EDEL, LEON.

Bloomsbury: A House of Lions.

London: Hogarth Press, 1979. 1st ed. "All Mr. Edel's great biographical skill has gone into this rich compendium of the famous group." Pp. 288, portrait frontis, 10 b/w illustrations, map of Bloomsbury to endpapers. Dark brown cloth, gilt title to spine, d/w chipping to top edges. VG/G+.

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Book number: 25342

Catalogue: General Biography

Keywords: Edel Bloomsbury House Lions Illustrated Biography 21930 General Biography

EDWARDS, JOHN.

Curtin's Gift. Reinterpreting Australia's Greatest Prime Minister.

Crows Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin, 2005. 1865087041. 1st edition. "John Curtin, prime minister during the darkest days of the Second World War, is remembered as the reluctant hero of Australian politics..(Edwards) offers a reinterpretation of the leader and the man in which Curtin emerges as a deceptively cunning player in the chess game of politics. He also argues that overblown claims for Curtin 'the warlord' have obscured his much more important legacy in laying the economic foundations of today's Australia." Pp.x/198, 14 black & white photo illustrations. Brown boards, dustwrapper. VG/VG.

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Book number: 49561

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Keywords: Edwards John Curtin Australian Prime Minister World War Two Depression Politics Australia Biography 50815 General Biography

EDWARDS, GEORGE.

From Crow-Scaring to Westminster. An Autobiography.

London: The National Union of Agricultural Workers, 1957. Reprint of a book originally published in 1922. Autobiography of the MP and founder of the National Union of Agricultural Workers. Pp.240, portrait frontispiece + 4 further sepia photo plates, ink outlining of two words to p.55 otherwise clean throughout. Stiff green card covers with owner's name to top margin of front, spine sunned with creasing. G+.

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Book number: 44211

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Keywords: Edwards from Crow Scaring Westminster Autobiography Biography Marsham Norfolk National Union Agricultural Workers Gresham Politics 45606 General Biography

ELLIS, REV. JAMES J.

Lord Shaftesbury. (Men with a Mission).

London: James Nisbet & Co, 1892. 1st edition. Biography of the British politician, philanthropist and social reformer. One of a series of popular biographies "Men with a Mission" by Rev. James J.Ellis. Pp.90/10(publisher's catalogue), portrait frontispiece, toning to endpapers. Maroon cloth, gilt title to front and spine, original James Nisbet & Co. publisher's labels (File Copy) affixed to front board. G+.

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Book number: 47377

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Keywords: James Ellis Lord Shaftesbury Men with a Mission Biography Politician Social Reformer Philanthropist Child Labour Factory Reform Education Chimney Sweeps History 48857 General Biography

ELLIS, REV. JAMES J.

The Marquis of Salisbury.

London: James Nisbet & Co, 1892. 1st edition. Lives That Speak series. Pp.xii/235/8(publisher's catalogue), engraved portrait frontispiece, very clean and tight. Brown cloth, gilt title to front and spine, publisher's label to lower front board. VG.

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Book number: 43039

Catalogue: General Biography

Keywords: Ellis Marquis Salisbury Biography British Politics Ritual Ritualists Irish Church Russia Zulu War Parnell Home Rule 44389 General Biography

ERSKINE, MRS STEUART. (EDITOR).

Twenty Years at Court. From the Correspondence of the Hon. Eleanor Stanley.

London: Nisbet & Co. Ltd, 1916. 1st edition. From the Correspondence of the Hon. Eleanor Stanley, Maid of Honour to her Late Majesty Queen Victoria 1842-1862. Pp.xvi/404, portrait frontispiece + 15 further black & white plates, toning to endpapers, scuffing to rear endpapers. Blue cloth, gilt title to front and spine, boards slightly rubbed, spine dulled with wear to top and tail. Good.

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Book number: 49070

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Keywords: Erskine Twenty Years at Court Correspondence Eleanor Stanley Maid Honour Queen Victoria Cambridge Windsor Great Exhibition Wellington King Belgians Balmoral Crimean War Indian Mutiny Albert 50556 General Biography

EVANS, LAWRENCE.

Letters of Walter Pater.

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1970. 1st edition. Walter Pater's "letters, here collected for the first time, shed new light on an especially elusive personality, and furnish significant details concerning the literary career of a major Victorian writer." Pp.xlviii/182, black & white portrait frontispiece + 4 plates showing Pater's handwriting. Dak blue cloth, dustwrapper has edge wear but is in a removable clear protective wrap. VG/G+.

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Book number: 46925

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Keywords: Evans Letters Walter Pater Literary Biography Career Correspondents Editorial Problems Procedures Chronology Lady Dilke Gosse Paget Shadwell Swinburne Syons Ward Oscar Wilde Literature 48490 General Biography

FALK, QUENTIN.

Anthony Hopkins. The Authorised Biography.

London: Virgin Publishing. 2000. "Now updated to include Hopkins' latest work in Nixon, Surviving Picasso, The Mask of Zorro and Titus, this is a frank and revealing account of a major star". Pp 322. Some b/w illustrations. P/b. Portrait cover. VG.

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Book number: 19768

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Keywords: Quentin Anthony Hopkins Biography Zoro Titus Picasso A14212 General Biography

FARRAN, DORIS.

Pictures from a Life....ain't it a game, eh!

Bexleyheath: Doris Farran, 1998. 0953492508. An Autobiography of Nobody in Particular. "An insight into the life of a girl brought up in the lean years of the '20s and '30s, experiencing the arduous and uphill struggle of that time, leading up to incidenets recalled during the dark days of war in Kent and outer London, known as 'Bomb Alley'.." Pp.211, some black & white photo illustrations, signed by the author to title page. Paperback. VG.

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Book number: 44848

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Keywords: Doris Farran Signed Pictures from a Life Autobiography Memoir 46329 General Biography

FERRIS, PAUL (ED).

Dylan Thomas. The Collected Letters.

London: Paladin. 1987. "The story of a struggle, a struggle to be a poet, and a free man...enchances one's respect and affection for him". Pp 984. P/b. G+.

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Book number: 18792

Catalogue: General Biography

Keywords: Ferris Dylan Thomas Collected Letters Poet Biography A14078 General Biography

FESTING, GABRIELLE.

On the Distaff Side. Portraits of Four Great Ladies.

London: James Nisbet & Co.Ltd, 1903. 0. Biographical vignettes of: Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury(1521?-1608); Elizabeth Wriothesley, Countess of Northumberland(1647-1690); her daughter - Elizabeth Percy, Countess of Ogle and Duchess of Somerset(1666-1722); Amelia Sophia Eleanora(1710-1786). Pp.14/282/4(ads), b/w portrait frontis, top edge dusty. Green cloth, gilt title to front and spine, slight scuff to front board. VG.

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Book number: 33871

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Keywords: Gabrielle Festing on Distaff Side Four Great Ladies Elizabeth Countess Shrewsbury Wriothesley Countess Northumberland Elizabeth Percy Ogle Duchess Somerset Amelia Sophia Eleanora Biography 27139 General Biography

FESTING, GABRIELLE.

Unstoried in History: Portraits of Some Famous Women of the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries.

London: James Nisbet & Co.Ltd, 1901. 0. 1st ed. Includes chapters on Elizabeth,Countess of Rutland(d.1595) and her daughter Lady Bridget Manners (Lady Bridget Tyrwhitt) (d.1604); Brilliana Conway (Lady Harley) 1600-1643); Blanche Somerset (Lady Arundell of Wardour) (d.1649), Anne Coventry (Lady Savile) (d.1662), Mary Hawtrey (Lady Bankes) (d.1661) and Elizabeth Fitzgerald (d. circa 1724); The Marquis and Marchioness of Worcester (d.1699 & d.1715), The Lady Grace Manners (Lady Chaworth), The Lady Mary Bertie, The Hon. Bridget Noel; Thomas Pitt (d.1726) and Jane Innes (Mrs Pitt) (d.1727); Ellenor Frere (1713-1801) and Ellenor Frere (Lady Fenn) (1744-1813). Pp.xii/307/2(ads), spotting to front endpapers but otherwise clean. Blue cloth, gilt title to front and spine, publishers 'file copy' label pasted to front. Scarce. VG.

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Book number: 34942

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Keywords: Gabrielle Festing Unstoried History Portraits Famous Women 16th 17th 18th Centuries Biography CIVIL War 35126 General Biography

FILIPOVIC, ZLATA.

Zlata's Diary. A child's life in Sarajevo. Intro. by Janine di Giovanni.

London: Penguin, 1994. 1st ed. by Penguin with Afterword. A personal account of the war in Sarajevo Translated with notes by Christina Pribichevich-Zoric. Pp. 17/192/8 (ads), 9 b/w illustns. P/b. Portrait cover. VG.

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Book number: 5627

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Keywords: Filipovic Pribichevich-Zoric Zlata Diary Child Life War Sarajevo 17835 General Biography

FITZGERALD, PERCY.

Life of David Garrick. From Original Family Papers, and Numerous Published and Unpublished Sources.

London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co.Ltd, 1899. New and Revised Edition, Containing Additional Important Matter. Biography of the celebrated 18th century English actor, playwright and theatre manager. Pp.xvi/480, frontispiece, occasional minor light spotting, owner's names to half-title and facing page, light vertical crease to preliminary pages. Dark green cloth, gilt title to front and spine, wear to top and tail of spine. G+.

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Book number: 47650

Catalogue: General Biography: : Theatre

Keywords: Fitzgerald Life David Garrick Biography Actor Playwright Theatre Manager 18th Century Lichfield Goodmans Fields Dublin Sheridan Quin Drury Lane Woffington Shaakespeare Samuel Johnson 49128 General Biography: : Theatre

FORD, WORTHINGTON CHAUNCEY.(EDITOR).

Letters of Henry Adams (1858 - 1891).

London:Constable,1930. 1st ed. Henry Adams was one of the greatest letter writers of his time. 25cms x 19cms. Pp.8/552, bookplate to verso front board, a few marginal spots not affecting text. Black cloth, gilt title to spine,edges rubbed. G+.

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Book number: 6815

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Keywords: Ford Henry Adams Letters American Writer Literary Politics History Travel Harvard 19423 General Biography