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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Friends of Dorothy (SIGNED First Edition)
$220.00
Friends of Dorothy (SIGNED First Edition)
William Yang
Signed and inscribed to Wendy Reid by Yang on title. Throughout, it charts the formation...
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....
The Alaskan Journal of Thomas Merton (Deluxe Limited Edition, Signed)
$250.00
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...
Down to Earth (SIGNED First Edition)
$150.00
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 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,...
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....
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)
$1,600.00
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 (First Edition, Inscribed)
$17,000.00
The Worst Journey in the World (First Edition, Inscribed)
Apsley Cherry-Garrard
Apsley Cherry-Garrard's The Worst Journey in the World stands, by consensus of a century of...
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)
$800.00
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
Widely regarded to be the greatest work on Antarctic exploration ever produced. On 1 November...
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],...
THE NORTH POLE (First Edition)
$270.00
THE NORTH POLE (First Edition)
Robert E. Peary
RARE FIRST EDITION. Includes multiple pieces of relevant ephemera. First edition. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1910. 4to....