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Higham, Charles
Charles Laughton : An Intimate Biography
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight foxing to top of page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with very minor traces of storage. Protected in a removable plastic sleeve. 239pp. Biography of the actor, much of it based on his wife Elsa Lanchester Laughton's story of her life with him.
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Grey, Zane ; Reiger, George (editor)
Zane Grey :Outdoorsman
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped with small piece missing from front/top of spine corner, stain to front and a number of small tears to edges. 349pp. Western fiction writer Zane Grey was an early conservationist and here are given fascinating tales of some of his own exploits as an outdoorsman with his hunting and fishing trips. Produced to celebrate the centenary of his birth. Illustrated.
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Daniels, G. W.
George Unwin : A Memorial Lecture
Foxing to some pages. No other marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers or to spine. Clean pages in a tight binding with well-sunned slightly marked boards, spine slightly rubbed and also nicked at top and no bumping to corners. 46pp. George Unwin (1870-1925) was Professor of Commerce and Administration at the University of Manchester and a pioneer in economic and business history. His chair was the first of its kind in Britain. Tissue-guarded frontispiece photograph of Unwin. Very scarce.
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Dalton, David & Cayen, Ron
James Dean : American Icon
Presentation plate inside front cover. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked black cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with light creasing to upper edge and minor traces of handling. 285pp. Well illustrated story of the actor.
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Giuliano, Geoffrey; Giuliano, Brenda; Black, Deborah Lynn
The Illustrated Eric Clapton
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 96pp.
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Adler, Steven with Spagnola, Lawrence
My Appetite for Destruction : Sex, and Drugs, and Guns n' Roses
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or creased with large piece missing from rear and rear dust flap. 286pp. The story of rock band Guns N' Roses.
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Gallimore, Sylvie
Wind Beneath My Wings (Signed By Author)
Inscribed by author on front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. Photographs plus 248pp. An amazing story of courage and bravery about the author's son, struck down by a debilitating illness and who suffered a serious criminal assault in Bristol.
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Bennett, Andrew
Katherine Mansfield
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slight traces of storage and no bumping to corners. 98pp. Biography of writer Katherine Mansfield in the 'Writers and Their Work' series.
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Poynder, Charles
Of Frigates and Fillies (Signed By Author)
Signed by author on dedication page. No other marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with nick to upper rear corner and slight creasing to edges. 203pp.
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Withers, Percy
A Buried Life : Personal Recollections of A. E. Housman
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Lower and vertical page edges uncut and dusty. Dust jacket not price clipped but foxed and with nicks and small tears and repaired at foot of sunned spine. or marked or torn or creased. 133pp. An intimate biography of poet AE Housman by one of the few people who knew him well as the man and not just a poet.
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Spada, James; Swenson, Karen
Judy and Liza
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, trace of foxing to top of page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with slight creasing to upper edge and traces of storage. 216pp. Joint biography of two beautiful and talented women actors and singers, Liza Minelli and Judy Garland.
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Garton, Monica
Don't Bother Me Now, I'm Fighting a War (Signed By Author)
Appears unread. Neat inscription from the author on front end paper. No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with very minor mark to rear, slight rubbing to front cover and no bumping to corners. 127pp. The author describes her life in Burton-on-Trent against 2 World Wars and discusses the problems of seemingly never-ending wars. Very scarce.
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Griffiths, Bill
Growing up in Manchester : The First 10 Years 1924 to 1934
Book in mint unread condition. 146pp. Autobiography and social history from Moss Side, Manchester in the 1920s and 1930s.
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Wynn, Ron
Tina : The Tina Turner Story
Appears unread. Book in near mint condition. 158pp. Biography of Tina Turnar - the musical phenomenon of the 1980s. Very well illustrated.
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Colbeck, Maurice
My Yorkshire Life
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with traces of storage. 144pp. Autobiography of the man who was editor of Yorkshire Life for over thirty years.
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Sheridan, Jim
Leave the Fighting to McGuigan : Official Biography of Barry McGuigan
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very faint trace of foxing to vertical page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with minor indenting and slight creasing/rubbing to upper edge. 216pp. Biography of boxing featherweight World Champion Barry McGuigan.
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Morgan, Ted
Churchill : The Rise to Failure 1874-1915
No marks or inscriptions. Minor creasing to covers, faint crease to arched spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 672pp. Biography of the early years of Winston Churchill as his career seemed doomed to failure.
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Thomson, Malcom
Churchill His Life and Times : Special Memorial Edition
Trace of label removal to corner of front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked red cloth boards, slight fading to spine and bumping to lower corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with sunning to spine. 480pp. Special Memorial Edition.
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Page, H. A.
Leaders of Men
Minor label removal marks inside front board. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A clean very tight copy with dusty decorated bevelled-edge boards, browning to page margins and no bumping to corners. Gilt edges all round. 398pp. Illustrated. Biographies of nine good men including Prince Albert Consort to Queen Victoria. Undated but latest date referred to in text appears to be 1879. Twelfth edition.
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Gadney, Reg
Kennedy
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, faint traces of foxing to top of page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with very minor traces of handling. 176pp. Detailed study of President Kennedy of America. Well illustrated.
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Massinberd, Hugh (editor)
The Daily Telegraph Second Book of Obituaries : Heroes and Advenrurers
Small label with previous owner's family shield and name inside front board. Book otherwise in as new condition. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with minor traces of handling. 351p. Second set of obituaries taken from the Dailt Telegraph's obituaries column, this time looking at those considered heroes and adventurers.
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Millar, Ian; Millar, Margaret; Millar, David; Millar, John
The Cambridge Dictionary of Scientists
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 387pp. Authoritative reference guide to the world's leading scientists past and present. Biographical details and clear descriptions of scientific contributions. Explanations of named scientific laws, units and effects. Illustrated to enhance clarity of information.
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Blow, Richard
American Son : A Portrait of John F. Kennedy, Jr.
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 294pp. The last, defining years of John F Kennedy Jr, son of the American president, as seen by an editor who worked with him at George magazine.
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Deering, John
Bradley Wiggins : Tour De Force
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers, single crease to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 227pp. The story of Britain's first Tour de France winner and Olympic gold medallist.
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Sherrin, Ned
Loose Neds : Jottings from a Fractured Life
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket price clipped but not marked or torn or creased. 205pp. A sparkling assembly of conversations and confidences etc which create a richly varied and entertaining commentary on our life and strange times - from one of the wittiest of contemporary observers.
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Wilkins, W. H.
Edward the Peacemaker : The Story of the Life of King Edward VII and His Queen : Volume II (of two)
Previous owner's name/address on front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A clean very tightly bound copy with slightly sunned, otherwise unmarked bevelled edge purple satinised cloth boards, well rubbed ends of very faded spine and rubbing but no bumping to corners. Dusty page edges and very slight traces of foxing to pages. 635pp. Part two of a two volume set of the life of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra who reigned following Queen Victoria.
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Garland, Patrick
The Incomparable Rex : The Last of the High Comedians
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with slight creasing to upper edge. 259pp. Biography of one of Britain's great theatrical and cinematic talents and one of the English-speaking world's most eloquent and fastidious high comedians. Best known for his performance as Professor Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady.
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Coe, Sebastian with Miller, David
Running Free
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards andi no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with light creasing to upper edge and traces of handling. 174pp. Biography of the outstanding British Olympic runner, Sebastian Coe before he entered politics. Well illustrated. 174pp. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. All books are plastic wrapped and shipped in professional strong card PandaRoll mailers to protect them in transit.
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Wilson, Donald
A Walk Down Memory Lane
Very faint spots to one page. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Extremely scarce. 72pp. An autobiography with a strong religious element, covering times spent in Japan, South Africa, Canada, America, Ireland, Rhodesia and Liberia. Undated but mentions 'writing the book in mid 2005'.
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Gardiner, Margaret
Barbara Hepworth : A Memoir
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 63pp. A vivid and personal account of the early years of Barbara Hepworth's life by her closest friend including the involvement of Ben Nicholson, Henry Moore, Herbert Read and many others and her many political passions. From the Personal Library of the late Emeritus Professor Peter Townsend of Bristol University and the London School of Economics, Founding Professor of the University of Essex and founder of the Child Poverty Action Group. We are also selling a large number of other books from Professor Townsend's Collection including many of his signed and authored works.
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Colbert, Fiona (editor)
Register of Twentieth-Century Johnians : Volume 1, 1900-1949
Book and jacket in virtually as new condition. 540pp. A biographical record of all members of St John's College Cambridge who entered between 1900 and 1949, set out in alphabetical order. From the Personal Library of the late Emeritus Professor Peter Townsend of Bristol University and the London School of Economics, Founding Professor of the University of Essex and founder of the Child Poverty Action Group. We are also selling a large number of other books from Professor Townsend's Collection including many of his signed and authored works.
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Grimshaw, Captain Roly
Indian Cavalry Officer,1914-1915
No marks or inscriptions to contents. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright navy cloth boards, tiny rub to upper rear edge and very minor bump to lower rear corner. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with tear to upper rear corner. 224pp. From the diary of Captain Grimshaw, which was begun on the day the First World War was declared which provide an unusual sidelight on the relationships of British officers and Indian soldiers in native regiments and a new perspective on the military system in the British Raj of that period.
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Blunkett, David
Politics and Progress : Renewing Democracy and Civil Society
No marks or inscriptions. Tiny crease to upper corner of front cover, none to rear or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 170pp. David Blunkett's agenda for political and social renewal. From the Personal Library of the late Emeritus Professor Peter Townsend of Bristol University and the London School of Economics, Founding Professor of the University of Essex and founder of the Child Poverty Action Group. We are also selling a large number of other books from Professor Townsend's Collection including many of his signed and authored works.
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Macaulay, Lord
Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review : Volume 2 (II)
Very minor foxing to a few pages. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A clean tight copy with slightly marked boards, label removal to front, dusty uncut page edges and minor bumping to corners. 434pp. Biographies of ten statesmen and one woman. From the Personal Library of the late Emeritus Professor Peter Townsend of Bristol University and the London School of Economics, Founding Professor of the University of Essex and founder of the Child Poverty Action Group. We are also selling a large number of other books from Professor Townsend's Collection including many of his signed and authored works.
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Dalyell, Tam
Dick Crossman : A Portrait (Signed By Author)
Inscription from the author to Peter Townsend on front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with slight rubbing to upper edge and a trace of sunning to vertical edges - not the spine. 253pp. Biography of Richard Crossman, one-time cabinet minister in the Labour Government who served as an MP from 1945. Tucked-in is a newspaper cutting referring to this book - also signed by author. From the Personal Library of the late Emeritus Professor Peter Townsend of Bristol University and the London School of Economics, Founding Professor of the University of Essex and founder of the Child Poverty Action Group. We are also selling a large number of other books from Professor Townsend's Collection including many of his signed and authored works.
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Sampson, Antony
The Anatomist : The Autobiography of Anthony Sampson
Book on mint unread condition. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with minor traces of storage. 283pp. Autobiography of journalist and writer Anthony Sampson. From the Personal Library of the late Emeritus Professor Peter Townsend of Bristol University and the London School of Economics, Founding Professor of the University of Essex and founder of the Child Poverty Action Group. We are also selling a large number of other books from Professor Townsend's Collection including many of his signed and authored works.
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Novick, Jeremy
Life of Michael : An Illustrated Biography of Michael Palin
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 160pp. Biography of Python, comedian, TV and film star and travel writer Michael Palin.
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Richard, Cliff
Which One's Cliff
Appears unread. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, browned page edges and no bumping to corners. 219pp. Cliff's autobiography up to the late 1970s.
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Agate, James (selected by)
These Were Actors : Extracts from a Newspaper Cutting Book 1811-1833
No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight foxing to page edges and a little bumping to some corners. 150pp. Fascinating tales about actors from the 19th century.
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Crawford, Sue
Ozzy : Unauthorized
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 224pp. Biography of Black Sabbath singer Ozzy Osbourne.
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Marley, Rita
No Woman No Cry : My Life with Bob Marley
Ex-library copy with usual marks and stamps. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and extremely tiny bumps to some corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with signs of storage and handling. 209pp. A biography of reggae star Bob Marley and his life with his wife Rita.
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Sergeant, Philip W.
Empress Josephine : Napoleon's Enchantress
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked embossed maroon cloth boards, dusty page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped but extremely dusty with small pieces missing from edges. 380pp. The story of Napoleon Banaparte's Josephine. From Hutchinson's Library of Standard Lives series. Very scarce in dust jacket.
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Courtauld, George
Pocket Book of Patriots : 100 British Hero
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 280pp. Mino biographies of over 100 British personalities and the famous.
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Brown, Jean
We'll Buy Another on Monday (Signed By Author)
Inscribed from author and sister on half-title page. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked finely indented boards and no bumping to corners. 282pp. More tales from the Brown sisters at Currer Laithe farm in the Yorkshire Dales. Whilst being well past retirement age they do more in the week than some folk do in a month.
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Studd, Stephen
Saint-Saens : A Critical Biography
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn wth very slight creasing to upper and lower edges. 356pp. This study of French composer Camile Saint-Saens provides the fullest account yet to appear in English of the composer's long life and huge musical output and will undoubtably become the benchmark for future assessments of him as a man and as a composer. Extremely scarce.
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Jones, Ken D; McClure, Arthur F; Twomey, Alfred E
The Films of James Stewart
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked yellow boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped with sunning to spine and small piece missing from rear lower corner. 256pp. Biography based on the films of James Stewart including production details, cast, director etc for each one from his first movie Murder Man in 1935 to Bandolero! in 1968. Very well illustrated with almost 250 black & white stills from these performances.
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Kahn, Liz
The LPGA : The Unauthorized Version : The History of the Ladies Professional Golf Association
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with small indents to front spine edge. 308pp. The compelling story of the LPGA and its players, chronicled from the 1930s to the 1990s. Includes the biographies of 50 LPGA women who speak frankly about themselves and their chosen way of life.
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Childs, Marquis
Eisenhower : Captive Hero
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked red cloth boards and a little bumping to spine foot and corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with slight creasing to upper edge and dusty rear. 285pp. A critical study of the man who was General in World War Two and the President of the United States.
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Abraham, Ashley P.
Some Portraits of the Lake Poets and their Homes
No marks or inscriptions. Creasing to oversize part of covers. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards. 29 plates plus 55pp. Concise biographies about six major plus a few minor Lake District Poets. Well illustrated.
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Pellowe, John
The Edge of Time : War time child to accidental Retailer (Signed By Author)
Appears unread. Signed 'The Journey John P' to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, minor indent to rear and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with slight indenting to rear. 316pp. Autobiography of John Pellowe from Oldham who was the founder of one of the North West's most famous furnishing stores. A scarce book.
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