Biografia

Secrets of the Flesh: A Life of Colette

THURMAN, JUDITH · 1999 · Round Table Books, LLC

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,977)

NY: Alfred A. Knopf / A Borzoi Book, 1999. 039458872X. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 039458872X. Quarter bound in publisher's brown cloth over rose boards, gilt lettering on spine, blin-stamped medallion on cover. Illustrated with B&W phorographs. Both...

Catherine: The Portrait of an Empress

KAUS, GINA · 1935 · Round Table Books, LLC

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

NY: The Literary Guild, 1935. First Edition (?). First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full blue cloth, silver lettering on spine, imperial medallion blind-stamped on cover, top edge red, fore-edge deckle. Illustrated with 16 B&W Plates. Translated from the German by June He...

Livingstone of the Arctic.

COPLAND, DUDLEY. · 1967 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Ottawa: Published by the Author, 1967. 1st edition. "After completing his education he interned at St Luke's Hospital in Ottawa. A later appointment as surgeon of the Canadian government expedition ship Arctic took him north for four annual voyages..During his first arctic win...

Son of the North.

CAMSELL, CHARLES. · 1954 · Chilton Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Toronto: The Ryerson Press, 1954. 1st edition. "Born in a remote outpost of the fur trade in the North West Territories, Dr Camsell spent his young manhood amongst traders, Indians and prospectors in the days before the railroad, tje steamboat or the airplane. He taught in a m...

Bracket Lamp

WILKIESON, CATHERINE · 1975 · The Old Bookshelf, UK

£22.95 (€27.51 | $30.32 | ¥4,842)

United Kingdom: Arthur H. Stockwell Ltd, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 072230711X. Very Good 1st Edition hardcover in Fair dustjacket. Clean, yellow cloth boards, very lightly bumped to extremities. Some sunning to spine tail. Internally, no writing or stamps. Clean, b...

The Story of Ernie Pyle

MILLER, LEE G. · 1950 · Clausen Books

$8.99 (€8.16 | £6.80 | ¥1,436)

NY, Viking Press. 1950, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Ill.: Photos. Hardcover, Light to moderate shelf wear and bumped corners with a dusty hand-soiled textblock; Dust jacket is worn, chipped and frayed. 439p. including index; The story of the American war...

The Paris and New York Diaries of Ned Rorem 1951-1961

Rorem, Ned · 1983 · The Glass Key

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

San Francisco, North Point Press, 1983. First printing of this edition. Paperback. First printing of this 8vo paperback edition. Pp vi +399 + 16pp b&w photographs. A clean, unmarked copy in printed wrappers with dust jacket. Very Good/very good.

Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

WEATHERFORD, JACK · 2005 · Round Table Books, LLC

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

NY: Three Rivers Press, 2005. 0609809644. First Paperback Edition. Fourth Printing. Soft Cover. ISBN: 0609809644. Publisher's glossy wraps. The volume is in brand new, perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, unread, tight, square, and clean. NEW.. Maps and Family Tree. 8vo 8" -...

JOSEPH CONRAD Master Mariner [SIGNED]

Peter Villiers · 2006 · Dodman Books

£22.50 (€26.97 | $29.73 | ¥4,747)

Rendlesham, Seafarer Books, 1st Edition, The novelist's life at sea, based on a previously unpublished study by Alan Villiers. Signed and dedicated by author to half title. All in VG clean and bright internal order. Light wear to pictorial card covers. Name written in ink to f...

A Prison Diary Volume II - Wayland: Purgatory

Archer, Jeffrey · 2004 · The Glass Key

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

London, Pan, 2004. Later printing. Paperback. 29th printing of this mass market paperback edition. Pp 310 + 8pp b&w plates. A clean, unmarked copy in printed wrappers. Very Good + .

A Prison Diary Volume One -Belmarsh: Hell

Archer, Jeffrey · 2023 · The Glass Key

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London, Pan, 2023. First printing of this edition. Paperback. First printing of this trade paperback edition. Pp 269. A clean, unmarked copy in printed wrappers. Very Good + .

Somewhere Towards the End

ATHILL, DIANA · 2024 · The Old Bookshelf, UK

£7.95 (€9.53 | $10.50 | ¥1,677)

United Kingdom: Granta Books, 2024. First Paperback Edition; First Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 1803510927. Near Fine 1st Paperback Edition (full numberline from 1) with uncreased spine, very lightly bumped to ends. Internally, no writing or stamps. Clean, bright pages. Carefull...

THE YOUNG MAN FROM DENVER; A CANDID AND AFFECTIONATE BIOGRAPHY OF GENE FOWLER

Fowler, Will · 1962 · Books On The Boulevard

$19.95 (€18.10 | £15.10 | ¥3,186)

Very Good in Very Good dust jacket Doubleday Reprint Inscribed, dated (1963) on front free-endpaper by author. Binding tight and straight, Inner pages crisp and clean. Dust Jacket is price-intact, clean with very mild shelfwear.; 8.2 X 5.8 X 1.5 inches; Signed by Author

Hannibal: Enemy of Rome

COTTRELL, LEONARD · 1992 · Round Table Books, LLC

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY: Da Capo Press, 1992. 0306804980. First Edition. First Printing. Soft Cover. ISBN: 0306804980. Publisher's glosssy wraps. Illustrated with maps. Includes Bibliography and Index. Spine slightly cocked, else fine; unmarked, tight, and clean. VERY GOOD.. Maps. 8vo 8" - 9" tall...

Regarding Thomas Rowlandson, 1757-1827: His Life, Art and Acquaintance

Matthew Payne · 2010 · Denton Island Books

£17.00 (€20.38 | $22.46 | ¥3,586)

Hogarth Arts , 2010. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. 9780955406355 Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages; clean bright jacket. A well-kept copy. Strongly recommended as the best book on Rowlandson since Joseph Grego's 1880 magnum opus, and one that certainly replaces Bernard Falk...

Balancing Acts: Behind the Scenes at the National Theatre SIGNED

Nicholas Hytner · 2017 · Denton Island Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Jonathan Cape, 2017. First Edition, Hardcover. Fine Condition/Near Fine. 9781910702895 Signed by Author. SIGNED by the author. First Edition, first printing. Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages; moderate creasing and handling wear to jacket. As the record of a great theatre dea...

The Moderate Bolshevik: Mikhail Tomsky from The Factory to The Kremlin, 1880-1936

Charters Wynn · 2023 · Denton Island Books

£23.00 (€27.57 | $30.39 | ¥4,852)

Haymarket Books , 2023. Softcover. As New. 9781642599169 Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages, bright covers. In as new condition. "Charters Wynn’s engaging and scrupulously researched biography of Soviet trade union leader Mikhail Tomsky breaks new ground in the study of early ...

Our Son, Ken

Lorenz, Sarah E. · 1969 · Rainy Day Books

$10.50 (€9.53 | £7.95 | ¥1,677)

Book Fair. Dell Front cover has been taped back on. Name inside, otherwise clean. Originally titled And Always Tomorrow.

Meggie Glutton - A Childhood in Iverurie

Young, Bert · 1998 · Rainy Day Books

$10.50 (€9.53 | £7.95 | ¥1,677)

Book Good. Self Published Back cover is soiled, interior is clean and tight.

The Life and Lines of a Pioneer

Smith, Stanley J. · 1980 · Rainy Day Books

$10.50 (€9.53 | £7.95 | ¥1,677)

Book Very Good. Vista Heritage Books Canada Very slight wear.