The Noble and Renowned History of Guy Earl of Warwick

Warwick, UK, John Merridew et al. 1829. Hardcover. pp. viii, 148.12mo, Bound in half leather of marbled boards, with marbled foredges,'Containing a full and true account of his many famous and valiant actions, remarkable and brave exploits, and noble and renowned victories.' A 'New Edition, with Engravings'. Front hinge was weak but has been expertly (and unnoticeably) repaired. Board edges quite worn and boards scuffed, although joints tight. Contents clean: a good copy notwithstanding. Ill.: black-&-white illustrations.

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Book number: 9900036313

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: ;;;;;;;; black-&-white illustrations

Pascal Breland

Winnipeg, MB, Government of Manitoba, 1984. Wraps. pp. 12.8vo,,Stapled card covers: in near fine condition, One of a series of a series of historical pamphlets published by the Historic Resources Branch of the Government of Manitoba. Ill.: black-&-white illustrations.

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Book number: 9900034646

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Exploration;Fur trade;Red River colony;Metis;Hudson's Bay Co;North-West Company;;; black-&-white illustrations

Abley, Mark

Conversations with a Dead Man; the Legacy of Duncan Campbell Scott

Madeira Park, BC, Douglas & McIntyre, 2013. Hardcover. pp. 251. 8vo. Black and white photographs. Light shelfwear, marker "X" to bottom edge, sticker to ffep; very good- in lightly rubbed, very good- dustjacket. .

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Book number: 074407

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Indigenous Studies;

Alexander, Paul

Rough Magic; a Biography of Sylvia Plath

New York, Viking, 1991. Hardcover. pp. 402. 8vo. Black and white photographic plates. Light shelfwear, ink line to bottom edge; very good in very good, rubbed dustjacket. .

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Book number: 061623

Catalogue: Literary Biography

Ali, Ayaan Hirsi

Infidel

New York, Free Press, 2007. Hardcover. pp. 353. 8vo. Light shelfwear, age toning to page edges, owner's gift inscription to ffep; very good in very good dustjacket. .

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Book number: 076862

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Politician, Netherlands, Muslims, Refugees, The Caged Virgin, Kenya, Theo van Gogh, Memoir, Activism

Allen, Max [Ed.]

Ideas That Matter; the Worlds of Jane Jacobs

Owen Sound, Ontario, The Ginger Press, 1997. Paperback. pp. xii, 213. 8vo. Black & white photographs. Light shelfwear. Prior owner's ink name to half title; very good. .

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Book number: 064901

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Urban Planning; Cities and the Wealth of Nations; The Death and Life of Great American Cities

Amburn, Ellis

Subterranean Kerouac; the Hidden Life of Jack Kerouac

New York, St. Martin's Griffin, 1999. Paperback. 8vo. Very good+. .

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Book number: 041660

Catalogue: Literary Biography

Anderson, Katrina

Blessed; Portrait of Asdis Sigrun Anderson

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Anderson, 2007. Paperback. pp. xv, 267. 8vo. Light shelfwear; very good. .

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Book number: 042730

Catalogue: Biography

Cohen, Andrew and J.L. Granatstein (ed.)

Trudeau's Shadow; the Life and Legacy of Pierre Elliott Trudeau

Toronto, Random House of Canada, 1998. Hardcover. pp. 408. 8vo. Black binding with red lettering to spine. General edgewear, ink inscription to ffep. Dustjacket lightly edgeworn; very good+. .

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Book number: 082122

Catalogue: Biography

Angelou, Maya

The Heart of a Woman

New York, Random House, 1997. Hardcover. pp. 272. 8vo. Two toned binding. Light shelfwear; very good+ in very good+ dustjacket. .

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Book number: 087650

Catalogue: Literary Biography

Asher, Oksana Dray-Khmara; Jon P. Speller (Ed.)

Letters from the Gulag; the Life, Letters and Poetry of Michael Dray-Khmara

New York, Robert Speller & Sons, Publishers, 1983. Hardcover. pp. 164. 8vo. Bound in beige cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Black and white photographs. Light edgewear; very good in good+ scuffed and price-clipped dustjacket showing tears to edge and loss to rear panel. .

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Book number: 062753

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: manitoba history; canadian history; canadiana; university of manitoba; local history;

Bailey, Paul (Ed.)

The Stately Homo; a Celebration of the Life of Quentin Crisp

London, Bantam Press, 2000. Hardcover. pp. 251. 8vo. Bound in blue cloth with silver lettering to spine. Black and white and colour photographs. Light shelfwear, marker slash to bottom edge; very good in very good dustjacket. Contributors include: Andrew Barrow, Clive Fisher, Ronald Harwood, Simon Hattenstone, Philip Hensher, John Hurt, James Kirkup, Adam Mars-Jones, George Melly, Patrick O'Connor, Harold Pinter, Sally Potter, Paul Robinson, Anne Valery, Elizabeth Wyndham. .

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Book number: 054856

Catalogue: Biography

BAKER, George Pierce (ed.)

Charles Dickens and Maria Beadnell Private Correspondence

Boston, MA, The Bibliophile Society, 1905. Hardcover. pp. xxx, 152. Royal 8vo. Bound in original faux half vellum & encased in double slipcases. Engraved title page designed and engraved by J. S. King, with his signature in pencil to lower right of plate mark. The book is in extraordinarily nice condition - almost as new - no visible flaws. The inner slipcase shows wear and a former owner has taped the top edge which is beginning to crack. The outer slipcase also shows wear, but is in better condition. This edition was limited to 493 copies, printed only for members of the Society. Ill.: b&w, colour illustrations.

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Book number: 9900037478

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: BritLit;Authors;Writers;;;;;; b&w, colour illustrations

Baker, Carlos

Ernest Hemingway; a Life Story

New York, Charles Scribner, 1969. Hardcover. pp. 697. 8vo. Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Illustrated with black and white photographic illustrations. Light shelfwear. Dustjacket slightly rubbed and nicked, protected in plastic brodart sleeve; very good+ in very good dustjacket. .

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Book number: 091070

Catalogue: Biography

Baker, Michael

Our Three Selves; a Life of Radclyffe Hall

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1985. Hardcover. 8vo. Black and white photographs. Light edgewear; very good in good+, sunned dustjacket. .

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Book number: 058368

Catalogue: Literary Biography