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The Dragon Empress Life and Times of Tz's Hsi 1835 1908 Epress Dowager of China.

Warner, Marina · 1974 · Hessay Books

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Cardinal, 1974. Soft Cover, A full sized book of 217pp. Illustrated softback covers with a couple of light creases to the spine. Many colour and b + w illustrations. Internally clean and tight. A biography of the ruthless and clever woman who ruled over China from 1861 to 1908...

John Donne Language and Style.

Partridge, A C · 1978 · Hessay Books

£12.50 (€14.98 | $16.51 | ¥2,636)

Andre Deutsch, 1978. First Edition. Hard Cover, 259p, complete dustjacket. A very clean copy. An analysis of Donne's work, integrating biographical information and editorial facts with literary interpretation and a study of the compositional methods to show Donne's immense cre...

The Firebringers Art Science and the Struggle for Liberty in Nineteenth Century Britain.

Adams, Max · 2009 · Hessay Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,371)

Quercus, 2009. First Edition. Hard Cover, 323pp the paper beginning to tan a very little to the edges. Complete illustrated dustjacket. A very clean copy. The lives of the Martin brothers - William the inventor, Richard who fought in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo, Jonatha...

Charles Darwin.

Aydon, Cyril · 2002 · Hessay Books

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Constable, 2002. First Edition. Hard Cover, 326pp, the page edges tanning a very little with age. Complete illustrated dustjacket B + w illustrations. A very clean copy. The life and work of the man who wrote the Origin of Species and The Descent of Man, and changed the world....

Miro.

Penrose, Roland · 1970 · Hessay Books

£2.00 (€2.40 | $2.64 | ¥422)

Thames and Hudson, 1970. Soft Cover, 215pp, the page edges browning a very little with age, laminated illustrated softback covers. 137 illustrations of which 54 are in colour. A clean, tight copy. The life and art of Joan Miro. The author is an esteemed art critic, who was a f...

Ted and I.

Hughes, Gerald · 2012 · Hessay Books

£4.50 (€5.39 | $5.95 | ¥949)

Robson, 2012. First Edition. Hard Cover, Ill.: Gerald Hughes. 217pp, complete dustjacket with one crease to the front. Photographs and b + w drawings. A scrape mark to the inner board, under the turnover flap, otherwise a clean copy. The brother of Ted Hughes, the poet Laureat...

Modern Persian Prose Literature.

Kamshad, H · 1966 · Hessay Books

£18.50 (€22.17 | $24.44 | ¥3,902)

Cambridge, 1966. First Edition. Hard Cover, 226pp, priceclipped dustjacket with one short closed tear to the front edge. One b + w illustration. Internally very clean. A study of the imaginitive prose literature written in Persia since the end of the nineteenth century, with a...

A Complicated Man the Life of Bill Clinton as Told By Those Who Know Him.

Takiff, Michael · 2010 · Hessay Books

£12.50 (€14.98 | $16.51 | ¥2,636)

Yale, 2010. First Edition. Hard Cover, A heavy book of 496pp. Complete illustrated dustjacket, a little creased to the top of the spine. B + w illustrations. Internally very clean. The biography of Bill Clinton, from childhood onwards, as told by more than 150 of the friends, ...

Iris A Memoir of Iris Murdoch.

Bayley, John · 2002 · Hessay Books

£1.50 (€1.80 | $1.98 | ¥316)

Abacus, 2002. Mass Market Paperback, 294pp, paper browning a very little with age, illustrated softback covers with a photograph of Iris Murdoch. Complete dustjacket with a photograph of Judi Dench from the film. B + w photographs. A very clean, tight copy. A biography of the ...

The Empress Catherine.

Aretz, Gertrude · 1947 · Hessay Books

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

Godfrey & Stephens Ltd, 1947. First Edition. Hard Cover, Translated by Harry C Schnur. 244pp, black boards with gilt title. B + w illustrations. Previous owner's bookplate to the flyleaf, otherwise a clean copy. A biography of the German princess who became the ruler of Russia...

Alexander Pope Tradition and Identity.

Russo, John Paul · 1972 · Hessay Books

£12.50 (€14.98 | $16.51 | ¥2,636)

Harvard, 1972. First Edition. Hard Cover, 241pp, complete dustacket, a little rubbed to the corners. Internally very clean. A study of the poet's life as it illuminates the major themes of his poetry, and of the poetry as a reflection of his ideals.. Fine /Very Good.

Lockhart as Romantic Biographer.

Hart, Francis R · 1971 · Hessay Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,265)

Edinburgh University Press, 1971. First Edition. Hard Cover, First edition. 299pp, purple cloth covered boards. A very clean copy. An examination of nineteenth century biography through the work of one man, John Gibson Lockhart (1794 - 1854) famous for his biographies of his f...

The Life and Death of Benjamin Robert Haydon 1786 - 1846.

George, Eric · 1948 · Hessay Books

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Oxford, 1948. First Edition. Hard Cover, 314pp, brown cloth covered boards with a few light marks. Colour frontispiece and b + w illustrations. Previous owner's name to flyleaf, otherwise internally very clean. A biography of the artist, admired by Keats and Wordsworth who was...

Samuel Richardson.

Brissenden, R F · 1958 · Hessay Books

£1.50 (€1.80 | $1.98 | ¥316)

The British Council and The National Book League, 1958. First Edition. Soft Cover, 42p, including bibliography. Soft covers a little faded to the spine. Frontispiece illustration. Some passages underlined in red biro, otherwise clean - a good 'working copy'. A study of the wor...

Steele, Addison and Their Periodical Essays.

Humphreys, A R · 1959 · Hessay Books

£2.50 (€3.00 | $3.30 | ¥527)

The British Council and The National Book League, 1959. First Edition. Soft Cover, 46p, soft covers with a few light spots of foxing. B + w illustrations. Internally very clean. A study of the work of Addison and Steele and the world of periodical essays in Augustan society, w...

James Boswell 1740 - 1795 The Scottish Perspective.

Craik, Roger · 1994 · Hessay Books

£9.50 (€11.39 | $12.55 | ¥2,004)

HMSO, 1994. First Edition. Soft Cover, Tall format, heavy softback of 196pp, with illustrated laminated softback covers. B + w illustrations. A clean, tight copy. A biography of the traveller, and biographer of Doctor Johnson from the viewpoint of his Scottish background... Fine.

The Life of Samuel Johnson LLD Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works in Chronological Order With His Correspondence and Conversations A New Edition with Copious Notes and Biographical Illustrations By Edward Malone.

Boswell, James and Malone, Edward · 1862 · Hessay Books

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,793)

Griffin Bohn and Company, 1862. Hard Cover, 580pp, including Index. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt vignette illustration of Johnson and Boswell at a table to the front board and of Dr Johnson to the spine. B + w engraved illustrations of poets. Small but clear text in two...

Nelson.

Oman, Carola · 1950 · Hessay Books

£2.50 (€3.00 | $3.30 | ¥527)

Reprint Society, 1950. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover, 596pp, black cloth covered boards with red leather label. Dustjacket with wear to the edges. B + w maps and illustrations. Internally clean. A classic biography of Admiral Nelson.. Very Good /Very Good.

New England Life in the Eighteenth Century Representative Biographies from Sibley's Harvard Graduates.

Shipton, Clifford K · 1995 · Hessay Books

£18.50 (€22.17 | $24.44 | ¥3,902)

Belknap Harvard, 1995. Soft Cover, A large, heavy paperback of 626pp. Illustrated card covers with no creases. B + w illustrations. A very clean copy. A representative selection from all 9 of Shipton's biographies of Harvard graduates, forming a cross section of Colonial life ...

Richard Savage A Mystery in Biography.

Makower, Stanley V · 1935 · Hessay Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,371)

Hutchinson, 1935. Hard Cover, 343pp, green cloth covered boards, lightly bumped to corners. 15 b + w illustrations. Previous owner's name to flyleaf, otherwise internally very clean. Includes Bibliography and a list of Savage's works. An account of the dramatic life of the eig...