Search Results: Biography from Bird's Books

Smith Elder & Co, London, 1897. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. Smith Elder & Co, London, 1897. 1st Edition . Good. Over 8'' tall, brown cloth binding with gilt titles on front. 46pp with portrait frontispiece. Dr Watt died at a comparatively early age having achieved recognition for his work in medicine & his work on the extensive Bibliotheca Britannica, an index of British & Irish literature including foreign books written in English. Ex reference library with decorative bookplates on front pastedown & endpaper, library number on spine & inside, stamps on endpapers, first & last page. Spine cracked at front pastedown. Inner book clean with no other obvious library markings.

London : Hodder & Stoughton, 1917. First edition. Hardcover. Good +. A Last Word. 8vo, turquoise cloth boards with embossed border on front and black titles on spine. Spine sun faded and worn to head and tail. 183pp with portrait frontispiece. Gift inscription from Lady Wantage (a relative by marriage of Grey) dated 1917 on front free endpaper. Inside is nice and clean. Earl Grey was not originally expected to inherit his title and began his career as a Liberal politician initially in the Commons and then in the Lords, after inheriting the Earldom. He was also a business man as a Director of the British South Africa Company, who reported directly to Cecil Rhodes, after his return from South Africa he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland and finally was Governor General of Canada 1904–1911. Grey took an active interest in Women's suffrage, improvement in slum housing conditions, electoral reform in Canada and other liberal issues of the day. Ahead of his time in many things, but not all.

London: Chapman and Hall, 1897. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London: Chapman and Hall, 1897. First edition. Very Good. First edition. Approx. 11'' by 9'', rebound in bluecloth with gilt titles on spine. Xii + 398pp illustratred with reproductions in collotype of 77 paintings. This covers painters and painting of the British school during the nineteenth century. Painters discussed include, Turner, Landseer, Dyce, Poynter, Walker, Ford Madox Brown etc. With a list of subscribers and index. Former owners bookplate on front pastedown. Ex reference library with number on spine & inside, single stamp on front endpaper & upper edge, a couple of blind stamps. No other obvious library markings, generally the inner book is in excellent clean condition.***Over 1kg & may require extra overseas postage***

London: Arlington Books, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. 8vo, Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth boards with red titles on spine. Jacket slightly sunned on spine, otherwise in very good condition. Lovely and clean inside, slight age toning on endpapers. 149pp. ‘..a moving and deeply disturbing book, but one that is full of truth and refreshing good humour..’ An account of the author’s time serving in WW1, starting when he was only 16 years of age.

John Tweed, Glasgow, 1883. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. John Tweed, Glasgow, 1883. 1st Edition . Good. Over 10'' tall, original green cloth with gilt titles on spine & Glasgow's crest on front cover, top edge gilt. Some shelf wear, particularly to top of spine (see pictures). Spine cracked inside at front board. V + 381 + 52pp appendix & index. Frontispiece engraving with a few other illustrations throughout text. Ex reference library with bookplate & number on front pastedown, pictorial bookplate on rear pastedown, handwritten number on reverse of title page, occasional blind stamp within. No other obvious library markings. Inner book is generally clean & in very good condition. ***Over 1kg & may require extra overseas postage***

Blackie & Son, Glasgow, Edinburgh & London, 1854. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Blackie & Son, Glasgow, Edinburgh & London, 1854. Good/No Jacket. Complete in four volumes with a supplemental volume bound in 9 divisions. Approx 9 3/4'' tall in original brown cloth over board with gilt titles & thistle design on spine, blind embossing on front covers with gilt emblems of the universities as the centre design. 80 engraved portraits & 5 engraved views of the principal seats of learning (the Universities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, St Andrews, Aberdeen) in Scotland. 579 + 604 + 575 + 668pp. Comprehensive biographies of Scotsmen (& occasional woman) from St Patrick in AD 372 to the early/mid 1800's & also a chronological index. There is wear to the spines & corners bumped. Some foxing on plates, but generally quite clean inside. Ex reference library with presentation bookplate to front with letter from the presenter dated 1912 attached inside. Library bookplate… Read More

The British Publishers Guild, 1941. First edition. Softcover. Very good. From Marlborough (Vol II) . Slim paperback in card covers. 126pp illustrated with a few black and white maps and plans inside. A little staining to covers, but generally very good condition. Previous owner’s name and stamp on front cover. ‘.. gives an authentic picture of one of the most vital of all battles in European history’

Edinburgh: David Douglas, 10 Castle Street Edinburgh, 1901. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. David Douglas, 10 Castle Street Edinburgh, 1901. 1st Edition . Good. Former library book cloth hardcover with bookplate and card holder to front & back. Library stamps to front & rear. 119pp. WIth 9 plates and illustrations throughout. One plate is slightly torn. Generally clean & intact.

London : J. M. Dent, 1907. Hardcover. Good. First Edition Undated circa 1907, contemporary previous owner’s name dated February 1907 handwritten in pencil on front endpaper. Brown cloth with gilt titles and decoration on spine. Xvi + 479pp. Part of the Everyman library series. Contents include, Shakespeare with introductory matter on poetry, the drama and the stage, Notes on Ben Jonson, Notes on Beaumont and Fletcher, A course of lectures, Lectures on Shakespeare and Milton. etc. Spine cracked inside at blind title page, some shelf wear, generally good. Nice and clean inside.

Archibald Constable & Co. London. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. Archibald Constable & Co. London. 1st Edition . Good. Approx. 15.25'' tall by 11.25'', original cream cloth binding with gilt decoration & title on cover. Binding discoloured in parts (see pictures). 63pp with photogravure frontispiece & other plates & illustrations throughout the text. Undated circa late 19th century, presumed first edition. Probable limited edition, number IV handwritten inside. This is a well illustrated & scarce discussion of the artist & his work. Ex reference library with minimal markings, number on reverse of title page, decorative bookplate to rear pastedown, 3 blind stamps. No other obvious library markings, inner book generally clean & in good + condition. ***Over sized & may require extra overseas postage***

London: Edinburgh House Press, 1927. First edition. Softcover. Acceptable. Paperback 8vo, illustrated card covers. 64pp illustrated with frontispiece and 3 other black and white plates. A well used book with age spotting, wear to edges etc. A fair reading copy. Apparently a true story of missionaries and villages in present day Zimbabwe, then named Northern Rhodesia. Previous owner's name on title page.

London: Jacob Woodman & David Lyon, 1725. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Library rebound in quarter leather with brown cloth boards and gilt titles on spine, library name in gilt on front right corner, 14” x 9". Vol I 622pp; Vol II 703pp. Title page of vol I in red and black, fold out genealogical plate, engraved portrait and some engraved chapter ornaments throughout. Index of important characters and list of subscribers. Some pagination errors. Title page of vol I has a small professional repair to top (see pictures) and a contemporary handwritten name in ink, one other professionally repaired tear. The bindings are firm with minor shelf wear, inner books have a little foxing and signs of age, but generally in very good condition +. Ex reference library with minimal markings, pictorial bookplate on the front pastedown and discreet name on cover in gilt, no other obvious markings. Written in Latin and French. A wide ranging account of the life, reign and ultimate demise of Mary Queen of… Read More

Edinburgh, David Douglas., 1882. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Edinburgh, David Douglas., 1882. 1st Edition . Good/No Jacket. 8vo royal blue cloth with gilt titles. Vol I xlix + 457pp and 20 pp of bookseller cat. Vol II xlix, 509 pp. Ex reference book with bookplates to front pastedown and library stamp to rear. No other obvious library markings. Tightly bound. Some discolouration to endpapers. ***** Heavy and may require extra overseas postage*****

London : Staples Press, 1950. Second edition. Hardcover. Very good /Fair. 8vo, sky blue cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. Unclipped dust jacket with chipping and tears to edges. 295pp with portrait frontis and 5 other illustrations.

London, 1966. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/good. 8vo, pictorial dust jacket over red cloth with gilt titles on spine and emblem on front. Upper edge red. Xiii + 306p. including index. Illustrated with frontispiece and throughout with black and white photographs. Includes fold out genealogical tree at rear. Princess Alice was born in 1883 and grew up in the later years of Victorian Britain as part of the British Royal family's inner circle. "The impact of the 1914/18 War, the middle years leading up to the Second World War and the changing scenes of the fifties and sixties are all recorded in this vivid chronicle of Victorian, Edwardian, Georgian and second Elizabethan times". Repaired tear to the front of the unclipped dust jacket, other chipping to the edges and fold to inner edge, generally good. The inner book is in excellent clean condition with some age spotting to edge.

Rokin Art Press. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. 4to. Hardcover with pictorial dustjacket. 128pp illustrated throughout. Text in Dutch and English. A monograph of Frits Goosen and signed by him with a dedication on the title page. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Generally near fine book with a little edge wear to the base.

London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1921. First edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo, original red cloth badly discoloured, spine sunned. 206pp + 2pp of publisher’s adverts, illustrated with four maps, one folding. From the On Active Service series. A personal account of events in 1918 written by a regimental officer on his probationary period during the First World War. The author was witness to the final disintegration of the German war machine as the Allied forces finally pushed into Germany itself. As an officer of the 173rd brigade, 58th Division, he was at the forefront of the advance at many points, seeing the horrors of the war for the first time. Unlike many wartime memoirs of the First World War, Ashmead-Barlett recounts his experiences in Germany, offering some idea of what the war must have been like for the civilian population. His writing is fresh and immediate: not desensitised by years of fighting, he is very frank about the brutalities and horrors of the last months of the War. Generally… Read More

London: Hyperion, 1954. First edition. Hardcover. Good +. Gauguin. Small cream card coloured boards with tipped in coloured illustration on front. 47pp with frontis and numerous other monochrome and coloured illustrations throughout. Some marking to front cover, very nice and clean inside. A brief biography of Gauguin copiously illustrated. Undated circa 1950 with gift inscription on front endpaper dated 1955.

Société d'Edition 'Les Belles Lettres', Paris, 1954. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. Société d'Edition 'Les Belles Lettres', Paris, 1954. 1st Edition . Good. 9'' tall in original binding, 399pp plus 2 fold out maps. This gives a brief biography of the authors, the titles of their novels & a brief synopsis. Ex reference library with minimal markings, decorative bookplate to front pastedown, single stamp on front & rear endpapers, upper edge. Blind stamp & handwritten number on reverse of title page.

London: The Bodley Head, 1950. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Julian Trevelyan. 8vo, coloured illustrated dust jacket by Julian Trevelyan over green boards with gilt titles on spine. Some chipping / tears to edges of price clipped dust jacket. 186pp. Part 3 of the Orchid Trilogy. Part fiction and part autobiography, these reminiscences ‘cover loosely linked periods in the author’s childhood and later life…. here the theme is woven about the startling pseudo - Gothic lifeboat station at Folkestone, which, with its grotesque gaggle of geese, became known as the The Goose Cathedral.’ Originally from the library at a Royal Air Force station with a single stamp on the blind title page & with a personal pictorial bookplate on the front endpaper.