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Biography & Autobiography
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1855-1859 Life of George WashingtonNew York: 1855-1859A bright example of the five volume first edition of Washington Irving's biography of George Washington, illustrated throughout. -
1855-1859 Life of George WashingtonNew York: 1855-1859Washington Irving's five volume biography of George Washington, with volumes II-V present in first editions. -
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1941 In Memoriam James JoyceZurich: 1941The first edition of Carola Giedion-Welcker's celebration of the life of James Joyce, with a typed letter from Giedion-Welcker to an English academic. -
2004 Shakespeare's Life and WorldLondon: 2004A smart first edition of this detailed history of the life and times of William Shakespeare, with illustrations. -
1910 Life of William MacgillivrayLondon: 1910The scarce first edition of the autobiography of Scottish naturalist and ornithologist William MacGillivray. -
1907 2vol George Duke of Cambridge: A Memoir of His Private LifeLondon: 1907A smart two volume set of the third impression of this biography of Prince George, Duke of Cambridge. -
1931 Journals of Gilbert WhiteLondon: 1931The first edition of these journals of Gilbert White, an illustrated reproduction of his long-kept journal. -
1896 Les Femmes Illustres de la FranceTours: 1896The fourth edition of Oscar Havard's beautifully illustrated biographical study of notable women hailing from France. -
1953 The Incredible MiznersLondon: 1953This uncommon first edition, first impression of the first biography recounting the life of the architect Addison Mizner, in the original unclipped pictorial dust wrapper. -
1909 Sir George Mackenzie, King's Advocate, of Rosehaugh: His Life and Times, 1636(?)-1691London: 1909Andrew Lang's biography of "Bluidy Mackenzie", the Scottish lawyer, Lord Advocate, essayist and legal writer. -
1892-99 Memoirs of the Verney FamilyLondon: 1892-99The first edition of this illustrated exploration of the Verney family and their place in English history. -
1911 The Diary and Letters of Frances Burney, Madame d'ArblayLondon: 1911The diaries and letters of Frances Burney, of which fascinatingly portray 18th-century English society, complete here in two volumes. -
1890 4vol The Diary of Samuel PepysLondon: 1890A smart copy of the journals of Samuel Pepys, with an account of his life from Richard, Lord Braybrooke. -
1904 The Life of the Right Honourable Joseph ChamberlainLondon: 1904The four volume first edition of the first edition of Louis Creswicke's biography of the life of Joseph Chamberlain. -
1921 Mary Davies and the Manor of EburyLondon: 1921The two volume first edition of this illustrated account of the life of Mary Davies. -
1928 Memoirs of the Count de GrammontLondon: 1928A limited edition copy of Antoine Hamilton's memoirs of his brother-in-law Philibert de Gramont. -
1925 2vols The Life of Samuel JohnsonBath: 1925A two-volume illustrated edition of Boswell's important biography of Samuel Johnson, edited with notes by Roger Ingpen. -
1836 The Diary of Sir Henry SlingsbyLondon: 1836The scarce first edition of this work, combining the first publication of Slingsby's diary, with a reprint of his trial and further related papers. -
1905 The Life and Death of Cardinal WolseyBoston; New York: 1905A smart limited edition copy of Cavendish's important biography of Cardinal Wolsey, with illustrations by Holbein. -
1883 Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh CarlyleLondon: 1883The first edition of this collection of the letters of Jane Welsh Carlyle, wife of author Thomas Carlyle. -
1883 Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh CarlyleLondon: 1883The first edition of this set, comprising the letters of Jane Welsh Carlyle, annotated by her husband and leading Victorian writer, Thomas Carlyle. -
1881 Charles Kingsley: His Letters and Memories of His LifeLondon: 1881A touching biography on the poet and author Charles Kingsley, an illustrated memoir written by his widow. -
1929 James Ramsay Macdonald: Labour's Man of DestinyLondon: 1929A very pleasing biographical work on former UK Prime Minister, Ramsay Macdonald. -
1907 The Letters of Queen VictoriaLondon: 1907The first edition thus of this selection of Queen Victoria's correspondence, from the library of long-serving Officer of Arms, Arthur Cochrane. -
1910 Days with the Great Novelists: Eliot, Dickens, ThackerayLondon: 1910A charming work, portraying a day in the life of George Eliot, William Thackeray and Charles Dickens, with colour plates by C. E. Brock. -
1895 2vol Letters of Matthew Arnold 1848-1888London: 1895A smart two volume set of the first edition of this collection of letters from English poet Matthew Arnold. -
1951 The Letters of Ezra Pound: 1907-1941London: 1951A first edition of this collection of letters and correspondence from American poet and critic Ezra Pound. -
1951 The Monastic Constitutions of LanfrancLondon: 1951The first UK translated edition of this account of the Medieval Benedictine monk and Archbishop, Lanfranc. -
1927 Mornings in MexicoLondon: 1927The first edition, first impression of this collection of travel essays by D. H. Lawrence. -
1961 Frieda Lawrence: The Memoirs and CorrespondenceLondon: 1961A very smart first edition containing the memoirs and correspondence of German author, Frieda Lawrence. -
1931 Thomas Stearns EliotLondon: 1931The first edition of this concise yet insightful study on T. S. Eliot. -
1962 2vol The Collected Letters of D. H. LawrenceLondon: 1962A smart complete two volume set of the first edition of this collection of correspondence by renowned English writer David Herbert Lawrence. -
1944 Stephen HeroNew York : 1944The first edition of this early version of James Joyce's 'Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man'. -
1943 Rectors of Two Essex Parishes and Their TimesColchester : 1943A pleasing first edition of this charming biographical series, concerning the rectors of two Essex parishes. -
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1926 Everybody's Pepys: The Diary of Samuel Pepys 1660-1669London: 1926A limited edition, illustrated copy of the renowned diaries of Samuel Pepys, signed by the illustrator, Ernest H. Shepard. -
1938 Breviary of Love: Being the Private Journal Written at Lyon and Cherbourg of Jeanne Aurelie GrivolinLondon: 1938A smart first edition of this collection of journals from Jeanne Aurelie Grivolin, with the original price-clipped dust wrapper.