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serge bramly:
LEONARDO
VG/VG very slight creasing to dj at top of spine - some dust-speckling to edges of textblock, but internally a clean tidy copy. no inscriptions. not price-clipped. first edition. Octavo 493 pp. a biography of the artist and the man - in immense detail - with photographs, artwork and extensive bibliology
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Rader, Dotson.:
TENNESSEE: CRY OF THE HEART.
VG/VG crisp clean copy, with full plastic covering - but not glued/attached - a wrap-around covering. not priceclipped. no inscriptions. slight musty smell from prior poor storage, now resolving. biography of tennessee williams by his partner
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E C Baker:
Preece and Those Who Followed
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Cloth Covered Boards, Gilt. Very Good. Good. Consulting engineers of the twentieth century. A few fingermarks plus top edge wear to jacket, slight fusty smell.
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Jan Kemp:
Cheerful Charlie
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Illus Boards, Colour Very Good. No Jacket. A biography of C. P. McGahey, Essex cricketer of the late 1800s. Illustrated and includes statistics for the period.
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Bette Bao Lord:
LEGACIES a Chinese Mosaic
Fine/fine (book and dj both no fault) octavo 245pp. The author's own story and the individual stories of her clansmen and others , pouring out their memories of the tumultuous Chinese experience of the last half century.
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Donald Hughes and Percy Heywood:
DONALD HUGHES, HEAD-MASTER
Vg/Vg (clean unclipped dj with one very small tear top edge and fore-edges rubbed, clean bright purple cloth with bright gilt title on pale blue plate on spine, a very good crisp bright copy with no marks or inscriptions) octavo 240pp. First edition. Headmaster and expert educationalist, first and foremost a fine Christian apologist. A selection of his writings with a personal portrait by Percy Heywood, and a foreword by Sir Desmond Lee. Tipped on colour portrait frontis and 8pp b/w plates.
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Andrew Soubiran:
THE GOOD DR GUILLOTIN AND HIS STRANGE DEVICE
G/G (intact dj chipped and worn edges and white back cover lightly soiled, clean red cloth with gilt lettering on spine, good sound clean copy with tiny ownership initials front free endpaper and one dog-eared corner) octavo 224pp. First British edition. Biography of the man who gave his name to the guillotine and who only narrowly escaped execution himself in the French Revolution, and whose sole motive in suggesting the use of the guillotine was the prevention of further suffering to the victims. Illustrated with b/w plates.
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rainer maria rodin:
RODIN
VG no dj Attractive copy save for 1 indentation/cut to back edge of spine. minute - not unsightly. 1st uk edition. red boards are clean and bright . no sunning to spine.
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Rosaline Masson:
THE LIFE OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
G (no dj, grubby red cloth boards with damp mottling on back board, internally no signs of damp, outside page edges dusty and prelims lightly dust marked, internally pages clean and bright) octavo 366pp. Reprint. Biography with 30pp b/w plates.
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Calvocoressi M P & Hull A Eaglefield:
Musorgsky, The Russian Musical Nationalist (Moussorgsky)
VG no dj. red boards sunned to spine. 1 inscription.
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Bernard Falk:
THE BERKELEYS OF BERKELEY SQUARE some of their kinsfolk
Vg (no dj, original green cloth with gilt title on spine and gilt panel with nightingale on front board, very light spotting title page only else contents clean and unmarked) octavo 284pp. The beginnings of Berkeley Square, its evolution, the romance and drama of the changes of ownership, and the different generations of the Berkeley family.
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Richard Joseph:
MICHAEL JOSEPH Master of Words
Fine/fine (no faults with bookj or dj, as new) Biography of famous publisher. Octavo 258pp illustrated
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Michael Wood:
GO AN EXTRA MILE Adventures and Reflections of a Flying Doctor
Fine/fine (no faults with book or dj, as new) Octavo 160pp illustrated. Serving East Africa
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Laurens Van Der Post:
YET BEING SOMEONE OTHER
Fine/Fine 3rd imp (no significant faults with book or dj) Octavo 352pp
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Maragret Lane:
THE TALE OF BEATRIX POTTER a Biography
VG (original green cloth, minimal wear, no dj) Octavo 176pp 4 colour plats 16 monochromes.
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H Gordon Garbedian:
ALBERT EINSTEIN maker of universes
Good+ (worn black cloth with silver title on spine, light browning endpapers else contents no significant fault) octavo 323pp. Biography with 14pp b/w photographs.
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H H Newton:
AN ARTISTS EXPERIENCE autobiographical notebook
Vg (no dj, original blue/green cloth lightly worn at top and base of spine, contents bright and tight throughout) octavo 374pp. Artist's autobiography based on his diaries over a period of thirty years to 1951. B/w plates with reproductions of 24 of his paintings, dated between 1925 and 1953.
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J T Christie et al:
J T CHRISTIE a great teacher
Fine/near fine (one tiny tear to dj else book and dj both no fault) octavo 210pp. A selection of the writings of a schoolmaster who made a deep and lasting impression upon all whom he taught. With introductory memoirs by Donald Lindsay, Roger Young, and Hugh Lloyd-Jones.
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Dorothy Herrmann:
S J PERELMAN a life
Fine/fine (book and dj both no fault) octavo 336pp. Full length biography of the American humourist, writer, screenwriter, radio and television personality. With 16pp b/w photographs.
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Jahan, Tasmin:
A Stinging Affair
VG/VG octavo First UK edition.
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Jahan, Tasmin:
A Stinging Affair
VG/VG octavo First UK edition.
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Laurence Olivier:
CONFESSIONS OF AN ACTOR
VG/GOOD+ (dj price clipped and with a number of open tears and cuts, and associated loss. tatty. boards beneath are clean and sharp-cornered with bright gilt titling to spine. no fault) octavo 305pp. First edition. Autobiography of the most admired performer of his age. 48pp b/w photographs.
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SAROYAN, William:
Days of life and death and escape to the moon
VG/VG near fine. gift quality. no inscriptions. not price-clipped. lovely clean copy. from the personal library of a collector - appears unread. first edition. Diary entries from Paris and Fresno during the late 1960's
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Taylor, Margaret Stewart.:
St. Helena: Ocean Roadhouse
VG/VG full plastic sleeve over all. ex libris copy with stamps and pocket. page edges a tad grubby, but no cuts or tears - shelf-life. not price-clipped. internally, a good clean copy with no inscriptions or marginalia.
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Nathaniel Benchley:
HUMPHREY BOGART
Vg/G (dj worn has a open small notch to top edge and rubbing to top of cover over spine. ffep has prior owner gift detail. contents no fault) large octavo 242pp. An affectionate portrait, illustrated with many b/w photographs.
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Alexander McKee:
Dresden 1945: The Devil's Tinderbox
Vg/VG dj is sunned to spine, and has a small closed cut to one corner. contents are tightly bound in and all pages and photographs present - if a tad age-tanned. An account not only of the attack by RAF Bomber Command in two raids and the follow-up raid by American Flying Fortresses but a presentation of the human side of those involved - bomber and victim
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Lilo Linke:
People of the Amazon
Vg/G (dj worn has a small notch missing from bottom edge over spine, and chipped edges to top edge and rubbing to top of cover over spine. Contents tightly bound in with allpages and photographs present. without inscriptions or marginalia, if a tad age-tanned.
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MOOR, ABBY.:
INTERIORS. Frank Lloyd Wright at a Glance.
Vg/vg. dj is clean and sharp-cornered.. not price clipped. contents are clean and bright . no marginalia or markings . tightly bound in and all pages and photographs present. not a coffe-table book - it is a detailed set-out of the period details of this seminal architect's work.
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Samivel:
Sous l oeil des choucas ou les plaisirs de l Alpinisme. 80 dessins Alpins avec une Adresse de Guido Rey.
VG. Softcover. cream-coloured covers are tarnished, particularly to top edge which is sunned/tanned. top corner of the front cover has a closed split at the spine of about 3 inches. cover has lovely period image of mountaineers, with numerous similar inside. no dj is clean and sharp-cornered.. not price clipped. contents are clean and bright . no marginalia or markings .all pages and images present. a perfect present for a mountaineer /climber - although the captions are in french, the humour is stand-alone - worthy of being individually framed.
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Holman-Hunt, Diana:
My Grandfather, His Wives and Loves
Vg/Good+ dj is generally tatty with some closed splits to edges, chippings, and rubbing to top edge particularly. the dj has protected the boards beneath well however, since they are clean bright and sharp cornered. price clipped. contents are clean and bright , tightly bound in and all pages present. 1st. The story of the first 50 years of Holman Hunt's private life until his second marriage to Edith Waugh. 307 pages. Illustrations.
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Hughes, J.Q Lynton, N:
Renaissance Architecture
Vg/Good+ dj is generally tatty with some closed splits to edges, chippings, and rubbing to edges. the dj has protected the boards beneath well however, since they are clean bright and sharp cornered. not price clipped. ffep has prior owner's stamp. contents are clean and bright , tightly bound in and all pages present. Volume four of Simpson's History of Architectural Development, illustrated throughout with black and white plates and line drawings in the text 428 pps. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".
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Hilliard, Jan:
A View of the Town
Vg. no dj. light green boards with isolated tiny tarnish points. both ends of spine covering are a tad rolled, but no actual loss. title page and top edge of textblock has some foxing, but the contents are clean and bright , tightly bound in and all pages present. no inscriptions or marginalia. 1st UK edition.
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Price, Mary & Glenday, Nonita:
Reluctant revolutionaries - a Century of Headmistresses 1874-1974
Vg/vg. dj is clean and sharp-cornered. price clipped. contents are clean and bright . no marginalia or markings . tightly bound in and all pages present.
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STARK, ROSE ISABELLA:
A a Apple: Rose Isabella Stark's Alphabet
Vg/vg. dj is clean and sharp-cornered. not price clipped. contents are clean and bright . no marginalia or markings . tightly bound in and all pages present. Contains printed pages of delightful water-colour illustrations by the author, completed in November 1916, including a self-portrait and two-page history of the author with monochrome photograph of her granddaughter [unpaginated].
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Hodkiss, Peter (editor):
Not Poetry: Contemporary Prose Writing Issue Seven / Eight Final Issue
Perfect Bound A4 Sheets. VG. First Edition. 50pp. Cover by Derek Smith. Includes work by Douglas Woolf, Kelvin Corcoran, Elaine Randell, Ralph Hawkins, Tony Baker & Gael Turnbull.
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Sanitt, Leonard:
ON PARADE: MEMOIRS OF A JEWISH SERGEANT-MAJOR IN WORLD WAR II.
VG/VG First Edition. No significant faults with book or DJ, save for a tiny tarnish points on top edge of textblock - shelf-life really. Leonard Sanitt was one of only a handful of men of his faith to rise to the highest non-commissioned rank in the British Army. His Corps was REME and he was attached to 53rd Field Regiment Royal Artillery, and later the Palestine raised Jewish Brigade. . Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 279 pages
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COBBOLD, Rev. Richard:
Mary Anne Wellington: the soldier's daughter, wife and widow.
New & improved edition. 12mo. 332 pp. Black & white frontispiece & extra illustrated title page. Original mauve cloth blindstamped & gilt. Cover faded, spine ends chipped, lacks free front endpaper, rear hinge cracked, very slight foxing otherwise VG.
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Wilson's wonderful characters
Sm. 8vo. iv, 438 pp. Black & white frontispiece & engraved title with vignette. Hardback - original green cloth. Spine ends chipped, corners slightly bumped & rubbed, cover a bit worn, frontispiece pasted onto front pastedown, free rear endpaper lost, pencil notes on rear pastedown, otherwise G+. 45 fascinating short biographies including a blind woman who could read and see colours with her fingers, a somnambulist and a murderess.
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Branson, Sir Richard:
Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur
Vg/Vg (book and dj both no fault) octavo
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Bob Hope:
I OWE RUSSIA $1200
VG/G dj is rather tatty and worn/chipped to edges - with some tarnish marks and creases. clean red cloth boards, foxed to outside page edges, internally clean. Autobiography, with b/w photographs.
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James Anthony Froude:
CAESAR a sketch
G (no dj, maroon cloth with silver titles on spine, worn top and base of spine and 4" split to cloth down spine joint, all corners bumped, front hinge beginning to crack, spine leaning and contents heavily cocked, pencil annotations reverse of back free endpaper, a little light foxing prelims, pages clean with few light isolated spots, text block binding tight) 12mo 568pp plus 24pp publisher's catalogue. New edition. B/w portrait frontis, foxing to tissue guard. Biography.
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J E Flower:
ROGER VAILLAND The Man and his Masks
Vg/Vg (clean bright red dj lightly rubbed top edge and abrasion down length of back cover, clean black cloth with bright silver titles on spine, internally no marks or inscriptions, top corner of last page creased else contents fine condition) octavo 176pp. Full length study of the man and his work. With b/w photographs.
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ASQUITH (Countess of Oxford And Asquith),.:
Places & Persons by Margot Asquith
VG no dj. tan covering to spine is split to bottom end to 1 side - with some end rounding. corners rounded. ffeps badly foxed in parts - but not the text. no inscriptions. illustrated with a portrairt frontis and a series of additional portrait plates. ex private library with sticker to reverse of front board.
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Karl G. Pfeiffer:
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM: A CANDID PORTRAIT
VG/VG edges of dj are a touch rumpled with a few nicks, but the whole has been covered in full plastic wrapper, leaving a lovely crisp copy. no inscription. not price-clipped. 1st edition. ffeps have a coupleof light smudges, and paper is slightly browned, with odd foxing to sides.
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Daniele Vare:
THE TWO IMPOSTORS
VG (original green cloth, minimal wear, no dj) Octavo 292pp illustrated
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Lewis, Michael:
The New New Thing : A Silicon Valley Story
Hard Cover Near Fine Near Fine Michael Lewis was supposed to be writing about how Jim Clark, the founder of Silicon Graphics and Netscape, was going to turn health care on its ear by launching Healtheon, which would bring the vast majority of the industry's transactions online. So
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Judge Ben B Lindsey and Rube Borough:
THE DANGEROUS LIFE
VG (no dj, dark blue cloth with gilt titles dull on spine, browning to endpapers and light spotting outside page edges and margins of first few pages else contents clean and tight) octavo 324pp. First edition. Reminiscences of Judge Ben B Lindsey, founder of Denver's Juvenile and Family Relations Court.
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Hilton, Della:
Who Was Kit Marlowe: The Story of the Poet and Playwright
VG/VG octavo. large bookplate to ffep. no inscriptions or internal markings. not price-clipped
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Margaret Laing:
ROBERT KENNEDY
VG/VG (intact unclipped dj with edges creased and lightly rubbed, clean black cloth with bright gilt titles on spine, a very good clean bright copy with no marks or inscriptions) octavo 236pp. First edition. Biography, the bulk of it written while Kennedy was still alive. 12pp b/w plates.
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Victoria Manthorpe:
CHILDREN OF THE EMPIRE The Victorian Haggards
Fine/fine (no faults with book or dj, as new) Octavo 250pp illustrated. The famous imagination of Rider Haggard - author of 'King Solomon's Mines' and 'She' - could scarcely have invented the adventures of his own family: Ten siblings whose lives and achievements around the globe stand as an emblem of Britain at the height of Empire.
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