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| DEAN, JOHN H.R.H. Prince Philip, A Portrait By His Valet London, Robert Hale. Hard Cover. Hb, no dj. Blue cloth with speckles and scuffs to covers and tear to lower spine. 192 pgs with b/w photographs and colour photo frontis. Front end paper missing but contents otherwise intact. Some damp staining to pages. John Dean was valet to Prince Philip from 1947-1953, starting his duties around the time of his wedding to the future Queen Elizabeth. Prior to that time, the author worked for Barbara Hutton, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and Lord Mountbatten and these sections of the book are just as interesting as the main subject. Good. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 9.97 | JP¥ 880] Book number: 031045 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| ELCHANINOV, ALEKSANDR The Diary of a Priest (in Russian) . Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. In Russian language. Facsimile copy of the Third edition, bound in blue cloth, no dustjacket, 165pp, uncut pages. Previous owner's inscription dated 1972, with ex-libris sticker. Notes and musings by a Russian priest who lived from 1881-1934, eventually emigrating to Western Europe (Paris?). Topics range from "Advice to Young Priests" and "The Usefulness of Faith" to "Conversation about Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy" and "Fasting in a Monastery". GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 | JP¥ 1174] Book number: 033745 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| EWBANK, TIM & HILDRED, STAFFORD Joanna Lumley (2nd edition) London, Andre Deutsch. 2009. (ISBN: 9780233002903) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hb, 258pp, colour and b/w photos. Spine a little cocked but looks barely opened. Updated edition of the biography on the British actress, Joanna Lumley, now synonymous with that unusual cocktail of Ab Fab and the Gurkhas. Fine/Fine. GBP 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 10 US$ 14.95 | JP¥ 1321] Book number: 036367 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| HEFFER, SIMON Power and Place - The Political Consequences of King Edward VII Phoenix Orion. 1999. (ISBN: 0 75380 750 5) , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pb, 342 pgs with b/w plates. G+ with small crease on front cover but otherwise clean and tight. A somewhat revisionist account of the reign of Edward VII and its political significance, in particular, Edward's influence in foreign affairs despite battles with his Ministers, and the role and development of the English monarchy. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 9.97 | JP¥ 880] Book number: 031333 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| BIN LADIN, CARMEN The Veiled Kingdom A Unique Insight Into Saudi Society and the Bin Laden Family London, Virago. 2004. (ISBN: 1 84408 102 8) , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pb, 209 pgs with colour photos. Fine copy, as New. Autobiography of the sister-in-law of Osama Bin Laden. Of mixed Swiss and Persian parentage, Carmen married Yeslam Bin Laden in 1974 and became part of the large Bin Laden clan. Wanting to protect her duaghters from the restrictions of Saudi society she separated from her husband in the mid 1980s , returning to her home country of Switzerland. Her story reveals the dynamics of the Bin Laden family and its role within "one of the most powerful, secretive and repressive kingdoms in the world". GBP 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 8.5 US$ 12.46 | JP¥ 1101] Book number: 031757 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| MALET, HUGH The Canal Duke A Biography of Francis, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater Dawlish/London, David & Charles/Phoenix House. 1961. Hard Cover. Hb, red cloth covers, no dj, 200pp, b/w illustrations. Good+ copy with light wear. Previous owner's name on fep, otherwise contents clean. Story of Francis Egerton, third Duke of Bridgewater (1736-1803), originator of the Bridgewater Canal with his chief engineer John Gilbert, and recognized as founder of the English canal system. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 | JP¥ 1174] Book number: 036011 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| MAREK, GEORGE Schubert London, Robert Hale. 1986. (ISBN: 0709025920) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hb, xvii + 254pp, b/w plates. VG with clean contents in VG dj. Biography of the nineteenth century composer, Franz Schubert (1797-1828). The author "corrects the legend that Schubert was a penniless, myopic roly-poly. This sympathetic and musically astute biography pays tribute to Schubert's raw talent and shows him to have been a composer of outstanding brilliance". Very Good/Very Good. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 | JP¥ 1174] Book number: 035239 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| YEHUDI MENUHIN Unfinished Journey London, MacDonald and Jane's. 1977. (ISBN: 0354041460) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hb, xvii + 393pp, b/w illustrations. VG clean copy in G+ dj which has slight edgewear. Autobiography of the legendary violinist, written when he was sixty. Born in 1916 in America of Russian jewish parents, he made his debut at the age of 7, performed three concertos with Bruno Walter in Berlin at the age of 12, appeared tirelessly before vast audiences of servicemen across the globe during World War II and over his long, illustrious career was the recipient of innumerable honours. Very Good/Good. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 9.97 | JP¥ 880] Book number: 035318 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| PICKARD, ROY Fred Astaire WH Smith. (ISBN: 0603037348) Hard Cover. Hb, laminated pictorial covers, no dj, 9" x 11.75", 192 pgs, colour and b/w illustrations. G. faint tanning to page edges but otherwise clean. Large format, pictorial biography of the famous dancer and screen star, illustrated with numerous photos, especially of him pairing countless co-stars, but not forgetting his later dramatic roles. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 | JP¥ 1174] Book number: 032716 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| PROSE, FRANCINE The Lives of the Muses Nine Women & The Artists They Inspired London, Aurum Press. 2003. (ISBN: 1854109448) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hb, xii + 416pp, b/w illustrations. VG with clean contents in Good+ dj which has the slightest of edgewear. Explores the complex relationship between the artist and his muse, relating the stories of : Hester Thrale & Samuel Johnson; Alice Liddell & Lewis Carroll; Elizabeth Siddall & Dante Gabriel Rossetti; Lou Andreas-Salome & Nietzche, Rilke, Freud; Gala & Salvador Dali; Lee Miller & Man Ray; Charis & Edward Weston; Suzanne Farrell & George Balanchine; Yoko Ono & John Lennon. "Wonderfully learned and witty..". Very Good/Good. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 | JP¥ 1174] Book number: 035376 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| RAE, SIMON W.G. Grace A Life London, Faber & Faber. 1998. (ISBN: 0571178553) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hb, xx + 548pp, b/w illustrations. There is a "library sold" stamp on the front endpaper but no other marks or stamps, and the book is otherwise in VG clean condition including the dustjacket. Mammoth-sized biography of the Victorian cricketer, which explores Grace's formative family background; his competitive relations with his two famous brothers; his career as a doctor; his ambitions and bereavements as a father; analysis of his career; the more controversial aspects of his conduct including his verbal and physical altercations and his kidnapping of an Australian cricketer from Lord's. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 | JP¥ 1174] Book number: 034073 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| ROBERTS, R.ELLIS H.R.L. Sheppard Life & Letters London, John Murray. 1942, First Edition. Hard Cover. Hb, red cloth,no dj. Good copy, some fading to spine and small tear top edge. 356 pgs. Affectionate biography on the Anglican divine and pacifist, Dick Sheppard. B/w photos including frontis. Inscription of previous owner on front endpaper which has a tear. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 9.97 | JP¥ 880] Book number: 031046 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| SALVESEN, FRANCIS Journal of a Student at Arms Bristol, Warrior Enterprises/White Tree Books. 1989. (ISBN: 0948265191) Hard Cover. Ill.: Scott, Donald. 96 pgs, b/w illustrations. G+ in G+ dj which has slight edgewear. Faint tanning to page edges. Entertaining look at life at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst based on the author's experiences in the 1980s. With original cartoons and b/w photos. GBP 5.50 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 US$ 9.14 | JP¥ 807] Book number: 032447 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| SCAMMELL, MICHAEL Solzhenitsyn A Biography London, Paladin. 1986. (ISBN: 0586085386) Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pb, 1051pp, b/w photos. Good+, with crease along spine and back cover; clean, unmarked contents. Monumental, award-winning biography of the Russian writer and dissident."One of the most memorable works of its kind" (The Times). GBP 6.50 [Appr.: EURO 7.25 US$ 10.8 | JP¥ 954] Book number: 034771 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| SUMNER, HEYWOOD Cuckoo Hill The Book of Gorley London, J.M. Dent. 1987. (ISBN: 0460047442) Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hb, xxi + 180pp, colour illustrations. VG clean copy in G. dj which has light wear to top corners. Attractive facsimile edition of the original 1905 book by Heywood Sumner (1853-1940), one of the major figures in the Arts and Crafts Movement. It is a combination of personal journal and guide book of the history, customs, topography and natural history of Gorley and the New Forest, and of life at his house there, Cuckoo Hill. Illustrated by the author's wonderful watercolours. Very Good/Good. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 | JP¥ 1174] Book number: 033836 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| TUCKER, GEORGE HOLBERT A Goodly Heritage : a History of Jane Austen's Family Manchester, Carcanet New Press. 1983. (ISBN: 0856354856) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hb, 238pp, b/w illustrations. VG clean copy in Good dj which has light wear at dj base. A "human and most interesting study of the Austen family", which covers the Austens of Kent and earlier background, the Leigh heritage, the Hampshire-born Austens (with chapters on each of Jane Austen's direct family members) and her numerous nephews and nieces. Very Good/Good. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 | JP¥ 1174] Book number: 033840 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. | ||
| WALKER, MURRAY Unless I'm Very Much Mistaken Collins Willow. 2002. (ISBN: 0 00 712696 4) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 394 pgs, colour and b/w photos. Autobiography of the popular sports commentator, from his childhood as son of a motor-cycle champion, to his experiences in World War II with the Royal Scots Greys , his career in advertising and his 50 years in broadcasting as a commentator for motor sport, in particular the F1. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 9.97 | JP¥ 880] Book number: 032453 Click here to order or inquire at Glynn's Books. |
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