Biography & Letters

Charming accounts of the authors experiences fishing around the British Isles.

"Adventures of the well-known Belgian Ace," Major the Chevallier Willy Coppens de Houthulst, DSO, MC etc.

PUBLISHERHarper  & Row, New York.
BINDINGOatmeal cloth boards with embossed lettering on front, gilt on spine. Decorated endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have a little wear to edges and a few small marks. Binding secure. Text and images remain largely clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETIn worn condition, with...

A comprehensive dictionary of Painters, with a paragraph on each giving a brief biography and overview of their work. 

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PUBLISHERJohn Murray, London.
BINDINGRed cloth boards. 
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn around edges. Corners bumped and spine slightly faded. A few marks on back cover....

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PUBLISHERTinsley Brothers, London.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn, with scuffing and bumping at edges. Vol. II has tear...

PUBLISHERJohn Baker, Readers Union, London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, just a little wear to edges of boards. Binding tight. Slight browning, but text remains clear and unmarked.
DUST JACKETA little  worn and scuffed at edges, slight discolouration. Preserved in removable book wrap.
EDITION1967.
DESCRIPTIONA...

PUBLISHERJohn Murray.
BINDINGPink cloth boards with cream title patch on spine and gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONA little wear and slight fading to very edges of boards. Some foxing affecting block edges, but printed pages and images remain clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETGenerally faded and discoloured, with...

PUBLISHERHarry N. Abrams, Inc.
BINDINGBlack boards with white lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONLight scratches to gloss surface of boards. Little shelf wear. Printed pages and images clear with few discernable marks. 
DUST JACKETSlight creasing to spine and edges. Few marks. Preserved in removable book wrap.
EDITION2000, revised edition.

PUBLISHERRupert Hart-Davis, London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general shelf wear and slight fading at edges. Hinges a little weak but binding secure. Mostly faint foxing and browning throughout the volume, although mainly affecting block edges and outer leaves. Fold out map intact. Previous owners name...

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PUBLISHEREdinburgh University Press
BINDINGBurgundy cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. 
BOOK CONDITIONVery good with slight bumping to spine edges, otherwise minimal shelf wear to...

PUBLISHERConstable & Company Limited, London.
BINDINGQuarter bound pale blue cloth boards with black over spine and gilt lettering. Decorated endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are a little worn and faded at edges. Slight discolouration. Some faint foxing and browning to leaves, but text and images remain largely clear. Small previous...

PUBLISHERMacmillan and Co. Limited, London.
BINDINGRed cloth boards with embossed lettering and border on front.
BOOK CONDITIONIn generally worn condition, with scuffing and some marks, bumped corners and faded spine. Hinges split and weakened and but binding still feels secure. Browning and foxing mostly affecting block edges and...

A shocking yet darkly humorous autobiography and apologia. Sparked by the Allies' questionnaire Issued to all suspected Germans after WWII, which was designed to root out war crimes.

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PUBLISHERThe Hogarth Press.
BINDINGYellow cloth boards with red title patch on spine and gilt lettering. Red top block edge.
BOOK CONDITIONCorners bumped and a little...

A detailed life of the scholar, religious thinker and spokesman for the Jewish community.

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PUBLISHERThe Cresset Press, London.
BINDINGBlue / yellow weave cloth boards with red title patch on spine and gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have a little wear...

PUBLISHERAntique Collectors Club.
BINDINGOlive green cloth boards with gilt lettering. Illustrated endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONA little shelf wear to edges of boards, a few small marks. Printed pages and images remain clear with no noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETSome slight creasing at edges, a few faint scratches and scuff...