HAYNE, DONALD.

BATTER MY HEART. The Autobiography of a Roman Catholic Priest who dared to question his Church...

London. Hutchinson,1963., First edition UK. Autobiography of a young American who became a Roman Catholic priest, he started to question his church, eventually renouncing his vocation. " ... and to follow his heart into a harrowing search for truth and peace." 303 pages. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Cover is near fine except ends of spine slightly bumped. D./w. has 6cm. tear front top edge, is slightly worn on edges, ends of spine are frayed & torn, and 3 small tears on edges, otherwise very good. 21.5cm. x 14cm. 1963

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Book number: 7622

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: Roman Catholic Church Catholicism religion belief theology

HEPBURN, KATHARINE

ME Stories Of My Life.

London. Viking/ P, 1991., Film star Katharine Hepburn writes about her interesting, exciting life on the stage, in films, and in her real life!. 420 pages. 65 b./w. pages, including 2 which are double page. 24.25cm. x 16cm. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w. but price clipped. ISBN 0670839744. 1991

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Book number: 9694

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: Spencer Tracy Films cinema movies Hollywood

HESSION, BRIAN.

DETERMINED TO LIVE.

London. Peter Davies, 1956., Autobiography of a Minister of the Church of England. While working in California the author became very ill, a specialist told him he had cancer & that he only had a few days to live. Hession asked a surgeon if he would operate; he did, and 2 years later Hession wrote this book. He had been "Determined to Live." 223 pages. 20 b./w. photographs on 13 pages. Near fine, no inscription. Near fine d./w. except price clipped. 1956

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Book number: 6793

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: cancer Church of England Aylesbury Greystoke Goathorn Dr. John Howard Payne

HILL, PETER.

STARGAZING. Memoirs of a Young Lighthouse Keeper.

Edinburgh. Canongate, 2003., Autobiography of a young man who became a lighthouse keeper off the west coast of Scotland. First at Pladda, then Ailsa Craig. 275 pages. 22.25cm. x 14cm. Near fine, in near fine d./w., priced on the back £14.99. ISBN 1841954551. 2003

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Book number: 6185

Catalogue: Biography & Autobiography

Keywords: lighthouse Pladda Ailsa Craig Scotland

HILLYER, RICHARD.

COUNTRY BOY. The Autobiography of RICHARD HILLYER.

London. Readers Union / Hodder & Stoughton, 1967., Richard Hillyer's early years, before he started walking long distances! 207 pages. No d./w. Contents nice & clean, near fine, no inscription or marks. Cover is also very good. 21cm. x 13.5cm. 1967

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Book number: 8289

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: Richard Hillyer walking walker

HOWARD, ELIZABETH F.

Across Barriers.

London. Friends Service Council, 1941., Stiff card cover. Elizabeth Howard is a 'Friend', that is, she is a Quaker. She tells of her holidays spent in Germany in the 1920's, and her visits with other Quaker 'friends' in the 1930's when Nazism had begun to dominate the people. She and the Friends were allowed to visit prisoners, she ends her story in August 1939 when she returned to England. Bombs were falling outside as she was writing it. 118 pages, with an introduction by Henry W. Nevinson. 18.25cm. x 12.25cm. Contents very good except previous owner's name. Cover is very good. D./w. is rubbed on edges, and torn on corners, spine is glued to cover & is slightly torn. 1941

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Book number: 8086

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: Germany Nazis Gestapo Quakers Friends

HUDSON, ROCK AND DAVIDSON, SARAH.

ROCK HUDSON. His Story.

London. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, undated, Autobiography of the film star who died in 1985 aged 60 of AIDS, so probably published 1986. Written with Sarah Davidson who interviewed him in his home and talked to those closest to him. After his death she continued writing, interviewed his friends, read his letters, looked at scrapbooks, documents & photographs. They started this book only weeks before his death. 238 pages. 32 b. & w. photographs. 24..25cm. x 16cm. Near fine but paper is uniformly beigeish. Near fine d./w., priced £10.95. ISBN 0297788124 1986

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Book number: 1822

Catalogue: Biography & Autobiography

Keywords: Rock Hudson Hollywood Doris Day

HUMFREY, MICHAEL.

Portrait of a Sea Urchin. A Caribbean Childhood.

London. Collins & Harvill, 1979., First edition. Hardback. Autobiography of a white boy born in Grenada of English parents. He grew up appreciating the beautiful beaches & fascinating marine life of the West Indies, & became an authority on sea shells & molluscs. He writes about his friends among the Negro workers & their families, & eventually realized he was more West Indian than English. 208 pages, with b./w. drawings by Desmond Knight in collaboration with Susan Humfrey. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks, but small pale brown mark on bottom corner of f.e.p. Near fine d./w. but price clipped. 21.75cm.14cm. ISBN 0002626446 1979

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Book number: 4651

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: jGrenada Caribbean marine sea shells West Indies molluscs

ISHERWOOD, CHRISTOPHER.

DIARIES. Volume One: 1939-1960.

London. Vintage, 1997., Softback. Edited & introduced by Katherine Bucknell. First published 1996 by Methuen. In 1939 Isherwood & W.H. Auden emigrated to the U.S.A. & settled in California. 1050 pages. Near fine. 7.75" x 5". ISBN 0749398477. 1997

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Book number: 2970

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: W.H. Auden Aldous Huxley Cabaret Goodbye To Berlin

JACOBS, GEORGE.

Memoirs of a Coarse Zoo Keeper.

London. Frederick Muller, 1982., As Told to Franklyn Wood." Introduction by Gordeon Mills and Tom Jones. 256 pages. Illustrated with drawings. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks, and cover is near fine. Near fine d./w., priced £7.95. 22.25 cm. x 14.5 cm. ISBN 0584110251 1982

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Book number: 7113

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: Zoo zoo-keeper elephant menagerie wild animal James Bond

JASON, DAVID.

DAVID JASON My Life.

London. Centory, 2013., David Jason's life story, in his own words. A very interesting life, with highs & lows, happiness & sadness, 392 pages, with about 69 colour and black & white photographs. 24cm. x 15.75cm. Cover & contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w. priced £20.00. 2013

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Book number: 8990

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: David Jason Del Boy Trotter Jack Frost Pop Larkin Open All Hours

JOHNSON, ALAN.

THIS BOY. A Memoir of a chilfhood.

London. Corgi Books, 2014., Paperback, first printed 2013 by Bantam Press. 297 pages. The 1950's & early years of former M.P. Alan Johnson's autobiography. 14 colour and b./w. photographs. 20cm. x 12.25cm. Near fine. Priced £7.99 on back. 2014

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Book number: 9633

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: Alan Johnson

KEANE, ROY WITH DUNPHY, EAMON.

KEANE. The Autobiography.

London. Michael Joseph, 2002., Roy Keane'a autobiography. He writes about his life in football, and his family life. 294 pages, and 76 colour photographs. 24.5cm. x 16cm. Cover and contents near fine, no inscription or marks, Near fine d./w., priced £17.99. ISBN 1718145542 2002

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Book number: 8944

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: Roy Keane Manchester United football

KELLY, IRENE. (SIGNED COPY)

TEA IN A JAM JAR. Birkenhead through the 1860's to 1959.

Birkenhead. Countyvise, 2010., Paperback. Signed by the author on the title page "Happy Reading, Irene Kelly". 134 pages, with 1 colour & over 40 b./w. photographs. 20.75cm. x 14.75cm. Card cover and contents near fine, clean & no marks. ISBN 9781906823399. 2010

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Book number: 9017

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: Birkenhead Wirral Kelly Mooney Ralston Downey Wiggins Liverpool

KENNEDY, NIGEL.

ALWAYS PLAYING

London. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1991., First edition., hardback. Violinist Nigel Kennedy's autobiography, including a list of his recordings up to 1991. 154 pages. 36 b./w. & colour photographs on 24 pages. 24cm. x 17cm. Cover & contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w. but price clipped. ISBN 0297812092. 1991 ISBN: 0297812092

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Book number: 8790

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: violin violinist Yehudi Menuhin classical music