richards
first edition, hardback octavo (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 costs.
PUBLISHER: howard baker
KEYWORDS: specials biography frank richards
Back door to Byzantium: The Black Sea by the Great Rivers of Europe
Octavo softcover (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 costs.
PUBLISHER: adlard coles nautical
KEYWORDS: specials black sea travel ships sailing biography
Rudi Gopas: A Biography
imperial octavo, illus light card covers, 267pp, illus, VG+ (light soiling to ep and page edges)
PUBLISHER: David Ling 2002
KEYWORDS: biography rudi gopas chris ronayne new zealand arts
Bloomsbury Fair
First edition hardcover octavo (VG) d/w (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 costs.
PUBLISHER: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd 1955
KEYWORDS: mrs robert henry biography specials
Many a Glorious Morning
octavo, rust cloth boards with white lettering to spine, 255pp, illus, VG (owner's name/address in ink to fep, mild tanning to page edges) in VG d/w (wear to extremities, closed tear to spine and rear cover)
PUBLISHER: Whitcome & Tombs 1970
KEYWORDS: biography new zealand david mcleod
The Magnet Companion: A Collective Biography, Index and Directory
Hardcover oblong octavo (near fine) d/w (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 costs.
PUBLISHER: Howard Baker Press Ltd 1971
KEYWORDS: frank richards the magnet billy bunter specials greyfriars biography index
The Autobiography of my Father
Octavo softcover (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 costs.
PUBLISHER: Auckland University Press 1993
KEYWORDS: trevor edmond martin edmond new zealand biography specials
Wild Irishman: The Story of Bill Hamilton, New Zealand Farmer, Inventor, Engineer, and Jet Boat Pioneer
Hardcover octavo (VG+) d/w (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 costs.
PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1969
KEYWORDS: bill hamilton new zealand biography adventure specials peggy hamilton
New Zealand Writers and Their Work: Allen Curnow
Softcover octavo (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 costs.
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1980
KEYWORDS: poet biography works alan roddick allen curnow specials
Francis Yeats-Brown 1886-1944
first edition, octavo, blue buckram boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, vii + 296pp, VG (light spotting to page edges) in VG d/w (light soiling and wear to extremities)
PUBLISHER: Eyre and Spottiswoode 1948
KEYWORDS: biography francis yeats-brown john evelyn wrench
Thomas Carlyle
octavo, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, xvi + 301pp, illus, near fine in near fine d/w, handwritten note from author about the book loosely enclosed
PUBLISHER: Hambledon Continuum 2006
KEYWORDS: biography john morrow thomas carlyle literature
Zola
paperback octavo (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: evergreen profile book
KEYWORDS: specials emile zola marc bernard literary criticism biography
One Man and his Dog
first edition, hardback octavo (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: harrap
KEYWORDS: specials dogs pets warfare history adventure biography
Merle: A Biography of Merle Oberon
inscribed and signed by author (Roy Moseley), octavo, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, xii + 228pp, illus, near fine in VG+ d/w (light fading)
PUBLISHER: New English Library 1983
KEYWORDS: biography merle oberon charles higham roy moseley signed
Anatole France Himself: A Boswellian Record
Hardcover octavo (VG-, frontispage missing); 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: Thornton Butterworth Ltd 1925
KEYWORDS: biography anatole france history jean jacques brousson specials
Changing Conceptions of National Biography: The Oxford DNB in Historical Perspective; Leslie Stephen Special Lecture, Delivered in the Senate House, Cambridge, 1 October 2004
Softcover octavo (near fine); 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: Cambridge Univbersity Press 2005
KEYWORDS: collective biography leslie stephen keith thomas specials
Some Memoirs of the Life of John Roberts by His Son Daniel Roberts
Softcover octavo (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: Friends Home Service Committee 1973
KEYWORDS: john roberts biography daniel roberts quakers history specials
No Intermissions: The Life of Agnes de Mille
softcover octavo (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: Da Capo Press 2000
KEYWORDS: biography agnes de mille carol easton specials
Sir Peter Blake: An Amazing Life
hardcover octavo (near fine) d/w (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: Viking 2004
KEYWORDS: new zealand biography yachting sir peter blake alan sefton specials