Biografia

WHO'S WATCHING SHORTY Reclaiming Myself from the Shame of R. Kelly's Abuse

LANDFAIR Reshona, TURNIPSEED Erica Simone · 2026 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

New York: Legacy Lit, 2026. 9781538776957 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original silver lettered dark grey cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. xvi + 253 (no inscriptions).

TREMBLING STILL The Awful Clarity of a Mind in Eclipse

JENKINSON Stephen · 2026 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Chelsea Green, 2026. 9781645024538 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original silver lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine). Pp. xiv + 224 (no inscriptions).

WALTER LIPPMANN An Intellectual Biography

ARNOLD-FORSTER Tom · 2025 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£15.00 (€17.97 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Princeton University Press, 2025. 9780691215211 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original gilt lettered dark grey cloth (tiny mark at top edge - otherwise Fine), dustwrapper (Fine). Pp. ix + 353 (no inscriptions).

LITERCHOOR IS MY BEAT A Life of James Laughlin Publisher of New Directions

MacNIVEN Ian · 2014 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£14.00 (€16.77 | $18.49 | ¥2,954)

New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2014. 9780374299392 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original black lettered tan cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG, not price clipped). Pp. viii + 584, illus with b&w plates (previous owner's neat inscription on front endpaper).

MADAME TALLIEN 1773-1835

KERMINA Francoise · 2006 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£25.00 (€29.95 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Paris: Perrin, 2006 Rebound paperback edn. 8vo. Rebound in gilt lettered green buckram cloth (Fine). Pp. 344, illus with coloured and b&w plates (no inscriptions). [French text].

L'IMPÉRATRICE JOSÉPHINE d'après les témoignages des contemporains

TURQUAN Joseph · 1929 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£25.00 (€29.95 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Paris: Editions Jules Tallandier, c. 1929 Rebound paperback edn. 8vo. Rebound in gilt lettered green buckram cloth with original covers bound-in (Fine). Pp. 312, illus with b&w plates (scattered spotting throughout; some page uncut; no inscriptions). [French text].

WILLIAM BECKFORD Composing for Mozart

MOWL Timothy · 1998 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

John Murray, 1998. 0719558298 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (VG), dustwrapper (light wear at edges - otherwise VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. xii + 324, illus with b&w plates (no inscriptions).

MY ROOTS REVEALED The Story of Two Families and More

MITFORD-SLADE Tony · 2015 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Privately published, 2015 1st edn. 8vo. Original pictorial boards (VG). Pp. 318, with coloured and b&w illus (no inscriptions).

GOETHE THE POET AND THE AGE Volume I The Poetry of Desire 1749-1790 [&] Volume II Revolution and Renunciation 1790-1803

BOYLE Nicholas · 1991 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£75.00 (€89.84 | $99.08 | ¥15,823)

Clarendon Press Oxford University Press, 1991 [&] 2000 1st edn 1st printings. 2 vols. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (near Fine), dustwrapper (light wear at head of spines - otherwise VG in protective covers, not price clipped). Pp. xix + 807 [&] xiv + 949, illus ...

WALLENSTEIN His Life Narrated

MANN Golo, KESSLER Charles [Translator] · 1976 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£25.00 (€29.95 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Andre Deutsch, 1976 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered brown and red cloth (light spotting on page edges - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped. Pp. 909, illus with coloured endpaper maps (previous owner's armorial bookplate on front pas...

LA VIE DE CHATEAU Propos recueillis par Jean-Claude Pasteur

BONNEVAL Henri de, PASTEUR Jean-Claude · 1978 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£25.00 (€29.95 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Paris: Editions France-Empire, 1978 Rebound paperback edition. 8vo. Rebound in new gilt lettered green buckram cloth (Fine). Pp. 155, illus with b&w plates (prelims chipped at bottom corners; previous owner's gift inscription on title page). [French text].

AUBREY'S BRIEF LIVES Edited from the Original Manuscripts with a Life of John Aubrey

AUBREY John, LAWSON DICK Oliver [Editor] · 1958 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£14.00 (€16.77 | $18.49 | ¥2,954)

Secker and Warburg, 1958 3rd edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered red cloth (near Fine), dustwrapper (small tears at edges - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. cx + 341, illus with b&w plates (previous owner's armorial bookplate on front endpaper; no inscriptions).

HUGH TREVOR-ROPER The Biography

SISMAN Adam · 2010 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£14.00 (€16.77 | $18.49 | ¥2,954)

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2010. 9780297852148 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original silver lettered blue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine in protective cover, not price-clipped). Pp. xviii + 598, illus with b&w plates (no inscriptions).

NOËL COWARD a biography

HOARE,PHILIP · 1998 · Moby Dick

€20.00 ($22.05 | £16.70 | ¥3,522)

the University of Chicago Press 1998, nice paperack 9780226345123

Meriwether Lewis: a Biography

Dillon, Richard · 1965 · Clausen Books, RMABA

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Coward-McCann Inc Retired library copy with the usual stamps, stickers, and labels. Dust jacket remains glued to second front free end page. Textblock very clean and tight. Covers edge worn and shaken; 365p., including index. Reprint NY Very Good 8vo - 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall Ex...

Silver Dollar: The Story of the Tabors

Karsner, David · 1932 · Clausen Books, RMABA

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Bonanza Books Modern Reprint; Textblock clean and very tight; Gently bumped at the spine tips; Unclipped dust jacket, minimally shelf worn. 354p., including index. Wynar/Depp 3886; Wilcox, page 66. Reprint Very Good+ (in mylar) NY Very Good+ B&W Photographs 8vo - over 7 " - 9 ...

Mrs. Pat The life of Mrs. Patrick Campbell

Peters, Margot · 1984 · Aucott & Thomas

£8.00 (€9.58 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Good in Fair dust jacket The Bodley Head Ltd First Edition Clean & tightly bound hardback book, top page edges foxed, no inscriptions, in an unclipped dustjacket which is sunned at the spine and rubbed at the edges with a short closed tear at base of back cover. 532 pages, pho...

Stunt Man The Autobiography of Yakima Canutt

Canutt, Yakima with Drake, Oliver · 1980 · Aucott & Thomas

£20.00 (€23.96 | $26.42 | ¥4,220)

Fair in Good dust jacket Robson Books First Edition Reading copy, an ex library hardback with the usual stamps & stickers, tape marks on endpapers, in an unclipped dustjacket which is rubbed at the edges. x + 252 pages, photos on plates, filmography, index. Foreword by Charlto...

Alles is mogelijk: Van pizzabezorger tot hoofdredactrice van Vogue

Yeliz Çiçek · 2024 · Boekhandel Louis Tinner

€11.50 ($12.68 | £9.60 | ¥2,025)

Bezige Bij b.v., Uitgeverij De. 2024, paperback, mooi exemplaar / als nieuw. <p>Toen Yeliz als tiener dagelijks na schooltijd in de snackbar van haar Turkse vader patat stond te bakken, had ze nooit durven hopen dat ze de eerste biculturele hoofdredacteur van de Nederlandse <i...

Whatever happened to Margo

Durrell, Margaret · 1996 · Le Flaneur Amsterdam

€10.00 ($11.03 | £8.35 | ¥1,761)

Warner Books, reprint, Light wear to covers. In principle, books are cheaper in the shop.