DOONICAN, VAL

Walking Tall

London, Elm Tree. 1986, First Edition. (ISBN: 0241119243). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED BY AUTHOR to front endpaper. Gold title and motif on blue boards which have some surface indentations. Previous owner's name and date on half title page else clean and unmarked.Dustjacket is price clipped and has some surface indentations.The singer author's second autobiography continuing on from 'The Special Years' illustrated with photographs and drawings by him. B2E. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by Author.

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N° du livre: 003651

Catalogue: Biography - English - General

Mots-clés: Autobiography, Irish Singers 0241119243

DOWDEN, MAVIS BACCA

Spy-Jacked

Pulborough, West Sussex, SMH. 1991, First Edition. (ISBN: 0951261924). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. The author begins her story in Rome, where her happy, simple life, studying and teaching the violin, was interrupted when World War II broke out. She did not wish to return to England but as a British subject she would be interned in Italy. The nuns at her convent advised her to go to Switzerland or Spain, and she opted for Spain, where the main action in her true but almost unbelievable story takes place, just after the Civil War. Here her simple lifestyle, studying and teaching in a convent's cloistered conditions was suddenly to change as she became caught up in a Resistance operation dedicated to rescuing prisoners of war who had escaped over the Pyrenees after the fall of Free France. While engaged in this dangerous work she was arrested, imprisoned, and charged with high espionage. NOT EX LIB D4B. Fine/Fine.

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N° du livre: 007645

Catalogue: Biography - English - General

Mots-clés: War Memoirs, Spanish CIVIL War, World War II, Leon Goossens, Juan Massia, New London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Henry Wood, Escaped Prisoners of War, Resistance 0951261924

EDUARDO, LEIGH

Mistresses - True Stories of Seduction, Power and Ambition

London, Michael O'Mara. 2005, First Edition. (ISBN: 1843171414). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine copy with near Fine dustjacket. First edition, First printing. Highly entertaining biographies from the past three centuries, exploring the art of opportunism, the drive of ambition and the sheer courage these women mustered to survive in a male-dominated world. 32 illustrations. Comprises; Barbara Villiers; Madame de Montespan; Emma Hamilton; George Sand; Lola Montez; Eva Braun; Marion Davies; La Belle Otero. 11. Fine/Near Fine.

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N° du livre: 004917

Catalogue: Biography - General

Mots-clés: Madame de Montespan, Lola Montez, la Belle Otero, George Sand, Emma Hamilton, Eva Braun, Marion Davies 1843171414

ELLIOTT, HELEN J.

The India Boys

Richmon, North Yorkshire, Aztec. 1986, First. (ISBN: 0951107410). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy. 130 pages. When the Stacey family returned to Wensleydale on leave from India where their father was a Major in the Indian Army, they did not know that the outbreak of the Second World War would necessitate their remaining in the dale for a long long time. The three little Stacey boys found life in wartime Wensleydale somewhat different from the pampered existence of their India posting. However the boys find solace in their Dinkeys, Meccano, Williams books, Pip, Squeak and Wilfred annuals, Shirlry Temple films and their new dales pals, quickly settled in. Whether their mother ever did is a different matter. 51. Near Fine/No Jacket.

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N° du livre: 011012

Catalogue: Biography - English - General

Mots-clés: Indian Army, Wensleydale, Second World War 0951107410

SCHLOSS, EVELYN WITH KENT, JULIA

Eva's Story - a Survivor's Tale by the Step-Sister of Anne Frank

London, W.H. Allen. 1988, First Edition. (ISBN: 0491033885). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine copy with near Fine coloured pictorial dustjacket. Eva Geiringer and her brother fled Austria to Holland with their parents and went into hiding after the Nazi deportations in 1942 but after two years in hiding they were betrayed and transported to Auschwitz. When arrested Eva was fifteen, the same age as Ane Frank, but unlike Anne she survived with her mother, who was spared the gas chamber by Dr. Mengele, however her father and brother did not survive. After rescue by the Russians they returned to Holland and subsequently Eva's mother married Otto Frank, Anne's father, who was the only member of the family to survive. Only now 40 years later has she felt able to tell her story. NOT EX LIB C3B. Fine/Near Fine.

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N° du livre: 002193

Catalogue: Biography - General

Mots-clés: Holocaust, Auschwitz, Otto Frank, Dr. Mengele, Nazi 0491033885

FISHER, EDDIE

Eddie - My Life, My Loves

London, W.H. Allen. 1982, First Edition. (ISBN: 0491022654). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. First British edition. 368 pages. 69 illustrations. In this autobiography of the singer, Eddie Fisher tells the whole story of his remarkable life and career - a roller coaster ride from the slums of Philadelphia to the pinnacle of fame and fortune, a plunge into a nearly fatal drug addiction and, finally, a successful comeback through the love and encouragement of his family and friends. A teenage idol in the 1950's and a friend of the leading personalities of three decades in the worlds of politics, sports and show business, the book is filled with the famous. He was romantically involved with countless women, among them Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland, and Ann Margaret, and in lavishly publicized affairs, he married and divorced Debbie Reynolds, Elizabeth Taylor, and Connie Stevens. NOT EX LIB NOT BOOK CLUB 16. Fine/Very Good.

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N° du livre: 008014

Catalogue: Biography - American - General

Mots-clés: American Singers, Eddie Fisher, Marlene Dietrich, Elizabeth Taylor, Judy Garland, Debbie Reynolds, Connie Stevens, Ann Margaret, Drug Addiction 0491022654

FISHER, JOHN

Tony Hancock - the Definitive Biography

London, Harper Collins. 2008, First Edition. (ISBN: 9780007266777). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. First edition, first printing. xxii + 522 pages. 53 illustrations. One of Britain's most innovative comedians and arguably its most popular, he united the nation in laughter with Hancock's Half Hour, the show that established the situation comedy. But behind Hancock's success lurked a tendency to self-destruction that would compromise his later years. Prone to professional insecurity and a slave to perfection, he gradually detached himself from the writers, agents and actors who had played an essential role in his success. In this first full appraisal, on the fortieth anniversary of his death, Fisher sheds new light on Hancock's fall from grace, examining what went wrong and questioning whether his suicide was inevitable. NOT EX LIB A HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.9 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE EXTRA SHIPPING COST C3B. Fine/Fine.

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N° du livre: 008202

Catalogue: Biography - English - General

Mots-clés: English Comedians, Situation Comedy, Hancock's Half Hour 9780007266777

FLETCHER, CYRIL

Nice One Cyril - Being the Odd Odessey and the Anecdotage of a Comedian

London, Barrie and Jenkins. 1978, First Edition. (ISBN: 0214205819). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on half title page with DEDICATION ' To Reg, Dreaming of ..'. A Very Good copy with a date and a small mark to front endpaper with a price clipped dustjacket. The comedian's very amusing autobiography recounting his long career and marriage, full of his famous 'odd odes'. Foreword by Esther Rantzen. A1E. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by Author.

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N° du livre: 002109

Catalogue: Biography - English - General

Mots-clés: 0214205819

FRISCHAUER, WILLI

Jackie

London, Michael Joseph. 1976, First Edition. (ISBN: 0718115457). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine uninscribed copy with Fine complete dustjacket. The author and acclaimed biographer's biography of Jackie Kennedy Onassis or Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, as she preferred to be known. The author was a personal friend of Onassis for twenty years and is well equipped to show Jackie as she really was and he was encouraged by Onassis to convey a rounded picture of his wife to counter the fantastic rumours and reports which abounded. 16 photographs. A1D. Fine/Fine.

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N° du livre: 003011

Catalogue: Biography - American - General

Mots-clés: 0718115457

ROSA, JOSEPH G. AND KOOP, WALDO E.

Rowdy Joe Lowe - Gambler with a Gun (Signed Copy)

Norman, Oklahoma, University of Oklahoma Press. 1989, First Edition. (ISBN: 0806122285). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED BY AUTHOR and dated October 30, 1989 on front endpaper with dedication to Paul and Penny Dalton. Red title on black boards which are clean and unmarked with no wear. Internally clean, tight and unmarked. A Very Good + copy. Dustjacket is complete with crease to front. A biography of the gambler, saloon and brothel keeper, Joseph Lowe, friend of Bat Masterson which provides great insight into the times. 16 Illustrations. NOT EX LIB 11. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by Author.

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N° du livre: 004372

Catalogue: Biography - American - General

Mots-clés: Wild West, Iconography, Frontier Life, Kansas 0806122285

GAYNOR, GLORIA

I Will Survive - the Book

New York, St. Martin's Press. 1997, First. (ISBN: 0312168691). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy (Fine apart from a few very minor spots to closed top edge with dustjacket which is not price clipped. First Edition, First Printing. 276 pages. 23 photographs. The autobiography of America's 'Queen of Disco' - a story of riches and fame, despair, and finally salvation. It charts her meteoric rise to stardom in the 1970's with a string o hit records and the song that has immortalized her 'I Will Survive', which became a number one gold seller. D4D. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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N° du livre: 011107

Catalogue: Biography - American - General

Mots-clés: American Singer, Queen of Disco, Linwood Simon 0312168691

GIBBONS, ERIC TREVELYN

Without a Silver Spoon - the Self-Help Story of an Underdog

Weikersheim, Magraf. 2002, First Edition. (ISBN: 3823613693). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on front endpaper with dedication 'With kindest thoughts' and 14 Oct. 03 but no dedication name. A Fine unmarked copy with VG+ complete dustjacket. Born into a dysfunctional and impoverished Nottingham family in 1920, the author left school at the age of 15 with no qualifications to work as an errand boy for the local council. In 1939 he enlisted in the army and served throughout World War II in England and France. On leaving the Army he pursued his education, eventually achieving the highest academic awards and becoming a respected advisor to many governments including the UK, Republic of Ireland, Kenya, Malaysia, Sudan, Tanzania and Sri Lanka. A fascinating and inspiring autobiography spanning 70 years and three continents and of how one man overcame poverty, social deprivation and a poor education to eventually succeed in all he chose to do. 14 illustrations. PLEASE NOTE: A HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.97 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST 14. Fine/Very Good. Signed by Author.

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N° du livre: 006797

Catalogue: Biography - English - General

Mots-clés: Autobiography, Ministry of Agriculture, Kenya, Malaysia, Sudan, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, Ireland 3823613693

GRANZOTTO, GIANNI

Christopher Columbus - the Dream and the Obsession

London, Guild. 1986. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket. Map endpapers and 9 maps. A splendid biography by the author who spent six years in the research, including visiting the places Columbus travelled to and he also retraced the voyage in a small boat of the explorer's voyage from the Canary Islands to the Bahamas following the original log. 13. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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N° du livre: 001746

Catalogue: Biography - General

Mots-clés: Christopher Columbus, Canary Islands, Bahamas

GRAY, MARIANNE

Depardieu

London, Sinclair-Stevenson. 1991, First Edition. (ISBN: 1856190951). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine complete dustjacket. The first biography written in English of the controversial and acclaimed French actor, Gerard Depardieu. Illustrated with photographs and includes a filmography and list of awards. B2E. Fine/Fine.

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N° du livre: 003641

Catalogue: Biography - General

Mots-clés: Biography, French Actor 1856190951

GREENSPAN, ALAN

The Age of Turbulence - Adventures in a New World

London, Allen Lane. 2007, First. (ISBN: 9780713999822). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with a near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. 531 pages. 60 illustrations. The book is an incomparable reckoning with the nature of the world - how we got here, what we're living through and what lies over the horizon. Greenspan, Chairmn of the Federal Reserve Board from 1987 - 2006, shares the story of his life to convey the full flavour of the extraordinary years he has experienced and helped shape, taking full measure of the individuals who made strong impressions on him, including everyUS President from Nixon to Geore W. Bush, Prime Ministers Thatcher, Blair and Brown, and the great crises and challenges that they faced. PLEASE NOTE: A HEAVY BOOK OF 1.04 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST A1C. Fine/Near Fine.

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N° du livre: 010962

Catalogue: Biography - American - General

Mots-clés: Federal Reserve Boardchairman, Economist, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Pau: L Volcker, Gerald Ford, George W. Bush 9780713999822