RICHARDSON, ANTHONY:

ex lib, minimal markings, 254pp illus, VG-(sl edgewear, v sl bruised corners, spine head & foot sl worn & sunned, ep's sl browned, sl internal seperation at front hinge) d/w G+(wear & tears to extrems with large tear to rear cover, sl chipped spine head & foot, sl soiled, v sl sunned)

PUBLISHER: Odhams Press London 1957

KEYWORDS: history WWII sasha nioman biography

VOLTAIRE;MAUROIS,ANDRE

first edition 158pp VG+ (black cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,dealer's label to front pastedown,paste action to eps,owner's inscr.to ffep) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: peter davies london 1932

KEYWORDS: modern first edition biography andre maurois voltaire

BOCKRIS,VICTOR

first edition 250pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (in glossy wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,minor crease to lower corner of cover,edges sl.soiled o/w contents clean)

PUBLISHER: vermilion london 1982

KEYWORDS: modern first edition victor bokris william burroughs literature biography

SITWELL,EDITH

first edition 202pp ills.[b/w] VG (teal cloth,sl.uneven sunning,light bruising to board and spine extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,eps and edges sl.foxed) in scruffy d/w (light rubbing and soiling, heavy tanning, moderate chipping and tearing to spine extrems and flap hinges with losses to head and foot of spine)

PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1946

KEYWORDS: modern first edition biography edith sitwell queen elizabeth royalty

O'FAOLAIN,SEAN

first edition 288pp VG+ (red cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,paste action to eps,owner's inscr.to ffep) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.sunned spine,sl.wear to extrems.,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: rupert hart-davis london 1965

KEYWORDS: modern first edition sean o'faolain biography literature

PRIESTLEY,J.B.;BRAINE,JOHN

first edition 163pp ills.[b/w] NF (black cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.w.minor closed tears to rear flap hinge)

PUBLISHER: weidenfeld and nicolson london 1978

KEYWORDS: modern first edition biography j.b.priestley john braine

TENNANT,EMMA(ED)

first edition 165pp F in NF d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled)

PUBLISHER: faber and faber london 1986

KEYWORDS: modern first edition emma tenant biography royalty

COHEN, LOUIS

[first edition thus] 316pp illus, (b/w photograph frontis) VG (red cloth, spine sl cocked and shaky, sl bumps and wear to head of spine and corners of boards, sl pasteaction to front and rear eps with mod foxing to eps and edges, mod internal paper seperationt to front fep gutter, detaching at head and foot but webbing holding, minor internal paper seperation rear fep gutter but binding holding firm and secure, sl foxing to some sections of text, one leaf detached from binding and loosely inserted) lack d/w

PUBLISHER: robert holden london 1924

KEYWORDS: south africa history johannesburg east london boer travel biography colonisation industrial cohen louis

FAIRBURN, DOUGLAS

[ex libris?]first edition 333p VG (blue cloth w. gilt titling to front board and spine, sl wear to head and foot of spine, w. neat amateur internal reinforcements to same areas, sl vertical crease and sunning to spine, sl surface loss to lower corner of front board w. sl bumps along upper and lower edges, boards v. sl stained and soiled, spine sl cocked and cracked, sl pasteaction and foxing to eps and edges w. t.e. sl browned, library blind stamp to rear pastedown w. residue of label attachment) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: john murray london 1929

KEYWORDS: military nautical navy travel history war sailors biography royal navy world 1 naval operations life fairburn douglas

HIBBARD, HOWARD

first edition 239pp illus, (col photographs w. some b/w) VG+ (brown cloth, spine sl cocked, sl foxing to prelims and t.e. of contents) in VG+ d/w (sl foxing to covers and sunning to spine, mod foxing to reverse side of jacket)

PUBLISHER: thames and hudson london [1977]

KEYWORDS: sculpture arts sculptors history biography antiques statues hibbard howard

BIHALJI-MERIN, OTO

[first edition thus?] [text in french] 303pp illus, (col and b/w artwork) VG (light brown cloth w. dec eps, sl stains to head and foot of spine and hinge area, spine sl cocked, sl foxing to prelims) in G+ d/w (mod tear to head of spine and hinge area w. approx 3cm loss to head of spine, sl tears and closed tear to foot of spine w. sl chipping and small closed tears to edges of jacket hinges)

PUBLISHER: exclusivite weber la connaissance-bruxelles 1972

KEYWORDS: arts european arts painting sculpture history painters artists sculptors biography antiques collectibles bihalji-merin oto

RUTTLEDGE, HUGH

fifth impression [popular edition] 299pp illus, (b/w, photographs and foldout map) octavo VG (blue cloth, spine sl cocked and sunned, sl foxing to prelims and edges, owner's signature to ffep) in VG- d/w (tatty, heavy chipping and tears)

PUBLISHER: hodder & stoughton london 1936

KEYWORDS: travel geography mountaineering expeditions exploration climbing everest history biography british ruttledge hugh

TAYLOR, J. E.; SCIENCE-GOSSIP

first edition 288pp illus, (b/w, artwork, drawings and diagrams) VG (half black leather w. marbled boards and gilt dec. titling and bands to spine, sl wear to head and foot of spine and along hinges area w. minor surface loss, sl chipping to foot of spine w. splitting to upper and lower edges of front hinge and bottom of lower hinge w. minor detaching, boards v. sl rubbed w. sl wear along edges, mainly to bottom edges and corners w. some surface loss exposing interior texture of boards, that said the original boards and spine are in very nice condition, sl foxing in places to prelims and eps w. inconspicious owners signature to ffep, internal paper seperation to ffep gutter w. binding holding firm and only sl detachment at head and foot, sl crease to rear fep, edges of content red, v. sl foxing to some sections of contents, one leaf of contents detached and sl crumpled but no loss and inserted in correct location)

PUBLISHER: robert hardwicke london 1873

KEYWORDS: science anthropology natural history history geology biography scientists research

ALEXANDER, LORD; HILLSON, NORMAN

first edition 252pp illus, (b/w, photographs incl colour frontis) VG+ (red cloth, v. sl bumps to head of spine, sl foxing to prelims and edges) in VG d/w (sl wear in some places along upper and lower edges w. v. minor chipping to head of spine and sl closed tear to foot of lower flap hinge, spine v. sl sunned)

PUBLISHER: w. h. allen london 1952

KEYWORDS: military politics history biography britain statesmen army generals world war 2 narratives alexander lord

TILTON, CAROLINE; DE AMICIS, EDMONDO

[ex libris] first edition 326pp VG (blue cloth, sl closed tear to head of spine, sl wear to bottom edges and corners w. sl rubbing and minor stains to boards, ex library label affixed to front board, spine sl cocked and sunned, usual library stamps, labels and markings, sl foxing to front eps w. mod pasteaction to rear free ep, repaired mod hole to title page w. backing but no loss to text, sl foxing to some sections of contents, one leaf detached from binding but loosely inserted in correct place and without loss)

PUBLISHER: sampson low, marston, searle london 1878

KEYWORDS: constantinople turkey history balkans greece travel biography geography de amicis edmondo

SAHGAL,NAYANTARA

first edition 240pp VG+ (red cloth,sl.bumps and tape stains to upper/lower edges,owner's inscr.to ffep,tape stains to prelims.and reps,edges sl.foxed,spine cracked but tight) in VG d/w (in old clear protector w.upper/lower edges gummed in,sl.sunned,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: gollancz london 1962

KEYWORDS: modern first edition nayantara sahgal biography india

BLUM,HOWARD

first edition 326pp ills.[b/w] VG+ in VG+ d/w

PUBLISHER: simon & schuster london 2001

KEYWORDS: modern first edition military history biography howard blum

BOSWELL,JAMES;POTTLE,FREDERICK A.(ED)

first edition 353pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.stained w.minor bumps to extrems.,content edges sl.foxed o/w contents clean,sl.shaky spine) in VG d/w (sl.soiled and foxed,sl.browned spine,sl.wear to extrems.w.2cm closed tear to spine)

PUBLISHER: heinemann london 1953

KEYWORDS: modern first edition travel biography history james boswell germany switzerland

MOFFETT,E.C.

second edition 222pp ills.[b/w incl.fold-out map at rear] VG (red cloth w.black dec.stamps,sl.rubbed and stained w.spine sl.sunned,sl.bumps to extrems.,paste action to eps,edges sl.foxed o/w contents clean,sl.chipping to folded edges of map,sl.cocked,funeral card for wife of author loosely inserted)

PUBLISHER: knapp,drewett kingston-on-thames 1903

KEYWORDS: military history biography eighth division e.c.moffett

DE RUVIGNY,MARQUIS

facsimile reprint in 2 vols. [b/w portraits] F in F d/ws

PUBLISHER: naval & military press uckfield [nd]

KEYWORDS: military history marquis de ruvigny biography