CECIL DAVID.

A Portrait of Jane Austen.

Middx.: Penguin Books, 1980. 0140054111. 1st ed. Biography of Jane Austen. Pp. 208, 23 colour + 75 black & white illustrations. Pbk. VG.

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Book number: 5077

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DAVIDSON, BILL.

Collura: Actor with a Gun.

London: New English Library, 1978. 1st British ed. "The incredible true story of Steve Collura, actor by day, undercover agent by night". Pp. 189, slight toning to pages. Black cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. G+/G+.

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Book number: 14991

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DEEDES, W.F.

Dear Bill. W.F. Deedes reports.

London: Macmillan, 1997. 1st ed. "His book will prove both inspirational to the professional and a sheer, diverting delight to others." Pp. 7/413, 24 b/w illustrations. Black cloth, portrait illustrated d/w. VG/VG.

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Book number: 24190

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DESANA, DOROTHY.

The White Squadron.

London: The Adventurer's Club, 1961. "Forty men and a girl made up the White Squadron, which battled against the ruthless Arab drug and slave traffickers in the remote areas of the Sahara and Libyan deserts..When she was seventeen years old, the author ran away from school in Rome to join her uncle, her only living relative, who was then a member of the White Squadron. Against his stiff opposition she persuaded the members of the Squadron to allow her to remain; and when her uncle was killed a few months later, she took his place. For the next three and a half years Dorothy Desana lived the tough life of a trooper, using a rifle against the Arabs as effectively as did her comrades.." Pp.186, 14 black & white photo illustrations + 1 map. Black cloth, dustwrapper (design by Biro) has minor edge wear. VG/VG.

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Book number: 43548

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DEVLIN, POLLY.

Only Sometimes Looking Sideways. (Signed).

Dublin: O'Brien Press, 1998. 08627785642. 1st edition. Collection of writing by the columnist and former Vogue features editor. "In this collection she writes about, lost dogs, Venetian palaces, married life, her Irish background, polic brutality, rooks nesting, a museum in Paris, shopping with daughters - things from a small world that somehow involve the world at large. The writing is fresh and lively and full of an endearing capacity to be surprised by life and its chance happenings." Pp.206, inscribed by Polly Devlin to title page + signed handwritten postcard (thank you card) loosely enclosed, slight toning to pages. Paperback, minor edge wear. G+.

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Book number: 47872

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DIGBY, H.M.

Sir Kenelm Digby and George Digby, Earl of Bristol.

London: Digby, Long & Co, 1912. 1st edition. Ex Tate Central Library, Brixton. Biographies of Sir Kenelm Digby, seventeenth century English courtier, diplomat and natural philosopher; and of George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol, KG. (1612 – 1677) an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 until 1641 when he was raised to the House of Lords. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War but his ambition and instability of character caused serious problems to himself and the Kings he served. Pp.286, 2 portrait plates, library label to inside front board, occasional library stamps. Dark blue cloth, gilt title to spine, remains of old paper label to spine, wear to top and tail and spine edges. Good.

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Book number: 44961

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DIXON, GEORGE.

Old Scarlett.

Privately published, Annakinn Fine Prints Limited, 1997. 0952775581. 2nd edition. Robert Scarlett - King of Spades. Robert Scarlett (1496-1594) - the Peterborough Sexton who had the distinction of burying two Queens in the same Cathedral..Katherine of Aragon and Mary, Queen of Scots.. Pp.24, several black and white illustrations. Stiff card covers. VG.

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Book number: 44555

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DOBSON, ROGER / BRANGHAM, GODFREY / GILERT, R.A. (EDITORS).

Arthur Machen. Selected Letters. The Private Writings of the Master of the Macabre.

Wellingborough:The Aquarius Press, 1988. 0850307821. 1st edition. "Arthur Machen (1863-1947) ..was acclaimed in his day as one of the finest stylists in English prose..The sequences of letters to his friends A.E.Waite, Colin Summerford, and John Gawsworth, and to fellow authors and publishers, illuminate Machen's courageous struggles against poverty and adversity, while reflecting his lifelong preoccupations with literature, the occult, the Christian faith, and Celtic myth." Pp.256, portrait frontispiece. Blue boards, dustwrapper has a removable clear protective wrap. VG/VG.

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Book number: 47079

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Keywords: Dobson Brangham Gilbert Arthur Machen Letters Private Writings Waite Summerford Gawsworth Macabre Hermetic Order Golden Dawn Frank Benson Literature Occult Celtic Myth 48625 General Biography

DONALD, DAVID HERBERT.

Look Homeward. A Life of Thomas Wolfe.

London: Bloomsbury, nd. (c. 1987). 1st ed. Biography. "This is easily the best biography of an American novelist." Pp. 19/579, 37 b/w illustrations, title page absent. Green cloth, gilt title to spine, portrait illustrated d/w has slight chipping to top edge. G+/G+.

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Book number: 15576

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O'DONOVAN, PATRICK.

A Journalist's Odyssey. With a personal recollection by Robert Kee and biographical notes by Hermione O'Donovan.

London:Esmonde Publishing,1985. 0946680116. 1st ed. Biography of the Observer's Foreign Correspondent, describer of State occasions, Catholic Herald columnist, documentary maker and biographer. Pp.109, owner's personal obituary to fep, photograph and black-edged portrait prayer card loosely inserted. Maroon cloth, portrait illustrated d/w. G+/G+.

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Book number: 5995

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DOWNING, DAVID.

Marlon Brando.

London: W.H. Allen, 1984. 1st ed. "In this exhaustive and lavishly illustrated portrait David Downing traces the career and development of this complex and often wayward genius." Pp. 216, b/w photo's throughout book. P/b. VG.

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Book number: 15140

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DRINKWATER, JOHN.

The Pilgrim of Eternity. Byron - A Conflict.

New York: George H.Doran Company, 1925. 1st edition. Biographical study of Lord Byron, described by Shelley in his poem Hyperion as "The Pilgrim of Eternity, whose fame; Over his living head like Heaven is bent, An early but enduring monument". Pp.408,portrait frontispiece + eleven further plates, gift message to front free endpaper, endpapers toned. Green cloth, gilt title to spine, gilt quotation from Shelley to top of front board, slight wear to edges. G+.

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Keywords: Drinkwater Pilgrim Eternity Byron Conflict Biography Shelley Character Life Apotheosis 46692 General Biography

DUCLAUX, MARY.(MARY F.ROBINSON).

Portrait of Pascal.

New York:Harper & Brothers,1927. 1st ed. Pp.232,portrait frontis, small owners initials and date to fep. Blue cloth, original paper label to spine, slightly rubbed. G+.

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DUPRE, MARCEL / KNEEREAM, RALPH (TRANSLATOR AND EDITOR).

Marcel Dupre (1886-1971) Recollections.

Melville (N.Y):Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp,1975. A translation of "Marcel Dupre raconte.." - a mostly chronololgical assemblage of some personal recollections of the French organist, composer, and pedagogue. Pp.xiv/162, many black & white pphotos and illustrations throughout, notation "Presented to Alan Rowe by Madam J.Marcel Dupre at Meadon 16th June 1978" to top of title page. Paperback, spine sunned, scuff to rear cover. G+.

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Keywords: Marcel Dupre Recollections Kneeream Autobiography Memoir French Organist Composer Pedagogue Illustrated Music 50134 General Biography

DURCAN, PAUL.

Paul Durcan's Diary.

Dublin: New Island 2003. 2nd ed. "Walking alone in the streets of the world, Paul Durcan has taken the listener on an exhilarating journey. From Enniscorthy to New York, from Irishtown to Iraq". Pp 199. P/b, illustrated cover. VG.

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Book number: 28113

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