Biography Books

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...

Leabar A' Chlachain; Home Life of the Highlanders 1400-1746. Printed for the Highland Village Association Limited; Scottish Exhibition of National ...

The Highlanders of Scotland, by the Late William F. Skene, D.C.L., LL.D., F.S.A. (Scot). Edited, with Excursus and Notes, by Alexander Macbain, M.A...

Argyll's Highlands: or MacCailein Mor and the Lords of Lorne; With Traditional Tales and Legends of the County of Argyll and the Campbells and Macd...

The Genealogie of the Mackenzies, Preceeding Ye Year M.DC.LXI. (1661); Wreattin in Ye Year M.DC.LXIX (1669), by a Person of Qualitie (unnamed, but ...

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

Great Thinkers of The Eastern World; The major thinkers and the philosophical and religious classics of China, India, Japan, Korea, and the world o...

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...

Hill and Adamson's Photographs of Linlithgow, by Roddy Simpson. Published by West Lothian History and Amenity Society, Linlithgow, 2002 first editi...

Famous Women of Scotland Series: Volume One; Famous Women of Fife, by Lillian King. Published by Windfall Books, Fife, 1997 first edition. Uncommon...

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...

Memoires et Souvenirs; Publie sous la Direction de F. Funck-Brentano: Le Regne de Robespierre, by Maria Helene Williams. Traduit pour la premiere f...

Early Letters of Marcus Dods, D.D. (Late principal of New college, Edinburgh), 1850-1864, selected and edited by his Son, Marcus Dods, M.A., Advoca...

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

Geschichte der Basler Mission, 1815-1899, mit vier Kartenstizzen, by Paul Eppler (History of the Basel Mission with four map sketches). Published b...

Albrecht Ritschls Leben, Dargestellt von Otto Ritschl. 2 Volumes complete. Comprises: Vol 1: Published 1892: Ertser Band. 1822 - 1864. Vol 2: Publi...

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....

Histoire Des Conciles Oecumeniques 10; Latran V et Trente, by O. De La Brosse, J. Lecler, H. Holstein & CH. Lefebvre. Published under the direc...

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...

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

The Courtesan's Revenge; Harriette Wilson, the Woman who Blackmailed the King, by Frances Wilson. Provenance; from the library of the late William ...

The Business of Enlightenment; A Publishing History of the Encyclopedie 1775-1800, by Robert Darnton. Provenance; from the library of the late Will...

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...

The Courtesan's Revenge; Harriette Wilson, the Woman who Blackmailed the King, by Frances Wilson. SOLD Provenance; from the library of the late Wil...

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

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