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Biography & Autobiography
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1931 Seventy Years in ArchaeologyLondon: 1931The first edition of the very scarce autobiography of Egyptologist Sir Flinders Petrie. -
1878 On the Frontier: Reminiscences of Wild Sports, Personal Adventures, and Strange ScenesLondon: 1878An exceptionally bright copy of the second edition of this illustrated account of life on the American frontiers in the nineteenth century. -
1878 On the Frontier: Reminiscences of Wild Sports, Personal Adventures, and Strange ScenesLondon: 1878An attractively bound example of the first edition of this illustrated account of life on the American frontiers in the nineteenth century. -
1898 Northward Over the "Great Ice"London: 1898The two volume first UK edition of this fascinating autobiographical work by American Arctic explorer Robert Peary. -
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1982 Eccentric TravellersLondon: 1982A signed first edition of John Keay's biographical study of the lives of prominent explorers, with a loosely inserted letter discussing the publishing rights of his work. -
1892-1901 The Works of Robert Louis StevensonLondon: 1892-1901An exceptionally beautiful thirty volume set of the works of Scottish novelist and writer Robert Louis Stevenson, in sumptuous half crushed morocco bindings. -
1927 The Life of Beau BrummellLondon: 1927A sumptuously bound and beautifully illustrated edition of Captain Jesse's biography of Beau Brummell, in Bayntun-Riviere bindings. -
1957 Isambard Kingdom BrunelLondon: 1957The first edition of L. T. C. Rolt's illustrated biography of civil engineer Isambard Kindom Brunel, in a full morocco Bayntun-Riviere signed binding. -
1953 The Brudenells of DeeneLondon: 1953A beautifully bound edition of Joan Wake's genealogical history of the Brudenell family, in a very fine full morocco binding from Bayntun-Riviere. -
1937 PepitaLondon: 1937The first edition of English writer and garden designer Vita Sackville-West's fascinating biography on her grandmother and mother. -
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1949 Knole and the SackvillesLondon: 1949A signed presentation copy of Vita Sackville-West's ode to her ancestral home Knole House, in Kent. -
1825 The Lives of Dr. John Donne, Sir Henry Wotton, Mr. Richard Hooker, Mr. George HerbertLondon: 1825A beautifully bound edition of Izaak Walton's 'Lives', sumptuously bound by Riviere and Son, complete with detailed plates throughout. -
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1991 The Turquoise Mountain Brian Blessed on EverestLondon: 1991A fine first edition copy of Brian Blessed's travel work on his trek up Everest, inscribed by Blessed to his literary agent, Rod Hall. -
1937 The Road to Wigan PierLondon: 1937The first edition of George Orwell's autobiographical sociological study, discussing attitudes towards socialism in the north of England, published by the Left Book Club. -
1848 Memoirs of the Life of William Collins, ESQ., R.A.London: 1848The first published work of important Victorian author Wilkie Collins, a touching biography on his father, painter William Collins. -
1928 The Making of Buffalo Bill a Study in HeroicsIndianapolis: 1928The first edition of this detailed biography on the life of American showman Buffalo Bill. -
1884 Charles DarwinLondon: 1884The first edition of Edward Woodall's very scarce, illustrated biographical study of the early life of Charles Darwin. -
c1920 Last of the Great Scouts ("Buffalo Bill")New York: c1920A lovely copy of this biography of Buffalo Bill, by his sister, Helen Cody Wetmore, and with an additional introduction and conclusion by author of American Westerns, Zane Grey. -
1892 Descobertas e Descobridores Diogo CaoLisboa: 1892A very scarce Portuguese biography on the important explorer Diogo Cao, an illustrated volume by Luciano Cordeiro. -
1887 Bayard (1495 - 1524)Paris: 1887A very scarce French biographical study on the important military leader Pierre Terrail, popularly known as Chevalier de Bayard. -
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1990 Life of the Poet Gnaeus Robertulus GravesaDeià, Mallorca: 1990A fine copy of this very scarce Limited Edition work from the poet Robert Graves, illustrated by Alice Meyer Wallace, and in a full vellum binding. -
1910 The North PoleLondon: 1910A bright first edition of Robert Peary's controversial 1908-1909 expedition to the North Pole, illustrated throughout. -
1857 Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El Medinah and MeccahLondon: 1857The second edition of Richard Burton's famous account of his journey to Mecca, disguised as a Muslim, during a period when non-Muslims were strictly forbidden. -
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1964 A Late SumerLondon: 1964A signed presentation copy of the first edition of E. R. Cartwright's autobiographical account of fourteen years spent in the far east following the First World War. -
1822 A Historical Account of His Majesty's Visit to ScotlandEdinburgh: 1822An attractively bound, very scarce first edition of this contemporary account of George IV's visit to Scotland. -
1800 A Tour Round North Wales, Performed During the Summer of 1798London: 1800The scarce first edition of this charming study of North Wales, illustrated with aquatint plates. -
1822 Memoirs of George Heriot, Jeweller to King James VIEdinburgh: 1822The first edition of this informative biography of Scottish goldsmith and philanthropist George Heriot. -
1933 Flush: A BiographyLondon: 1933The first edition of Virginia Woolf's entertaining novel about Flush, Elizabeth Barrett Browning's cocker spaniel, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper. -
1898 The MartianLondon and New York: 1898The first edition of George du Maurier's autobiographical novel, illustrated by the author himself, and retaining the rear wrap and flyleaf of the dust wrapper. -
1939 Wellington in Civil Life Through the Eyes of Those Who Knew HimLondon: 1939A scarce first edition copy of this insightful biography on the personal and civil life of the Duke of Wellington, written by his great-grandniece. -
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1887 George Eliot's Life as Related in Her Letters and JournalsEdinburgh and London: [1887]John Walter Cross' intimate biography on his late wife, George Eliot, an illustrated edition inscribed by the author to the half-title. -
1840 Up the RhineLondon: 1840A lovely first edition of English poet Thomas Hood's European travelogue, illustrated throughout. -
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1942 An Address Presented to Norman Hepburn Baynes With a Bibliography of His WritingsOxford: 1942A privately printed bibliography on the works of historian Norman H. Baynes, including a charming letter from Baynes to fellow scholar Francis Ernest Hutchinson. -
1830 The Lives of the most Eminent British Painters, Sculptors, and ArchitectsLondon: 1830-33Five volumes from Allan Cunningham's series of biographies of important British artists in charming uniform calf bindings. -
1838 Memoirs of Sir William KnightonParis: 1838The second edition of the uncommon memoirs of the private secretary to King George IV, Sir William Knighton. -
1885 Memoirs of the Life of Colonel HutchinsonNew York: 1885The scarce first edition of Lucy Hutchinson's memoirs of her late husband in two volumes sumptuously bound by Zaehnsdorf in uniform calf.