HOLLIS, GENERAL SIR LESLIE.

The Captain General. A Life of H.R.H. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

London. Herbert Jenkins,1961., Biography of Queen Elizabeth II's husband, Prince Philip of Greece. Born on Corfu, great great grandson of Queen Victoria also of King Christian of Denmark, & grandson of the Danish Prince who in 1861 was invited to become King George 1 of the Hellenes. The author was Commandant-General of the Royal Marines, and invited Prince Philip to become the Captain General of the Corps of the British Marines, after the death of George VI. 174 pages. 45 b. & w. photographs. Near fine, in near fine d./w. 8.75" x 5.5". 1961

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Book number: 1821

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Philip Duke of Edinburgh Elizabeth II Mountbatten

HOLMES, RICHARD.

COLERIDGE. Darker Reflections.

London. Harper/Collins, 1998., Biography of the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, friend of the Wordworths, Charles & Mary Lamb, Byron, Shelley etc.. 622 pages. 31 b./w. photographs & 4 maps. Near fine, in near fine d./w. 24cm. x 15.5cm. ISBN 0002555778 1998

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Book number: 6821

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Coleridge Wordsworth Byron Charles Lamb

HOLROYD, MICHAEL.

AUGUSTUS JOHN. Vol.2 The Years of Experience.

London. Book Club,1975., Reprint. Biography of the eccentric artist, brother of Gwen John, also an artist. First published 1974 by Heinemann. Cover & contents are in very good condition but ends of spine slightly bumped. D./w. slightly soiled. 263 pages, 25 b./w. photographs. 9½" x 6". 1975

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Book number: 854

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: art Augustus John Gwen John painting

HORNBY, CLIFFORD.

RURAL AMATEUR.

London. Collins, 1943., The author writes about the countrylife, village life, hawking & falconry, hounds and the Isle of Lundy. 192 pages. Contents clean, no inscription or marks. Corners of cover slightly bumped, o./w. very good. D./w. worn on edges, slightly stained & torn on top of spine, slightly foxed, price clipped, o./w. very good. 1943

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Book number: 6242

Catalogue: Natural History / Biography

Keywords: falconry Isle of Lundy agriculture farming falcon hounds village Lundy village

HORNIBROOK, F. A. ( SIGNED BY AUTHOR.)

WITHOUT RESERVE.

London. William Heinemann, 1935., First edition. Autobiography by the author of " The Culture of the Abdomen" 288 pages. Cover and contents near fine, clean, no marks, signed on front free endpage "To my friend Blanche Byrom with best wishes from Fred A. Hornibrook. London. 25/6/35." D./w. is slightly worn in places, spine is soiled, top of spine is torn & repaired on inside with tape.19.75cm. x 13.5cm. 1935

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Book number: 9042

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Frederick Hornibrook

HORSFALL, JOHN.

THE IRON MASTERS OF PENNS. 1720 - 1970.

Kineton, Warwick. The Roundwood Press, 1971., Ex Library. First edition. 331 pages. Frontispiece in colour, and 40 black & white photographs on 28 pages. 24.5cm. x 16cm. D./w. is very good, inside a library sleeve, priced £4.50. Cover and contents very good, but "cancelled" is printed 3 times on front endpage, and library pocket is still inside. SBN 900093293 1971

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Book number: 9183

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Horsfall Penns Websters iron Hay Mills Walmley

HOSKING, ERIC & LANE, FRANK W.,

AN EYE FOR A BIRD.

London. Arrow, 1973., ' The autobiography of a bird photographer.' Larger size softback. First published 1970 by Hutchinson. Foreword by the Duke of Edinburgh. 302 pages including chronology & index. Over 130 photographs in colour and black & white. About 9¼" x 6". Slightly worn on edges, otherwise near fine. ISBN 0099062305. 1973

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Book number: 1344

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: birds photography ornithology nests

HOTCHNER, A.E.

PAPA HEMINGWAY. A Personal Memoir.

London. Readers Union, 1967., Hardback. Reprint, first published 1966 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, priced 36/- (£1.80). Biography of author Ernest Hemingway's later years by one of his friends. 299 pages. 12 b./w. photographs on 8 pages. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Cover clean, no marks but slightly bumped on corners. D./w. slightly rubbed, worn on corners & title on spine is faded. 21cm. x 13.25cm. 1967.

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Book number: 7940

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Hemingway Cuba

HOUSE, JACK.

Pride of Perth. The Story of Arthur Bell & Sons Ltd., Scotch Whisky Distillers.

London. Hutchinson Benham,1983., Softback. Revised reprint. First published 1976. 151 pages. End papers are illustrated with an old b./w. engraving of Perth. 22 colour photographs, and about 57 b./w. photographs. 9" x 6¼". Near fine. ISBN 0091509416 1983

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Book number: 3575

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: whisky Arthur Bell Perth distillers Scotch

HOWE, BEA.

Lady With Green Fingers. The Life of Jane Loudon.

London. Country Life Limited, 1961., First edition. Hardback. 184 pages. 18 b./w. photographs, prints & illustrations on 15 pages. 22.25cm. x 13.75cm. Red cloth cover & contents near fine, no inscription or marks. D./w. is torn on front & back, all repaired with clear tape. (I can send scan of the d./w.) 1981.

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Book number: 10110

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: gardening gardeners Kitwell John Claudius Loudon Porchester Terrace Spofforth

HUDSON, ROCK AND DAVIDSON, SARAH.

ROCK HUDSON. His Story.

London. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, undated, Autobiography of the film star who died in 1985 aged 60 of AIDS, so probably published 1986. Written with Sarah Davidson who interviewed him in his home and talked to those closest to him. After his death she continued writing, interviewed his friends, read his letters, looked at scrapbooks, documents & photographs. They started this book only weeks before his death. 238 pages. 32 b. & w. photographs. 24..25cm. x 16cm. Near fine but paper is uniformly beigeish. Near fine d./w., priced £10.95. ISBN 0297788124 1986

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Book number: 1822

Catalogue: Biography & Autobiography

Keywords: Rock Hudson Hollywood Doris Day

HUFFINGTON, ARIANNA STASSINOPOULOS.

PICASSO Creator and Destroyer.

London. Pan Books, 1989., Paperback. Well researched biography of Pablo Picasso. 558 pages, including notes on sources. 70 b./w. photographs on about 30 pages. Contents near fine, but cover slightly bumped on corners. ISBN 0330307452 1989

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Book number: 5987

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Picasso Francoise Gilot Jean Cocteau Georges Braque modern art Jacqueline Roque

HUGHES, KATHRYN

GEORGE ELIOT. The Last Victorian.

London. Fourth Estate, 1999., Paperback, first published 1998. Biography of authoress Mary Ann Evans. 536 pages, including notes, bibliography & index. 33 b.& w. photographs. Near fine condtion, priced £8.99 on back. ISBN 1857028910 1999

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Book number: 59

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Victorian Mary Ann Evans George Eliot "Mill on the Floss" Nuneaton

HUNTFORD, ROLAND.

NANSEN. The Explorer as Hero.

London. Abacus, 2005., Reprint. First published Gerald Duckworth,1997. This edition first published 2001. Biography of the Norwegian Antarctic explorer, who raced Scott to the South Pole & won. 750 pages including list of unpublished sources, diaries & journals, letters & archives. 28 b.& w. photographs & 5 maps. Priced £12.99 on back. Near fine. 7.75" x 5". ISBN 0349114927. 2005

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Book number: 3508

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Nansen Amundsen Shackleton Captain Scott Antarctic Arctic exploration

HUNTFORD, ROLAND

SHACKLETON.

London. Abacus, 2005., Paperback. Reprint, first published 1985 by Hodder & Stoughton. Biography of the Antarctic explorer, it won the Nelson, Hurst & Marsh Biography Award. This edition first published 1995. 774 pages including letters & diaries. 38 b. & w. photographs & 9 maps. 7.75" x 5". Near fine, except for a tiny nick on edge of front cover, no inscription or marks. Priced on back cover £12.99. ISBN 0349107440. 2005

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Book number: 3507

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Shackleton Captain Scott Antarctic