WARNER, MARINA

THE DRAGON EMPRESS. Life and Times of Tz'u-hsi 1833-1908 Empress Dowager of China.

London. History Book Club, N.D., No publication date but copyright date is 1972. First published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 271 pages including source notes & index. 32 pages colour photographs & illustrations & about 100 in b./w. Contents near fine, top edges of cover slightly dusty o./w. near fine. D./w. near fine but top of spine & top corners are slightly worn. 25.5cm. x 19cm. 1973

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Book number: 6158

Catalogue: Biography & Autobiography

Keywords: China Empress Tz'u-hsi Boxer rebellion Peking

WAUGH, AUBERON.

WILL THIS DO ? An Autobiography.

London. QPD / Random Century, 1991., Paperback. "The First 50 Years of Auberon Waugh." Columnist on newspapers & magazines, author, & son of Evelyn Waugh. 288 pages including index. 27 b. & w. photographs on 16 pages. 9¼" x 6". Near fine. CN 5106. 1991

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Book number: 1883

Catalogue: Biography & Autobiography

Keywords: Waugh Herbert Evelyn Waugh Onslow

WEDGWOOD, C.V.

THE TRIAL OF CHARLES I.

London. Collins, 1964., First edition. The trial & execution of King Charles I at Whitehall in 1649. 253 pages including notes & references, and index. Endpagers illustrated with a print of St. James's, Whitehall, & Westminster. 10 b./w. photographs. Contents clean, no inscription or marks. Cover slightly worn on edges & corners. 21.5cm. x 14.5cm. No d./w. 1964

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Book number: 6262

Catalogue: Biography & Autobiography

Keywords: Charles I Oliver Cromwell Whitehall Parliament

WELENSKY, SIR ROY.

Welensky's 4000 Days. The Life & Death of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.

London. Collins, 1964., Hardback. First edition. 383 pages. Foreword by John Connell. 20 b./w. photographs on 11 pages. Endpages illustrated with map of "The Federation." 21.5cm. x 14cm. Contents clean & near fine, no inscription or marks. Dark red cloth cover is near fine. Front of d./w. is white & slightly grubby, top of spine & top corners are bumped & worn, repaired on inside with clear tape, otherwise very good. Priced 36s. (£1.80) . 1964

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Book number: 9693

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: Rhodesia Nyasaland Iain McCleod Duncan Sandys Hastings K. Banda Kenneth Kaunda Harold Macmillan Dag Hammarskjold Welensky

WHARTON, MICHAEL. ( 'PETER SIMPLE')

The Missing Will.

London. Chatto & Windus / Hogarth Press,1984, Hardback. First edition. Author of the Peter Simple column for many years in the Daily Telegraph this is Michael Wharton's interesting autobiography. 216 pages. Cover and contents near fine except previous owner's name on front endpage. D./w. near fine but price clipped, & ends of spine slightly bumped. 23cm. x 15cm. ISBN 0701126663. 1984

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Book number: 9973

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: Peter Simple Michael Wharton Michael Nathan

WHITFIELD, JUNE.

... and JUNE WHITFIELD. The Autobiography.

London. Bantam Press, 2000, What an interesting, full, happy life June has had ! 288 pages. Many colour and b. /w. photographs. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w. but top edge slightly bumped, priced £16.99. 9.5" x 6.25". ISBN 0593045823. 2000

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Book number: 4945

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: Whitfield Aitchison theatre television comedy

WIGNALL, SYDNEY.

SPY ON THE ROOF OF THE WORLD.

Edinburgh. Canongate, 1996., In 1955, the Welsh Himalayan Expedition was in Tibet, led by the author. Before they went, Wignall had been recruited by the Indian M.I. The Chinese P.L.A. arrested him and 2 friends, but eventually abandoned them. Cover & contents near fine, no inscrition or marks. D./w. is near fine, priced £16.99. 267 pages, 3 maps, a sketch, and 16 colour photographs. 9.5" x 6.5" ISBN 0862415802 1996

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Book number: 560

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: Tibet Himalayas Nepal mountaineering Gurla Mandhata

WILKINSON, JONNY.

MY WORLD.

London. Headline, 2004., The rugby player talks about his sport, his family and his life on and off the field. 217 pages with many colour and b. & w. photographs.10½" x 8". Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d/w., priced £20. ISBN 0747242763. 2004

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Book number: 2347

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: rugby Wilkinson Newcastle Rugby World Cup

WILLIAMS, EMLYN.

GEORGE. An Early Autobiography.

London. Hamish Hamilton, 1961., Hardback. 4th impression published November 1961, first published Oct. 1961. 461 pages. Frontispiece is b./w. photograph. Near fine, no inscription or marks, but endpages slightly foxed. D./w. is slightly rubbed & nicked on edges, o./w. near fine, not price clipped 25/-. (£1.25) 22.5cm. x 14cm. 1961

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Book number: 6805

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: Emlyn Willisms autobiography

WILLIAMS, J.H.

The Spotted Deer.

London Rupert Hart-Davis, 1957, This story is based on "Elephant Bill" William's life in Burma. Williams was an elephant forester, and during his work came across some interesting wild life. Illustrated with about 30 drawings by Stuart Tresilian. 261 pages. Previous owner's name on f.e.p., back cover slightly marked with tiny red ink or biro spots, o./w. very good. No d./w. 1957

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Book number: 2752

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: Burma Rangoon elephant deer Andamans Port Blair Bonington Island crocodile

WILLIS, FREDERICK.

PEACE AND DRIPPING TOAST.

London. Phoenix House, 1950., Hardback. Boots library, with remnants of label bottom front cover. No d./w. A music hall artist recalls his life, first as a child in Victorian London, his family, the people & houses in the neighbourhood, special events, and his jobs & friends. He describes his school, and the people he met in his working life. An interesting personal social history. 188 pages. About 40 b.& w. photographs. 8.75" x 5.5". No d./w. Cover is worn on edges, corners and top & bottom of spine, but contents are nice & clean. 1950.

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Book number: 2062

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: Frederick Willis Cassell's London music hall

WOODRUFF, WILLIAM.

THE ROAD TO NAB END. A Lancashire Childhood.

London. Eland, 2000., Softback. William Woodruff writes about his early years & family who lived at Nab End, near Blackburn. 374 pages. Near fine, no inscription or marks, but cover is faintly creased. Priced on back £9.99. ISBN 0907871674. 2000

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Book number: 7984

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: Bamber Bridge Preston Nab End Blackburn

WYATT, WOODROW. AND CURTIS, SARAH (EDITOR)

The Journals of Woodrow Wyatt. Volume One.

London. Macmillan, 1998., Hardback. Most people were unaware that this Labour M.P. & newspaper columnist had kept a daily journal from 1985 until 1997. First edition. 748 pages, with 43 b. & w. photographs on 24 pages. Near fine, no inscription or marks, in near fine d./w. priced £25.00. 24cm. x 15cm. 1998

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Book number: 9507

Catalogue: autobiography

Keywords: Parliament

YEE, CHIANG

THE SILENT TRAVELLER IN OXFORD.

London. Methuen & Co., 1944, Illustrated by the author with 12 coloured plares, 8 monotone plates, & 70 line illustrations in the text." Chiang Yee's flat in London was destroyed by a bomb in 1940, he decided then to move to Oxford. He writes about his life among the scolars. 183 pages. Contents near fine, no inscription but top slightly dusty, endpages slightly faintly foxed where the flap left an impression. Top of d./w. slightly worn & torn. 1944

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Book number: 6021

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: Chiang Yee Oxford University River Cherwell Wadham College Oriel college Queens College Youlbury Ground

YORK, MICHAEL.

TRAVELING PLAYER.

London, Headline, 1991, The actor's autobiography. Inscription on front endpaper o/w near fine. D./w. near fine but slightly bumped on edges. 410 pages. 66 photographs of his family, friends in the film world, & on location. ISBN 0747201455. 1991

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Book number: 25

Catalogue: Autobiography

Keywords: Michael York Theatre Film Hollywood