Books - "biography"
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Ludwig Wittgenstein: A Student's Memoir
FIRST EDITION, octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, VG+ (minor foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (minor foxing to wrappers) (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Duckworth 1990
KEYWORDS: First Edition biography memoirs education Ludwig Wittgenstein
Martin Heidegger: Letters to his Wife 1915-1970
Super octavo, wheat beige heavy boards, gilt silver lettering to spine, illus/photos, FINE in d/w, FINE (loose protective cover) (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Polity Press 2008
KEYWORDS: biography memoirs Martin Heidegger german philosophy
The Life of Thomas More
Super octavo, black cl boards, spine lettered in yellow, illus to front board, 456 pp., VG+, in slipcase, VG (light to moderate soiling & scuffing, light bruising). Photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 2017
KEYWORDS: Thomas More life lives literary biography Folio Society
Dredging the Past: The Life of Alex C. McGeorge
Imp. octavo, illus light card covers, 256 pp., VG (light bruising, sl soiling & scuffing to covers, some warping, light soiling to pg edges, bookseller sticker to rear cover). Photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: Lois Houston 2011
KEYWORDS: early New Zealand history life lives biography Alex C McGeorge gold mining dredging
Qantas Rising: The Autobiography of the Flying Fysh
FIRST EDITION. Super octavo, blue card boards, spine lettered in gilt, 296 pp., VG (moderate bruising to edges & extrems, light to moderate soiling to boards, light to moderate soiling & foxing to pg edges, eps & prelims/terminals), in d/w, VG- (moderate bruising to edges & extrems with light chipping, moderate soiling & scuffing, moderate tanning & foxing, price clipped). Photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: Angus and Robertson 1966
KEYWORDS: ww1 First World War I One 1 Australia Australian military biography life lives
Talleyrand
Octavo, illus card boards, black cl spine lettered in gilt, 326 pp., VG+ (light bruising to edges & extrems), in slipcase, VG+ (light bruising to edges & extrems, scuffing). Photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 2010
KEYWORDS: Duff Cooper life lives biography Talleyrand Folio Society
Coal in My Blood
Quarto, illus light card covers, 185 pp., VG (light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems, dampstaining to edges, light to moderate soiling). Photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: John Cairns 2013
KEYWORDS: New Zealand life lives biography autobiography local history
Church: A Life
Two volume set. Super octavo, cl boards, spine lettered in gilt, 568, 1198 pp., VG+ (light bruising), in slipcase, VG (light bruising to edges & extrems, light to moderate soiling & scuffing). Photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 2004
KEYWORDS: Winston Churchill life lives biography politics
The Quality of Hurt: The Autobiography of Chester Himes
FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo, black card boards, spine lettered in silver gilt, 351 pp.,VG- (light bruising to edges & extrems, light to moderate soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to pg edges, eps & prelims/terminals), in d/w, VG- (moderate bruising to edges & extrems with moderate chipping, fading, light to moderate soiling & scuffing, foxing & tanning). Photos available on request.
PUBLISHER: Michael Joseph 1973
KEYWORDS: Chester Himes life lives biography autobiography
O'Keeffe and Stieglitz: An American Romance
Super octavo, white heavy boards quarter bound in white cloth boards, gilt copper lettering to spine, VG+ in d/w, VG+ (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Doubleday 1991
KEYWORDS: biography memoirs Georgia O'Keeffe Alfred Stieglitz
Colonial Landscape Gardener: Alfred Buxton of Christchurch, New Zealand 1872-1950
Quarto, illus light card wrappers, black lettering to front wrapper and spine, loosely enclosed related newspaper ephemera to fep, loosely enclosed folded photos to rear pages, illus/photos/maps/diagrams, VG (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Lincoln College 1989
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Christchurch gardening landscaping colonialism Alfred Buxton biography memoirs
The Rich and Macandrew Families 1280-1993
NUMBERED, LIMITED EDITION (45 COPIES ONLY), Quarto, dark brown leather boards, gilt lettering to front board and spine, 238pp + Family trees + Wills illus/photos/tables/diagrams, VG+ (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Denis J Le Cren nd
KEYWORDS: Numbered Limited Edition biography memoirs Macandrew Rich
Selling Hitler: The Story of the Hitler Diaries
FIRST EDITION, octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, Near Fine in d/w, Near Fine (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1986
KEYWORDS: First Edition Hitler biography memoirs books diaries
My Story
Uncommon, super octavo, illus light card wrappers, white, red and blue lettering to front wrapper and spine, illus/photos, Near Fine (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: 2018
KEYWORDS: biography memoirs Roger Daltrey
Forbs Carlile on Swimming
FIRST EDITION, octavo, dark blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus/photos, VG+ (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Pelham Books 1963
KEYWORDS: swimming exercise sports biography memoirs Forbs Carlile
Events in the Life of Philip Tapsell
Super octavo, illus light card wrappers with french flaps, green, dark blue and white lettering to front wrapper, green and white lettering to spine, illus/photos, enclosed related media ephemera to fep, Near Fine (photos available on request)
PUBLISHER: Oratia 2021
KEYWORDS: Philip Tapsell biography memoirs New Zealand