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	W. [WHITTEN, WILFRED] Between the cupolas: a ""light and airy"" record London: Headley Bros. 1905, 1st edition.Hard covers, no dust jacket.V.g./No Jacket.A story of schoolboy experiences set at Ackworth, the Quaker school in Yorkshire.Printed design on front cover, including the two cupolas (one with clock) for which Ackworth is noted.Spine dulled, rear of cover sl.sunned, internally a very good untrimmed copy.ix, 128 pp. In English. GBP 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.75 US$ 49.98 \| JP¥ 4446] Book number: 3498 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	S., G.G. [SIGMOND] The dramatic works of the right honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan, with a memoir of his life Henry G.Bohn, 1848, Bohn's Standard Library.Impressed cloth design.V.g./No Jacket.Embossed cloth, engraved frontispiece with portrait of Sheridan, former owner's signature obliterated; 4-page prospectus of Bohn's standard library tipped in at front.Edges roughly trimmed.564 pp. In English. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 \| JP¥ 1778] Book number: 4371 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	ABSE, LEO Margaret, daughter of Beatrice Jonathan Cape, 1989, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 224 02726 3.Fine/Fine.""A politician's psycho-biography of Margaret Thatcher"" (subtitle).xi, 288 pp. In English. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 2587 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	ADAMS, BRIAN Sidney Nolan: such is life Hutchinson, 1987, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 09 168430 7.V.g./Good.Small tear at top edge of jacket, slight edge wear, but overall a very good copy.(8), 275 pp. In English. GBP 24.00 [Appr.: EURO 27 US$ 39.98 \| JP¥ 3557] Book number: 4568 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	AITKEN, JONATHAN Pride and perjury Harper Collins, 2000, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 00 274075 3.V.g./V.g. Paper very slightly tanned, otherwise little used.(8), 392 pp. In English. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 5763 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	ALDINGTON, RICHARD Lawrence of Arabia: a biographical enquiry Collins, 1953, 1st edition.Hard covers, no dust jacket.V.g./No Jacket.Fore-edge spotted.Scarcely used.448 pp. In English. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 \| JP¥ 1482] Book number: 4756 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	ALEXANDER, JOHN T. Catherine the Great: Life and Legend Oxford U.P. 1989, 1st US edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 19 505236 6.Fine/Fine.Biography of one of Russia's most colourful rulers.xiii, 418 pp. In English. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 \| JP¥ 1778] Book number: 2597 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	ALLEN, PAUL Alan Aykbourn: grinning at the edge Methuen, 2001, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 413 73120 0.V.g./Fine.Scarcely used; the faintest of tanning to page edges.x, 337 pp. In English. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 6183 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	ALLEN, GAY WILSON & ASSELINEAU, ROGER St. John de Crevecoeur: the life of an American farmer Viking, 1987, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 670 81345 1.V.g./No Jacket.Price clipped, fore-edge untrimmed, otherwise near fine.Story of a life of two halves: the first in bucolic pre-revolutionary New York state, the second as a reluctant Ã©migrÃ© in France.xxii, 266 pp. In English. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.33 \| JP¥ 1186] Book number: 3904 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	ANDERSON, A.W. The coming of the flowers The Country Book Club, 1952, Book Club edition.Hard covers, no dust jacket.Good/ No Jacket .Foreword by Roy Hay.Short biographical chapters describing the principal horticultural explorers from ancient times to the early 20th century.Includes Gerard, the Tradescants, Dampier, Linnaeus, Bartram, Bougainville, Labillardiere, Banks, the Forsters, Caley, Douglas and Forrest.Somewhat biased in favour of the southern Hemisphere, which is understandable as the author was from New Zealand.Some charming illustrations accompany the chapter headings, probably all by Alex Jardine (a couple signed). In English. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 \| JP¥ 1778] Book number: 405 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	ARMSTRONG, ALAN (TEXT); ARMSTRONG, MARTHA (ILLUSTRATIONS) Regards, Rodeo: the mariner dog of Cassis J.N.Townsend, Exeter, N.H. 1999, 1st edition.Paper covers, landscape format.1 880158 25 6.As new/No Jacket.Nearly new; reviewed by Robert Herbert on rear cover: ""In the guise of letters exchanged between two very observant dogs, Alan Armstrong has written a delightful dialogue between Cassis on the Mediterranean coast and Hatfield, a village by the Connecticut river in Massachusetts.Having accompanied his artist wife to Cassis for several months, Armstrong, surely one of the most talented animal lovers ever to put paw to paper, charmed his way into the company of local residents, most notably the memorable Jean-Michel Beaujon, a delinquent turned sailing instructor, and his dog Rodeo.Letters exchanged with Jefe, the Armstrong's poodle left behind, reveal life in both Cassis and Hatfield in observations worthy of Hilaire Belloc, and Martha Armstrong's illustrations are an equally spirited presence"".The author also wrote the scholarly "".In English. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 \| JP¥ 1482] Book number: 1382 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	ASPINALL-OGLANDER, CECIL Admiral's widow: being the life and letters of the Hon. Mrs. Edward Boscawen from 1761 to 1805 The Hogarth Press, 1942, 1st edition.Hard covers, no dust jacket.V.g./No Jacket.Bookplate of Gladys Wyndham.Lettering faded on spine; corners sl.rubbed, internally sound except for small tear in outer fold of fold-out pedigree and some minor punctures to occasional pages.205 pp. In English. GBP 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.75 US$ 49.98 \| JP¥ 4446] Book number: 5844 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	AUBREY, JOHN Brief Lives: a selection based upon existing contemporary portraits Folio Society, 1975, 7th printing (1992) of 1975 edition.Publisher's half cloth, gilt title, in slip case.As new/As new.A highly collectible edition of Aubrey's masterpiece of biographical conciseness.324 pp. In English. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 \| JP¥ 1778] Book number: 2730 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BAMM, PETER [PSEUD. OF CURT EMMRICH] Die unsichtbare Flagge Koesel-Verlag, Munich, 1954, 7th edition, issue 71-100,000; first published in 1952.Hard covers, dust jacket.V.g./V.g. Signed by the author on t.p.using his pseudonym ""Peter Bamm"".Jacket sl.frayed at extremities of spine, lightly tanned except where protected by '100.Tausend' outer wrapper; internally near fine.Fold-out map, in fine condition, at rear.372 pp.A best-selling account, often with an ironic slant, of life and death on the Eastern Front written by a serving German military surgeon.In German. GBP 55.00 [Appr.: EURO 61.75 US$ 91.63 \| JP¥ 8151] Book number: 6119 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BARKER, JULIET The Brontâ€˜s Phoenix Giants, 1995, Paperback edition, first published in 1994.Paper covers.Fine /No Jacket.Fine.New biographical treatment of the Brontâ€˜ sisters by the former Curator of the Brontâ€˜ Parsonage Museum.xx, 1003 pp. In English. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 \| JP¥ 1482] Book number: 1829 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BARNES, JULIAN Arthur & George Jonathan Cape, 2005, 1st edition, 4th impression.Decorated hard covers, no jacket.0 224 07703 1.V.g./No Jacket.As new, lacking only the jacket.360 pp.The strange story of Arthur Conan Doyle and some 'menacing and obscene letters'.In English. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.33 \| JP¥ 1186] Book number: 4554 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BATT, JOHN HERRIDGE Dr Barnardo: the foster-father of ""nobody's children"" London: S.W.Partridge, n.d.(c.1904), 24th thousand.Original green cloth, motifs on cover and spine, gilt titles.Good /No Jacket.Corners of cover bumped, some edge wear; pages tanned especially towards edges.xii, 203, 32 pp. In English. GBP 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.75 US$ 49.98 \| JP¥ 4446] Book number: 3472 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BELL, MARTIN In harm's way: reflection of a war zone thug Hamish Hamilton, 1995, 1st edition, 5th impression.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 241 13577 X.V.g./V.g. Autobiography of a journalist, focussing on his service as a war correspondent.In English. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 2593 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BELLAMY, DAVID J. Jolly Green Giant: the autobiography of David J. Bellamy OBE, Hon. FLS, an Englishman Century, 2002, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 7126 8359 3.As new/As new.Clearly not ghosted, this autobiography of a former TV celebrity botanist is very revealing, though he does gloss over (perhaps for legal reasons) some of the awkward business deals he was involved in as an environmental consultant.Bellamy comes over as a ""one-off"", a dynamic if somewhat eccentric naturalist with a gift for eco-friendly soundbites, and a passionate conservationist.Near new condition.xi, 398 pp. In English. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 \| JP¥ 1482] Book number: 331 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BELLAMY, DAVID J. Jolly Green Giant: the autobiography of David J. Bellamy OBE, Hon. FLS, an Englishman Century, 2002, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 7126 8359 3.V.g./V.g. Clearly not ghosted, this autobiography of a well known lecturer and former TV celebrity botanist is very revealing.Bellamy comes over as a ""one-off"", a dynamic if somewhat eccentric naturalist with a gift for eco-friendly soundbites, and a passionate conservationist.xi, 398 pp. In English. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 \| JP¥ 1778] Book number: 2243 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BENSON, THOMAS PARK Cumbria to Canada the author, Ulverston, Cumbria, 1990, 1st edition.Paper covers.0 9506689 4 X.V.g./ No Jacket .V.g. NOT signed by author.118 pp. In English. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 330 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BENSON, ARTHUR CHRISTOPHER The house of quiet: an autobiography John Murray, 1919, reprint of 1910 cheaper edition, first published 1904.Hard covers, no wrapper.V.g./ No Jacket .V.g. owner's initials.xviii, 233, (4) pp. In English. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.33 \| JP¥ 1186] Book number: 1591 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BETJEMAN, JOHN (EDITED BY CANDIDA LYCETT GREEN) Letters volume 1: 1926-1951 Methuen, 1994.Paper covers.0 413 69400 3.Good /No Jacket.Pages tanned at edges; reading creases.584 pp. In English. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 5422 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BETJEMAN, JOHN (EDITED BY CANDIDA LYCETT GREEN) Letters volume 2: 1951-1984 Methuen, 1995, 2nd reprint.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 413 66940 8.V.g./V.g. Pages tanned at edges; xxiv, 616 pp. In English. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 5423 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BINYON, T.J. Pushkin: a biography Harper Collins, 2003, First published in hardback in 2002.Paper covers.0 00 637338 0.V.g./No Jacket.Trace of label on creased rear cover, otherwise as new.xxix, 731 pp. In English. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 4562 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.

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	W. [WHITTEN, WILFRED] Between the cupolas: a ""light and airy"" record London: Headley Bros. 1905, 1st edition.Hard covers, no dust jacket.V.g./No Jacket.A story of schoolboy experiences set at Ackworth, the Quaker school in Yorkshire.Printed design on front cover, including the two cupolas (one with clock) for which Ackworth is noted.Spine dulled, rear of cover sl.sunned, internally a very good untrimmed copy.ix, 128 pp. In English. GBP 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.75 US$ 49.98 \| JP¥ 4446] Book number: 3498 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	S., G.G. [SIGMOND] The dramatic works of the right honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan, with a memoir of his life Henry G.Bohn, 1848, Bohn's Standard Library.Impressed cloth design.V.g./No Jacket.Embossed cloth, engraved frontispiece with portrait of Sheridan, former owner's signature obliterated; 4-page prospectus of Bohn's standard library tipped in at front.Edges roughly trimmed.564 pp. In English. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 \| JP¥ 1778] Book number: 4371 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	ABSE, LEO Margaret, daughter of Beatrice Jonathan Cape, 1989, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 224 02726 3.Fine/Fine.""A politician's psycho-biography of Margaret Thatcher"" (subtitle).xi, 288 pp. In English. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 2587 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	ADAMS, BRIAN Sidney Nolan: such is life Hutchinson, 1987, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 09 168430 7.V.g./Good.Small tear at top edge of jacket, slight edge wear, but overall a very good copy.(8), 275 pp. In English. GBP 24.00 [Appr.: EURO 27 US$ 39.98 \| JP¥ 3557] Book number: 4568 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	AITKEN, JONATHAN Pride and perjury Harper Collins, 2000, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 00 274075 3.V.g./V.g. Paper very slightly tanned, otherwise little used.(8), 392 pp. In English. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 5763 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	ALDINGTON, RICHARD Lawrence of Arabia: a biographical enquiry Collins, 1953, 1st edition.Hard covers, no dust jacket.V.g./No Jacket.Fore-edge spotted.Scarcely used.448 pp. In English. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 \| JP¥ 1482] Book number: 4756 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	ALEXANDER, JOHN T. Catherine the Great: Life and Legend Oxford U.P. 1989, 1st US edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 19 505236 6.Fine/Fine.Biography of one of Russia's most colourful rulers.xiii, 418 pp. In English. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 \| JP¥ 1778] Book number: 2597 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	ALLEN, PAUL Alan Aykbourn: grinning at the edge Methuen, 2001, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 413 73120 0.V.g./Fine.Scarcely used; the faintest of tanning to page edges.x, 337 pp. In English. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 6183 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	ALLEN, GAY WILSON & ASSELINEAU, ROGER St. John de Crevecoeur: the life of an American farmer Viking, 1987, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 670 81345 1.V.g./No Jacket.Price clipped, fore-edge untrimmed, otherwise near fine.Story of a life of two halves: the first in bucolic pre-revolutionary New York state, the second as a reluctant Ã©migrÃ© in France.xxii, 266 pp. In English. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.33 \| JP¥ 1186] Book number: 3904 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	ANDERSON, A.W. The coming of the flowers The Country Book Club, 1952, Book Club edition.Hard covers, no dust jacket.Good/ No Jacket .Foreword by Roy Hay.Short biographical chapters describing the principal horticultural explorers from ancient times to the early 20th century.Includes Gerard, the Tradescants, Dampier, Linnaeus, Bartram, Bougainville, Labillardiere, Banks, the Forsters, Caley, Douglas and Forrest.Somewhat biased in favour of the southern Hemisphere, which is understandable as the author was from New Zealand.Some charming illustrations accompany the chapter headings, probably all by Alex Jardine (a couple signed). In English. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 \| JP¥ 1778] Book number: 405 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	ARMSTRONG, ALAN (TEXT); ARMSTRONG, MARTHA (ILLUSTRATIONS) Regards, Rodeo: the mariner dog of Cassis J.N.Townsend, Exeter, N.H. 1999, 1st edition.Paper covers, landscape format.1 880158 25 6.As new/No Jacket.Nearly new; reviewed by Robert Herbert on rear cover: ""In the guise of letters exchanged between two very observant dogs, Alan Armstrong has written a delightful dialogue between Cassis on the Mediterranean coast and Hatfield, a village by the Connecticut river in Massachusetts.Having accompanied his artist wife to Cassis for several months, Armstrong, surely one of the most talented animal lovers ever to put paw to paper, charmed his way into the company of local residents, most notably the memorable Jean-Michel Beaujon, a delinquent turned sailing instructor, and his dog Rodeo.Letters exchanged with Jefe, the Armstrong's poodle left behind, reveal life in both Cassis and Hatfield in observations worthy of Hilaire Belloc, and Martha Armstrong's illustrations are an equally spirited presence"".The author also wrote the scholarly "".In English. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 \| JP¥ 1482] Book number: 1382 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	ASPINALL-OGLANDER, CECIL Admiral's widow: being the life and letters of the Hon. Mrs. Edward Boscawen from 1761 to 1805 The Hogarth Press, 1942, 1st edition.Hard covers, no dust jacket.V.g./No Jacket.Bookplate of Gladys Wyndham.Lettering faded on spine; corners sl.rubbed, internally sound except for small tear in outer fold of fold-out pedigree and some minor punctures to occasional pages.205 pp. In English. GBP 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.75 US$ 49.98 \| JP¥ 4446] Book number: 5844 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	AUBREY, JOHN Brief Lives: a selection based upon existing contemporary portraits Folio Society, 1975, 7th printing (1992) of 1975 edition.Publisher's half cloth, gilt title, in slip case.As new/As new.A highly collectible edition of Aubrey's masterpiece of biographical conciseness.324 pp. In English. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 \| JP¥ 1778] Book number: 2730 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BAMM, PETER [PSEUD. OF CURT EMMRICH] Die unsichtbare Flagge Koesel-Verlag, Munich, 1954, 7th edition, issue 71-100,000; first published in 1952.Hard covers, dust jacket.V.g./V.g. Signed by the author on t.p.using his pseudonym ""Peter Bamm"".Jacket sl.frayed at extremities of spine, lightly tanned except where protected by '100.Tausend' outer wrapper; internally near fine.Fold-out map, in fine condition, at rear.372 pp.A best-selling account, often with an ironic slant, of life and death on the Eastern Front written by a serving German military surgeon.In German. GBP 55.00 [Appr.: EURO 61.75 US$ 91.63 \| JP¥ 8151] Book number: 6119 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BARKER, JULIET The Brontâ€˜s Phoenix Giants, 1995, Paperback edition, first published in 1994.Paper covers.Fine /No Jacket.Fine.New biographical treatment of the Brontâ€˜ sisters by the former Curator of the Brontâ€˜ Parsonage Museum.xx, 1003 pp. In English. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 \| JP¥ 1482] Book number: 1829 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BARNES, JULIAN Arthur & George Jonathan Cape, 2005, 1st edition, 4th impression.Decorated hard covers, no jacket.0 224 07703 1.V.g./No Jacket.As new, lacking only the jacket.360 pp.The strange story of Arthur Conan Doyle and some 'menacing and obscene letters'.In English. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.33 \| JP¥ 1186] Book number: 4554 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BATT, JOHN HERRIDGE Dr Barnardo: the foster-father of ""nobody's children"" London: S.W.Partridge, n.d.(c.1904), 24th thousand.Original green cloth, motifs on cover and spine, gilt titles.Good /No Jacket.Corners of cover bumped, some edge wear; pages tanned especially towards edges.xii, 203, 32 pp. In English. GBP 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.75 US$ 49.98 \| JP¥ 4446] Book number: 3472 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BELL, MARTIN In harm's way: reflection of a war zone thug Hamish Hamilton, 1995, 1st edition, 5th impression.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 241 13577 X.V.g./V.g. Autobiography of a journalist, focussing on his service as a war correspondent.In English. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 2593 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BELLAMY, DAVID J. Jolly Green Giant: the autobiography of David J. Bellamy OBE, Hon. FLS, an Englishman Century, 2002, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 7126 8359 3.As new/As new.Clearly not ghosted, this autobiography of a former TV celebrity botanist is very revealing, though he does gloss over (perhaps for legal reasons) some of the awkward business deals he was involved in as an environmental consultant.Bellamy comes over as a ""one-off"", a dynamic if somewhat eccentric naturalist with a gift for eco-friendly soundbites, and a passionate conservationist.Near new condition.xi, 398 pp. In English. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 \| JP¥ 1482] Book number: 331 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BELLAMY, DAVID J. Jolly Green Giant: the autobiography of David J. Bellamy OBE, Hon. FLS, an Englishman Century, 2002, 1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 7126 8359 3.V.g./V.g. Clearly not ghosted, this autobiography of a well known lecturer and former TV celebrity botanist is very revealing.Bellamy comes over as a ""one-off"", a dynamic if somewhat eccentric naturalist with a gift for eco-friendly soundbites, and a passionate conservationist.xi, 398 pp. In English. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 \| JP¥ 1778] Book number: 2243 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BENSON, THOMAS PARK Cumbria to Canada the author, Ulverston, Cumbria, 1990, 1st edition.Paper covers.0 9506689 4 X.V.g./ No Jacket .V.g. NOT signed by author.118 pp. In English. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 330 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BENSON, ARTHUR CHRISTOPHER The house of quiet: an autobiography John Murray, 1919, reprint of 1910 cheaper edition, first published 1904.Hard covers, no wrapper.V.g./ No Jacket .V.g. owner's initials.xviii, 233, (4) pp. In English. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.33 \| JP¥ 1186] Book number: 1591 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BETJEMAN, JOHN (EDITED BY CANDIDA LYCETT GREEN) Letters volume 1: 1926-1951 Methuen, 1994.Paper covers.0 413 69400 3.Good /No Jacket.Pages tanned at edges; reading creases.584 pp. In English. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 5422 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BETJEMAN, JOHN (EDITED BY CANDIDA LYCETT GREEN) Letters volume 2: 1951-1984 Methuen, 1995, 2nd reprint.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 413 66940 8.V.g./V.g. Pages tanned at edges; xxiv, 616 pp. In English. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 5423 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.
	BINYON, T.J. Pushkin: a biography Harper Collins, 2003, First published in hardback in 2002.Paper covers.0 00 637338 0.V.g./No Jacket.Trace of label on creased rear cover, otherwise as new.xxix, 731 pp. In English. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 4562 Click here to order or inquire at Acanthophyllum Books.