Biography Books

A History of The Earth and Animated Nature, By Oliver Goldsmith. With an Introductory View of the Animal Kingdom by Baron Cuvier; Copius Notes of D...

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 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 very good three volume set of this work described as: "a fascinating collection of impressions and facts about life in America, written by Americ...

A biographical essay on the life of American railroad magnate, John Murray Forbes (1813-1898), written by Edward, the son of Ralph Waldo Emerson - ...

The Scots Magazine was found in 1739, and claims to be the world's oldest magazine still in publication today (although with gaps in its publicatio...

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...

A fascinating biography of Joseph Duveen, first Baron Duveen (1869-1939). He was a British art dealer, and one of the world's most influential figu...

A volume of reminiscenses of.Lord Frederic Hamilton (1856-1928), Conservative Party Politician and Member of Parliament. He also served in the Dipl...

A volume of reminiscenses of.Lord Frederic Hamilton (1856-1928), Conservative Party Politician and Member of Parliament. He also served in the Dipl...

The Letters and Friendships of Sir Cecil Spring Rice; A Record. Edited by Stephen Gwynn.  Sir Cecil Spring Rice (1859-1918), was a British Diplomat...

A complete 2 volume set from the Library of former British Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) & his son, Randolph S. Churchill (...

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...

From the 'Americans in the Greek Revolution' series. The account of Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, an American surgeon who went to Greece when just 24 ye...

Ward, Lock and Co.'s Popular Library of Literary Treasures. Edited by G.T. Bettany, M.A.; 4 volumes bound as one; On Decision of Character and On A...

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 ...

William St Clair Slavery Research Materials - a collection of slavery reference books from his library, along with 2 personal copies of his publish...

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

Studies in Romanticism, Volume 16, Number 4, Fall 1977. This issue with articles on Marxism and Romanticism. With various contributors. Provenance;...

The Man Who Presumed; A Biography of Henry M. Stanley, by Byron Farwell. Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) was a famous Welsh-American explorer, sol...

Erichthonius and The Three Daughters of Cecrops, by Benjamin Powell, A.B., A.M. A Thesis presented to the University Faculty of Cornell university ...

"Yes, Lady Saheb"; A Woman's Adventurings with Mysterious India, Grace Thompson Seton (1872 - 1959; American writer and suffragist). Published by H...

The History of Tom Jones, A Changeling, by Lord Rothschild (Nathaniel Mayer Victor Rothschild). The book is a fascinating account of the legal case...

Trelawny; The Incurable Romancer. Author's signed proof copy. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British hist...

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...

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 - ...

Winston S. Churchill; The Second World War, 4 Volumes, 1948-1951.  SOLD Published by Cassell & Co. Limited, London, Toronto, Melbourne, Sydney,...

Arthur Miller: Collected Essays, 1944-2000; Echoes Down the Corridor. Edited by Steven R. Centola. 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...

Youthful Rambles on the Trail of the Classics 1912-1915 by Emerson H. Swift. SOLD Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 -...

Landfall at Sunset; The Life of a Contented Sailor, by David Bone. SOLD Published by Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd, London, 1955 1st edition. Signe...

Winston Churchill; The Second World War, 6 Vol set, 1948-1954.  SOLD Published by Cassell & Co. Limited, London, Toronto, Melbourne, Sydney, We...

Life of Sir Walter Raleigh: Founded on Authentic and Original Documents, Some of them Never Before Published: Including A View of the Most Importan...