ABRAHAM, J. JOHNSTON.

My Balkan Log.

London: Chapman & Hall, 1922. 2nd impression. Ulster born surgeon James Johnston Abraham's account of his experiences during the First World War when he served as medical officer with the Serbian, Egyptian and Portuguese armies, rising to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. He coped with inadequate supplies, outbreaks of typhoid, scarlet fever, recurrent fever, smallpox and a typhus epidemic. He was the first doctor on location to diagnose typhus, and he and the Serbian Army Medical Corps managed to contain it. [Dict. of Ulster Biography]. Pp.viii/311, 21 black & white photo illustrations + map, gift message "To M. Hutchinson with kindest remembrance and grateful thanks from the Author's wife, March 1924" to front free endpaper, occasional minor spotting mainly to margin edges. Maroon cloth, gilt title to spine, a few white spots to boards. G+.

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Book number: 50636

Catalogue: General Biography

Keywords: Johnston Abraham Balkan Log Serbia World War One Surgeon Autobiography Medicine Typhoid Scarlet Fever Smallpox Typhus Epidemic Serbian Medical Corps 52114 General Biography

ACKERMAN, JOHN.

Welsh Dylan, Dylan Thomas's Life, Writing and his Wales.

London: Granada Publishing, 1980. "The author's penetrating study differs from other Dylan biographies in his attention to the poet's identity as Welshman .. his life and work are traced from early days in Swansea and heady, youthful confidence to the hardship and vagaries of bohemian Chelsea, and finally his return to Wales and the last years spent in the little shack at Langharne. Includes photographs of places and settings that inspired him." Pp143 with b/w illustrations, ink notes inside back cover. P/b with colour portrait by Augustus John to front cover. G+.

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Book number: 16250

Catalogue: General Biography

Keywords: Ackerman Welsh Dylan Thomas Life Writing His Wales Swansea Chelsea Langharne General Biography A10230 General Biography

ADAMS, H. G.

David Livingstone: The Weaver Boy Who Became A Missionary.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1879. "Twenty-Seventh Thousand." Fifth edition. 8vo. 18.4cm x 12cm x 3.4cm. pp.4/306/4(adverts). Engraved portrait frontis (of David Livingstone) and 3 full-page illustrations. Pages lightly toned. Dedication (dated 1907) in a contemporary hand to fep. Original green embossed cloth covers. Front board with blind-stamp decoration, a coloured rose inlay, and gilt title. Spine similarily decorated with gilt title and blind-stamp decoration. Edges lightly rubbed, the rest of the decoration still quite bright. A well preserved copy.

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Book number: 15384

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Keywords: Livingstone Adams Missionary Hodder Stoughton A9558 General Biography

ALLEN, BERNARD.

Gordon and the Sudan.

London: Macmillan and Co Limited, 1931. 1st edition. Classic biography of the military hero General Gordon, who died in the Siege of Khartoum. Pp.xii/485/2(publisher's ads), black & white portrait frontispiece + 27 further illustrations and maps, 1cm marginal tear to pp.309/310. Dark blue cloth, gilt oval illustration of Gordon on a camel to front board , gilt title to spine, slightly rubbed. VG.

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Book number: 43488

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Keywords: Bernard Allen General Gordon Sudan Equatorial Province Africa Nile Slave Traders Cairo Khartoum Suleiman Egypt Berber Mahdi Illustrated Biography History British Empire 44750 General Biography

ALSOP, STEWART.

Stay of Execution. A Sort of Memoir

London: The Bodley Head, 1974. Rep. The experiences of living with cancer. "An extraordinary book, grace under the ultimate pressure, filled with wit, wonder and endless courage." Pp. 312, 17 b/w photographs, slight toning to endpapers. Orange cloth, gilt title to spine, d/w edge chipped. G+/G+.

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Book number: 29131

Catalogue: General Biography

Keywords: Alsop Stay Execution Sort Memoir Illustrated Biography Cancer Leukemia 26842 General Biography

ANGIER, CAROLE.

The Double Bond: Primo Levi. A Biography.

London: Viking, Penguin Books, 2002. 1st ed. "This biography is a triumph of research and sympathy, fully worthy of its great subject." Pp. 26/898, portrait frontis, 63 b/w illustrations. Black cloth, portrait illustrated d/w. VG/VG.

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Book number: 21987

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Keywords: Angier Double Bond Primo Levi Biography Illustrated A17912 General Biography

ANON.

Boyfriend 64 Book.

London: Proprietors City Magazines, Ltd, 1964. 1st ed. Packed with photos the showbiz book of the year: Elvis and many others in exciting colour. Pp. 151, 16 colour portraits, 16 pages colour illustrations + black & white illustrations throughout. Illustrated boards featuring Elvis Presley. G+.

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Book number: 28007

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Keywords: Anon Boyfried 64 Book Showbiz Illustrated Elvis Beatles Cliff 25185 General Biography

ANON.

Harold Tennyson R.N. The Story of a Young Sailor Put Together by a Friend.

London: Macmillan and Co. Ltd, 1918. 1st edition. Memoir of Sub-Lieutenant The Hon. Harold Courtney Tennyson, son of the Right Hon. Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson, P.C, G.C.M.G, of Farringford, Freshwater, Isle of Wight. Harold died 29th January, 1916 during a Channel patrol on board H.M.S. Viking, when it struck a mine. Pp.294/2(publisher's catalogue). Green cloth, gilt title to spine dulled, minor rubbing to boards. G+.

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Book number: 44974

Catalogue: General Biography

Keywords: Harold Courtney Tennyson Royal Navy Hms Viking World War I Naval Military History Biography Memoir 46454 General Biography

ANON.

The Life and Explorations of David Livingstone. Compiled from Reliable Sources.

London: The National Publishing Company,nd. Aeg. Pp. 324,portrait frontis. + 4 further tinted illustrations, folding map to rear, name to fep and verso portrait page. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine, bevelled edges. G+.

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Book number: 2156

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Keywords: Livingstone Life Explorations Africa Illustrated Biography 13107 General Biography

ANON.[URQUHART, JOHN].

The Life Story of William Quarrier: A Romance of Faith.

Glasgow: R.Allan & Son, nd. Popular Edition. Biography of William Quarrier (1829-1903) the devout Baptist philanthropist and founder of the Orphan Homes of Scotland (OHS) and Quarrier Village. Many of the children were relocated to Canada to start life afresh. Pp.12/432/4(ads), b/w portrait frontis. + occasional b/w illustrations throughout, endpapers browned, a few pages slightly loose. Blue cloth, sunning to spine and board edges. G+.

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Book number: 30927

Catalogue: General Biography

Keywords: Urquhart William Quarrier Biography Scotland Philanthropy Scottish Orphans Children Homes Canada 30366 General Biography

ANON.

The Story of Palissy the Potter.

London: T.Nelson and sons, 1887. 0. Pp. 119,engraved frontispiece, historated capitals to chapters, owner's details to inner endpaper, endpapers browned, mild spotting to closed page edges and very occasionally to margins. Turquoise cloth, decorated title to front with gilt title to spine. G+.**Bernard Palissy, 1510-1590, the great Renaissance French potter, created a style of ceramic art that enjoyed widespread popularity in the sixteenth century, and was often imitated during his lifetime and for many years thereafter.

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Book number: 36931

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Keywords: Bernard Palissy Biography Life Story Pottery Potter 37398 General Biography

ARMSTRONG, MARGARET.

Fanny Kemble. A Passionate Victorian.

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1938. 1st ed. Pp.387, illustrated endpapers, b/w frontis. portrait of Fanny Kemble. Maroon cloth, gilt title to front cover, title to spine darkened. VG.

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Book number: 21328

Catalogue: General Biography

Keywords: Armstrong Kemble Passionate Victorian Biography A17322 General Biography

ARNOLD, RALPH

Orange Street & Brickhole Lane.

London; Rupert Hart-Davis, 1963. 1st ed. ".. recalls the trials and rewards of being a full-time publisher and part-time writer". Pp. 190, owner's name to fep. Blue cloth, illustrated d/w designed by Graham Oakley has small edge tear to top of rear. VG/G+.

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Book number: 30071

Catalogue: General Biography

Keywords: Arnold Orange Street Brickhole Lane Publishing Constables 27958 General Biography

ARNOTT, ANNE.

The Secret Country of C. S. Lewis. (Illustrated by Patricia Frost).

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1976. 1st.in this ed. "A biography of C.S. Lewis for young people. This book brings to life a fascinating man and shows something of his almost reluctant journey into faith." Pp, 123, 6 b/w illustrations, pages toned. P/b. G+.

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Book number: 9375

Catalogue: General Biography

Keywords: Arnott Secret Country Lewis Biography Faith Christianity 20233 General Biography

AUBYN, GILES ST.

The Royal George 1819-1904. The Life of H.R.H. Prince George Duke of Cambridge.

London: Constable & Co. Ltd, 1963. 1st ed. Biography of 'Royal George' as he was nicknamed. Pp. 11/380, portrait frontis, 10 b/w illustrations + 1 sketch, family trees to endpapers. Green cloth, gilt title to spine, portrait illustrated d/w edges chipped. VG/G+.

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Book number: 16834

Catalogue: General Biography

Keywords: Aubyn Royal George 1819-1904 Hrh Prince George Duke Cambridge Biography Illustrated A11570 General Biography