Literary Cat Books: Biographies
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Bellow: A Biography
New York: Faber, 2000. First Edition; First Edition. Softcover (Perfect Bound). ISBN: 0571209688. 686 pages. With plates. Slight shelfwear. ; Octavo (standard book size). New with no dust jacket .
Literary Cat BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 80685
GBP 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 29.5 US$ 31.84 | JP¥ 5010]
Catalogue: Biographies
Keywords: 0571209688
Jamie: An 80th Birthday Tribute from His Friends
Edinburgh, 1980. Limited Edition. Original Cloth. Signed by Hamish Hamilton: "To Gerry Simpson with best wishes from "Jamie" alias Hamish Hamilton November 1980" on half-title page. Limited edition- Number 91 of 500 copies. Plastic dustjacket. With colour frontispiece. Top edge sprayed blue. Slight wear to spine, covers and corners. ; Signed by Hamish Hamilton: "To Gerry Simpson with best wishes from "Jamie" alias Hamish Hamilton November 1980" on half-title page. Limited edition- Number 91 of 500 copies. ; Octavo; 90 pages; Signed by Biographee. Very Good with no dust jacket .
Literary Cat BooksProfessional sellerBook number: LCB60354
GBP 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 58.75 US$ 63.69 | JP¥ 10019]
Catalogue: Biographies, Autobiographies & Memoirs
Spreading My Wings. One of Britain's Top Women Pilots Tells Her Remarkable Story from Pre-War Flying to Breaking the Sound Barrier
London: Grub Street Publishing, 2008. First Edition; Fifth Impression. Original decorated wrappers. ISBN: 1904010318. With illustrations. Light shelfwear. ; Octavo; 224 pages. As New .
Literary Cat BooksProfessional sellerBook number: LCH46546
GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 US$ 10.19 | JP¥ 1603]
Catalogue: Biographies, Autobiographies & Memoirs
Keywords: 1904010318 Aviation
King Cnut and the Viking Conquest of England 1016
Stroud, Gloucestershire: Amberley Publishing, 2016. First Edition. Original Boards. ISBN: 1445645874. With maps and plates. Pages slightly yellowed. Light wear to spine, covers, corners & dustjacket. ; Octavo; 315 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .
Literary Cat BooksProfessional sellerBook number: LCB60078
GBP 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 19 US$ 20.38 | JP¥ 3206]
Catalogue: Biographies, Autobiographies & Memoirs
Keywords: 1445645874 Denmark Norway Scandinavian English History Medieval Europe
Crooked Snake. The Life and Crimes of Albert Lepard
Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, 2019. First Edition. Original Cloth. ISBN: 149682170X. With illustrations. Light shelfwear. ; Octavo; x, 206 pages. New in New dust jacket .
Literary Cat BooksProfessional sellerBook number: LCB85833
GBP 17.00 [Appr.: EURO 20 US$ 21.65 | JP¥ 3406]
Catalogue: Biographies, Memoirs & Autobiographies
Keywords: 149682170x Crime True Stories Kidnapping Penitentiary
Pitt Rivers. The Life and Archaeological Work of Lieutenant-General Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991. First Edition. Original cloth. ISBN: 0521400775. With plates & illustrations. Label of former owner on front free endpaper. Loosely inserted printed letter to Michael Thompson on letter headed paper of the Royal Commission on the historical monuments of England signed by Mark Bowden discussing a point regarding the theory of cultural evolution of societies of Pitt Rivers. Slight wear & slight soiling to spine, covers, corners & dustjacket. ; This comprehensive biography explores the multifaceted career of General Pitt Rivers (1827–1900) , a pivotal figure in the development of archaeology and anthropology. Pitt Rivers was a flamboyant polymath whose contributions extended beyond his military career to influence the fields of anthropology, archaeology, and public education significantly. The book delves into Pitt Rivers' pioneering approach to archaeology, marked by his meticulous excavation techniques and his commitment to the systematic documentation of artifacts. It also highlights his foundational role in the establishment of the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, which houses one of the world's most extensive collections of anthropology and archaeology. Through detailed research and accessible writing, Bowden paints a vivid portrait of a man whose legacy continues to shape contemporary understandings of human history and culture. This work is not only a tribute to Pitt Rivers' extraordinary life and achievements but also a valuable resource for scholars and enthusiasts interested in the origins of modern archaeological and anthropological practices. ; Quarto; xvi, 182 pages. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .
Literary Cat BooksProfessional sellerBook number: LCB60773
GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 14.25 US$ 15.29 | JP¥ 2405]
Catalogue: Biographies, Autobiographies & Memoirs
Keywords: 0521400775 Discoveries Ethnology Social &
Where the Devil Says Goodnight. Gdzie Diabel Mowi Dobranoc
No Place: Renia Cassell, 2022. First Edition. Original decorated boards. ISBN: 1399936522. With b/w & coloured illustrations. Light shelfwear. ; Quarto; 156 pages. As New with no dust jacket .
Literary Cat BooksProfessional sellerBook number: LCB60831
GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.75 US$ 12.74 | JP¥ 2004]
Catalogue: Biographies, Autobiographies & Memoirs
Keywords: 1399936522 Second Social & Cultural History 2nd World War Ww2
Theodore Parker: Preacher and Performer
Boston: Houghton and Mifflin, 1900. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Original red cloth with gilt stamping along edge of covers and spine. Top edge gilt. With frontispiece and protective sheet bound in. With ex-libris label "The john evans library" pasted to front pastedown. Slight wear and slight soiling to spine, covers and corners. ; Ex-Libris; 12.5x20x3 cm; 422 pages. Very Good with no dust jacket .
Literary Cat BooksProfessional sellerBook number: LCB83871
GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 14.25 US$ 15.29 | JP¥ 2405]
Catalogue: Biographies
Keywords: Antiquarian
Robert Owen
London: Ernest Benn, 1925. First Edition; First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). 267 pages. With frontispiece. Some pages foxed. Page 15-16 loose in volume (attempted repair with sticky tape residue on adjacent pages) . Some wear & some soiling to spine, covers & corners. Binding slightly shaken. ; Ex-Library; Octavo (standard book size). Poor with no dust jacket .
Literary Cat BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 25418
GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 17.75 US$ 19.11 | JP¥ 3006]
Catalogue: Biographies
Keywords: Welsh Wales Socialism Socialist History Reformer
Big Daddy from the Pedernales: Lyndon B. Johnson (Twayne's Twentieth-Century American Biography Series) Conkin, Paul K.
Twayne Publishers, 1986. Hardcover. ISBN: 0805777628. 324 pages. Dustjacket in removable plastic protective cover. With library stamps and labels. Slight wear to spine, covers, corners and dustjacket. Plastic protective cover damaged and partially missing. Tear in dustjacket.. Good in Fair dust jacket .
Literary Cat BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 42952
GBP 14.50 [Appr.: EURO 17.25 US$ 18.47 | JP¥ 2906]
Catalogue: Biographies
Keywords: 0805777628 Presidents Frontiers America
Cynog - Mab y Pregethwr
Talybont, Ceredigion: Y Lolfa, 2005. First Edition. Original wrappers. ISBN: 0862437911. With illustrations. Slight wear to spine, covers & corners. ; 285 pages. Very Good+ .
Literary Cat BooksProfessional sellerBook number: LCB85928
GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.75 US$ 12.74 | JP¥ 2004]
Catalogue: Biographies, Memoirs & Autobiographies
Keywords: 0862437911 Literature Politics Welsh History Mid Wales
William Gerhardie: A Biography Davies, Dido
ISBN: 0192117947. 411 pages. Dustjacket in removable plastic protective cover. With library stamps and labels. Slight wear to spine, covers, corners and dustjacket.. Good .
Literary Cat BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 38717
GBP 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 35.25 US$ 38.21 | JP¥ 6011]
Catalogue: Biographies
Keywords: 0192117947
Hela'r Hen Ganeuon
Talybont, Ceredigion: Y Lolfa, 2009. First Edition. Original decorated wrappers. ISBN: 1847711782. Light shelfwear. ; Octavo; 248 pages. New .
Literary Cat BooksProfessional sellerBook number: LCB85925
GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 17.75 US$ 19.11 | JP¥ 3006]
Catalogue: Biographies, Memoirs & Autobiographies
Keywords: 1847711782 Music
Mathematical Reminiscences (Spectrum)
Washington, D. C.: American Mathematical Society, 2001. First Edition. Original decorated wrappers. ISBN: 0883855356. With illustrations. Slight wear to spine, covers & corners. ; Octavo; 186 pages. Very Good+ .
Literary Cat BooksProfessional sellerBook number: LCH46957
GBP 23.00 [Appr.: EURO 27 US$ 29.3 | JP¥ 4609]
Catalogue: Biographies, Autobiographies & Memoirs
Keywords: 0883855356 History of Mathematics
Buffalo Bill Cody. The Man Who Shaped the Wild West Legend
Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland, 2020. First Edition. Original decorated wrappers. ISBN: 0786499532. With illustrations. Light shelfwear. ; Octavo; 238 pages. New .
Literary Cat BooksProfessional sellerBook number: LCH46386
GBP 22.00 [Appr.: EURO 26 US$ 28.02 | JP¥ 4408]
Catalogue: Biographies, Autobiographies & Memoirs
Keywords: 0786499532