Biografia

Mannen van beteekenis in onze dagen. Met portretten.

SAND, George, e.a. · 1872 · Antiquariaat Fokas Holthuis (ILAB/NVVA)

€20.00 ($22.04 | £16.68 | ¥3,521)

Haarlem, A.C. Kruseman, 1872. Halflinnen met opgeplakt origineel omslag. (4), 216 p. Portretten in lithografie. Roze vlekjes voorop. Sporen van vroegere kafting. Behalve George Sand bevat dit deel biografieën van François Guizot, Victor Hugo, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Louis B...

Mannen van beteekenis in onze dagen. Prof. C.W. Opzoomer.

(OPZOOMER, C.W.). WYCK, B.H.C.K. van der · 1888 · Antiquariaat Fokas Holthuis (ILAB/NVVA)

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Haarlem, Tjeenk Willink, 1888. Ingenaaid. 36 p. Portret in lithografie. 1e druk. Naam voorin. Los deel van de veeljarige Nederlandse biografieënserie 'Mannen van beteekenis', apart uitgegeven met oorspronkelijk omslag.

Lagere aap. Het leven van Kees Lekkerkerker.

VOSKUIL, Menno · 2014 · Antiquariaat Fokas Holthuis (ILAB/NVVA)

€15.00 ($16.53 | £12.51 | ¥2,640)

GRATIS VERZENDING BINNEN NEDERLAND. Den Haag, antiquariaat Fokas Holthuis, 2014. Ingenaaid met flappen. 96 p. Rijk geïllustreerd. Vormgeving Piet Gerards Ontwerpers. 1e druk. Een lagere aap, zo noemde Kees Lekkerkerker (1910-2006) zichzelf graag, een harde werker te midden van...

De Mérode en de jongens. Biografische fragmenten.

(MÉRODE, Willem de). WERKMAN, Hans · 1991 · Antiquariaat Fokas Holthuis (ILAB/NVVA)

€15.00 ($16.53 | £12.51 | ¥2,640)

(Baarn), de Prom, (1991). Garenloos. 320 p. Geïllustreerd met foto's. 1e druk.

Charles Stewart Parnell.

PIJZEL, E.D. (Charles Stewart PARNELL) · 1886 · Antiquariaat Fokas Holthuis (ILAB/NVVA)

€15.00 ($16.53 | £12.51 | ¥2,640)

Haarlem, H.D. Tjeenk Willink, 1886. 8vo. Orig. printed wrappers. First printing. Uncut. Some foxing. 40 pp., a separate issue from the series 'Mannen van Beteekenis' = 'Men of Importance'. Original and early Dutch biography of the Irish nationalist. With a fine portrait litho ...

J.G. Danser. Een biografie. (Met handgeschreven opdracht van G.H. 's-Gravesande).

's-GRAVESANDE, G.H. · 1957 · Antiquariaat Fokas Holthuis (ILAB/NVVA)

€40.00 ($44.09 | £33.37 | ¥7,041)

(Amsterdam, De Beuk, 1957). Ingenaaid met omslag. 34 p. Apart gepagineerde overdruk uit Dansers Verzameld werk in slechts 15 exemplaren, met aparte titels en colofon.Exemplaar met handgeschreven, gesigneerde opdracht van de schrijver aan Nelly van Eyck-Benjamins, de vrouw van ...

101 Wood and Lino Prints

Bob Frith · 2024 · Byre Books

£20.44 (€24.50 | $27.01 | ¥4,313)

Book Very Good Very Good Bob Frith The development of Frith's work since the 1970s, including the woodcut posters, fliers and banners that were part of the work of Horse and Bamboo Theatre. VG, no inscriptions, in VG DJ.

Horse and Bamboo: a Journey

Bob Frith · 2024 · Byre Books

£22.48 (€26.95 | $29.70 | ¥4,744)

Book Very Good Very Good Bob Frith A personal memoir by the founder and artistic director of Horse and Bamboo, the UK's only horse drawn theatre company, from 1978 to 2018, richly illustrated throughout. VG, no inscriptions, in VG DJ.

Jean Armour: My Laife and Times with Robert Burns

Peter J Westwood, ed. · 2008 · Byre Books

£20.33 (€24.37 | $26.86 | ¥4,290)

Book Very Good Creedon Reprint. Her life told in her own words, through her letters. Name to foreword (by Lavinia Drew), otherwise VG.

A BEAR'S LIFE RUPERT BEAR

PERRY George: BESTALL Alfred · 1985 · Green Meadow Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

Near Fine Near Fine First edition Pavilion Books Smashing copy in lovely dust wrapper. Essential reading for anyone with an interest in Rupert. An exceptionally nice copy.

Painting As a Pastime" by Winston S. Churchill

Combs, David · 1977 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,187)

London, M. Knoedler, 1977. Staplebound. Color-illustrated staplebound wraps. [16] pages; illustrated in both color and black-and-white. VG: Minor creasing to wrap edges.

Lenin, a Biography

Service, Robert · 2000 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Cambridge, Massachusetts, Belknap Press (of Harvard University Press), 2000. Hardcover. Black boards with red lettering on spine. Red dj with image of Lenin and black lettering. 561 pp. with numerous bw archival photos. A study of both the political and the human Lenin; his su...

Charles Dickens:Radical Moralist: Radical Moralist

Gold, Joseph · 1972 · Judith Patton

CA$12.95 (€8.23 | $9.08 | £6.87 | ¥1,450)

Copp Clark Pub Co First Edition. pp.279 clean tight copy d/j shows rubbing to spine hinges with slight wear to corners and small tear top front with crinkles. small tears top/bottom spine plus sunning to top back cover else slight edge and corner wear Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾...

Being a Scot

CONNERY, SEAN · 2009 · The Old Bookshelf, UK

£14.95 (€17.92 | $19.75 | ¥3,155)

United Kingdom: Phoenix, 2009. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 9780753826317. Near Fine 1st Paperback Edition. Front cover titles very lightyly rubbed. Carefully packaged and despatched within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland.; B&W Photographs; 7.5 X 1 X 8....

Without Let or Hindrance

Eric Cleugh · 1960 · West Wessex Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Book Anton Good + No Jacket 1st Edition Cassell London 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 223pp. Reminiscences of a British Service Officer, biography. Black hard cloth cover, all in good conditions throughout, tight and clean.

A House Unlocked

Penelope Lively · 2002 · West Wessex Books

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,954)

Book Good + No Jacket Signed by Author(s) 1st Paperback Penguin Books London 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 226pp. An ingenious memoir, the portrait of a family and its progress through the 20th century. A good clean copy, even if previously read.

Birds, Beasts & Bacchanalia of Kent and Sussex

Chris McCooey · 2009 · West Wessex Books

£16.00 (€19.18 | $21.14 | ¥3,376)

Book Illustrated Good + No Jacket 1st Edition Jak Books Kent 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 162pp. A lovely copy, interesting read, clean and tight throughout.

The 33

Jonathan Franklin · 2011 · West Wessex Books

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

Book Illustrated Very Good Very Good 1st Edition Bantam London 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 300pp.The ultimate account of the chilena miners` dramatic rescue. As new, perfect.

10-9 in the Fifth

Brenda Westrup · 1997 · West Wessex Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Book Good No Jacket Signed by Author(s) 1st Paperback Prospero Books Chichester 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall 125pp. A squash champion`s battle for life. A lovely clean copy, signed by the author, there is an insert of 6 pictures missing between page 65 and 66, unfortunately on...

The Girl in the Painted Caravan

Eva Petrulengo · 2011 · West Wessex Books

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

Book Illustrated Very Good No Jacket 1st Edition Pan Books Ltd London 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 311pp. Memories of a romany childhood. A lovely book, it reads like a novel, but it is reality, it is the story of the last generation of romany gipsies, who used to roam the countr...