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The University of Leeds Review 1969.

University of Leeds, 1969. Soft Cover, B + w illustrations. Includes articles on Pascal and Newman by J M Cameron, A H Hanson SOme Literature on Student Revolt, Brian Hogan on Criminal Liability without Fault and J P Roberts on ceramics... Fine.

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Book number: 5144

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Pascal, Newman, J M Cameron, J P Roberts, Ceramics, Crime

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Vincent Van Gogh Paintings and Drawings from the collection of the Vincent Van Gogh Foundation Amsterdam.

The Arts Council, 1968. First Edition. Soft Cover, 128pp, soft covers with an illustration by Van Gogh. Introduction, Vincent in England and the catalogue of the works in the exhibition, with useful biographical information and notes... Fine.

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Book number: 11011

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Painting, Art, Van Gogh

Adams, Max

The Firebringers Art Science and the Struggle for Liberty in Nineteenth Century Britain.

Quercus, 2009. First Edition. Hard Cover, 323pp the paper beginning to tan a very little to the edges. Complete illustrated dustjacket. A very clean copy. The lives of the Martin brothers - William the inventor, Richard who fought in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo, Jonathan the hellfire preacher who set fire to York Minster and John the apocalyptic painter - set in the industrial, political and artistic ferment of nineteenth century Britain... Fine /Fine.

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Book number: 17004

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: History, Industrial Revolution, Waterloo, Peninsular War

Aldersley Williams, Hugh

The Adventures of Sir Thomas Browne in the 21st Century.

Granta, 2015. First Edition. Hard Cover, First edition. 330pp, complete illustrated dustjacket. B + w illustrations SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page, otherwise internally very clean. A celebration of the life and thought of Sir Thomas Browne 1605 - 1682 and a walk with him through the moral and intellectual mazes of modern life.. Signed by Author. As New /As New.

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Book number: 17087

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: History, Philosophy, Biography, Science, Natural History

Aldrich, Richard Stoddard

Gertrude Lawrence as Mrs A.

Companion Book Club, 1956. Hard Cover, 320pp, blue cloth covered boards, faded to spine and edge, spots of foxing to edges of spine. B + w photographs. A couple of small spots of foxing to the foredge, otherwise a clean copy. A biography of the famous actress who starred with Noel Coward, Laurence Olivier etc. in Private Lives, by her husband... Very Good /No Jacket.

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Book number: 8505

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Actress, Noel Coward, Biography, Olivier, Theatre

Altick, Richard D

The Cowden Clarkes.

Oxford, 1948. First Edition. Hard Cover, 268pp, dustjacket with a little loss. B + w illustrations. Internally clean. The story of a prominent Victorian literary couple - Cowden Clarke was a friend and influencer of Keats and a member of Leigh Hunt's circle, while Mary knew Mary Lamb and Mary Shelley, and became a prolific authoress and a member of the most famous of Dicken's amateur theatrical companies... Very Good /Very Good.

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Book number: 8896

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Biography, victorian Literature, Leigh Hunt, Mary Lamb, Mary Shelley, Dickens , Keats

Ambrose, Tom

The King and the Vice Queen George IV's Last Scandalous Affair.

Sutton, 2005. First Edition. Hard Cover, First edition. 248pp, complete illustrated dustjacket, a little faded to the spine. B + w illustrations. A clean copy. The relationship between George IV and his mistress, Elizabeth Marchioness of Conyngham, her greed, and family and political influence... Fine /Fine.

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Book number: 17624

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: History, George IV, Prince Regent, Regency, History, Royal

Appleman, Roy Edgar (ed) and Lincoln, Abraham

Abraham Lincoln From His Own Words and Contemporary Accounts.

Unites States Information Service, 1959. First Edition. Soft Cover, Large format. 44pp, softback covers. B + w maps and photographs. A couple of very light spots of foxing to Contents page, otherwise a very clean Near Fine copy. Produced to mark the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's birth... Very Good.

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Book number: 12688

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Abraham Lincoln, President, USA

Aretz, Gertrude

The Empress Catherine.

Godfrey & Stephens Ltd, 1947. First Edition. Hard Cover, Translated by Harry C Schnur. 244pp, black boards with gilt title. B + w illustrations. Previous owner's bookplate to the flyleaf, otherwise a clean copy. A biography of the German princess who became the ruler of Russia. Includes Appendix I - Catherine in her Letters, and a second Appendix of The Palace Revolution from the Memoirs of Princess Dashkov... Very Good /No Jacket.

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Book number: 16609

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Russian History, History, Biography

Arundell, Dennis

The Story of Sadler's Wells 1683 1964.

Hamish Hamilton, 1965. First Edition. Hard Cover, Ex-Library, 306pp, complete dustjacket in removeable plastic sleeve. B + w illustrations. Ex library, with pocket on inner board and stamps on flyleaf and title page, otherwise clean, so sold as good reading copy. The history of one of the oldest English Theatres, and the actors and playwrights who worked there... Very Good /Very Good.

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Book number: 5652

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: theatre, theatre history, actor, playwright

Atkins, John

George Orwell A Literary Study.

John Calder, 1954. First Edition. First edition. 347pp. Priceclipped dustjacket illustrated by Gross - Andre, with wear and a little loss to the edges. Previous owner's surname to the flyleaf, otherwise internally clean. The first study and appreciation of Orwell - the author worked with Orwell over a number of years and knew him well... Very Good /Very Good.

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Book number: 13822

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: English Literature, Orwell

Aubrey, John and Barber, Richard (ed)

Aubrey's Brief Lives A Selection Based Upon Existing Contemporary Portraits.

Folio Society, 1975. Hard Cover, 324pp, decorated grey cloth, a little sun darkened to the spine. Card slipcase with a little wear to the edges. B + w contemporary portraits to each of the 'Lives'. Internally very clean. Biographies of Shakespeare, Marvell, Spenser, Milton, Erasmus, More, Wren, Jonson, Marvell and many others, with an Introduction explaining the editorial process... Very Good /Very Good.

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Book number: 17223

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Biography, History, Erasmus, Hollar, Marvell, More, Raleigh, Shakespeare

Aydon, Cyril

Charles Darwin.

Constable, 2002. First Edition. Hard Cover, 326pp, the page edges tanning a very little with age. Complete illustrated dustjacket B + w illustrations. A very clean copy. The life and work of the man who wrote the Origin of Species and The Descent of Man, and changed the world... Fine /Fine.

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Book number: 16898

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Evolution, Naturalist, Scientist, Biography

Ayer, A J

Thomas Paine.

Faber and Faber, 1989. Mass Market Paperback, 195pp, the page edges browning a little with age. Illustrated soft card covers by Brian Grimwood. A very clean, tight copy. The life of the radical political writer and an exposition of his ideas... Fine.

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Book number: 5045

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: History, Radical, Political Theory

Ayling, Stanley

A Portrait of Sheridan.

Constable, 1985. First Edition. Hard Cover, 218pp, complete dustjacket. B + w illustrations. A very clean copy. A biography of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, the 18th century dramatist and politician... As New /As New.

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Book number: 14810

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Biography, Theatre, Ireland, Politician 18th Century