Rare Books - Biography & Memoir

Explore extraordinary lives through rare and collectible biography books at Harry Hartog Bookseller. Featuring first editions, signed copies, and out-of-print treasures, this curated collection highlights remarkable individuals from history, literature, politics, and the arts. Shop online or in-store to own a unique piece of life writing with lasting value.

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Diego's Anahuacalli (First Deluxe Edition)
$150.00
Diego's Anahuacalli (First Deluxe Edition)
Arturo Chapa
CHAPA, Arturo. Diego's Anahuacalli. Mexico City: Arturo Chapa, 2008. Folio (34 x 25 cm). Green-brown...
The Education of Henry Adams: An Autobiography. (Easton Press Collector's Edition)
$80.00
The Education of Henry Adams: An Autobiography. (Easton Press Collector's Edition)
Henry Adams
ADAMS, Henry (intro. Henry Seidel Canby; illus. Samuel Chamberlain). The Education of Henry Adams: An...
Walden: Or Life in the Woods (First Folio Society Edition)
$200.00
Walden: Or Life in the Woods (First Folio Society Edition)
Henry David Thoreau
THOREAU, Henry David (intro. John Updike; photographs Herbert W. Gleason). Walden: or, Life in the...
Marilyn (Taschen Limited Deluxe Edition)
$150.00
Marilyn (Taschen Limited Deluxe Edition)
André de Dienes, Steve Crist, & Shirley T. Ellis de Dienes
DE DIENES, André (ed. Steve Crist; with Shirley T. Ellis de Dienes). Marilyn. Köln: Benedikt...
The Baburnama (First Folio Society Edition)
$150.00
The Baburnama (First Folio Society Edition)
Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur
BABUR, Zahiruddin Muhammad (trans., ed. & annot. Wheeler M. Thackston; preface to illustrations J. P....
Travels in Arabia Deserta (Folio Society Limited Deluxe Edition)
$1,000.00
Travels in Arabia Deserta (Folio Society Limited Deluxe Edition)
Charles M. Doughty
DOUGHTY, Charles M. (preface Rory Stewart; intro. T. E. Lawrence; illus. Félix Bonfils et al.;...
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Easton Press Signed Collector's Edition)
$100.00
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Easton Press Signed Collector's Edition)
Annie Dillard
DILLARD, Annie. Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 2000. Octavo. Full dark...
Eat, Pray, Love (Easton Press Signed Collector's Edition)
$100.00
Eat, Pray, Love (Easton Press Signed Collector's Edition)
Elizabeth Gilbert
GILBERT, Elizabeth. Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia....
Wild (Easton Press Signed Collector's Edition)
$130.00
Wild (Easton Press Signed Collector's Edition)
Cheryl Strayed
STRAYED, Cheryl. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail. Norwalk, Connecticut: The...
Helga's Diary (Easton Press Signed Collector's Edition)
$100.00
Helga's Diary (Easton Press Signed Collector's Edition)
Helga Weiss
WEISS, Helga (intro. Francine Prose; trans. Neil Bermel). Helga's Diary: A Young Girl's Account of...
The Innocents Abroad (Easton Press Collector's Edition)
$80.00
The Innocents Abroad (Easton Press Collector's Edition)
Harry Hartog Bookseller
TWAIN, Mark. The Innocents Abroad, or The New Pilgrim's Progress. Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press,...
The Survival of Charles Darwin: A Biography of a Man and an Idea (Easton Press Collector's Edition)
$60.00
The Survival of Charles Darwin: A Biography of a Man and an Idea (Easton Press Collector's Edition)
Ronald W. Clark
CLARK, Ronald W. The Survival of Charles Darwin: A Biography of a Man and an...
The Worst Journey in the World (Easton Press Collector's Edition)
$150.00
The Worst Journey in the World (Easton Press Collector's Edition)
Apsley Cherry-Garrard
CHERRY-GARRARD, Apsley. The Worst Journey in the World: Antarctic, 1910–1913. Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press,...
The Pargiters (First Edition)
$100.00
The Pargiters (First Edition)
Virginia Woolf
Subtitle: The novel-essay portion of THE YEARS First edition. London: The Hogarth Press, 1978. 8vo. Original red...
Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah (Easton Press Deluxe Limited Edition)
$1,000.00
Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah (Easton Press Deluxe Limited Edition)
Sir Richard Francis Burton
BURTON, Sir Richard Francis. Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah. Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 2014....
A New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World (Easton Press Limited Deluxe Edition)
$1,000.00
A New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World (Easton Press Limited Deluxe Edition)
James Cook
COOK, Captain James (ed. George William Anderson). A New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages...
Elioth Gruner: Twenty-Four Reproductions in Colour from Original Oil Paintings (Limited Edition)
$200.00
Elioth Gruner: Twenty-Four Reproductions in Colour from Original Oil Paintings (Limited Edition)
Elioth Gruner
GRUNER, Elioth. Elioth Gruner: Twenty-Four Reproductions in Colour from Original Oil Paintings. Foreword by Norman...
The Stage in the Year 1900: A Souvenir (De Luxe Edition, Limited and Numbered)
$200.00
The Stage in the Year 1900: A Souvenir (De Luxe Edition, Limited and Numbered)
W. Eden HOOPER & Joseph KNIGHT
HOOPER, W. Eden & Joseph KNIGHT. The Stage in the Year 1900: A Souvenir. Being...
The Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Poets, Philosophers, Statesmen, Divines, Painters, Architects, Physicians, and Lawyers, Since the Revival of Art; With their Biographies, Arranged in Chronological Order, 4 volumes. (Revised Edition)
$600.00
The Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Poets, Philosophers, Statesmen, Divines, Painters, Architects, Physicians, and Lawyers, Since the Revival of Art; With their Biographies, Arranged in Chronological Order, 4 volumes. (Revised Edition)
The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
[MALKIN, Arthur Thomas.] The Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Poets, Philosophers, Statesmen, Divines, Painters, Architects, Physicians,...
House of Bondage (First UK Edition)
$300.00
House of Bondage (First UK Edition)
Ernest Cole
COLE, Ernest (photographs); text with Thomas Flaherty; introduction by Joseph Lelyveld. House of Bondage: A...
Travels in Arabia Deserta, 2 volumes (New and Definitive Edition, Second Impression)
$350.00
Travels in Arabia Deserta, 2 volumes (New and Definitive Edition, Second Impression)
Charles M. Doughty
DOUGHTY, Charles M. Travels in Arabia Deserta. With an Introduction by T.E. Lawrence. London: Jonathan...
Nouvelle Galerie de Femmes Celebres (First Edition, French)
$250.00
Nouvelle Galerie de Femmes Celebres (First Edition, French)
Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve
Text in French. A beautiful historical work on famous French women. Each chapter is devoted...
Memories of a Game Ranger (Subscriber's Deluxe Limited Edition)
$175.00
Memories of a Game Ranger (Subscriber's Deluxe Limited Edition)
W. Wolhuter
Deluxe limited edition published for subscribers, signed and numbered to limitation page 74 of 400....
Assemblage, Environments & Happenings (First Edition)
$400.00
Assemblage, Environments & Happenings (First Edition)
Allan Kaprow
A rare first edition of Kaprow's collection of "Happenings", his term for a contemporary form...
Picasso, The Sculptures (First Edition)
$200.00
Picasso, The Sculptures (First Edition)
Werner Spies [Pablo Picasso]
First Limited Edition. Stuttgart: Hatje Cantz, 2000. Large 4to. Original publisher's cloth in original unclipped...
The Life and Work of Sydney Long (First Deluxe Edition)
$280.00
The Life and Work of Sydney Long (First Deluxe Edition)
Joanna Mendelssohn
MENDELSSOHN, Joanna. The Life and Work of Sydney Long. Sydney: Copperfield Publishing, 1979. Tall, thick...
A Tramp Abroad (First Edition, Second State)
$1,000.00
A Tramp Abroad (First Edition, Second State)
Mark Twain
First edition, second state. Frontispiece is labeled "Titian's Moses". Else, all first edition errors are...
Friends of Dorothy (SIGNED First Edition)
$280.00
Friends of Dorothy (SIGNED First Edition)
William Yang
Signed and inscribed to Wendy Reid by Yang on title. Throughout, it charts the formation...