Biography Books

Journals of the Western Isles: A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland by Samuel Johnson and The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides by James Bo...

The Road to Oxiana by Robert Byron. Introduced by Geoffrey Moorhouse.  Published by The Folio Society, London, 2000. First edition thus. The book w...

Nelson and Emma by Roger Hudson.  Published by The Folio Society, London, 1994. First edition thus. A fine cloth hardback with blue cloth spine wit...

The Cream of Noel Coward, Selected by Michael Cox. Illustrated by Helen Smithson. Preface by Graham Payn & Sheridan Morley. Published by The Fo...

Aristophanis Comoediae - The Comedies of Aristophanes. Edited by Immanuel Bekkerus (August Immanuel Bekker 1785-1871). 4 Volumes (from 5 - missing ...

The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.; A New Edition in Twelve Volumes. With An Essay on His Life and Genius by Arthur Murphy, Esq. Complete.  Publis...

The Poetical Works of Milton, Young, Gray, Beattie, and Collins. Complete in One Volume, Stereotyped by J. Crissy and G. Goodman. Published by John...

Pensee de Blaise Pascal, Precedee D'Une Notice Sur Sa Vie by Madame Perier, Sa Soeur. Published by Charpentier, Libraire-Editeur, Paris, 1843.  A v...

Samuel Butler, and His Hudibras and Other Works by A. Ramsay. Published by Charles Knight & Co, London, 1846. Bound by Maclehose of Glasgow. A ...

Sir Roger De Coverley by The Spectator. The Notes and Illustrations by W. Henry Wills (there are no illustrations included in this version). De Cov...

The Poetical Works of George Crabbe: With His Letters and Journals, and His Life, By His Son. In Eight Volumes, complete. Also known as Life and Po...

Memoires de Messire Pierre de Bourdeille, Signeur De Brantome, Contenant Les Vies Des Hommes Illustres, Et Grands Capitaines Francois de son temps....

Gertrude Stein In Words and Pictures; A Photobiograpy, by Renate Stendhal. Published by Thames and Hudson, London. 1995 first edition. Very good pa...

Herbert Read; Selected Writings; Poetry and Criticism. With a Foreword by Allen Tate. Published by Faber and Faber, London, 1963 1st edition. A ver...

By-Line: Ernest Hemingway; Selected Articles and Despatches Recording the Adventure that was his Life, and the Events from which he Fashioned his M...

A Clyack-Sheaf by Hugh MacDiarmid, Not for Publication; Uncorrected Proof. Includes a signed letter from William McCreadie, dated 22nd April 1969) ...

Akros, Special Hugh MacDiarmid double issue, August 1977. Published by Akros Publications, Preston. Volume 12, Numbers 34 & 35, published simul...

Selected Poems by Nora Chesson, 5 Volume set; SOLD Volume I: Dirge for Aoine and Other Poems.  Volume II: A Dead Girl to Her Lover and Other Poems....

The Strawberry Hill Set; Horace Walpole and His Circle, by Brian Fothergill. Published by Faber and Faber, London, 1983. First edition. Biography o...

Laughter in the Next Room; Being the Fourth Volume of Left Hand, Right Hand! An autobiography by Osbert Sitwell. Published by Macmillan & Co. L...

The Scarlet Tree; Being the Second Volume of Left Hand, Right Hand! An autobiography by Osbert Sitwell. Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd, Londo...

Brendan Behan's Island; An Irish Sketch-book by Brendan Behan. With Drawings by Paul Hogarth. Published by Hutchinson of London, 1962 First edition...

William the Conqueror by Hilaire Belloc. Published by Peter Davies Limited. First edition, August 1933. Printed in Edinburgh. Very good navy blue (...

Shakespeare versus Shallow by Leslie Hotson. Published by the Nonesuch Press, London, 1931, first edition. A very good blue cloth hardback wrapped ...