CROSLAND, MARGARET.

PIAF.

London. Hodder and Stoughton, 1985., Biography of the popular French singer Edith Piaf, known as "The Sparrow ". 240 pages including bibliography, discography, checklist of songs, filmography, & index. 23 b./w. photographs on 16 pages. Near fine, no inscription but very small ink mark on side of page edges. D./w. is slightly wrinkled, it has a damp stain on the inside which is not visible from outside, priced £9.95. ISBN 0340348259. 1985

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Book number: 5858

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Piaf Gassion Jean Cocteau Yves Montand

CROSSLEY, ROBERT ( EDITED BY)

TALKING ACROSS THE WORLD. The Love Letters of Olaf Stapledon and Agnes Miller, 1913-1919.

London. University Press of New England, 1987., Ex Library. 382 pages, illustrated with 23 b./w. photographs & letters. 23.5cm. x 16cm. Apart from library marks on front endpages in near finecondition. D./w. is inside a clear sleeve which is taped on, otherwise very good. Priced £16.95. 1987

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Book number: 9235

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Wirral West Kirby Mosman Sydney Alfred Booth Dresden Alfred Holt

CUNARD, NANCY

G. M. Memories of George Moore.

London. Rupert Hart-Davis, 1956, George Moore was devoted to Nancy Cunard's mother. Nancy knew him for 30 years, since she was little. He wrote some of his books at their home. 206 pages. 9 b./w. photographs. Fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w. except for tiny nick on back bottom edge, top edge slightly bumped, priced on flap 25s. 8.75" x 5.75". 1956

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Book number: 6117

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Nancy Cunard Nevill Holt George Moore

CUNY, HILAIRE.

ALBERT EINSTEIN, The Man and his Theories.

London. Souvenir Press,1963., First U.K. edition. First published 1961 by Pierre Seghers in Paris, translated by Mervyn Savill. From the series 'Profiles in Science'. Biography of the great mathematician and scientist. 167 pages including glossary, bibliography & index.13 b./w. photographs on 8 pages. 8.75" x 5.5". Contents near fine. Slightly worn d./w. with ½" tear on bottom front edge, o./w. very good. 1963

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Book number: 275

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Einstein Science relativity physics

CUNY, HILAIRE.

Ivan Pavlov. The Man & His Theories.

London. Souvenir Press, 1964., First UK edition. Hardback. Biography of the Russian scientist. Translated by Patrick Evans from the French edition first published in 1962 in Paris. From the 'Profiles in Science' series.183 pages. 12 b./w. photographs. Near fine except 5 small numbers written in ink on f.e.p. D./w. has faint scratches on front & back. It seems someone used this book to lean on while pressing hard with a ballpoint & doing lines & crosses ! 1" slit along edge of spine, but not obvious. Faint damp stain back bottom edge of d./w., not visible from outside or on book. 8.75" x 5.5". 1954

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Book number: 277

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Pavlov Physiological experiments psychology conditioned reflex

CURREY, R.N. (SELECTED & EDITED BY)

Letters & Other Writings of a NATAL SHERIFF. Thomas Phipson 1815-76.

Cape Town. Oxford University Press, 1968., Ex Library. Front end papers are marked with 3 "Book Sale " stamps in different colours. and "£1.00" written with a hard pencil, although erased, is still visible. Top corner of f.e.p. has been cut off. Contents near fine apart from library's marks. D./w. is worn on edges and slightly torn on top of spine, which has been repaired on inside with tape. Letters chosen & edited by Phipson's great-grandson. 248 pages. 16 b. & w. illustrations of paintings & photographs. 8.75" x 5.5 1968

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Book number: 3577

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Phipson Colbourne Natal Colenso letters Natal Witness newspaper Durban Pietermaritzburg

DALLEK, ROBERT.

An Unfinished Life. John F. Kennedy, 1917 - 1963.

Boston, USA. Little, Brown & Co.,2003., Biography of President John FitzGerald Kennedy 838 pages, including sources, chapter notes & bibligraphy. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine cloth cover. Near fine d./w. not price clipped, priced $30.00. 24cm. x 16cm. ISBN 0316172383. 2003

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Book number: 8299

Catalogue: Biography & Autobiography

Keywords: John F. Kennedy Washington D.C. White House

DALTON, DAVID.(EDITED BY)

THE ROLLING STONES. The Greatest Rock 'N' Roll Band In The World.

London. A Star Book/W.H.Allen, 1975., Paperback. Biography of the band, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Bill Wyman etc. 186 pages, including a chronology, and discography. 6 pages of advertisements. 12 pages of black & white photographs. 7" x 4¼". ISBN 0352300922 1975

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Book number: 2151

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Mick Jagger Rolling Stones Keith Richard Bill Wyman

DAVIES, JOSEPH E.; UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR TO THE SOVIET UNION FROM 1936 TO 1938.

MISSION TO MOSCOW. "A record of confidential dispatches to the State Department, ...

London. Victor Gollancz, 1944.... official & personal correspondence, current diary and journal entries, including notes and comment up to October,1941." Reprint, 8th impression, first published 1942. 415 pages. Contents clean and very good except inscribed to previous owner on front end page. Corners of cover are bumped, and spine is faded, otherwise very good. 1944

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Book number: 7859

Catalogue: History / Biography

Keywords: Moscow USSR Soviet Union United States ambassador State Department

DAWSON, REV. JOSEPH.

PETER MACKENZIE, His Life and Labours.

London. Charles H. Kelly, 1897., First edition. Hardback. Seventh edition. 348 pages. A real b./w. photograph of Mackenzie is opposite the title page, but isn't mentioned in "List of illustrations". 20 b./w. photographs. 1897.

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Book number: 10122

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Haswell Dundee Leeds Cupar Methodism Chipenham Dewsbury Newcastle-on-Tyne

DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD, FRANCOIS

A FRENCHMAN'S YEAR IN SUFFOLK, 1784.

Woodbridge, Suffolk. Boydell Press/Suffolk Records Society, 1988., Ex Library. Suffolks Records Society Volume XXX. "French Impressions of Suffolk Life in 1784, including a preliminary week in London, brief visits to Cambridge, Colchester, Mistley and Harwich, and a fortnight's tour of Norfolk." Translated & edited by Norman Scarfe. 226 pages. 44 b./w. illustrations. End pages illustrated with engraving of Angel Hill, St. Edmund's, Bury. 9.5" x 6.25". Reference library bookplate & barcode label on f.e.p., library label on b.e.p, otherwise contents near fine. D./w. near fine, priced £19.50. ISBN 0851155081 1988

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Book number: 6540

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Suffolk Bury St. Edmonds Rochefoucauld Ipswich Blickling Mistley Norwich

DE TERRA, HELMUT.

Memories of Teilhard de Chardin.

London. Collins, 1964., Hardback. First published in 1962 under the title "Mein Weg Mit Teilhard de Chardin". Translated from the German by J. Maxwell Brownjohn. 142 pages. No d./w. Very good, except inscription on f.e.p.. 1964

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Book number: 9981

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Teilhard de Chardin Pithecanthropus skull Java Piltdown Jesuits

DE GAURY, GERALD.

TRAVELLING GENT. Life of ALEXANDER KINGLAKE 1809-1891.

London. Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1972., Ex. Reference Library with usual library stamps & labels on endpapers, o./w. near fine. Kingslake was a 19th century T.G., or Travelling Gent, as the army called those who accompanied them to write accounts of their actions & events. He'd left instructions that all his papers should be destroyed, but luckily some escaped the fire. 250 letters, diaries which he kept while with the French army in Algeria, and in the Crimea war when he was with the British Army Headquarters have been used in this book. 211 pages. 8 b.& w. illustrations. 8.75" x 5.5". D./w. near fine except has a hardly visible crease along top, to fit inside library protective sleeve. ISBN 0710073100. 1972

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Book number: 1372

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Kingslake Barbary Algeria Smyrna Lord Raglan Eothen The Light Brigade

DE SAINT-EXUPERY, ANTOINE.

WIND, SAND AND STARS.

London. Folio Society, 1990., Reprint. Translated by Lewis Galantiere. Introduced by Cecil Lewis. Black & white illustrations by Linda Kitson. 197 pages. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine navyblue cloth cover with silver dots representing stars. Near fine slipcase. 25cm. x 16.5cm. 1990

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Book number: 7537

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Saint-Exupery aviator flying pilot

DEW, JOSIE.

A Ride In The Neon Sun. A Gaijin in Japan.

London. Little, Brown & Co., 1999., Across Japan on a bike ! Maps & drawings by Peter Wilson. 548 pages. 35 colour photographs. 9.5" x 6.25". Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w., priced £20. 1999

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Book number: 5314

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Japan bicycle Gaijin gaijin JapanJones