Biography Books

A Shadow of Magnitude; The Acquisition of the Elgin Marbles, Theodore Vrettos; William St Clair inscribed copy. Provenance; from the library of the...

The Elgin Affair; The Abduction of Antiquity's Greatest Treasures and the Passions it Aroused, by Theodore Vrettos. (Υπόθεση Έλγιν : το χρονικό της...

The Elgin Affair; The Abduction of Antiquity's Greatest Treasures and the Passions it Aroused, by Theodore Vrettos. Provenance; from the library of...

Benjamin Robert Haydon and the Critical Reception of the Elgin Marbles; A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of the Division of the Humanities i...

Byron and Greece, by Harold Spender. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British historian, academic and autho...

Byron; A Biography, 3 Volume set complete, by Leslie A. Marchand, signed. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), ...

The Byron Mystery, by Sir John C. Fox, Late Senior Master of the Supreme Court, Chancery Division. Provenance; from the library of the late William...

The Wicked Lord Byron, Richard Deakin, 2018, Signed. The book is a novel - a fictional version of Byron's life. Provenance; from the library of the...

John Bull's Letter to Lord Byron, edited by Alan Lang Strout. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British hist...

Byron; A Poet Before His Public, by Philip W. Martin. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British historian, a...

Byron; The Flawed Angel, by Phyllis Grosskurth. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British historian, academi...

At John Murray's; Records of a Literary Circle 1843-1892, by George Paston. Preface by The Rt. Hon. Lord Ernle. SOLD Provenance; from the library o...

The Byron Journal; Large Collection from Sir William St. Clair, 1973-2017. A group of 36 issues of the journal (to which William St Clair has contr...

Byron The Maker; Truth or Masquerade - An Exploration, Volume One: Byron in England, Anne Fleming, 2006.  Provenance; from the library of the late ...

Bright Darkness; The Poetry of Lord Byron Presented in the Context of his Life and Times, by Anne Fleming. Provenance; from the library of the late...

Les Alsaciens Dans La Garde Imperiale et Dans Les Corps D'Elite; Publication Illustree. Texte par Henry Ganier. Planche par Tanconville et Maurice ...

Harold Nicolson; Diaries and Letters 1930-1962, 3 Volume Set. Edited by Nigel Nicolson. The writings of Sir Harold George Nicolson (1886-1968), pol...

Richard Crossman; The Diaries of a Cabinet Minister, 2 Volumes: Volume One: Minister of Housing 1964-66, 688pp + Plates, 1976; Volume Two: Lord Pre...

W.G. Gillies; A Very Still Life, by W. Gordon Smith. SOLD Published by Atelier Books, Edinburgh, 1991, first edition. With 8pp Exhibition Catalogue...

The Association for Scottish Literary Studies, General Editor – Douglas Mack: James Hogg; Selected Stories and Sketches. Edited by Douglas S. Mack....

Raffles; The Story of Singapore, by Raymond Flower. Published by Marshall Cavendish Editions, 2007. First Singapore edition, following The Times fi...

Bound Collection of Biblical Pamphlets, 1914. With authors' names to spine; Thackeray, Simpson, Findlay, Mayor, Stawell, Bladon, Peake, Burkitt, La...

The "Lansdowne" Poets; The Poetical Works of John Milton. With Memoir, Explanatory Notes, &c. Portrait and Original Illustrations. Published by...

The Life of James, Late Duke of Ormonde. Containing: I) An Historical and Genealogical Account of His Grace's Family. II) An Impartial View of His ...

John Downman, A.R.A; His Life and Works, by Dr. Williamson. With a Catalogue of his Drawings. Published by Otto Limited, London, 1907. First editio...

An Account of the Infancy, Religious and Literary Life, of Adam Clarke, L.L.D., F.A.S., & C. Written by One who was Intimately Acquainted with ...

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....

Trelawny by R. Glynn Gryll. SOLD Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British historian, academic and author. H...

Milton & Wordsworth, Poets and Prophets; A Study of Their Reactions to Political Events by Sir Herbert J. C. Grierson. This copy carries the 's...

Rhetoric and English Composition, by Sir Herbert J. C. Grierson. This copy carries the 'signature' of 'Flora Grierson' (his daughter, 1899-1966, au...

William Blake, 1757-1827; A Man Without a Mask, by J. Bronowski. This copy has a presentation inscription on the first free endpaper dated to July ...

Sir Richard Church, C.B., G.C.H., Commander in Chief of the Greeks in the War of Independence, by Stanley Lane-Poole. Provenance; from the library ...

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

Et Virtutem... Essays on Mill Hill by George F. Timpson. SOLD Published privately to mark the 150th Anniversary of Mill Hill School and the visit o...

Arthur Miller; A Critical Study, by Christopher Bigsby. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British historian,...

Joseph Severn, A Life; The Rewards of Friendship, by Sue Brown. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British hi...

Aubrey Beardsley: Selected Drawings. Venus and Tannhäuser; Monographs and articles about Beardsley / Robert Ross, Arthur Simons; intro. Art. M. Lik...

Andrew Lang, A Critical Biography with a short-title bibliography of the works of Andrew Lang, by Roger Langelyn Green. Published by Edmund Ward, L...

The Scottish Nation; or the Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours and Biographical History of the People of Scotland. By William Anderson. Publis...

Commissioned Officers in the Medical Services of the British Army 1660-1960 by A. Peterkin (1660-1727) & William Johnston (1727-1898), and Sir ...

The Dictionary of Scottish Painters, 1600 to the Present, by Paul Harris & Julian Halsby. Published by Canongate, Edinburgh. 1998 second editio...

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

Le Carnet d'un Pelerin; XVe Pelerinage de Penitence a Jerusalem, Rhodes, Constantinople, Athenes, Patras. En vente chez l'auteur: L'Abbe Clement Co...

Le Voyage de Sparte, Nouvelle Edition Augmentee d'un Chapitre, by Maurice Barres. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 -...

Vers Athenes et Jerusalem; Journal de Voyage en Grece et en Syrie by Gustave Larroumet. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (...

Professor Koeppen; The Adventure of a Danish Scholar in Athens and America, by H.M.J. Klein & Richard D. Altick. Franklin and Marshall College ...

Thomas De Quincey; His Life and Writings, with Unpublished Correspondence by H A Page (pseudonym of Alexander Hay Japp). In Two volumes. Vol. I. (t...

Athens from Alexander to Antony, by Christian Habicht. Translated by Deborah Lucas Schneider. Provenance; from the library of the late William St C...