Affò, Ireneo

Vita Del Beato Gioanni Di Parma Settimo General Ministro Di Tutto L'Ordine de' Minori

Parma, Dalla Stamperia Reale, 1777. First Edition. Hardcover. xix, [1], 224pp. Contemporary vellum backed paper covered boards with gold lettering on the spine. Some stains to covers, stain affecting lower corner of boards and of leaves, previous owner's name to front pastedown endpaper and to title page, small wormhole to front pastedown endpaper. A very good copy. In the Italian language. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 20993

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: non-fiction, RELIGION, BIOGRAPHIES, SAINTS, SAINT JOHN OF PARMA, FRANCISCANS, BODONI, ITALIAN LANGUAGE, ITALIAN BOOK Antiquarian

Alleg, Henri

The Question

New York, Belmont Productions, Inc, 1958. First Edition. Paperback. Belmont Books 202. The first hand account of the author's imprisonment and torture during the Algerian War. Light rubbing to covers. A very good+ copy. ; Small octavo. .

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Book number: 31400

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: non-fiction, FRANCE, TORTURE, PARATROOPERS, BIOGRAPHIES, ALGERIAN WAR History

Dall'Aquila, Aligi

Italo Balbo

Roma, Tipografia Novissima, 1943. First Edition. Wrappers. Eroi e avventure della nostra guerra n. 14. 80pp. Original wrappers. A short biography of the flying ace. With several full page photographs. Small stains along the spine on both covers, light wear and chipping to spine. A very good copy. Text in Italian.; Octavo. .

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Book number: 35882

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: WORLD WAR II, FLYING ACES, WAR HEROES, ITALY, ITALIAN HISTORY, ITALIAN LANGUAGE, ITALIAN BOOKS, PILOTS History

Atkinson, D. H.

Ralph Thoresby, the Topographer; His Town and Times

Leeds, Walker and Laycock, 1885. First Edition. Hardcover. Edition limited to 500 numbered copies. In two volumes. 443pp + index and subscribers' list; 443pp + index. Beige cloth with red leather labels stamped in gold on the spines. Top edges gilt. Portrait frontispiece. Cloth is somewhat soiled, light wear to corner tips and creases to labels. A very good set. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 22471

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: NON-FICTION, BIOGRAPHIES, RALPH THORESBY, ANTIQUARIAN, LEEDS, ENGLAND, HISTORY

Various Authors

Je Me Souviens D'Hugo Pratt: Conversations à Malamocco. Témoignages Recueillis En Avril Et Décembre 2012 Par Michel Jans

Saint-Égrève, Mosquito, 2013. First Edition. Softcover. 136pp. Collects reminiscences of Hugo Pratt by Ivo Pavone, Alberto Ongaro, Stelio Fenzo, Anne Frognier, Guido Fuga, Mariolina Pasqualini, Lele Vianello, Silvina Pratt. With color and b&w photographs. A fine copy. In the French language. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 24768

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: NON-FICTION, BIOGRAPHIES, HUGO PRATT, COMIC ARTISTS, FRENCH BOOKS, FRENCH LANGUAGE

Balbo, Cesare

Vita Di Dante Scritta Da Cesare Balbo

[No place given], No Publisher, N.D. Hardcover. Circa 1840s. 190pp. Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards, spine lettered and decorated in gold. Text in two columns. The life and times of Dante Alighieri. Initials stamped on the front free endpaper and on the verso of the title page, some wear and a few minor stains to boards. A very good copy. In the Italian language. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 29829

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: ITALIAN BOOKS, ITALIAN LANGUAGE, BIOGRAPHIES, HISTORY, DANTE ALIGHIERI, POETS History Antiquarian

Berti, Domenico

IL Conte Di Cavour Avanti IL 1848

Roma, Voghera Carlo, Tipografo di S. M. 1886. First Edition. Hardcover. 371pp. Original pictorial cloth, elaborately decorated in gold and black and with a portrait of Cavour on the front panel, decorated in black on the rear panel, lettered and decorated in gold on the spine panel. Binding signed by A. Staderini of Rome on the rear panel. A biography of Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, in the early years. Tiny spot to front panel else a bright, fine copy. In the Italian language. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 28529

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: BIOGRAPHIES, ITALIAN BOOKS, ITALIAN LANGUAGE, non-fiction, CAMILLO BENSO, COUNT OF CAVOUR, HISTORY History Antiquarian

Brown, Eve

Champagne Cholly: The Life and Times of Maury Paul

New York, E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. 324pp. Grey cloth stamped in pink and blue on the cover and the spine. Spine ends frayed, mild toning to endpapers, front hinge a bit loose. A very good copy in dustjacket with several short tears, chipping, two larger chips to spine panel and some tape mends to the reverse. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 18490

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Biography, Non-fiction, MAURY PAUL, CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER, HEARST NEWSPAPERS

Calvino, Italo

Eremita a Parigi: Pagine Autobiografiche

Milano, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. Collects twelve essays which appeared originally on various publications, one previously unpublished and one previously unpublished in Italy. Foreword by Esther Calvino. In the Italian language.; Octavo; 281 pages. .

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Book number: 13097

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Non-fiction, essays, Biographical Notes, italian book, Italian Language, Autobiography

Churchman, John

An Account of the Gospel Labours, and Christian Experiences of a Faithful Minister of Christ, John Churchman, Late of Nottingham in Pennsylvania, Deceased. To Which Is Added a Short Memorial of the Life and Death of a Fellow Labourer in the Church, Our Valuable Friend, Joseph White, Late of Bucks County

Philadelphia, Printed by Joseph Crukshank, 1779. First US Edition. Hardcover. vii, 256pp. Original brown full leather with five raised bands on the spine. The memoirs of the Quaker Minister John Churchman. Shows fairly heavy wear, boards are partially split at spine, some stains and foxing to text block, short tear to front free endpaper. Evans 16223. Sabin 13025. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 22151

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: ANTIQUARIAN, Non-fiction, BIOGRAPHIES, QUAKERS, UNITED STATES, PENNSYLVANIA Antiquarian

Connolly, Joseph

P.G. Wodehouse: An Illustrated Biography

New York, Beaufort Books, Inc, 1983. First US Edition. Hardcover. 160pp. Boards. Illustrated with photos. A fine copy in near fine price-clipped dustjacket. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 31834

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Biographies, WRITERS

Conwell, Russell H.

The Life and Public Services of James G. Blaine, with Incidents, Anecdotes, and Romantic Events Connected with His Early Life; Containing Also His Speeches and Important Historical Documents Relating to His Later Years

Augustæ, ME, E. C. Allen & Co, 1884. First Edition. Hardcover. 504pp. Brown pictorial cloth stamped in black on the front, in black and gold on the spine, and in blind on the rear. Portrait frontispiece and sixteen full-page illustrations. Original owner's name on the front free endpaper, and short contemporary inscription in pencil on the flyleaf. Light wear to extremities. A bright, near fine copy. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 30615

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Biographies, MAINE, JAMES G. BLAINE Antiquarian

Davis, William C.

The Pirates Laffite: The Treacherous World of the Corsairs of the Gulf

New York, Harcourt, Inc, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Tail of spine is bumped. A near fine copy in near fine dustjacket. Includes bibliographical references and index. ; Octavo; 678 pages. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 9364

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: NONFICTION, Jean Laffite, PIERRE Laffite, LOUISIANA, Mexico, Biography, 19th Century, Corsairs, History History

Donatone, Guido, ed

William Hamilton: Diario Segreto Napoletano (1764-1789)

Napoli, Grimaldi & C. Editori, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 141pp. Original pictorial wrappers. With b&w illustrations. According to the editor, collects entries from a diary written by William Hamilton, British Ambassador to the Kingdom of Naples, and fortuitously found in one of the secret compartments of an old piece of furniture. The diary covers the years between 1764 and 1789. With the bookplate of an Italian nobleman and date on the front free endpaper. A fine copy in slipcase with some fading to the edges. In the Italian language. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 26279

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: non-fiction, MEMOIRS, WILLIAM HAMILTON, NAPLES, ITALY, ITALIAN BOOKS, ITALIAN LANGUAGE

Ellroy, James

My Dark Places: An L.A. Crime Memoir

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. First Edition. Pictorial wrappers. Advance reader's edition. A fine copy. ".. an investigative autobiography and a spellbinding account of 38 years of murder in Los Angeles county." ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 20876

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: BIOGRAPHY, non-fiction, LOS ANGELES, WRITERS, MEMOIRS