BOYCOTT, GEOFFREY.

Boycott. The Autobiography.

London. Macmillan,1987, Hardback. First edition. Boycott writes about his life & cricket, including the problems he had with some of the team members while playing cricket for Yorkshire & England. 298 pages, & over 60 b./w. photographs. Cover & contents are very good, no inscription or marks. Very good d./w., priced £14.95. 24.25cm. x 18.75cm. ISBN 0333448995 1987

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Book number: 10005

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: cricket Fred Trueman Ray Illingworth

BRAMWELL EVENS, G. (ROMANY OF THE BBC.)

OUT WITH ROMANY. Adventures With Birds & Animals.

London. University of London Press, 1938., 2nd impression, first published 1937. "Romany" was a BBC radio program for children about nature & the countryside & enjoyed by the whole family. 184 pages. Illustrated with many b./w. drawings by Reg Gammon, and 9 b./w. photographs by the author, on 6 pages, though there should be 12 photos on 8 pages. The 2 pages missing are Raq the dog on one, & 2 photos of Hotch the hedgehog on the other. Small parts of 1 or 2 illustrations have been carefully coloured in. 20cm. x 13.75cm. 1938

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Book number: 8658

Catalogue: Biography & Autobiography

Keywords: gypsies countryside Romany

BRUHNS, WIBKE.

MY FATHER'S COUNTRY. The Story of a German Family.

London. William Heinemann, 2008., Ex Library. In 1944 Hans Georg Klamroth was tried & executed for his part in the plot to execute Hitler; his daughter Wibke Bruhns was six years old. Years later she saw him in a documentary, and realized she didn't know him. In this book she tries to find out more about his life & family. Library marks & stamped ' Withdrawn from Stock' on front endpage, a label on half-title, otherwise near fine. Near fine d./w. priced £20.00. 335 pages followed by 8 pages of 21 b./w. photographs & about 16 b./w. photographs in the text. ISBN 9780434013326. 2008

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Book number: 7367

Catalogue: Biography & Autobiography

Keywords: Hans Georg Klamroth Wibke Klamroth Wibke Bruhns Nazis Hitler Third Reich

BUCHANAN-TAYLOR, W.

SHAKE THE BOTTLE.

London. Heath Cranton Ltd., 1942., 2nd Impression. Autobiography of a newspaper reporter turned theatrical agent ? He started work as a reporter on the Manchester Guardian, appears to have joined the stage, eventually starting an agency with a partner. Among the people he knew were Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, Crippen, Isabel Duncan, Franz Lehar, W.C. Fields, Marie Lloyd, Gentleman Jim the boxer, etc. 221 pages. 32 b. & w. photographs. Top & bottom of spine slightly bumped, top edge faintly dusty, o/w near fine. Contents near fine. No d./w. 8.75" x 5.75". 1942

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Book number: 216

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: journalism Manchester Guardian Isabel Duncan W.C. Fields Wrigley Buffalo Bill Annie Oakley

BURGOYNE, ELIZABETH.

GERTRUDE BELL From Her Personal Papers 1914-1926. Volume 2.

London. Ernest Benn, 1961., Ex Library. This second volume covers the most interesting years of Bell's life, her work - with Lawrence of Arabia - in the Arab Intelligence Bureau. The creation of the State of Iraq, and the founding of Baghdad Museum which she created. Foreword by Sir Shane Leslie. 399 pages. 15 b./w. photographs. Apart from library marks, labels and "SALE 1997" stamped in red on front end pages, the contents are very clean & near fine. D./w. is near fine, but bottom edge was folded under to fit inside the library sleeve. 1961

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Book number: 6799

Catalogue: Biography & Autobiography

Keywords: T.E. Lawrence Baghdad Turkey Syria Iraq

BURTON, CAPT. SIR RICHARD F.

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage To Al-Madinah and Meccah. Volume 2.

London. G. Bell, 1913., Hardback. (Continued from Volume I, also available #9888.) Edited by Lady Burton. Introduction by Stanley Lane-Poole. 479 pages, in 3 parts, Part II. Al-Madinah, Part III. Meccah & Appendices. Dark green cloth cover is very good, but spine & top edge of back cover are faded, otherwise in very good condition. Contents very good, no inscription or marks. No d./w.16.75cm. x 10.5cm. 1913

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Book number: 9889

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: Al-Madinah Meccah Joseph Pitts Zaum Arafat Zaum Nahr Hajj

CABLE, VINCE.

FREE RADICAL. A Memoir.

London. Atlantic Books, 2009., Vince Cable's autobiography. 358 pages. Cover and contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w., priced £19.99. 24cm x 16cm. ISBN 9781848870468. 2009

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Book number: 7802

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: Vince Cable M.P. Member of Parliament Liberals Twickenham

CAMERON, JAMES.

AN INDIAN SUMMER. A Personal Experience of India.

London. Penguin, 1988., Paperback. First published in 1974 by Macmillan. A very interesting account of the reporter's travels. 224 pages. 19.75cm. x 13cm. Contents very good, no inscription. Corners of cover slightly bumped otherwise very good, priced on back £3.95. ISBN 0140095691. 1988

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Book number: 8118

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: India travel Bombay Old Delhi New Delhi Calcutta Shikapur

CAMPBELL, NICKY.

BLUE-EYED SON. The Story of an Adoption.

London. Macmillan, 2004., Nicky Campbell's account of his search for his birth parents.345 pages. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w.,but top edge slightly bumped, priced £17.99. 24cm. x 15.5cm. ISBN 1405047186. 2004

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Book number: 7803

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: Nicky Campbell adoption orphan

CAMPBELL, PATRICK.

My Life and Easy Times.

London. Anthony Blond, 1967., Autobiography of a funny Irishman who had many jobs. He wrote for the Lilliput magazine & the Spectator, had a column in the Sunday Times, & became a television personality in the 1960's despite having a stammer. 22cm. x 14.5cm. Very good condition, but previous owner's name on the f.f.e.p. has been tip-exed out. Very good d./w., priced 30/-. 1967

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Book number: 7457

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: Patrick Campbell BBC Television Ned Sherrin

CARRERAS, JOSE.

SINGING FROM THE SOUL. An Autobiography.

Seattle. Y.C.P.Publications, 1991, Autobiography of the Spanish tenor, first published 1989 in Germany as "Singen Mit Der Seele". Near fine but top slightly faded & rubbed, & bottom slightly rubbed. Very good d./w. except 2 small tears on top edge, & 1" tear on bottom.edge repaired with tape, priced $27.95. 280 pages, including details of his career, discs, videos etc. Many colour & b./w. photographs. 9½" x 6". ISBN 1878756893 1991

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Book number: 558

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: opera tenor Domingo Pavarotti 3 tenors singing music Carreras Barcelona

CARRINGTON, PETER LORD.

REFLECTIONS ON THINGS PAST.

New York. Harper & Row, 1988., First U.S. edition.The memoirs of Lord Carrington, former Foreign Secretary. 406 pages. 29 b./w. photographs on 16 pages. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w., priced $22.95. 24.25cm. x 16.25cm. ISBN 0060390905. 1988

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Book number: 8654

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: Lord Carington Bledlow Mrs. Thatcher Falklands

CARROLL, JOY

BENEATH THE CASSOCK. The Real-life Vicar of Dibley.

London. Harper Collins, 2002., Autobiography of one of the first women ordained into the Church of England. Foreword by Dawn French, who plays the Vicar of Dibley on BBC T.V. Writer Richard Curtis based his very funny series on Rev. Joy Carrol, who became an adviser on the program. 219 pages, with 20 b. & w. photographs on 8 pages. Near fine, no inscription. D./w. slightly bumped along top edge & its price clipped, o./w. near fine. 9½" x 6". ISBN 0007122071. 2002

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Book number: 3456

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: Dawn French Dibley Church of England Joy Carroll

CASTLE, TONY. (EDITOR)

BASIL HUME. A Portrait.

London. Collins, 1986., First edition. Biography of the Benedictine monk, Abbot of Ampleforth, and the Archbishop of Westminster. Divided into 8 chapters, 1) "The Early Years" Mary Craig. 2) "Monastic Years." C.Cary-Elwes. 3) "Benedictine Spiritality" J. Harriott. 4) "Archbishop & Pastoral Leader." V. Guazzelli. 5) "European Dimension" C.Cviic. 6) "Work for Ecumenism" D. Brown.7) "Ten Years at Westminster." C. Longley. 8) "National Figure." H.Young. 158 pages. 15 b./w. photographs. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w. but its price clipped. ISBN 0002176157 1986

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Book number: 6763

Catalogue: Biography & Autobiography

Keywords: Roman Catholics Archbishop Westminster Basil Hume 5535

CHALABI, TAMARA.

LATE FOR TEA AT THE DEER PALACE. Four Generations of My Family in Iraq.

London. HarperPress, 2010., Ex library. Tamara Chalabi writes about her family's life in Iraq, before they were forced into exile by the revolution. For 5 centuries the Chalabi family had occupied positions of honour in Iraq. 414 pages including a glossary of Iraqi terms. 11 b./w. photographs. Near fine apart from library marks & bits of old label on front endpage. Near fine d./w., priced £25.00, but small piece of old label on bottom of spine. ISBN 9780007249312. 2010

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Book number: 7368

Catalogue: Biography & Autobiography

Keywords: Iraq Chalabi Baghdad King Faisal Saddam Hussein