Biography from Ariadne Books

London: William Collins, 2008. Paperback. viii, 503pp. No jacket (as issued). The definitive biography of Edward Gorey, the eccentric master of macabre nonsense. From "The Gashlycrumb Time" to "The Doubtful Guest", Edward Gorey's wickedly funny and deliciously sinister little books have influenced our culture in innumerable ways, from the works of Tim Burton to Neil Gaiman and Lemony Snicket.… Read more about this item

Wimborne Minster, Dorset: The Dovecote Press Ltd, 2019. First edition, first impression. Hardback. 1 - 163, [164 - 176]pp. Dust jacket in a protective sleeve. Reynolds Stone was one of the most distinguished wood engravers of the mid-twentieth century, and in his lettering in that medium unequalled. he helped champion the renaissance in good printing and type design, and… Read more about this item

London: Royal Academy of Arts, 2017. Hardback. 336pp. Dust jacket in a protective sleeve. First published on the occasion of the exhibition "Second Nature: The Art of Charles Tunnicliffe RA" at the Royal Academy. Charles Tunnicliffe is Britain's foremost twentieth-century wildlife artist. As an etcher, he came to prominence in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Many of his… Read more about this item

London: The British Library., 2011. Matching hardbacks. Vol. I: 392pp; Vol. II: 948pp; Vol. III:240pp. Publisher's original green cloth with black panels and gilt to spines. Profusely illustrated and authoritative. Nigel Tattersfield's magnificent work is the gold standard reference to Thomas Bewick. All three volumes in near fine condition. Slight soiling to lower edges of text block of… Read more about this item

High Wycombe: Rivendale Press, 2000. First UK edition, 2000. (First published by Penn State Press, 2000). Hardback. [i - vii], viii - ix, [x - xi], xii - xiv, [xv], xvi, 1 - 430 plus one page of publisher's ads at end. Dust jacket in a protective sleeve. This book chronicles the experiences of Leonard Smithers (1861 - 1907),… Read more about this item

Virginia: The University of Virginia, 1992. Hardback. [i - ix], x - xiv, [xv], xvi, 1 - 451pp. Dust jacket in a protective sleeve. Leonard and Virginia Woolf have proved endlessly fascinating as individuals, as partners, as writers and as central players in the drama of Bloomsbury. yet surprisingly little attention has been paid to their remarkable achievement as… Read more about this item

Bath: George Bayntun, 1925. Hardback. Two volume set. Vol. I: [i - vi], vii - xl, 1 - 576pp. Vol. II: [i - vi], vii - xv, [xvi], 577 - 1172pp. With 576 illustrations, Facsimiles and maps, including 13 photogravure plates. Publisher's original red cloth binding. Gilt silhouette of Jiohnson to upper boards and gilt titles to spines. Top… Read more about this item

London: Chatto & Windus, 2005. Fifth impression. Hardback. xiii, 546pp. Dust jacket in a protective sleeve. This is a living attempt to reach into the world and heart of Shakespeare. Peter Ackroyd creates an intimate and immediate connection with his subject, so that the book reads like the work of a contemporary meeting Shakespeare afresh on his own ground.… Read more about this item

Pinner: Private Libraries Association, 1976. First edition, 1976. Hardback. viii, 96pp. Red cloth boards with gilt titles to spine. Top edge tinted red. Dust jacket in a protective sleeve. Joseph Cundall was notable as a publisher, editor, author, book-designer, and pioneer photographer. Born in 1818, he was trained as a printer but became a publisher in his early twenties… Read more about this item

London: Little, Brown & Co, 1996. Paperback edition, 1988. 328pp. No jacket (as issued). William Morris is the most influential British designer of the last 100 years and this collection combines Morris's writings with his famous designs for wallpapers, fabrics, tapestries, embroideries, carpets, books and stained glass. through his own work and in his own words, the book traces… Read more about this item

London: Folio Society, 1988. Llewellyn Thomas. Folio Society, 1988. Hardback. 252pp. Red cloth binding over decorated ivory coloured boards boards. Top edge tinted red. Slipcase. Introduction by Peter Rowland. Illustrated.

Toronto: Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1989. First edition, 1989. Hardback. xxi, 783pp. Dust jacket. Unquestionably one of the great novelists of his time. Graham Greene has always guarded his privacy, remaining aloof, mysterious and unpredictable. None the less, he took the step of allowing Norman Sherry complete access to his letters and diaries, and gave his consent to this… Read more about this item

Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1931. Signed by Andre Maurois with a dedication to front fly leaf. Hardback. 248, (4)pp. Contemporary leather binding over marbled paper covered boards. Contrasting panels to spine with gilt. Marbled end papers. Silk page marker. Text in French. Book in good condition. Edges of boards a little rubbed. Spine a little faded an some light… Read more about this item

Paris: Editions Baudiniere, 1930. Copy no 23 of 30 examples printed on papier Verge d'Arche (93 copies produced in total). Signed by the author with a handwritten dedication to the half title page. Hardback. 252pp. Contemporary leather binding over marbled paper covered boards. Marbled end papers. Top edge gilt. Silk page marker. Untrimmed leading edges. Some pages unopened. Original… Read more about this item

Paris: Editions Louvois, 1957. Limited edition, 243/1100. Hardback. 574pp. Contemporary half leather with gilt to spine. Top edge gilt. Marbled end papers. Original card covers and spine bound in. Biography of Victor-Francois de Broglie, 2nd Duc de Broglie (1718 - 1804). French aristocrat, soldier and Marshal of France. His victory over Prince Ferdinand at the Battle of Bergen (1759)… Read more about this item

Madrid: Rivadeneyra, 1956. First edition, 1956. Handwritten dedication and signature of the author to front fly leaf. Hardback. xiv, 325pp. Contemporary buff leather over fabric covered boards. Raised bands to spine with gilt titles. Decorated end papers. Original paper covers bound in (illustrated front cover). Original English text. Nine black & white illustrations. Book in very good condition.… Read more about this item

Paris: Payot, 1929. Fourth impression, August 1929. Hardback. 584pp. Contemporary dark brown leather spine over marbled boards with gilt to spine. Marbled end papers, top edge gilt, silk page marker. Original card covers bound in. Sixteen black & white illustrations. Text in French. Book in very good condition. A little rubbing and some wear around the edges. Ex… Read more about this item

Paris: Librairie Hachette, 1912. Handwritten dedication to Mme. Edouard de Bavier with date and signature of the author. Hardback. 252pp. Bound in contemporary quarter leather with marbled paper covered boards. Gilt to spine. Marbled end papers.Original card covers bound in. Biography of Theodore Agrippa d'Aubigne, poet, soldier and chronicler. Text in French. Book in good condition. A little… Read more about this item

Pinner: Private Libraries Association, 1976. First edition, 1976. Hardback. viii, 96pp. Red cloth boards with gilt titles to spine. Top edge tinted red. Dust jacket. Joseph Cundall was notable as a publisher, editor, author, book-designer, and pioneer photographer. Born in 1818, he was trained as a printer but became a publisher in his early twenties and produced many of… Read more about this item

New York: The Experiment, 2016. First USA edition, 2016 (Originally published in the UK by Scribe, 2015). Hardback. 258pp. Dust jacket. Jeremy Gavron was just four when his mother died. Afterwards, a silence descended so completely on her family and friends that it was as is she had never lived. In this searching portrait of Hannah (his mother), the… Read more about this item