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1996 Angela's Ashes: A Memoir of a ChildhoodLondon: 1996The first UK edition of the Pulitzer Prize winning memoir by Frank McCourt.
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c1880 Early Reminiscences of Danegate and its SurroundingsNot Stated: c1880A charming and very scarce privately published volume about a woman's reminiscences about her childhood in the Rotherfield parish of East Sussex.
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1895-1898 3 vols Gleanings from an Old PortfolioEdinburgh : 1895-1898A complete three volume set of the correspondence of Lady Louisa Stuart, with illustrations.
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1897 The Collection of Autograph Letter and Historical Documents The Bulstrode PapersNot Stated : 1897A first edition, privately printed copy of this collection of papers by Sir Richard Bulstrode.
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1994 Long Walk to FreedomSouth Africa: 1994The first edition of Nelson Mandela's ground breaking autobiography in the original dust wrapper.
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Signed1878 A Notelet About Richard Drake of Esher in SurreyLondon : 1878A very scarce copy of this notelet on Richard Drake of Esher, with a signed letter from the author.
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1855 A Memoir of the Reverend Sydney SmithLondon: 1855A complete two volume memoir of the popular writer and cleric, Sydney Smith.
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1970-2014 21 Works by Larry McMurtryNew York, London, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo, Singapore: 1970-2014Twenty-one first editions, first printings of works by Larry McMurtry including works of fiction and non fiction with the original dust wrappers.
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Signed1878 A Letter to Father Ignatius on the Death of his MotherLondon: 1878With a touching presentation inscription, this is a very scarce work in which the author mourns the death of his wife, Louisa Genevieve Lyne, and addresses his feelings to his son, the monk Father Ignatius.
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1864 Some Particulars Contributed Towards A Memoir of Mrs. MyddeltonNot Stated: 1864A scarce and privately printed biographical account of Jane Myddelton, one of the 'Windsor Beauties', written by G. Steinman Steinman and signed by the author to the title page.
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1902 Napoleon IntimeLondon: 1902A scarce privately printed edition of this biography of Napoleon, making use of numerous hitherto unpublished documents related to the life of the French Emperor.
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1983 Vita, The Life of V. Sackville-WestLondon: 1983The first edition of this illustrated and award winning biography of Vita Sackville-West.
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1925 The Portrait of ZelideLondon: 1925The first edition of this award winning biography on Isabelle de Charriere. Bound by the socialite and patron of the arts, Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie.
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1925-1927 2Vol My LifeParis: 1925-1927A Limited Edition of these salacious autobiographies, banned for their sexual explicitness. In unique half reverse calf bindings.
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1974 Publishing in the West Alan SwallowSanta Fe: 1974A lovely copy of this short semi-biographical work of Alan Swallow written by William F. Claire. Printed privately by The Lightning Tree publishing company.
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1993 Philip Larkin a Writer's LifeLondon: 1993A superior copy of Philip Larkin's biography. Written by Andrew Motion, one of Larkin's executors.
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1920 Arthur Richmond Taber Biography Aviation Sydney Richmond Taber FirstNew Jersey: 1920A first edition of this biography of the American pilot Arthur Richmond Taber, written by his father.
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Signed1871 A Memoir of Barbara Duchess of Cleveland George S Steinman Letters SignedUnknown: 1871A scarce copy of this memoir of the Duchess of Cleveland.
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1923 The Letters of George Meredith to Alice Meynell 1896-1907London and San Francisco: 1923A collection of letters from George Meredith to Alice Meynell.