Biografia

Franz Kafka: a biography.

Brod, Max, · 1960 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Schocken Books, (1960). 2nd enlrgd ed. VG HB. "Stand and face the rain.float in the water that wants to carry you with it, but hold fast all the same, just stand up. straight and wait for the sudden and endless shining of the sun." from Kafka's diaries. Teal binding, gilt ...

Jean Sibelius: his life and personality.

Ekman, Karl, foreword by Ernest Newman, · 1938 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

NY, Knopf, 1938. 1st Amer ed. VG in G DJ. Sibelius,s an aloof, mysterious figure whose life & personality are little known. He believes a composer should be known by. his work alone. But here he breaks his long silence. DJ edge wear, spots to fore-edge, tanning to DJ interior.

Adolf Hitler: vols. I, II & III.

Toland, John, · 1976 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Doubleday, (1976). VG. Based on previously unpublished documents, diaries, notes, photos, interviews with colleague & associates.

Three Years in a Man-Trap.

Arthur, T. S., · 1872 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$34.00 (€30.85 | £25.74 | ¥5,429)

Dayton, OH, Historical Pub Co, (1872). Star Library. VG. Rust binding, black decoration, gilt title square spine. Owner name in pencil ft end paper, edge wear.

Especially Father.

Taber, Gladys, · 1979 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

Baileys Harbor, WI, Pine Street Press, (1979). Reprint. VG in VG DJ. Name sticker with name inked out on last flyleaf.

A Prince of Our Disorder: the life of T. E. Lawrence.

Mack, John E., · 1976 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

NY, Little Brown, (1976). 4th ptg. VG.

FIFTY-FIVE YEARS AT OXFORD An Unconventional Autobiography

G B Grundy · 1945 · Dodman Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Methuen & Co, 1st Edition, War economy production, but all in VG internal order nevertheless. Light marking to edge of block, but pages clean and bright throughout. Black boards with bright gilt titling, faded to extremities. Good unclipped d/j creased and worn to edge...

THE RAILWAY KING 1800-1871 A Study Of George Hudson And the Business Morals Of His Time [+ Theatre Programme]

Richard S Lambert · 1934 · Dodman Books

£42.50 (€50.94 | $56.15 | ¥8,966)

London, George Allen & Unwin, 1st Edition, First edition of this well regarded biography of Hudson, along with VG 1951 York Festival theatre programme for 'Sounding Brass', "an absorbing play on the life of George Hudson, the York Railway King". Some spotting to edge of block...

Barefoot at the Lake. A Memoir of Summer People and Water Creatures.

FOGLE, BRUCE. · 2015 · Chilton Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

September Publishing, 2015. 9781910463000. 1st edition. "Every year in June, when school finishes, the summer people invade Long Point on Lake Chemong. Ir's 1984, and Bruce and his dog Angus are desperate to reach the lake - Angus to roll in dead fish, Bruce to count how many ...

Nora. A Biography of Nora Joyce. (signed).

MADDOX, BRENDA. · 1990 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London: Minerva, 1990. 074939014X. Rep. Biography of Nora Joyce, presenting an alternative view of James Joyce's wife. "Study of Nora's life before, with, and after James Joyce. Here she is revealed as devoted, pasionate, eloquent, irreverent, long-suffering and a powerful inf...

Slideshow. Memories of a Wartime Childhood.. (signed).

WATTS, MAJORIE ANN. · 2014 · Chilton Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

London: Quartet, 2014. 9780704373594. 1st edition. "Written from a child's point-of-view over a period of twenty years, Slideshow is an often funny, sometimes hair-raising account of the life and adventures of a family in pre-war and wartime London, with occasional forays to C...

CUTHBERT BARDSLEY Bishop, Evangelist, Pastor

Donald Coggan · 1989 · Dodman Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, Collins, 1st Edition, All in VG+, crisp, clean and bright internal order. Gift inscription to fep and former owner's name to front pastedown. A few notes in pencil to rear endpapers. Smart brown boards with bright gilt titling to spine. VG clipped d/j, faded to spine. ...

Memories and Portraits

STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS · 1909 · Godley Books

£7.50 (€8.99 | $9.91 | ¥1,582)

London, Chatto & Windus. 1909. Hard Cover, 7.75 x 5.5 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A clean very tight copy with slightly rubbed black cloth bevel-edge boards, creased front end paper, foxed end papers and no bumping to corners. Gilt top ...

Priest and Freemason : The Life of George Oliver

SANDBACH, R. S. E. · 1993 · Godley Books

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,954)

Addlestone, Surrey, Lewis Masonic Books. 1993. (ISBN: 0853181942) Hard Cover, 9.5 x 6.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked maroon cloth boards, very minor foxing to top of page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket price...

Cold War Warrior: Canadian MI-6 Agent Lawrence Fox

Popple, Robert · 2016 · Rainy Day Books

$17.50 (€15.88 | £13.25 | ¥2,795)

Book Very Good. FriesenPress Light wear. Gift inscription by the author. Red cover, may vary from photo shown.

Moab Is My Washpot

FRY, STEPHEN · 1998 · The Old Bookshelf, UK

£4.50 (€5.39 | $5.95 | ¥949)

United Kingdom: Arrow Books Ltd, 1998. First Paperback Edition; Third Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0099727315. Very Good 3rd Printing paperback with uncreased spine, very lightly bumped to ends. Corners very lightly bumped. Edges lightly toned. Internally, no writing or stamps. ...

Elizabeth Lloyd and the Whittiers a Budget of Letters

CURRIER, THOMAS FRANKLIN (EDITED BY) · 1939 · S. Howlett-West Books

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1939. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some rubbing, bumping and wear. The book covers have marbled papers and...

America at Last

WHITE, T. H. (WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY DAVID GARNETT) (TERENCE HANBURY "TIM" WHITE) · 1965 · S. Howlett-West Books

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

New York, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1965. 3rd Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean." White's no...

The Memoirs of Kohler Of The K W V

C W H Kohler; Anette Joelson (ed) · 1946 · Dodman Books

£21.75 (€26.07 | $28.73 | ¥4,589)

London, Hurst & Blackett, 1st Edition, With appreciative forward from J C Smuts, testifying to Kohler's role in reviving and unifying the South African grape and wine industries. Stock lightly toned, but otherwise all in VG internal order. Former owner's name neatly to front p...

IF I HAD MY TIME AGAIN An Anthology Contributed By Twenty Distinguished Men And Women

James Marchant (ed) · 1950 · Dodman Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, Odhams Press, Eclectic collection of notables answer the question. Contributions from Marie Stopes, George Robey, John Middleton Murry, Lord Dowding, C E M Joad and many others. All in VG internal order bar small bump to bottom corner affecting first c.50 pages. Blue c...