Search Results: Biography from Dodman Books

Rochester: BOA Editions, 1999. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Entertaining and insightful autobiography from Snodgrass. This his own copy with his blind embossed roundel stamped to fep. All in fine, clean, crisp and bright internal order. Very light shelfwear to smart blue boards with bright silver titling. VG unclipped d/j with a couple of small indentations to front panel. 8vo. 200pp

Manchester: Carcanet Press, 1986. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Well illustrated and all in VG+, clean, crisp and bright order throughout. Smart black boards with bright gilt titling to spine. VG clipped d/j, a little faded to spine. 8vo. 178pp

London: Phoenix, 2010. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo. Well edited selection from Clark's remarkable diaries. In Vg order throughout. Light crease to spine. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 12mo. 758pp

London: John Murray, 1974. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Third volume of Byron's letters in VG, crisp clean and bright order throughout. Very smart red cloth with bright gilt decoration and titling to front and spine. VG unclipped d/j. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 285pp

Braintree: The Country Press, 1986. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo. Hilary Ferndale. Nicely produced tribute to Ward with extensive use of his poetry. In fine condition throughout. Smart purple boards with bright gilt titling and inset portrait. Clear plastic wrap as issued. 8vo. 41pp

London: Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge [SPCK], 1939. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Stock toned to edges, but otherwise all in VG internal order. Signs of label removal to endpapers, but no indications of library use. Blue boards a little worn to edges and rather faded to spine. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. x, 202pp

Bromsgrove: Bromsgrove School / The Housman Memorial Fund, 1936. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to. From the limited edition of 500 copies published in November 1936. All in VG clean and bright internal order. Very small, neat signature of former owner to fep. A little light wear and marking to cloth with small puncture to spine. 4to. 60pp

Somerville: Wisdom Publications, 1997. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The remarkable story of Adhe Tapontsang, whose resistance to the occupation of Tibet led to 27 years of torture and imprisonment. Light foxing and marking to edge of block, but internally pages are clean, crisp and bright. No inscriptions. Light shelfwear to plum paper-covered boards with bright gilt titling to front and spine. VG unclipped d/j. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. xiv, 244pp

Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1942. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo. All in good internal order bar occasional spotting. Small 1cm closed tear on single page. Orange covers worn and bumped, with cloth frayed as a result. Spine discoloured and front board leads slightly. 8vo. 196pp.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1991. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Well regarded biography of the extraordinary Sexton. In VG, clean and bright internal order. Smart cream boards, a little shelfworn, with green cloth and gilt titling to spine. Light wear only to VG unclipped d/j. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. xxiii, 488pp

Boston: Little, Brown And Company, 2001. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Illuminating collection of Adams' letters inVG, seemingly unread, order throughout. Light wear only to covers. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 418pp

New York: Grove Weidenfeld, 1990. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Excellent biography of "the greatest art dealer of the century". In VG order throughout. Some spotting to edge of block, but pages, crisp, clean and bright. Smart boards with bright gilt titling to spine. VG unclipped d/j. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 413pp

London: Jonathan Cape, 1958. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Excellent memoirs from the Anglo-South African writer Plomer. All in VG+, clean, crisp and bright order. Very smart grey cloth with purple and silver decoration and titling. G+ unclipped d/j, lightly worn to edges and faded to spine. 8vo. 253pp

London: Macmillan And Co, 1932. First 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/no dj. 8vo. Scarce. 2nd impression. All in VG internal order. Neat owner's inscription to ffep. Clean bright red cloth, lightly worn to edges of spine, the latter a little faded. 8vo. 275pp + ads.

London: Victor Gollancz, 1962. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo. All in good internal order bar a little toning to stock and spotting to endpapers. Blue boards heavily faded and marked, particularly to spine. 8vo. 176pp.

London: Eddie S Linden, 1993. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Special issue of literary periodical devoted to the life and work of Roy Fuller. All in VG internal order. Front cover a little cockled due to fixing of poet Ann Ridler's bookplate to verso. 8vo. 124pp

London: Penguin Books, 1935. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Soft cover. Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Third printing of Penguin No.1. Stock lightly toned with some foxing to covers, but otherwise all in VG internal order. Former owner's signature neatly to half title. D/j a little foxed and toned and worn to edges with small loss. 12mo. 252pp

Lanesborough: Second Life Books, 1989. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fragments from Vliet, presenting "a sort of farewell poem" according to his widow Ann. These accompanied in this booklet by a useful bibliography. In fine/as new order. Copy number 8 from the edition of 250. 8vo. Unpaginated [12pp]

New York: Harcourt, Brace And Company, 1936. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. With 12 coloured plates from original Audubon prints. Stock a little toned, but otherwise all in good internal order bar very occasional foxing. Plates look bright and smart. Binding lightly shaken and opening before frontispiece, but all holding well. Former owner's initials to fep. Blue cloth a little worn and dulled/marked to edges and spine. 8vo. 342pp

London: Faber And Faber, 1984. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. First thus. Light toning to page edges but otherwise all in VG clean and bright internal order. Smart grey cloth with bright silver titling to spine. VG unclipped d/j. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 4to. 399pp