Biografia

AN APPETITE FOR WONDER The Making of a Scientist A Memoir

DAWKINS Richard · 2013 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.39 | $15.86 | ¥2,532)

Bantam Press, 2013. 9780593070895 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original silver lettered black cloth (page edges toned - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 308, illus with coloured and b&w plates and genealogical table (no inscriptions).

THE RICH SPOILS OF TIME

CAMPBELL-PRESTON Frances, VICKERS Hugo [Editor] · 2006 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Dovecote Press, 2006. 9781904349471 1st edn 2nd printing with author's signed card loosely inserted. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (near Fine in protective covers, not price clipped). Pp. 320, illus with b&w plates (no inscriptions).

GEORGE ORWELL English Rebel

COLLS Robert · 2013 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.39 | $15.86 | ¥2,532)

Oxford University Press, 2013. 9780199680801 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original silver lettered green cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine in protective cover). Pp. xii + 330, illus with b&w plates (previous owner's neat inscription on front endpaper).

A LIFE OF ONES OWN Childhood and Youth

BRENAN Gerald · 1962 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£20.00 (€23.98 | $26.43 | ¥4,221)

Hamish Hamilton, 1962 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered red cloth (casing with slight lean - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (small nicks at edges - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. xi + 244, illus with b&w plates (faint spotting on endpapers; no inscriptions).

BEAU BRUMMELL The Ultimate Dandy

KELLY Ian · 2005 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Hodder & Stoughton, 2005 1st edn 1st printing signed and inscribed by author on title page. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. xiii + 578, illus with coloured and b&w plates and b&w chapter heading decorat...

SHELLEY Volume I [&] Volume II

WHITE Newman Ivey · 1947 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Secker & Warburg, 1947 1st edn. 2 vols. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth, top edges red (sunned at spines, boards a little marked - otherwise VG), no dustwrappers. Pp. xvi + 748 [&] x + 642 + cxlvii, illus with one coloured and one b&w frontispiece and with b&w plat...

MIDNIGHT ON THE DESERT A Chapter on Autobiography [&] RAIN UPON GODSHILL A Further Chapter on Autobiography

PRIESTLEY J.B. · 1937 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

William Heinemann, 1937 [&] 1939 1st edn. 2 vols. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (page edges spotted - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (chipped at edges - in protective covers, not price clipped). Pp. 312 [&] 330, with erratum slip tipped-in facing p. 1 in vol I (no inscrip...

DON ROBERTO The Adventure of Being Cunninghame Graham

JAUNCEY James · 2023 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

Edinburgh: Scotland Street Press, 2023. 9781910895764 1st edn signed and inscribed by author on half title. 8vo. Original gilt lettered maroon cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. xv + 334, illus with coloured and b&w plates and b&w maps...

THE CAMBRIDGE BIOGRAPHY OF D.H. LAWRENCE Volume I The Early Years 1885-1912, Volume II Triumph to Exile 1912-1922, Dying Game 1922-1930

WORTHERN John, KINKEAD-WEEKES Mark, ELLIS David · 1991 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Cambridge University Press, 1991-1998 1st edn. 3 vols. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered red cloth (vol III lightly marked at page edges and bumped at head and tail of spine - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (light wear at edges and scratches on upper covers of vols II and III - oth...

JOHN WINTHROP America's Forgotten Founding Father

BREMER Francis J. · 2003 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Oxford University Press, 2003. 9780195149135 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original silver lettered tan and black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine in protectieve cover, not price clipped). Pp. xviii + 478, illus with b&w plates (no inscriptions).

AUTOBIOGRAPHY Five Volumes Sowing 1880-1904, Growing 1904-1911, Beginning Again 1911-1918, Downhill All the Way 1919 - 1939 The Journey not the Arrival Matters 1939-1969

WOOLF Leonard · 1961 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Hogarth Press, 1961-1977 1st edn (vols I & II 5th imp, remainder 1st printings). 5 vols. 8vo. Original silver lettered blue cloth (boards lightly discoloured and spotting on page edges - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (small nicks and light wear at edges - in protective covers, vo...

THE QUEST FOR QUEEN MARY

VICKERS Hugo · 2018 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.39 | $15.86 | ¥2,532)

Zuleika, 2018. 9781999777036 1st edn 4th printing. 8vo. Original silver lettered purple cloth (page edges lightly toned - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (rubbed at edges - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 335, illus with b&w plates (no inscriptions).

THE MODERNISATION [MODERNIZATION] OF CONSERVATIVE POLITICS The Diaries and Letters of William Bridgeman 1904-1935

BRIDGEMAN William, WILLIAMSON Philip · 1988 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.39 | $15.86 | ¥2,532)

Historians' Press, 1988. 0950890049 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover). Pp. ix + 270 (no inscriptions).

SIR THOMAS ROE AND THE MUGHAL EMPIRE

MITCHELL Colin Paul · 2000 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

Area Study Centre for Europe University of Karachi, 2000 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered grey cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine in protective cover). Pp. xxi + 258 (no inscriptions).

DANIEL DEFOE Master of Fictions

NOVAK Maximillian E. · 2001 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£20.00 (€23.98 | $26.43 | ¥4,221)

Oxford University Press, 2001. 9780198126867 1st edn 1st printing. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. xi + 756, illus with b&w plates (no inscriptions).

THE LIFE AND CORRESPONDENCE OF ROBERT SOUTHEY Edited by His Son in Six Volumes

SOUTHEY Charles Cuthbert · 1849 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£100.00 (€119.88 | $132.14 | ¥21,103)

Longman Brown & Green, 1849-1850 2nd edn. 6 vols. 8vo (8 x 5 ins). Original gilt decorated blind-stamped brown cloth (boards lightly scuffed and corners bumped - spines neatly re-backed with new endpapers). Pp. various, + 351 [&] xiii + 444, illus with b&w frontispieces with t...

TO KEEP THE BALL ROLLING The Memoirs of Anthony Powell Volume One Infants of the Spring, Volume Two Messengers of the Day, Volume Three Faces in My Time, Volume Four The Strangers Are All Gone

POWELL Anthony · 1976 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

William Heinemann, 1976-1982 1st edn 1st printings. 4 vols. 8vo. Original gilt lettered grey cloth (VG), dustwrapper (light wear at edges - otherwise VG, not price clipped). Pp. x + 209 [&] viii+ 209 [&] viii + 230 [&] 208, illus with b&w photos (previous owner's bookplate on ...

A LIFE AND A HALF The Unexpected Making of a Politician

BRYANT Chris · 2025 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,954)

Bloomsbury, 2025. 9781526680914 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original red cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. 324, with coloured and b&w illus (no inscriptions).

TONY BLAIR

RICHARDS Steve · 2025 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Swift, 2025. 9781800754409 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original silver lettered white cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. 137 (no inscriptions).

REMINISCENCES OF LEONID ANDREYEV

GORKI Maxim, MANSFIELD Katherine, KOTELIANSKY S.S. [Translators] · 1922 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

William Heinemann, 1922 Limited numbered 1st edn (169 of 750). 8vo. Original gilt lettered brown cloth, top edge gilt remainder untrimmed (VG), dustwrapper (rather tones with light wear at edges - in protective cover). Pp. 118, illus with b&w facsimile plates (scattered spotti...