Baird, Rosemary

Mistress of the House: Great Ladies and Grand Houses, 1670-1830 (Signed)

Near fine condition. Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2003. First UK edition-first printing. The book is Signed by the Author on the title page. Green hardback(blue lettering to the spine, small nick, dent and crease on the edges of the cover and spine) with Dj(two small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover), both in near fine condition. Illustrated with colour, b/w photos. Nice and clean pages as new with two small colour marks on the outer edges, a couple of small nicks on the edges of the pages. 330pp including List of illustrations, conclusion, notes, bibliography, relevant houses open to the public, index. Price un-clipped. A collectable signed first edition. Heavy book. Signed by Author. Near Fine/Near Fine. ISBN: 9780297830788

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Bakewell, Michael

Augusta Leigh : Byron's Half-Sister: A Biography

VGC, Chatto & Windus, 2000. First edition-first printing(2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1). Blue hardback(silver lettering to the spine)with laminated Dj(small colour mark, crease and nicks on the laminated cover), both in VGC. Ex-Library book with stamp, pocket, sticker but in VGC. Illustrated with b/w photos. Nice and clean pages with two small ink marks and light shelf wear on the outer edges, a couple of small creases on the edges of the pages. Nice and clean book with light shelf wear. Price un-clipped. 438pp including index. First edition. Review : Augusta Leigh lived, in the words of the old Chinese curse, through interesting times. The daughter of one of the most scandalous affairs of the 18th century, Augusta herself married the horse-mad Lieutenant-Colonel George Leigh, equerry and companion of the Prince of Wales. Leigh gambled and cheated, falling from grace into poverty and taking his wife and seven children with him. But it is Augusta's subsequent love affair with her half-brother, Byron the poet, that constitutes the most remarkable adventure of her life. This incestuous passion is one of the most famous, or notorious, in literary history: it led to the collapse of Byron's marriage and his exile from England, and remains a scandal even to this day. Byron's wife, Annabella, was a mild-mannered intellectual woman with a taste for mathematics; but she was driven to distracted jealousy by her husband's incestuous liaison and declared of Augusta that there were moments when I could have plunged a dagger into her heart. It is all potent, hot-blooded stuff and the temptation to turn this gripping story into a lurid soap opera would be hard to resist. But the Bakewells do something much more compelling in this excellent biography; their restraint brings out the vividness and emotional complexity of the story better than any previous telling. Only occasionally does the prose become swayed by the passion of the subject--as when Byron and Augusta fall in love, drawn irresistibly closer by a physical attraction that became more electric as each day carried their discovery of one another a little further. Byron himself emerges from the narrative as immature and spoilt to a near-monstrous degree, although the Bakewells try to be understanding (of his psychological torture of his wife they admit that Byron appears no more than an overgrown schoolboy, and add but he was feeling hurt, angry and deeply unhappy and was determined to make someone suffer for it). Byron's wronged wife Annabella, and her lengthy campaign to blacken Augusta's reputation are also well handled, and Augusta herself emerges as a thoroughly compelling character: a deeply nice individual who firmly believed that there was no harm in anything that did not damage others. With a passionate romantic streak running through her warm and easy-going personality, she emerges from this biography as a grounded and likeable human being. --Adam Roberts n nProduct Description nThe first biography of Augusta Leigh for over thirty years, this fascinating account draws on a wealth of new material from archives all over the country. It sheds new light not only on this remarkable and courageous woman, but on Georgian and Regency society and the life of the Court. Very Good/Very Good. ISBN: 9780185619754

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Baksi, Kurdo

Stieg Larsson, My Friend

Mint condition. Maclehose Press, 2010. First UK edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Dark blue hardback(blue lettering to the spine) with Dj(small nick on the edges of the Dj cover), both in mint condition. The book is new. 144pp including Afterword. Price un-clipped. Product Description: Five years after his death, Stieg Larsson is best known as the author of the Millennium Trilogy, but during his career as a journalist he was a crucial protagonist in the battle against racism and for democracy in Sweden, and one of the founders of the anti-facist magazine Expo. Kurdo Baksi first met Larsson in 1992; it was the beginning of an intense friendship, and a fruitful but challenging working relationship. In this candid and rounded memoir, Baksi answers the questions a multitude of Larsson's fans have already asked, about his upbringing; the recurring death threats; his insomnia and his vices; his feminism - so evident in his books - and his dogmatism. What was he like as a colleague? Who provided the inspiration for his now-immortal characters (Baksi is one of the few who appears in the trilogy as himself)? Who was Lisbeth Salander?. New/New. ISBN: 9780857050212

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Balding, Clare

My Animals and Other Family

Fine/Near fine. Viking, 2012. First edition-6th printing. Blue hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) in fine condition, with Dj(a couple of small nicks, creases and ink mark on the edges of the Dj cover) in near fine condition. Illustrated with colour, b/w photos, drawings. Nice and clean pages as new with a small ink mark and nick on the edges of the pages. 258pp. Price un-clipped. Fine/Near Fine. ISBN: 9780670921461

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Ball, Larry D.

Tom Horn in Life and Legend

Near fine condition. University of Oklahoma Press, 2015. First paperback edition-2nd printing (2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10). Large format paperback (small nicks, scratch and crease on the edges of the cover and spine) in near fine condition. Illustrated with b/w photos, map. Nice and clean pages with small ink marks and nick on the outer edges, small creases on the edges of the pages. 562pp including List of illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. Heavy book (approx. 1 Kg). A collectable book. Near Fine. ISBN: 9780806151755

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Barclay, Patrick

Mourinho: Anatomy Of A Winner

Near fine condition. Orion Books, 2005. First UK edition-3rd printing(3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4). Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover), both in near fine condition. Illustrated with colour photos. Nice and clean pages as new, light shelf wear on the Dj cover. 210pp including index. Price un-clipped. Near Fine/Near Fine. ISBN: 9780752873336

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Barnett, Kristine

The Spark: A Mother's Story of Nurturing Genius

Fine condition. Random House Canada, 2013. First Canadian edition-first printing (1 3 5, 7 9 8 6 4 2). blue hardback (gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj (two small nicks on the edges of the Dj cover), both in fine condition. Illustrated with b/w photos. Nice and clean pages as new. 255pp including About the Author. Price un-clipped. Fine/Fine. ISBN: 9780307362797

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Benny; Baron, Stanley Richard Goodman

Benny, King of Swing: A Pictorial Biography Based on Benny Goodman's Own Archives ; With an Introduction by Stanley Baron

VGC. Thames and Hudson, 1979. First UK edition. Large format black hardback(small mark on the edge of the spine, gilt lettering on the front cover and spine) in VGC, no Dj. Illustrated with 212 b/w photographs, drawings. Nice and clean pages with two small ink marks and crease on the edges of the pages, the front cover of the book is slightly bent. Nice and clean book. 141pp. Heavy book(approx 1. 3 Kg). Very Good/No Jacket.

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Barr, Roseanne

My Life as a Woman

Near fine condition. Collins, 1990. First UK edition-first printing. Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(small nicks, scratch and crease on the edges of the Dj cover), both in near fine condition. Illustrated with b/w photos. Nice and clean pages as new with a small nick on the outer edges, a couple of creases, scratch and small nick on the edges of the pages, small ink mark inside the last blank page of the book. Nice and clean book with light shelf wear on the Dj cover. 216pp. Price un-clipped. Synopsis: An autobiography of a fat, Jewish girl brought up in Salt Lake City. The author relates stories of her childhood and how, after being run down by a car, she goes crazy and ends up in an asylum for a year. There she learns that people are mad because they have actually seen the truth about what the world is really like, a truth not easily available in Salt Lake City. Then she runs away, drops out, discovers sexual and emotional fulfilment and becomes deeply involved in feminism. She finally discovers, through the alternative comedy circuit, a comic talent which is taking her rapidly towards stardom. Near Fine/Near Fine. ISBN: 9780002157100

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Barrowman, Carole E.

I Am What I Am

Fine condition. Michael O'Hara Books, 2009. First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2). Black hardback(silver lettering to the spine) with Dj(two small nicks, scratch and crease on the edges of the Dj cover), both in fine condition. Illustrated with colour photos. The book is new with two small ink marks on the edges of the pages. 256pp including index. Product Description: Written with John's trademark style, I Am What I Am is filled with juicy titbits from behind the scenes of Doctor Who and Torchwood, alongside heartwarming family anecdotes and personal revelations, including John's perspective on fame and how it has affected him. Intimately exploring aspects of John's current life, this memoir gives fans the opportunity to get up close and personal with exclusive anecdotes from recent and ongoing projects, all told with John's trademark charm and humor-an unmissable treat for any fan. Fine/Fine. ISBN: 9781843173793

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Barry, Paul

Spun Out: Shane Warne the Unauthorised Biography of a Cricketing Genius

Mint condition. Bantam Press, 2006. First edition-first printing (1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2). Black hardback (gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(two small nicks on the edges of the Dj cover), both in mint condition. Illustrated with colour, b/w photos. The book is new. 546pp including References, index. Price un-clipped. A collectable first edition-first printing. Heavy book. New/As New. ISBN: 9780593056622

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Barry, Paul

Spun Out: Shane Warne the Unauthorised Biography of a Cricketing Genius

VGC. Bantam Press, 2006. First edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2). Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine, small nick and dent on the edges of the cover) with Dj(some creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover), both in VGC. Illustrated with colour, b/w photos. Nice and clean pages with a couple of small marks and ink marks on the outer edges, some creases and light shelf wear on the edges of the pages, The book is in VGC with light shelf wear on the Dj cover. 546pp including References, index. Price un-clipped. A collectable first edition-first printing. Heavy book. Very Good/Very Good. ISBN: 9780593056622

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Barry, Paul

Spun Out: Shane Warne the Unauthorised Biography of a Cricketing Genius

Near fine condition. Bantam Press, 2006. First edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2). Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(small nicks and two creases on the edges of the Dj cover), both in near fine condition. Illustrated with colour, b/w photos. Nice and clean pages as new with some small nicks and creases on the edges of the pages, pencil mark impression on the edge of the first blank page of the book, small ink mark and nick on the outer edges of the pages. Nice and clean book with light shelf wear on the Dj cover. 546pp including References, index. Price un-clipped. A collectable first edition-first printing. Heavy book. Product Description: Shane Warne is a cricketing genius. At first there were nerves and chubbiness. Then came vicious spitting legbreaks, followed by fame and flippers. For a long while, there were women, then a bookmaker, then diet pills, then more women - and headlines, always headlines. Now, he has come out the other end, his bluff and bluster and mischief and innocence somehow intact. The man who in 2000 was rated among the five greatest cricketers of the 20th century was, in 2005, bowling better than ever. When Shane Warne likened his life to a soap opera he was selling himself short. His story is part fairytale, part pantomime, part hospital drama, part adults'-only romp, part glittering awards ceremony. He has taken a Test hat-trick, won the Man-of-the-Match prize in a World Cup final and been the subject of endless press speculation. He was the first cricketer to reach 600 Test wickets. He has swatted more runs than any other test player without making a hundred, and is probably the wiliest captain Australia never had. He has revived the art of legspin and electrified the game. For all that, Warne's greatest feat is perhaps his latest. Returning from a one-year ban for swallowing forbidden diuretics, he swept aside 26 Sri Lankan batsmen in three tests, and the following year scalped an astonishing 40 wickets in a thrilling Ashes series where he alone seemed to stand between England and victory. Shane Warne is the best bowler the world has ever seen. He is a sportsman with an extraordinary God-given talent, a magician who mesmerises his opponents. He is also a kid who won't grow up and a man whose personal life teeters between tragedy and farce. Spun Out is his story, guts and glory, warts and all. n nFrom the Inside Flap nAt first there were nerves and chubbiness. Then came wild soaring leg breaks, followed by fame and flippers. For a long while there were women, then a bookmaker, then diet pills, then more women ? and headlines, always headlines. Now he has come out the other end, his bluff and bluster and mischief and innocence somehow intact. The man who in 2000 was rated among the five greatest cricketers of the twentieth century was, in 2005, bowling better than ever. n nWhen Shane Warne likened his life to a soap opera he was selling himself short. His story is part fairytale, part pantomime, part hospital drama, part adults-only romp, part glittering awards ceremony. He has taken a Test hat-trick, won Man of the Match in a World Cup final and been the subject of endless press speculation. He was the first cricketer to reach six hundred Test wickets. He has swatted more runs than any other Test player without making a hundred, and is probably the wiliest captain Australia never had. He revived legspin, thought to be extinct, and is now pre-eminent in a game so transformed that we sometimes wonder where the next champion fast bowlers will come from. n nFor all that, Warne's greatest feat is perhaps his latest. Returning from a one-year hiatus for swallowing forbidden diuretics, he swept aside twenty-six Sri Lankan batsmen in three Tests, and the following year scalped an astonishing forty wickets in what sometimes appeared to be a lone stand in a thrilling Ashes series. More than ever he relies on his two oldest friends: excruciating accuracy and an exquisite legbreak. Except that he now controls the degree of spin ? and mixes it ? at will. Like the great classical painters, he has stumbled upon the art of simplicity. His bowling has never been simpler, or more effective, or lovelier to look at. Near Fine/Near Fine. ISBN: 9780593056622

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Barrymore, Michael

Back In Business

GC. Hutchinson, 1995. First UK edition-2nd printing(3 5 7 10 8 6 4 2). Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine, crease and small nick on the cover) with Dj(a couple of creases, nicks and scratches on the Dj cover), both in VGC. Illustrated with b/w photos. Nice and clean pages with a couple of small nicks and creases on the edges of the pages, two pencil marks impressions on the edge of the first blank page of the book. The book is in VGC with light shelf wear on the Dj cover. 290pp. Price un-clipped. Product Description: Michael Barrymore, television celebrity and gameshow host, tells his own story. He covers his days of alcohol and drug abuse, his treatment in an American clinic and his return to the stage and TV screen. Very Good/Very Good. ISBN: 9780091792374

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Barrymore, Michael

Back In Business

Near fine condition. Hutchinson, 1995. First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 10 8 6 4 2). Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(a couple of creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover), both in near fine condition. Illustrated with b/w photos. Nice and clean pages as new with a small ink mark and nick on the outer edges, two small nicks and creases on the edges of the pages, small pencil mark impression and small mark on the edge of the first blank page of the book. Nice and clean book with light shelf wear on the Dj cover. 290pp. Price un-clipped. First edition. Product Description: Michael Barrymore, television celebrity and gameshow host, tells his own story. He covers his days of alcohol and drug abuse, his treatment in an American clinic and his return to the stage and TV screen. Near Fine/Near Fine. ISBN: 9780091792374

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