Books - "biography"
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George IV: Memoirs of His Life and Reign, Interspersed with Numerous Personal Anecdotes
Octavo, half leather bound marbled boards, gilt lettering/decoration & raised bands to spine, marbled page edges, frontispiece, cviii + 484pp, G+ (v heavy rubbing & surface loss/damage to boards, heavy rubbing to spine, rear board heavily soiled/stained with leather segments flapping loose, moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, v heavy cracking to gutters with prelims flapping loose, spine/binding detached at rear gutter, error in pagination to last page, occasional pencil markings to pages)
PUBLISHER: Treuttel and Wurtz, Treuttel Jun. and Richter 1830
KEYWORDS: biography biographies memoir George 4th fourth iv British royal family history monarchy
Mark of the Lion
LACKS D/W, Christ's College Old Boy's Annual dinner menu 1971 SIGNED by Upham loosely enclosed, octavo, black buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 287pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate rubbing to spine & boards, light fading to spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning & tape staining to eps, gift inscription in ink to ffep)
PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co 1962
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Zealanders biography biographies memoir Captain Charles Upham
Hold Your Horses: The Life and Times of Equestrian Artist Jackie Williamson
Oblong imperial 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: Howard and Jackie Williamson 2016
KEYWORDS: New Zealand art artists biographies biography memoir Jackie Williamson horses equine equestrian
The Mudge Murals
Oblong imperial 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: Not Stated
KEYWORDS: New Zealand art artists biographies biography memoir Graeme Mudge murals
The Life and Times of the Fuggers
Imperial octavo hardcover (Near FINE) 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: Wibner-Verlag 2009
KEYWORDS: history Fugger family Europe European reformation new world Emperor Maximilian i 1st first Karl v 5th fifth biography biographies memoir
The Powys Brothers
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: Warren House Press 1972
KEYWORDS: biography biographies memoir John Cowper Powys literature literary
Lawrence in Arabia
Super 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: Atlantic Books 2014
KEYWORDS: T E Lawrence of Arabia history biography biographies memoir
A Prince of Our Disorder: The Life of T E Lawrence
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: Harvard University Press 1998
KEYWORDS: T E Lawrence of Arabia history biography biographies memoir
Freyberg: A Life's Journey
Super 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: Oratia 2021
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Zealanders Bernard Freyberg biography biographies memoir history war military leaders
Marie-Antoinette: Her Early Youth (1770-1774)
FIRST EDITION, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co 1912
KEYWORDS: first editions history Marie Antoinette biography biographies memoir childhood French France
W H Auden: A Tribute
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: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1975
KEYWORDS: literature poets W H Auden literary biography biographies appreciation tributes
John Cheever: A Biography
Tidy 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: Random House 1987
KEYWORDS: literature literary biography biographies memoir John Cheever
Stan Cullins: The Iron Manager
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: The Breedon Books 2000
KEYWORDS: English soccer football history teams Stan Cullis Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolves managers management biography biographies memoir
The Nine Days Queen: A Portrait of Lady Jane Grey
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: William Morrow & Company 1986
KEYWORDS: biography biographies memoir Lady Jane Grey royal family monarchy English history
The Bugatti Queen: In Search of a Motor-racing Legend
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: Pocket Books 2005
KEYWORDS: automotive motorsport women female drivers Helene Delangle history biography biographies memoir
RJ: The Bob Skelton Story
SIGNED & INSCRIBED, 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: Rugby Press 1979
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Zealanders horse racing jockeys RJ Bob Skelton biography biographies memoir signed sport
Ettore Bugatti: A Biography
Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 152pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, spine sl cocked, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate chafing & surface loss to ffep with sm ink stamp also) in d/w, G+ (untidy price clipping, v heavy tearing to spine & edges with some loss, moderate staining & chafing)
PUBLISHER: Motor Racing Publications 1948
KEYWORDS: automotive motoring Ettore Bugatti high performance biography biographies memoir history
The Life of Alexander Whyte
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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1923
KEYWORDS: Alexander Whyte biography biographies memoir history
The Man Who Drew London
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: Pimlico 2003
KEYWORDS: art history Wenceslaus Hollar London artists biography biographies memoir
Michael Morpurgo: War Child to War Horse
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: Fourth Estate 2012
KEYWORDS: literature literary biography biographies memoir Michael Morpurgo