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Biography & Autobiography
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1936 Father and Son: A Study of Two TemperamentsLondon: 1936A lovely copy of Gosse's psychological biography, in a full morocco binding. -
1914 The Life and Adventures of Arminius VambéryLondon : 1914A presentation copy of the autobiographical adventures of Arminius Vambéry, with a frontispiece and 16 plates. -
1916 Forty Years in Constantinople: The Recollections of Sir Edwin Pears 1873-1915London: 1916A first edition of this illustrated memoir by Sir Edwin Pears, offering a rare insider’s account of Ottoman politics and society from the reign of Sultan Abdulaziz to the First World War. -
1917 Abraham Lincoln by Lord CharnwoodLondon: 1917A handsomely bound 1917 reprint of the second edition of this biographical study of Abraham Lincoln, in a half red calf with red cloth prize binding by Bickers and Son bindery. -
1880 Old England's Worthies: Being Full and Original BiographiesLondon: 1880A lavishly illustrated biographic work on prominent English figures, with engravings and colour plates throughout. -
1901 2Vols The Letters of Robert Louis StevensonLondon: 1901A nice set, complete in two volumes, of the letters of Robert Louis Stevenson, edited and with an introduction by his friend, Sir Sidney Colvin, with two portrait frontispieces to each volume. -
1911 "Curry & Rice", On Forty Plates: Or, The Ingredients of Social Life At "Our Station" in IndiaLondon: 1911A fifth edition of 'Curry & Rice', a witty, satirical portrayal of Anglo-Indian station, in the publisher’s original orange cloth with gilt and blind stamping, featuring 40 colour plates. -
1903 Eikon Basilike: Or the King's BookLondon: 1903A limited edition of this landmark royalist classic portraying Charles I as the pious martyr-king of England. -
1845 Vies des grands capitaines du moyen-âge: Louis II de Clermont et Jean Le Meingre de Boucicaut.Paris: 1845The third edition and first volume of Alexandre Mazas’s Vies des Grands Capitaines du Moyen Âge, offering a richly detailed account of the lives of Louis II de Clermont and Jean Le Meingre de Boucicaut. -
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1868 The Early Years of His Royal Highness The Prince ConsortLondon: 1868An exceptional signed presentation copy from Queen Victoria herself of this touching biography of the early life of her late and much loved husband, Prince Albert. -
1910 Memories of Rugby and IndiaLondon; Leipzig (written as Leipsic): 1910A very smart, and uncommon presentation copy of Sir Alexander Arbuthnot's autobiography. -
1933 A Daughter of the SamuraiLondon: 1933A British edition of Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto’s evocative autobiography, chronicling her transformation from a samurai daughter in old Japan to a modern woman in the United States. -
1931 NoguchiNew York; London: 1931A first edition biography of pioneering Japanese bacteriologist Hideyo Noguchi, written by physician and author Gustav Eckstein. -
1907 Leaves From the Note-Books of Lady Dorothy NevillLondon: 1907The first edition of Lady Dorothy Nevill's Leaves From the Note-Books, an insightful and amusing portrait of the colourful aristocrat's life. -
1911 Letters From FinlandLondon: 1911The first edition of Rosalind Travers's Letters From Finland, written during her travels to the Scandinavian country she grew to love. -
1906 The Life of William Cavendish Duke of NewcastleLondon: [1906]The revised second edition of the memoirs of the Duke of Newcastle, written by his wife, Margaret Cavendish. -
1879 Catherine and Crauford Tait: A MemoirLondon: 1879The first edition of Archbishop Tait's loving memoir on his late wife and son, both virtuous figures who led inspiring lives. -
1896 2Vols The Life of Laurence SterneLondon: 1896A handsomely-bound set of an interesting biographical work on Laurence Sterne, the eighteenth-century Anglo-Irish writer, in cloth with extensive gilt decoration to the front boards. -
1924 El Raisuni: The Sultan of the MountainsLondon: 1924A lovely copy of the first edition of this engaging biography of Moroccan rebel Mulai Ahmed el Raisuni in the publisher's original light brown cloth binding, with thirty-two full-page monochrome photographic plates. -
1978-1998 17vol The Diary of Joseph FaringtonNew Haven; London: 1978-1998A complete 17 volume set of the diaries of English painter Joseph Farington, with illustrations and the original unclipped dust wrappers. -
1861-1862 6 Vols The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany: with Interesting Reminiscences of King George the Third and Queen CharlotteLondon: 1861-1862A finely bound six-volume first edition set of The Life and Correspondence of Mary Granville, an intriguing autobiography of the artist, court favourite, and Bluestocking intellectual, edited by her great-great-niece, Lady Llanover. -
1910 Turner's Golden VisionsLondon; Edinburgh: 1910A first edition of Turner’s Golden Visions by art critic C. Lewis Hind, an illustrated 1910 study celebrating J. M. W. Turner’s genius for light and colour. -
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1987 "Wilkie": The Motor Racing LegendBuckinghamshire: 1987A signed limited edition of “Wilkie: The Motor Racing Legend”, number 13 of 75 copies, inscribed by W. E. “Wilkie” Wilkinson at Silverstone during the 1987 British Grand Prix weekend. -
1891 Memoirs of Emma Lady HamiltonLondon: 1891The very scarce large paper edition of this collection of memoirs from Emma Lady Hamilton, mistress of Lord Nelson. -
1895 The Life of NelsonLondon: 1895A handsomely bound edition of Robert Southey's influential biography on the British naval hero, with illustrations by famous painter Richard Westall. In green morocco binding. -
1900 NelsonLondon: 1900A scarce edition of John Knox Laughton's scholarly biography of the iconic naval commander. A prize binding in full tree calf. -
1899 Horatio Nelson and the Naval Supremacy of EnglandNew York: 1899A scarce edition of William Clark Russell's popular biography of the naval icon. The first book of the Heroes of the Nations series. -
1899 The Life of Nelson: The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great BritainLondon: 1899A smart second edition of The Life of Nelson, Captain Mahan's detailed biography of the naval hero that demonstrates his military expertise. -
1814 2vol The Life of NelsonLondon: 1814A pleasingly bound two-volume second edition set of Robert Southey's astounding biography on the British naval icon that helped cement his legendary status today. -
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1930 Alexander PopeLondon: 1930A limited edition of this critical study, re-evaluating the form and precision of Alexander Pope's poetry, signed by the author, Edith Sitwell. -
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1926 StendhalLondon: 1926A limited edition translation of Anatole France's biographical study of Stendhal. Privately printed for Holbrook Jackson at The Curwen Press. -
1865 Lives of Boulton and WattLondon: 1865A handsomely bound first edition of Samuel Smiles's biography of two important steam-engine engineers from the 19th century. -
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1901 James WattGlasgow: 1901A signed presentation copy of the uncommon first edition of this privately printed biography of prominent engineer James Watt. -
1881 The Stephensons and Other Railway PioneersLondon: 1881An attractive prize bound biography of George Stephenson and his son Robert Stephenson, from J. F. Layson. -
1856 Memorials of the Lineage, Early Life, Education and Development of the Genius of James WattLondon: 1856Illustrated throughout with folding plates and maps, this is the first edition of George Williamson's impressively illustrated biography of the life of engineer James Watt. -
1864 James Brindley and the Early EngineersLondon: 1864Illustrated throughout, this is an excellent example of the first edition of Samuel Smiles's biography of celebrated engineer James Brindley.