TRICKER, ROY.

Chalk and Churches.

Ipswich: Brechinset Publications, 1986. 0947681655. "No ordinary 'church-crawler' this, but one whose life is bound by religion in three major facets - teaching, preaching and a long-standing interest in church buildings." Pp.67, 4 pages of b/w photo illustrations. Stiff card covers. VG.

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Book number: 31690

Catalogue: General Biography

Keywords: Tricker Chalk Churches Biography Memories Church Buildings East Anglia Teaching Anglo Catholic 46715 General Biography

TRITTON, PAUL.

The Godfather of Rolls-Royce. The Life and Times of Henry Edmunds, Science and Technology's Forgotten Pioneer.

London: Academy Books, 1993. 1873361149. 1st edition. "A truly fascinating biography of a man of many talents and interests, who knew both Rolls and Royce very well, even before their union, and who was at the forefront of technological developments at the turn of the century." 25cms x 19cms x 2cms. Pp.222, many black & white photo illustrations. Red cloth, dustwrapper. VG/VG.

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Book number: 49753

Catalogue: General Biography

Keywords: Tritton Godfather Rolls Royce Henry Edmunds Science Technology Biography America Phonographs Telephones Swan Inventions Experiments Gramaphone Promoter Motoring Motor Car 51256 General Biography

TROTSKY, LEON.

My Life. An Attempt at an Autobiography.

New York: Pathfinder, 2000. 0873481445. "Written in the first year of Trotsky's exile in Turkey, My Life tells the story of the Russian revolutions of 1905 and 1917, and of the struggle to consolidate the young workers and peasants government. I recounts the fight to defend the revolution's internationalist course, championed by Lenin, against the counterrevolutionary policies of growing petty-bourgeois social layers headed by Joseph Stalin. Trotsky;s continuation of this struggle in exile is told in an introduction by Joseph Hansen, Trotsky's secretary from 1937 until his assassination in 1940 by Stalin's secret police." Pp.695. Paperback. VG.

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Book number: 46834

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Keywords: Leon Trotsky My Life Autobiography Politics History Russia Russian Revolution Coyoacan Exile Turkey Germanywar Trotskyism Moscow Brest Litovsk Petrograd Lenin New Exconomic Policy Epigones 48408 General Biography

TROUP, FREDA.

In Face of Fear. Michael Scott's Challenge to South Africa.

London: Faber & Faber, 1950. 2nd imp. "In this book will be found the full story of the Hereros, their past history and present troubles, and of Scott's shrewd and courageous action on their behalf". Pp.227, 5 photos + 2 maps. Blue cloth, portrait illustd. d/w with corner tear and slight chipping to edges. G+/G.

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Book number: 12826

Catalogue: General Biography

Keywords: Troup in Face of Fear Michael Scott Challenge South Africa Hereros Biography A6365 General Biography

TURNBULL, ANDREW.

Thomas Wolfe. A Biography.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1967. 1st ed. "The towering figure of Thomas Wolfe emerges in all his vitality and complexity in this book, the definitive biography." Pp. 10/368, 30 b/w illustrations, some page edges crumpled. Black cloth, portrait illustrated d/w has small creases to edges. G+/G+.

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Book number: 25108

Catalogue: General Biography

Keywords: Turnbull Thomas Wolfe Biography Illustrated America 21722 General Biography

ULLSTEIN, HERMAN.

The Rise and Fall of the House of Ullstein.

London: Nicholson & Watson, nd.(c.1940s). In 1934 the Jewish Ullstein publishing house was disseized by the Nazi authorities and the business "aryanized". Herman Ullstein charts the events which affected his family and their business. Pp.256, tearing to inside hinges and endpapers but holding. Black cloth, dustwrapper rubbed with edge tears. Fair/Good.

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Book number: 41828

Catalogue: General Biography

Keywords: Herman Ullstein Rise Fall House Ullstein Nazis Hitler Germany Publishing Press 43126 General Biography

VACHER, POLLY.

Wings Around the World.

London: Grub Street, 2006. 1904943543. 1st edition. The exhilarating story of one woman's epic flight from the North Pole to Antarctica. 25cms x 18cms. Pp.160, signed by author to title page, colour illustrations throughout, gift message to title page. Orange hardcover, d/w has removable clear protective wrap. VG/VG.

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Book number: 34211

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Keywords: Polly Vacher Signed Wings Around the World Flying Autobiography Travel North Pole Antarctica Illustrated 34576 General Biography

VARIOUS.

Origins: Personal Stories of Crossing the Seas to Settle in Britain.

Bristol: Origins, 1998. 1st ed. "These Origins stories are about living in a new city and an unfamiliar culture, searching for a lost identity, even about missing a favourite food." 23cms. x 21cms. Pp. 143, 29 colour & 20 b/w illustrations. P/b. G+.

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Book number: 29759

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Keywords: Various Origins Personal Stories Crossing Seas Settle Britain Illustrated Bristol 26710 General Biography

VAUS, ALICE.

They Called my Husband a Gangster.

London: MMS, 1956. "This story is about Alice Vaus and the problems she had as the wife of a man who left the Lord out of his life." Pp.96, owners name to fep. P/b, minor creasing to spine. G+.

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Book number: 12467

Catalogue: General Biography

Keywords: Vaus Husband Gangster Lord God A5924 General Biography

WAGGETT, GREG.

In My Blood: A Man in Trouble Lured to the Middle East and Africa by Cash and Soldiering.

Haywards Heath: Oak Publishing, 2007. 9780955704703. 1st edition. "This book is about a man drawn into the world of private security and logistics after he is forced to quit his business..His fascinating and vivid accounts are written with verve and pace. They take you not just to Iraq, but also to Libya when it was a rogue state, Kuwait, East Africa and the Sudan..A rich account, skilfully blending a life in security with military tactics, political commentary, travelogue and high comedy." Pp.xx/191, 29colour photographs, 6 maps. Green cloth, dustwrapper. VG/VG.

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Book number: 41221

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Keywords: Greg Waggett in My Blood Middle East Africa Soldier Iraq Libya Kuwait Sudan Autobiography Military Politics 42345 General Biography

WALEY, ARTHUR.

The Life and Times of Po Chü-i 772-846 A.D.

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1951. 2nd impression. "Mr Waley here gives the biographical background to the many poems of Po Chü-i that he has translated in previous books, and traces the connection between his literary career and the disturbed political life of the time..Mr Waley gives also translations in whole or in part of about a hundred new poems by Po Chü-i." Pp.238, portrait frontispiece + genealogy and folding map to end, slight toning to pages. Blue cloth, some bleached spots to spine. Dustwrapper has yellowing to edges and line marks and light spots to inside flaps. G+/Good.

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Book number: 46085

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Keywords: Arthur Waley Life Times Po Chü-I Chui Chinese Poet Life Politics China 47643 General Biography

WALFORD, G.F.

Arabian Locust Hunter.

London: The Adventurers Club, 1964. 1st Adventurers Club ed. "Arabian Locust Hunter is one Englishman's graphic, personal account of his experiences as a participant in the battle." Pp. 176, 23 b/w illustrations + 2 maps. Maroon cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w has creasing and small losses. G+/G-.

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Book number: 27610

Catalogue: General Biography

Keywords: Walford Arabian Locust Hunter Illustrated Biography 24840 General Biography

WALKER, JENNIFER.

Elizabeth of the German Garden. A Literary Journey. A Biography of Elizabeth von Arnim

Brighton: Book Guild, 2013. 9781846248511. 1st edition. "The name Elizabeth von Arnim reveals and conceals so much of this often-forgotten author, writing at the beginning of the twentieth century. Married early to the German Count, Henning von Armin, she became 'Elizabeth' as she escaped to her German garden and found beauty amidst an oppressive existence. But this is really the story of Mary Beauchamp, the woman behind the mask.." Pp.xvi/482, 33 black & white photo illustrations, signed by the author to front free endpaper. Maroon cloth, dustwrapper. Scarce. VG/VG.

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Book number: 48846

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Keywords: Jennifer Walker Signed Elizabeth German Garden Elizabeth Von Arnim Mary Beauchamp Biography Forster Caravaners Swiss Chalet H G Wells Earl Russell Frere-Reeves Mansfield Author Enchanted April 50308 General Biography

WALKER, ALEXANDER.

Vivien: The Life of Vivien Leigh.

London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1987. 0297791184. 1st ed. ".Alexander Walker draws on the memories and anecdotes of her family, friends and fellow players as well as on his own conversations with Vivien Leigh just before her death to create a fascinating picture of a complex and unique woman." Pp.10/342, 16 pages of b/w photo plates, inscribed by the author Alexander Walker to title page, owners gift inscription to half-title. Red cloth, d/w price-clipped. VG/VG.

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Book number: 30888

Catalogue: General Biography

Keywords: Alexander Walker Vivien Leigh Life Biography Signed Illustrated Film Olivier 30298 General Biography

WATSON, NIGEL.

Arnold Ziff: The Making of a Great Yorkshireman.

London: Vallentine Mitchell, 2005. 0853037043. 1st ed. "one of Anglo-Jewry's most unforgettable characters: down to earth but driven by high ideals, brisk and bluff but with a wonderful sense of humour, a man of action who not only built a highly successful business but contributed hugely to the Jewish community and to the civic life of Leeds." (Chief Rabbi, Sir Jonathan Sacks). Pp.xiv/194, b/w photo portrait frontis + 8 pages of b/w photos and 16 pages of colour photos, family trees to endpapers with an errata slip + corrected family tree tipped in to front. Blue cloth, d/w fore-edge slightly sunned. VG/VG.

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Book number: 34031

Catalogue: General Biography

Keywords: Watson Arnold Ziff Yorkshireman Mr Leeds Business Barretts Shoes Merrion Centre Jewish Jewry Rochdale Canal Company Family Tree 34322 General Biography