Biografi

Hurley's Precious Memories

JACKSON, LILLIE · 1985 · Clausen Books

$28.00 (€25.40 | £21.19 | ¥4,470)

1985. Stapled Blue Wraps, 8vo - Over 7 3/4" -9 3/4 " Tall. Ill.: W.L. Potter. Paperback, Front free end paper signed by author. About 10-15 pages annotated and underlined by owner; Covers slightly edge and corner worn; some light wear around the spine. 133p. Good+. Signed by A...

Abbot and Miss Bailey and the Abbot in the Early Days

CARPENTER, JANE B. · 1959 · Clausen Books

$8.99 (€8.16 | £6.80 | ¥1,435)

Abbot Academy. 1959, First Edition. Blue Cloth, 8vo - Over 7 3/4" -9 3/4 " Tall. Ill.: Black and White Illustrations and Photos. Hardcover, Textblock is very clean and tight. Covers slightly edge and corner rubbed, otherwise in near perfect condition. 326p. including index. Ne...

GERALD A Portrait

Daphne Du Maurier · 1934 · Dodman Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

London, Victor Gollancz, 1st Edition, Spotting to edge of block, but this only occasionally affecting pages which are largely clean and bright. No inscriptions. Smart green cloth with bright gilt tilting to lightly faded spine. G+ unclipped d/j worn to edges with some creasing...

SOMETHING OF MYSELF For My Friends Known And Unknown

Rudyard Kipling · 1937 · Dodman Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

London, Macmillan And Co, This is the red leather-bound 'pocket edition' of 1937 (the year of first publication) without the amendments made by Kipling's widow to subsequent printings. All in VG clean and bright internal order with just some toning and minor spotting to endpap...

ONE HUNDRED GREAT LIVES Revealing Biographies Of Scientists And Inventors, Leaders And Reformers, Writers And Poets, Artists And Musicians, Discoverers And Explorers, Soldiers And Statesmen, Great Women

1956 · Dodman Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

London, Odhams Press, ND. c.1956. Perhaps more diverse than might be expected in terms of nationality, but only seven women make the cut in this somewhat arbitrary compendium of the Great. Deeply unfashionable, but highly readable. All in VG internal order. Blue cloth rather w...

THE BLOSSOMING WORLD An Autobiography Volume Two [SIGNED]

H E Bates · 1971 · Dodman Books

£32.50 (€38.96 | $42.94 | ¥6,854)

London, Michael Joseph, 1st Edition, Signed by Bates to title page. All in VG internal order, clean and bright, with attractive illustrations. Smart brown boards with bright gilt titling to spine. VG unclipped d/j. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099...

Jane Austen

WILKS, BRIAN · 1988 · Godley Books

£8.25 (€9.89 | $10.90 | ¥1,740)

London, Gallery Press. 1988. (ISBN: 0861360826) Hard Cover, 12 x 8.75 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or rubbed or creased with traces of stora...

The Memoirs of Laetitia Horsepole by herself

FULLER, JOHN (EDITOR) · 2001 · Godley Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,109)

London, Chatto & Windus. 2001, First Edition. (ISBN: 0701172053) Hard Cover, 8.75 x 5.75 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked red cloth boards, very minor bumping to spine ends and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clip...

The Stone Cradle : One Woman's Search for the Truth Beyond Everyday Reality

CHAPLIN, PATRICE · 2017 · Godley Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,687)

West Hoathly, Clairview Books Ltd. 2017, First Edition. (ISBN: 190557083X) Soft Cover, 9.25 x 6 inches. Appears unread. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 235pp. The a...

The Path to Forgotten Freedom (Signed By Author)

SMALLEY, NICOLA · 2022 · Godley Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

Anglezarke, Lancashire, Buzzard Press. 2022, First Edition. (ISBN: 1739166906) Soft Cover with Self-Wraps, 9 x 6 inches. Inscribed by author on half-title page. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked...

Out of the Silence (Signed By Author)

WAITE, TERRY · 2016 · Godley Books

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,898)

London, SPCK. 2016, First Edition. (ISBN: 0281077614) Soft Cover with Self-Wraps, 8.25 x 5.75 inches. Ill.: Jenny Coles. Inscription from Terry Waite on front end paper. No other marks. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards...

With Prejudice: Almost an Autobiography

FAIRLIE, GERARD · 1952 · John Thompson Books

CA$20.00 (€12.72 | $14.02 | £10.61 | ¥2,239)

London, Hodder & Stoughton. 1952, First Edition. Hardcover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Solid with light wear on the covers. The price clipped dust jacket has edge tears. crumpling along the edges, a few small pieces missing, and the jacket shows wear from rubbing. Very Good/Fair.

Father Hecker and His Friends: Studies and Reminiscences

Joseph McSorely · 1953 · Kubik Fine Books Ltd.

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

St. Louis, B. Herder Book Co, 1953. Second Edition. Hardcover. 304p. Ex-library hardcover book in original binding. Spine faded and creased. Label on spine, stamp on title page, and card pocket in back. Otherwise a clean, tight book in good reading condition. Fair .

Dagger John: The Unquiet Life and Times of Archbishop John Hughes of New York

Richard Shaw · 1977 · Kubik Fine Books Ltd.

$17.50 (€15.88 | £13.25 | ¥2,794)

Ramsey, NJ, Paulist Press, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 403p. Ex-library hardcover book in original binding. Label on spine, stamps on endpapers and title page, and card pocket in back. Otherwise a clean, tight book in very good condition. Fair .

Be My Son

J. Roy Legere · 1976 · Kubik Fine Books Ltd.

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Notre Dame, IN, Ave Maria Press, 1976. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 191p. Ex-library hardcover book in original binding. Label on spine and tape stains on edges of cover. Dustjacket clippings on front endpaper, stamp on title page, and card pocket in back. Otherwise a clean, tight ...

Blessed Theodore: The Story of a Holy Man, the Founder of the Crosiers

Rev. Henri van Rooijen, O.S.C. · 1999 · Kubik Fine Books Ltd.

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,184)

Onamia, MN, Crosier Press, 1999. First Edition. Paperback. 255p. A glossy softcover ex-library book in original binding. Label on spine. Label and stamp on rear endpaper and stamp on title page. Otherwise, very good condition with text clean and binding tight. A scarce biograp...

Thomas Cromwell. A Life.

MACCULLOCH, DIARMAID. · 2018 · Chilton Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,273)

London: Allen Lane, 2018. 9781846144295. "Diarmaid MacCulloch's biography is much the most compkete and persuasive life ever written of this elusive figure, a masterclass in historical detective work, making connections not previously seen. It draws together national and inter...

The Sunlit Summit: The Life of W. H. Murray

Robin Lloyd-Jones · 2013 · Denton Island Books

£11.50 (€13.78 | $15.19 | ¥2,425)

Sandstone Press Ltd, 2013. First Edition, Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. 9781908737380 First Edition, first printing. Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages. lightly age toned; slight handling wear to jacket, otherwise clean and bright. Lloyd-Jones is a diligent and affectionate ...

White Knight, Red Heat: The Many Lives of Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford

John Gribbin · 2023 · Denton Island Books

£16.00 (€19.18 | $21.14 | ¥3,374)

Prometheus, 2023. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. 9781633888678 Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages; bright clean jacket, small indent on rear. A well-kept copy. Biography of Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count von Rumford, the American-born British physicist, government administrator...

Will Rogers: Ambassador of Good Will, Prince of Wit and Wisdom

O'BRIEN, P.J.; AN APPRECIATION BY LOWELL THOMAS · 1935 · Clausen Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,596)

Philadelphia, The John C. Winston Co. 1935, Illustrated Edition. Illustrated Cloth, 8vo - over 7 " - 9 " tall. Ill.: Photographs. Hardcover, Lightly aged endpapers, else textblock clean and tight, b&w photographs; Sunned spine, frayed and bumped at the head and foot of the spi...