Godfrey, Monica:

The World of Elsie Jeanette Oxenham and Her Books.

Bath, Girls Gone By Publishers, 2003 1st Ed., hard cover green cloth bds, Good, bk leans, dust jacket almost VG, small closed tear to top edge, contents nice and tight, first b/w picture has been 'enhanced' with blue biro, all the others are clean, 'S Wade' printed a few times to front and endpapers, name at top of ffep in biro, many b/w book cover illustrations and illustrations from inside books through text, pp332

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N° du livre: 15491

Catalogue: Biography

Mots-clés: Elsie Jeanette Oxenham author writer books information guide family home religion life-style memoir camp fire movement Ribby Ribbie criticisms sequels Cleeve Abbey publishers illustrators editions 1904417159

Grant, Douglas:

James Thomson: Poet of "The Seasons".

London, The Cresset Press, 1951 Hardcover 1st ED., oatmeal cloth bds, Good, a little age-soiling, contents clean and tight, pp308, b/w frontis. + further b/w plates through text.

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N° du livre: 9007

Catalogue: biography

Mots-clés: James Thomson biography poet playwright politician life memoir Elizabeth Young correspondence letters poetry verse childhood poems Edinburgh literary friends songs Grand Tour

Hare, Christopher:

The High And Puissant Princess Marguerite of Austria. Princess Dowager of Spain Duchess Dowager of Savoy Regent of the Netherlands.

London, Harper & Brothers, 1907 Hard cover red cloth bds, Good+, spine fading, gilt lettering to upper bd and spine, rear hinge just splitting 1" at btm, maps to pastedowns, contents sound and tight, some faded age-blotching, b/w frontis. further b/w plates through text, pp349, prev. owners label to ffep.

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N° du livre: 11039

Catalogue: Biography

Mots-clés: Princess Marguerite of Austria Princess Dowager of Spain Duchess Dowager of Savoy Regent Netherlands life memoir biography John of Gaunt birth lineage La Dauphine Charles VIII education Juan 000000000

Hatch, Alden:

H.R.H. Prince Bernhard of The Netherlands.

London, George G Harrap, 1962 Hard cover red cloth bds, black title block to spine, gilt lettering, VG, corners a little bumped, in almost Good dust jacket, corners bumped, small closed tear to top edge, small tears and chipping to spine ends, spine faded, rear a little marked and feels a bit rough, contents clean and tight with b/w plates, neat name and a little marking to ffep, pp280.

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N° du livre: 13447

Catalogue: Biography

Mots-clés: Prince Bernhard The Netherlands Holland life memoir democratic career escapades courage loyalty soldier Inspector General Ambassador Extraordinary Dutch Industy KLM Fokker horses

Hayward, John (Edited with an introduction by John J Manning):

The First and Second Parts of John Hayward's The Life and Raigne Of King Henrie IIII. Camden Fourth Series Volume 42.

London Royal Historical Society University College London, 1991 Hard cover stone cloth bds, Near Fine+, black blocks to gilt titles on spine, no d/w, bk leans sl., contents fine and tight, crisp clean pges, pp264.

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N° du livre: 10369

Catalogue: biography

Mots-clés: history King Henry IV life reign Camden Fourth Series biography royal family 0861931297

Helm, W. H. Visiak, E. H. (Preface By):

Memories Of W. H. Helm.

London, Richards, 1937 Dedicated at front by "A. E. Helm", Hard cover blue linen-style cloth bds, VG, in d/w with protective film (not a library book), VG+, contents clean and tight, a little age-speckling to pge edge blocks and title, b/w frontis., pp102 + adverts. "Humour, wit, and wisdom inform these mellow pages, wherein Mr. Helm, a Literary Editor of The Morning Post, is, in turn, "satirically wise and humorously critical." Personal reminiscences of Tennyson, Whistler, Mark Twain, Henry James, Rodin and H. G. Wells, and informative chapters dealing with the Victorian Theatre and Journalism, are notable features in this distinguished book."

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N° du livre: 11955

Catalogue: Biography

Mots-clés: humour wit wisdom The Morning Post reminiscences Tennyson Whistler Mark Twain Henry James Rodin H G Wells Victorian Theatre Journalism literary editor Jane Austen And Her Country-House Comedy 0000000000

Holland Rose, J.:

The Personality Of Napoleon.

London, G. Bell and Sons Ltd, 1929 Hard cover red cloth bds, good, a little dusty, btm corners bumped, gilt to spine, ex-school lib. with stamps and label, pp307, some light pencil marks to margins. A sound ref. copy.

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N° du livre: 9630

Catalogue: biography

Mots-clés: Napoleon Emperor life biography Jacobin warrior lawgiver thinker ruler exile French France history military

Howell, Michael and Peter Ford:

The True History of The Elephant Man.

London, Allison & Busby, 1982 Hard cover black cloth bds, gilt lettering to spine, Nr Fine, unclipped dust jacket, VG, contents clean and tight, b/w plates to centre, pp194.

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N° du livre: 15160

Catalogue: biography

Mots-clés: elephant man history Joseph Merrick nineteenth century fread Victorian Sir Frederick Treves life freakshow 0850313538

Jerrome, Edward G.:

Tales Of Famous Women. True Adventure Series.

London, Blackie, 1959 Soft linen style wraps, Very Good, v. light crease, no. on blue tape to base of spine, contents clean and tight with two-tone illustrations, pp26, includes, in simple language, 3 stories about: Eileen Joyce; Margot Fonteyn and Pat Smythe.

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N° du livre: 9478

Catalogue: biography

Mots-clés: True Adventure Series Eileen Joyce Margot Fonteyn Pat Smythe riding pianist ballerina reader primary junior literacy reading

Jullian, Philippe & John Phillips:

Violet Trefusis: Life and Letters.

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1976 1st ED, hard cover turquoise blue cloth bds, slight shading to edges otherwise VG, clipped dust jacket, VG+, contents clean and tight, with b/w photographic plates, pp244, neat prev. owner's address label to top corner of ffep.

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N° du livre: 15462

Catalogue: Biography

Mots-clés: Violet Trefusis John Phillips Vita Sackville West letters life memoir biography love Florence Italy Villa Ombrellino royalty hostess eccentric Alice Keppel passion writer Anthony Cohen 0241894549

Katanka, Michael and Edgell Rickword:

Gillray And Cruikshank. An illustrated life of James Gillray (1756 - 1815) and George Cruikshank (1792 - 1878).

Aylesbury Bucks, Shire Publications Ltd, 1973 Lifelines 13, pbk, VG, a little fading at spine, contents clean and tight with b/w illustrations, pp48. Includes Gillray and Cruikshank's early lives, Gillray's satirical caricature; Gillray's political cartoons; Cruikshank as a political caricaturist and book illustrator plus the principal events in their lives.

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N° du livre: 15435

Catalogue: biography

Mots-clés: James Gillray George Cruikshank caricature caricaturist cartoonist cartoons politics political early life book illustrator events non-fiction 0852632002

Knowles, Arthur and Dorothy, Lady Campbell:

Donald Campbell C.B.E.

London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1969 1st Ed. Hard cover blue cloth bds, VG, small mark at rear, unclipped d/w, protected in film, VG+, ex-lib so usual markings, stamp to front pastedown lower corner, ffep missing, withdrawal stamp to title and embossed round stamp, contents sound with b/w plates, rear eps have brown tape marks and lib. label, small brown stain to pge edges at rear last few pges affected at edge only. The biography of the man who lost his life in search of 300 miles and hour on water, with 24 pges of photographs. A portrait of an enigma, a great man, patriot and explorer in speed.

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N° du livre: 11660

Catalogue: Biography

Mots-clés: Donald Campbell biography life death speed character Bluebird Coniston Water portrait legend 049260065

Leslie, Anita:

Mr Frewen Of England: A Victorian Adventurer.

London, Hutchinson, 1966 1st Ed. Hard cover brown cloth bds, VG-, clipped d/w, Good, taped to front pastedown, clear tape at spine head, some chipping at spine ends, light edgewear in places, neat name to ffep, contents clean and tight, pp208, b/w plates.

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N° du livre: 12255

Catalogue: Biography

Mots-clés: Victorian adventurer Mr Frewen life memoir biography English sportsman hunting America cowboy Wyoming Alberta travel inventor Mortal Ruin Clara Jerome politician 0000000000

Livingstone, Sir Richard; General Sir Bernard Paget; H. Imrie Swainston (Editors):

Proud Heritage: A Portrait of Greatness.

London, John Dron Ltd, no date Small pbk, spiral binding, approx. 2.5" x 3", card wraps show a little wear otherwise Good, contents clean, bright and tight with colour pictures of each person portrayed, unpaginated, epilogue by Sir Winston Churchill. Little biographies from Alfred the Great; Edward I; John Wycliffe; William of Wykeham; Queen Elizabeth I; Sir Francis Drake; Oliver Cromwell; John Milton; George Fox; Sir Christopher Wren... to John Wesley; Robert Clive; Sir James Cook; Warren Hastings; James Watt; Nelson; William Pitt the Younger; Arthur Wellesley; Disraeli; Charles Darwin; Gladstone; Florence Nightingale; Lord Baden Powell etc....

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N° du livre: 14929

Catalogue: Biography

Mots-clés: biographies biography life memoir lives famous people kings queens Lord Lister William Booth Cecil Rhodes James Keir Hardie Richard Burdon Haldane Sir Joseph John Thomson George Bernard Shaw

Ludlam, Harry:

A Biography of Dracula. The Life Story of Bram Stoker.

London, The Quality Book Club, 1962 Hard cover black cloth bds, red title block to spine, VG+, unclipped d/w, Good, some edgewear and creasing to top edge, now in protective film, contents clean and tight, pp200.

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N° du livre: 11610

Catalogue: Biography

Mots-clés: biography Dracula life story memoir author 000000000