BARLOW, RICHARD GORTON

Octavo, black cl boards, spine & front board lettered in gilt, 255 pp., VG- (moderate soiling & scuffing to boards; moderate bruising to edges & extrems with some chipping; moderate to heavy tanning, soiling & foxing to pg edges, eps & prelims/terminals; light to moderate cracking to front & rear gutters; soiling & foxing throughout). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: John Heywood [1908]

KEYWORDS: sports sporting history cricket cricketer first edition life lives autobiography

JESSOP, G L

Super octavo, brown cl boards, spine lettered in gilt, 264 pp., VG (light to moderate soiling & scuffing to boards; light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; light to moderate foxing & soiling to pg edges & prelims/terminals; some soiling throughout). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton n/d

KEYWORDS: sports sporting history sportsmen life lives biography autobiography

JONES, ROBERT T & KEELER, O B

FIRST UK EDITION. Very scarce in d/w. Octavo, green cl boards, spine & front board lettered in gilt, 239 pp., VG (light soiling to boards; moderate fading to spine at extrems; light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; light soiling & foxing to pg edges; ownership inscriptions to feps; sporadic annotations throughout), in d/w, VG- (moderate soiling & scuffing to covers; moderate bruising to edges & extrems with moderate chipping & loss, repairs; tanning & foxing). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1927

KEYWORDS: Robert Jones Bobby O B Keeler golf sports sporting biography autobiography history sportsmen

BORDER, ALLAN

Limited, numbered edition, signed. Imp octavo, green boards, spine & front board lettered in gilt, aeg, 272 pp., VG+ (light soiling & scuffing to boards; light bruising to edges & extrems, esp to joints; light soiling & foxing to pg edges & eps). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: Swan Publishing 1993

KEYWORDS: Allan Border sports sporting history life lives biography autobiography memoir cricket cricketer

GRUEBER, HANS

Super octavo softcover (VG+); Photos available on request. All our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Writes Hill Press 2026

KEYWORDS: Hans Grueber life lives biography autobiography New Zealand Germany

BARTLEY, M W

Octavo, illus light card wrappers, black, dark red and dark silver lettering to front wrapper, dark red lettering to spine, illus/photos, VG+ (minor soiling to front wrapper, minor scuffing to head of spine, minor soiling to page edges) (photos available on request)

PUBLISHER: M. W. Bartley 2006

KEYWORDS: autobiography memoirs Edward Bartley

SINGER, NORBERT & COTTON MICHAEL

Oblong imperial octavo, blue heavy decorated boards, gilt silver lettering to front board and spine, illus eps, illus title page & prelims, 208pp, illus/photos, VG+ in VG+ d/w (photos available on request)

PUBLISHER: Coterie Press 2006

KEYWORDS: Autobiography memoirs Norbert Singer cars mechanics engineering racing Le Mans

MOSS, KATE

FIRST EDITION, quarto, black cloth boards, stamped gilt silver lettering to spine, illus/photos, Near Fine in d/w, Near Fine (in loose protective cover)

PUBLISHER: Pavilion 1995

KEYWORDS: first edition autobiography memoirs Kate Moss photography art fashion supermodels

HADLEE, RICHARD

Super octavo hardcover (VG), lacking d/w; Photos available on request. All our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: MOA Publications 1989

KEYWORDS: Richard Hadlee autobiography life lives

SWITZER, KATHERINE

SIGNED. Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); Photos available on request. All our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Carroll & Graf Publishers 2007

KEYWORDS: Katherine Switzer running marathon life lives autobiography memoir

REED, A H

FIRST EDITION. Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); Photos available on request. All our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1967

KEYWORDS: A H W Reed New Zealand publishing book trade books life lives autobiography

GANDHI, M K; DESAI, MAHADEV (transl.)

Super octavo, illus cl boards, spine lettered in black, 444 pp., VG+, in slipcase, VG+ (light bruising). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 2010

KEYWORDS: M K Gandhi life lives biography autobiography Folio Society

GRAY, PATIENCE

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, light brown cloth boards, dark brown lettering to front board and spine, frontispiece, illus prelims, 434pp, illus/photos, Near Fine (sl foxing to fore-edges of page block) in d/w, VG+ (loose protective cover - photos available on request)

PUBLISHER: Edizioni Leucasia 1999

KEYWORDS: First Edition autobiography memoirs Patience Gray

GILSON, ETIENNE & GILSON, CECILE (transl)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, dark orange heavy boards, black lettering to spine, red staining to upper page edges, VG (light soiling to boards) in d/w, VG- (light chipping and minor scuffing to extrems, minor chipping to heads and bases of hinges and spine, light creasing to front wrapper) (photos available on request)

PUBLISHER: Random House 1962

KEYWORDS: First Edition religion philosophy theology autobiography memoirs Etienne Gilson

SCHECKTER, JODY

Square super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); Photos available on request. All our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Hugh Keartland Publishers 1976

KEYWORDS: Jody Scheckter autobiography biography memoir motorsports racing grand prix f1 formula 1

SEYMOUR, EDWARD H

FIRST EDITION. Octavo hardcover (VG) some cracking to front gutter; Photos available on request. All our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Smith, Elder & Co 1911

KEYWORDS: first edition Sir Edward H Seymour history memoir autobiography royal British navy maritime

TROUP, MAJOR W

FIRST EDITION. Octavo hardcover (VG) some cracking to gutters; Photos available on request. All our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co 1924

KEYWORDS: Major W Troup sports memoir autobiography biography cricket rugby hockey illustrated first edition

RICHARDS, FRANK

FIRST EDITION. Small octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 341pp, VG- (minor soiling & chafing to spine, moderate fraying to extrems of spine & board edges, light bruising to corners of boards, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning/soiling to page edges, large adhesive stain to front pastedown, minor cracking to front & rear gutters, light sporadic soiling to prelims, light tanning to page ends).

PUBLISHER: Faber & Faber 1936

KEYWORDS: first edition Frank Richards memoir India British empire autobiography

TOWNSHEND, CHARLES V F

FIRST EDITION. Octavo, red cloth boards, black lettering to spine, blind publisher stamp to front board, frontispiece, 400pp, illus/maps & 8 folding maps (counted), VG (moderate fading & soiling to spine, minor bruising to board edges & corners, minor scuffing & soiling to boards, minor fading to board extrems, moderate soiling/tanning & scuffing to page edges, previous owners dated inscription in pen to fep, slight occasional foxing throughout).

PUBLISHER: Thornton Buttersworth Limited 1920

KEYWORDS: first edition Sir Charles Townshen history memoir biography autobiography war warfare Mesopotamia world war one ww1 wwi maps

HARRISON, MARGUERITE

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, peach coloured cloth boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, top page edges stained red, deckle dpage fore-edges, 664pp, VG (moderate fading & light soiling to spine, sl scuffing to extrems, moderate tanning to page edges & eps, occasional light to moderate cracking & staining to gutters, multiple page corners folded/creased)

PUBLISHER: Farrar & Rinehart 1935

KEYWORDS: first editions literature autobiography memoir Marguerite Harrison