Books - "biography"
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John Adams 1735-1826 (2 Vol Set)
2 VOL SET, FULL LEATHER BINDING, super octavo, dark green full leather heavy boards, gilt lettering & raised bands to spines, gilt decoration to spine & boards, aeg, illus/printed eps, viii + 1170pp total, illus, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: The Easton Press 1988
KEYWORDS: full leather bindings library of the presidents series US American politics political leaders former presidents biography biographies memoir John Adams
Wilhelm von Humboldt 1767-1835: A Biography (2 Vol Set)
2 VOL SET, super octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines & front boards, illus eps, frontispieces, vol 1- xiv + 307pp, vol 2- x + 572pp, illus/decorations, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light discolouration to spines & boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light tape staining/residue to eps of vol 2, light foxing to terminals of vol 2) in d/w, VG+ (in protective clear plastic covers- easily removed if desired, light creasing to edges, light tanning to spines)
PUBLISHER: Ohio State University Press 1978-80
KEYWORDS: biography biographies memoir Wilhelm von Humboldt Germany Germans history
Thomas Wolfe: A Biography
Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Doubleday 1960
KEYWORDS: biography biographies memoir Thomas Wolfe
The Warden of English: The Life of H W Fowler
Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2001
KEYWORDS: H W Fowler literary biography biographies memoir
McCartney: Yesterday .... and Today
SIGNED BY RAY COLEMAN, LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#722/750), super octavo, black cushioned heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, all page-edges silver gilt, sm illus plate to front board, marbled eps, xii + 191pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in VG+ slipcase (minor rubbing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Genesis Publications / Boxtree Ltd 1995
KEYWORDS: signed Ray Coleman limited special editions pop music Britpop The Beatles Paul McCartney bands biography biographies memoir British
Golden Dreams / Liverpool Days (Boxed 2 Vol Set)
AUTOGRAPHED BY ASTRID KIRCHHERR & MAX SCHELER, NUMBERED LIMITED EDITIONS (#1699/2500 & #1770/2500), imperial octavo, Golden Dreams- black buckram boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, Liverpool Days- beige cloth boards with black lettering to spine & front board, both vols have sm illus/photos plate to front boards, illus eps & prelims, both vols are 122pp each, illus/photos, Near FINE (minor foxing to spine of Liverpool Days) in individual illus Near FINE slipcases, both presented in VG+ single box (light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Genesis Publications 1994-96
KEYWORDS: signed special editions Astrid Kirchherr Max Scheler photos photography British pop memorabilia bands The Beatles history music musicians Britpop biography biographies biographical
The Journals of Captain James Cook: Volume IV: The Life of Captain James Cook
THIS VOL ONLY, LACKS D/W, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt portrait of James Cook to front board, top page edges stained blue, frontispiece, xi + 760pp, illus, VG+ (sl rubbing & fading to spine & extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sm gift inscription in ink to top corner of ffep, sl foxing to prelims)
PUBLISHER: A & C Black 1974
KEYWORDS: exploration history voyages Captain James Cook The Endeavour 18th eighteenth century discovery biography biographies memoir maritime nautical
Fire in the Night: Wingate of Burma, Ethiopia and Zion
Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Macmillan 2000
KEYWORDS: military history commanders Orde Charles Wingate ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 biography biographies memori
Iggy Pop: Open Up and Bleed
Ex-library, super octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (VG) heavy cracking to gutters; 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Broadway Books 2007
KEYWORDS: punk rock stars musicians Iggy Pop biography biographies memoir
Memories and Hallucinations: A Memoir
FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (VG+) in 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Viking Penguin 1988
KEYWORDS: literary biographies biography memoir autobiographies D M Thomas first editions
E M Forster: A Life
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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1979
KEYWORDS: literary biographies biography memoir E M Forster writers authors literature
Gorky
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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Allison & Busby 1994
KEYWORDS: Maxim Gorky literary literature Russia Russian writers authors biography biographies memoir
Weary: The Life of Sir Edward Dunlop
Imperial octavo hardcover (VG+) in 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Viking Penguin 1994
KEYWORDS: biography biographies memoir Sir Edward Dunlop Australian
T E Lawrence
Paperback (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Icon Books 1954
KEYWORDS: T E Lawrence of Arabia biography biographies memoir
Blue Stocking in Patagonia
Octavo hardcover (VG+) in 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Profile Books 2003
KEYWORDS: Mary Gilmore biography biographies memoir history
Brendan Behan: A Life
Ex-library, super octavo hardcover (VG) in 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Roberts Rinehart Publishers 1999
KEYWORDS: Brendan Behan literature literary biography biographies memoir
Maria Callas: The Art Behind the Legend
Quarto, red heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to black buckram boards, illus eps, x + 422pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to spine extrems, sl fading & bruising to board edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, moderate cracking to gutters to rear) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light creasing & chipping to edges, light fading to spine, light tanning & chafing to rear, prev. seller's sm label to front flap)
PUBLISHER: Doubleday 1975
KEYWORDS: Maria Callas opera singers classical music memoir biography biographies
The Fourth President: A Life of James Madison
FULL LEATHER BINDING, super octavo, red full leather boards, gilt lettering & raised bands to spine, gilt decoration to spine & boards, aeg, printed eps, unpaginated prelims, 681pp, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: The Easton Press 1985
KEYWORDS: full leather bindings the library of the presidents series James Madison former US leaders government biography biographies memoir
Millican Dalton: A Search for Romance & Freedom
8vo 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Mountainmere Research 2004
KEYWORDS: Millican Dalton rock climbing climber mountain camping camper biography 19th 20th century
Balzac's Lives
8vo 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: New York Review Books 2020
KEYWORDS: 19th century Balzac novel novelist criticism literature biography social history comedy manners