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| to select author names starting with A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z back to page 1 of full catalog (starting with NO authornames) | This selection contains 67 title(s) on 3 pages. This is page 1 with nrs. 1 to 25 |
| ANON Tupac: A Thug Life London, United Kingdom, Plexus Publishing Ltd, 2005. (ISBN: 0859653757) Soft Cover , 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Comprehensive biography Illuminating the life at the heart of the legend. Unread, large format paperback - 207 pages. Slightest signs of storage. Near Fine. GBP 9.50 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 US$ 15.83 | JP¥ 1408] Book number: 021334 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| ANTAL, FREDERICK Hogarth and His Place in European Art London, Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1962, First Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Attempts to convey the historical revelance, both in its native and European context, of perhaps the most outstanding English painter of the eighteenth century. Light sunning to page edges. Large volume hardback in an unclipped d/w showing light shelfwear & tear - 270 pages including index plus plates. Very Good/Good. GBP 32.50 [Appr.: EURO 36.5 US$ 54.15 | JP¥ 4816] Book number: 039003 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| BARROW, TONY John, Paul, George, Ringo and Me : The Real Beatles Story London, Andre Deutsch, 2005, First Edition. (ISBN: 0233001409) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Unique and personal memoir by the Liverpool-born author who knew the 'Fab Four' as friends throughout the height of their fame. Edited by Julian Newby. Clean, square hardback in an unclipped d/w showing light shelf wear - 256 pages including index. Near Fine/Very Good. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 | JP¥ 1482] Book number: 033128 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| BERTRAM, ANTHONY Hans Holbein the Younger London, The Studio Publications, 1948, First Edition. Hard Cover , 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Part of the World Masters New Series. 15pp plus 48 plates. Light shelfwear to boards. Good. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 | JP¥ 889] Book number: 039070 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| BLUNT, WILFRID Cockerell London, Hamish Hamilton, 1964, First Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo. Ex-Library, Ex-library copy with usual markings. A good, clean copy in jacket which shows signs of wear and tear. 385 pages including index. Illustrated with b&w photographs. The life of Sydney Carlyle Cockerell, friend of Ruskin, and Morris, & Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum. Good/Good. GBP 17.50 [Appr.: EURO 19.75 US$ 29.16 | JP¥ 2593] Book number: 028099 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| BLUNT, WILFRID Cockerell USA, Alfred A. Knopf, 1965, First American Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo. Clean, crisp copy in price-clipped [protected] dustjacket. 385 pages including index. Illustrated with b&w photographs. The life of Sydney Carlyle Cockerell, friend of Ruskin, and Morris, & Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum. Near Fine/Very Good. GBP 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 28.25 US$ 41.65 | JP¥ 3705] Book number: 028167 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| BOSTON, RICHARD Osbert : Portrait of Osbert Lancaster London, William Collins, 1990. (ISBN: 0006375774) Card Covers , 8vo. Clean, bright unread copy of this book which recounts the life of the famous cartoonist, writer and bon viveur. "An affectionate and entertaining act of homage" - Geoffrey Hodgson in the Independent. Near Fine. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 | JP¥ 889] Book number: 017881 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| BRAHMS, CARYL Gilbert and Sullivan - Lost Chords Ans Discords Boston, MA, U.S.A. Little, Brown & Co, 1975, First American Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. With a foreword by John Betjeman. Lively account of the partnership between the legendary giants. Light sunning to page edges else a clean, square hardback in an unclipped d/w showing edgewear & tear - 264 pages including index. Very Good/Fair. GBP 12.50 [Appr.: EURO 14.25 US$ 20.83 | JP¥ 1852] Book number: 036760 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| BRAUNSWEG, JULIAN Braunsweg's Ballet Scandals - the Life an Impressario and the Story of Festival Ballet. Newton Abbot, Readers Union, 1974. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. As told to James Kelsey - Braunsweg's anecdotes about the dancers he has worked with are sometimes scandalous, sometimes ridiculous, but always entertaining and humorous. Clean, tight book with jacket showing some signs of sunning and wear. 295 pages. Near Fine/Fair. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.33 | JP¥ 1186] Book number: 004605 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| BURTON, HUMPHREY Menuhin London, Faber & Faber, 2000, First Edition. (ISBN: 0571193110) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Goes beyond the familiar image of the saint-like, philosophising violinist guru to create a compelling portrait of an extraordinary human being - the best loved classical musician of the twentieth century. Clean, square hardback in an unclipped d/w - 561 pages including index. Near Fine/Near Fine. GBP 10.50 [Appr.: EURO 12 US$ 17.49 | JP¥ 1556] Book number: 031850 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| CELLINI, BENVENUTO The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini London, The Folio Society, 1965. Hard Cover , 8vo. Burgundy cloth boards with ornate gilt decoration and gilt titles to spine. Two of the plates to the rear have lengthways creasing. Rear cover a little sunned to top edge and some marking to bottom edge. Translated by George Bull. A very good, clean copy in square, tight binding. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.33 | JP¥ 1186] Book number: 026189 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| CHANCELLOR, JOHN Audubon New York, Viking, 1978, First Edition. (ISBN: 0670140538) Hard Cover with dust jacket. Jacket has a piece 2" in length missing from top edge of front cover. Contents are clean. A biography of the most famous bird artist of all time. Very Good/Fair. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 | JP¥ 1482] Book number: 003704 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| CHAPLIN, CHARLES My Autobiography London, The Bodley Head, 1964, Reprinted Before Publication. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Tells the extraordinary story of his work, his play, his loves, his friendships, his philosophy, his trials and his disappointments. Good, clean copy. Unclipped d/w shows some wear & tear and minor loss and is now protected in a plastic jacket. 545 pages including index. Good/Good. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 | JP¥ 1482] Book number: 033287 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| CLAYSON, ALAN Ringo Starr : Straight Man Or Joker? London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1991, First Edition. (ISBN: 0283060913) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The story of the life and career of the Beatles' drummer, warts and all. Clean, square hardback in an unclipped d/w - 292 pages including index. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.33 | JP¥ 1186] Book number: 035427 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| COOK, HECTOR; BILYEU; HUGHES, MON The Ultimate Biography of the Bee Gees : Tales of the Brothers Gibb London, Omnibus Press, 2000. (ISBN: 0711979170) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo. Fascinating portrait of the Brothers Gibb spanning their Fifities pop beginnings, Sixties Hits, Seventies disco fever and their ongoing superstardom. Square, tight hardback in dustwrapper that shows signs of shelfwear with internally repaired tear to spine strip. A couple of small marks to the fore edge but text block is clean. 688 pages including index. Very Good/Fair. GBP 17.50 [Appr.: EURO 19.75 US$ 29.16 | JP¥ 2593] Book number: 040095 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| DAVIS, ARTHUR The Beatles - Quote Unquote London, Parragon, 1994, First Edition. (ISBN: 1858138469) Hard Cover with dust jacket, Landscape. A personal insight into the lives of The Beatles - quotes drawn together with an entertaining narrative. Illustrated throughout with b.w. and colour photographs. A very good clean copy. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 | JP¥ 741] Book number: 035424 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| DAY, LILLIAN Paganini of Genoa London, Victor Gollancz, 1966, First British Edition. Hard Cover , 8vo. Biography of the famous Italian Italian violist, guitarist, and composer.who was one of the most celebrated violin virtuosi of his time. A very good clean hardback which has faded slightly to the spine. Illustrated with b.w. pictures. 298 pages including index. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 | JP¥ 1482] Book number: 039363 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| DEAN, WINTON Bizet London, J. M. Dent & Sons, 1975, Reprinted with Revisions. (ISBN: 0460031635) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Part of 'The Master Musicians Series'. Clean, bright copy in a price-clipped d/w showing light shelf wear - 306 pages including index. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 9.50 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 US$ 15.83 | JP¥ 1408] Book number: 035236 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| DOWLEY, TIM Bach - His Life and Times Kent, Midas Books, 1981, First British Edition. (ISBN: 0859361454) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 4to. Part of the 'Composers' series. Traces the life of Bach clearly and succintly carefully noticing the significant stages of his development in his family and his music. Good, clean copy in a price-clipped d/w. Previous owner's name to ffep - 144 pages including index. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.33 | JP¥ 1186] Book number: 041173 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| DOWNER, LESLEY Madame Sadayakko : The Geisha Who Seduced the West London, Review, 2003, First Edition. (ISBN: 0755310306) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Yamamoto, Kishi. The sensational story of Japan's first superstar. She danced for President McKinley in Washington, in London for the Prince of Wales and the cream of high society, in Vienna for Emperor Franz Josef and in St.Petersburg for Tsar Nikolai II. Picasso painted her, Gide swooned over her; in Milan Puccini modelled Madame Butterfly on her. Faint sunning to page edges - 336 pages including index in an unclipped d/w. Near Fine/Near Fine. GBP 12.50 [Appr.: EURO 14.25 US$ 20.83 | JP¥ 1852] Book number: 035936 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| THOMSON. ELIZABETH & GUTMAN, DAVID (EDITORS) The Lennon Companion : Twenty-Five Years of Comment. London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 2002. (ISBN: 0283063769) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Brings together the best historical and contemporary writing about Lennon's life and work with this edition including a comprehensive bibliography and a list of the original issues of his recorded work. Clean, square copy in an unclipped d/w - 273 pages including index. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.33 | JP¥ 1186] Book number: 040096 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| BLOM ERIC Mozart London, Dent, 1944, Reprint. Hard Cover . Part of the Master Musicians series. A biography of Mozart. 388pp. Spine is spotted. Good/No Jacket. GBP 3.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 US$ 5 | JP¥ 445] Book number: 004064 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| ABDY WILLIAMS C F Handel London, Dent, 1944, Reprint. Hard Cover . Part of the Master Muscians series. A biography of Handel. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 | JP¥ 741] Book number: 004066 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| FINGLETON, DAVID Kiri: The Authorized Biography of Kiri Te Kanawa Ontario, U.S.A. Wm Collins & Sons & Co, 1982, First Edition. (ISBN: 0002163659) Hard Cover with dust jacket. Clean, bright copy in price-clipped jacket. Gfit inscription on front end paper. The story of Kiri Te Kanawa's rise to fame from a Maori background in New Zealand to the world of international opera. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.33 | JP¥ 1186] Book number: 015359 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. | ||
| MARGOT FONTEYN Margot Fonteyn London, Star Books, 1976. (ISBN: 0352397071) Paper Back . Autobiography of the world famous ballet star. A good, reading copy whose pages are now tanning with age. 311 pages. Reading Copy. GBP 3.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 US$ 5 | JP¥ 445] Book number: 004869 Click here to order or inquire at YesterYear Books. |
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