Ariel Books: Biography
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ABERBACH, DAVID
Bialik
New York, U.S.A. Grove. 1988, First Edition. (ISBN: 0802110622) Quarto Cloth with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Jewish thikers series. Biography of Chaim Bialik, one of the most influential Hebrew poets of the 20th Century. CONDITION Burgundy bds with Black cloth spine and crisp gilt title, not bumped or worn, name inked to ffep, pp 143 with map, in unread state. Potrait wrapper is unworn. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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Book number: 7362
USD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.75 | £UK 12 | JP¥ 2340]
Keywords: Bialik Hayyim Nahman 1873 1934 Jewish Authors Philosophy Literary Criticism Religious 0802110622

 
AINGER, ALFRED
Charles Lamb
London, United Kingdom, MacMillan. 1901, 3rd Edition. Cloth, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Burgundy waxed cloth bds with bright Gilt title (very fresh only sl rubbed to waxe coating bottom rear edge) pp 226 tight and bright interior, light browning to eps. Near Fine/No Jacket.
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Book number: 9618
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 17.25 | £UK 14.75 | JP¥ 2924]

 
ALDINGTON, RICHARD
Portrait of a Genius, But... The Life of D. H. Lawrence 1885-1930
London, United Kingdom, Heinemann. 1950, First Edition. Cloth with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Blue bds with crisp silver title and front decoration, blind stamped publishers device to back, not worn but sl. faded to top edge, Lawrence quote inked to ffep, faintly foxed to pages next to photo plates, pp 367 with photo illus, very tight. Original wrapper not worn, but faintly tanned. An excellent copy. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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Book number: 7551
USD 28.00 [Appr.: EURO 24 | £UK 20.75 | JP¥ 4094]

 
ALEXANDER, PETER F
Les Murray : A Life in Progress
Melbourne, Australia, Oxford University Press. 2001, First Edition. (ISBN: 0195535014) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Australian poet, anthologist, and critic. He was regarded as the leading Australian poet of his generation. CONDITION Black bds (slightly crushed bottom cnrs) pp xii [2] 291 with b/sw photo plates, lineage chart and a map. Bright and crisp copy with toned strip top edge, DJ in archival cover is unworn. Overweight. Very Good/Near Fine.
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Book number: 16732
USD 32.00 [Appr.: EURO 27.5 | £UK 23.75 | JP¥ 4679]
Keywords: 0195535014

 
ALLDAY, ELIZABETH
Stefan Zweig : A Critical Biography
United Kingdom, W H Allen. 1972, First Edition. (ISBN: 049100009x) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Brown bds with crisp gilt title (not bumped or worn) pp 248 with tight and pristine interior (named to first blank) Original wrapper is fresh not worn (price clipped) An excellent copy. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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Book number: 7967
USD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.75 | £UK 12 | JP¥ 2340]
Keywords: Jewish Playwright Jew Biography 049100009x

 
AMALRIK, ANDREI
Involuntary Journey To Siberia
United Kingdom, Readers Union. 1971, Reprint. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Intellectual and artist living in primitive conditions, who is exiled by the secret police for parasitism. He reports on agricultural methods in collective farms, which is hair raising and humorous, revealing backwardness and negligence, explains Russian food shortages. Due to this publication the author was again sent to labour camp near the artic circle for spreading anti Soviet frabrications. CONDITION Burgundy bds with crisp gilt spine title, pp 282 in tight unread condition. Original red wrapper has no wear except for 2 mm tear to bottom front. A mint copy. Fine/Near Fine.
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Book number: 7291
USD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.75 | £UK 12 | JP¥ 2340]
Keywords: Russia Socialism Politics

 
SHULGIN; ALEXANDER & ANN
Pihkal : a Chemical Love Story
Berkeley, California, U.S.A. Transform Press. 1991. (ISBN: 0963009605) Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Written by an American biochemist. He introduced psychoactive drugs like MDMA. This book described their work and psychedlic experiences with Phenethylamines with documented chemical synthesis of many of these compounds. CONITION New in shrink wrap. OVERWEIGHT. New.
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Book number: 17212
USD 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 51.25 | £UK 44.25 | JP¥ 8773]
Keywords: 9780963009609 0963009605

 
APPLEYARD, REV. JOHN W; FRYE, JOHN (ED)
The War of the Axe and the Xosa Bible: The Journal of the Rev J. W. Appleyard
Cape Town, South Africa, C. Struik. 1971, First Edition. (ISBN: 0869770012) Cloth with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Number 850/1000 Limited release first edition. "The Cape Eastern Frontier was the scene of Appleyard's missionary labours, ministering Pato's Gqunukwebis and to the Fingoes around Port Peddie with the war of the Fingoes being fought on the Colonial side and Pato was the diehard rebel chief. The war of the Umalneni was centred on King William's Town with Appleyard being in the thick of it." CONDITION Natural Linen bds with Gilt title, pp xii 157 with 5 plate illus and 2 maps, one double paged. Crisp and unworn copy. Original DJ is fresh with with some short tears, one with small loss to rear. Now in brodart protection. Fine/Near Fine.
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Book number: 12054
USD 120.00 [Appr.: EURO 102.25 | £UK 88.25 | JP¥ 17547]
Keywords: South Africa History Biography Military Brown Regiments Impey Menzies Tainton 0869770012

 
VON ARHEM, ELIZABETH (MARY ANNETTE BEAUCHAMP)
Love [by the Author of Elizabeth and German Garden]
London, Macmillan & Co. 1925, 2nd Impression. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Author was cousin to Katherine Mansfield. Semi auto biographical work.CONDITION Green bds with bright gilt spine title (clean and unworn) 408 pages. Bright and crisp copy with pencilled name inside front. Overweight. Near Fine/No Jacket.
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Book number: 16654
USD 26.00 [Appr.: EURO 22.25 | £UK 19.25 | JP¥ 3802]

 
BANKS, ELIZABETH
The Remaking of an American
New York, U.S.A. Doublday, Doran & Co. 1928, First Edition. Cloth with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Autobiography of brilliant writer and student of humanity who has worked with men like Wells and Shaw. She lived in England during WWI and returned to the states afterwards. CONDITION Blue bds with gilt spine title, bottom rear cnr bumped o/w not worn, Red pub staining to top edge, pp 297 with untrimmed page edges, interior tight and fresh, odd expected foxing to ends. Original ocre wrapper is complete but in pieces, with both flaps separate and tears. Very Good/Poor.
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Book number: 7174
USD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 42.75 | £UK 36.75 | JP¥ 7311]
Keywords: Politics

 
BATT, R D
The Massey Collection : a Description of Items Associated with the Life and Work of the Tight Honourable William Ferguson Massey Presented to the University By His Family
Palmerston North, New Zealand, Massey University. 1977, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: R J Feltham Photographer. Contains a memorium and description with 27 photos. CONDITION Navy Leatherette with crisp gilt title, pp viii 65. Bright and crisp copy signed by RD Batt at title page. Bright and clean copy. Near Fine/N/A. Signed by Author.
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Book number: 16701
USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 25.75 | £UK 22.25 | JP¥ 4387]
Keywords: R J Feltham Photographer

 
BEATTIE, HERRIES
Mackenzie the Sheep Stealer. Fresh Information Considered
New Zealand, Otago Daily Times. 1959, First Edition Thus. Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 2 Edition with extra information. Signed by Author to title page, stapled card wraps, pp 32 with 4 b/w photo plates. Crisp and bright, only fault is ownership stamp to front and top of title page. #New Zealand History#. Near Fine/N/A. Signed by Author.
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Book number: 12907
USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 30 | £UK 25.75 | JP¥ 5118]
Keywords: New Zealand

 
BERGNER, HERZ
Light and Shadow
New York, U.S.A. Thomas Yoseloff. 1963, First Edition. Cloth with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Artistic portrayal of Jewish re-settlement in Australia by a family of Polish origins, the children settle right in, their parents integration into the community is mixed, sacrificing his religious beliefs to the success of his business. CONDITION Brown bds with gilt spine title, top 2 cnrs sl canted but not worn, pon to ffep, pp 379 in tight clean state. Original wrapper has minor edge rubs to spine and small chips, o/w fresh and clean. An excellent copy. #Australian History#. Near Fine/Very Good.
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Book number: 7324
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 17.25 | £UK 14.75 | JP¥ 2924]
Keywords: Jew Jewish Judaim Judaica Australia History

 
ANON [D G HAMILTON GORDON] BL
Fifty Years a Failure : Confessions of an Optimist
London, Smith, Elder & Co. 1905, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Douglas George Hamilton-Gordon was born in 1852, the son of Reverend Hon. Douglas Hamilton-Gordon and Lady Ellen Susan Anne Douglas. He married Edith Anne Bullock, daughter of Reverend Walter Trevelyan Bullock, in 1877. CONDITION Blue cloth bds with crisp gilt titles, frontis illus by Max Cowper with tissue guard, pp vi 325. Taned to end pages otherwise and nice crisp copy. Very Good/No Jacket.
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Book number: 15654
USD 65.00 [Appr.: EURO 55.5 | £UK 47.75 | JP¥ 9504]

 
BLAIKLOCK, E M (GRAMMATICUS)
Between the Morning and the Afternoon : The Story of a Pupil-Teacher
Palmerston North, New Zealand, The Dunmore Press. 1980, First Edition. (ISBN: 0908564546) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Tale of his teacher training and life in Auckland of the 1920s and 1930s. CONDITION Red bds with bright Gilt title (fresh with sharp cnrs) pp 105. Copy is bright and crisp with faint toned eps. Original DJ has sl faded spine and faint shelf wear. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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Book number: 16980
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Keywords: 0908564546

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