Biography
Entertainer | Historical | Military | Adventure | Entrepreneur | Literary | Political | GeneralBooks found: 33 | Page 1 of 3.
A Silver-plated Spoon$15.00
Publisher: The Reprint Society 1960 The autobiography of the Duke of Bedford. Hard Back Blue Boards name else fine pp222 index photographs DW Near Fine 8VO
|
Burghley Tudor Statesman 1520-1598$40.00
Publisher: Macmillan First Edition 1967 The biography of the leading statesman during the reign of Elizabeth I. Hard Back Blue Cloth fine pp340 illustrations index DW Very Good 8VO
|
Conversation With Max$15.00
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton First Edition 1960 Illustrated. Hard Back Green Cloth extremities foxed about very good pp260 index 8VO
|
Dictionary Ofinternational Biography 1971$15.00
Publisher: Melrose Press Ltd 1970 The seventh edition, volume one taking in letters A-K. HB. Maroon cloth. Fine. pp.660. Dw near fine. Tall 8vo.
|
Doctor Jenner Of Berkeley$20.00
Publisher: Heineman First Edition 1959 The eighteenth century English medico. Hard Back Red Cloth names extremities foxed else near fine pp288 DW Near Fine 8VO
|
Farewell Austria$20.00
Publisher: Cassell First Edition 1938 Austria before it was swamped by the Nazi roll across Europe. Hard Back Black Cloth prelims and extremities foxed Good illustrations pp328 8VO
|
Hotel Bemelmans$20.00
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Reprint 1956 An autobiography in the form of hotels and meals. Hard Back Blue Cloth near fine illustrations pp261 DW Very Good 8VO
|
I Too Have Lived In Arcadia$15.00
Publisher: Readers Union Reprint 1943 Sub-titled A Record Of Love and Childhood. Hard Back Maroon Cloth corners bumped edgewear very good pp309 8VO
|
In For A Penny$20.00
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton 1988 The unauthorised biography of Jeffrey Archer. Hard Back Blue Cloth Near Fine pp264 DW Fine 8VO
|
Jack London In The South Seas$30.00
Publisher: Four Winds Press 1971 Follows London from San Francisco in 1907 HB maroon cloth name very good PP 174 photographs index closed tear on front panel and a couple of nicks very good 8vo
|
John Ruskin The Passionate Moralist.$25.00
Publisher: Knopf 1981 One of the heavyweights of nineteenth century England HB Grey Cloth & CreamBoards Fine PP363 Index Illustrations DW Fine 8Vo
|
Jungle Child$20.00
Publisher: Cassell First Edition 1956 an autobiography of an Indian childhood and then a move to England hb green cloth school prize certificate extremities foxed good pp223 dw near fine 8vo
|
London Policeman$25.00
Publisher: Angus And Robertson 1958 Sub-titled being opinions, sentiments, and experiences of an ordinary London Policeman. Hard Back Bllue Cloth fine pp196 Dw Good 8VO
|
Maurice Ravel$25.00
Publisher: Dennis Dobson First Edition 1947 Part of the publisher's Contemporary Composers series. Hard Back Blue Cloth near fine pp152 index photographs DW Very Good 8VO
|
Max Perkins Diary Of A Genius$20.00
Publisher: Dutton Book Clubedition 1978 The coach of Ernest Hemingway,F.Scott Fitzgerald team HB blue cloth fine PP498 index photographs DW very good 8vo
|
Shorthand definitions
Bds = boards
B/w = Black & white
Col = Colour
Dw = Dustwrapper
Eps = Endpapers
Fxg = Foxing
G = Good
Hb = Hardback
H&T = Head & Tail
Illus = Illustrations
PP = Pages
Sl = Slight
Sp = Spine
Tp = Top
Wr = Wear
Vg = Very Good
8vo = Quarto size