Biography & Letters

Part travelogue, part imagination, this unusual book takes the form of letters written during the summer of 1936.

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PUBLISHERMacmillan and Co. Ltd, London.
BINDINGQuarter bound blue paper covered boards and oatmeal cloth spine.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn, with splash marks on front...

PUBLISHERPrinted for private circulation by Robert Maclehose and Co. Ltd. The University Press, Glasgow.
BINDINGGrey woven cloth boards with green leather title patch on spine with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONA good copy of this rare memoir. Boards have some general wear to edges, corners bumped. Slightly faded /...

A comprehensive biography of one of the principal "Founding Fathers" of the United States of America.

First published nearly seventy years after Gainsborough's burial, a detailed life of the most eminent of portrait artists.

PUBLISHERStanford University Press.
BINDINGQuarter bound black boards with tan over spine.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, few signs of wear. Text is clear and unmarked.
DUST JACKETSlight wear to very edges, some faint scratching on gloss surface.
EDITION2010.
DESCRIPTIONAn autobiography in the form of a philosophical diary,...

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PUBLISHEROxford University Press.
BINDINGBright green cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONA little shelf wear to edges and corners. Printed pages and images remain clear with very few...

For the six years of WWII, Mollie Panter-Downes covered the war in her "Letter from London"  for The New Yorker magazine. These fortnightly reports are compiled here by New Yorker editor William Shawn.

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PUBLISHERPutchamin Press, Indiana.
BINDINGGrey cloth boards with black illustration and lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, little handled.
DUST JACKETJust a little slight shelf wear to...

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PUBLISHERFaber and Faber, London.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards marked, scratched and discoloured with faded spine. Bumping to spine and corners. End papers and block...

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PUBLISHERGeorge G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.
BINDING
Burgundy cloth boards with gilt crest and lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general shelf wear to edges,...

PUBLISHERFaber & Faber Limited.
BINDINGIllustrated paper covered boards, with dust jacket, in an illustrated card slipcase. Gilt top block edge. Illustrated endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONIn good condition for age. Boards have a little wear to edges. Binding secure. Uneven opened page edges. Printed pages and images remain clear and...

PUBLISHERLongmans, Green, and Co. London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering and embossed border.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn , with some scuffing and bumped corners. Several marks and scratches, especially on vol. II. Bindings feel secure. Both volumes are affected throughout by foxing, although the text remains...

A life of Cardinal Manning followed by eulogies and verses from his memorial service.

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PUBLISHERPaddington Press Ltd, New York and London.
BINDINGRed cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are just a little worn at edges. Foxing...

PUBLISHERClarendon Press, Oxford.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, just a little wear to edges of boards. Foxing on block edges, but text and images remain clear with few noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETWorn especially along top edge and a few scuffed patches around spine. Preserved in removable...

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PUBLISHERG.T. Foulis & Co. Ltd, London.
BINDINGYellow cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally scuffed and worn at edges. Spine faded and some marking. Some foxing...

PUBLISHERNew York Review Books.
BINDINGQuarter bound mint green over spine, black boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, just a little shelf wear to edges of boards. Text and images remain clear with no noticeable marks. 
DUST JACKETSlight wear and creasing at edges. Some faint scratching to surface. Preserved in...