Books - "biography"
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ALBUM
First English edition 223pp ex libris (pockets and cancellation stamps) d/w w. plastic very good (sl bruised corners), illust.
PUBLISHER: Collins London 1966
KEYWORDS: Biography Theology De Chardin
The Life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
first edition 361pp VG in VG- d/w (spine sl sunned with sl chipping to head, sl discoloration to rear and flaps, v small tear to spine foot)
PUBLISHER: john murray london 1949
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literary biography
Eton in Prose and Verse
An Anthology
First edition 232pp gilt stamped boards and spine, t.e.g. w. rough cut fore-edges, very good+ (v light rubbing, corners sl bruised, sl bumped spine foot, faint gum stains to free endpapers, light foxing to title pages, final page of text and page edges, owners presentation note tipped in at ffep, inc. related ephemera), illust. w. 30 gilt bordered colour plates.
PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton London nd (1948?)
KEYWORDS: Eton Literature Poetry England Schools Education Biography Shelley
TIME RUNS OUT
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc)256pp VG+(v sl sunned, v sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: collins london 1942
KEYWORDS: history war biography
UNDER THE FLAG OF THE NATION
DIARIES AND LETTERS OF A YANKEE VOLUNTEER IN THE CIVIL WAR
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 308pp VG+(v sl bruised upper rear corner) d/w VG+(v sl sunned spine,v sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: hoio state university press columbus 1961
KEYWORDS: history america civil war biography ohio cumberland vicksburg
Robert Browning and his world
The Private Face
First edition 331pp front gutter cracked VG- in VG d/w
PUBLISHER: Cassell London 1968
KEYWORDS: robert Browning Literature literary criticism Biography Poetry
SOLDIER AND DRAMATIST
BEING THE LETTERS OF HAROLD CHAPIN AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO DIED FOR ENGLAND AT LOOS ON SEPTEMBER 26TH 1915
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 288 illus VG-(minor bruised/scuffed upper corners v sl bruised lower corners,minor bumped spine head & foot,sl stains to boards,sl rubbed,v sl sunned,v sl foxing throughout,v sl damaged upper fore edge)
PUBLISHER: john lane new york 1916
KEYWORDS: history WW1 biography chapin
DEATH AND TO-MORROW
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 299pp POOR condition (bruised corners,scuffed spine head & foot, tear at spine from foot to halfway,sl sunned spine,rubbed,cocked,internally reinforced with library tape)
PUBLISHER: secker & warburg london 1942
KEYWORDS: history war biography france
DOWN THE SANTA FE TRAIL AND INTO MEXICO
THE DIARY OF SUSAN SHELBY MAGOFFIN 1846-1847
ex libris (cancellation stamp to front pastedown on library bookplate & pocket at rear) 294pp illus VG+(sl bruised lower front corner, v sl bruised corners,v sl bumped worn spine head & foot, sl rubbed) good tight copy
PUBLISHER: yale university press new haven 1926
KEYWORDS: history america mexico biography susan shelby magoffin santa fe
KIT CARSON
A PORTRAIT IN COURAGE
first edition bound in brick red cloth with black label & gilt lattering to spine320pp illus VG+(v sl bumped spine head & foot,sl foxing to page edges & ep's)d/w VG+(v sl wear at extremities,v sl rubbed, sl foxing)
PUBLISHER: university of oklahoma press norman 1962
KEYWORDS: history america western biography kit carson
A STUDENT IN ARMS
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 271pp VG-(sl cocked,sl bruised/scuffed corners,sl wear/tears to spine edges,sl stain to front board,sl internal seperation at front board,1/2 title page loose,edges sl browned)
PUBLISHER: andrew melrose london 1917
KEYWORDS: history war biography
RELICS OF AN UN-COMMON ATTORNEY
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 253pp illus VG+(sl bruised corenrs & lower board edges) d/w VG(sl chipped spine head,v sl wear/tears at remainder extremities,v sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: j m dent & sons london 1951
KEYWORDS: history attorney hine biography
EDWARD KEBLE TALBOT HIS COMMUNITY AND HIS FRIENDS
1st Edition, 182pp, ex libris (Pockets & cancellation stamps)d/w rubbed, sl tear spine head & top edge. Very good w. minor bruising to corners. Illust.
PUBLISHER: S.P.C.K., London, 1954
KEYWORDS: Biography Christianity South Africa
FDR'S LAST YEAR
April 1944 - April 1945
3rd Edition, 690pp,ex libris, (pockets & cancellationb stamps)d/w with plasticrubbed & sl bruising to corners, minor gum stains & marks to end papers, v.good.
PUBLISHER: William Morrow & Co., New York, 1974
KEYWORDS: Roosevelt Biography American Presidents
DESERT CALLING
First Edition, 364pp, Ex libris (Pockets & cancellation stamps)spine faded, sl bruising to spine head & foot & corners,v. good
PUBLISHER: Henry Holt & Co, New York, 1949
KEYWORDS: De Focault Christianity Biography Morocco
BALZAC
First edition 271pp ex-library (pockets and cancellation stamps) d/w w. plastic (v. small tear on front foredge), very good (spine foot rubbed),many illust. and photos.
PUBLISHER: Chatto and Windus Ltd.London.1973.
KEYWORDS: Literary Biography. French History. Balzac
SIR GEORGE ALEXANDER & THE ST. JAMES' THEATRE
Ex libris, pockets & cancellation stamps,First edition, f.e.p. heavily stamped& rough, photograph facing title page coming loose, spine weak, bruising to spine top & bottom & corners, 246pp, illustrated.
PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co. London 1935
KEYWORDS: Sir George Alexander, Biography, Theatre
Cyrus Hall McCormick
His Life and Work
Reprint 264pp ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc.) very good (sl cocked), illust.
PUBLISHER: Books For Libraries Press New York 1971
KEYWORDS: Biography american machinery
English Biography in the Early Nineteenth Century
1801-1838
First edition 180pp ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc.) very good (faint gum stains to free endpapers) d/w very good in plastic (sl rubbing)
PUBLISHER: Yale University Press New Haven 1966
KEYWORDS: English Biography Lit Bio
Truth To Life
the art of biography in the nineteenth century
First edition 220pp ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc.) very good (corners bruised, gum stains to free endpapers) d/w excellent in plastic
PUBLISHER: Collins London 1974
KEYWORDS: Biography Lit Cockshut