ALSOP, SUSAN MARY

Lady Sackville

Newton Abbott, Readers Union. 1979. Hard Cover, 8.75 x 5.5 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight tanning to page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with nick to top of slightly sunned spine. 275pp. Biography of Victoria Sackville-West who grew up in France, subsequently in 1881 she accompanied her father to Washington as his hostess when he became head of the British Legation. Her daughter was Vita Sackville-West. A biography of an exceptional woman and her world. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 020104

Catalogue: Biography - Miscellaneous

Keywords: Biography

BURROWS, BOB

Cheshire's Famous : A Comprehensive Guide To Celebrity Cestrians

Derby, Breedon Books. 2004, First Edition. (ISBN: 1859833977) Hard Cover, 10.5 x 8 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked red cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or rubbed with very minor creasing to upper edge. 192pp. An account of the many famous people who came from or were well-associated with the County of Cheshire. With many 100s of concise biographies. Illustrated. Fine/Very Good (+).

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Book number: 028119

Catalogue: Biography - Miscellaneous

Keywords: Biography, Cheshire, People Local History 1859833977

CATHCART, HELEN

The Duchess of Kent

London, W H Allen. 1971. (ISBN: 0491004389) Hard Cover, 9.5 x 6.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and the tiniest of bumps to upper corners. Dust jacket price clipped with no marking, small repairs to spine ends and slight rubbing to edges. 200pp. Very Good (+)/Near Very Good.

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Book number: 010433

Catalogue: Biography - Miscellaneous

Keywords: British Royalty, Katherine Worsley Royalty 0491004389

COURTAULD, GEORGE

Pocket Book of Patriots : 100 British Hero

St Helens, Merseyside, The Book People. 2005. (ISBN: 0091909015) Hard Cover, 8.75 x 5.5 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 280pp. Mino biographies of over 100 British personalities and the famous. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 013091

Catalogue: Biography - Miscellaneous

Keywords: History, Biography 0091909015

DANIEL, CLARENCE

Derbyshire Portraits

Clapham, North Yorkshire, Dalesman Books. 1978. (ISBN: 0852064705) Paperback, 8 x 5.25 inches. No inscriptions or marks. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slight traces of handling and no bumping to corners. The book is probably unread. 80pp. Over two dozen pen portraits of Derbyshire personalities who, for one reason or another, have been remembered beyond their own day and generation. They include canal engineer James Brindley, Derby artist Joseph Wright and Minstrel of the Peak William Newton. Near Fine.

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Book number: 003726

Catalogue: Biography - Miscellaneous

Keywords: Biography, England, History, Peak District 0852064705

DELANY, SARAH AND A ELIZABETH WITH HEARTH, AMY HILL

Having Our Say : The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

New York, Kodansha International. 1993, First Edition. (ISBN: 156836010X) Hard Cover, 9.5 x 6.25 inches. No inscriptions or marks. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and minor bumping to upper corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with small nick to upper corner and traces of storage. 210pp. Filled with humorous and poignant anecdotes, this inspiring dual biography offers a rare glimpse of the birth of black freedom - and the rise of the black middle class - in America. It is a chronicle of remarkable achievement. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 004140

Catalogue: Biography - Miscellaneous

Keywords: African Americans_biography United States_race Relations 156836010x

DICKSON, LOVAT

Half-Breed : The Story of Grey Owl

London, Peter Davies. 1942. Hard Cover, 7.75 x 5.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slightly dusty page edges and no bumping to very sharp corners. Slightly dusty dust jacket clipped but not price clipped or marked or torn with small damp spot and a little rubbing to upper edge. 345pp. The full story of Grey Owl, born Archie Belaney who went to live as an American Indian in the early 20th century. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 018378

Catalogue: Biography - Miscellaneous

Keywords: American Indian, Hastings, Archibald Belaney, Biography, Saskatchewan Nature

EASON, MARIAN

The Deaf Doctor: Memories of a 1950s Cotswold Childhood (Signed By Author)

Wellington, Somerset, Ryelands Publishing. 2009, First Edition. (ISBN: 1906551200) Hard Cover, 9.5 x 6.25 inches. Signed by author to title page. No other marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked maroon cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with a little indenting and slight traces of storage. 184pp. The author's life growing up on a Cotswold farm during the fifteen years after the Second World War when life was so like the 1930s and before the huge changes in the 1960s. There is a strong element of horses throughout as the young Marion's mother trained the Badminton Horse Trials winner. Fine/Very Good. Signed by Author.

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Book number: 017993

Catalogue: Biography - Miscellaneous

Keywords: Biography, Cotswolds, 1906551200

THE EDITOR

The Elements of Success : Illustrated in the life of Amos Lawrence, and Others. A Book for Young Men

London, Gall and Inglis. 1887. Hard Cover, 7 x 4.75 inches. Presentation plate inside front board. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked bevelled edge boards, very slight rubbing to spine ends and no bumping to corners. The very attractive front cover and spine are gilt, red and pale blue floral embossing on green and all page edges are gilt. All the examples of gilt are very bright and the page edges very glossy. 224pp. Christianity and morality intertwine this story of Amos Lawrence, a businessman with the Protestant ethic who was born around 1790 and died in 1852. Undated but date on presentation plate of 1887. Near Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 024513

Catalogue: Biography - Miscellaneous

Keywords: Biography, Morality, Philosophy Philosophy Religion / Spirituality / Occult

GALLIMORE, SYLVIE

Wind Beneath My Wings (Signed By Author)

Bristol, Gales Publications. 2005, First Edition. (ISBN: 0954851617) Hard Cover, 9.5 x 6.25 inches. Inscribed by author on front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. Photographs plus 248pp. An amazing story of courage and bravery about the author's son, struck down by a debilitating illness and who suffered a serious criminal assault in Bristol. Fine/Fine. Signed by Author.

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Book number: 011708

Catalogue: Biography - Miscellaneous

Keywords: Passion, Illness, Health, Courage, Bravery Health / Exercise / Fitness 0954851617

GRIFFITHS, BILL

Growing up in Manchester : The First 10 Years 1924 to 1934

Manchester, Didsbury Press. 1991, First Edition. (ISBN: 1872325025) Soft Cover, 8.25 x 5.75 inches. Book in mint unread condition. 146pp. Autobiography and social history from Moss Side, Manchester in the 1920s and 1930s. As New.

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Book number: 011927

Catalogue: Biography - Miscellaneous

Keywords: Social History, Manchester, Moss Side Local History Social History 1872325025

HATFIELD, CHARLES F.

A Sheffielder's Song : Recollections of Charles F Hatfield

Sheffield, The Hallamshire Press. 1993, First Edition. (ISBN: 1874718156) Hard Back, 9.5 x 6.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions to contents. A very clean tight copy with very lightly marked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with nick to top of spine and well handled. A scarce book. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 006593

Catalogue: Biography - Miscellaneous

Keywords: Sheffield Poverty, First World War, Philharmonic Chorus, Bookbinding, 1874718156

HENDERSON, DANIEL

Die goldenen Bienen. Betsy Patterson und die Bonapartes

Berlin, Paul Zsolnay Verlag. 1938, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8 x 5.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions and no creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright blue coth boards with gilt lettering, verytiny mark to lower front edgeunmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 371pp. The story of Elizabeth Patterson, an American beauty at the start of the 19th century who was briefly married to Jerome Bonaparte, King of Westphalia and youngest brother of Napoleon I. the All text in German. Very Good (+)/No Jacket.

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Book number: 018030

Catalogue: Biography - Miscellaneous

Keywords: 19th Century, Celebrity, Married Bonaparte, American

JUDD, DENIS

The Life and Times of George V

London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1993. (ISBN: 0297831879) Soft Cover, 9.75 x 7 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 224pp. British royalty biography. Fine.

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Book number: 011940

Catalogue: Biography - Miscellaneous

Keywords: English Monarchy, Royalty, Biography, Royalty 0297831879

PATRICIA LOWTHER

Vintage 1930: Story of a Twentieth Century Woman (Signed By Author)

Brighton, England, Book Guild Ltd. 2007, First Edition. (ISBN: 1846241359) Hard Cover, 8.75 x 5.5 inches. Signed 'Best Wishes (name crossed out) Regards Pat Lowther' No other marks or inscriptions. Appears unread. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with slight creasing to upper edge and minor traces of storage. 236pp. Autobiography of a woman originally from Newcastle and of her struggle to survive halfway across the world with her four children and her husband who has descended into alcoholism. It covers the Second World War, her work with the Salvation Army and her sadness at their treatment of her as a widow in South Africa. At the end of her career and back in the UK she worked in the House of Commons as the officer who paid the MPs their office costs. Fine/Very Good (+). Signed by Author.

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Book number: 021398

Catalogue: Biography - Miscellaneous

Keywords: Autobiography, Newcastle, South Africa, Parliament 1846241359