Biografia

WINSTON AND JACK The Churchill Brothers

LEE Celia, LEE John · 2007 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£20.00 (€23.98 | $26.43 | ¥4,221)

Celia Lee, 2007. 0953929213 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (small tear at bottom edge of upper cover - otherwise VG in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. xxii + 407 (no inscriptions).

THE BLACK PRINCE OF FLORENCE The Spectacular Life and Treacherous World of Alessandro de' Medici

FLETCHER Catherine · 2016 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.39 | $15.86 | ¥2,532)

The Bodley Head, 2016. 9781847922694 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original white lettered red cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (near Fine in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. xxiii + 308, illus with coloured plates, b&w map and genealogical table (no inscriptions).

MEMOIRS OF WOMEN WRITERS Volumes 1-10 (Chawton House Library Series)

BATCHELOR Jennie, FITZER Anna M., WALKER Gina Luria [Editors] · 2012 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£400.00 (€479.53 | $528.54 | ¥84,412)

Pickering and Chatto, 2012-2014 Facsimile editions with new introduction and notes. 10 vols. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (Fine). Pp. various (no inscriptions). Volume 1 Alicia LeFanu Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Mrs Frances Sheridan (1824), Volume 2 William R...

MEMOIRS OF SCANDALOUS WOMEN Volumes 1-5 (Chawton House Library Series)

DUGAW Dianne [Editor] · 2011 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£300.00 (€359.65 | $396.41 | ¥63,309)

Pickering and Chatto, 2011 Facsimile editions with new introduction and notes. 5 vols. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (Fine). Pp. various (no inscriptions). Volume 1 Teresia Constantia Phillips An Apology for the Conduct of Mrs Teresia Constantia Phillips (1748) Volume...

WOMEN'S THEATRICAL MEMOIRS Volumes 1-10 (Chawton House Library Series)

McPHERSON Sue, SETZER Sharon M., SWINDELLS Julia [Editors] · 2007 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£400.00 (€479.53 | $528.54 | ¥84,412)

Pickering and Chatto, 2007-2008 Facsimile editions with new introduction and notes. 10 vols. 8vo. Original gilt lettered turquoise and blue cloth (Fine). Pp. various (no inscriptions). Volume 1 Mary Robinson Memoirs of the Late Mrs Robinson (1801) Vols I-II, Volume 2 James Boa...

MY EARLY LIFE A Roving Commission

CHURCHILL Winston · 2007 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Folio Society, 2007 1st printing. 8vo. Original pictorial cloth (Fine), slipcase (near Fine). Pp. xxiv + 388, illus with b&w plates and maps (no inscriptions).

LIVES OF THE ENGINEERS Volume I Early Engineering Vermuyden Myddelton Perry James Brindley, II Harbours Lighthouses Bridges Smeaton Rennie, III History of Roads Metcalfe Telford, IV Steam Engine Boulton Watt, V Locomotive George and Robert Stephenson

SMILES Samuel · 1870 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£200.00 (€239.77 | $264.27 | ¥42,206)

John Murray, 1870-1874 New edn. 5 vols. 8vo (7¼ x 5 ins). Contemporary half calf on marbled boards, spines gilt tooled with contrasting labels, matching marbled edges and endpapers (lightly rubbed and chafed at edges of boards and corners - otherwise a VG set). Pp. various, il...

HORACE WALPOLE The Great Outsider

MOWL Timothy · 1996 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.39 | $15.86 | ¥2,532)

John Murray, 1996. 0719556198 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. xi + 274, with b&w plates (no inscriptions).

HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN European Witness

BINDING Paul · 2014 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.39 | $15.86 | ¥2,532)

Yale University Press, 2014. 9780300169232 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover). Pp. ix + 482 (no inscriptions).

DOCILE Memoir of a Not-So-Perfect Asian Girl

SONG Hyeseung · 2025 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

HarperCollins, 2025. 9780008733438 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. 294 (no inscriptions).

LOVING STRANGERS A Camphorwood Chest a Legacy a Son Returns

PROSSER Jay · 2024 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.39 | $15.86 | ¥2,532)

Eyewear Publishing, 2024. 9781915406804 1st edn. 8vo. Original black lettered white cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. xi + 384, illus with b&w photos in text (no inscriptions).

SHE'S UNDER HERE A Memoir

PALMER Karen · 2025 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

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New York: Algonquin Books, 2025. 9781643757544 1st edn. 8vo. Original black lettered orange and white cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. 248 (no inscriptions).

THE HOUSE OF MY MOTHER A Daughter's Quest for Freedom

FRANKE Shari · 2025 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.39 | $15.86 | ¥2,532)

Simon & Schuster, 2025. 9781398547841 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original black lettered tan cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. xviii + 297 (no inscriptions).

SWIFT BLAZE OF FIRE Olympian Cleric Brigadista The Life of Robert Hilliard

CLARK Lin Rose · 2025 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Dublin: The Lilliput Press, 2025. 9781843519218 8vo. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (Fine). Pp. xii + 300, illus with coloured and b&w plates (no inscriptions).

FREE CREATIONS OF THE HUMAN MIND The Worlds of Albert Einstein

BUCHWALD Diana Kormos, GORDIN Michael D. · 2025 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.39 | $15.86 | ¥2,532)

Oxford University Press, 2025. 9780197678190 1st edn. 8vo. Original white lettered grey cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine). Pp. ix + 137, illus with b&w photos in text (no inscriptions).

THE OGRE'S DAUGHTER

BARDON Catherine, KOVER Tina [Translator] · 2025 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Europa Editions, 2025. 9781787705982 1st edn. 8vo. Original green lettered yellow cloth (a little bumped at bottom edge of upper board - otherwise near Fine), dustwrapper (near Fine). Pp. 373 (no inscriptions).

RELUCTANT PIONEER The Life of Elizabeth Wordsworth

BATTISCOMBE Georgina · 1978 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,954)

Constable, 1978. 9780094612006 1st edn. 8vo. Original silver lettered grey cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 320, illus with b&w plates (previous owner's neat inscription on front endaper).

JOHN MILTON Life Work and Thought

CAMPBELL Gordon, CORNS Thomas N. · 2008 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Oxford University Press, 2008. 9780199289844 1st edn 2nd printing. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine in protective cover). Pp. xiii + 488, illus with b&w photos (no inscriptions).

DR SIMON FORMAN A Most Notorious Physician

COOK Judith · 2001 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Chatto & Windus, 2001. 9780701168995 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered maroon cloth (page edges toned - otherwise Fine), dustwrapper (VG). Pp. xii + 228, illus with b&w plates (no inscriptions).

MY BROTHER EVELYN And Other Profiles

WAUGH Alec · 1968 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.39 | $15.86 | ¥2,532)

Cassell, 1968 2nd edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered red cloth (near Fine), dustwrapper (small nick at tail of spine - otherwise VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 340 (no inscriptions).