Biografia

Trollope on The Net.

Moody, Ellen · 1999 · Hessay Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Trollope Society and Hambledon Press, 1999. First Edition. Hard Cover, 274pp, blue boards, decorative dustjacket. B+ w illustrations. Discussions of Trollope's works, from the Trollope internet discussion group... As New /As New.

Virginia Woolf Volume One Virginia Stephen 1882 - 1912.

Bell, Quentin · 1976 · Hessay Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

Triad Paladin, 1976. Mass Market Paperback, 228pp, the edges browning a little with age. B + w photographs. A clean, tight copy. The first part of the tow volume biography by her nephew, from the author's birth in 1882 to her marriage in 1912... Very Good.

Samuel Pepys The Years of Peril.

Bryant, Arthur · 1948 · Hessay Books

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

Collins, 1948. Hard Cover, New edition. 466 pp, blue cloth boards, b + w illustrations. A clean copy... Very Good /No Jacket.

Pragmatic Premier An Intimate Portrait Of Harold Wilson.

Kay, Ernest · 1967 · Hessay Books

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Leslie Frewin, 1967. First Edition. Hard Cover, 239pp. B + w photographs. Priceclipped dustjacket with a little loss. Gift inscription on flyleaf, otherwise internally clean. The author was a friend of the UK Labour Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, for over 21 years... Very Good...

Marcel Proust A Biography Volume One.

George D Painter · 1961 · Hessay Books

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Chatto & Windus, 1961. Hard Cover, 3rd impresion of the first edition. A heavy book of 351pp,purple cloth covered boards. The priceclipped dustjacket has a little loss and been heavily repaired with sellotape, and has been retained for the illustrations. Endpaper maps. B + w i...

P G Wodehouse, An Illustrated Biography, with Complete Bibliography and Collector's Guide.

Connolly, Joseph · 1981 · Hessay Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,371)

Eel Pie Publishing, 1981. Soft Cover, Softback edition. 160 pp, many b + w illustrations. Gift inscription, otherwise Near Fine... Very Good.

H M Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother A Celebration Of Ninety Years.

Corby, Tom · 1980 · Hessay Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,371)

New English Library, 1980. First Edition. Hard Cover, Tall format. 144pp, priceclipped dustjacket is otherwise complete. Numerous colour and b + w illustrations illustrate this biography of the Queen Mother... As New /Very Good.

Mother Of The Queen The Life Story Of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.

Duff, David · 1965 · Hessay Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Muller, 1965. Hard Cover, 2nd impression. 308pp, black cloth covered boards. B + w photographs. Gift inscription on flyleaf, otherwise internally clean. A sympathetic biography of the Queen Mother... Very Good /No Jacket.

Young Thomas Hardy.

Gittings, Robert · 1978 · Hessay Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

Penguin, 1978. Mass Market Paperback, 368pp, browning with age, b + w photographs. The first volume of this readable biography of Thomas Hardy.. Very Good.

Dickens.

Ward, A W · 0 · Hessay Books

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

Macmillan, 1111. Hard Cover, Late C19th. 'English Men Of Letters' series. 224pp, dusty red cloth boards with previous owner's name and address on label on back board. One or two pages parting from the stapled binding, otherwise internally clean... Good /No Jacket.

Walter Scott His Life And Personality.

Pearson, Hesketh · 1950 · Hessay Books

£2.50 (€3.00 | $3.30 | ¥527)

Quality Book Club, 1111. Hard Cover, 1950s. 295pp, dustjacket with a portion of loss to the front. B + w illustrations. Previous owner's name and address on flyleaf, otherwise internally clean. A biography of the author... Very Good /Fair.

The Naturalists Pioneers Of Natural History.

Jenkins, Alan C · 1978 · Hessay Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Hamish Hamilton, 1978. First Edition. Hard Cover, 200pp, complete dustjacket. Colour and b + w illustrations. One scrape mark to edge of flyleaf, otherwise as new. Man's investigation of his environment - Gilbert White, Waterton, Fabre etc.. Very Good /Fine.

The Life And Characters Of Charles Dickens.

Dent, H C · 0 · Hessay Books

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Odhams, 1111. Hard Cover, 508pp, red cloth boards, slightly sunned to spine, with impressed portrait. B + w illustrations. A clean copy... Very Good /No Jacket.

The Life Of Beethoven.

Kendall, Alan · 1978 · Hessay Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Hamlyn, 1978. Hard Cover, Large format. 144pp, red boards, dustjacket with one closed tear, no loss. Numerous colour and b + w photographs. Internally clean. Includes a catalogue of Beethoven's Works... Fine /Very Good.

That Great Lucifer.

Irwin, Margaret · 1961 · Hessay Books

£3.50 (€4.20 | $4.62 | ¥738)

Reprint Society, 1961. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover, 350pp, yellow boards with light marks to edges, brown spine with blue label. B + w illustrations. One small mark to foredge, otherwise internally clean. The story of Sir Walter Ralegh... Good /No Jacket.

Queen Victoria.

Fulford, Roger · 1951 · Hessay Books

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

Collins, 1951. First Edition. Hard Cover, Ex-Library, 144pp, blue boards, faded to spine. B + w photographs. Ex college library, so stamp to title page and to flyleaf, which has pocket and remains of label, otherwise clean. A biography in the 'Brief Lives' series... Very Good ...

The Forgotten King And Other Essays.

Hudson, Derek · 1969 · Hessay Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Constable, 1969. First Edition. Hard Cover, Ex-Library, 287pp. Ex college reference library - stamps on foredge and title page, label on flyleaf, but never issued and otherwise clean. Includes Dick Turpin, Fanny Burney, Lunardi, Pre-Raphaelites and Eliza Cook... Very Good /Ver...

Henry The Eighth.

Hackett, Francis · 1946 · Hessay Books

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

Reprint Society, 1946. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover, Reprint of the 1929 edition. 503pp, black cloth covered boards, a little marked. B + w illustrations. A little wear to inner front hinge, otherwise internally clean. Henry VIII and his 6 wives... Very Good /No Jacket.

30 Years With G. B. S..

Patch, Blanche · 1951 · Hessay Books

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

Gollancz, 1951. First Edition. Hard Cover, 256 pp, dustjacket with a couple of tiny closed tears to edges. Spots of foxing to foredge, otherwise internally clean. Life with Shaw, by his secretary for the last 30 years of his life... Very Good /Very Good.

Lewis and Sybil.

Casson, John · 1972 · Hessay Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Collins, 1972. First Edition. Hard Cover, 352 pp, b + w photographs. Previous owner's initials on flyleaf, otherwise clean and VG+. A biography of Lewis Casson and Sybil Thorndike and their career in the theatre... Very Good /No Jacket.