BRADFORD, SARAH.

ELIZABETH. A Biography of her Majesty the Queeen.

London. BCA / William Heinemann, 1996., Book Club Edition. 564 pages including sources, select bibliography and index. 17 colour and 39 black & white photographs. 9½" x 6¼". Near fine in near fine d./w. The author spent 10 years researching this biography. She interviewed those who are closest to the Queen's family, her friends, courtiers, employees, and politicians; she uncovered documents & unpublished archives. She has also written a biography of the Queen's father, King George VI. 1996

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Book number: 1820

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Queen Elizabeth II Prince Charles Buckingham Palace Windsor

BRAGG, MELVYN.

LAURENCE OLIVIER.

London. Hutchinson, 1984., Well illustrated biography of the actor & film star. 144 pages. Colour and black & white photographs throughout. 28.5cm. x 22cm. Near fine, no inscription but on top edge of half-title is written 22.5.07 - 11.7. 89, dates of Olivier's birth & death. Near fine cover, and near fine d./w., priced £12.50. ISBN 0091587409. 1984

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Book number: 7466

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Laurence Olivier Joan Plowright Vivien Leigh

BRAHMS, CARYL

GILBERT And SULLIVAN. Lost Chords and Discords.

London. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1975., Hardback. Foreword by John Betjeman. 265 pages. Over 80 black & white photographs & prints, with 20 full page colour photographs & illustrations, including 2 which are double paged. 25.5cm. x 19cm. Near fine, no inscription or marks. No d./w. 1975

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Book number: 9014

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: music operettas W.S. Gilbert Arthur S. Sullivan

BRAMWELL EVENS, G. (ROMANY OF THE BBC.)

OUT WITH ROMANY. Adventures With Birds & Animals.

London. University of London Press, 1938., 2nd impression, first published 1937. "Romany" was a BBC radio program for children about nature & the countryside & enjoyed by the whole family. 184 pages. Illustrated with many b./w. drawings by Reg Gammon, and 9 b./w. photographs by the author, on 6 pages, though there should be 12 photos on 8 pages. The 2 pages missing are Raq the dog on one, & 2 photos of Hotch the hedgehog on the other. Small parts of 1 or 2 illustrations have been carefully coloured in. 20cm. x 13.75cm. 1938

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Book number: 8658

Catalogue: Biography & Autobiography

Keywords: gypsies countryside Romany

BRERETON, GEOFFREY.

Jean Racine, A Critical Biography

London Cassell, 1951, Hardback Biography of Jean Racine, and the theatre in 17th century France. 362 pages, with 9 b./w. illustrations on 8 pages. 22.25cm x 14cm. Maroon cloth cover is very good but slightly worn on corners, & a little faded in 3 or 4 places. No d/w. 1951

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Book number: 9414

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Racine Jean Racine Moliere Corneille Hotel de Bourgogne Jean Racine

BRETT, SIMON (EDITOR)

The Faber Book of Diaries.

London. Faber & Faber, 1989., Paperback. Reprint. Divided into the 12 months of the year. 498 pages with biographical notes on the diarists. 7.75" x 5". Near fine but edges of cover faintly worn, & edges of pages slightly browned. Priced on back £5.99. ISBN 0571138071. 1988

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Book number: 3573

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Diaries diary Noel Coward Samuel Pepys John Evelyn Sassoon Burney Evelyn Waugh Wesley

BRIGGS, JULIA.

A WOMAN Of PASSION. The Life of E. NESBIT 1858-1924.

London. Hutchinson, 1987., Biography of the author, remembered for her children's books especially 'The Railway Children". Ex. library with usual stamps & labels, o./w. near fine. D./w. near fine in protective sleeve, but its taped in 4 places to the cover.,leaving marks. 473 pages family tree, notes & sources. About 20 b./ w. photographs and illustrations from Nesbit's books, etc. Errata slip says some of the photos are in wrong order. 24.5cm. x 16.5cm.. ISBN 009168210X. 1987

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Book number: 856

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Children's books juvenile 'The Railway Children' Hubert Bland Nesbit Bastable

BRINNIN, JOHN MALCOLM

DYLAN THOMAS IN AMERICA.

London. Readers Union, 1957., Reprint, first published in 1956 by J.M. Dent. Account of the author's friendship with Thomas, who was in the U.S.A. between 1950 & 1953. At beginning is a statement by Caitlin Thomas, Dylan's wife, who didn't agree with all Brinnin wrote. 245 pages. 8 b./ w. photographs. 8" x 5". No d./w. Contents near fine, no inscription. Corners of cover slightly bumped, faintly marked in 2 places, o./w. near fine. 1957

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Book number: 3739

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Dylan Thomas Caitlin Thomas Biography Under Milk Wood

BRISTOW, BRIGADIER R. C. B.

MEMORIES OF THE BRITISH RAJ. A Soldier In India.

London. Johnson, 1974, 208 pages. 16 b./w. photographs and 2 maps. Near fine but corners slightly bumped, and previous owner's name on f.e.p. Near fine d./w., except tear on front top corner, and small tear on back bottom corner. Priced £3.50. 8.75" x 5.5". 1974

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Book number: 6080

Catalogue: Biography / Military history

Keywords: India Raj Dogra Regiment Waziristan Punjab

BRONOWSKI, J.

William Blake 1757 - 1827.

Harmondsworth. Penguin Books, 1954., A Man Without A Mask." A Pelican paperback, A317. First published 1944, this is a first Pelican edition. About William Blake, poet & painter & author of the words of "Jerusalem" 218 pages. 16 b./w. Blake illustrations. 18cm. x 11cm. Near fine, no inscription or marks, but there's a tiny closed tear in the middle of the half title page, & spine is slightly dusty. 1954

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Book number: 9872

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: William Blake painter artist "Jerusalem" poet

BROOK, DONALD.

Masters of the Keyboard.

London. Salisbury Square, 1947., 2nd edition, first printed 1946. 184 pages, with 35 black & white photographs on 31 pages, including some photographs of famous pianists, hands. Liszt, Paderewski, Myra Hess, Rachmaninoff, & Eileen Joyce are among the pianists mentioned. Contents clean, no inscription or marks but front endpage is slightly sunned. Black cover is near fine. D./w. is near fine but corners & ends of spine are worn. 1947

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Book number: 8461

Catalogue: Music / Biography

Keywords: keyboard piano pianist Paderewski Liszt Rachmaninoff Myra Hess Eileen Joyce

BROOKE, GEOFFREY.

THE GLAD COMPANION.

London. Constable & Co., 1946., First edition. The story of Jummy, a beautiful Springer Spaniel dog. Born in India he was a gift to Major-General Brooke who was serving in the army. They became very good 'Companions', and later returned to England together. 64 pages. Illustrated with a frontispiece in colour and 5 black & white drawings by Lucy Dawson. Sadly the first and last few pages are foxed, otherwise near fine. D./w. foxed on front and back and corners are worn & torn otherwise very good. 1946

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Book number: 8093

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Springer Spaniel dogs

BROWN, IVOR

DR. JOHNSON AND HIS WORLD.

London. Lutterworth Press, 1965, 48 pages, with b./w. photographs on every page. Contents near fine except previous owner's name on f.f.e.p. Near fine black cloth cover with silver lettering. D./w. has 4 small tears on edges, small piece missing from front bottom edge, & price clipped, otherwise very good. 1965

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Book number: 6529

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Dr. Samuel Johnson dictionary Boswell London Litchfield

BROWN, FREDERICK.

ZOLA. A Life.

London. Macmillan, 1996., Biography of Emile Zola, using the latest edition of his letters & other documents. Ex Library with address stamped in 2 or 3 places, library stamps, dates & a bit of old label on front endpage, o./w. in near fine condition. D./w. near fine, priced £25.. First published 1995 by Farrar Straus & Giroux, New York, this British edition has corrections. 888 pages. 76 b./w. photographs. 9½" x 6" ISBN 0333550668 1996

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Book number: 860

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Dreyfus Charpentier Cézanne Flaubert Goncourt Hugo Manet

BRUHNS, WIBKE.

MY FATHER'S COUNTRY. The Story of a German Family.

London. William Heinemann, 2008., Ex Library. In 1944 Hans Georg Klamroth was tried & executed for his part in the plot to execute Hitler; his daughter Wibke Bruhns was six years old. Years later she saw him in a documentary, and realized she didn't know him. In this book she tries to find out more about his life & family. Library marks & stamped ' Withdrawn from Stock' on front endpage, a label on half-title, otherwise near fine. Near fine d./w. priced £20.00. 335 pages followed by 8 pages of 21 b./w. photographs & about 16 b./w. photographs in the text. ISBN 9780434013326. 2008

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Book number: 7367

Catalogue: Biography & Autobiography

Keywords: Hans Georg Klamroth Wibke Klamroth Wibke Bruhns Nazis Hitler Third Reich