WEISS, ANDREA

Super octavo, black heavy card boards, red lettering to silver cloth spine, frontispiece, xi + 302pp, b&w photo illus, Nr FINE in d/w, VG+ (v. light rubbing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The University of Chicago Press, Ltd. 2008

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HAMMER, LANGDON

Super octavo, red cloth boards, silver lettering to spine, frontispiece, xxiv + 913pp, b&w photo illus, VG+ (light rubbing & brusing to board extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light rubbing & creasing to extrems, light sun-fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Alfred A. Knopf 2015

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GASSON, JAMES

Octavo, brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 128pp, illus. photo plates, VG (light rubbing to boards, prev. owner's stamp to prelims, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG- (moderate soiling & rubbing, light chipping to extrems, approx. 5mm closed tear to top of rear cover)

PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1966

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WILSON, A N

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: Hamish Hamilton / Penguin 1988

KEYWORDS: Lev Tolstoy Russia Russian 19th nineteenth century history biographies biography memoir

CAREW, KEGGIE

FIRST EDITION, 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: Chatto & Windus 2016

KEYWORDS: Keggie Tom Carew biography first editions autobiography memoir history

PETERSEN, WILLIAM & [MALTHUS, THOMAS]

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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Heinemann 1979

KEYWORDS: thomas malthus economist economics economy briatin british classical england english william petersen biography

DICKINSON, H.W. & [WATT, JAMES]

FIRST EDITION; LACKS D/W; super octavo hardcover (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: Babckock & Wilcox Ltd. 1935

KEYWORDS: first edition james watt steam engine scotland scottish technology history biography industrial revolution

HORNE, R H (Ed) & VERNET, RAFFET and HORACE (Illus/Design)

THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, half leather bound maroon textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to title plate with raised bands & blind stamp decoration on spine, marbled page edges, frontispiece, xii + 232pp + illus/plates to rear- not counted presumed all present, VG- (heavy rubbing & cracking to spine & extrems with some surface loss, heavy chafing & moderate fading to boards with some minor soiling also, light discolouration to page edges, moderate cracking to gutters, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, moderate foxing & soiling to eps & prelims/terminals, occasional moderate foxing to pages throughout, occasional light chipping to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Robert Tyas 1840

KEYWORDS: Napoleon Bonaparte history biography memoir French war

MAGNUS, PHILIP

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: E P Dutton & Co 1964

KEYWORDS: monarchy kings British Great Britain King Edward 7th vii seventh history biography memoir royal family

TOLHURST, LOL

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: Quercus 2017

KEYWORDS: music pop stars musicians The Cure Robert Smith biography memoir

LINKLATER, ANDRO

Octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 271pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, light tanning/discolouration, light chafing & wrinkling)

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co 1980

KEYWORDS: Charlotte Despard feminism feminists suffragette movement biography memoir politics political activists activism history

DOUGAN, ANDY

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: Robson Books 2001

KEYWORDS: Hollywood actors entertainment movie stars Michael Douglas biography memoir

ADAMS, JAD

Ex-library, reprint; Super octavo, maroon cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, x + 211pp, illus. b&w photo plates, VG (light soiling & adhesive residue to boards, light tanning to page edges, usual library markings & stamps) in d/w, VG (light soiling, creasing & sun-fading, library barcode label to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd 2000

KEYWORDS: ex-library literary biography biographies poets poetry poems english victorian england decadent period history ernest dowson

FILON, AUGUSTIN (from the French of)

FIRST EDITION; Imperial octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering, decorative rule & coat of arms motifs to spine & front board, top edge stained black, frontispiece, xi + 247pp, illus photo plates, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to boards, moderate sun-fading to spine, light cracking to front hinge & heavy cracking to front gutter - boards slightly shaky, light creasing & moderate foxing/discolouration to pages/page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to eps)

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1913

KEYWORDS: first editions france french monarchy royalty royals history louis napoleon iv biography biographies memoirs prince imperial augustin filon translations

HAGGARD, Lieut.-Col. ANDREW C. P.

FIRST EDITION, 2 VOL. SET; Super octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt rule to front boards, teg, frontispieces, xi + 346pp / ix + 342pp, illus plates, VG (light scuffing & soiling to boards, moderate-heavy foxing/discolouration to prelims/terminals & page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to eps)

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co. 1909

KEYWORDS: first editions france french revolution monarchy monarchs royalty royals history louis xvi marie antoinette biography biographies

GREENWOOD, ALICE DRAYTON

FIRST EDITION, 2 VOL. SET; Super octavo, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spines, top edges stained red, frontispieces, xv + 419pp / xiii + 439pp, illus - maps & plates, VG- (light scuffing & soiling to boards - moderate black ink stains to front board of Vol I, heavy sun-fading to spines, light-moderate cracking to gutters, some pages starting to come loose in front sections but all present, light-moderate foxing/discolouration to pages/page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to eps)

PUBLISHER: George Bell and Sons 1909/1911

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FORESTER, C. S.

FIRST EDITION; Super octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering & crown motif to spine & boards, frontispiece, 247pp, illus plates, VG- (light scuffing & soiling to boards, moderate cracking to front gutter, a few pages loose/coming loose but all present, light-moderate foxing to pages, prev. owner's name in pencil & light pencil doodling to eps)

PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1924

KEYWORDS: first editions france french military political politics imperial history napoleon bonaparte emperors court of biography biographies

DE FOE [DEFOE], DANIEL & WILSON, WALTER

3 VOL. SET, RE-BOUND; Super octavo, light blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spines, frontispiece, lxii + 482pp / xvii + 527pp / xviii + 685pp, VG (light rubbing & soiling to boards, light sun-fading to spines, light creasing & foxing to pages/page edges throughout, light tanning to page edges, occasional light annotations in ink and pencil)

PUBLISHER: Hurst, Chance, and Co. 1830

KEYWORDS: rebound memoirs literary biography biographies autobiography autobiographies history daniel de foe defoe england english writers authors novelists

HUXLEY, THOMAS HENRY & HUXLEY, LEONARD

2 VOL. SET; Super octavo, brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spines & front boards, teg, deckled page edges, frontispieces, xi + 539pp / vii + 541pp, illus, VG/VG- (moderate chipping to spine extrems of Vol. II, boards slightly cocked & soiled, light cracking to gutters on both volumes, a few pages coming loose & one or two small open tears not impacting text, light tanning to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to Vol. I fep)

PUBLISHER: D. Appleton and Company 1901

KEYWORDS: england english history letters writings autobiography autobiographies memoirs biography biographies thomas henry h huxley biology biologists anthropology anthropologists science scientists theory of evolution natural selection darwin

THOMSON, Mrs. A. T.

2 VOL. SET; RE-BOUND; Super octavo, brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spines, xxviii + 475pp / vii + 573pp, VG+ (light rubbing & soiling to boards, light discolouration to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Henry Colburn 1839

KEYWORDS: england english royal history royalty monarchs monarchy monarchies memoirs biography biographies queen anne court courtiers sarah churchill duchess of marlborough