BIOGRAPHY
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THE MODEL MERCHANT OF THE MIDDLE AGES
Written by Samuel Lysons.
Stock no. 809544
Published by Hamilton, Adams & Co..
1st
1860.
Very good condition.
Exemplified in the story of Whittington and His Cat being an attempt to rescue that interesting story from the region of fable and to place it in its proper position in the legitimate history of this country. Dark red cloth, gilt titles. 3 b/w plates plus 1 large folding genealogical table. Corners a little bumped and rubbed.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- MIDDLE AGES
- BIOGRAPHY
THE CARLYLE COUNTRY
Written by J.M. Sloan.
Stock no. 807377
Published by Chapman & Hall.
1st
1904.
Very good condition.
Thomas Carlyle was born in the village of Ecclefechan in Dumfriesshire. the story of this area and his life. Blue cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. Top edge gilt. Endpapers lightly foxed. Corners bumped and rubbed.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SCOTLAND
- DUMFRIES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- BIOGRAPHY
GRAVEN IMAGE
Written by John Farleigh.
Stock no. 598884
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd..
1st
1940.
Very good condition.
An Autobiographical textbook. B/w pictorial covers. B/w photos and illustrations throughout. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Bookplate to front endpaper. Some foxing to endpapers and some pages internally.
SHADOWS OF THE GALLOWS
Written by Patrick C. Murphy.
Stock no. 598436
Published by The Caxton Printers Ltd..
1928.
Fair condition.
The author was a life prisoner in the Idaho State Penitentiary. Red cloth. B/w photos. Rear board badly dampstained and photos at rear affected by damp.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- BIOGRAPHY
- PENAL SYSTEM
THE BOY'S STORY OF LINDBERGH THE LONE EAGLE
Written by Richard J. Beamish.
Stock no. 380157
Published by The Boy's Own Paper.
1st
1928.
Very good condition.
Green cloth, gilt title to spine and large pictorial onlay to front cover. 320 pages. B/w photos. The story of the first man to fly from New York to Paris. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Large but neat inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins but contents generally clean.
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A STAGE-COACHMAN
Written by Thomas Cross.
Stock no. 627233
Published by Hurst & Blackett.
1st
1861.
Very good condition.
Three volumes. 8 x 5". Red embossed cloth, gilt titles to spines. B/w frontis to each volume. Bookplate of Eric S. Quayle to front pastedown of Vol I. Top and tail of spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Contents very good.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- COACHING
- BIOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ANTIQUARIAN
RANDOLPH CALDECOTT LORD OF THE NURSERY
Written by Rodney K. Engen.
Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott.
Stock no. 596566
Published by Oresko Books Ltd..
Circa
1976.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Large format. Card wraps. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0905368037. A few marks and some uneven fading to covers. Contents are fine.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- REFERENCE
- BOOKS
- BIOGRAPHY
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
EDWARD TEGLA DAVIES
Written by Islwyn Ffowc Elis.
Stock no. 595831
Published by Hugh Evans.
1st
1956.
Nearly fine condition.
Blue cloth, black titles. Text in Welsh, b/w photo frontis.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WELSH
- WALES
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- BIOGRAPHY
BOX KITES AND BEYOND
Written by E.G. Roberts.
Stock no. 595531
Published by The Hawthorn Press.
1st
1976.
Slightly better than very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.
The author's life as a airman during and between the two world wars. B/w photos. ISBN: 0725601787. SIGNED by author. Wrapper price-cut, worn and internally repaired (crudely with green tape).
GWAITH JAMES KITCHENER DAVIES
Written by Mair I. Davies.
Stock no. 592157
Published by Gwasg Gomer.
1st
1980.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Text in Welsh. B/w photos. ISBN: 0850889227. Wrapper spine faded.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WELSH
- WALES
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- BIOGRAPHY
ST. JAMES GUIDE TO BIOGRAPHY
Written by Paul E. Schellinger.
Stock no. 587813
Published by St. James Press.
1991.
Nearly fine condition.
Large format. Red cloth, silver titles. 870 pages. Biographies of famous people. ISBN: 1558621466.
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- BIOGRAPHY
JULIANA HORATIA EWING AND HER BOOKS
Written by Juliana Horatia Ewing; Horatia K.F. Gatty.
Stock no. 585246
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
1885.
Good condition.
Grey pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. 88 pages. Backstrip missing. Endpapers foxed.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- BIOGRAPHY
- BIBLIOGRAPHY