Biography Books

Arctic Adventure is the memoir of the Danish explorer, writer and anthropologist Peter Freuchen, one of the twentieth century's best-known Arc...

Sylvia Plath (1932-1963) was one of the most influential poets and literary voices of the twentieth century, known for her intensely personal and p...

Cultural Amnesia by Clive James is an expansive and highly personal work of literary and cultural criticism, first published in 2007. Structured th...

Acts of Light brings together selected poems by Emily Dickinson with luminous colour paintings by Nancy Ekholm Burkert, accompanied by an appreciat...

The Spectator began publication in 1711 and ended in 1713, and at its height sold 20,000 copies a day, according to its authors, covering all manne...

Winston Churchill; The Second World War, 6 Volume set, complete, 1948-1954.  SOLD Published by Cassell & Co. Limited, London, Toronto, Melbourn...

The Spectator began publication in 1711 and ended in 1713, and at its height sold 20,000 copies a day, according to its authors, covering all manne...

A beautifully presented volume of this work, first published in 1983. Very much a deluxe edition from Gryphon Editions, in full pigskin leather, sp...

A copy of the very first printing of the Guinness Book of Records, which went on to became a worldwide publishing phenomenon. Initially produced as...

A charming bound copy of Chambers Miscellany containing a wealth of informative essays and features to interest Victorian readers. Still an enterta...

A charming set of Chambers Miscellany containing a wealth of informative essays and features to interest Victorian readers. Still an entertaining r...

Charles Cavendish Fulke Greville (1794-1865), held the office of Clerk of the Council in Ordinary and served under the three monarchs of King Georg...

Miniature Painters British and Foreign, With Some Account of Those Who Practised in America in the Eighteenth Century. Illustrated by Numerous Exam...

Ian Hay was the pen name of John Hay Beith (1876-1922), British schoolmaster, soldier, novelist, playwright and historian. His humorous account of ...

Cassell's Illustrated Readings, First and Second Series bound as one. An illustrated compendium of 'Penny Readings' to be read and shared with the ...

The Poetical Works of Milton, Young, Gray, Beattie, and Collins. Complete in One Volume.  Published by John Grigg, Philadelphia, 1831. Stereotyped ...

Stanley Gibbons Royal Wedding Stamp Collection 1981, 3 Volume Set; The Royal Wedding, H.R.H. Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, 29th July 1981....

Piracy, The Intellectual Property Wars from Gutenberg to Gates, by Adrian Johns. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - ...

Publishing, Editing and Reception; Essays in Honor of Donald H. Reiman. Edited by  Michael Edson. Provenance; from the library of the late William ...

Red Channels; The Report of Communist Influence in Radio and Television. SOLD Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 202...