Search Results: Biography from The Old Bookshelf

Ireland: Talbot Press. Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1952. Reprint. Hardcover. A Good hardcover in a Good unclipped dustjacket. The book is in black boards with sharp corners and bumped spine ends. Internally, no writing or stamps. Slightly toned pages, lightly foxed to the text-block edges. The aged, slightly soiled dustjacket is creased to the edges - supplied in a new removable archival sleeve. Contains a selection of essays on 'Men of Action', 'Men of Letters', and 'Easter Week'. Carefully packaged and despatched within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland. ; 192 pages .

United States: Touchstone. Very Good-. 1977. First Paperback Edition; First Printing. Paperback. 0671240722 . Very Good 1st Paperback Edition (full numberline from 1) with very lightly creased spine, lightly bumped and rubbed to ends. Corners lightly bumped, with some light creasing. Some light edge-wear. Edges lightly foxed. Internally, no writing or stamps. Clean, bright pages. Carefully packaged and despatched within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland.; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 446 pages .

United Kingdom: Ebury Press. Very Good. 2017. Paperback. 1785033506 . Very Good 1st Edition paperback (full numberline from 1) with very light reading crease to spine. Very light bumping to corners. Small patch of rubbing to front cover. Internally, no writing or stamps. Clean, bright pages. Carefully packaged and despatched within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 384 pages .

United Kingdom: Reprint Society. Good+. 1947. Hardcover. A Good hardcover without dustjacket. Book is in clean red boards, with spine lean, no rubbing or bumping. Internally, toned pages. Carefully packaged and posted within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 256 pages .

United Kingdom: Bantam Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2010. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0593064690 . A Near Fine 1st edition hardcover (full numberline ends in '1'), in Very Good dustjacket. Book is in clean blue boards, with light bumping to upper corners, else Fine. The clipped dustjacket is lightly shelf-worn. A very nice copy. Carefully packaged and despatched within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland. ; Color Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 368 pages .

United Kingdom: Virago. Good+. 1988. Reprint. Paperback. 086068685X . Good 1988 reprint paperback with uncreased spine, rubbed to ends. Some light edge-wear. Edges foxed. Internally, no writing or stamps. Clean, toned, occasionally lightly foxed pages. Carefully packaged and despatched within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 214 pages .

France: Editions Universitaires. Good+. 1953. Paperback. 0320065774 . PLEASE NOTE: TEXT IN FRENCH - A Very Good paperback with uncreased spine. The aged, slightly soiled matt paper wrappers are faded to the spine edge, with a small crease to the bottom corner. Internally, previous owner's stamp on front endpaper, toned pages, a little tanned and foxed to the text-block edges. Carefully packaged and posted within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland. .

United Kingdom: Mainstream Publishing. New. 2010. Paperback. 1845966791 . NEW - A fine new paperback, carefully packaged and posted within 48 hours from our bookshop in Scotland. .

United Kingdom: Harrap. Good. 1934. Reprint. Hardcover. A good 1934 reprint hardcover without dustwrapper in clean blue boards with sharp, lightly rubbed corners. The spine is bumped and rubbed to the ends, church prize dedication inked on the front endpaper, toned pages, a little tanned to the text-block edges. Nicely illustrated with 8 black and white plates. Carefully packaged and despatched within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland. ; B&W Illustrations; 191 pages .

United Kingdom: Collins. Good. 1957. Paperback. A Good paperback with trace of a crease to the straight, rubbed spine, fine crease to spine, and small rubbed spot. Internally, owner's stamp inside cover, tanned pages, tanned and lightly foxed to the text-block edges. Carefully packaged and posted within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland. ; Mass Market PB; 160 pages .

Australia: Library of Australian History. Near Fine in Good dust jacket. 1979. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 0908120338 . A near fine 1979 1st Thus facsimile hardcover in a good unclipped dustwrapper. The book is in clean tan boards very slightly bumped to the spine ends, no writing or stamps, unmarked pages. Maps and tipped in portrait are bright and intact. The dustwrapper is rubbed/creased to the edges with several small closed tears and chips to the tips - supplied in a new removable archival sleeve. Carefully packaged and despatched within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland.; 280 pages .

United Kingdom: Chatto & Windus. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1998. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1856197115 . Very Good 1st Edition hardcover (full numberline from 1) in Very Good dustjacket. Clean black cloth boards lightly bumped to spine ends. Corners sharp. Some very light foxing to edges. Internally, no writing or stamps. Clean, bright pages. Unclipped dustjacket bumped to spine ends. Some very light shelf-wear. Carefully packaged and despatched within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland.; Color Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 448 pages .

United Kingdom: Dent Everyman's Library. Very Good-. 1912. Hardcover. A very good minus Library Binding Everyman's Library hardcover without dustwrapper, in clean brown cloth covered boards with sharp rubbed corners. The leather backstrip with dulled gilt lettering is rubbed and rubbed/bumped to the ends, with loss of the spine head and headband. Internally near fine and tightly bound, no writing or stamps, unmarked pages free of foxing and tinted brown to the text-block edges. The damage to the spine head is the only real flaw in this otherwise excellent copy. Carefully packaged and despatched within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland.; 60x40 .

United Kingdom: Simon & Schuster Ltd. Very Good. 2011. Paperback. Very Good paperback with single, very light, reading crease to spine, light crease to single corner and some light edge-wear. Carefully packaged and despatched within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland. ; Color Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 276 pages .

France: Librairie Larousse. Very Good. 1934. Paperback. TEXT IN FRENCH - A Very Good 1934 Librarie Larousse paperback, with very light crease to spine, some very light edge-wear, and crease to single corner. There is a small closed tear to spine heel, with some light rubbing to spine edges. Top edge is tanned. Internally, no writing or stamps. Clean, toned pages throughout. ; Classiques Larousse; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

United Kingdom: Harper Collins. Very Good. 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Paperback. 0007333560 . Very Good 1st Edition paperback (numberline consists of 1) with uncreased spine, very lightly bumped and rubbed to ends and very lightly bumped to corners. Tiny area of delamination to front cover. Internally, no writing or stamps. Clean, bright pages. Carefully packaged and despatched within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 348 pages .

United Kingdom: Routledge. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1988. Hardcover. 0415025915 . A Very Good hardcover in like wrapper. Book has lightly bumped spine ends, sharp corners. Pages are clean and bright throughout. Dustjacket has faded to green on the front panel and has lightly bumped spine ends, light edge-wear and some light creasing to bottom edge. Carefully packaged and sent within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland; 50x75; 275 pages .

United Kingdom: Dalriada Books. New. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Paperback. 0954280431 . NEW - A Fine new 1st edition paperback. Carefully packaged and despatched within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland.Carefully packaged and despatched within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland.; Trade PB; B&W Illustrations; 60x40; 99 pages .

United Kingdom: Gibson. Good. 1954. Paperback. A Good softcover in soiled and lightly creased light card covers, a little bumped to the spine ends. Internally, previous owner's name inked to the title page, unmarked pages,lightly foxed to text-block edges. Carefully packaged and despatched within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland.; 60x40 .

United States: Oxford University Press Inc. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. 0195025474 . A Good hardcover, in Fair dustjacket. book is in lightly soiled blue boards, lightly sunned to spine and sunned to upper edges. Spine ends are lightly bumped, corners are sharp. There is a little light foxing to fore-edge. Internally, no writing or stamps. Clean, bright pages throughout. The unclipped dustjacket is sunned to spine, and lightly soiled to rear panel. Spine ends and corners are bumped and rubbed, with very small closed tears to spine head. - supplied in a new removable archival sleeve. Carefully packaged and despatched within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland. ; 9.10 X 6.30 X 1.10 inches; 472 pages .