Biographical & Autobiographical Novels

London: Peter Davies, 1974. Biographical drama based on the life of Laure Junot. Jacket by Dave Webster. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. VG++, Ink Price, Sl Foxing/VG+, Wear, Tears, Tape Repairs. more information

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London: Peter Davies, 1975. VG++, Spine Ends Crush, Page Browning/VG++, Edgewear, Browning. Biographical historical novel about Madame de Maintenon. Jacket by Keith Ward. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. more information

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New South Wales: Brandl & Schlesinger, 1997. "MORTAL DIVIDE is "autofiction", a self-denying narrative that highlights the rival clarities of document and memoir". 191 pages. Illustrated with photomontages. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. VG++, Mild Wear/NO DUST JACKET. Illus. by Lyssiotis, Peter. more information

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London: Andre Deutsch, 1979. Biographical novel, third in the "Midlands" series. Jacket by Brian Knight. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. 1st UK Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine, Sl Top Edgefoxing/Near Fine, Sl Wear, Sl Foxing. more information

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London: Andre Deutsch, 1979. VG++, Shelfwear, bumping/VG++, Edgewear, indentations. Biographical novel, third in the "Midlands" series. Jacket illustration by Brian Knight. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. 1st UK Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. more information

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London: Collins, 1956. NF, Sl Spine Head & Heel Crush/VG++, Sl Edgewear, Spine Brown. 1st Edition. Novel based on the lives of the Roman emperor Aurelian and Zenobia, Queen of the East. Attractive "period" jacket art by John Rose. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. more information

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London: Cassell, 1931. Biographical historical romance. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. G+, Bumps, Fade, Label, Foxing/NO DUST JACKET. more information

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London: Pandora, 1987. Art drama, based on the life of Marie-Clementine (Suzanne) Valadon. Jacket illustration by Laura Knight. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Near Fine, Sl edgewear, Stain. more information

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London: Corgi / Transworld, 1965. Corgi #FG7068. Autobiographical sketches. Expanded condition report/scan on request. . 1st UK Paperback Edition. Mass Market Paperback. VG+, Wear, Creases, Browning/NO DUST JACKET. Illus. by Behan, Beatrice. more information

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London: Robert Hale, 1971. G+, Ex Association library, stamps & ink codes to endpapers only, binding intact but shaky, mild spine cock, shelfwear, 4 tape stains on front board & spine, light browning/VG, Edgewear, 2 tears on rear flap, 1 small tear on front flap, red title on spine faded to orange, faint tape ghosts on jacket interior. Historical novel about William the Conqueror. Jacket design by Eileen Walton. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. more information

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London: Hutchinson, 1954. Fictional account of the life of Eva Braun. BOOK:- Binding is sound, no loose pages; dark green boards are clean, with some tarnishing of the gilt spine titles, but no loss. Slight spine cock; spine head & heel ridges are mildly crushed; small bump and pin-prick perforation at spine centre on rear hinge; one very small corner bump; no ink names, stamps, or other permanent markings; very faint offset visible on the endpapers, no foxing; mild uniform page browning. JACKET:- Intact, with price. Edgewear; tattering to spine head, and shallow chipping to spine heel, no titles affected; 2 tears each at spine head and heel, ranging from 2mm to 1.3cm; 1cm tear at bottom rear flap hinge; 1.2cm tear with associated crease at 12 o'clock on front panel top edge; "V" wear on the hinge corners; small chip, less than fingernail size, at 11 o'clock on rear panel top edge; abrasion along the hinges, that on the spine having a pin-prick perforation corresponding to that on the book; some soiling of the white rear panel. Scan on request.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. VG++/VG+. more information

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London: Arrow, 1965. Biographical novel. Arrow #850. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. 1st UK Paperback Edition. Mass Market Paperback. VG+, Wear, Foxing, Browning/NO DUST JACKET. more information

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London: Severn House, 1978. Biographical novel. Jacket photo by Michael R Carter. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. 1st UK Hardcover Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. VG++, Mild Wear & Edge-Foxing/VG+, Edgewear, Abrasion. more information

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London: Severn House, 1977. "The story of the man who lived that Christ might die." Jacket photo by Michael R Carter. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. 1st UK Hardcover Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. VG++, Mild Wear, & Edge-Foxing/VG++, Edgewear, Browning. more information

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London: Fontana, 1970. VG, Edgewear, creases, browning/NO DUST JACKET. "The romantic, tragic story of one of Ireland's greatest patriots - Lord Edward Fitzgerald". Expanded condition report/scan on request.. First Fontana Edition. Mass Market Paperback. more information

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London: New English Library (NEL), 1975. VG, Edgewear, creases, spine fade, edge-foxing, browning/NO DUST JACKET. Biographical novel. Cover art by W Francis Phillipps. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. 1st UK Paperback Edition. Mass Market Paperback. more information

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London: Corgi, 1977. VG+, Edgewear, Soiling, Browning/NO DUST JACKET. Autobiographical novel. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. 1st UK Paperback Edition. Mass Market Paperback. more information

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London: Arrow, 1969. G+, Edgewear, tear, creases, abrasion, foxing, browning. Illustrated. 248 pages. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. First Arrow Edition. Mass Market Paperback. more information

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London (1965): Arthur Barker. Biographical novel. Jacket by Barbosa. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine, Spine Ends Crush/VG++, PC, Slight Wear, 1 Tear. more information

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London: London Magazine Editions, 1974. VG, Shelfwear, label removal stain to top corner of front pastedown, faint staining to red front board, mild foxing/G, Edgewear, small chips & tears, red staining to interior, some loss to rear flap as subscription form was roughly torn off, mild foxing. Tragicomic novel, loosely based on the author's time spent working for the post office in Los Angeles. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. 1st UK Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. more information

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London: Jonathan Cape, 1961. VG, Shelfwear, bump, ink name, offset, foxing/VG, Edgewear, small tears, heavy interior foxing, browning. Biographical novel about the life of the Empress Eugenie. Jacket design by Gaynor Chapman. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. more information

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London: Peter Davies, 1964. VG+, Shelfwear, bumping/VG+, PC, Edgewear, mild soiling & abrasion. "A novel reconstructing H.M.S. Roebuck's voyage to the South Seas in 1698/1701 under the command of William Danpier, formerly one of the buccaneering 'Brethren of the Coast'." Jacket by Brian Lubrani. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. more information

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London: W H Allen, 1957. Near Fine/VG++. 1st UK Edition. Biographical novel, based on the life of Eliza Callaghan (b. 1803), transported to Australia at the age of 18, ultimately pardoned and married to John Batman (1800-1840 ), founder of Melbourne. Book has spine heel crush and two corner bumps. Jacket has edgewear, tears and one small chip. A scan of the jacket is available if required.. more information

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London: Panther, 1973. VG, Edgewear, creases, spine lean, dealer sticker, stain, browning. Semi-autobiographical novel. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. First Panther Edition. Mass Market Paperback. more information

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London: Staples, 1948. 'A Novel based on the life of Charles Dickens'. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine, Mild Shelfwear/VG+, PC, Wear,Tears,Spine Fade. more information

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London: Cassell, 1974. Biographical novel about Emily Dickinson's love for Judge Otis Lord. Jacket by Barbara Walton. Expanded condition report/scan on request. . 1st UK Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. VG++, Shelfwear, Browning/VG++, Edgewear, Browning. more information

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London: Heinemann, 1942. VG, Shelfwear, dealer sticker, light foxing, browning/G+, Price-clipped, edgewear, large chip, tears, foxing. Maritime adventure, based on the life of John Paul Jones. Jacket design by Geo. Mansell. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. 1st UK Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. more information

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London: Jonathan Cape, 2000. Fictional reconstruction of the life of E J Bellocq. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. Uncorrected Book Proof. Soft Cover. Near Fine, Sl Sp Heel Wear/NO DUST JACKET. more information

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London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1945. Biographical novel. Jacket illustration by Boswell. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. 1st UK Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. VG++, Shelfwear, Dealer Label/Poor, Wear,Tear, Insect Damage. more information

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London: Hutchinson, 1952. Biographical novel. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. 1st UK Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. VG++, Wear, Browning/VG++, PC, Wear, Sm Chip, Tears. more information

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London: Heinemann, 1982. VG, Shelfwear, spine crease, bump, browning/VG++, Edgewear, indentations. "The incredible story of Barney Barnato". Cover photo by Bill Richmond. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. 1st UK Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. more information

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Cape Town / London: Howard Timmins / Robert Hale, 1976. Based on the life of Captain Leon Cumberledge De Smit Figg. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. First South African Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. VG++, Sp Crease, Browning/VG++, Edgewear, Tears. more information

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London: Geoffrey Bles, 1969. VG, Shelfwear, indentation, dealer sticker, 4 tape outline stains/VG, PC, edgewear, small tears, perforation. Jacket by Reinganum. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. more information

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London: Cassell, 1934. VG, Shelfwear, spine crease, spine lean, foxing, browning/NO DUST JACKET. Fictionalised biography. 302 pages. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. 1st UK Edition. Hard Cover. more information

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London: W H Allen, 1979. VG, Shelfwear, spine crease, bump, browning/VG, Edgewear, indentations, flake, internal stain. Novel based on the life of Sir Francis Drake. Jacket illustration by Allan Manham. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. more information

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London (1961): Brown Watson - Digit. VG+, Edgewear, browning/NO DUST JACKET. Biographical novel. Digit R496. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. First Digit Edition. Mass Market Paperback. more information

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London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1964. Biographical novel. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. 1st UK Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine, Spine Ends Crushed/VG,Crease, Abrasion,Tear,Stain. more information

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London (1960): Hodder & Stoughton. VG, Shelfwear, offset, foxing, browning/VG, PC, Wear, tears, foxing, browning. "A novel of the Community of the Realm in the thirteenth century". Expanded condition report/scan on request.. 1st UK Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. more information

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New York (1943): Creative Age Press. Stated First Edition. Romantic biography. Inscribed: "To Dr Louis Herrman, with the Author's best compliments, (signed) Felix Gross". Jacket is price-clipped, has chipping on the spine head and heel, and a large triangular perforation on the bottom of the front flap, measuring 2.4cm on the front flap hinge, tapering to a point 1.5cm deep into the front flap. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. Inscribed By Author. 1st US Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. VG, Wear, Offset, Browning/Fair, PC, Wear, Chips, Tears. more information

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London: Jonathan Cape, 1951. Fine/VG++. 1st Edition. Biographical novel, based on the first woman in Britain to make a living by writing. BOOK:- Spine head slightly crushed, no corner bumps. Navy Blue boards are clean, mild dulli ng of the silver titles. No ink names, stamps or other markings. No foxing or offset. DUST JACKET:- Intact, with price. Only mild edgewear. Small closed tear at top of rear panel. A 2.5 inch closed ve rtical slash (as of a razor) on the front panel, one inch of which has penetrated. We only noticed it when we took it out of the brodart to examine. A scan of the jacket is available if required.. more information

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London: Robert Hale, 1987. Biographical novel about Kenelm Digby. Jacket by Barbara Walton. Expanded condition report/scan on request. . 1st Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine, Spine Ends Crush/Near Fine, Mild Edgewear. more information

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London: Simon & Schuster S&S, 1997. Soft Cover. VG++/NO DUST JACKET. 1st in the five volumes of the fictional biography of Ramses II. Numbered book proof 673/700. PROOF: Slight spine heel crush, edgewear to corners, some spots of indentation.. more information

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Oxford: Bruno Cassirer, 1962. VG++, Mild shelfwear, light foxing across the edges of the text-block/VG, Edgewear, tears, browning. "An interpretation of one of the most lovable figures in history". Jacket design by Walter Ritchie. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. First English Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. more information

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London: Hutchinson, 1954. VG++, Ink name, Spine Bumps/VG+, Edgewear, 1 Tear. 1st Edition. Biographical novel of the life, loves, whims and stringpullers of King Louis IV of France. Jacket by Paul Laune. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. more information

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London: Hutchinson Library Services HLS, 1973. Biographical novel. Jacket by Biro. Expanded condition report/scan on request. . Reprint. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. VG++, Ink Name, Wear, Stamp/VG+, Wear, Small Chips, Stain. more information

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London: Hutchinson, 1965. Biographical novel. Jacket by Biro. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. VG+, Wear, Bumps, Edgefoxing/VG+, Wear, Tears, Edge-Foxing. more information

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London: Hutchinson, 1957. Biographical novel. Jacket by Biro. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. VG+, Wear, ink Name, Foxing/VG, Wear, Chips, Tears, Foxing. more information

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London: Peter Davies, 1951. Biographical novel. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. VG+,Wear,Label,Offset,Browning/VG+, Wear, Chips, Tears,Foxing. more information

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London: Heinemann, 1941. Biographical novel. BOOK:- Spine head and heel crush; bleach mark on bottom right corner of front board; page browning and scattered foxing. JACKET:- Price-clipped; assorted chips and tears; slight spine fade; some spots of abrasion; water stain and abraded flake on jacket interior where jacket had adhered to book; overall yellowing of the white portions of the jacket. Scan on request.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. VG++/VG. more information

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London: Evans Brothers, 1965. Near Fine, Mild shelfwear/VG, PC, edgewear, tears, abrasion, label stain. Historical novel. With six illustrations, including the frontispiece. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Illus. by Mozley, Charles. more information

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