Pp. 220(last blank), sepia frontispiece and 8 plates; demy 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, a couple of tiny bruises to bottom edge of upper board; dust wrapper, slightly foxed, edges lightly rubbed and split; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, the endpapers and half-title page..... More
The First Selection. The Autobiography of James Agate. Pp. 230, frontispiece; cr. 8vo; olive green cloth, spine lettered in orange, the boards slightly canted, edges a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper, faintly soiled, the front panel slightly silverfished, edges and backstrip lightly rubbed and browned; bookplate of Benjamin Tindale on upper..... More
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A study based on the diaries and autobiographical notes of Field Marshal The Viscount Alanbrooke. Together two volumes, totally more than 1,400 pages, 2 frontispieces, text and endpaper maps, indices; demy 8vo; black [and red]boards, spines lettered and ruled in gilt, some fore-corners lightly bruised; dust wrappers, a little worn..... More
The Life of Field Marshal Earl Alexander of Tunis. Pp. xiv+346, 16 plates, text illustration, text maps (2 full page) endpaper map, references, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; top edges red; price-clipped dust wrapper, browned and rubbed, edges quite worn, with several chips and splits, some tape repaired on reverse; bookplate..... More
Pp. viii+184 12 plates (4 coloured), pictorial tailpieces, decorative title page printed in red & black, index; edges of boards slightly faded and rubbed, the spine gilt dulled; dust wrapper, soiled and browned, with a couple of small ink stains to front panel, edges and backstrip rubbed and split, with..... More
Edited by Zachary Leader. Pp. lvi+1208, 32 plates, text illustrations, appendices, index; thick med. 8vo; black cloth, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, edges a trifle creased; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown; HarperCollins, London, 2000. First edition. More
Pp. x+214(last blank), 24 plates, sources and reference points, index; med. 8vo; brown boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; Hamish Hamilton, London, 1989. First edition. More
A lasting friendship. Illustrated with Ardizzone Christmas cards. Pp. 48, illustrated with 31 Ardizzone Christmas cards, plus a text drawing, reproduced in two colours; med. 4to; tan papered boards, spine lettered in gilt, a couple of tiny bruises to edges of boards; dust wrapper, featuring two Ardizzone illustrations, a trifle..... More
Edited by Ursula Ludz. Translated from the German by Andrew Shields. Pp. xxii+336(last blank), 16 plates, lists of works by Hannah Arendt and Martin Heidegger referred to, letter sources, index; small med. 8vo; yellow textured papered boards, spine lettered in silver; dust wrapper; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on..... More
Pp. xvi+288, frontispiece, text illustrations (many full page) and map, explanatory notes, glossary, index of persons mentioned; pictorial stiff paper wrappers; Sun Books, Sydney, 1983. Second edition, reprinted. *First published by Alternative Publishing Co-op in 1980. More
A Reassessment. Pp. x+158(last blank), full page school plan, appendices, notes, index; dust wrapper; Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1989. First edition. *A critical look at Arnold's achievements as a headmaster written from a headmaster's point of view. The author was Headmaster of Tonbridge School for eight years, and of Eton..... More
Pp. xii+224, 8 plates, index; post 8vo; red boards, spine lettered and decorated in silver, bottom fore-corner of upper board a trifle bruised; top edges red; dust wrapper, slightly soiled and faintly foxed on reverse, edges a trifle rubbed; bookplate of Benjamin Tindale on upper pastedown; Readers Union, London, 1964..... More
The remarkable story of Mother Aubert. Pp. xii+228, frontispiece portrait, plates, references, tables, appendices, bibliographic essay, bibliography, index; blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed, A. H. & A. W. Reed, Wellington, 1972. First edition. *Biography of the founder of the Sisters of Compassion, Suzanne Aubert. 'Born..... More
Auchinleck, Victor of Alamein. Pp. 272, 14 plates including maps (2 double page), select bibliography, index; med. 8vo; red art. leather, spine blocked in black and lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, verso slightly browned, backstrip sunned; edges of leaves a trifle foxed and browned; Granada, London, 1977. First edition. More
Introduction by John Burroughs. Pp. xviii+336(last blank), patterned endpapers, index; f'cap. 8vo; pink cloth, spine lettered in gilt, publisher's device in blind at centre of upper board, the spine and top edges of boards slightly faded; top edges brown; dust wrapper, lightly soiled and foxed, edges slightly creased and chipped;..... More
Pp. 288(last blank), frontispiece portrait, plus 11 plates, notes, index; med. 8vo; brown cloth, spine lettered in white & gilt; dust wrapper; Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 1998. First edition. *'Zagorin shows that, despite his idealistic philosophy and rare intellectual gifts, Bacon's political life was marked by continual careerism..... More
With a Foreword by Richard Church and illustrations by Margaret Wetherbee. Pp. 124, title page vignette, head & tailpiece illustrations; edges of boards a trifle rubbed; price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly soiled and worn, edges chipped and split; free endpapers faintly offset and a trifle foxed; Hutchinson , London, 1953. First..... More
Edited & with an introduction by R. P. Lister. Pp. xxviii+78(last blank)+[4](blank, colophon), the title page printed in red/brown & black, hand-tipped coloured frontispiece (from a watercolour portrait of Enid Bagnold by Claud Lovat Fraser), plus 4 monochrome hand-tipped plates, printed endpapers; roy. 8vo; Laura Ashley rust coloured floral patterned..... More
The Autobiography of a Decade. Decorations by Dick Hart. Pp. viii+192(last blank), title page vignette, pictorial headpieces; narrow cr. 8vo; grey cloth, spine lettered in gilt, fore-corners bruised; top edges purple; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed, the backstrip lightly browned; bookplate of Benjamin Tindale on upper pastedown..... More
Edited by J. C. Beaglehole. In two volumes. Pp. xxviii+476+xviii+406, 16 coloured and 86 black & white plates, text figures and maps (1 folding, printed in brown & red), appendices, index; red cloth, spines lettered in gilt; dust wrappers, lightly rubbed, edges slightly split; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper..... More
Illustrated by the author. Pp. 208, title page vignette, text illustrations; bottom edge of boards slightly bumped; price-clipped dust wrapper, back panel a trifle soiled; a little faint foxing; Michael Joseph , London, 1946. First edition. *Satirist's autobiography. More
In four volumes: 1. FRED BASON'S DIARY. Pp. 176, frontispiece portrait by Ronald Searle, index; small cr. 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, the boards slightly worn, edges and spine rubbed; Wingate, London, 1950. 2. FRED BASON'S SECOND DIARY. Pp. 160(last blank), frontispiece portrait, index; boards lightly..... More
With illustrations by William R. Galvin. Pp. x+212, pictorial headpieces; spine and top edge of lower board slightly faded; privately printed, West Brothers, 1970. Limited edition (number unspecified). *Memoirs. More
Translated and Edited by Quintin Hoare. From the French edition edited by Sylvie Le Bon de Beauvoir. Pp. xii+532(last blank), index; med. 8vo; black cloth, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, slightly foxed, edges a trifle creased; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, a little light foxing..... More
