Biography books from the 18th,19th and 20th century

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A.E.W. Mason: The Life of Francis Drake

CODE: 110731

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London. Hodder and Stoughton Ltd. 1941.

First edition. Hardback. 4vo. 436 pages. Illustrated with a frontis of Drake, Cartagena and a fold out chart of Cadiz harbour. Original dark blue cloth covers. Pages yellowing. Corners marked.

Good condition

Alan Lloyd: Franco

CODE: 110764

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London. Longman. 1970.

Reprint. Hardback. Dust jacket. 8vo. 256 pages. Dust jacket price clipped, chipped, creased and torn to edges. Spine skew.

Good / Fair condition

Barrett H Clark: Great Short Biographies of the World

CODE: 110584

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London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1929.

First edition. Hardback. 8vo. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". 1407 pages. Slight foxing. Slight bumping to bottom corners. Wear and small tears to top of spine. Wear to bottom of spine.

Good + condition

Barry Took: Star Turns - The Life and Times of Benny Hill and Frankie Howard

CODE: 611094

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London. Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1992.

First edition. Hardback. Small 4to. 169 pages. Illustrated.

Fine / Near Fine condition

Bjorn Landstrom: Columbus

CODE: 110439

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London. Allen & Unwin. 1967.

First UK edition. Hardback. Dust jacket. 4vo. 207 pages. B&w and colour illustrations throughout. Dust jacket edges chipped with a few closed tears. Edges of cloth covers slightly foxed.

Very Good / Very Good condition

Brian Connell: Knight Errant a Biography of Douglas Fairbanks Jr

CODE: 110315

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London. Hodder and Stoughton. 1955.

First edition. Hardback. 8vo. 288 pages. Spine sloped. Edge wear including label on spine.

Very Good condition

Caryl Brahms: Gilbert and Sullivan - Lost Chords and Discords

CODE: 17040710

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London. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1975.

First edition. Hardback. Dust jacket. 4to. 264 pages. Illustrated. Interesting double biography. Dust jacket curling and torn to edges.

Very Good + / Good condition

Clara Zetkin Marcel Cachin Karl Steinhart Vasil Kolarov they knew lenin reminiscences foreign contemporaries

Clara Zetkin Marcel Cachin Karl Steinhart Vasil Kolarov etc.: They Knew Lenin - Reminiscences of Foreign Contemporaries

CODE: 102309

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Moscow. Progress Publishers. 1968.

First UK Edition (first printing). Hard back. Dust jacket. 8vo.. 287 pages. Frontispiece of Lenin and several futher illustrations. Translated from the Russian by David Myshne. Compliments slip from Soviet Weekly and a letter from David Kelly (Soviet Weekly circulation Manager) applogising for having to send this book as a replacement for the Christmas Gift Offer. Some creasing to the edges of the dust jacket. Small closed tear to base of dust jacket.

Very Good + / Very Good condition

David Garnett: The Essential T E Lawrence

CODE: 110135

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London. Jonathan Cape. 1951.

First edition. Hardback. Dust jacket. Small 8vo. 8" x 5 1/4". 317 pages + 11 page index. Dustwrapper marked, chipped and rubbed. Publishers slips.

Very Good + / Good + condition

Emil Ludwig: Three Titans

CODE: 110025

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London. G P Putnam's Sons. 1930.

First edition. Hardback. 8vo. 6" x 9". 286 pages. Black and white illustrations. Some foxing. Some wear to edges. Spine skew. Biography of Michael Angelo, Rembrandt and Beethoven.

Good condition

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