HALL, DAVID

Fred - the Definitive Biography of Fred Dibnah

London, Bantam. 2006, First Edition. (ISBN: 0593056647). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy in pictorial laminated boards as dustjacket with VG+ dustjacket which is not price clipped. First edition, first printing. Fred Dibnah won the hearts of millions with his television programmes about his life as a steeplejack, and his passion for the industrial history of Britain. With his trademark flat cap, enthusiasm and knowledge of the country's steam past, his gift for storytelling, and his cry of 'did you like that?' as another giant chimney slid to the earth behind him, he quickly became a genuine favourite with viewers. This is an intimate portrait of Fred, from his childhood to his struggles to make ends meet before becoming an unlikely television personality and eventual holder of an M.B.E. 24 pages of illustrations in colour and black and white. D4A. Fine/Very Good.

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N° du livre: 006053

Catalogue: Biography - English - General

Mots-clés: Fred Dibnah, Steeplejack, Bolton 0593056647

HAMILTON, JAMES

Faraday the Life

London, Harper Collins. 2002, First. (ISBN: 0002570823). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy (Fine apart from age toning to closed edges) with Dustjacket which is price clipped. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. 465 pages, 39 illustrations and 1 map. Michael Faraday is one of the giants of the history of science. No less remarkable than his discoveries in electricity, magnetism and other fields is his own story. A self-made, self-educated man, his public life was underpinned by his devout membership of a small Christian sect, whose rigid attitudes shadowed him at every turn, culminating in crises that tested his resolve as a scientist, his faith as a Christian and even the balance of his mind. Yet this son of a blacksmith became the greayest scientist of his day, and the central figure of an extraordinary scientific renaissance in London. PLEASE NOTE: A HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.92 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE EXTRA SHIPPING COST L. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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N° du livre: 011208

Catalogue: Biography - English - General

Mots-clés: Micharl Faraday, Electricity 0002570823

HAUXWELL, HANNAH WITH COCKCROFT, BARRY

Daughter of the Dales - the World of Hannah Hauxwell

London, Century. 1990. (ISBN: 0712645004). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. An As New copy in an As New dustjacket which is not price-clipped. 159 pages. 66 illustrations and a family tree. Almost two decades ago Hannah Hauxwell emerged out of a snowstorm in an award-winning television documentary called 'Too Long a Winter'. She created an explosion of public interest. This maiden lady, a totally obscure one-woman farmer living a life of crue; deprivation without water or electricity high on a half-abandoned Pennine Dale, moved serenely into the hearts of millions of admirers around the world. 14. As New/As New.

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N° du livre: 011279

Catalogue: Biography - English - General

Mots-clés: Pennine Dales Life 0712645004

HEY, COLIN G,

Rowland Hill - Genius and Benefactor 1795-1879

London, Quiller Press. 1989, First Edition. (ISBN: 1870948327). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. xviii + 192 pages. 27 illustrations. A wonderful biography of the creator of Britain's postal system but less known for his educational contributions, where his foundation of the Hazlewood School in Birmingham contributed much to educational breakthroughs, being at least 30 years ahed of Dr. Arnold of Rugby. His skilful supervision of the colonisation of South Australia and his decisive direction and rescue of the near bankrupt London and Brighton Railway would each rank as pinnacles in most people's lives. NOT EX LIB 12. Fine/Fine.

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N° du livre: 004663

Catalogue: Biography - English - General

Mots-clés: Early Educationists, Post Office, Penny Black 1870948327

HICKMAN, KATIE

Daughters of Britannia - the Lives and Times of Diplomatic Wies

London, Harper Collins. 1999, First. (ISBN: 0002557142). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is price-clipped. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. 323 pages. 27 illustrations. Map endpapers. Accompanying their spouses in the most extraordinary, tough, sometimes terrifying circumstances, this book is an account of the courageous and unusual women who have been the backbone of the foreign service. Women who struggled to bring their civilization with them. The book is illustrated with archive material, extracts from original letters between the women and their families at home, maps to show the routes they travelled and the places they were posted to and pictures of ephemera to evoke the lives they led. The chapters cover: getting there; the posting; private life; embassy life; public life; and social life. A1D. Fine/Near Fine.

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N° du livre: 011291

Catalogue: Biography - English - General

Mots-clés: English Diplomats 0002557142

HUGHES, JEAN GORDON

Invincible Miss - the Adventures of Mary Kingsley

London, Macmillan. 1968, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Hilary Abrahams. A Fine uninscribed copy with complete dustjacket which has a touch of wear. Mary Kingsley was a Victorian spinster whose upbringing had been totally domestic, yet on the death of her parents took ship and sailed to West Africa, reasoning that this was the most primitive part of the world. Wearing ankle length skirts and a small sealskin hat, she advanced into the jungle to study fetish (native religion) and collect fish specimens for the British Museum. Totally fearless, she walked among cannibals, canoed in crocodile infested swamps, shot rapids and became in 8 years an authority on west African Affairs. A biography of an exceptional Victorian woman beautifully illustrated by Hilary Abrahams. 20. Fine/Very Good.

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N° du livre: 002547

Catalogue: Biography - English - General

Mots-clés: Mary Kingsley, Victorian Travel in Africa , African Fetish, Cannibals Hilary Abrahams

HUMPHRIES, PATRICK

A Little Bit Funny - the Elton John Story

London, Aurum Press. 1998, First Edition. (ISBN: 1854105825). Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with near VG+ dustjacket which is not price clipped. A detailed and emotional biography of Reginald Dwight - Elton John, which examines relationships with family, friends and lovers, and his working partnership with Bernie Taupin. Illustrated throughout. NOT EX LIB A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.9 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE EXTRA SHIPPING COST 2. Fine/Very Good.

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N° du livre: 006681

Catalogue: Biography - English - General

Mots-clés: Reginald Dwight, Bernie Taupin 1854105825

HUNTER, JEAN

Memories Are Made of This

Orlando, Florida, Next Generation. 2004, First Edition. Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Privately Printed, A near Fine unmarked copy. The author's memoir of her life from early days in England, becoming a nurse, her travels and retirement in America. S. Very Good/No Jacket.

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N° du livre: 004907

Catalogue: Biography - English - General

Mots-clés: Biography, Nurse

JACK, MICHAEL

It's No Joke Being Deaf - the Autobiography of a Man of Many Skills, But Born Deaf

Ashwell, Baldock, Herts, Cortney Publications. 1993, First Edition. (ISBN: 0904378438). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket. An autobiography, written at tthe age of 73, recounting his life and the problems and misunderstanding he encountered because he was deaf, his abandonment of medical training, his hilarious tale of farming on the Romney Marshes, and his less stressful life maintaining churchyards and gardens. A mildly eccentric, organist, underground explorer, Dowser. local historian and journalist with a fascination for the occult. A very entertaining autobiography which will appeal particularly to those unfortunate enough to be deaf. NOT EX LIB B2E. Fine/Fine.

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N° du livre: 003147

Catalogue: Biography - English - General

Mots-clés: Autobiography, Born Deaf, Farmer, Romney Marshes, Organist 0904378438

JENKINS, MICHAEL

A House in Flanders

London, Souvenir Press. 1992, First Edition. (ISBN: 0285630814). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Jenkins, Catherine. A Fine unmarked copy with VG+ complete dustjacket which has some fading to spine. The author, a British Ambassador and knighted in 1990, shares an idyll of 1951 when, as a 14 year old, he went to spend the summer with his aunts in Flanders in an old country house. It re-creates a generation at the moment of its passing, French men and women whose lives had been radically altered by two world wars. Illustrated by Catherine Jenkins. C3A. Fine/Very Good.

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N° du livre: 004846

Catalogue: Biography - English - General

Mots-clés: France in 1950's,, Memoirs 0285630814 Jenkins, Catherine

COLLINS, JOE WITH SIMONS, JUDITH

A Touch of Collins - the Story of a Show-Business Dynasty

London, Columbus Books. 1986, First Edition. (ISBN: 0862873088). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine uninscribed copy with near Fine complete dustjacket. The father of Joan and Jackie Collins reflects on his long and eventful life, born into a large London jewish family and starting life as an office boy, later setting up as an agent with Lew Grade as a business partner. He has been involved with numerous stars such as Max Miller, Shirley Bassey, Peter Sellers, Vera Lynn, Bruce Forsyth, Danny La Rue, Roger Moore, Tom Jones et al. He started a repertory company to help Joan get started as an actress. NOT EX LIB C3A. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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N° du livre: 002832

Catalogue: Biography - English - General

Mots-clés: 0862873088

PEEL, JOHN AND RAVENSCROFT, SHEILA

Margrave of the Marshes

London, Bantam. 2005, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition, First Printing. A Fine uninscribed copy with price clipped dustjacket. The disc jockey and radio presenter's autobiography completed after his death by his wife. Illustrated throughout with photographs. A HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.91 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE EXTRA SHIPPING COST 4. Fine/Very Good.

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N° du livre: 004300

Catalogue: Biography - English - General

Mots-clés: Radio Disc Jockeys

JONES, DAVINA

Parallel Lives

Belfast, Appletree Press. 2005, First. (ISBN: 0862819636). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. An As New copy in pictorial laminated boards in an As New dustjacket. First Edition, First Printing. 206 pages. An affectionate look at two very different lives lived in tandem but intertwined by country house life on the Ards Peninsula in County Down. Castle Ward (now held by The National Trust) and Ballywhite House stood on opposite sides of Strangford Lough but their owners and those who lived on the estates found that their idyllic lives were changed for ever by the advent of the Second World War. This remarkable biography of Colonel William Brownlow, `The Major', and Agnes White chronicles two very different lives. One was well known in Northern Ireland society, becoming Lord Lieutenant for County Down - a World War II veteran who campaigned for local issues and championed horse-racing and country sports. The other life was lived more quietly behind the scenes as a working mother and wife, chorister and talented amateur artist, but both were the faces of working lives well spent. All the more fascinating for being true.. 16. As New/As New.

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N° du livre: 011091

Catalogue: Biography - English - General

Mots-clés: Ards Peninsular, County Down, Castle Ward, Ballywhite House, Strangford Lough, Colonel William Brownlow, Agnes White 0862819636

JONES, DAVID A.

Transforming Lives

Northamptonshire, D.A. Jones Books. 2004, First Edition. (ISBN: 0954912500). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine complete dustjacket. The author, Dr. David A. Jones, rose from a boy electrician to president of the Institute of Electrical Engineers and in this autobiography he covers his time in manufacturing, education and consultancy engineering in developing countries. The book was inspired by his concern for the way technology is being applied to society's needs and that information technology is often being badly applied to modern needs. C3B. Fine/Fine.

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N° du livre: 005145

Catalogue: Biography - English - General

Mots-clés: Institute of Electrical Engineers Presidents 0954912500

JORDAN, PATRICIA

District Nurse

London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1977, First Edition. (ISBN: 0297773550). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine copy with coloured pictorial dustjacket which is complete. The author's touching and humorous account of her life as a district nurse based in a small north of England town, replete with stories of characters and dramas. 3. Fine/Very Good.

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N° du livre: 002192

Catalogue: Biography - English - General

Mots-clés: Nursing, Burrowdale, District Nurse 0297773550