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Biography Books

Biography Books

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The Spectator, In Eight Volumes, 1791, David Niven, Glasgow

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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...

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The Works of Ben Jonson; with a Biographical Memoir by William Gifford, Edward Moxon, London 1853

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A substantial volume of the works of the English playwright and poet Ben Jonson (1572-1637), with a biography of his life. The Works of Ben Jonson;...

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Collection of 6 Works by Charles Lamb, Macmillan, Introduction and Notes by Alfred Ainger, 1908-1914

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Collection of 6 Works by Charles Lamb,. All with an Introduction and Notes by Alfred Ainger, 1908-1914. Comprises;  Mrs. Leicester's School and Oth...

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The Table-Talk and Bon-Mots of Samuel Foote, William Cooke, 1889. Numbered, Limited edition.

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The Table-Talk and Bon-Mots of Samuel Foote. (With an Introductory Memoir.) Edited by the Late William Cooke. Illustrated. Samuel Foote was born in...

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A Collection of Works by Ian Hay, mostly first editions, 1911-1941

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

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The Bee and Other Essays by Oliver Goldsmith, Together with the Life of Nash, 1914

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The Bee and Other Essays by Oliver Goldsmith, Together with the Life of Nash. Published by Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press. Printed in Ox...

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Maalesh; A Theatrical Tour in the Middle East, by Jean Cocteau. Translated by Mary C. Hoeck, 1956. Publisher signed.

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Maalesh; A Theatrical Tour in the Middle East, by Jean Cocteau. Translated by Mary C. Hoeck. Signed by the Publisher. Published by Peter Owen Limit...

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Mad Shelley, A Dramatic Life in Five Acts, Elma Dangerfield, 1977

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Mad Shelley, A Dramatic Life in Five Acts, by Elma Dangerfield.  Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British h...

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The Gilbert & Sullivan Book, Leslie Baily, 1952, signed by the author

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The Gilbert & Sullivan Book, by Leslie Baily. Signed and dated by the author to the title page. Published by Cassell & Company Ltd, London,...

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Arthur Miller; A Critical Study, by Christopher Bigsby, 2005

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

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Arthur Miller; Echoes Down the Corridor, signed first edition with inscription to William St Clair, 2000

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Arthur Miller: Collected Essays, 1944-2000; Echoes Down the Corridor. Edited by Steven R. Centola. Provenance; from the library of the late William...

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Works of Samuel Johnson, Twelve Volumes complete, 1816

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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.; A New Edition in Twelve Volumes. With An Essay on His Life and Genius by Arthur Murphy, Esq. Complete.  SOLD P...

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Shakespeare versus Shallow by Leslie Hotson, 1931, Nonesuch Press

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Shakespeare versus Shallow by Leslie Hotson. Published by the Nonesuch Press, London, 1931, first edition. A very good blue cloth hardback wrapped ...

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Charles Ricketts R.A. by T Sturge Moore, 1933.

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

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The Works of Beaumont and Fletcher, Henry Weber, 14 Volume Set 1812

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The Works of Beaumont and Fletcher in Fourteen Volumes: with an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Henry Weber, Esq. Published by James Ballanty...

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An Actor and His Time, John Gielgud, 1979

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An Actor and His Time, by John Gielgud, in colloration with John Miller and John Powell. Published by Sidgwick & Jackson, London, first edition...

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