CHANEY, LISA.

ELIZABETH DAVID. A Biography.

London. Macdonald, 1998., Hardback. First edition. A biography of Elizabeth David, remembered for her passion for cookery, and author of some very good cookery books. "Drawing on interviews with family & friends, and from the discovery of an archive of private letters". 484 pages, with 42 b./w. photographs. 24cm. x 15.5cm. Cover and contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w., priced £20.00. ISBN 0333659309 1998 ISBN: 0333659309

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Book number: 7953

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Elizabeth David cookery cooking recipes biography Gwynne

CHARLWOOD, DON.

NO MOON TONIGHT.

Wilmslow, Cheshire. Goodall Publications, 1995., Ex Library. Paperback. Autobiography of an Australian who volunteered to serve with the R.A.A.F. in the 2nd world war. 190 pages, including glossary. Very good condition except title page is loose (but still intact), a few library marks, withdrawn stamp and 30p written in ink. on front endpage. Priced on back cover £3.99. ISBN 090757906X 1995

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Book number: 7356

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Elsham RAF RAAF Charlwood Scunthorpe Cleethorpes

CHEESMAN, EVELYN

Time Well Spent.

London. Hutchinson, 1960., Autobiography. Miss Cheesman writes about her time spent travelling among the Pacific Islands, in Polynesia, New Guinea, Tarifa, Bora Bora, Aneityum, Lifu, Banks Islands, Vanua Lava, & many other places. 224 pages. Sadly there's only one b./w. photograph. 1960

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Book number: 8380

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: 5775 Polynesia New Guinea Banks Islands Bora Bora Tarifa Vanua Lava Pacific Islands

CHEKHOV, ANTON.

CHEKHOV: A LIFE IN LETTERS.

London. Folio Society, 1994., Translated and edited by Gordon McVay. This selection of letters is based on the 12- volume edition published in Moscow between 1974 & 1983. 378 pages. 27 b./w. photographs. Cover and contents are near fine, no inscription or marks. Slip case is also near fine. 25cm. x 16.5cm. 1994

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Book number: 7538

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Anton Chekhov Folio Society Russia Moscow Yalta Tolstoy Taganrog Sakhalin St. Petersburg Egorovich Gorky

CHESTERTON, G.K.

CHAUCER

London. Faber & Faber, 1959., Reprint of the 2nd impression. 302 pages. Dark blue cloth cover is near fine, contents are near fine, clean, no inscription or marks. D./w. is very good but previous owner put pieces of sellotape on corners & top of spine, presumably to help protect them, but its left faint marks. Silver fish have nibbled the back edge & side of spine, otherwise very good, priced 21s..(£1.05) 22.25cm. x 14cm. 1959

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Book number: 8859

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Chaucer Canterbury Tales Pilgrims

CHISHOLM, ANNE AND DAVIE,MICHAEL.

LORD BEAVERBROOK: A Life.

New York. Alfred Knopf, Inc.,1992., First American Edition. Biography of Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook. Born in Canada of Scottish parents, a shrewd business man, he made a fortune by the age of thirty, came to London, within 6 years he had a seat in Parliament and a peerage ! He took over the Daily Express, started the Sunday Express, bought the Evening Standard, & became Minister of Aircraft Production in the 2nd W./W. 589 pages including source notes. About 70 b./w. photographs on 30 pages. Near fine, no inscription but cover over d./w. has been taped in 3 places on to back endpaper. F.e.p. slightly damaged where 3 small pieces tape on d./w.'s cover were removed. D./w. near fine, not price clipped ($30.) 9½" x 6½". ISBN 0394568796 1992

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Book number: 4764

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Aitken Beaverbrook bkchll Daily Express New Brunswick Torphichen Maple Ontario newspaper

CHRIMES, HARRY.

CHIEF. A Memoir of Sir Bertram Chrimes C.B.E. J.P. By His Son.

Liverpool. Trustees of Chrimes Family Charitable Trust, 1989., Softback with stiff paper covers. A biography of Bertram Chrimes of Liverpool & the Wirral, who rose from humble beginnings to become a successful, respected business man. With a short history of his ancestry and family. 125 pages. 12 b. / w. photographs & a document. Previous owner's name on f.e.p., maroon cover is slightly faded, front corners slightly bumped & something has marked front top edge, o./w. near fine. 8.25" x 5.75". 1989

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Book number: 2379

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Chrimes Liverpool Birkenhead Hoylake Coopers Alfred Holt

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH, BY 18 MEMBERS.

WE KNEW MARY BAKER EDDY.

Boston, Mass. USA. The Christian Science Publishing Society, 1979., 'A collection of reminiscences by eighteen people who were acquainted with the Discoverer & Founder of Christian Science.' Previously published in 4 volumes. 219 pages including biographical notes of the authors. 11 b./w. illustrations. 9¼" X 6¼". Near fine, no inscriptiopn or marks. Near fine d./w. but edge of front top corner is bumped & slightly worn. ISBN 0875101151. 1979

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Book number: 1356

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Christian Science Mary Baker Eddy religion belief faith

CLARK, ALAN

DIARIES INTO POLITICS. The Long awaited Early Years. Edited by Ion Trewin

London. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2001., Third impression. Alan Clark was M.P. for Plymouth diaries 389 pages. 24 colour and b./w. photographs on 8 pages. Hardback in dust jacket Cover and contents are near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d /j., priced £20 2001

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Book number: 9091

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Conservative Member of Parliament M.P. Saltwood Castle Plymouth

CLARKE, ISABEL C.,

ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING. A Portrait.

London. Hutchinson, 1935., Hutchinson's Booklover's Library. No. 33. Revised new edition, first published 1929. Biography of the poet Elizabeth Barrett who married Robert Browning. 287 pages including index plus pages at the end advertising other books in the Hutchinson's Booklover's Library. Endpapers slightly browned, contents near fine. Cover slightly dusty on edges & along top, corners slightly bumped, o./w. near fine. D./w. worn on edges & corners, small piece top of spine & on back top edge missing. 1935

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Book number: 3742

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Robert Browning Wimploe Street Barrett poet poems poetry Moulton

CLAY, CATRINE.

TRAUTMANN'S JOURNEY From Hitler Youth to FA Cup Legend.

London. Yellow Jersey Press, 2010., Biography of the German born football goalkeeper who became a legand .340 pages. 39 b./w. photographs & illustrations. Cover & contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w. priced £16.99. 25.5cm. x 19.5cm. 2010

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Book number: 9249

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Bernhard Trautmann Bert Trautmann goalkeeper football soccer

CLAYTON, ANN.

CHAVASSE - DOUBLE VC.

London. Leo Cooper / Pen & Sword, December 1992., Reprint, first published 1992. Biography of a young doctor, Captain Noel Chavasse who served as a medical officer in the first world war. He was awarded the Victoria Cross twice, the only man in that war to receive two. Foreword by David Shepherd, Bishop of Liverpool. 261 pages. 32 b./ w. photographs,.9½" x 6¼". Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w. but its slightly worn on top of spine, & corners slightly bumped. ISBN 085052296X. 1992

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Book number: 3494

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Chavasse Liverpool W./W.1 First world war Victoria Cross V.C. Royal Army Medical Corp The Liverpool Scottish Regiment

CLAYTON, MARIE.

Elvis Presley. Unseen Archives.

London. Parragon, 2002, Biography of Elvis. "...charts the life and achievementsof the boy from Tupelo, Mississippi from his first taste of fame in the early 1950's to his death in 1977." 383 pages. Over 400 colour and b./w. photographs. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Laminated cover is near fine but corners are slightly bumped. D./w. is slightly bumped on edges, otherwise very good. 27.75cm. x 22cm. ISBN 0752583344. 2002

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Book number: 7341

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Elvis Presley Graceland rock and roll Priscilla Presley Lisa Marie Presley Las Vegas

CLAYTON, P.B.

LETTERS FROM FLANDERS. Some War-time Letters...

London. Centenary Press, 1932., Some war-time letters of the Rev. P.B. Clayton (Tubby) to his Mother." With preface and notes by Barclay Baron. 176 pages. Front endpaper has been removed. Halftitle and title page are slightly foxed. Top edge and side are a bit faded. 1932

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Book number: 5813

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Toc H Tubby Clayton Flanders Trenches Ist World War Daisy141

CLIFFORD, THE HONOURABLE SIR BEDE.

Proconsul. Being Incidents in the Life & Career of The Honourable Sir Bede Clifford.

London. Evans Brothers, 1964., Ex-Library. The autobiography of Sir Bede Clifford . 326 pages. 31 b./w. photographs & maps. In very good condition apart from library marks in front. D./w. is very good, priced 35s.(£1.75), but bottom edge folded under to fit inside library sleeve. Endpages are illustrated with the Clifford family tree. 23cm. x 14.5cm. 1964

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Book number: 6911

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Clifford Mauritius Bahamas Earl of Athlone General Smuts Gundry Ugbrooke Park