GBL Books: Biography
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THE WORLD OF ROSAMUNDE PILCHER.
London. Hodder & Stoughton, 1995., The homes and places where Rosamunde Pilcher, author of "The Shell Seakers." has lived. Many colour and b. & w. photographs, including family photographs of her parents, grandparents & her children. They lived on the Lizard in Cornwall, Dornach in Scotland and other lovely places. 159 pages. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w., priced £20, but faintly rubbed and slightly scratched. 28 cm. x 24 cm. ISBN 0340649569. 1995
-- Boeknummer: 7039
GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 6]
Catalogus: Biography
Trefwoorden: Rosamunde Pilcher Dornoch Talland Porthkerris Lelant The Lizard
UNFORGETTABLE, UNFORGOTTEN.
London. Hodder & Stoughton, 1947., Reprint, first printed 1945. Autobiography of Anna Buchan sister of John Buchan, author of "The 39 Steps" Contents near fine, no inscription or marks, in near fine cloth cover. Near fine d./w., priced 12/6, but 2cm tear front bottom corner. 22.5cm. x 15cm. 1947
Boeknummer: 7497
GBP 2.00 [Appr.: EURO 2.5]
Catalogus: Biography
Trefwoorden: John Buchan O. Douglas Anna Buchan
ISAAC SHARP. An Apostle of the Nineteenth Century.
London. Headley Brothers, 1898., First edition. A biography of a Quaker missionary, who served in Norway, Iceland, South Africa, Australia, Japan & China & other countries, based on his diaries and other sources. Introduction by Joseph W. Pease. 297 pages. 8 b./w. photographs, with tissue guards, and a map. 20.5cm. x 14cm. Contents near fine, except its inscribed with date November 1898. Black cloth cover with titling in gilt, is near fine. Black endpages. 1898
Boeknummer: 7566
GBP 7.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.5]
Catalogus: Biography
Trefwoorden: Isaac Sharp Quaker missionaries Friends religion
C.L.R. JAMES. His Life and Work.
London. Allison & Busby, 1986., Ex Library. Paperback. Articles about C.L.R. James, and his work contributed by a number of people ( about 30), & edited by Paul Buhle. He was a newspaper reporter on cricket, and an author of 17 books. 256 pages. Library marks on first pages, remnant of old label, also "Withdrawn from Stock" and "15p." written in ink. Contents clean apart from library marks, top of pages slightly dusty, corners of cover slightly bumped otherwise very good. ISBN 0850316855. 1986
Boeknummer: 7852
GBP 2.00 [Appr.: EURO 2.5]
Catalogus: Biography
Trefwoorden: Trinidad C.L.R. James Paul Buhle West Indies Nkrumah Tunapuna cricket
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
Boeknummer: 6799
GBP 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75]
Catalogus: Biography & Autobiography
Trefwoorden: T.E. Lawrence Baghdad Turkey Syria Iraq
N THE FOOTSTEPS OF LADY ANNE BARNARD.
Cape Town, South Africa. Human & Rousseau, 1990., Lady Anne Barnard sailed to South Africa in 1797 with her husband Andrew, appointed Colonial Secretary of the Cape. She travelled round the countryside by horsedrawn wagon, wrote many letters back to London about the land, the people she met, & their life there. 128 pages. 14 colour photographs & about 40 b./w. photographs or maps. Endpapers show map of "Lady Anne Barnard's Travels in the Cape Colony." 9.75" x 6.75". Near fine, no inscription or marks. Laminated cover, slightly rubbed & faintly scratched o./w. near fine. No d./w. ISBN 0798127600. 1990
Boeknummer: 3827
GBP 4.50 [Appr.: EURO 5.5]
Catalogus: Biography
Trefwoorden: Lady Anne Barnard Cape Colony South Africa Lord Macartney Khoikho Cape Town
The Memoirs of Hector Berlioz
London, Cardinal, 1990., Thick Paperback. Translated and edited by David Cairns, music critic of the Times. Hector Berlioz started to write a memoir of his musical and personal life from 1803-1865, when he was age 44, & finished 17 years later. 447 pages. First published 1969 by Victor Gollancz. Near fine condition, but cover has minor creases. Priced £6.99 on back. 1990
Boeknummer: 29
GBP 2.00 [Appr.: EURO 2.5]
Catalogus: Biography
Trefwoorden: Music composer Berlioz
SHELLEY AND THE UNROMANTICS.
London. Methuen & Co.,1924., Ex University library. Biography of the poet Percy Shelley. 307 pages plus 8 pages of Methuen books advertisements. 8 b./w. illustrations, but 1 is missing. Contents clean, but edges foxed. Endpapers slightly water-stained, plus a bookplate from University College Durham. Top and bottom of spine are rubbed, worn & torn. Edges & corners rubbed & worn. Reading copy, priced low because of wear. 9" x 5¾ 1924
Boeknummer: 4644
GBP 3.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.75]
Catalogus: Biography
Trefwoorden: Shelley Leigh Hunt Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Mary W. Shelley E.J. Trelawny Thomas Love Peacock William Wordsworth
John Gerard. The Autobiography of an Elizabethan.
London. Longmans Green,1951., 2nd impression. Gerard was born about 1564 & died 1637 at the English College in Rome. A Roman Catholic priest, he travelled widely, helped to found a Jesuit house of philosophy & theology at Liege, an Institute for Religious Women, and at Flanders a noviate in the English Province at Louvain. Originally written 1609 in Latin, this is a new translatation. 287 pages. 7 b./w. illustrations. Near fine except the first 4 pages of 5 page introduction by Graham Greene have become loose, front e.p. & b.e.p. are slight foxed, top & bottom of spine & top corner are slightly bumped. Very good d./w. but slightly worn on top & bottom of spine & corners, and slightly marked. 8.75" x 5.5". 1951
Boeknummer: 110
GBP 4.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.75]
Catalogus: Biography
Trefwoorden: Graham Greene John Gerard Tower of London Lege Louvain
WILLIAM CAREY. The father of modern missions.
London. The Wakeman Trust, 1993., First published 1923 & reprinted many times, this copyrighted edition was edited by Peter Masters. 413 pages, with 26 b./w. prints & maps. Cover and contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w., not price clipped but not priced. 24cm. x 16cm. ISBN 1870855140. 1993
Boeknummer: 8724
GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 7.25]
Catalogus: Biography
Trefwoorden: India missions missionary Baptists Paulerspury
MAO.
London. Oxford University Press, 1976., Biography of Mao Tse-Tung. Born 1893 in Hunan, son of a land-owning peasant, Mao rose to become Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, & the ruler over millions of Chinese who lived in The People's Republic of China. 164 pages including a list of recommended books. 8.75" x 5.5". Near fine. D./w. is near fine but faintly creased on flap, slightly bumped along top edge, not price clipped (£3.25). ISBN 0192731408. 1976
Boeknummer: 3130
GBP 3.50 [Appr.: EURO 4.25]
Catalogus: Biography
Trefwoorden: Mao Tse-Tung China Communism Hunan Chiang Kai-shek Manchuria Chou en-Lai Nanking Little Red Book Manchu Red Army Shaoshan Ch'angsha Hankow Feb15 Feb27
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
Boeknummer: 6763
GBP 3.50 [Appr.: EURO 4.25]
Catalogus: Biography & Autobiography
Trefwoorden: Roman Catholics Archbishop Westminster Basil Hume 5535
ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPERY. HIS LIFE AND TIMES.
London. Hamish Hamilton, 1970., Ex Library. Biography of the author-aviator. 608 pages About 50 b./w. photographs. 9.25" x 6". Cover laminated with d./w., & probably bound by library. Apart from library marks on front endpaper, in very good condition. Top slightly dusty & edge of bottom corner is a little shelf rubbed. 1970.
Boeknummer: 5534
GBP 3.50 [Appr.: EURO 4.25]
Catalogus: Biography
Trefwoorden: flying-boat aviation airmail pilot Saint-Exupery
CLEVER HEARTS. Desmond & Molly MacCarthy, A Biography.
London. Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1990., Ex library. Hugh Cecil is the grandson of Desmond & Molly MacCarthy. MacCarthy was a well known literary critic for the Sunday Times in the 1930's & 40's. His wife a cousin and friend of Virginia Woolf & Vanessa Bell. 320 pages. 40 b.& w. photographs. Near fine apart from library stamp Withdrawn From Stock, slight damage on f.e.p. where label removed, & a barcode. D./w. is near fine, inside protective sleeve, priced £18.95. 9¼" x 6¼". ISBN 0575036222. 1990
Boeknummer: 2482
GBP 3.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.75]
Catalogus: Biography
Trefwoorden: Desmond MacCarthy Virginia Woolf Vanessa Bell Lenard Woolf Warre-Cornish Clive Bell Granville-Barker
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
Boeknummer: 7368
GBP 2.00 [Appr.: EURO 2.5]
Catalogus: Biography & Autobiography
Trefwoorden: Iraq Chalabi Baghdad King Faisal Saddam Hussein
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