Search Results: Biography from R. Hart Books

1956: The Bodley Head Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. (No. 7 in the Men of the Modern Age series.) 140pp, 8p b/w photographs. Bookplate on the ffep, otherwise a nice clean copy..

I.B. Tauris, 1994. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The first English-language biography of Pierre-Andre de Suffren Saint Tropez, the Bailli de Suffren. xviii, 312pp, 8 b/w illustrations, 3 maps, 7 diagrams. A very nice copy, with the dj protected in a clear plastic wrapper..

Port Hope, ON: Port Hope Archives, 2007. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. "...an account of Port Hope, Ontario's contribution to the Great War of 1914-1918. The original booklet was compiled in 1919 as a tribute to the sixty-five men of Port Hope and vicinity who died in the Great War...Only two copies of the book were produced in 1919. This is the first time The Book of Remembrance has been reprinted and it now includes the names of all of Port Hope's soldiers along with their photographs [and] letters from the Front as published in The Port Hope Evening Guide and pghotographs from them collection of Port Hope's Archives..." .196pp; numerous b/w portrait photos. A nice copy..

The Johns Hopkins Press / The Dolphin Press / Oxford University Press, 1933. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. ..."Here follows the story of Major General Louis Le Begue de Presle Duportail, the first chief engineer of the American Army. Truly a soldier he was and then an engineer, such as we who now follow him most desire to be, and must be if we are to do our full duty to our country..." vi (1) 296pp. Bookplate of a previous owner on the fep, minor soiling of the covers, otherwise a nice clean copy..

Brantford, ON: Bradley, Garretson & Co., 1893. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Title continues: "containing portraits of some of Canada's chief business men, statesmen, farmers, men of the learned professions, and others, also, an authentic sketch of their lives. Object lessons for the present generation and examples to posterity." 509pp; approx. 500 b/w portrait photographs. Cover decoration in gilt and black in excellent condition. Rear cover soiled, minor foxing of front endpapers, but overall a very nice copy. (Due to the size/weight of this book, an extra shipping charge will apply.).

Brantford, ON: Bradley, Garretson & Co., 1893. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Title continues: "containing portraits of some of Canada's chief business men, statesmen, farmers, men of the learned professions, and others, also, an authentic sketch of their lives. Object lessons for the present generation and examples to posterity." 495pp; approx. 500 b/w portrait photographs. Cover decoration in gilt and black in excellent condition. Minor soil to covers, but overall a very nice copy. (Due to the size/weight of this book, an extra shipping charge will apply.).

Ottawa, ON: Book Coach Press, 2005. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. ..."These brief vignettes make compelling reading. Here are the people who have played a part, large and small, in building the community and the nation. Taken together they provide a portrait of Ottawa that all of us who love this city will treasure." 214pp, numerous b/w portraits. Signed by Valerie Knowles on the title page. Remains of an old price label on the outside rear cover, otherwise an excellent copy..

Ottawa and Toronto: The Capital List Limited, 1978. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. "A biographical record of leadership in the Nation's Capital." Chapters include: The Clerk and Other Privy Persons; The Capital List; A Day in the Life of an MP; Embassy Row; The Diplomatic Corps; and advertisements. 553pp. An excellent example. (Due to the size/weight of this book, an extra shipping charge will apply.).

Toronto & Charlottetown: J.H. Beers & Co., 1907. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. xiii, 673pp; numerous b/w full-plate portraits. Rebacked in cloth with original brown calf front and rear covers laid on. A very nice copy of the original edition, not the print-on-demand edition. (Due to the size/weight of this book, an extra shipping charge will apply.).

Privately printed, 1948. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. By the author. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Inscribed "To my good friend The Hon. Wm. J. Hushion [?] [signed] A N McLean 24th June/48". Author's name on title page is (erroneously) spelled "MacLean". 49pp. A nice copy..

Toronto, ON: The University of Toronto Press, 1940. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xi (1) 289pp, 2 b/w plates. A nice copy..

Toronto, ON: The Hunter-Rose Co., Limited, 1919. Book. Good-. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. "Being the Historical Remnants of a Rough Neck, Translated and amended from the original Canadian Vernacular and done for the first time into collateral English..." 265pp. Stain to bottom outside corner of pages, not affecting readability; stain in same position on fc, but the book is tight and clean..

Boston, MA: Wells and Lilly, 1823. Ex-Library. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 26pp, bound in cardboard. This is the original edition, not a reprint..

Washington City: Volta Bureau, 1908. Book. Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. vi, 285pp; b/w plates. A very nice example of the first edition..

Claremont, CA: Privately Published, 1951. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed and signed by the author. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 88pp. Bookplate on fep, lengthy inscription signed by Crawford on the ffep; name stamp of a previous owner on half-title page. A very nice copy..

Braunton: Merlin Books, 1991. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 201pp, col. frontispiece, map endpapers, numerous b/w illustrations. A nice copy..

Kessinger Publishing, 2010. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A facsimile reprint of the 1852 edition. xii,190pp. Anice copy..

The University of North Carolina Press, 1966. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Number 53 in the series "University of North Carolina Studies in The Germanic Languages and Literatures'. ix, 252pp, b/w frontis of de Kalb. Library stamps on the three edges of the page block and on each endpaper, otherwise an excellent copy of the scarce first hardcover edition..

London: SPCK Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 176pp+ 4p list of publications, b/w frontis. Undated, but ca.1875. Mild wear to the extremities of the covers, light foxing of the first few pages, but overall a nice copy..

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 2016. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. "...offers the first in-depth English language study of Guibert's life, entwining traditional biography with intellectual history and a discussion of contemporary military theory and practice." Campaigns & Commanders series. xii, 278pp. As new..