Biografia

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 | ¥2,637)

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 | ¥1,266)

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 (€22.18 | $24.44 | ¥3,903)

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...

The Son of Leicester The Story of Sir Robert Dudley Titular Earl of Warwick Earl of Leicester and Duke of Northumberland Only Surviving Issue of Queen ELizabeth's Favourite the Earl of Leicester.

Lee, Arthur Gould · 1964 · Hessay Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,371)

Gollancz, 1964. First Edition. Hard Cover, First edition. 256pp. Blue boards, a little faded to the spine. Frontispiece portrait. Creases to the corners of a couple of pages, otherwise internally clean. A biography of the adventurous life of Robert Dudley, the son of Queen Eli...

Rosa Luxemburg A Reappraisal.

Basso, Lelio · 1975 · Hessay Books

£7.50 (€8.99 | $9.91 | ¥1,582)

Andre Deutsch, 1975. First Edition. Hard Cover, First English editon, translated by Douglas Parmee. 183pp, with a complete dustjacket. A very clean copy. The life and thought of the socialist who played a leading role in the German and Polish movements before the 1917 - 19 rev...

George Crabbe And His Times 1754 - 1832 A Critical and Biographical Study.

Huchon, Rene · 1968 · Hessay Books

£9.50 (€11.39 | $12.55 | ¥2,004)

Frank Cass, 1968. Hard Cover, A heavy book of 561pp. Complete dustjacket has a very light scrape mark to the back. Frontispiece portrait. A couple of tiny spots of foxing to the foredge, otherwise internally As New. A detailed study of Crabbe's life and poetry, which first app...

John Aubrey A Life.

Tylden Wright, David · 1991 · Hessay Books

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,793)

HarperCollins, 1991. First Edition. Hard Cover, 270pp, complete illustrated dustjacket.Endpaper maps and b + w illustrations. A very clean copy. A biography of the author of 'Brief Lives' 1626 - 1697... Fine /Fine.

John Dryden.

Dobree, Bonamy · 1956 · Hessay Books

£2.00 (€2.40 | $2.64 | ¥422)

Longmans Green and Co, 1956. First Edition. Soft Cover, 48pp, soft covers. File holes neatly punched near the spine, not affecting the text, otherwise clean. Published for the British Council and The National Book League in the series Writers and Their Work. The life, plays an...

Soren Kierkegaard A Biographical Introduction.

Grimsley, Ronald · 1973 · Hessay Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

Studio Vista, 1973. First Edition. Soft Cover, 127pp, illustrated softback covers, a little darkened with age. Internally clean and tight. A biography and analysis of the thought of the father of Existentialism. Part of the Leaders of Modern Thought Series... Very Good.

Napoleon 1769 - 1827.

Wheeler, Harold F B · 1921 · Hessay Books

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,793)

Harrap, 1921. Hard Cover, New and enlarged edition. 319pp, red cloth covered boards with gilt title with a couple of small marks. Colour and b + w illustrations. Map. Internally clean. The life and career of Napoleon... Very Good /No Jacket.

Byron A Self Portrait Letters and Diaries 1798 to 1824 Volume I.

Quennell, Peter · 1950 · Hessay Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,371)

John Murray, 1950. Hard Cover, Ex-Library, 358pp, red cloth covered boards with gilt logo. B + w frontispiece portrait. Ex reference library - ownership label to inner board, a couple of stamps to title page, otherwise internally clean. Volume I of 2, this volume covers 1798 t...