BLAKE, CLAGETTE.

Charles Elliot R.N. 1801 -1875. A Servant of Britain Overseas.

London. Cleaver-Hume Press Ltd., 1960., Ex Library. Biography of Admiral Sir Charles Elliot. Born in Dresden of a Scottish father, he volunteered for the Navy in 1815. Among places he served in were Venezuela, China, Texas, Macao, he also became Governor of Bermuda, and later St. Helen's, spending most of his life overseas until his retirement. Pp. i - xv, 130 pages and 11 illustrations of paintings, engravings & maps. Publisher's thin transparent paper d./w, inside the main d./w., which is inside a plastic sleeve. Near fine except 'Sale 1995' is stamped in red on f.e.p., 2 small library stamps on back of title page, & remnants of old label on f.e.p. The d./w. is illustrated with a map of Texas c. 1840, and near fine except bottom edge has been folded under to fit inside library's protective sleeve. Where taped on the cover, there are 3 small marks. 10" x 7.75". 1960

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Book number: 1872

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Charles Elliot naval history Bermuda Texas Macoa biography

BLAKE.

WE RENDEZVOUS AT TEN.

London. Victor Gollancz, 1942, 7th impression. Autobiography of a pilot in World War 2. First published Oct. 1942. 160 pages. 16 b./w. photographs. Cover is faded, and worn on corners & edges. D./w. is torn and worn on corners & edges.Title on the front of the d./w. has faintly reprinted on front cover underneath. Wartime paper. 1942

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Book number: 5861

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: W./W.2 Royal Air Force pilot RAF R.A.F.

BLANCH, LESLEY

WILDER SHORES OF LOVE.

London. Readers Union, 1956., Reprint, first published by John Murray, 1954. About 4 women who had interesting lives, and lovers. Isabel Burton, Jane Digby el Mezrab, Aimee Dubucq de Rivery, and Isabelle Eberhardt. 319 pages, and 7 b./w. photographs on 3 pages. Front & back endpages and half-title are foxed, otherwise contents are good, no inscription. Red cover is very good but spine is slightly darkened, or maybe slightly soiled. No d./w. 20cm. x 12cm. 1956

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Book number: 7386

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Isabel Burton Richard Burton Jane Digby El Mezrab Aimee Dubucq de Rivery Isabelle Eberhardt

BLESSED, BRIAN.

THE DYNAMITE KID.

London. Book Club / Bloomsbury, 1992., Reprint, first published by Bloomsbury. Brian Blessed's autobiography. 248 pages. About 50 colour and black & white photographs. Near fine, no inscription or marks, in near fine cover. Near fine d./w. 8vo. 1992

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Book number: 7353

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Brian Blessed Z Cars Bolton-on-Dearne Mexborough Calder High School

BLOCH, MICHAEL.

The Duchess of Windsor.

London. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1996, Hardback. Biography of Bessie Wallis Warfield 239 pages, with about 180 black & white & colour photgraphs (not numbered). Near fine except previous owner's name on front end page. Near fine cover, and near fine d./w., priced £18.99. 25.75cm. x 17.25cm. ISBN 0297835904. 1996

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Book number: 9813

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Wallis Simpson Bessie Warfield Edward VIII Duke of Windsor

BLOCK, MARTIN E.

FIVE WEEKS ONE SUMMER Illustrated account by this mountain & alpine enthusiast of his solo journey to the Swiss Alps..

London. Pen Press, 2012., Paperback." ...to the Swiss Alps in the summer of 2004, with all photographs taken during the trip." 164 pages, with small map & 39 colour photographs. 21cm. x 14cm. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Priced on back £8.99 2012

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Book number: 9202

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Swiss Alps Zermatt Eggishorn Zmutt Matterhorn Gornergrat Metterhorn Stockhorn

BLOM, ERIC.

Mozart's Letters. Edited and introduced by Eric Blom.

Harmondsworth. Penguin, 1956, A Pelican paperback. A238 Selected from 'The Letters of Mozart and His Family.' translated & annotated by Emily Anderson. A first Pelican edition thus. 274 pages. 18cm. x 11cm. Near fine, no inscription or marks. 1956

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Book number: 9869

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Mozart music letters opera Salzburg

BLOM, ERIC.

Mozart's Letters.

Harmondsworth. Penguin Books, 1961., A Pelican paperback, A238. Selected from "The Letters of Mozart and his Family" translated and annotated by Emily Anderson. Edited & introduced by Eric Blom. Reprint. 278 pages. 18cm. x 11cm. Near fine, no inscription or marks. 1961

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Book number: 9870

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Mozart music composer Salzburg

BLOOM, URSULA.

BRIEF SPRINGTIME.

London. Hutchinson,1957., Historical fiction, biography of Princess Charlotte, daughter of Prince Regent and heiress to the British throne. 216 pages. 7½" x 5¼". No d./w. Very good but slightly marked cover, faint foxing on page edges, slightly leaning. 1957

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Book number: 3646

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Princess Charlotte Prince Regent

BLUNT, WILFRID.

ENGLAND'S MICHELANGELO. A Biography of George Frederic Watts, O.M., R.A.

London. Hamish Hamilton, 1975., A life of the Pre-Raphaelite artist & sculptor, George Frederick Watts. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w., but bottom of spine slightly worn, & is price clipped. 258 pages including chronology, bibliography & index. 8 colour & about 40 b./w. photographs on 24 pages. SBN 241891744. 1975

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Book number: 6360

Catalogue: Biography & Autobiography

Keywords: Ellen Terry Pre-Raphaelite Holman Hunt Pattle Prinsep Gladstone Julia Cameron Burne-Jones Russell Barrington Browning

BLUNT, WILFRED.

SLOW ON THE FEATHER. Further Autobiography, 1938-1959.

Wilton, Salisbury. Michael Russell, 1986., 1st edition. This is the second part of Wilfred Blunts's autobiography, it covers the 21 years he spent as an art teacher at Eton. 270 pages, with over 100 black & white photographs and illustrations. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Cover is near fine but corners are slightly bumped. Near fine d./w. but corners & edges slightly worn & bumped, back is faintly scratched & rubbed. Priced £12.95. 22cm. x `4.5cm. ISBN 0859551350. 1986 ISBN: 0859551350

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Book number: 7944

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: autobiography Anthony Blunt Eton Christopher Blunt

BOLLAND, TONY.

PLUG INN. Volume Two. The continuing story of a music shop & the Merseyside Music Scene.

St. Bride's Major, Wales. Aureus 2009, Volume 2, " (The Forgotten Years.) The continuing story of a music shop in the 1970's and the Merseyside Music Scene." Large size softback. 349 pages, illustrated with many black & white photographs. 29.5cm. x 21cm. Near fine, no inscription or marks. 2009

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Book number: 9051

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Merseyside music shop

BOSWELL, JAMES.

BOSWELL'S LONDON JOURNAL 1762-1763.

London. Reprint Society, 1952., Edited by Frederick A. Pottle. First published 1950 by Heinemann, from the original manuscripts. Introduction & notes by Frederick A. Pottle. Map of London on the end papers. 360 pages, with an illustration of Boswell & 3 pages of his diary. Cover & contents near fine, no inscription or marks. D./w. slightly worn on ends of spine, & spine is a bit soiled or darkened. 20.5cm. x 13cm. 1952

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Book number: 348

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Dr. Johnson Diaries Samuel Johnson James Boswell

BOULTER, MICHAEL.

DARWIN'S GARDEN. Down House and The Origin of Species.

London. Constable, 2008., Ex Library. " ..the formation of one of history's greatest thinkers, & his relationship with the place he loved..." 251 pages including sources. 15 b./w. photographs (although only 14 are listed), a ground plan of Down House, and a map. Near fine, except library bar code and "Withdrawn from stock" is stamped on front end page.

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Book number: 7364

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Darwin Down House Evolution Francis Galton Edward Wallace Joseph Hooker Origin of Species

BOURGOGNE, SERGEANT.

THE RETREAT FROM MOSCOW. The Memoirs of SERGEANT BOURGOGNE 1812-1813.

London. The Folio Society, 1987., Second printing, first published in this edition 1985. Translated by J.W. Fortescue. Introduction by Vincent Cronin. 262 pages.16 b./w. illustrations on 10 pages. Near fine, in near fine slipcase. No d../w. 1987

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Book number: 8107

Catalogue: Biography / Military History

Keywords: Moscow Bourgogne Russia