Hawkridge, John:

Sticks and Stones. An Autobiography.

Leeds, J H Productions, 1987 1st Ed., hard cover orange cloth bds, VG+, unclipped dust jacket, a little edgewear otherwise VG, contents clean and tight, pp190.

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N° du livre: 15378

Catalogue: Autobiography

Mots-clés: cerebral palsy disability autobiography climber climbing childhood learning Ben Nevis adversity challenge bravery fortitude inspiration FORCE principles

Higgins, Eddie:

From Clay Pipes To Mobile Phones: My 84 Year Journey Through Sligo.

Unknown SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR to title pge "To Jill Happy Reading and safe journey Home Eddie Higgins", paperback, VG+, contents fine and tight, pp126. "An 84 Year Journey through My Native North Sligo. A Tale of Comedy and Intrigue. Some great characters, characters whose customs and way of life we are not likely to see again, whose memory is in danger of being pushed aside to accommodate our so called Modern Age. It is also a story of pain and great personal tragedy which to this day lives on in the hearts and minds of myself and my family. Eddie Higgins."

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N° du livre: 13426

Catalogue: Autobiography

Mots-clés: North Sligo life characters Ireland tragedy customs way of life social history

Hitchcock, R. W.:

'Rowley' Recalls Farming, Fighting and Fun.

Hadleigh, 1984 1st Ed., hard cover brown cloth bds, VG, unclipped dust jacket, VG, fading in places, top edge a little furled, b/w frontis. of Rowley, further b/w plates, contents fine and tight, pp180. An autobiography filled with "...stories of farming, country characters and military life..."

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N° du livre: 14954

Catalogue: Autobiography

Mots-clés: Rowley autobiography farming country characters military life memoir memories fun humour Ringshall Suffolk agriculture history field sports farm Ringshall Hall horses Military Cross TD hunt hunting

Holmes, Jim:

Apple Man: Living On The Land In Norfolk. Selling On Yarmouth Market.

Rushmere Printing, 1998 Pbk, VG, contents fine and tight, pp88. The story of "...living off the land in Norfolk."

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N° du livre: 12313

Catalogue: Autobiography

Mots-clés: Norfolk Ormesby farming market gardening selling Yarmouth market country stallholders memoir autobiography Big Drips Prince Monolulu life countryside trader 0872992137

Hosking, Eric:

An Eye For A Bird. The Autobiography of a Bird Photographer.

Newton Abbot, Readers Union, 1972 Hard cover orange cloth bds, VG, unclipped d/w VG, contents clean and tight, b/w plates, pp302, some foxing to pge edge blocks. A nice sound ref. copy.

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N° du livre: 12665

Catalogue: Autobiography

Mots-clés: bird ornithology photography autobiography photographer ornithologist adventure hobby book illustration lecturer Hickling Hilbre Minsmere hides flash Spain Bulgaria Hungary Jordan Pakistan Africa owls

Hughes, Thomas Peter:

A Selection From the Letters of Thomas Peter Hughes.

Privately Printed, 1984 1st Ed., hard cover dark blue cloth bds, gilt lettering to title, VG, unclipped dust jacket, light general surface wear otherwise Good+, b/w frontis. photographic plate, contents clean and tight with b/w illustrations, pp93 + one illustration at rear.

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N° du livre: 14226

Catalogue: Autobiography

Mots-clés: letters Thomas Peter Hughes recollections John Maccullum Scott John Nicholson Gordon Ewing humour outlook South Africa

Kilvert, Rev. Francis Illust. by John Piper:

Kilvert's Diary 1870 - 1879.

London, Jonathan Cape, 1946 2nd Imp., hard cover blue cloth bds, VG, unclipped dust jacket, pieces missing at spine ends otherwise Good-, contents fine and tight, pp350, stamped with prev. owners stamp to ffep and front pastedown "Major J C B Humphreys MBE Bodenham Hall Nr Hereford", small insert from The Hereford Times re: a memorial for Francis Kilvert to be unveiled attached to ffep. This volume is a selection from the diary of Rev. Francis Kilvert made by William Plomer from the original Volumes 1-3 published by Jonathan Cape and ed. by William Plomer.

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N° du livre: 14252

Catalogue: Autobiography

Mots-clés: diary Rev Francis Kilvert John Piper William Plomer country life mid Victorian memoir life character environment parish priest Clyro Langley Burrell rector

Knox, Collie:

Collie Knox Re-Calls!

London, Chapman and Hall Ltd, 1940 1st Ed., Hard cover orange cloth bds, almost VG, spine faded, a little age-darkening to bd edges, contents clean and tight, occas. age-mark, b/w frontis.of author, pp241, neat name to top of ffep.

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N° du livre: 12935

Catalogue: Autobiography

Mots-clés: autobiography Collie Knox RAF air force

Lasky, Jesse:

Whatever Happened To Hollywood.

W H Allen, 1973 Paperback, pink plain wraps, title and author written in pen to upper wrap, contents clean and tight, contents clean and tight, pp308, incl. Compliment Slip from W H Allen.

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N° du livre: 11340

Catalogue: Autobiography

Mots-clés: Hollywood autobiography Jesse Junior life memoir films 000000000

Lenthall, Geoff:

Aiming High.

Self Published, 2015 SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR to the title pge, dated 2016, paperback, VG+, contents fine and tight, pp226. An autobiography of " how one ordinary man can live life to the full."

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N° du livre: 13304

Catalogue: Autobiography

Mots-clés: RAF memoir autobiography Scunthorpe Grammar School service life bank fishing industry publishing social history Lincolnshire Cranwell Madley Jurby Topcliffe Mintex Concorde Memphis Belle Vee 1 family 9781517067038

Loncraine, Rebecca:

Skybound: A Journey in Flight.

London, Picador, 2018 1st Ed., hard cover turquoise blue paper covered bds, almost VG, small bump to rear btm corner, very slight bump to rear leading edge, unclipped dust jacket, VG, minor wear, v. small closed tear to btm of spine, contents clean and tight, pp310. "Skybound is a nature memoir with a unique perspective; it is about the land we know and the sky we know so little of, it is about memory and self-discovery."

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N° du livre: 14962

Catalogue: Autobiography

Mots-clés: gliding glider flying breast cancer birds nature memoir life hope passion fear unpowered flight 9781447273868

Lynch, Patricia Illust. by Harry Kernoff:

A Storyteller's Childhood.

London, J M Dent & Sons Ltd, 1947 1st Ed., hard cover green cloth bds, some fading otherwise Good+, no dust jacket, neat inscript. to top fo ffep, contents clean and tight with illustrations in b/w by Kernoff, pp343.

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N° du livre: 15403

Catalogue: Autobiography

Mots-clés: childhood storyteller's Harry Kernoff life memoir Cork Ireland Irish tinkers Hennessys cabin O'Callaghans emigrants journey Cadogans Crouchmans Wood Yard St Patrick's Day Driscolls Goose Green marshes

Maitland, Pat:

35 Years of 'L' in Norfolk. Pat Maitland recounts his experiences as a Driving Instructor.

Stalham, Pat Maitland and Geoff Peek, 1996 Pbk, stapled, Good-, some light age-marking and scuffing, price label residue to top upper corner, slightly wavy, contents fine and tight with b/w drawings and photographic plates, pp75. A collection of true stories with humerous incidents and account of Pat's early childhood in his beloved country of Norfolk.

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N° du livre: 13967

Catalogue: Autobiography

Mots-clés: driving instructor Norfolk humour tales childhood memoir Mangelgrinder life 0952773201

Massey, Anna:

Telling Some Tales.

London, Hutchinson, 2006 Signed by author to title page, black cloth bds, Near Fine+, unclipped d/w, VG+, sl. shelfwear, contents fine and tight, pp259 with b/w plates.

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N° du livre: 11670

Catalogue: autobiography

Mots-clés: autobiography actress life memoir CBE stage screen drama character 9780091796457

Mays, Spike:

Reuben's Corner.

London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1969 1st Ed. hard cover brown cloth bds, gilt lettering to spine, VG, clipped dust jacket completely enclosed in protective film, not a lib. bk, spine a little faded, small closed tear to top front edge otherwise VG, nice maps to endpapers, contents clean and tight, pp223. An autobiography of a lad growing up in Reuben's Corner, a mile from Ashdon, a village deep in the countryside of Essex.

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N° du livre: 14467

Catalogue: Autobiography

Mots-clés: Reuben's Corner Essex Ashdon life memoir boy growing up countryside Bartlow Hamlet boyhood farming