Marlowe, Derek

Nancy Astor The Lady From Virginia.

Penguin, 1982. Mass Market Paperback, 292pp, cover with photo of Lisa Harrow from the TV series. A very clean copy. The story of the first woman in Parliament, feminist and Christian Scientist... Very Good.

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Book number: 8361

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Biography, Virginia, MP, Parliament, Politics, Christian Scientist, Feminism

Marshall, Dorothy

Fanny Kemble.

Weidenfeld, 1977. First Edition. Hard Cover, 280pp, dustjacket with closed tears to edges. B + w illustrations. A biography of the actress and abolitionist who wrote ' Journal of A Residence On A Georgian Plantation'... Fine /Very Good.

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Book number: 4505

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: abolition, slavery, theatre, biography, Georgia, plantation, slave, actress

Martin, Robert Bernard

Tennyson The Unquiet Heart A Biography.

Faber, 1983. Soft Cover, A large, heavy book of 643pp with illustrated soft covers. B + w illustrations. A very clean, Near Fine copy. An acclaimed biography of the Victorian poet laureate, founded on previously unpublished primary sources... Very Good.

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Book number: 8934

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Biography, Poet, Tennyson, History

Massie, Robert K

Nicholas and Alexandra.

Pan, 1969. Mass Market Paperback, 590pp, the edges browning with age, illustrated covers, rubbed to the edges. B + w photographs. Internally clean. The story of the last Tsar of Russia and his wife - became a film... Good.

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Book number: 8447

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Tsar, Romanov, Russia, Film

Masson, Rosaline

The Life of Robert Louis Stevenson.

Chambers, 1924. Hard Cover, 366pp, red cloth covered boards. B + w illustrations. Tiny spots of foxing to foredge otherwise internally clean. A biography of the author of 'Treasure Island'... Very Good /No Jacket.

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Book number: 8394

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Writer, Biography

Masson, Georgina

Queen Christina.

Cardinal, 1974. Soft Cover, 405pp, illustrated softback covers, a little rubbed to the edges. B + w illustrations. Internally clean and tight. A biography of the turbulent life of the Queen of Sweden, who abdicated in 1654 to live in Rome.. Very Good.

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Book number: 11687

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Sweden, Rome, Biography, History

Maurois, Andre

Disraeli A Picture of the Victorian Age.

Bodley Head, 1930. Hard Cover, 334pp, purple cloth covered boards, faded to spine. Gift inscription on inner board, a few light spots of foxing, othewise internally clean. Biography of the Victorian politician and novelist.. Very Good.

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Book number: 10537

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Victorian, PM, Politics, Conservative

Miller, John

Judi Dench with a Crack in Her Voice The Biography.

Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1998. First Edition. Hard Cover, A heavy book of 319pp. The priceclipped dustjacket is otherwise complete. B + w photographs. A very clean copy. A biography of the celebrated actress Judi Dench, famous for her role as Queen Victoria in Mrs Brown and as James Bond's M in the cinema, and for TV sitcoms, such as A Fine Romance as well as her theatre work... Fine /Fine.

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Book number: 12818

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Theatre, Biography, Actress , Oscar, Film, Tv

Mitchell, Dorothy

Richard III and York.

Silver Boar Publications, 1111. First Edition. Soft Cover, Probably 1980s. 32pp. White soft card covers, with an illustration of Richard III's coat of arms. A clean, tight copy. B + w illustrations. York in Richard's day, his visits to and relationship with the City, religious projects and friends etc.The author is the Secretary of The Friends of Richard III... Fine.

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Book number: 17995

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: History, York, Richard III

Montgomery, Brian

A Field-Marshal in The Family.

Constable, 1973. First Edition. Hard Cover, 372pp. Complete dustjacket faded to spine. B + w photographs. Internally clean. A biography of Field-Marshal Montgomery of Alamein, by his brother... Very Good /Very Good.

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Book number: 8460

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: General, WWII, Alamein

Moody, Ellen

Trollope on The Net.

Trollope Society and Hambledon Press, 1999. First Edition. Hard Cover, 274pp, blue boards, decorative dustjacket. B+ w illustrations. Discussions of Trollope's works, from the Trollope internet discussion group... As New /As New.

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Book number: 3911

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Anthony Trollope, internet

Moore, John Robert

Daniel Defoe Citizen of the Modern World.

University of Chicago Press, 1966. Hard Cover, Ill.:. A heavy book of 409pp. Black cloth covered boards with gilt title, now in a protective plastic cover. B + w illustrations. Bookplate of the previous owner to the flyleaf, otherwise internally very clean. A biography of the author of the author of Gulliver's Travels, Moll Flanders etc... Very Good /No Jacket.

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Book number: 11497

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Defoe, English Literature

Moore, Harry T

The Intelligent Heart The Story of D H Lawrence.

Penguin, 1960. Mass Market Paperback, Revised edition. 560pp, the paper browning with age, orange softback covers. B + W illustrations. Internally clean and tight. A biography of the writer D H Lawrence... Good.

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Book number: 14126

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Biography, D H LAwrence, Writer

Moore, Harry T

Priest of Love A Life of D H Lawrence Revised Edition.

Penguin, 1974. Mass Market Paperback, Revised edition. 697pp, the paper tanning a little with age. Softback covers, a little rubbed to the edge, with a photo from the film. B + w illustrations. Internally clean and tight. A vivid portrait of Lawrence as man and artist... Very Good.

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Book number: 8863

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Biography, D H Lawrence, English Literature

Morgan, Charles

Reflections In A Mirror.

Macmillan, 1944. First Edition. Hard Cover, 225pp, priceclipped dustjacket with small portions of loss to spine. Previous owner's name on flyleaf, otherwise internally clean. Includes essays on Tolstoy, Turgenev, Thomas Hardy and Emily Bronte... Very Good /Very Good.

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Book number: 4397

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Tolstoy, Turgenev, Emily Bronte, Thomas Hardy