Biografia

Prelude to Parnassus Scenes from the Life of Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin 1799 - 1837.

Cleugh, James · 1936 · Hessay Books

£10.50 (€12.59 | $13.87 | ¥2,215)

Arthur Barker, 1936. First Edition. Hard Cover, Ex-Library, 342pp, red cloth covered boards with a closed split to the edge of the spine. Frontispiece portrait. Ex reference library - bookplate to inner board, a couple of small stamps, flyleaf removed, otherwise internally cle...

Life of George Crabbe.

Kebbel, T E · 1888 · Hessay Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Walter Scott, 1888. First Edition. Hard Cover, Ex-Library, 157pp and Bibliography. Red cloth covered boards. Ex reference library - bookplate to inner board, a couple of blind stamps, otherwise internally clean. A biography of the poet, part of the 'Great Writers' series... Ve...

Noah Webster.

Scudder, Horace E · 1892 · Hessay Books

£26.50 (€31.76 | $35.01 | ¥5,590)

Houghton Mifflin, 1892. First Edition. Hard Cover, Ex-Library, 302pp, red cloth covered boards with gilt title. Frontispiece engraved portrait. Ex reference library - bookplate to inner board a couple of small stamps, otherwise a clean copy, the life of the publisher and autho...

Letters and Recollections of Sir Walter Scott.

Hughes, Mrs of Uffington and Hutchinson, Horace G (ed) · 1904 · Hessay Books

£12.50 (€14.98 | $16.51 | ¥2,637)

Smith Elder, 1904. First Edition. Ex-Library, 338pp. Red cloth covered boards, with a couple of marks. B + w portraits, and a sepia facsimile letter. Ex reference library - bookplate to inner cover, a couple of stamps, otherwise a clean' reading copy'... Very Good /No Jacket.

The Little Fellow The Life And Work Of Charles Spencer Chaplin.

Cotes, Peter and Niklaus, Thelma · 1951 · Hessay Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Paul Elek, 1951. First Edition. Hard Cover, 160 pp, orange cloth boards, slightly faded to spine, with figure of Chaplin in gilt. B + w photographs and film stills. Spots of foxing to foredge, otherwise clean... Very Good /No Jacket.

George Orwell A Literary Study.

Atkins, John · 1954 · Hessay Books

£24.00 (€28.77 | $31.71 | ¥5,063)

John Calder, 1954. First Edition. First edition. 347pp. Priceclipped dustjacket illustrated by Gross - Andre, with wear and a little loss to the edges. Previous owner's surname to the flyleaf, otherwise internally clean. The first study and appreciation of Orwell - the author ...

Charles Kingsley His Letters and Memories of His LIfe Edited By His Wife.

Kingsley, Charles and Kingsley Mrs (ed) · 1885 · Hessay Books

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,793)

Kegan Paul Trench & Co, 1885. Hard Cover, Abridged condensed one volume edition, containing new material. 364pp, handsome marbled boards with leather spine decorated in gilt. Engraved portrait. Marbled endpapers and edges. A few light spots of foxing, othewrwise internally cle...

Joan Sutherland.

Major, Norma · 1991 · Hessay Books

£1.75 (€2.10 | $2.31 | ¥369)

Futura, 1991. Mass Market Paperback, Introduction by Dame Joan Sutherland. 256pp, the edges browning a little with age. Illustrated softback covers with a couple of creases to spine. B + w photographs. Internally clean and tight. A biography of the famous opera singer. Include...

Puccini the Man and His Music.

Weaver, William · 1978 · Hessay Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Hutchinsons, 1978. First Edition. 146pp, complete dustjacket with a short crease to top back edge. Many colour and b + w illustrations. A very clean copy. The story of the great composer... Fine /Fine.

Florence Nightingale.

Woodham-Smith, Cecil · 1952 · Hessay Books

£2.50 (€3.00 | $3.30 | ¥527)

Reprint Society, 1952. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover, 450pp, including the Index. Brown cloth covered boards with black leather label. Series dustjacket with wear to the edges and a couple of marks. B + w illustrations. Internally clean. A biography of the founder of the nu...

The Golden Adventures of Balboa Discoverer of the Pacific.

Strawn, Arthur · 1929 · Hessay Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,371)

Bodley Head, 1929. First Edition. Hard Cover, Ex-Library, 341pp, rebound in library binding with leather spine and brown cloth covered boards. B + w illustrations. Ex library - labels to flyleaf etc. A couple of small marginal marks -a good 'reading copy' only. A biography of ...

The MGM Girls Behind the Velvet Curtain.

Brown, Peter Harry and Brown, Pamela Ann · 1984 · Hessay Books

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

Harrap, 1984. Hard Cover, Ex-Library, 288pp, complete dustjacket in a removeable protective plastic sleeve. 50 new b + w photographs from the MGM archives. Ex library - label removed from flyleaf, stamp to back of title page, the paper wrinkled but clean at the top edge - a go...

Julius Caesar.

Buchan, John · 1932 · Hessay Books

£22.00 (€26.37 | $29.06 | ¥4,641)

Peter Davies, 1932. First Edition. Hard Cover, 170p. Black cloth covered boards with gilt title on orange label. Frontispiece portrait. A clean copy. A biography of the Roman general and leader... Fine /No Jacket.

Fanfare For A Witch.

Wilkins, Vaughan · 1954 · Hessay Books

£3.50 (€4.20 | $4.62 | ¥738)

Reprint Society, 1954. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover, 286 pp, blue cloth boards with red leather label. Previous owner's name on inner board, a couple of spots of foxing to foredge, otherwise internally clean. The story of Frederick, Prince Of Wales... Very Good /No Jacket.

Shakespeare The Man and His Stage.

Lamborn, E A G and Harrison, G B · 1923 · Hessay Books

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Oxford, 1923. First Edition. Hard Cover, 128pp, brown cloth covered boards. B + w illustrations. A clean copy. The life, times, theatre and plays of Shakespeare... Very Good /No Jacket.

Obstinate Heart Jane Austen A Biography.

Myer, Valerie Grosvenor · 1997 · Hessay Books

£7.50 (€8.99 | $9.91 | ¥1,582)

Michael O'Mara, 1997. First Edition. Hard Cover, 248pp, the edges browning a litttle with age, complete dustjacket. B + w illustrations. Endpaper family tree. A very clean copy. A biography of Jane Austen, using her letters and family papers... Fine /Fine.

Shakespeare His Life and Work.

Smeaton, Oliphant · 1922 · Hessay Books

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

Dent, 1922. Hard Cover, Everyman edition. 562pp, grey cloth covered boards. Previous owner's name to inner board, ink mark on title page, otherwise internally clean. Biography, and discussion of the plays etc.. Very Good /No Jacket.

Characters from the Histories and Memoirs of the Seventeenth Century with an Essay on the Character and Historical Notes.

Nichol Smith, David · 1918 · Hessay Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Oxford, 1918. First Edition. Hard Cover, Ex-Library, 331pp, dark blue cloth covered boards. Ex library - labels to flyleaf and inner board, otherwise internally clean. Short contemporary studies of famous men of the C17th, with Notes... Very Good /No Jacket.

Mrs Humphry Ward.

Gwynn, Stephen · 1917 · Hessay Books

£3.50 (€4.20 | $4.62 | ¥738)

Nisbet & Co, 1917. First Edition. Hard Cover, Ill.:. Ex-Library, 127pp, the paper now browning with age, blue cloth covered boards, worn to the edges of the spine. Frontispiece photograph. Ex library - label to inner board, flyleaf removed, and stamp to title page otherwise in...

Life of Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Conway, Moncure D · 1900 · Hessay Books

£12.50 (€14.98 | $16.51 | ¥2,637)

Walter Scott, 1900. First Edition. Hard Cover, Ex-Library, Circa 1900. 215pp plus index and Bibliography. Dark blue cloth covered boards. Ex library - refernce library label to inner cover, a couple of impressed stamps, otherwise clean. Part of the Great Writers series of biog...