Biography Books

Sir James Guthrie, P.R.S.A., LL. D.; A Biography by Sir James L. Caw. Foreword by Sir D.Y. Cameron, R.A., LL.D. Guthrie As interpreter by Frank Rin...

A fascinating album of original photographs chronicling the life of Seaman William John Reginald Brown, of Stromness, Orkney, Scotland. He was born...

History of The Society of Dilettanti. Compiled by Lionel Cust, M.A., Director of the National Portrait Gallery and edited by Sidney Colvin, M.A., K...

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

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

The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Comprehending an account of his studies and numerous works in chronological order ; a series of his epistolary co...

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...

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....

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 ...

William Blake, by Martin Butlin, Tate Gallery Exhibition Guide, 1978. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), Brit...

A Tour in the Lakes Made in 1797 by William Gell, edited by William Rollinson, 1968. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (193...

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...

Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap-book, 1840, with Poetical Illustrations by L.E.L. (Letitia Elizabeth Landon) and Mary Howitt. SOLD Provenance; from the...

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

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

Charles Ricketts R.A. Sixty Five Illustrations. Introduced by T. Sturge Moore. Published by Cassell & Company Limited, London, Toronto, Melbour...

The Life of Benvenuto Cellini, newly translated into English by John Addington Symonds, with engraved portrait and eight etchings by F. Laguillermi...

Frederic Lord Leighton, Late President of the Royal Academy of Arts. An Illustrated Record of His Life and Work by Ernest Rhys. SOLD Published by G...