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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Alec Murray's Album (SIGNED First Edition)
$100.00
Alec Murray's Album (SIGNED First Edition)
Alec Murray
Signed and inscribed to Wendy Reid by Murray on FFEP. A showcasing of distinguished Australian...
Revolutionary in Ireland (First Edition)
$125.00
Revolutionary in Ireland (First Edition)
Sean MacStiofain
MACSTIOFÁIN, Seán. Revolutionary in Ireland. Great Britain: Gordon Cremonesi, 1975. 8vo. Original publisher's tan cloth....
Les Diners de Gala (First English Edition)
$500.00
Les Diners de Gala (First English Edition)
Salvadore Dali
A spectacular first English edition of Dalí's extraordinary culinary masterpiece, one of the most visually...
Paths of Glory (First Edition)
$350.00
Paths of Glory (First Edition)
Humphrey Cobb
Cobb's first and only novel. An important work of anti-war literature. Highly collectible due to...
Confessions of a Young Man (First Edition)
$200.00
Confessions of a Young Man (First Edition)
George Moore
Edited and Annotated by George Moore, 1904, and again in 1916. First edition. London: William Heinemann, (1917)....
The Alaskan Journal of Thomas Merton (Deluxe Limited Edition, Signed)
$300.00
The Alaskan Journal of Thomas Merton (Deluxe Limited Edition, Signed)
Thomas Merton
Limited numbered edition (111/140). California: The Turkey Press, (1988). 4to. Original white and black Japanese...
The Rolling Stones Tour of the Americas, 1975 (Deluxe and signed limited edition)
$3,400.00
The Rolling Stones Tour of the Americas, 1975 (Deluxe and signed limited edition)
Simon Christopher Sykes
SYKES, Christopher (photographs & text). The Rolling Stones Tour of the Americas 1975. Guildford: Genesis...
Kevin Schwantz: The World's Champion (First Edition)
$250.00
Kevin Schwantz: The World's Champion (First Edition)
Peter Clifford
First Edition. Tokyo: Mishawaka, 1994. Large, square 4to. (31x31cm). Original black publisher's cloth in original unclipped...
Down to Earth (SIGNED First Edition)
$180.00
Down to Earth (SIGNED First Edition)
Beatrice Bligh
Signed by Bligh on half title. Bligh's memoir of her time spend at Pejar Park, in...
My Climbs in the Alps and Caucasus (First Edition)
$320.00
My Climbs in the Alps and Caucasus (First Edition)
Albert F. Mummery
Mummery was renowned for pioneering the ridges and difficult pinnacles of the Alps. His list...
The Karakorams and Kashmir (Rare First Edition)
$4,500.00
The Karakorams and Kashmir (Rare First Edition)
Oscar Eckenstein
Extremely rare first edition. First Edition. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1896. 8vo. Original vertically-grained red...
The Life Of Horace Benedict De Saussure (First Edition)
$450.00
The Life Of Horace Benedict De Saussure (First Edition)
Douglas W. Freshfield
First Edition. London: Edward Arnold, 1920. Royal 8vo. Original burgundy publisher's cloth. Pages: xii, 479,...
My Life As An Explorer (First UK Edition)
$120.00
My Life As An Explorer (First UK Edition)
Roald Amundsen
First UK edition. London: William Heinemann, 1927. 8vo. Original navy blue publisher's cloth. Pages: [vi], 282. Bound...
Mawson: A Life (Inscribed First Edition)
$100.00
Mawson: A Life (Inscribed First Edition)
Philip Ayres
Inscribed to W. Williams by author on half title. First edition. Melbourne: The Miegunyah Press, 1999....
The South Polar Trail (Inscribed First Edition)
$1,000.00
The South Polar Trail (Inscribed First Edition)
Ernest E. Mills Joyce
INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR ON HALF TITLE. This book contains the only first-hand narrative of the...
Little America (First Edition)
$200.00
Little America (First Edition)
Richard E. Byrd
First edition. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1930. Large 8vo. Original bright blue publisher's cloth in...
Through The First Antarctic Night 1898-99 (First Edition)
$800.00
Through The First Antarctic Night 1898-99 (First Edition)
Frederick A. Cook
1900 FIRST US PRINTING. Frederick Albert Cook (1865-1940) was a physician and polar explorer during...
Voyages of the 'Morning' (First Edition)
$1,800.00
Voyages of the 'Morning' (First Edition)
Gerald S. Doorly
A very good copy of this extremely scare Antarctic narrative. This book provides an interesting...
Such is the Antarctic (First Edition)
$150.00
Such is the Antarctic (First Edition)
Lars Christensen
The whaling magnate and expedition financier's impressions edited from diary entries made during trips to...
The Worst Journey in the World (INSCRIBED First Edition)
$17,000.00
The Worst Journey in the World (INSCRIBED First Edition)
Apsley Cherry-Garrard
CHERRY-GARRARD, Apsley. The Worst Journey in the World: Antarctic 1910–1913. London: Constable and Company, Ltd.,...
Antarctic Adventure (First Canadian Edition)
$220.00
Antarctic Adventure (First Canadian Edition)
Raymond E. Priestly
First Canadian edition. Toronto: Bell & Cockburn, 1914. Large 8vo. Rebound contemporary quarter blue calf and...
The Voyage of the 'Why Not?' (First English Edition)
$900.00
The Voyage of the 'Why Not?' (First English Edition)
Dr. Jean Charcot
Translated by Philip Walsh. Inscribed in ink and pencil by previous owners on the FFEP....
Scott's Last Expedition (First Edition)
$1,300.00
Scott's Last Expedition (First Edition)
Robert F. Scott
The official account of Scott's second and last polar expedition. The expedition almost failed when...
Two Years in the Antarctic (First Edition)
$1,200.00
Two Years in the Antarctic (First Edition)
Albert B. Armitage
Albert Borlase Armitage was the second-in-command and navigator on Scott’s Discovery Expedition of 1901-1904. This...
The Home of the Blizzard, 2 Volumes (First Edition)
$1,200.00
The Home of the Blizzard, 2 Volumes (First Edition)
Douglas Mawson
Includes many related article and newspaper clippings related to Mawson and his legacy, as well...
My Attainment of the Pole (First Edition)
$250.00
My Attainment of the Pole (First Edition)
Frederick Cook
First edition. New York: The Polar Publishing Co., 1911. 4to. Original brown cloth hardcover. Pages: frontispiece, [ii],...
Diary of the 'Discovery' Expedition & Diary of the 'Terra Nova' Expedition (First editions)
$270.00
Diary of the 'Discovery' Expedition & Diary of the 'Terra Nova' Expedition (First editions)
Edward Wilson
INCLUDES A SEALED PACKAGE WITH 5 REPRODUCTIONS OF WILSON'S ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR PIECES.  Edward Wilson is...
Beyond the Barrier with Byrd (First Edition)
$50.00
Beyond the Barrier with Byrd (First Edition)
Harry Adams
First edition. Chicago & New York: M.A. Donoghue & Company, 1932. 8vo. Original blue publisher's cloth hardcover....