Books - "biography"
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SOMERSET MAUGHAM: a candid portrait
ex libris (usual cancel m'kings, pckt etc), 224pp, octavo hardcover VG- (head and tails spine sl bumped, corners sl rounded, sl cocked, sl rubbed), d/w G (head and tail spine extrem's and corners chipped, sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: victor gollancz london 1959
KEYWORDS: biography maugham england literature
ALBERT CAMUS
1913-1960
ex libris (usual cancel m'kings, pckt etc), 242pp, v gd+ (head and tail spine sl bumped, corners sl rounded, sl cocked, sl rubbed), d/w v gd (head and tail spine sl chipped, corners and extrem's v sl chipped, sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: hamish hamilton london 1961
KEYWORDS: camus biography france literature philosophy
THE MAKING OF CHARLES DICKENS
ex libris (usual cancel m'kings, pckt etc), 321pp, b&w illus, v gd+ (head and tail spine v sl bumped, corners v sl rounded, sl gum stains to fr and rear bd's and ep's, sl cocked, sl rubbed), d/w v gd (in plastic, sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: longmans london 1967
KEYWORDS: biography dickens england literature
ANATOLE FRANCE
ex libris (usual cancel m'kings, pckt etc), 344pp, near excell (head and tail spine sl bumped, sl gum stains to bd's and ep's, sl cocked), d/w v gd+ (in plastic, sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: collins london 1967
KEYWORDS: biography france paris literature politics history
HENRY GEORGE
ex libris (usual cancel m'kings, pckt etc), 130pp, graphs, near excell (head and tail spine sl bumped, sl gum stains to fr and rear bd's and ep's), d/w v gd+ (in plastic, sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: twayne new york 1974
KEYWORDS: biography george america economics politics
THE OPINIONS OF ANATOLE FRANCE
ex libris (usual cancel m'kings, pckt etc), 219pp + 7pp advert, v gd (head adn tail spine sl bumped, sl sunned spine, corners sl rounded, sl rubbed, sl cocked)
PUBLISHER: john lane the bodley head ltd london 1928
KEYWORDS: biography france history philosophy politics society
THE CORRESPONDENCE OF ANDRE GIDE AND EDMUND GOSSE
1904-1928
ex libris (usual cancel m'kings, pckt etc), 220pp, near excell (head and tail spine sl bumped, sl cocked)
PUBLISHER: new york university press 1959
KEYWORDS: gide gosse biography art history literature
GENE DEBS
the history of a fighting american
ex libris (usual cancel m'kings. pckt etc), 128pp, b&w illus, near excell (head and tail spine sl bumped, sl rubbed), d/w v gd+ (head and tail spine v sl chipped, sl sunned, sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: international publishers new york 1948
KEYWORDS: debs biography america politics socialism
THE WORLD OF DAVID DUBINSKY
ex libris (usual cancel m'kings, pckt etc), 347pp, b&w photo illus, near excell (head and tail spine v sl bumped), d/w v gd+ (head spine sl chipped, sl sunned spine, lwr fr extrem's sl chipped and creased, sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: world publishing new york 1957
KEYWORDS: biography dubinsky america politics history
THE GUGGENHEIMS AND THE AMERICAN DREAM
ex libris (usual cancel m'kings, pckt etc), 382pp, v gd+ (head and tail spine sl bumped, corners sl bumped, sl gum stains to fr and rear bd's and ep's), d/w v gd+ (in plastic, sl sunned spine, fr flap v sl trimmed)
PUBLISHER: funk & wagnalls new york 1967
KEYWORDS: biography guggenheim america history industry
Secret Journals and other writings
ex library (usual cancell m'kings, pckt etc), 81pp, octavo green cloth boards VG (light bruising and wear to board corners and spine extrems, light foxing to upper page edges), in VG d/w (moderate wear, light chipping and small tears to extrems & front cover near spine, light soiling)
PUBLISHER: Rivers Press Ltd 1973
KEYWORDS: biography drieu la rochelle france literature ww2
RAMBLES WITH ANATOLE FRANCE
ex libris (usual cancel m'kings, pckt etc), 335pp, b&w photo illus, v gd (headspine sl chipped,tail spine sl bumped, sunned spine, fr plate loose, rear ep loose, sl discol'ation to spine, sl rubbed, sl cocked)
PUBLISHER: ernest benn london 1927
KEYWORDS: biography france literature philosophy
CHARLES DICKENS
an sentimental journey in search of an unvarnished portrait
ex libris (usual cancel m'kings, pckt etc), 270pp, b&w photo illus, v gd+ (head and tail spine sl bumped, sl cocked, sl rubbed, corners sl rounded, sl gum stains to fr and rear bd's and ep's), d/w v gd+ (in plastic, sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: cassell london 1953
KEYWORDS: dickens biography england literature
SHERIDAN
ex libris (usual cancel m'kings, pckt etc), 280pp, b&w illus, v gd (head and tail spine sl bumped, sl sunned spine, corners sl bruised, fr bd sl creased, sl cocked, sl rubbed, fr ep sl discol'd)
PUBLISHER: jm dent london 1947
KEYWORDS: sheridan biography england theatre history
THE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN PAUL CLAUDEL AND ANDRE GIDE
ex libris (usual cancel m'kings, pckt etc), 287pp, v gd+ (head and tail spine sl bumped, corners sl rounded, sl sunned upper extrem's, sl rubbed), d/w v gd+ (head and tail spine sl chipped, sl discol'd spine, extrem's sl creased, sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: secker & warburg 1952
KEYWORDS: gide claudel biography france literature
CONVERSATIONS WITH ANDRE GIDE
ex libris (usual cancel m'kings, pckt etc), 235pp, near excell (head spine sl bumped, sl gum stains to fr and rear bd's and ep's), d/w v gd+ (in plastic, rear flap trimmed and reattached to fr ep)
PUBLISHER: george braziller new york 1965
KEYWORDS: gide biography france literature history
LAWRENCE IN LOVE
letters to louie burrows
ex libris (usual cancel m'kings, pckt etc), 182pp, near excell (head and tail v sl bumped, sl gum stains to fr and rear bd's and ep's0, d/w v gd+ (in plastoc, sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: university of nottingham 1968
KEYWORDS: lawrence biography literature england
ENGLISH BIOGRAPHY IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
Reprint 519pp ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc.) very good (sl bruised corners)
PUBLISHER: Octagon Books New York 1971
KEYWORDS: England Biography History
THE DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY
Reprint 104pp ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc.) very good (minor gum stains to rear board)
PUBLISHER: The Folcroft Press 1969
KEYWORDS: American Biography History
run baby run
first english edition 240pp very gd+ (top front corner sl bruised, boards sl marked, sl scuffed spine foot, sl discoloration to endpapers and inside boards, small stain to fore edge and last page) in very good+ d/w (minor stains at extremities of rear cover,small tear at spine head,price clipped, corners sl rounded, sl creasing and wear to top edge and spine head/foot, some discoloration))
PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton london 1969
KEYWORDS: modern first edition biography