Biography Books

Complete set of original hardbacks with their dustjackets; Born Free, Living Free, & Forever Free, by Joy Adamson: Born Free; A Lioness of Two ...

A beautiful copy of this work by American artist, Emelene Abbey Dunn (1859-1929), who founded the New York Normal Art School, after studying art in...

A smart gift copy from the author to William St Clair as denoted in St Clair's own hand on the first pastedown and with accompanying Publisher's pa...

Charles Skilton's facsimile edition of The Jacobite Peerage, which was originally issued in 1904 and was a fully subscribed print run on issue. The...

The Burke's Peerage facsimile edition of Ruvigny's Titled Nobility of Europe, which was reproduced here in 1980 for the first time. SOLD The Titled...

A first printing of Ruvigny's directory of the Titled Nobility of Europe, which has been smartly rebound in modern red cloth bindings by Riley, Dun...

Originally published as 'De Vlaamse Adel Voor 1300' in 1968, this monumental history of Flemish nobility receives its first English publication her...

A substantial, and high quality, volume on Nineteenth century art "With Illustrations from Pictures and Objects in the Fine Art Loan Collection of ...

A fascinating unpublished typescript journal of an 1839 voyage undertaken by Agnes Paterson from Scotland (nee Aird, 1809-1893). An introductory No...

Weighing in at 6.75 kg (almost 15lbs), a very substantial heavyweight Dictionary of more than 2,500 pages, plus illustrations and Plates. Webster's...

A smart, full leather bound copy of this heavyweight Dictionary of more than 2,500 pages and of very substantial form. Universal Pronouncing Dictio...

This volume details the pioneering work in India of 5 missionaries; Bartholomew Ziegenbald (Germany); Christian Frederick Schwartz (Denmark); and t...

An impressive, and imposing, large folio volume from the classic work by David Hume - almost 'elephant folio' in size. This large tome was part of ...

A very good set of 6 books by Joseph Conrad. They are from Dent's "The Uniform Edition - The Works of Joseph Conrad" series, comprising: Almayer's ...

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...

In 1880, a young medical student named Arthur Conan Doyle, in need of remuneration and adventure, took time away from his medical studies in Edinbu...

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 very smart full leather volume which has been professionally rebacked, and contains fine condition text. Locke was one of the great pioneers of r...

A very smart 2 volume set of professionally rebacked full leather volumes containing fine condition text. Lord Byron and Some of His Contemporaries...

The Edinburgh Review, or Critical Journal: For Oct. 1803......Jan. 1804. To be continued Quarterly. Vol III (contains issues V and VI). With many d...

Specimens of the Classic Poets in a Chronological Series from Homer to Tryphiodorus, Translated into English Verse, And Illustrated with Biographic...

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...