HUMPHRIES, PATRICK

A Little Bit Funny - the Elton John Story

London, Aurum Press. 1998, First Edition. (ISBN: 1854105825). Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with near VG+ dustjacket which is not price clipped. A detailed and emotional biography of Reginald Dwight - Elton John, which examines relationships with family, friends and lovers, and his working partnership with Bernie Taupin. Illustrated throughout. NOT EX LIB A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.9 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE EXTRA SHIPPING COST 2. Fine/Very Good.

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N° du livre: 006681

Catalogue: Biography - English - General

Mots-clés: Reginald Dwight, Bernie Taupin 1854105825

HUNTER, JEAN

Memories Are Made of This

Orlando, Florida, Next Generation. 2004, First Edition. Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Privately Printed, A near Fine unmarked copy. The author's memoir of her life from early days in England, becoming a nurse, her travels and retirement in America. S. Very Good/No Jacket.

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N° du livre: 004907

Catalogue: Biography - English - General

Mots-clés: Biography, Nurse

WALLACE, IRVING AND WALLACE, AMY

The Two - the Story of the Original Siamese Twins

London, Cassell. 1978, First Edition. (ISBN: 0304300411). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First UK edition. A near Fine unmarked copy with VG + complete dustjacket. The biography of the original Siamese Twins, Chang and Eng, who were born in 1811 in the village of Meklong, 60 miles west of Bangkok. Fated to spend their lives joined by a thick, fleshy ligament resembling an arm, 5 feet 6 inches long and 8 inches in circumference, that connected them at the base of their chests. Yet they could swim, perform gymnastic feats and lead relatively normal lives and in character they were dissimilar, Eng was quiet whilst Chang was hot tempered and quarrelsome. They were exploited by showmen, promoters and well wishers, loved (and made love) and searched in vain for the surgical miracle that would separate them and enable them to lead their individual lives. Chang's insistence on going to his own house in midwinter eventually led to the death both had feared, for Eng died, perhaps out of fear or shock, an hour after Chang's life ended. NOT EX LIB 23. Near Fine/Very Good.

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N° du livre: 003487

Catalogue: Biography - General

Mots-clés: Siamese Twins, Chang and Eng 0304300411

IRWIN, MARGARET

The Stranger Prince - the Story of Rupert of the Rhine

London, Chatto & Windus / Hogarth Press. 1937. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Gilt crest to front with gilt crossed swords and title to spine on red cloth boards. Some marks to front , spine worn a little at head, tail and side. Internally there is foxing to early pages, front endpaper has been removed (although not ex library copy), hinges are weak but contents clean and generally unmarked. Portrait of Rupert to frontispiece. Second impression of the same Month of January 1937 as the first edition. Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke of Bavaria, 1st Duke of Cumberland, 1st Earl of Holderness, commonly called Prince Rupert of the Rhine, KG, FRS (1619-1682) was a noted soldier, admiral, scientist, sportsman, colonial governor and amateur artist during the 17th century. Rupert was the younger son of the German prince Frederick V, Elector Palatine and his wife Elizabeth, the eldest daughter of James I of England, and the nephew of King Charles I of England, who created him Duke of Cumberland and Earl of Holderness. A good reading copy of this excellent biography. C3C. Fair/No Jacket.

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N° du livre: 000393

Catalogue: Biography - General

Mots-clés: Frederick V, King James James I, King Charles I, English CIVIL War

TRUMP, DONALD J. WITH MCIVER, MEREDITH

How to Get Rich - the Secrets of Business Success from the Star of the Apprentice

London, BBC Books. 2004, First Edition. (ISBN: 0563522143). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First UK edition. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine complete dustjacket. The property titan, bestselling author, and TV star, finally reveals the secrets of his success in this candid and unprecedented book of business wisdom and advice. He tells about the lessons learned from the hit American reality television series The Apprentice, how he built up his massive property empire, about his position as head of the 20,000 member Trump organization and how he manages his most important role as a father. Now President of the United States of America. C3D. Fine/Near Fine.

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N° du livre: 004202

Catalogue: Biography - American - General

Mots-clés: President of the United States, American Multi-Millionaires, the Apprentice Tv Show, American Property Magnates, Trump Corporation 0563522143

JACK, MICHAEL

It's No Joke Being Deaf - the Autobiography of a Man of Many Skills, But Born Deaf

Ashwell, Baldock, Herts, Cortney Publications. 1993, First Edition. (ISBN: 0904378438). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket. An autobiography, written at tthe age of 73, recounting his life and the problems and misunderstanding he encountered because he was deaf, his abandonment of medical training, his hilarious tale of farming on the Romney Marshes, and his less stressful life maintaining churchyards and gardens. A mildly eccentric, organist, underground explorer, Dowser. local historian and journalist with a fascination for the occult. A very entertaining autobiography which will appeal particularly to those unfortunate enough to be deaf. NOT EX LIB B2E. Fine/Fine.

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N° du livre: 003147

Catalogue: Biography - English - General

Mots-clés: Autobiography, Born Deaf, Farmer, Romney Marshes, Organist 0904378438

JAMES, ROBERT RHODES

Henry Wellcome

London, John Curtis. 1994, First Edition. (ISBN: 0340606177). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. PRESENTATION COPY to David Somerset (Chief Cashier of the Bank of England 1980-1988) from Sir Roger Gibbs, Chairman of the Wellcome Trust, October 1994. A Fine unmarked copy, apart from the presentation inscription, in green cloth boards with near Fine dustjacket. First edition, first printing. xix + 422 pages. 109 illustrations. The Wellcome Trust is the largest and most significant benefactor ever to British medical research, yet few people, even those aware of the international pharmaceutical company that bears his name, know anything about its founder, Henry Solomon Wellcome. His life was an extraordinary story of achievement and disappointment, triumph and sadness, that began in deep poverty in northern Wisconsin in 1853 and ended in his death in London in 1936 as a celebrated and greatly honoured millionaire. His outstanding achievement, with his equally yound partner, the mercurial Silas Burroughs, was to finance and build research laboratories in Britain that made the fame and fortune of Burroughs Wellcome. This biography was commissioned at the request of the Wellcome Trust and is the first to tell the remarkable story of Wellcome's life. A HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.96 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST D4F. Fine/Near Fine.

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N° du livre: 008607

Catalogue: Biography - American - General

Mots-clés: Burroughs Wellcome, Wellcome Foundation, Silas Burroughs, Henry Solomon Wellcome, Pharmaceutical History , Sir Roger Gibbs, David Somerset 0340606177

JAMES, STELLA FRANCES

In the Shadow of Jesse James

California, The Revolver Press. 1990, First Edition. (ISBN: 0946062293). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy with gold titles and gun motif on red boards. Dustjacket is near Fine and is not price clipped. Photographic illustrations and an appendix. Edited by Milton F. Perry. An account of the famous Civil War Guerrilla, bank robber and outlaw by his daughter in law (1882-1971) who wrote the book to set the record straight. NOT EX LIB A1E. Fine/Near Fine.

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N° du livre: 001312

Catalogue: Biography - American - General

Mots-clés: American CIVIL War, Outlaw, Bank Robber 0946062293

WALLACH, JANET AND JOHN

Arafat in the Eyes of the Beholder (Revised and Updated )

New Jersey, Carol. 1997, First Thus. (ISBN: 155972403x). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine copy with Fine dustjacket. A well praised book with foreword by Shimon Peres entitled "From a Foe to a Partner". Preface to first edition and to this revised edition. 28 photographic illustrations. A large scholarly work of 534 pages. PLEASE NOTE: A HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.09 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST 12. Fine/Fine.

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N° du livre: 000604

Catalogue: Biography - General

Mots-clés: Biography, Yasser Arafat, Palestine 155972403x

JENKINS, MICHAEL

A House in Flanders

London, Souvenir Press. 1992, First Edition. (ISBN: 0285630814). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Jenkins, Catherine. A Fine unmarked copy with VG+ complete dustjacket which has some fading to spine. The author, a British Ambassador and knighted in 1990, shares an idyll of 1951 when, as a 14 year old, he went to spend the summer with his aunts in Flanders in an old country house. It re-creates a generation at the moment of its passing, French men and women whose lives had been radically altered by two world wars. Illustrated by Catherine Jenkins. C3A. Fine/Very Good.

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N° du livre: 004846

Catalogue: Biography - English - General

Mots-clés: France in 1950's,, Memoirs 0285630814 Jenkins, Catherine

COLLINS, JOE WITH SIMONS, JUDITH

A Touch of Collins - the Story of a Show-Business Dynasty

London, Columbus Books. 1986, First Edition. (ISBN: 0862873088). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine uninscribed copy with near Fine complete dustjacket. The father of Joan and Jackie Collins reflects on his long and eventful life, born into a large London jewish family and starting life as an office boy, later setting up as an agent with Lew Grade as a business partner. He has been involved with numerous stars such as Max Miller, Shirley Bassey, Peter Sellers, Vera Lynn, Bruce Forsyth, Danny La Rue, Roger Moore, Tom Jones et al. He started a repertory company to help Joan get started as an actress. NOT EX LIB C3A. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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N° du livre: 002832

Catalogue: Biography - English - General

Mots-clés: 0862873088

PEEL, JOHN AND RAVENSCROFT, SHEILA

Margrave of the Marshes

London, Bantam. 2005, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition, First Printing. A Fine uninscribed copy with price clipped dustjacket. The disc jockey and radio presenter's autobiography completed after his death by his wife. Illustrated throughout with photographs. A HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.91 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE EXTRA SHIPPING COST 4. Fine/Very Good.

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N° du livre: 004300

Catalogue: Biography - English - General

Mots-clés: Radio Disc Jockeys

MILLER, JOHN AND KENEDI, AARON (EDITED BY)

Revolution - Faces of Change

New York, Thunder's Mouth Press. 2000, First Edition. (ISBN: 1560252618). Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A Fine unmarked copy. A large format volume of 151 pages. Revolution collects 25 portraits of charismatic leaders who insisted on change in the face of oppression, persevering through ridicule, conflict, and often violent opposition, and whose human spirit has kept their legends alive. Here are the photographs and stories of heroes and martyrs, from Che Guevara to Nelson Mandela, from Malcolm X to Aung San Suu Kyi, who were and are willing to sacrifice their lives for what they believe. Accompanying each portrait are works by eminent writers, many of whom have known their subjects personally. They include Fidel Castro on Guevara, Alex Hailey on Malcolm X, Gabriel Garcia Marquez on Castro, Thomas Merton on Gandhi. 25. Fine/No Jacket.

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N° du livre: 009140

Catalogue: Biography - General

Mots-clés: Che Guevara, Fidel Castro, Malcolm X, Eva Peron, Dalai Lama, Aung San Suu Kyi, Nelson Mandela, Ho Chi Minh, Cesar Chavez, Gandhi, Lorca, Solzhenitsyn 1560252618

JONES, DAVINA

Parallel Lives

Belfast, Appletree Press. 2005, First. (ISBN: 0862819636). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. An As New copy in pictorial laminated boards in an As New dustjacket. First Edition, First Printing. 206 pages. An affectionate look at two very different lives lived in tandem but intertwined by country house life on the Ards Peninsula in County Down. Castle Ward (now held by The National Trust) and Ballywhite House stood on opposite sides of Strangford Lough but their owners and those who lived on the estates found that their idyllic lives were changed for ever by the advent of the Second World War. This remarkable biography of Colonel William Brownlow, `The Major', and Agnes White chronicles two very different lives. One was well known in Northern Ireland society, becoming Lord Lieutenant for County Down - a World War II veteran who campaigned for local issues and championed horse-racing and country sports. The other life was lived more quietly behind the scenes as a working mother and wife, chorister and talented amateur artist, but both were the faces of working lives well spent. All the more fascinating for being true.. 16. As New/As New.

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N° du livre: 011091

Catalogue: Biography - English - General

Mots-clés: Ards Peninsular, County Down, Castle Ward, Ballywhite House, Strangford Lough, Colonel William Brownlow, Agnes White 0862819636

JONES, DAVID A.

Transforming Lives

Northamptonshire, D.A. Jones Books. 2004, First Edition. (ISBN: 0954912500). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine complete dustjacket. The author, Dr. David A. Jones, rose from a boy electrician to president of the Institute of Electrical Engineers and in this autobiography he covers his time in manufacturing, education and consultancy engineering in developing countries. The book was inspired by his concern for the way technology is being applied to society's needs and that information technology is often being badly applied to modern needs. C3B. Fine/Fine.

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N° du livre: 005145

Catalogue: Biography - English - General

Mots-clés: Institute of Electrical Engineers Presidents 0954912500