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LANE Margaret
Edgar Wallace the Biography of a Phenomenon
London: Heinemann 1938 spine lean light fade to spine handling to boards name to fep internally clean xii 421pp plates undated but 1938 first. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. Heinemann hardcover
Bookseller reference : 012121
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TERKEL Studs
Talking to Myself A Memoir of My Times
London: Harrap 1986 near fine book and unclipped dust jacket 337pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. Harrap hardcover
Bookseller reference : 012112 ISBN : 0245543767 9780245543760
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BRAUND Harold
Distinctly I Remember A Personal Story of Burma
Victoria: Wren Publishing 1972 unclipped dust jacket and book tidy with minor age wear 296pp plates foreword by Brig. Bernard Fergusson biographical including with the Chindits during the war. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. Wren Publishing hardcover
Bookseller reference : 012111 ISBN : 0858850060 9780858850064
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CORNELIUS Dazzler Joe
Thumbs Up the Amazing Story of a Wrestler's Life
London: Star 1984 200 gram rate VG used copy with light wear and fint corner creases 147pp plates autobiography of a wrestler who went on to act. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6 - 7 tall. Star paperback
Bookseller reference : 012126 ISBN : 0352315199 9780352315199
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TAYLOR Dr & Mrs Howard
Hudson Taylor and the China Inland Mission; The Growth of a Work Of God
London: China Inland Mission 1946 cloth lacks fep name blacked out to half title dust jacket has light handling soiling and a few peices of tape where it was taped down to the endpapers light paper scars to endpapers tape now removed the biography of the founder of the China Inland Mission xi 640pp plates. reprint. Cloth. Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. China Inland Mission hardcover
Bookseller reference : 012134
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PETROSINO Beniamino
The Passage of the Frog and the Wild Strawberries of 1942
Christchurch: Hazard Press 2003 signed by author to half title 214pp author has written a romanticised version of his own peasant family history from South Italy Salerno area he later immigrated to Christchurch New Zealand. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6 - 7 tall. Hazard Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 012173
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BURROWS J. T.
Pathway Among Men an Autobiography By J. T. Burrows
Christchurch: Whitcombe & Tombs 1974 light wear to dust jacket spine ends Brigadier James Thomas Burrows CBE DSO and Bar Order of Valour Greece served with 20th Battalion in Crete North Africa and Italy in the Second World War with the New Zealand Army also with K Force Korea and Japan he was also an All Black on the 1928 Tour of South Africa and a selector about a dozen pages toward the rear have short edge tear to bottom edge where carelessly handled 212pp plates. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. Whitcombe & Tombs hardcover
Bookseller reference : 012202 ISBN : 0723303789 9780723303787
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BOSE Mihir
The Aga Khans
Kingswood: Worlds Work 1984 excellent copy in unclipped DW 399pp plates history and biography of the Aga Khans leaders of the Ismaili sect of Islam. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. Worlds Work hardcover
Bookseller reference : 012188
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BRIGGS Barry
Briggo Barry Briggs Speedway Champion His own Story
London: Souvenir Press 1972 first reprint in same year as first single cancelled stamp to fep small area of white out covers a name on the reverse of the half title SIGNED across title 'Best Wishes Barry Briggs' price clipped DW has rubbed edges and folds 190pp 2 pp records autobiography by one of the greatest speedway racers. Signed by Author. reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6 - 7 tall. Souvenir Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 012219 ISBN : 0285620789 9780285620780
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RITCHIE Henry R.
Return to the Ploughshare: Alamein to East Anglia signed By author
United Kingdom: Marks Hall 1993 top corner of fep timmed author signed to fep 191pp illustrated in line includes his time in service at El Alamein Western Desert with 51st West Suffolk Yeomanry Regiment Royal Horse Africa back home to success as a farmer and Trade Commissioner memoir. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. Marks Hall hardcover
Bookseller reference : 012242 ISBN : 0951316419 9780951316412
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(Biography) BAKER, Liva
The Justice from Beacon Hill: The Life and Times of Oliver Wendell Holmes
New York: HarperCollins 1991. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 783 PP. Stated "First Edition" with proper number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $29.95 intact on front flap. HarperCollins hardcover
Bookseller reference : 5914
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Biography
Colette: A Taste for Life
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. 1st thus. Very good minus with light cover wear and no markings. . VG Minus. Soft cover. 1977. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich paperback
Bookseller reference : 058272 ISBN : 0156185504 9780156185509
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(Biography) BAILEY, Pearl
The Raw Pearl
New York: Pocket Books 1969. First Paperback Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 4 1/4 X 7 Inches. 189 PP. “What the world really needs is more love and less paperwork.†Pearl Bailey<br /> <br /> Stated "1st Printing" on the copyright page. Hint of toning to interior and a light crease at top of rear cover. A very attractive copy overall. Pocket Books unknown
Bookseller reference : 5937
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Bauer, Edward Louis
Doctors Made in America
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company 1963. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 370pp. Inscribed and SIGNED by AUTHOR on front free endpaper. Blue decorative boards black backing gilt spine lettering. Corners lightly rubbed slight fading to edges interior is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is worn and several pieces torn from upper edge. <br/> <br/> J.B. Lippincott Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 004544
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Crane, John and Kieley, James F.
United States Naval Academy; The First Hundred Years
New York: Whittlesey House 1945. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 53pp approx. 110 pp illustrations. Blue cloth gilt insignia to cover and gilt lettering to spine. Corners lightly rubbed spine darkened but readable book is in clean and sound condition. Book includes an extensive section on historical photos and illustrations of the academy. <br/> <br/> Whittlesey House hardcover
Bookseller reference : 004543
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BODLEY R V C
The Warrior Saint Charles De Foucauld
London: Robert Hale 1954 book tidy with red endpapers and name to fep dust soiled and aged closed edges dust wrapper spine faded almost totally white all edges of wrapper are worn with edge tears and some chipping losses 302pp frontis French explorer and missionary in Morocco and the Sahara secret agent for the French Government also. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. Robert Hale hardcover
Bookseller reference : 011839
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PAGE Bruce, David Leitch, Phillip Knightley
Philby the Spy Who Betrayed a Generation
London: Andre Deutsch 1968 second impression price clipped DW otherwise VG book and wrapper 296pp plates biographical look at Kim Philby one of Britain's worst traitors spying for the KGB for decades. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. Andre Deutsch hardcover
Bookseller reference : 011854
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BIRKIN Andrew
J M Barrie and the Lost Boys
London: Constable 1979 price clipped DW under plastic sleeve near fine copy xii 323pp illustrated throughout with photographs . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. Constable hardcover
Bookseller reference : 011954 ISBN : 0094620008 9780094620001
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MOSLEY Charlotte Editor
The Letters of Nancy Mitford and Evelyn Waugh
London: Hodder 1996 near fine in same unclipped DW gift inscription to fep xix 531pp plates blind embossed owner stamp to rear fly leaf monumental work investigates the literary and upper class society of England before during and after the Second World War. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. Hodder hardcover
Bookseller reference : 011867 ISBN : 0340638044 9780340638040
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MARJORIBANKS Edward
The Life of Sir Edward Marshall Hall
London: Victor Gollancz 1929 FOURTH IMPRESSION cloth slightly faded to spine faint foxing 483pp plates biography of a famous lawyer and politician he was involved in notorious cases including that of George Joseph Smith. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. Victor Gollancz hardcover
Bookseller reference : 011918
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WHEATLEY Dennis
Saturdays with Bricks and Other Days Under Shell-fire
London: Hutchinson 1961 name to fep price clipped DW under plastic sleeve DW is a replacement form a library copy and has a call number to spine otherwise tidy book is NOT a library copy scarce autobiographical book by Wheatley apart from an aside to his Great War experience is mainly about his pass time of brick laying! 126pp plates frontis of Wheatley in uniform in 1914. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9 - 12" tall. Hutchinson hardcover
Bookseller reference : 011953
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VALLENTIN Antonina
Einstein a Biography
London: Weidenfeld 1954 cloth 219pp frontis unclipped DW chipped with loss at head of spine and rear panel light soiling to DW and book closed edges head of lower book joint split and with some water and rubbing damamge to the top rigt of lower board biography of the physicist. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. Weidenfeld hardcover
Bookseller reference : 011946
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SOUNESS Graeme with Bob Harris
No Half Measures
London: Willow Books 1985 unclipped dust jacket book light lean to spine unmarked football biography 208pp plates. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. Willow Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 011882 ISBN : 0002181347 9780002181341
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AIREY Willis
A Learner in China a Life of Rewi Alley
Christchurch: Caxton 1970 lightly faded spine of DW tip of bottom corner of contents page torn off 291pp plates tidy copy biography of a New Zealander who spent his life helping Chinese villagers. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. Caxton hardcover
Bookseller reference : 011959
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MACHEN Arthur
Things Near And Far
London: Secker 1923 cloth browned to spine and soiled to boards some fading joints rubbed frayed spine ends ink insription to fep dated 19-2-1923 tipped onto rear end paper is a browned newspaper review of the book by J C Squire at foot is a booklabel from W & G Foyle Charing Cross Road top edge dusted green other edges untrimmed 176pp half title and title are not as wide as the other pages but I think this is how originally printed Machen's autobiography copyright page has 1923. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6 - 7 tall. Secker hardcover
Bookseller reference : 011846
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JEAL Tim
Baden-Powell
London: Hutchinson 1984 A quintessential British Hero up there with Gordon and Lawrence. Life number one the Hero of Mafeking Life number two the Chief Scout of the World. Much on his Indian and African military service as well as his Scouting organisation. 670pp Heavy may incur extra shipping. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. Hutchinson hardcover
Bookseller reference : 011876 ISBN : 009170670x 9780091706708
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JOHNSTON Willie
On the Wing
London: Arthur Barker light wear to spine ends of dust jacket unclipped unmarked book x 148pp plates. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. Arthur Barker hardcover
Bookseller reference : 011881 ISBN : 0213168898 9780213168896
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(Biography) WHEATON, Will
Just a Geek: Unfinchingly honest tales of the search for life love and fulfillment beyond the Starship Enterprise SIGNED 1ST
Sebastopol CA: O'Reilly 2004. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 5 3/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 267 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $24.95 intact on front flap. Signed and inscribed "To Barry - A Fellow Geek" directly on the title-page. An impressive and fairly scarce memoir from the child actor turned excellent author. Doesn't hurt that Will narrated "Ready Player One" for Ernest Cline. O'Reilly hardcover
Bookseller reference : 6013
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LOCKHART R H Bruce
My Scottish Youth
London: Putnam 1937 blue cloth rubbed to edges corners slightly bumped spine darkened front hinmge cracked but tight map endpapers some age browning actually still tidy 372pp author went on to be a famous 'secret agent' during the war WWII. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. Putnam hardcover
Bookseller reference : 012067
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Oskar Schindler: Righteous Gentile (Holocaust Biographies (Nonfiction)) Roberts. Jeremy Jeremy
Oskar Schindler: Righteous Gentile Holocaust Biographies Nonfiction Roberts
New. unknown
Bookseller reference : UT35~4~1~22~STAZ~< ISBN : 1562544551 9781562544553
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(Biography) LEVIN, Gail
Becoming Judy Chicago: A Biography of the Artist SIGNED BOOKPLATE w/ ADVANCE PROSPECTUS
New York: Harmony Books 2007. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 3/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 485 PP. Stated First Edition with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $29.95 intact on front flap. Signed by the artist Judy Chicago on a bookplate affixed to the half title-page. Original advance prospectus materials from Harmony Books laid-in. Harmony Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 5779
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Ralston, Aron
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
New York NY USA: Pocket Books 2005. Book. Good. Medium Softcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Medium softcover reprint 324gms 354 pages. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and moderate page discolouration/spotting throughout. There is a small white-out mark on the inside front page otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Pocket Books Paperback
Bookseller reference : BIOUSA16241 ISBN : 0743495802 9780743495806
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Ellen Degeneres
My Point.And I Do Have One
Bantam. Very Good. 109 x 174 x 13mm. Paperback. 1996. 230 pages. <br><p>In this #1 New York Times bestseller Ellen DeGeneres shares her hilarious ta ke on everything from our most baffling human foibles-including how we behave in elevators airplanes and restrooms and why we're so scared of the boogeyman-t . Bantam paperback
Bookseller reference : 293k ISBN : 0553573616 9780553573619
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Winston Churchill (A&E Biography) James C. Humes Humes
Winston Churchill A&E Biography James C
New. unknown
Bookseller reference : HN-Y0MG-09SO ISBN : 0789493187 9780789493187
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London: The Biography Peter Ackroyd Ackroyd
London: The Biography Peter
Fine. unknown
Bookseller reference : 1P-W2X8-WVZZ ISBN : 0099422581 9780099422587
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Brandeis and Frankfurter: A dual biography Leonard Baker Baker
Brandeis and Frankfurter: A dual biography Leonard
New. unknown
Bookseller reference : RO-EK5G-IHXZ ISBN : 0060152451 9780060152451
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MOOREHEAD Alan
Montgomery a Biography
London: Hamilton 1947 second impression revised price clipped DW sunned to spine minor edge splits or chips bottom of lower board lightly watermarked with some dye offset to the reverse of the DW and a watermark showing to the printed side name and date to fep 255pp plates and maps map endpapers biography of Lord Montgomery of Alamein. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6 - 7 tall. Hamilton hardcover
Bookseller reference : 011814
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(Biography) ROCK, Chris; LITTLETON, Darryl; GREGORY, Dick; et al.
Black Comedians on Black Comedy FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF CHRIS ROCK
New York: Applause Theatre & Cinema Books 2006. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8 5/8 X 11 1/4 Inches. 343 PP. "This work of passion in not only entertaining it is our history!" Dick Gregory<br /> <br /> First printing with original price of $27.95 intact on rear panel. Signed by the author Darryl Littleton D'Militant to contributor CHRIS ROCK. Signed "To Chris Rock Thanks for your contribution on this project. You're an inspiration & a yard stick for an entire generation & may God continue to bless you & your endeavors. Darryl Littleton AKA D'Militant" directly on the half title-page. <br /> <br /> Black Comedians on Black Comedy is the only up-to-date book to examine African-American humor. Comedian Darryl Littleton traces the history and evolution of "black comedy" in his narrative and through the 125 interviews he conducted with some of the top African-American comedians in the world. Those interviewed include Dick Gregory Sinbad Eddie Murphy Mike Epps Cedric the Entertainer Nick Cannon Bernie Mac Eddie Griffin Damon Wayans Arsenio Hall Chris Rock Marla Gibbs Robert Townsend and John Witherspoon. from the publisher. Applause Theatre & Cinema Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 5749
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WEINTRAUB, Stanley
Beardsley
London: W.H. Allen. 1967. Octavo Size approx 15.5 x 22.8cm. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A couple of faint stains to fore edge. Black & white illustrations. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 285 pages. Biography of Aubrey Beardsley. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback. W.H. Allen hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIB317534
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(Biography) GUTMAN, Bill
Michael Jordan Meet Michael Jordan the Greatest Basketball Player of Our Time
New York: Pocket Books Archway 1991. Paperback Original 1st. Original wraps. Near Fine. 4 1/8 X 6 3/4 Inches. 142 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $2.99 on spine and front cover. A very scarce copy of this early 90's biography of Jordan. Published to coincide with the hype surrounding the Chicago Bulls' fifth championship. One of a few books published in 1991 that were aimed at the teen market. Light rubbing to edges else a fine copy. By the way where are all the books on Scottie Pippen Without Pippen there would be no Jordan IMO. Pocket Books (Archway) unknown
Bookseller reference : 5631
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NORMAN Charles
Rake Rochester
London: W H Allen 1955 A biography of John Wilmot 2nd Earl of Rochester April 1 1647 to July 26 1680 who was an English libertine and friend of King Charles II and wrote satirical and bawdy poetry. He was the toast of the Restoration court and a patron of the arts. He married heiress Elizabeth Malet but had many mistresses including the actress Elizabeth Barry. First Edition Lacks DW Faintly Sunned Boards Name and date to fep Tidy copy 222pp plates. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. W H Allen hardcover
Bookseller reference : 011742
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ELLIS James J.
John Williams the Martyr Missionary of Polynesia
London: S W Partridge & Co red cloth with gilt and black illustration of Williams being clubbed to death in a river by savages backstrip lightly sunned and soiled corners bumped Prize plate to paste down awarded to Peter Dunbar 2nd Class December 16th 1895 from the Mayfield Sabbath School pictorial advertorial endpapers third edition thirteenth thousand 160pp 16pp adverts illustrated in line throughout including full page blank verso of rear fep has small spot of rust from removed label. third edition. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by anon. 12mo - over 6 - 7 tall. S W Partridge & Co hardcover
Bookseller reference : 011745
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BIRKENHEAD Lord
Rudyard Kipling
London: Weidenfeld 1978 minor bumping to DW corners a few tiny edge splits and associated creasing clean unmarked copy xi 423ppplates biography of one of the greatest Twentierth Century British poets. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. Weidenfeld hardcover
Bookseller reference : 011751 ISBN : 0297775359 9780297775355
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AERDE Rogier Van
The Poor Wedding Guest the Passionate Life Of Paul Verlaine
London: Heinemann 1960 unclipped DW tidy with some mild foxing or soiling generally only noticeable to white rear panel light foxing to prelims and closed edges heavier to top edge English translation from the Dutch 311pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6 - 7 tall. Heinemann hardcover
Bookseller reference : 011727
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GREGORY Lady
Seventy Years 1852-1922 Being the Autobiography of Lady Gregory
Gerrards Cross: Colin Smythe 1974 autobiographical memoirs by prominent figure in the Anglo-Irish literary set xvi 583pp plates. dust jacket under plastic sleeve shelf marks and stamps etc. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. Ex-Library. Colin Smythe hardcover
Bookseller reference : 011803 ISBN : 0900675896 9780900675898
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(Biography) VONNEGUT, Kurt
Letters
New York: Delacorte Press 2012. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 1/2 X 9 1/2 Inches. 436 PP. First printing copy with full and complete numberline to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $35.00 on inside DJ flap. Delacorte Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 5653
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Huneker, James
The Steinway Collection of Paintings by American Artists Together With Prose Portraits of the Great Composers
New York: Steinway & Sons 1919. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Brown boards gilt lettering and gilt scroll design to cove. Tipped-in presentation card on front endpaper states this edition is limited to 5000 copies of which this is No. 1010. Twelve tipped-in illuustrated color plates with tissue-guards. Wear and chipping to corners and spine 1/2 inch chip to rear board contents are clean and unblemished. <br/> <br/> Steinway & Sons hardcover
Bookseller reference : 004477
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Yazbek, Cecile
Olive Trees Around My Table Growing Up Lebanese in the Old South Africa
Adelaide: East Street Publications. Very Good. 2021. Paperback. 1921037210 . 500gms weight; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 240 pages . East Street Publications paperback
Bookseller reference : 36511 ISBN : 1921037210 9781921037214
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Barbour, George Freeland
The Life of Alexander Whyte
London: Hodder & Stoughton 1924. . xv 675 pages large print illustrated. Dr Whyte a famous Free Church of Scotland/United Free minister was a strange combination of evangelical mystic and liberal. His biography gives an insight into the Scots presbyterianism of his day. Some wear and tear to spine amd corners. Cloth. Average Minus. Hodder & Stoughton Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 017047
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(Biography) COLACELLO, Bob
Ronnie & Nancy: Their Path to the White House - 1911 to 1980
New York: Warner Books 2004. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 598 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $27.95 intact on front flap. Warner Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 5426
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