WEIR,ALISON

first edition proof copy [review copy] 474pp VG+ (in glossy wrappers,review stamp to half-title,sl.stain to fore-edge)

PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 2005

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature history biography proof copies alison weir

ROBERTS,MORLEY;HUDSON,W.H.

first edition 320pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (green cloth,boards sunned,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and stained,spine browned,chipping and wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: eveleigh nash london 1924

KEYWORDS: biography history literature hudson morley roberts

DOWNES,DAVID ANTHONY

first edition ex-lib 176pp VG+ [blue cloth,usual library marks and stamps]in VG d/w[lib mark to spine and sl.wear to extrems]

PUBLISHER: bookman associates new york1965

KEYWORDS: biography history victorian literature hopkins pater david anthony downes

N/A

vol.1 reprint/vol.2 first edition 674/664pp NF (black cloth,sl.shelf wear w.content edges v.sl.soiled) in NF d/ws (v.sl.soiled w.spine of vol.1 sl.sunned)

PUBLISHER: department of internal affairs wellington 1990/1993

KEYWORDS: new zealand biography history

LAYARD,GEORGE SOMES;KEENE,CHARLES SAMUEL

second edition 463pp ills.[b/w] VG- (burgundy cloth,rubbed and stained,spine and upper edges sunned,mod.wear to extrems.,black eps,frontis.portrait sl.loose,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,tissue guards foxed but plates generally clean,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: sampson low london 1892

KEYWORDS: history biography keen charles samuel george somes layard

MCHARDIE,DOUGLAS

first edition 246pp VG+ (red cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,dealer's stamp to front pastedown and owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: sampson low london [nd]

KEYWORDS: history biography douglas mchardie

SABATINI,RAFAEL

third edition 465pp VG+ (navy cloth,sl.rubbed&soiled,sl.wear to extrems,sl.foxing to content edges&prelims.,spine cracked) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: stanley paul & co london 1913

KEYWORDS: cesare borgia history biography politics royalty geography rafael sabatini politics

EVANS,LAWRENCE [ED.];PATER,WALTER

ex-lib.first edition 182pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,tape stains to boards and eps,usual libr.stamps and labels,contents clean and tight) in VG+ d/w (v.sl.soiled w.tape stains to upper/lower edges,libr.mark to spine,1cm closed tear to foot of front cover)

PUBLISHER: oxford university press london 1970

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature biography walter pater lawrence evans

ROSENTHAL, ERIC

ex-lib.[first edition] rebound 248pp ills.[b/w] VG- (rebound in brown patterned cloth w.paper libr.label to spine,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual libr.stamps and labels,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed w.some minor foxing to contents,spine cracked0

PUBLISHER: sampson low london [nd]

KEYWORDS: biography travel history mecca eric rosenthal

CARLTON,W.N.C.

first edition 372pp [b/w frontis.portrait] VG+ (brick cloth,minor shelf wear,content edges sl.soiled) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: thornton butterworth london 1931

KEYWORDS: history biography pauline napoleon carlton

BECKE,LOUIS;JEFFREY,WALTER

first edition thus [colonial edition] 271pp [b/w fold-out map at front] VG (green cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,lacks ffep,prelims.and content edges incl.map sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.shaky)

PUBLISHER: t.fisher unwin london 1896

KEYWORDS: history travel biography nautical louis becke walter jeffrey

WEISHEIPL,JAMES A.;D'AQUINO,THOMAS

first uk edition 464pp VG+ (black cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,front cover of d/w mounted on front pastedown,spine cracked but tight) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: basil blackwell oxford 1975

KEYWORDS: history theology biography thomas d'aquino james weisheipl

NYE,DOUG;CLARK,JIM

ex-lib.first edition 109pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG+ (in laminated boards,sl.soiled w.libr.label to spine,usual libr.labels and stamps,contents clean and tight)

PUBLISHER: hazleton richmond 1991

KEYWORDS: motor racing sport biography jim clark doug nye

GEIRINGER,KARL

first edition 514pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (tan cloth,sl.soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: allen & unwin london 1954

KEYWORDS: arts music biography bach karl geiringer

BROWN,JANE

first edition proof copy [review copy] 254pp NF (in glossy wrappers,review label to front cover)

PUBLISHER: harpercollins sydney 2006

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature proof copies jane brown biography

SWINBURNE,ALGERNON CHARLES;BLAKE,WILLIAM

new edition 340pp [b/w frontis.] VG (black cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's bookplate to front pastedown,prelims.and content edges sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: chatto & windus london 1906

KEYWORDS: history biography william blake algernon charles swinburne

DOENITZ,ADMIRAL;STEVENS,R.H.[TRANSL.]

first uk edition 500pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (black cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,spine cracked but tight) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: weidenfeld and nicolson london [1959]

KEYWORDS: military history biography doenitz

N/A

355pp ills.[b/w] VG (brown cloth w.black dec.borders,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,bookplate to front pastedown,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,title browned,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: sampson low london 1879

KEYWORDS: biography literature history club cameos

BRASSEY,LADY [ANNIE]

first edition inscribed by author 490pp ills.[b/w w.col.fold-out map at front] VG (blue cloth w.gilt border to top board,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,bevelled edges sl.worn and chipped,lower half of cloth on spine is now a flap due to split at lower hinge,author's inscr.tipped-in to ffep gutter - signed Brassey most likely Lord Brassey given date (Lady Brassey died on last voyage) ,prelims.and content edges sl.soiled,prelim.section loosening slightly,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: longmans,green london 1889

KEYWORDS: travel geography nautical lady brassey signed biography

HAMMERTON,JOHN

first edition 343pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (black cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,internal tape repairs,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: macdonald london [nd]

KEYWORDS: literature biography john hammerton