Search Results: Biography from Delph Books

Aberdeen, Great Britain: Aberdeen University Press, 1982. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fine/Very Good. 8vo. 1st edition. 250 pages. 7 good black and white plates + 7 maps or diagrams. This is a detailed account of the life and work of Alexander McDonald. In original tan cloth gilt hard cover binding. Very Good/Fine in Very Good attractive pictorial dust wrapper which has a couple of scratches at the rear.

Truro, Great Britain: D Bradford Barton Ltd, 1966. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition. 8vo. 112 pages including appendices and detailed index. 6 excellent black and white photographic plates. This is a comprehensive account of the life and work of this noted Cornish engineer. In original pictorial dark blue card covers. Very Good.

Horsham, Great Britain: Ian Allan, 2006. 1st Edition . Buckram. Near Fine/Very Good++. Large Format. 1st edition. Large format. 160 pages. Very nicely produced on quality paper and lavishly illustrated throughout with drawings and black and white photographic plates + some in colour. An excellent biography. In original green buckram gilt hard cover binding. Near Fine in Very Good++ attractive pictorial dust wrapper.

Durham, Great Britain: The Pentland Press Ltd, 1993. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good++/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 228 pages. Good number of black and white photographic plates. This is the autobiography of Frank Taylor, Tory MP for Moss Side, Manchester from 1961 to 1974. A fascinating account. Very Good++ in Very Good attractive pictorial dust wrapper.

London, Great Britain: Daily Mail, 1974. First Edition . Soft cover. Near very Good. Large Format. 1st edition. 66 pages. The subtitle is "The Greatest Man in Living Memory". Lavishly illustrated throughout with endless black and white and colour photographic plates with good supporting text. This is a very nicely produced tribute to Sir Winston Churchill. In original coloured pictorial covers as issued. Near Very Good. WILL REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE OUTSIDE UK.

Ashbourne, Great Britain: Landmark Publishing, 2003. 2nd Edition . Buckram. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. This is a 2003 2nd edition of a 1964 original. 4to. 192 pages. This is the biography of Thomas Williams of Llanidan. A very comprehensive account with a number of good black and white photographic plates. In original rich red buckram gilt hard cover binding. Fine in Near Fine most attractive pictorial dust wrapper. A Very substantial book. WILL REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE OUTSIDE UK.

London, Great Britain: Chatto & Windus, 1997. 1st Edition . Buckram. Very Good++/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition. 8vo. 570 pages. This is a very substantial biography of the noted painter and designer Duncan Grant. It includes 24 excellent photographic plates, 8 in colour and 16 in black and white. 2 of the preliminary pages bear the previous owner's blind stamp at the bottom corner. In original rich red buckram gilt hard cover binding. Very Good++ in Very Good+ attractive pictorial dust wrapper which has faded somewhat on the spine. WILL REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE OUTSIDE UK.

London, Great Britain: Caliban Books, 1984. 1st Edition . Buckram. Near Fine/Very Good++. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition. 8vo. 230 pages including detailed index and numerous plates and maps. A splendid account of this famous Australian explorer and sheep farmer. Previous owner's name at top corner of front end paper. In original tan buckram gilt hard cover binding. Near Fine in Very Good++ attractive white pictorial price-clipped dust wrapper.

London. Great Britain: Methuen London Ltd, 1986. First Edition . Buckram. Very Good++/Very Good++. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Roy Newton. 1st edition. 216 pages. 8vo. Illustrated with line drawings by Roy Newton. This is an account of the author's childhood and later life in Bacup and the area around. Bookplate on front end paper. In original very bright buckram gilt hard cover binding. Very Good++ in Very Good++ attractive pictorial dust wrapper.

London Great Britain: Methuen & Co, 1908. First Edition . Hardcover. Near very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st edition. 310 pages + 31 pages. 8vo. 16 splendid black and white plates. The life story of that prominent Elizabethan Sir Walter Ralegh. Very comprehensive and detailed. Bound in original blue cloth gilt slightly fading on the spine with very small nick at top of spine. End papers a little browned otherwise Very Good. A substantial book. WILL REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE OUTSIDE UK.

Heighington, Great Britain: Tucann Design & Print, 1994. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good+. 8vo. 1st edition. 215 pages. Illustrated with numerous black and white photographic plates. This is a very readable auto biography of Stanley Rayner, a young Yorkshireman who originated from Selby. A fascinating account of his war service and time spent in a prisoner of war camp. In original attractive pictorial white card covers. Very Good+

Aylesbury, Great Britain: Shire Publications Ltd, 1973. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good+. 8vo. 1st edition. 8vo. 48 pages. Very well illustrated throughout with good black and white photographic plates, diagrams and maps. This is Lifeline No 14. Name of previous owner's inside front cover. In original attractive pictorial card covers which are very slightly sunned at spine otherwise Very Good+. REDUCED POSTAGE ON THIS ITEM.

London, Great Britain: Chapmans, 1991. First Edition . Buckram. Very Good/Very Good. Large 8vo. 1st edition. 246 pages. Large 8vo. Attractive black and white photographic plates. A detailed and fascinating account of the world of designer lingerie. In original brown buckram gilt hard cover binding which bears some light marking - not serious. Very Good in Very Good attractive pictorial repaired dust wrapper. WILL REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE OUTSIDE UK.

Sheffield, Great Britain: Gospel Tidings Publications, 1968. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Very Good. Small 8vo. 1st edition. Small 8vo. 368 pages. Well illustrated with a splendid coloured frontispiece (John Kershaw), numerous crisp black and white photographic plates, a good map of Rochdale and other maps on the end papers. This is a very comprehensive autobiography of this eminent Lancashire preacher. A substantial book. In original dark blue cloth gilt hard cover binding. Very Good+ in Near Very Good white pictorial dustwrapper. MAY REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE OUTSIDE UK.

France: G. Charpentier et Co, 1886. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Large 8vo. 1st edition (?). 508 pages including detailed index. Text in French. Profusely illustrated throughout with excellent engravings, many of which had not been published before including some by Victor Hugo himself. A very comprehensive account of the life and times of Victor Hugo. A little foxing internally. In original black quarter-leather binding with marbled paper covered boards and most attractive marbled end papers. The boards are a little rubbed at the edges but the black leather spine is really nice with bright gilt and showing virtually no wear. A Very Good tight copy which has aged well. WILL REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE OUTSIDE UK.

Stroud, Great Britain: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1994. First Thus . Soft cover. Very Good+. Large 8vo. 1st edition thus. Large 8vo. 246 pages. This is the final part of Rolt's autobiography. Nicely illustrated with a number of excellent personal black and white photographic plates. In original attractive pictorial green card covers. Very Good+.

Memphis, USA: General Book, 2010. Reprint . Soft cover. New. Large 8vo. This is a 2010 reprint of a 1900 original. Tall 8vo. 210 pages. This is a quite scarce comprehensive account of the life on the eminent Yorkshire engineer, Sir John Fowler, who was born in Sheffield in 1817. In original card cover binding. New, never issued.

Spalding, Great Britain: Old Forge Publishing, 2004. First Edition . Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st edition. 8vo. 271 pages. Some excellent detailed black and white photographic plates. This is a very substantial well-written account of the life of Janni Kowalski from Blitzkrieg in Warsaw to Auschwitz - Berkenau and later Bergen-Belsen. A truly thought-provoking story of life in concentration camps in the Second World War. Striking pictorial soft covers. Book as new - never issued. Fine.

Bolton, Great Britain: The Author, 1968. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st edition. 96 pages. 8vo. Well illustrated from personal photographs. The account of the author's trip to Canada. Inscribed and signed by the author on front end paper. Very Good+ in original burgundy cloth gilt hardback binding. REDUCED POSTAGE ON THIS ITEM.

Usk, Great Britain: The Oakwood Press, 1998. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. A5. 1st edition. 160 pages including detailed index. This is No 102 in the Oakwood Library of Railway History series. Contains endless excellent black and white photographic plates together with a detailed account of Maunsell's life's work. In original attractive pictorial light green semi-stiff covers. Near Fine. Quite a substantial book.