Jones, B M

Henry Fielding Novelist and Magistrate.

George Allen, 1933. First Edition. Hard Cover, Foreword by The Hon Mr Justice Du Parcq. 256pp, including Index. Red cloth covered boards, a little faded to the spine and rubbed to the ends of the spine. Original owner's bookplate to the flyleaf, a few small light spots of foxing to the foredge, otherwise internally clean. A biography of the author, with especial reference to his legal training, references in his works to the law, and work as a lawyer and magistrate... Very Good /No Jacket.

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Book number: 12269

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Biography, Henry Fielding, Author, Magistrate, Law

Joseph, Richard

Michael Joseph Master of Words.

Ashford Press Publishing, 1986. Hard Cover, 238 pp, complete dustjacket. B+ w illustrations. A biography of the literary agent, author and publisher. Foreword by Monica Dickens... As New /Fine.

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Book number: 237

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: biography, publishers. Monica Dickens

Kassindja, Fauziya and Bashir, Layli Miller

Do They Hear You When You Cry.

Bantam, 1998. Hard Cover, 518pp. Map. One woman who defied the tribal customs of Togo and fought for her freedom in the West... As New /Fine.

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Book number: 2268

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Togo, feminism, africa

Kay, Ernest

Pragmatic Premier An Intimate Portrait Of Harold Wilson.

Leslie Frewin, 1967. First Edition. Hard Cover, 239pp. B + w photographs. Priceclipped dustjacket with a little loss. Gift inscription on flyleaf, otherwise internally clean. The author was a friend of the UK Labour Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, for over 21 years... Very Good /Very Good.

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Book number: 3606

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: biography, politics, politicians, labour

Keay, Douglas

Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.

IPC Magazines, 1980. First Edition. Soft Cover, Tall format. 158pp. Many colour and b + w photographs. Price cut from corner of title page, otherwise a clean copy. 'A celebration of 80 glorious years'... Very Good.

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Book number: 8471

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Royalty, Queen

Kebbel, T E

Life of George Crabbe.

Walter Scott, 1888. First Edition. Hard Cover, Ex-Library, 157pp and Bibliography. Red cloth covered boards. Ex reference library - bookplate to inner board, a couple of blind stamps, otherwise internally clean. A biography of the poet, part of the 'Great Writers' series... Very Good /No Jacket.

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Book number: 13856

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Poet, Biography

Kendall, Alan

The Life Of Beethoven.

Hamlyn, 1978. Hard Cover, Large format. 144pp, red boards, dustjacket with one closed tear, no loss. Numerous colour and b + w photographs. Internally clean. Includes a catalogue of Beethoven's Works... Fine /Very Good.

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Book number: 2676

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: music, composer, biography

Kingsley, Charles and Kingsley Mrs (ed)

Charles Kingsley His Letters and Memories of His LIfe Edited By His Wife.

Kegan Paul Trench & Co, 1885. Hard Cover, Abridged condensed one volume edition, containing new material. 364pp, handsome marbled boards with leather spine decorated in gilt. Engraved portrait. Marbled endpapers and edges. A few light spots of foxing, othewrwise internally clean... Very Good.

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Book number: 13506

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Biography, Author

Lamborn, E A G and Harrison, G B

Shakespeare The Man and His Stage.

Oxford, 1923. First Edition. Hard Cover, 128pp, brown cloth covered boards. B + w illustrations. A clean copy. The life, times, theatre and plays of Shakespeare... Very Good /No Jacket.

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Book number: 12993

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Elizabethan Theatre, Theatre, Shakespeare

Lane, Margaret

The Bronte Story.

Fontana, 1973. Mass Market Paperback, Ill.: Joan Hassall. 315pp, the edges browning with age. B + w illustrations. A clean copy. A reconsideration of Mrs Gaskell's Life of Charlotte Bronte... Very Good.

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Book number: 8493

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Mrs Gaskell

Lane, Margaret

Purely For Pleasure.

Hamish Hamilton, 1966. First Edition. Hard Cover, 234pp, dustjacket a little rubbed to edges. Previous owner's name on flyleaf, a few light spots of foxing to foredge, othewise clean. Essays on Austen, Johnson, Dickens, Mrs Gaskell, Beatrix Pottrer etc... Very Good /Very Good.

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Book number: 11489

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Bronte, Gaskell, Dickens, Biography, Dr Johnson, Austen, Beatrix Potter

Lee, Hermione

Penelope Fitzgerald a Life.

Knopf, 2015. Hard Cover, Reprint of the first American edition. A heavy book of 489pp. Complete dustjacket. B + w illustrations. A very clean copy. An intimate biography and critical survey of one of the most quietly brilliant authors of the 20th century... Fine /Fine.

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Book number: 9012

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Biography, Author, Literary Criticism, English Literature

Lee, Hermione

Penelope Fitzgerald A Life.

Chatto & Windus, 2013. Hard Cover, A heavy book of 508pp. Complete dustjacket. B + w illustrations A very clean copy. An acclaimed biography of one of the most quietly brilliant authors of the 20th century. Comes with 6 newspaper reviews... Fine /Fine.

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Book number: 9771

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Biography, Literary Criticism, English Literature

Leslie, Doris

Polonaise.

Book Club, 1944. Hard Cover, 247pp, red cloth boards. A little faded to spine. Internally very clean. The story of Chopin... Very Good /No Jacket.

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Book number: 8271

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Chopin, Biography, Music

Lucas, Victor

Tolstoy In London.

Evans, 1979. First Edition. Hard Cover, Tall format. 111pp, complete illustrated dustjacket. Endpaper maps and sepia illustrations. A clean copy. A fascinating account of Tolstoy's visit to study educational methods in London in 1861... Fine /Fine.

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Book number: 7230

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Matthew Arnold, education, Victorian, school, Russian literature