BIOGRAPHY
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JAMES SOWERBY: THE ENLIGHTENMENT'S NATURAL HISTORIAN
Written by Paul Henderson.
Stock no. 2138904
Published by Royal Botanic Gardens.
1st
2015.
Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Cream boards with silver title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781842465967. Some knocks along cover edges. Wrapper has edge-creasing and repaired tear to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
WILLIAM HEATH ROBINSON
Written by W. Heath Robinson; James Hamilton.
Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 2138618
Published by Pavilion Books Ltd..
1st
1992.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Green boards with title inscribed in gilt on spine. Illustrated end pages. B/w frontis piece. Valuable reference for collectors. ISBN: 1851457194. A few knocks along cover edges. Browning to outer page edges.
MEMOIRS OF MAJOR-GENERAL SIR HENRY HAVELOCK, K.C.B.
Written by John Clark Marshman.
Stock no. 2138555
Published by Longmans, Green & Co..
1890.
Good condition.
New edition. Red cloth with silver titles and decorations. Splits to sides of spine with fraying to cloth and wear; a little loss. Foxing and browning throughout. A reading copy.
BRIEF LIVES
Written by John Aubrey; Richard Barber.
Stock no. 2138424
Published by Folio Society.
1997.
Nearly fine condition.
Autobiography and biographies of others. Green cloth spine, beige cloth covers. Black title blocks, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. 10th printing. Slip case is very good - some white marks and scuffs.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- ILLUSTRATED
- BIOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
THE BERLIN DIARIES 1940-1945 OF MARIE 'MISSIE' VASSILTCHIKOV
Written by Marie Vassiltchikov; George Vassiltchikov; Christabel Bielenberg.
Stock no. 2138343
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1991.
Nearly fine condition.
Edited and with a foreword by George Vassiltchikov and with an introduction by Christabel Bielenberg. Vivid red and black abstract patterned cloth. B/w photos. xix and 296 pages including index. Slip case is a bit better than very good; couple of small knocks at edges and a few small scuffs.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- WORLD WAR II
- DIARY
- BIOGRAPHY
MAINLY IN MINESWEEPERS
Written by Charles McAra.
Stock no. 2138104
Published by R. J. Leach & Co..
1st
1991.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. A Scot at sea. ISBN: 1873050070.
THE COPPER KING: A BIOGRAPHY OF THOMAS WILLIAMS OF LLANIDAN
Written by J.R. Harris.
Stock no. 2137905
Published by Landmark Publishing.
2nd
2003.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
2nd edition. Landmark Collector's Library. Red boards with gilt title to spine. ISBN: 1843060922. Some erased pencil inscription to front endpaper. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.
ENID BLYTON THE BIOGRAPHY
Written by Enid Blyton; Barbara Stoney.
Stock no. 1322824
Published by Hodder Children's Books.
2nd
1997.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. Authorised biography investigating the two faces of Blyton. ISBN: 0340583487. 1st printing of this 2nd paperback edition. Light rubbing to cover edges. Pale page edge browning. SIGNED by the author to title-page.
THE COLEMANS: KIWIS ON THE GRASS IN NEW ZEALAND - ON THE ROAD IN EUROPE
Written by Rod Coleman.
Stock no. 1823533
Published by Rod Coleman.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The Colemans of motor cycle racing. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0473049562. SIGNED by Rod Coleman to front endpaper (Best wishes John). Text block just slightly grubby. Spine is faded to blue. Otherwise contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR CYCLES
- MOTOR CYCLE RACING
- NEW ZEALAND
- AUSTRALIA
- ISLE OF MAN
- BIOGRAPHY
WILLIAM CALLOW R.W.S., F.R.G.S.
Written by William Callow; H.M. Cundall.
Stock no. 2137057
Published by Adam & Charles Black.
Circa
1908.
Almost very good condition.
An Autobiography. Green cloth with gilt title to spine, black title to front cover and red/brown decorations. Edited by Cundall. A. & C. Black 7/6 series. Spine is browned. Corners are bumped. Cracking to joints. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- A AND C BLACK COLOUR BOOK
- A AND C BLACK 7s 6d SERIES
HENRY IV
Written by Bryan Bevan.
Stock no. 1322607
Published by The Rubicon Press.
1st
1994.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A powerful study of Henry of Bolingbroke, one of the most important noblemen of the later 14th century. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 166 pages. ISBN: 0948695358. Minimal bumping to spine.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- BIOGRAPHY
- ROYALTY
SCHARNHORST: THE FORMATIVE YEARS, 1755-1801
Written by Charles Edward White.
Stock no. 2136687
Published by Helion & Company.
Circa
2020.
Very good condition.
Card wraps. B/w maps. From Reason to Revolution 1721-1815 No. 57. ISBN: 9781913118990. Light edge-wear.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- MILITARY