GIBBINGS, ROBERT

TRUMPETS FROM MONTPARNASSE.

London. J. M. Dent, 1955., Artist and author Robert Gibbings is perhaps best remembered for his wood engravings, but he found he'd become tired of only working in black & white ... he wanted some colour in his life ! He was drawn back to France where he'd written and illustrated "Coming Down the Seine", he returned to Paris & Montparnasse, and found color ! (But I still prefer his wood engravings.) 201 pages. 8 colour plates and 40 wood engravings by the author. Near fine condition, no inscription or marks, but no d./w. 9.25" x 6 1955

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Book number: 6082

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Montparnasse France Paris Venice Chaim Soutine Ile St.-Louis

GIBBONS, FLOYD

THE RED KNIGHT OF GERMANY. Baron von Richthofen, Germany's Great War Airman.

London. Cassell, 1936, Eleventh edition, first published 1930. The life of the World War I German pilot, "The Red Knight ", Baron Manfred von Richthofen. 408 pages, including, rather sadly, a list of his "Victories" and index. Frontispiece is b../w. photograph of Richthofen. Very good, no inscription or marks but edges slightly foxed. Cover very good but spine's slightly faded. No d./w. 7.5" x 5". 1936

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Book number: 6116

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Red Baron W./W. 1 Ist World War Baron von Richthofen Uhlan

GILL, HAROLD.

Dee Wildfowler. The last professional. Recorded & edited by Leslie Brockbank

West Kirby. Leslie Brockbank,1982, Paperback. "A life-time's recollections by Harold Gill of Parkgate 1883-1961." 77 pages, 31 b./w. photographs and 4 maps of the River Dee from 1771 to 1982 . 21cm. x 15cm. Very good condition except the first section, pages from 1 to 24, have become loose, the corners of cover are bumped, slightly worn & creased. 1982

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Book number: 9862

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Keywords: River Dee Wirral West Kirby wildfowler Harold Gill

GITTINGS, ROBERT.

THE OLDER HARDY.

London. Heinemann, 1978., First edition. 244 pages including chapter notes, list of sources, & index. 24 black & white photographs & illustrations, on 17 pages. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w., not price clipped (£6.95) but spine is faded. 24cm. x 16cm. ISBN 0435183648. 1976

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Book number: 7576

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Thomas Hardy Wessex Dorchester Dorset

GITTINGS, ROBERT.

YOUNG THOMAS HARDY.

London. Heinemann, 1975., First edition. Biography of Thomas Hardy, about his earlier years. 259 pages, including chapter notes, list of sources, & index. 31 black & white photographs on 16 pages. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w. but price clipped. ISBN 043518363X 1975

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Book number: 7575

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Thomas Hardy Dorset Stinsford Fordington Puddletown Bockhampton Dorchester

GLENDINNING, VICTORIA.

EDITH SITWELL: A Unicorn Among Lions.

London. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1981., Biography of Edith Sitwell, author, poet, biographer, friend of writers such as Yeats, Lindsay, Huxley, Elliott and Gertrude Stein. She dressed in a medieval fashion, her face was unusual & she was often painted by artists. Cecil Beaton liked to photograph her. 391 pages including notes & references to the 30 chapters. 7 colour photographs on 4 pages, & 26 b./ w. photographs on 16 pages. 24cm. x 16.5cm. Cover & contents near fine, no inscription or marks. D./w. edges are bumped & starting to curl, 6 small tear=s top edge, & 5 tears along bottom edge. 1981

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Book number: 2156

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Edith Sitwell Renishaw Cecil Beaton Tchelitchew Gertrude Stein Montegufoni

GLENDINNING, VICTORIA.

TROLLOPE.

London. Hutchinson, 1992., Biography of the Victorian novelist Anthony Trollope, author of 47 books, many of them are still in print. He is, perhaps, most famous for the Barchester novels, which have been reprinted many times. 551 pages, including a list of Trollope's works, Notes & sources. 50 black & white photographs, 4 illustrations in the text, and a 2 page family tree. A final chapter 'Conclusion' gives an account of Trollope's family & descendents after his death. Near fine except for an inscription. D./w. is price clipped, has a 1" tear bottom front corner, a 2" tear back top corner, spine is slightly faded, all corners are slightly worn, o./w. its near fine. 24cm. x 15.75cm. ISBN 0091738962 1992

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Book number: 2165

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Keywords: Anthony Trollope Barchester Post Office

GLOVER, ARCHIBALD E.

A THOUSAND MILES OF MIRACLE IN CHINA.

London. Pickering & Inglis, 1926, Reprint, first published 1904. Fifteenth edition. Rev. Archibald Glover's account of his mission to China in 1896, with his wife and 2 small children. Many at the mission died from sickness, from imprisonment, or were killed. Luckily some escaped. Foreword by Rev. Richard Glover, the author's father, of Wotton, Dorking. 372 pages. 34 b./w. photographs. End pages illustrated with maps of China. 7.25" x 5". Cover is slightly marked, edges are foxed, but contents are clean, no inscription or marks. 1926

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Book number: 6115

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Keywords: Rev. A.E. Glover China missionaries missionary

GRACE, W.G.

W.G. Cricketing Reminiscences & Personal Recollections.

London. The Hambledon Press, 1980, Reprint of the 1899 edition. Introduction for this new edition is by E.W. Swanton. The legendary cricketer recalls some of his memories on & off the field. Pages i-xxiv introductions, 422 pages, including W.G.'s cricket, records, curiosities of cricket & a history of cricket. 36 sepia illustrations. 8" x 5". Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w. which isn't price clipped (£7.50) ISBN 0950688207. 1980

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Book number: 1570

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: 0W.G. Grace cricket Test Matches sport E.W. Swanton

GRAHAM, DESMOND.

KEITH DOUGLAS. 1920-1944. A Biography.

Oxford. Oxford University Press, 1988., Paperback. Reprint, first published 1973, since then the author made some corrections and added more information which came to light. Biography of a young poet who was killed in the second world war, age 24. 295 pages, including bibliography, notes, & index. With over 60 b./w. photographs, facsimile manuscripts & drawings. Contents clean, no inscription, but tips of back bottom corners of last 10 pages are slightly dog-eared. Stiff card cover is very good, but back is creased & bottom corner is creased. Priced on back £6.95. 19.5cm. x 13cm. ISBN 0192821148. 1988

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Book number: 8090

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Keith Douglas Castelain 5761 Normandy El Alamein 2nd W./W. W.W.2

GRAHAM, EVELYN.

PRINCESS MARY, VISCOUNTESS LASCELLES.

London. Hutchinson, c.1930., 10th Thousand. Not dated, but around 1930's. "Cheap Edition" "...life story of the only daughter of ... the King (George) and Queen (Mary)... by one who has had special facilities ...." 284 pages. Frontispiece in colour and 32 b./w. photographs. Contents near fine, light green cover with gilt lettering is near fine but there's a small dent on top edge.. D./w. worn & torn, with pieces missing from ends of spine. Scanned to show cover underneath. 1930

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Book number: 5560

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Keywords: Princess Mary George Vth Queen Mary Royalty Buckingham Palace Lascelles Harewood

GREGORY, PHILIPPA

The Other Boleyn Girl.

London. Harper Collins, 2002, Paperback. First published 2001. Historical novel, a biography of Mary Boleyn, sister of Anne Boleyn. 532 pages. Near fine, no inscription or marks. ISBN 0026514006 2002

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Book number: 5986

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Keywords: Howard Boleyn Henry VIII Tudors Winsor Castle Hever

GREY, IAN.

CATHERINE THE GREAT. Autocrat and Empress of All Russia.

London. Hodder & Stoughton, 1962., Third impression. Biography of Empress Catherine of Russia, renowned for her personality, the brilliance of her court, & her artistic interests. 254 pages, including bibliography & index. Family tree & 8 b./w. illustrations. Near fine, no inscription or marks. D./w. has small tear back top edge, spine slightly faded, corners a little worn, o./w. near fine. Not price clipped ( 25/- or £1.25) 1962

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Book number: 6259

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Russia Empress Catherine Potemkin St. Petersburg Empress Elizabeth Frederick of Prussia Moscow

GRIFFITHS, JOHN.

THE THIRD MAN. Life and Times of William Murdoch, 1754-1839, Inventor of Gaslight.

London. Andre Deutsch, 1992., 373 pages including bibliography, chapter notes, index, and an index of places, subjects & themes. 25 b./w. photographs, drawings & charts on 16 pages. 9½" x 6¼". Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w., not price clipped (£20.00) but inside edge of front flap is creased. ISBN 0233987789. 1992 ISBN: 0233987789

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Book number: 4463

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: William Murdoch gaslight Matthew Boulton James Watt Industrial Revolution gas lighting steam carriage compressed air

GROOM, ARTHUR

EDWARD THE EIGHTH - OUR KING. (Plus a copy of his first BBC radio broadcast in 1936.)

London. Allied Newspapers, 1936., No date of publication, but most probably 1936. Foreword by Howard Marshall. 200 pages. About 69 b./w. photographs. Included is a copy of the first radio broadcast by Edward VIIIth, in March 1936. No d./w. Near fine, no inscription or marks. 27cm. x 20.5cm. 1936

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Book number: 5894

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Edward VIII Duke of Windsor King George V