Vining, Elizabeth Gray

Flora Macdonald Her Life in the Highlands and America.

Geoffrey Bles, 1967. First Edition. Hard Cover, 173pp. Complete illustrated dustjacket, a little rubbed to the edges. Map. B + w illustrations. Previous owner's bookplate to the flyleaf, otherwise internally very clean. The life of the woman who guided Bonnie Prince Charlie to safety after the failure of the 1745 uprising, and the story of her American adventures with the North Carolina Highlanders... Very Good /Very Good.

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Book number: 7179

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: History, Biography, Jacobite, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Scottish History, Hebrides, American History

Walters, E W

The 'New' Lloyd George and the Old.

Joseph Johnson, 1111. First Edition. Hard Cover, Probably published in 1916. 231pp, hand cut edges, Dark green cloth covered boards with gilt title. Frontispiece portrait of Lloyd George. A couple of spots of foxing to the edges, otherwise internally clean. A biography of Lloyd George, which the author finished writing in February 1916, and which is of especial interest with reference to his role in the First World War... Very Good /No Jacket.

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Book number: 7105

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: WWI, First World War, Lloyd George, Politics, History, Biography

Ward, A W

Dickens.

Macmillan, 1111. Hard Cover, Late C19th. 'English Men Of Letters' series. 224pp, dusty red cloth boards with previous owner's name and address on label on back board. One or two pages parting from the stapled binding, otherwise internally clean... Good /No Jacket.

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Book number: 2831

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: biography

Warner, Oliver

A Portrait of Lord Nelson.

Reprint Society, 1959. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover, 331pp, black boards with cream spine. B + w illustrations. One light mark to top of foredge, otherwise a clean copy. A biography of the great admiral... Very Good /No Jacket.

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Book number: 6161

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Napoleonic Wars, Navy

Waugh, Eileen

No Man An Island A Biography Of Peter Spencer.

Garden City Press, Mass Market Paperback, 196pp, illustrated softback covers. Colour and b + w illustrations. Foreword by Douglas Bader. A biography of the pilot who lost the use of his arms but still became an acclaimed artist.. Very Good.

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Book number: 8989

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: artist, Bader, biography, Pilot, WWII

Weaver, William

Puccini the Man and His Music.

Hutchinsons, 1978. First Edition. 146pp, complete dustjacket with a short crease to top back edge. Many colour and b + w illustrations. A very clean copy. The story of the great composer... Fine /Fine.

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Book number: 13286

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Music, Composer, Biography, Puccini, Opera

Weaver, John D

Warren The Man The Court The Era.

Gollancz, 1968. Hard Cover, 406 pp, red boards, priceclipped dustjacket is otherwise complete. B + w frontispiece portrait. A biography of the Chief Justice of the USA Supreme Court... Fine /Very Good.

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Book number: 602

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: judge, Law, Biography, Lawyer, Supreme Court

Wechsberg, Joseph

Verdi.

Arts Book Society Readers Union, 1974. Hard Cover, Large format. 255pp, complete dustjacket. 16 colour and 120 b + w illustrations. A clean copy. A biography of the composer... Fine /Fine.

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Book number: 11747

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Opera, Verdi, Biography

Weddon, Zoe

Jane Austen's Best Friend The Life and Influence of Martha Lloyd.

Pen & Sword, 2021. First Edition. Hard Cover, 208pp, including Index and Notes. Complete dustjacket illustrated by Jon Wilkinson. B + illustrations. A New copy. An appreciation of Martha Lloyd, who shared Jane Austen's life at Chawton for many years... As New /As New.

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Book number: 16960

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Jane Austen, Biography

Wedgwood, C V

Montrose.

Fontana, 1961. Mass Market Paperback, 158pp, the pages browning a little with age, softback covers. A tight, clean copy. The classic biography of the great Civil War general... Very Good.

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Book number: 11633

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Stuart, Cromwell, Civil war

Wheatcroft, Andrew

The Hapsburgs Embodying Empire.

Folio Society, 2004. Hard Cover, Ill.:. Revised, and with a new Preface by the author. A very heavy book of 446pp. Yellow cloth covered boards with a couple of light marks. Complete card slipcase. Fold out genealogical tree. Maps. Many colour and b + w illustrations. Internally very clean. The long story of the Hapsburg dynasty from the Middle Ages to the present... Very Good /Fine.

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Book number: 13925

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: History, Hapsburg, Holy Roman Empire

Whitehouse, J Howard

John Ruskin.

Oxford, The Ruskin Society and Friends of Brantwood, 1953. First Edition. Hard Cover, 26pp, cream boards. Handmade paper with hand cut edges. Internally very clean. A study of Ruskin's life and thought, part of which was originally published in 'Great Democrats'... Very Good /No Jacket.

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Book number: 12519

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Ruskin, Brantwood

Wilkins, Vaughan

Fanfare For A Witch.

Reprint Society, 1954. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover, 286 pp, blue cloth boards with red leather label. Previous owner's name on inner board, a couple of spots of foxing to foredge, otherwise internally clean. The story of Frederick, Prince Of Wales... Very Good /No Jacket.

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Book number: 1300

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Prince of Wales, George II, Hanoverian, Prince Frederick, Royalty, Biography

Wilson, Van C

Alexina A Woman in Wartime York.

York, V C Wilson, 1995. First Edition. Soft Cover, 59pp. Illustrated blue soft card covers. B + w illustrations. A very clean, tight copy. The author's mother's story of life in York in the Second World War, her social life, friendships, work and the first losses, and her service driving for the ATS and the RAF pilot she married who flew Halifax planes with 77 Squadron at Full Sutton... Fine.

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Book number: 17993

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: York, World War, ATS, War, Biography, RAF, Halifax Plane, Full Sutton

Wilson, A N

Betjeman.

Arrow, 2007. Mass Market Paperback, 375pp, softback covers, with light creases to spine. B + w illustrations. Internally clean and tight. Best- selling biography of the much loved poet and campaigner... Very Good.

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Book number: 14060

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Biography, Poet